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TROUBLESHOOTING
AND MAINTENANCE
The followingsectionon troubleshooting andmaintenanceis intendedonly
M a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat your printeris a highly
sophisticatedelectronicdevice,which also containshigh voltagesinside.
For that ~ason, only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this section.
CAUTION
Anyattempt t ocarryoutoperations otherthanthosedescribed h eremayresultin
electric
shockand/ordamageto theprinter.
W hen carryingout any repairsor
maintenance, a lwaysfollowthe instructions carefully.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Your printer is a tdiable piece of precisionmachinery,which shouldnot
causeyouanytmttble,providedit isusedandtreatedsensibly.However,the
few elementarytips below shouldavoidyou havingto make unnecessary
servicecalls.The followingtable gives you ideas on whereto look in this
sectionif you experiencefaults:
Region offault
Power supply
Printing
Paper feeding
Description
Power is not being suppliedto the printer
The printerdoes not pring or stops printing
The mint is faint or uneven
Dots aremissing in charactersor graphics
Whileusingapplicationsoftwsre,fontsorcharacterscannotbeprinted
The printoutis not whatis expected when runninga program
Single sheets do not feed properly(withoutASF)
ContinuousDauerdoes not feed moxrly with the tractorfeed
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The ASF is not operatingor is not feeding paperproperly
Psperpsrk (switchingbetweencontinuouspaperandcutsheets) is not
workingproperly
The shorttear-offfimctiondoes not work
Text is being printedall on one line, or with extrablanktines
Page length andmarginsettings arenot what is expected.
Remember- it is betternotto attemptoperationsor repairsaboveyourlevel
of competence.Otherwise,you run the risk of damagingthe printer.
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