Printing Problems - Samsung SF-4500 User Manual

Printing Problems

Symptom
Printer power is on, but
nothing prints.
Printer seems to be printing,
but no characters are
printing.
Expected characters are
printed or missing.
Cause and Solution
¥ The printer is improperly connected to the computer. Make
sure the printer cable is firmly connected to the printer and
the computer.
¥ Make sure that the printer cable is an IEEE 1284-compliant
bi-directional parallel interface cable.
¥ Bad printer cable or computer port. Try another cable.
¥ Make sure that your application has the SF4500 Series
selected as the default printer.
¥ Make sure that there is paper in the paper bin.
¥ Check Print Manager.
¥ Try changing ports.
¥ Make sure that your selected port is not being used by
another device.
¥ Make sure that the paper path is not blocked.
¥ Check the print cartridge. Tape may be covering the ink
nozzles of the print cartridge.
¥ The print cartridge may be out of ink. Replace with a new
one. See page 3.24. The Status Monitor shows the amount of
ink left in the cartridge.
¥ Make sure that your application has the SF4500 Series
selected as the default printer.
¥ The printer cable may not be securely connected to the
machine and the computer, or the printer cable may not be
correct type. Check the printer cable.
¥ The print head may need cleaning. See ÔPrint Cartridge
Nozzle TestÕ, on page 3.19.
3.11
Troubleshooting