Solving printer problems
Stop and think. What has been done since printing was last known to be running well?
TIP
Blank paper costs far less
than printed forms. You can get the
print going on plain paper, and then use the
forms. Folding the paper vertically or
horizontally allows you to check the
alignment.
This section is here to
help you in troubleshooting problems that can
be quite sticky. You will see that it
contains suggestions to try. Printing
usually works quite well. The easy
problems have been solved. That leaves
the less likely situations, and makes
accurate guessing nearly impossible.
The printer manual will be needed for several of the steps recommended.
Some of the most common printing problems will be discussed in the following four categories:
Nothing prints
Garbage prints
Slow printing
Printing in wrong place or cut off
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