
| Problem | Possible Cause | Solution | |
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| The printer | The printer driver may | Reinstall the printer driver; see | |
| does not print. | be incorrectly | Software User Guide. Try printing a | |
| (continued) | installed. | demo page. | |
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| 
 | The printer is | Check the LEDs on the control panel to | |
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 | malfunctioning. | determine if the printer is indicating a | |
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 | system error. | |
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| Paper does not | Paper has not been | Remove paper from the tray and reload it | |
| feed into the | loaded correctly. | correctly. | |
| printer. | 
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| There is too much | Remove excess paper from the tray. | ||
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 | paper in the tray. | 
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 | The paper is too thick. | Use only paper that meets the | |
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 | specifications required by the printer. | |
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| Print job is | The job may be very | Reduce the complexity of the page or try | |
| extremely | complex. | adjusting the print quality settings. | |
| slow. | 
 | The maximum print speed of the printer | |
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 | is 16(A4) or 17(Letter) pages per minute. | |
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| 
 | If using Windows 98/ | From the Start menu, choose Settings | |
| 
 | Me, the Spooling | and Printers.  | |
| 
 | Setting may be set | printer icon, choose Properties, click | |
| 
 | incorrectly. | the Details tab, and then choose the | |
| 
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 | Spool Settings button. Select the | |
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 | desired spool setting. | |
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| Half the page | The page layout is too | Simplify the page layout and remove any | |
| is blank. | complex. | unnecessary graphics from the document. | |
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 | |
| 
 | The page orientation | Change the page orientation in your | |
| 
 | setting may be | application. | |
| 
 | incorrect. | 
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 | |
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 | The paper size and | Ensure that the paper size in the print | |
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 | the paper size settings | settings matches the paper in the tray. | |
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 | do not match. | 
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| The paper | There is too much | Remove excess paper from the tray. | |
| keeps | paper in the paper | If printing on special materials, use the | |
| jamming. | tray. | manual feed mode. | |
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 | |
| 
 | An incorrect type of | Use only paper that meets the | |
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 | paper is being used. | specifications required by the printer. | |
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| 
 | There may be debris | Open the front cover and remove the | |
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 | inside the machine. | debris. | |
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5.4 SOLVING PROBLEMS
