Solving Printer ProblemsTable 5-29Printer Problems

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Printer does not print.

Printer is not turned on and

Turn the printer on and be sure it is online.

 

online.

 

 

 

 

 

Printer is out of paper.

Add paper to printer.

 

 

 

 

The correct printer driver for

1. Install the correct printer driver for the

 

the application are not

application.

 

installed.

2. Try printing using the MS-DOS command:

 

 

 

 

DIR C:\ > [printer port]

 

 

where [printer port] is the address of the

 

 

printer being used. If the printer works, reload

 

 

the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

If you are on a network, you

Make the proper network connections to the printer.

 

might not have made the

 

 

connection to the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Printer might have failed.

Run printer self-test.

 

 

 

Printer does not turn on.

The cables might not be

Reconnect all cables.

 

connected properly.

 

 

 

 

Printer prints garbled

The correct printer driver is

Install the correct printer driver for the application.

information.

not installed.

 

 

 

 

 

The cables might not be

Reconnect all cables.

 

connected properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Printer memory might be

Reset the printer by turning it off for one minute, then

 

overloaded.

turn it back on.

 

 

 

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