HP 4300n HP LaserJet 4200 and 4300 series printer - User Guide - Page 136

4 Does the job print as expected? YES Go to step 5. NO Print is garbled, or only a portion of the page prints. Printing stops in the middle of the job. Print speed is slower than expected. A printer control panel setting is not taking effect.
Check that you are using the proper printer
CANCEL JOB might
Simplify the print job.
Check settings in driver. (See "Select the right printer driver for have been pressed.
Add more memory to your needs" on page 30.)
Check that the the printer. (See
The data file sent to the printer might be power supplied to "Printer memory and corrupt. To test, try printing it on another printer the printer is steady, expansion" on (if possible), or try a different file. and that it meets page 169.)
Check the interface cable connections. Test the cable by trying it on another computer (if possible).
Replace the interface cable with a high-quality cable (see "Ordering information" on page 17). printer
specifications. (See "Electrical specifications" on page 194.)
Turn banner pages off. (See your network administrator.) Note that slower the printer driver or program. (The printer driver and program settings override printer control panel settings.)
Simplify the print job, or print at a lower resolution. See the description of "RESOLUTION" on page 160, or install more printer memory. (See "Printer memory and expansion" on page 169.)
You might be missing a printer message that could help you solve the problem. On the System Setup submenu (on the Configure Device menu) at the printer control panel, speeds should be expected if you are printing narrow paper, printing from tray 1, using the HIGH 2 fuser mode, or have set Small Paper Speed to SLOW. temporarily turn the Clearable Warnings and Auto Continue settings off. (See "CLEARABLE WARNINGS" on page 163 and "AUTO CONTINUE" on page 163). Then print the job again. The print job is not formatted correctly. Paper is not fed correctly or is damaged. There are print-quality problems.
Check that you are using the proper printer
Make sure that the paper is loaded correctly
Adjust the print driver. (See "Select the right printer driver for and that the guides are not too tight or too resolution. (See your needs" on page 30.) loose against the paper stack. "RESOLUTION" on
Check the program settings. (See the program
If you are having problems printing custom-size page 160.) Help.) paper, see "Guidelines for custom-size paper"
Check that RET is
Try a different font. on page 62. on. (See "RET" on
Downloaded resources might have been lost.
If pages are wrinkled or curled, or if the image page 161.) You might need to download them again. is skewed on the page, see "Correcting print-
Go to "Correcting quality problems" on page 124. print-quality problems" on page 124. 134 4 Problem solving ENWW