7. Troubleshooting
97
Solving print problems
Problem
Recommendation
The printer prints unexpectedly
or it prints garbage data.
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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).
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Make sure that the printer cable is not damaged or broken.
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If you are using an interface-switching device, remove it. Connect your computer
directly to your printer, and then try again.
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Make sure that you have chosen the proper printer driver with ‘Set as Default’.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.
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Add more memory. See
The printer cannot print full
pages of a document. An error
message
PRINT OVERRUN
is
printed out.
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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
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Reduce the complexity of your document or cut the print resolution.
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Add more memory. See
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Set page protection to
AUTO
by using the supplied Windows
®
driver or Remote
Printer Console program.
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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.
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Adjust the top and bottom margins of your document.