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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Printer The printer will not turn on ■ Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press. ■ Make sure that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source. The printer is on but will not print ■ Check the cable between the printer and your notebook. Make sure that it is connected to the correct port. ■ Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Press the button to put the printer online. ■ Check the port and cable for bent or broken pins. ■ If the printer you want to print to is not the default printer, make sure that you have selected it in the printer setup. To set a default printer: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that came with your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that the printer is not set to work offline. 100 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
Printer
The printer will not turn on
■
Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an
online/offline button that you may need to press.
■
Make sure that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source.
The printer is on but will not print
■
Check the cable between the printer and your notebook. Make sure
that it is connected to the correct port.
■
Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an
online/offline button that you may need to press so the printer can
start printing. Press the button to put the printer online.
■
Check the port and cable for bent or broken pins.
■
If the printer you want to print to is not the default printer, make
sure that you have selected it in the printer setup.
To set a default printer:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The
Control Panel
window
opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Printers
and Other Hardware
.
2
Click/Double-click the
Printers and Faxes
icon. The
Printers and
Faxes
window opens.
3
Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default
printer, then click
Set as Default Printer
.
■
Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that came with your printer
for instructions on installing the printer driver.
You see a “Printer queue is full” error message
■
Make sure that the printer is not set to work offline.