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Care and Maintenance
Troubleshooting
General printing problems
Problem
Solution
The power does not turn on.
•
Check the power cord connections.
•
Check that the power supplied to the printer is
steady and meets printer specifications.
The printer does not operate by pressing
the button on the operator panel.
•
Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on.
It cannot print from software application.
1. Select Start-Settings-Printers from
Windows 95 task bar.
2. Click the PCL6 or PS printer icon.
3. Select File-Default Printer.
The printed data is not sent to the printer.
•
Check the printer cable connections (see
page 42
).
•
Check the printer port on your computer.
The test page is not printed.
•
Check that all trays are properly loaded, adjusted,
and installed in the printer.
•
Check that all covers are correctly closed.
Poor print quality
Problem
Solution
The dark and light vertical lines are
printed on the page.
Print is too light.
•
Distribute the toner in toner cartridge (see
page 103
).
•
Adjust the “DENSITY” menu item setting (see
page 81
).
•
Clean the LSU and inside of the printer (see
page 105
and
page 108
.