CONDITION

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

 

 

The paper keeps

• There is too much paper in the tray. Remove

jamming.

excess paper from the tray. If you are printing

 

on special materials, load only one size of print

 

media at a time in the tray.

 

• An incorrect type of paper is being used. Use

 

only paper that meets the specifications

 

required by the machine. See page 20.

 

• There may be debris inside the machine. Open

 

the front cover and remove the debris.

Envelopes skew or

Ensure the paper guides are against both sides of

fail to feed correctly.

the envelopes.

 

 

Printing problems

CONDITION

POSSIBLE

SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

CAUSE

 

 

 

 

 

The machine

The machine is not

Check the power cord

does not print.

receiving power.

connections. Check the

 

 

power switch and the power

 

 

source.

 

 

 

 

The machine is not

Select Samsung ML-2240

 

selected as the

Series as your default printer

 

default printer.

in your Windows.

 

 

 

Check the machine for the following:

The front cover is not closed. Close the cover.

Paper is jammed. Clear the paper jam. See page 31.

No paper is loaded. Load paper. See page 22.

The toner cartridge is not installed. Install the toner cartridge.

If a system error occurs, contact your service representative.

 

The connection

Disconnect the printer cable

 

cable between the

and reconnect it.

 

computer and the

 

 

machine is not

 

 

connected properly.

 

 

 

 

 

The connection

If possible, attach the cable

 

cable between the

to another computer that is

 

computer and the

working properly and print a

 

machine is

job. You can also try using a

 

defective.

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

Check the printer properties

 

be configured

to ensure that all of the print

 

incorrectly.

settings are correct.

 

 

 

 

The printer driver

Repair the printer software.

 

may be incorrectly

See the Software section.

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

The machine is

Check the LEDs status on

 

malfunctioning.

the control panel to see if the

 

 

machine is indicating a

 

 

system error.

 

 

 

The machine

The paper source

For many software

selects print

selection in the

applications, the paper

materials from

printer properties

source selection is found

the wrong paper

may be incorrect.

under the Paper tab within

source.

 

the printer properties. Select

 

the correct paper source.

 

 

 

 

See the printer driver help

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

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