General Guidelines

The table below provides basic solutions for problems you may encounter with the printer. We suggest you consult this table to troubleshoot the problems before calling for service.

Symptom

Check Items

Corrective Action

 

 

 

Print quality is not good.

Refer to Print Quality Problems on page 5-3.

 

 

Paper is jammed.

Refer to Clearing Paper Jams on page 5-12.

 

 

 

Nothing lights on the operation panel

Check that the power cord is properly

Turn off the printer’s power, plug in the

even when power is turned on and the

plugged into the power outlet.

power cord securely, and try turning on

fan makes no noise.

 

the printer’s power again.

 

 

 

 

Check that the power switch is in the

Set the power switch to the On

 

On () position.

position.

 

 

 

The printer prints a status page, but

Check the printer cable or the interface

Connect both ends of the printer cable

does not print jobs from the computer.

cable.

securely. Try replacing the printer cable

 

 

or the interface cable.

 

 

 

 

Check program files and application

Try printing another file or using

 

software.

another print command. If the problem

 

 

occurs only with a specific file or

 

 

application, check the printer driver

 

 

settings for that application.

 

 

 

The printer is emitting steam in the

Check the room temperature to see if it

Depending on the printing environment

area around the top tray.

is low, or if damp paper was used.

and the paper's condition, the heat

 

 

generated during printing will cause the

 

 

moisture in the paper to evaporate, and

 

 

the steam emitted may look like

 

 

smoke. This is not a problem, and you

 

 

can continue printing.

 

 

If the steam concerns you, raise the

 

 

room temperature, or replace the

 

 

paper with a newer, dryer paper.

 

 

 

Tips

Printer problems may be solved easily by following the tips below. When you have encountered a problem that following the above guidelines will not solve, try the following:

Turn the printer power off and wait for several seconds. Then, turn on the printer.

Reboot the computer which sends the print jobs to the printer.

Obtain and use the latest version of the printer driver. The latest versions of printer drivers and utilities are available at: http://www.kyoceramita.com/download/.

Make sure that the procedures for printing are correctly followed in the application software. Consult the documentation supplied with the application software.

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Troubleshooting

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