Problem

Possible cause

Solution

Machine prints, but

Printer cable is loose or

• Disconnect the printer cable, and then reconnect it.

the text is wrong,

defective.

• Try a print job that you have already printed

garbled, or

 

 

successfully.

incomplete.

 

 

• If possible, attach the cable and the machine to

 

 

 

 

another computer and try another print job.

 

 

• Try a new printer cable.

 

 

 

 

Wrong printer driver selected.

Check the program’s printer selection menu to ensure

 

 

that your machine is selected.

 

 

 

 

Software program is

Try printing a job from another program.

 

malfunctioning.

 

 

 

 

 

Operating system is

• Exit Windows and restart the computer.

 

malfunctioning.

• Turn the machine off and then back on again.

 

 

 

 

 

Blank pages print.

Toner cartridge is defective or

• Redistribute the toner. See page 64.

 

out of toner.

• If necessary, replace the toner cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

File may have blank pages.

Check the file to ensure that it does not contain blank

 

 

pages.

 

 

 

 

Some parts, such as the

Contact a service representative.

 

controller or the board, may

 

 

be defective.

 

 

 

 

Illustrations print

The setting in the software

Print the document with Download as Bit Image

incorrectly in Adobe

program is wrong.

selected in the Advanced Options window of the

Illustrator.

 

graphic properties.

 

 

 

Error occurs

When the USB mode is set to

Change the USB mode to SLOW.

repeatedly when

FAST, some users may

1 Press Menu.

printing with the USB

experience poor USB

2 Press the scroll button ( or ) until MACHINE

connection.

communication.

 

 

SETUP appears on the top line of the display, and

 

 

then press Select.

 

 

3 Press the scroll button until USB appears on the

 

 

bottom line of the display, and press Select.

 

 

4 Press the scroll button until SLOW appears on the

 

 

bottom line of the display, and press Select.

 

 

5 To return to the Ready prompt, press Stop/Clear.

 

 

 

LCD does not turn

Machine is not receiving

• Check that the machine is plugged into a properly

on.

power.

grounded electrical outlet.

 

 

• Ensure that there is power to the outlet and that the

 

 

machine power switch is in the On position.

 

 

 

Copies are too light

 

• If the original is light, press Darkness to darken the

or too dark.

 

background of the copies.

 

 

• If the original is dark, press Darkness to lighten the

 

 

background of the copies.

 

 

 

Smears, lines,

Document glass or document

• If defects appear on the original, press Darkness to

marks, or spots on

cover is dirty.

lighten the background of your copies.

copies.

 

• If no defects appear on the original, clean the

 

 

 

 

document glass and underside of the document

 

 

cover. See page 64.

 

 

 

Solving problems

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