Lexmark 90T3100, S315 manual Printer is printing blank pages, Printer is busy or does not respond

Troubleshooting 98

Printer is printing blank pages

Blank pages may be caused by improperly installed ink cartridges.

REINSTALL THE INK CARTRIDGES AND DEEP CLEAN AND ALIGN THE PRINTHEAD

1Reinstall the ink cartridges, see “Replacing ink cartridges” on page 13 for more information.

If the cartridges do not seem to fit, then make sure the printhead is properly seated, and then try installing the cartridges again.

2Load plain, unmarked paper.

3From the printer control panel, navigate to: > Setup > OK > Maintenance > OK

4Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Deep Clean Printhead, and then press OK . A cleaning page prints.

5Load plain, unmarked paper.

6From the Maintenance menu screen, press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Align Printer, and then press OK .

An alignment page prints.

Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.

Printer is busy or does not respond

If the "Before you troubleshoot" checklist does not solve the problem, then try one or more of the following:

MAKE SURE THE PRINTER IS NOT IN SLEEP MODE

If the power light is blinking on and off slowly, then the printer is in Sleep mode. Press to wake up the printer. If the printer will not come out of Sleep mode, then reset the power:

1Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, and then wait 10 seconds.

2Insert the power cord into the wall outlet, and then turn on the printer.

If this problem persists, then check our Web site for updates for your printer software or firmware.

RECONNECT THE PRINTER POWER SUPPLY

1Turn off the printer.

Note: Make sure the printer is not in Sleep mode. Press and hold for three seconds to turn off the printer.

2Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, and then pull out the power cord from the power supply.

3After one minute, reconnect the power cord into the power supply, and then plug the power cord into the wall outlet.

4Turn on the printer.