Kyocera Mita FS-1050, Operation Manual

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General Guide
4-2
4.1 General Guide
A lot of problems you might encounter with this printer you can deal with
yourself. This section explains how to correct these problems. Therefore, if
some kind of problem occurs, check the following before concluding your
printer is broken.
If the problem persists after checking and applying the corrective
measures above, please contact your Kyocera Mita dealer.
Symptom
Symptom Symptom
Symptom Check Items
Check Items Check Items
Check Items Corrective Measure
Corrective Measure Corrective Measure
Corrective Measure
The printer does not
print from the
computer.
Check the READY
indicator.
Off Look through the items below and check
anything that seems appropriate.
Flashing An error has occurred. For details on error
warnings and remedies, see section
4.3.1 4.3.1 4.3.1 4.3.1
Indicators
Indicators Indicators
Indicators
on page
4-6
4-6 4-6
4-6
.
Lit See the appropriate item below.
Check the ATTENTION
indicator.
Flashing See section
4.3.1 Indicators
4.3.1 Indicators 4.3.1 Indicators
4.3.1 Indicators
on page
4-6
4-6 4-6
4-6
.
Lit
A maintenance message appears in the
message display.
See section
4.3.2 Maintenance Messages
4.3.2 Maintenance Messages 4.3.2 Maintenance Messages
4.3.2 Maintenance Messages
on
page 4-7 4-7 4-7 4-7 .
Poor print quality. See section
4.2 Print Quality Problems 4.2 Print Quality Problems 4.2 Print Quality Problems 4.2 Print Quality Problems
on
page 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-3 .
Power is on, the fan is
silent, but nothing
lights on the operator
panel.
Check that the power cord is properly
connected to the power outlet. Turn the printer off, plug in the power cord
securely and turn the printer back on.
Check that the power switch is in the ON ( | ) position.
The printer produces
status pages, but
data from the
computer is not
printed normally.
Check the interface cable. Connect both ends of the interface cable
securely. Try replacing the printer cable. For
details on the parallel interface and USB
interface for this printer, see
Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C .
Check program files and application
software. Try printing another file or using another
print command. If the problem occurs only
with a specific file or application, check the
printer settings for that application.