TROUBLESHOOTING

PRINTING AND SCANNING PROBLEMS

In addition to this section, troubleshooting information can also be found in the README files for each of the software programs. To view a README file, see the "Software Setup Guide".

Problem

Cause and solution

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The machine is set to off-line mode.

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Press the [ON LINE] key ( ) to turn on the ON LINE indicator

 

 

 

 

( ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine is not correctly connected with your

 

 

 

 

 

computer.

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Check both ends of the printer cable and make sure you have a

 

 

 

 

solid connection. Try a known good cable. For information on

 

 

 

 

 

cables, see "SPECIFICATIONS".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy job is performed.

 

 

 

 

Wait until the copy job is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The port setting is not correct.

Software

 

 

 

 

Printing is not possible if the printer driver port setting is not

Setup

 

 

 

correct. Set the port correctly.

Guide

 

The machine does not print.

 

 

 

 

Your machine is not selected correctly in the current

 

 

 

(ON LINE indicator (

) does not

application for the print job.

 

 

 

blink.)

 

When choosing "Print" from the "File" menu located in

 

 

 

 

applications, be sure you have selected "SHARP AL-XXXX"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(where XXXX is the model name of your machine) printer

 

 

 

 

 

displayed in the "Print" dialog box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer driver has not been installed properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Follow these steps to check and see if the printer driver is

 

 

 

 

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers

 

 

 

 

and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes".

 

 

 

 

(On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button,

 

 

 

select "Settings" and then click "Printers".)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 The "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon is not shown

 

 

 

 

 

(where XXXX is the model name of your machine).

 

 

 

 

 

3 If the icon is shown but you still cannot print, the printer driver

 

 

 

 

 

may not have been installed correctly. In this case, delete

 

 

 

 

 

AL-1633/1644 Software and then reinstall it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tray size settings are not the same on the machine

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and in the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

 

 

Make sure that the same tray paper size is set on the machine

 

 

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

and in the printer driver. To change the tray paper size setting in

 

 

 

Guide

 

 

 

 

the printer driver, see the Software Setup Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine does not print.

The specified size of paper has not been loaded.

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Load the specified size of paper in the paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

(ON LINE indicator (

) was

 

 

 

 

The PAPER SIZE indicator is blinking.

 

 

 

blinking.)

 

 

 

 

 

When "Use close paper size (user program)" is disabled, the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER SIZE indicator on the operation panel will blink. You can

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press the [TRAY SELECT] key ( ) to select a tray manually, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

load paper in the bypass tray and press the [ON LINE] key ( ) to

 

 

 

 

 

begin printing.

 

 

 

 

 

When "Use close paper size" is enabled, printing will take place

 

 

 

 

using a size of paper that is close to the size of the print image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sharp AL-1633, AL-1644 operation manual Printing and Scanning Problems