Samsung CLX-8540ND manual Condition, Possible cause, Suggested solutions

Condition	Possible cause	Suggested solutions
The	The connection cable	If possible, attach the cable
machine	between the	to another computer that is
does not	computer and the	working properly and print a
print.	machine is defective.	job. You can also try using a
(continued)		different printer cable.
	The port setting is	Check the Windows printer
	incorrect.	setting to make sure that the
		print job is sent to the correct
		port. If the computer has
		more than one port, make
		sure that the machine is
		attached to the correct one.
	The machine may be	Check the printer properties
	configured	to ensure that all of the print
	incorrectly.	settings are correct.
	The printer driver	Repair the printer software.
	may be incorrectly	See Software section.
	installed.
	The machine is	Check the display message
	malfunctioning.	on the control panel to see if
		the machine is indicating a
		system error. Contact a
		service representative.
	The document size is	Get more hard disk space
	so big that the hard	and print the document
	disk space of the	again.
	computer is not
	enough to access the
	print job.
The	The paper option that	For many software
machine	was selected in the	applications, the paper
selects print	printer properties	source selection is found
materials	may be incorrect.	under the Paper tab within
from the		the printer properties. Select
wrong		the correct paper source.
paper		See the printer driver help
source.		screen.
A print job	The job may be very	Reduce the complexity of the
is extremely	complex.	page or try adjusting the print
slow.		quality settings.

Condition	Possible cause	Suggested solutions
Half the	The page orientation	Change the page orientation
page is	setting may be	in your application. See the
blank.	incorrect.	printer driver help screen.
	The paper size and	Ensure that the paper size in
	the paper size	the printer driver settings
	settings do not	matches the paper in the
	match.	tray.
		Or, ensure that the paper
		size in the printer driver
		settings matches the paper
		selection in the software
		application settings you use.
The	The printer cable is	Disconnect the printer cable
machine	loose or defective.	and reconnect. Try a print job
prints, but		that you have already printed
the text is		successfully. If possible,
wrong,		attach the cable and the
garbled, or		machine to another computer
incomplete.		and try a print job that you
		know works. Finally, try a
		new printer cable.
	The wrong printer	Check the application’s
	driver was selected.	printer selection menu to
		ensure that your machine is
		selected.
	The software	Try printing a job from
	application is	another application.
	malfunctioning.
	The operating system	Exit Windows and reboot the
	is malfunctioning.	computer. Turn the machine
		off and then back on again.
Pages print,	The toner cartridge is	Redistribute the toner, if
but they are	defective or out of	necessary.
blank.	toner.	If necessary, replace the
		toner cartridge.
	The file may have	Check the file to ensure that
	blank pages.	it does not contain blank
		pages.
	Some parts, such as	Contact a service
	the controller or the	representative.
	board, may be
	defective.

14.15 <Troubleshooting>