Ricoh AC205 User's Guide - Page 221

Condition Possible cause A print job is The job may be very extremely slow. complex. Suggested solutions Reduce the complexity of the page or try adjusting the print quality settings. The maximum print speed of your machine is 22 PPM for Letter-sized paper and 20 PPM for A4-sized paper. If you are using Windows 98/Me, the Spooling Setting may be set incorrectly. From the Start menu, choose Settings and Printers. Right-click the Printer Driver Type 103 PCL 6 machine 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 orientation setting may be incorrect. Change the page orientation in your application. See page 4.5. The paper size and the paper size settings do not match. Ensure that the paper size in the printer driver settings matches the paper in the tray. Or, ensure that the paper size in the printer driver settings matches the paper selection in the software application settings you use. The machine prints, but the text is wrong, garbled, or incomplete. The printer cable is loose or defective. Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect. Try a print job that you have already printed successfully. If possible, attach the cable and the machine to another computer and try a print job that you know works. Finally, try a new printer cable. The wrong printer driver was selected. Check the application's printer selection menu to ensure that your machine is selected. The software application is malfunctioning. Try printing a job from another application. The operating system is malfunctioning. Exit Windows and reboot the computer. Turn the machine off and then back on again. 9.18 TROUBLESHOOTING