Kyocera FS-1700 General Guide, If the printer does not print, If the printing is abnormal

5.1. General Guide

Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

This chapter explains how to handle printer problems which may or may not occur. The pro- cedures are easy to follow. If a problem persists after you have completed the appropriate troubleshooting procedures, call for the assistance of a service person.

5.1. General Guide

If the printer does not print

If nothing is displayed on the message display on the front control panel, then you probably have a power problem. See section 5.2.

If the printing is abnormal

With the printer on-line and ready, press the STATUS key to print a status page. You can also opti- mize print quality using the KIR test pattern printed at the bottom of the status page. To adjust the print status, see Chapter 2.

❒If the result is normal, you may have an interface problem. See section 5.3.

❒If the result is not normal, you have a print quality problem. See section 5.4.

If a maintenance message is displayed on the message display:

❒See section 5.5. (For a paper jam, see section 5.6.)

If the printer does not print the entire page or indicates  0 on its message display, try adding optional memory. To add optional memory, see Chapter 1.

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