General problems

Problem / Question

Solution / Answer

How do I restore the

Sometimes restoring the printer to the original factory default settings solves formatting

factory defaults?

problems. To reset the factory defaults:

 

1

Turn off the printer.

 

2

Open the front cover.

 

3

Press Continue as you turn the printer back on.

 

4

Keep pressing Continue until the Error light comes on, then release the Continue button.

 

5

Close the front cover.

 

6

As the printer warms up, the top four lights come on.

 

7

Press Cancel.

 

8

Press Continue until the operator panel cycles through all of the lights.

 

9

When the top four lights come on, release the Continue button.

 

10Turn the printer off and back on.

 

11Factory defaults have been reset.

 

 

The toner low light

Yes, you can still print. To extend the life of the toner cartridge somewhat, remove the

sequence is on, but I don’t

cartridge, firmly shake it from side to side and front to back several times to use the remaining

have another cartridge to

toner, then insert it back into the printer. Repeat this procedure multiple times. If print remains

put in yet. Can I still print

faded, replace the toner cartridge.

with the low cartridge?

 

 

 

 

The printer seems to print

This is normal. The printer sometimes prints at a slightly slower speed when feeding print

slower when using the

media from the manual feeder.

manual feeder.

 

 

 

 

I want to manually duplex

The problem is that when the printer tries to manually duplex a print job, it always prints side 2

card stock, but I’m having

from Tray 1. However, Tray 1 does not support card stock.

trouble getting it to feed.

To achieve the desired effect, you have to send both pages of the print job as separate jobs.

 

 

After the first page has printed, reload the card stock in the manual feeder. Load the card

 

stock in the feeder with the already-printed side down, with the top of the sheet first.

 

 

Paper stacks poorly in the

Extend the paper

output bin.

support on the

 

output bin.

 

 

 

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