Condition

Possible cause

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

The machine

The document

Allocate more hard disk space on

does not print.

size is so big that

your computer for spooling, and try

 

the hard disk

printing.

 

space of the

 

 

computer is

 

 

insufficient to

 

 

access the print

 

 

job.

 

 

 

 

 

The output tray is

It can hold up to 100 sheets of

 

full.

plain paper. Once the paper is

 

 

removed from the output tray, the

 

 

machine resumes printing.

The machine

The paper option

For many software applications,

selects print

that was selected

the paper source selection is

materials from

in the Printing

found under the Paper tab within

the wrong

Preferences

the Printing Preferences. Select

paper source.

may be incorrect.

the correct paper source. See the

 

 

printer driver help screen. (See

 

 

"Opening printing preferences" on

 

 

page 42.)

A print job is

The job may be

Reduce the complexity of the page

extremely slow.

very complex.

or try adjusting the print quality

 

 

settings.

Half the page is

The page

Change the page orientation in

blank.

orientation

your application. See the printer

 

setting may be

driver help screen.

 

incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

The paper size

Ensure that the paper size in the

 

and the paper

printer driver settings matches the

 

size settings do

paper in the tray.

 

not match.

Or, ensure that the paper size in

 

 

the printer driver settings matches

 

 

the paper selection in the software

 

 

application settings you use.

The machine

The machine

Disconnect the machine cable and

prints, but the

cable is loose or

reconnect. Try a print job that you

text is wrong,

defective.

have already printed successfully.

garbled, or

 

If possible, attach the cable and

incomplete.

 

the machine to another computer

 

 

that you know works and try a print

 

 

job. Finally, try a new machine

 

 

cable.

 

 

 

 

The wrong

Check the application’s printer

 

printer driver was

selection menu to ensure that your

 

selected.

machine is selected.

 

 

 

 

The software

Try printing a job from another

 

application is

application.

 

malfunctioning.

 

 

 

 

 

The operating

Exit Windows and reboot the

 

system is

computer. Turn the machine off

 

malfunctioning.

and back on again.

 

 

 

Condition

Possible cause

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

Pages print, but

The toner

Redistribute the toner, if

they are blank.

cartridge is

necessary.

 

defective or out

If necessary, replace the toner

 

of toner.

cartridge.

 

 

 

 

The file may

Check the file to ensure that it

 

have blank

does not contain blank pages.

 

pages.

 

 

 

 

 

Some parts, such

Contact a service representative.

 

as the controller

 

 

or the board,

 

 

may be

 

 

defective.

 

The machine

Incompatibility

Printing the PDF file as an image

does not print

between the PDF

may enable the file to print. Turn

PDF files

file and the

on Print As Image from the

correctly. Some

Acrobat

Acrobat printing options.

graphics, text,

products.

It will take longer to print

or illustrations

 

 

when you print a PDF file as

are missing.

 

 

an image.

 

 

The print

The resolution of

Reduce the photo size. If you

quality of

the photo is very

increase the photo size in the

photos is not

low.

software application, the resolution

good. Images

 

will be reduced.

are not clear.

 

 

Before printing,

Using damp

This is not a problem. Just keep

the machine

paper can cause

printing.

emits vapor

vapor during

 

near the output

printing.

 

tray.

 

 

The machine

Paper size and

Set the correct paper size in the

does not print

paper size

Edit... in the Paper tab in the

special- sized

setting do not

Printing Preferences. (See

paper, such as

match.

"Opening printing preferences" on

billing paper.

 

page 42.)

 

 

 

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