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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Problem Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Possible Cause Printer cable is too long There may be problems in your operating system Try This Avoid using USB cables longer than 16.4 feet. Restart your computer. It may solve the problem. Delete an undesired print job if there is any. Use BJ Status Monitor in Windows or Printer Setup Utility in Macintosh for the deletion. If you are using the OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, use the Print Center for deletion. Cannot Print to End of Job 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program" on page 29. 2. Click Maintenance tab and then Start Status Monitor. 3. Click Display Print Queue. 4. Select Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu. When the confirmation messages is displayed, click Yes. The print job is deleted. Note In Windows Me or Windows 98 Click to select an undesired document and select Purge Print Documents in the Printer menu. 1. Select Applications from the Go menu. 2. Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon in the Utilities folder. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the Print Center icon. 3. Double-click iP90 displayed under Name in the Printer List. 4. Click to select an undesired document and click . The print job is deleted. The infrared communication distance or the Infrared Port angle is incorrect Place the printer at a distance of 31.5 inch/80 cm from the computer. Ensure that the Infrared Ports are at a proper angle and there are no obstacles between them. Retry printing. The allowable distance and angle for infrared communication depend on the functions of the computer in addition to environmental conditions. See "Printing Data through Infrared Communication" on page 15. Incorrect page size selected Ensure that the page size setting matches the size of the paper loaded in the printer: - Check the Paper Size setting from within your application to ensure that it matches the size of the paper loaded. - Check the Page Setup tab in the Printer Properties dialog box (for Windows) or the Page Setup dialog box (for Macintosh) to ensure that it matches the size of the paper loaded. During infrared communication, infrared rays were interrupted or another infrared communication unit is operating nearby If infrared communication between the infrared ports of the printer and computer or PDA is interrupted by any obstacle for ten seconds or longer during printing, the paper on which data is being printed is ejected and the printer is reset. Remove the obstacle and retry printing. If another infrared communication unit is operating nearby, printing can stop due to interference. When printing a document through infrared communication, do not operate other infrared communication units like a television remote control. See "Printing Data through Infrared Communication" on page 15. 74

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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Problem
Possible Cause
Try This
Printer Does Not
Start or Printer
Stops During
Print Jobs
Printer cable is too
long
Avoid using USB cables longer than 16.4 feet.
There may be
problems in your
operating system
Restart your computer. It may solve the problem.
Delete an undesired print job if there is any. Use BJ Status Monitor in Windows or
Printer Setup Utility
in Macintosh for the deletion. If you are using the OS other
than Mac OS X v.10.3, use the
Print Center
for deletion.
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
See
"
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program
"
on page 29.
2. Click
Maintenance
tab and then
Start Status Monitor
.
3. Click
Display Print Queue
.
4. Select
Cancel All Documents
in the
Printer
menu.
When the confirmation messages is displayed, click
Yes
.
The print job is deleted.
1. Select
Applications
from the
Go
menu.
2.
Double-click the
Printer Setup Utility
icon in the
Utilities
folder.
If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the
Print Center
icon.
3. Double-click
iP90
displayed under
Name
in the
Printer List
.
4.
Click to select an undesired document and click
.
The print job is deleted.
The infrared
communication
distance or the
Infrared Port angle
is incorrect
Place the printer at a distance of 31.5 inch/80 cm from the computer. Ensure that
the Infrared Ports are at a proper angle and there are no obstacles between them.
Retry printing.
The allowable distance and angle for infrared communication depend on the
functions of the computer in addition to environmental conditions.
See
"
Printing Data through Infrared Communication
"
on page 15.
Cannot Print to
End of Job
Incorrect page size
selected
Ensure that the page size setting matches the size of the paper loaded in the
printer:
-
Check the
Paper Size
setting from within your application to ensure that it
matches the size of the paper loaded.
-
Check the
Page Setup
tab in the
Printer Properties
dialog box (for Windows) or
the
Page Setup
dialog box (for Macintosh) to ensure that it matches the size of
the paper loaded.
During infrared
communication,
infrared rays were
interrupted or
another infrared
communication unit
is operating nearby
If infrared communication between the infrared ports of the printer and computer
or PDA is interrupted by any obstacle for ten seconds or longer during printing, the
paper on which data is being printed is ejected and the printer is reset. Remove the
obstacle and retry printing.
If another infrared communication unit is operating nearby, printing can stop due
to interference. When printing a document through infrared communication, do not
operate other infrared communication units like a television remote control.
See
"
Printing Data through Infrared Communication
"
on page 15.
Note
In Windows Me or Windows 98
Click to select an undesired document and select
Purge Print
Documents
in the
Printer
menu.