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An unknown image | Your machine is probably being used at an |
repetitively | altitude of 1,000 m (3,281 ft) or above. |
appears on a few | The high altitude may affect the print quality, such |
sheets or loose | as loose toner or light imaging. Change the |
toner, light print, or | correct altitude setting to your machine. (See |
contamination | "Altitude adjustment" on page 40.) |
occurs. |
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Common PostScript problems
The following situations are PS language specific and may occur when several printer languages are used.
Problem | Possible cause |
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PostScript file | The PostScript | • | Install the PostScript |
cannot be printed. | driver may not be |
| driver. (See "Installing |
| installed correctly. |
| the driver locally" on |
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| page 23.) |
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| • | Print a configuration |
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| page and verify that |
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| the PS version is |
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| available for printing. |
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| • If the problem persists, | |
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| contact a service |
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“Limit Check Error” | The print job was | You might need to | |
report prints. | too complex. | reduce the complexity of | |
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| the page or install more | |
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| memory. (See "Installing | |
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| a memory module" on | |
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A PostScript error | The print job may | Make sure that the print | |
page prints. | not be PostScript. | job is a PostScript job. | |
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| the software application | |
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| expected a setup or | |
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| PostScript header file to | |
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| be sent to the machine. | |
The optional tray is | The printer driver | Open the PostScript | |
not selected in the | has not been | driver properties, select | |
driver. | configured to | the Device Options tab, | |
| recognize the | and set the tray option. | |
| optional tray. |
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When printing a | The resolution | Make sure that the | |
document in | setting in the printer | resolution setting in your | |
Macintosh with | driver may not be | printer driver matches | |
Acrobat Reader 6.0 | matched with the | the one in Acrobat | |
or higher, colors | one in Acrobat | Reader. | |
print incorrectly. | Reader. |
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Common Windows problems
Condition | Suggested solutions |
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“File in Use” | Exit all software applications. Remove all |
message appears | software from the printer’s startup group, then |
during installation. | restart Windows. Reinstall the printer driver. |
“General Protection | Close all other applications, reboot Windows |
Fault”, “Exception | and try printing again. |
OE”, “Spool 32”, 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. |
printer timeout error | Just keep waiting until the machine finishes |
occurred” messages | printing. If the message appears in standby |
appear. | mode or after printing has been completed, |
| check the connection and/or whether an error |
| has occurred. |
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Refer to Microsoft Windows User’s Guide that came with your computer for further information on Windows error messages.
Common Linux problems
condition | Suggested solutions |
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The machine does | • Check if the printer driver is installed in your |
not print. | system. Open Unified Driver Configurator and |
| switch to the Printers tab in Printers |
| configuration window to look at the list of |
| available machines. Make sure that your |
| machine is displayed on the list. If not, open |
| Add new printer wizard to set up your |
| device. |
| • Check if the machine is started. Open |
| Printers configuration and select your |
| machine on the printers list. Look at the |
| description in the Selected printer pane. If its |
| status contains Stopped string, press the |
| Start button. After that normal operation of |
| the machine should be restored. The |
| “stopped” status might be activated when |
| some problems in printing occurred. |
| • Check if your application has special print |
| option such as |
| in the command line parameter, then remove |
| it to print properly. For Gimp |
| “print” |
| line parameter in the command item. |
Some color images | This is a known bug in Ghostscript (until GNU |
come out all black. | Ghostscript version 7.05) when the base color |
| space of the document is indexed color space |
| and is converted through CIE color space. |
| Because Postscript uses CIE color space for |
| Color Matching System, you should upgrade |
| Ghostscript on your system to at least GNU |
| Ghostscript version 7.06 or later. You can find |
| recent Ghostscript versions at |
| www.ghostscript.com. |
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