Troubleshooting

 

Solving print problems

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Recommendation

 

 

 

 

 

The printer prints unexpectedly

 

Make sure the printer cable is not too long. We recommend you use a parallel

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or it prints garbage data.

 

or USB cable that is less than 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length.

 

 

 

 

Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or broken.

 

 

 

If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. Connect your computer

 

 

 

directly to your printer, and then try again.

 

 

 

Check that you have chosen the appropriate printer driver with ‘Set as Default’.

 

 

 

Make sure that the printer is not connected to the same port that is also

 

 

 

connected to a storage device or scanner. Take away all other devices and

 

 

 

connect the port only to the printer.

 

 

 

Turn off Printer Status Monitor in the Device Options tab in the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

The printer cannot print full

 

Press the Go button to print the data left in the printer. Cancel the print job if you

 

pages of a document. An error

 

want to delete the data remaining in the printer, see Cancel printing on page 3-7.

 

message MEMORY FULL is

 

Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document.

 

printed out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer cannot print full

 

Press the Go button to print the data left in the printer. Cancel the print job if you

 

pages of a document. An error

 

want to delete the data remaining in the printer, see Cancel printing on page 3-7.

 

message PRINT OVERRUN is

 

If this does not clear the error, reduce the complexity of your document or reduce

 

printed out.

 

the print resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set page protection to AUTO by using the supplied Windows® driver.

 

 

 

Change the following settings in the supplied Windows® driver, and then try

 

 

 

again. The best combination of the settings below will vary depending on your

 

 

 

document:

 

 

 

Graphics mode

 

 

 

TrueType mode

 

 

 

• Use printer TrueType® fonts

 

My headers or footers appear

 

Adjust the top and bottom margins of your document.

 

when I view my document on

 

 

 

 

the screen but they do not show

 

 

 

 

up when I print it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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