Lexmark C935 Troubleshooting Guide - Page 2

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Jobs do not print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: MAKE SURE THE PRINTER IS READY TO PRINT Make sure Ready or Power Saver appears on the display before sending a job to print. Press to return the printer to the Ready state. CHECK TO SEE IF THE STANDARD EXIT BIN IS FULL Remove the stack of paper from the standard exit bin, and then press . CHECK TO SEE IF THE PAPER TRAY IS EMPTY Load paper in the tray. MAKE SURE THE CORRECT PRINTER SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED • Verify that you are using the correct printer software. • If you are using a USB port, make sure you are running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000/98/Me and using compatible printer software. MAKE SURE THE INTERNAL PRINT SERVER IS INSTALLED PROPERLY AND WORKING • Make sure the internal print server is properly installed and that the printer is connected to the network. For more information about installing a network printer, click View User's Guide and Documentation on the Software and Documentation CD. • Print a network setup page and check that the status shows Connected. If the status is Not Connected, check the network cables, and then try printing the network setup page again. Contact your system support person to make sure the network is functioning correctly. Copies of the printer software are also available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING A RECOMMENDED USB, SERIAL, OR ETHERNET CABLE For more information, visit the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. MAKE SURE PRINTER CABLES ARE SECURELY CONNECTED Check the cable connections to the printer and print server to make sure they are secure. For more information, see the setup documentation that came with the printer. Confidential and other held jobs do not print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: HAS A FORMATTING ERROR OCCURRED? If so, delete the job and try printing it again. Only part of the job may print. MAKE SURE THE PRINTER HAS SUFFICIENT MEMORY Free up additional printer memory by scrolling through the list of held jobs and deleting some of them. CHECK TO SEE IF THE PRINTER HAS RECEIVED INVALID DATA Delete invalid jobs. Job takes longer than expected to print These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: REDUCE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PRINT JOB Eliminate the number and size of fonts, the number and complexity of images, and the number of pages in the job. CHANGE THE PAGE PROTECT SETTING TO OFF 1 From the control panel, press . 2 Press until Settings appears, and then press . 3 Press until Setup Menu appears, and then press . 4 Press until Print Recovery appears, and then press . 5 Press until Page Protect appears, and then press . 6 Press until Off appears, and then press . Job prints from the wrong tray or on the wrong paper CHECK THE PAPER TYPE SETTING Make sure the Paper Type setting matches the paper loaded in the tray. Incorrect characters print Make sure the printer is not in Hex Trace mode. If Ready Hex appears on the display, you must exit Hex Trace mode before you can print your job. Turn the printer off and back on to exit Hex Trace mode. Tray linking does not work ARE THE SAME SIZE AND TYPE OF PAPER LOADED IN EACH TRAY? • Load the same size and type of paper in each tray. • Move the paper guides to the correct positions for the paper size loaded in each tray. 2

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Jobs do not print
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
M
AKE
SURE
THE
PRINTER
IS
READY
TO
PRINT
Make sure
Ready
or
Power Saver
appears on the display
before sending a job to print. Press
to return the printer to
the
Ready
state.
C
HECK
TO
SEE
IF
THE
STANDARD
EXIT
BIN
IS
FULL
Remove the stack of paper from the standard exit bin, and then
press
.
C
HECK
TO
SEE
IF
THE
PAPER
TRAY
IS
EMPTY
Load paper in the tray.
M
AKE
SURE
THE
CORRECT
PRINTER
SOFTWARE
IS
INSTALLED
Verify that you are using the correct printer software.
If you are using a USB port, make sure you are running
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003,
Windows 2000/98/Me and using compatible printer
software.
M
AKE
SURE
THE
INTERNAL
PRINT
SERVER
IS
INSTALLED
PROPERLY
AND
WORKING
Make sure the internal print server is properly installed and
that the printer is connected to the network. For more
information about installing a network printer, click
View
User's Guide and Documentation
on the
Software and
Documentation
CD.
Print a network setup page and check that the status shows
Connected
. If the status is
Not Connected
, check the
network cables, and then try printing the network setup
page again. Contact your system support person to make
sure the network is functioning correctly.
Copies of the printer software are also available on the Lexmark
Web site at
www.lexmark.com
.
M
AKE
SURE
YOU
ARE
USING
A
RECOMMENDED
USB,
SERIAL
,
OR
E
THERNET
CABLE
For more information, visit the Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com
.
M
AKE
SURE
PRINTER
CABLES
ARE
SECURELY
CONNECTED
Check the cable connections to the printer and print server to
make sure they are secure.
For more information, see the setup documentation that came
with the printer.
Confidential and other held jobs do
not print
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
H
AS
A
FORMATTING
ERROR
OCCURRED
?
If so, delete the job and try printing it again. Only part of the
job may print.
M
AKE
SURE
THE
PRINTER
HAS
SUFFICIENT
MEMORY
Free up additional printer memory by scrolling through the list
of held jobs and deleting some of them.
C
HECK
TO
SEE
IF
THE
PRINTER
HAS
RECEIVED
INVALID
DATA
Delete invalid jobs.
Job takes longer than expected to
print
These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:
R
EDUCE
THE
COMPLEXITY
OF
THE
PRINT
JOB
Eliminate the number and size of fonts, the number and
complexity of images, and the number of pages in the job.
C
HANGE
THE
P
AGE
P
ROTECT
SETTING
TO
O
FF
1
From the control panel, press
.
2
Press
until
Settings
appears, and then press
.
3
Press
until
Setup Menu
appears, and then press
.
4
Press
until
Print Recovery
appears, and then
press
.
5
Press
until
Page Protect
appears, and then press
.
6
Press
until
Off
appears, and then press
.
Job prints from the wrong tray or on
the wrong paper
C
HECK
THE
P
APER
T
YPE
SETTING
Make sure the Paper Type setting matches the paper loaded in
the tray.
Incorrect characters print
Make sure the printer is not in Hex Trace mode. If
Ready Hex
appears on the display, you must exit Hex Trace mode before you
can print your job. Turn the printer off and back on to exit Hex
Trace mode.
Tray linking does not work
A
RE
THE
SAME
SIZE
AND
TYPE
OF
PAPER
LOADED
IN
EACH
TRAY
?
Load the same size and type of paper in each tray.
Move the paper guides to the correct positions for the paper
size loaded in each tray.
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