IBM 1422 Solving printing problems, Loading and using the multipurpose feeder. Press Continue

	Troubleshooting
Solving printing problems
Problem	Solution
The printer prints slowly when Best	The higher the quality you select, the slower the print job will print. If
quality is chosen in the printer	speed is necessary, choose Draft or Normal as the quality setting. Using
driver.	Best slows the printer to about half the speed of Normal.
The printer prints slowly when	Narrow print media causes the printer to feed more slowly. If speed is
printing on narrow media (less	necessary, print on wider media.
than 182 mm [7.2 in.] wide).
The printer prints slowly when	The printer slows down to optimize print quality. Changing the Media
printing on transparencies.	Type setting back to Plain Paper increases the speed, but
	transparencies may stick together in the output tray.
The printer does not print at all or	Make sure that the upper front door is fully closed on both sides.
prints black splotches down the	If the left side of the door is not fully closed, the printer will not print.
right side of a page.
	If the right side of the door is not fully closed, black splotches may print
	down the right side of a page.
Job did not print or incorrect	• Make sure Ready appears on the operator panel before you send a
characters printed.	job to print. Press Go to return to Ready.
	• Make sure print media is loaded in the printer. See Loading trays
	and Loading and using the multipurpose feeder. Press Continue.
	• Verify that the printer is using the correct printer language.
	• Verify that the correct printer driver is being used.
	• Make sure the parallel cable or USB cable is firmly plugged in at the
	back of the printer.
	• Check the cable connections.
	• Make sure you are using the correct cable. If you use the parallel port,
	we recommend an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable.
	• If the printer is connected through a switch box, try a direct
	connection.
	• Verify that the correct print media size is selected in the printer driver
	or on the operator panel.
	• Make sure PCL SmartSwitch and PS SmartSwitch are set to On in
	the printer driver or on the operator panel.
	• If a print spooler is used, verify that the spooler is not stalled.
	• If you print across a network or on a Macintosh computer, see
	Solving network printing problems.
	• Determine which host interface you are using.
You are connected to the USB	Make sure you are using a USB-capable operating system supported by
port, but the printer did not print.	your printer.

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