Printing Quality Problems; Printing Problems - Dell 1125 Mono Laser MFP User Manual

Envelopes skew or fail to feed correctly.

Printing Problems

Condition Possible cause
The printer does not print. The printer is not receiving power.
The printer is not selected as the
default printer.
Check the printer for the following:
The connection cable between the
computer and the printer is not
connected properly.
The connection cable between the
computer and the printer is defective.
The printer may be configured
incorrectly.
The printer driver may be incorrectly
installed.
The printer is malfunctioning.
The printer selects print The paper source selection in the
media from the wrong printer properties may be incorrect.
paper source.
A print job is extremely The job may be very complex.
slow.
If you are using Windows 98/Me, the
Spooling Setting may be set
incorrectly.
Half the page is blank. The page orientation setting may be
incorrect.
The paper size and the paper size
settings do not match.
The printer prints, but the The printer cable is loose or defective. Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect. Try a print job that you have already
text is wrong, garbled, or
incomplete.
The wrong printer driver was
selected.
The software application is
malfunctioning.
The operating system is
malfunctioning.
Pages print, but are blank. The toner cartridge is defective or out
of toner.
The file may have blank pages.
Some parts, such as the controller or
the board, may be defective.
The illustrations print The setting in the software
incorrectly in Adobe application is wrong.
Illustrator.

Printing Quality Problems

The inside of the printer may be dirty or improper paper loading may reduce the print quality. See the table below to clear the problem.
Condition Suggested solutions
Light or faded print If a vertical white streak or faded area appears on the page:
Ensure that the paper guides are against both sides of the envelopes.
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Suggested solutions
Check the power cord connections. Check the power switch and the power source.
Select Multi-Function Printer 1125 as your default printer in your Windows.
Click Start® Settings® Printers. Right-click the Multi-Function Printer 1125 printer
icon and select Set as Default Printer.
The front or rear cover is not closed.
Paper is jammed.
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No paper is loaded.
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The toner cartridge is not installed.
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If a printer system error occurs, contact your service representative.
Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect it.
If possible, attach the cable to another computer that is working properly and print a
job. You can also try using a different printer cable.
Check the printer properties to ensure that all of the print settings are correct.
Remove the printer driver and then reinstall it; see
Software in Windows
Check the display message on the operator panel to see if the printer is indicating a
system error.
For many software applications, the paper source selection is found under the Paper
tab within the printer properties. Select the correct paper source. See
Reduce the complexity of the page or try adjusting the print quality settings.
The maximum print speed of your printer is 27 PPM for Letter-sized paper.
Click Start® Settings® Printers. Right-click the Multi-Function Printer 1125 printer
icon, click Properties® Details® Spool Settings. Select the desired spool setting.
Change the page orientation in your application. See
Ensure that the paper size in the printer driver settings matches the paper in the tray.
printed successfully. If possible, attach the cable and the printer to another computer
and try a print job that you know works. Finally, try a new printer cable.
Check the application's printer selection menu to ensure that your printer is selected.
Try printing a job from another application.
Exit Windows and reboot the computer. Power the printer off and then back on again.
Thoroughly shake the toner. See
If necessary, replace the toner cartridge.
Check the file to ensure that it does not contain blank pages.
Contact a service representative.
Print the document by selecting Download as Bit Image in the Advanced Options
window of the Graphics properties.
Uninstalling Software
respectively.
Layout
Redistributing Toner.
and Installing
Paper Tab.
Tab.