Maintenance and Specifications
Settings and Printing
Maintenance and Specifications
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Troubleshooting
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If you can’t make a print
Trouble
Possible
Corrective Action
Printer not
operating.
The printer may not be
plugged into an AC outlet or
turned on.
Make sure that you plugged in the
printer and turned it on.
The interface cable(s) may
not be connected properly.
Make sure that you connected the
interface cable(s) properly (
see “Bi-
directional Parallel Interface” on
page 49
), [
see “USB (Universal
Serial Bus) Interface” on page 51
].
Ensure the correct printer port is
selected in the printer driver for
cable used (
see “Setting the Printer
Driver” on page 22
in “Settings and
Printing”).
The printer driver is not set
correctly.
The printer does not
print correctly.
Appropriate driver may not
be installed or correct printer
may not be selected.
If the communication link between
your computer and the printer is
working but the printer ejects a
blank page when printing from your
application or through Windows,
make sure that the appropriate
driver is installed and that you have
selected the printer correctly.
The setting for
printing is not
effective.
Some applications may not
allow you to change the
settings through the printer
driver’s setting window.
Change the application’s settings.