HP and 8150 MFP manual Problem Solving 301 Computer, Network, or I/O Port Problems

Chapter 5 Problem Solving 301

Computer, Network, or I/O Port Problems (continued)

Situation	Solution
Network or shared	Check for network or shared printer problems by connecting
printer problems.	your computer directly to the printer and printing from an
	application you know works. If you suspect network
	problems, check with your network administrator or consult
	the network documentation that came with your printer
	network cards.

Computer displays DOS messages such as: Write Fault Error Writing Device LPTn: Abort, Retry, Ignore?

!Add a Mode command to your computer’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the parallel port. It should be inserted immediately following the PATH statement:

For DOS versions below 4.0, add: MODE LPT1:,,P

For DOS versions 4.0 and above, add: MODE LPT1:,,B

!The I/O cable might be faulty; see Printing is Incomplete or Incorrect on page 271.

Correcting Output Quality Problems