Troubleshooting

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Unsupported option in slot [x] [55]

1Turn off the printer.

2Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.

3Remove the unsupported option card from the printer controller board, and then replace it with a supported card.

4Connect the power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet.

5Turn the printer back on.

USB port [x] disabled [56]

Try one or more of the following:

From the printer control panel, select Continue to clear the message and continue printing. The printer discards any data received through the specified serial port.

Select Reset active bin to reset the active bin for a linked set of bins.

Make sure the USB Buffer menu is enabled.

Solving printer problems

“Basic printer problems” on page 197

“Hardware and internal option problems” on page 200

“Paper feed problems” on page 204

Basic printer problems

The printer is not responding

 

Action

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1

Go to step 2.

Turn on the printer.

 

Make sure the printer is turned on.

 

 

 

Is the printer turned on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2

Press the Sleep button

Go to step 3.

 

Check if the printer is in Sleep mode or Hibernate mode.

to wake the printer

 

 

 

from Sleep mode or

 

 

Is the printer in Sleep mode or Hibernate mode?

Hibernate mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3

Go to step 4.

Plug one end of the

 

Check if one end of the power cord is plugged into the printer and the

 

power cord into the

 

other to a properly grounded electrical outlet.

 

printer and the other to

 

 

 

a properly grounded

 

Is the power cord plugged into the printer and a properly grounded

 

electrical outlet.

 

 

 

 

electrical outlet?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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