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www.gateway.com 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. • If you are using a parallel port printer and the optional port replicator, 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. To make sure that the printer is not set to work offline: 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. 119

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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.
•
If you are using a parallel port printer and the optional
port replicator, 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.
To make sure that the printer is not set to work offline:
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.