Solving print problems; Status Monitor; Device Options- Page 105

Brother HL-5240 User's Guide

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Appendix A
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7. Troubleshooting

97

Solving print problems

Problem

Recommendation

The printer prints unexpectedly 
or it prints garbage data.

„

Make sure that the printer cable is not too long. We recommend that you use a 
parallel or USB cable that is no longer than 2 meters (6.5 feet).

„

Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or broken.

„

If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. Connect your computer 
directly to your printer, and then try again.

„

Make sure that you have chosen the proper printer driver with â€˜Set as Default’.

„

Make sure that the printer is not connected to the same port that is also 
connected to a storage device or scanner. Take away all other devices and 
connect the port only to the printer.

„

Turn off the 

Status Monitor

 in the 

Device Options

 tab in the Windows

®

 printer 

driver.

The printer cannot print full 
pages of a document. An error 
message 

MEMORY FULL

 is 

printed out.

„

Press 

Go

 to print the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job 

if you want to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. See 

Control panel 

buttons

 on page 51.

„

Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.

„

Add more memory. Se

Installing extra memory

 on page 58.

The printer cannot print full 
pages of a document. An error 
message 

PRINT OVERRUN

 is 

printed out.

„

Press 

Go

 to print the remaining data in the printer memory. Cancel the print job 

if you want to delete the remaining data in the printer memory. See 

Control panel 

buttons

 on page 51.

„

Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.

„

Add more memory. Se

Installing extra memory

 on page 58.

„

Set page protection to 

AUTO

 by using the supplied Windows

®

 driver or Remote 

Printer Console program.

„

Change the following settings in the Windows

®

 printer driver, and then try again. 

The best combination of the settings below will vary depending on your 
document:

• Graphics  mode

• TrueType mode

• Use printer TrueType

®

 fonts

The headers or footers appear 
when the document displays on 
the screen but they do not show 
up when it is printed.

„

Adjust the top and bottom margins of your document. 

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-5240 User's Guide - Page 105

  • 7. Troubleshooting 97 Solving print problems Problem Recommendation The printer prints unexpectedly or it prints garbage data.
  • 6.5 feet).
  • 51. „ Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.
  • 58. The printer cannot print full pages of a document.
  • 51. „ Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.
  • 58. „ Set page protection to AUTO by using the supplied Windows ® driver or Remote Printer Console program.
  • Graphics mode • TrueType mode • Use printer TrueType ® fonts The headers or footers appear when the document displays on the screen but they do not show up when it is printed.

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