11 Troubleshooting

General problems

Problem / Question

Solution / Answer

What do the blinking lights

See Understanding the operator panel lights on page 53 for information about what each

mean?

light pattern means.

 

 

Why am I missing

If you see voids (missing characters) when printing envelopes, check your printer driver

characters when I print on

settings to make sure you selected Envelope from the Paper Type menu.

envelopes?

If Envelope is already selected, try changing the texture setting to a rougher setting.

 

 

Sometimes toner does not adhere well to smooth-textured envelopes. From your printer

 

driver, select Custom 6-Rough Env from the Paper Type menu.

 

To change Custom 6 back to its default settings for Paper Type, Paper Texture, and Paper

 

Weight, use the Local Printer Setup Utility on the drivers CD that shipped with your printer. If

 

you already installed the printer drivers and utilities, skip to step 7.

 

1

Insert the drivers CD into your computer.

 

2

Click Printer Software.

 

3

Click Agree.

 

4

Select Local Printer Install, and then click Next.

 

5

Select your printer and port, and make sure Local Printer Setup Utility is checked.

 

6

Click Finish.

 

 

The Utility will be installed on your computer under Program Files (unless you chose a

 

 

different directory).

 

7

Open the Local Printer Setup Utility.

 

8

From the Paper menu, scroll through the menu items until you see the Custom menu

 

 

setting.

 

9

Click Custom.

 

10 Scroll down to Custom 6 Paper Type.

 

11 Select envelope for the Custom 6 paper type, heavy for the Custom 6 paper weight, and

 

 

rough for the Custom 6 paper texture.

 

12 From the toolbar, click Actions.

 

13 Click Apply to save the changes you made.

 

14 Click File Æ Exit to close the Local Printer Setup Utility.

 

 

How do I clear a paper

See How to clear paper jams on page 34 for information about clearing jams.

jam?

 

 

 

 

 

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