4 Problem Solving

Hardware Problems

Symptom: Graphic image prints partly on one page, partly on the next.

Problem: Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution.

Solution: Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer.

Symptom:

Nothing happens, but printer indicates it is ready to

 

receive data.

Problem:

Configuration error.

Solution:

Check cable connection; if serial, make sure appropriate

 

MODE command has been used (PC). If more than one

 

printer is available, make sure your printer has been

 

selected. Make sure your printer is on-line.

Symptom:

“Garbage” prints.

Problem:

Incorrect cable configuration. (Also, see “Software

 

Problems.”)

Solution:

Check cable configuration, continuity, and length.

Symptom:

Printer freezes or displays error message when computer

 

is rebooted.

Problem:

Booting the computer while the printer is on can cause a

 

communications error.

Solution:

Take printer off-line before rebooting computer.

Problem:

Gases are given off by forms or adhesives passing

 

through the hot fusing unit.

Solution:

Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating, and

 

provide adequate ventilation.

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