Condition | Suggested solutions |
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An unknown image | You machine is probably being used at an |
repetitively appears | altitude of 1,000 m (3,281 ft) or above. The |
on the next few | high altitude may affect the print quality from |
sheets or loose | loose toner or light imaging. You can set this |
toner, light print, or | option through Printer Settings Utility or the |
contamination | Printer Tab in printer driver’s properties. See |
occurs. | "Altitude Setting after Software Installation" on |
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Common Windows problems
Condition |
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“File in Use” | Exit all software applications. Remove all | |
message appears | software from the StartUp Group, then restart | |
during installation. | Windows. Reinstall the printer driver. | |
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“Error Writing to | • | Ensure that the cables are connected |
LPTx” message |
| correctly and the machine is on. |
appears. | • | If |
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“General | Close all other applications, reboot Windows | |
Protection Fault”, | and try printing again. | |
“Exception OE”, |
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“Spool32”, or |
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“Illegal Operation” |
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messages appear. |
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“Fail To Print”, “A | These messages may appear during printing. | |
machine timeout | Just keep waiting until the machine finishes | |
error occurred.” | printing. If the message appears in standby | |
messages appear. | mode or after printing has been completed, | |
| check the connection and/or whether an error | |
| has occurred. | |
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Note
Refer to Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista User’s Guide that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages.
Common PostScript problems
The following situations are PS language specific and may occur when several printer languages are being used.
Note
To receive a printed or
Problem | Possible Cause |
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PostScript file | The PostScript | • | Install the PostScript |
cannot be | driver may not be |
| driver, referring to Software |
printed. | installed correctly. |
| section. |
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| • | Print a configuration page |
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| and verify that the PS |
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| version is available for |
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| printing. |
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| • | If the problem persists, |
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| contact a service |
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| representative. |
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“Limit Check | The print job was | You might need to reduce | |
Error” message | too complex. | the complexity of the page or | |
appears. |
| install more memory. | |
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A PostScript | The print job may | Make sure that the print job | |
error page | not be PostScript. | is a PostScript job. Check to | |
prints. |
| see whether the software | |
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| application expected a setup | |
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| or PostScript header file to | |
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| be sent to the machine. | |
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The optional | The printer driver | Open the PostScript driver | |
tray is not | has not been | properties, select the Device | |
selected in the | configured to | Settings tab, and set the | |
driver. | recognize the | Tray option of the Installable | |
| optional tray. | Options section to Installed. | |
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When printing | The resolution | Make sure that the resolution | |
a document in | setting in the | setting in your printer driver | |
Macintosh with | printer driver may | matches the one in Acrobat | |
Acrobat | not be matched | Reader. | |
Reader 6.0 or | with the one in |
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higher, colors | Acrobat Reader. |
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incorrectly. |
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