Samsung SL-M4580FX User Manual Ver.1.0 (English) - Page 217

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Solving other problems Condition The machine prints, but the text is wrong, garbled, or incomplete. Pages print, but they are blank. Possible cause Suggested solutions The machine cable is loose or defective. Disconnect the machine cable and reconnect. Try a print job that you have already printed successfully. If possible, attach the cable and the machine to another computer that you know works and try a print job. Finally, try a new machine cable. The wrong printer driver Check the application's printer was selected. selection menu to ensure that your machine is selected. The software application Try printing a job from another is malfunctioning. application. The operating system is malfunctioning. Exit Windows and reboot the computer. Turn the machine off and back on again. If you are in a DOS environment, the font setting for your machine may be set incorrectly. Change the language setting. The toner cartridge is Redistribute the toner, if necessary. If defective or out of toner. necessary, replace the toner cartridge. The file may have blank Check the file to ensure that it does not pages. contain blank pages. Some parts, such as the controller or the board, may be defective. Contact a service representative. Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions The machine does not print PDF file correctly. Some parts of graphics, text, or illustrations are missing. Incompatibility between the PDF file and the Acrobat products. If the PDF file do not include the font or do have the object which is set on Interactive mode. Printing the PDF file as an image may enable the file to print. Turn on Print As Image from the Acrobat printing options. Try printing a job from Printer Driver. The print quality of photos is not good. Images are not clear. The resolution of the photo is very low. Reduce the photo size. If you increase the photo size in the software application, the resolution will be reduced. Before printing, the machine emits vapor near the output tray. Using damp paper can cause vapor during printing. This is not a problem. Just keep printing. Try a fresh ream of paper. The machine does not print special- sized paper, such as billing paper. Paper size and paper size setting do not match. Set the correct paper size in the Custom Paper List in the Paper tab in the Printing Preferences (see "Paper Options" on page 68). Your machine has an odd smell during initial use. The oil used to protect the fuser is evaporating. After printing about 100 color pages, there will be no more smell. It is a temporary issue. 9. Troubleshooting 217

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Solving other problems
217
9. Troubleshooting
The machine
prints, but the
text is wrong,
garbled, or
incomplete.
The machine cable is
loose or defective.
Disconnect the machine cable and
reconnect. Try a print job that you
have already printed successfully. If
possible, attach the cable and the
machine to another computer that you
know works and try a print job. Finally,
try a new machine 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
back on again.
If you are in a DOS
environment, the font
setting for your machine
may be set incorrectly.
Change the language setting.
Pages print,
but they are
blank.
The toner cartridge is
defective or out of toner.
Redistribute the toner, if necessary. If
necessary, replace the toner cartridge.
The file may have blank
pages.
Check the file to ensure that it does not
contain blank pages.
Some parts, such as the
controller or the board,
may be defective.
Contact a service representative.
Condition
Possible cause
Suggested solutions
The machine
does not print
PDF file
correctly. Some
parts of
graphics, text,
or illustrations
are missing.
Incompatibility between
the PDF file and the
Acrobat products.
Printing the PDF file as an image may
enable the file to print. Turn on
Print
As Image
from the Acrobat printing
options.
If the PDF file do not
include the font or do
have the object which is
set on Interactive mode.
Try printing a job from Printer Driver.
The print
quality of
photos is not
good. Images
are not clear.
The resolution of the
photo is very low.
Reduce the photo size. If you increase
the photo size in the software
application, the resolution will be
reduced.
Before
printing, the
machine emits
vapor near the
output tray.
Using damp paper can
cause vapor during
printing.
This is not a problem. Just keep
printing. Try a fresh ream of paper.
The machine
does not print
special- sized
paper, such as
billing paper.
Paper size and paper size
setting do not match.
Set the correct paper size in the
Custom Paper List
in the
Paper
tab in
the
Printing Preferences
(see "Paper
Options" on page 68).
Your machine
has an odd
smell during
initial use.
The oil used to protect
the fuser is evaporating.
After printing about 100 color pages,
there will be no more smell. It is a
temporary issue.
Condition
Possible cause
Suggested solutions