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 "INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE" (p.16).

Problem

 

Cause and solution

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The machine is not correctly connected with your

 

 

 

computer.

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Check both ends of the USB cable and make sure you

 

 

 

 

 

 

have a solid connection. Try a known good cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copy job is performed.

 

 

Wait until the copy job is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your machine is not selected correctly in the current

 

 

 

application for the print job.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

1 Click the "Start" button, click "Control Panel", and

 

 

The machine does

 

then click "Printer".

 

 

not print.

 

In Windows 7, click the "Start" button and click

 

 

 

 

"Devices and printers".

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In Windows XP, click the "start" button, and then

 

 

 

click "Printer and Faxes".

 

 

 

 

In Windows 2000, click the "Start" button, select

 

 

 

 

"Settings" and then click "Printers".

 

 

 

 

2 If the "SHARP AL-xxxx" printer driver icon is shown

 

 

 

 

but you still cannot print, the printer driver may not

 

 

 

 

have been installed correctly. In this case, delete

 

 

 

 

the software and then reinstall it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tray size settings are not the same on the machine

 

 

 

and in the printer driver.

 

 

 

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

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machine and in the printer driver. To change the tray's

 

 

 

paper size setting on the machine, see "LOADING THE

 

 

 

 

PAPER TRAY" or see "CONFIGURING THE PRINTER

 

 

 

 

DRIVER" to change it in the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The specified size of paper has not been loaded.

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Load the specified size of paper in the paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Notice Page

A print job containing more data than can be held in

 

 

the print memory is sent to the machine.

 

 

(NP-001) has been

 

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Disable the ROPM function on the "Configuration" tab

 

printed, but the

 

 

of the printer driver setup screen. If you need to use the

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print data has not

 

 

ROPM function, divide the pages of the print data into

 

been printed

 

two or more print jobs.

 

completely.

The memory allocated to the printer function can be

 

 

 

changed in the user program "Memory for printer".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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