S
OLVING
 P
ROBLEMS
5.4
Problem Possible Cause Solution
The printer 
does not print. 
(continued)
The printer driver may 
be incorrectly 
installed.
Reinstall the printer driver; see 
Software User Guide
. Try printing a 
demo page.
The printer is 
malfunctioning.
Check the LEDs on the control panel to 
determine if the printer is indicating a 
system error.
Paper does not 
feed into the 
printer.
Paper has not been 
loaded correctly.
Remove paper from the tray and reload it 
correctly.
There is too much 
paper in the tray.
Remove excess paper from the tray.
The paper is too thick. Use only paper that meets the 
specifications required by the printer.
Print job is 
extremely 
slow.
The job may be very 
complex.
Reduce the complexity of the page or try 
adjusting the print quality settings.
The maximum print speed of the printer 
is 16(A4) or 17(Letter) pages per minute.
If using Windows 98/
Me, the Spooling 
Setting may be set 
incorrectly. 
From the 
Start
 
menu, choose 
Settings
 
and 
Printers
. Right-click the 
your
 
printer icon, choose 
Properties
, click 
the 
Details
 tab, and then choose the 
Spool Settings
 
button. Select the 
desired spool setting.
Half the page 
is blank.
The page layout is too 
complex.
Simplify the page layout and remove any 
unnecessary graphics from the document. 
The page orientation 
setting may be 
incorrect.
Change the page orientation in your 
application.
The paper size and 
the paper size settings 
do not match.
Ensure that the paper size in the print 
settings matches the paper in the tray.
The paper 
keeps 
jamming.
There is too much 
paper in the paper 
tray.
Remove excess paper from the tray. 
If printing on special materials, use the 
manual feed mode.
An incorrect type of 
paper is being used.
Use only paper that meets the 
specifications required by the printer.
There may be debris 
inside the machine.
Open the front cover and remove the 
debris.