Brother International HL 1850 Service Manual - Page 193

CHAPTER

6

TROUBLESHOOTING

4.

SOFTWARE

SETTING

PROBLEMS

The

printer

may

not

print

the

data

correctly

if

there

are

incorrect

software

settings.

S-1

"There

was

an

error

writing

to

LPT1:

(or

BRUSB)

for

the

printer"

error

message

appears.

k

FV

A

User

Check

(1)

Check

that

the

printer

cable

is

not

damaged

or

broken.

Check

also

that

the

cable

is

connected

to

the

correct

interface

connectors

of

both

the

printer

and

PC.

(2)

Check

that

the

correct

printer

is

selected

if

you

have

an

interface

switching

device.

(3)

Check

that

the

appropriate

printer

driver

is

selected

as

`Set

as

Default'.

Check

also

that

the

correct

print

port

is

set

for

the

selected

printer

driver.

(4)

Check

that

the

printer

is

not

connected

to

the

same port

which

is

also

connected

to

a

mass

storage

device

or

scanner.

Remove

all

other

devices

and

connect

the

port

to

the

printer

only.

Turn

off

the

printer

status

monitor

in

the

device

options

tab

in

the

printer

driver.

(5)

If

the

print

port

is

set

as

an

ECP

port,

change

it

to

a

normal

port.

(6)

Try

printing

the

test

page

referring

to

9.

`INSPECTION

MODE'

in

this

Chapter.

(7)

Try

resetting

the

factory

settings.

Possible

cause

Step

Check

Result

Remedy

Failure

inside

the

printer

1

Is

it

possible

to

print

the

test

page

with

the

method

of

9.

`INSPECTION

MODE'

in

this

Chapter?

No

Identify

the

error

type,

then

refer

to

the

specified

section

of

this

chapter.

Main

PCB

failure

2

Is

it

possible

to

print

with

another

PC

and

printer

cable?

No

Replace

the

main

PCB.

Yes

This

problem

may

appear

under

the

specified

system

environment.

Check

the

environment

which

the

user

used.

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