User guide
Table Of Contents
- Before Beginning
- Setting Up Printer (Printer Setup)
- Using Your Printer
- Print Media Guidelines
- Loading Print Media
- Operator Panel
- Printing
- Know Your Printer
- Maintaining Your Printer
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Basic Printer Problems
- Display Problems
- Printing Problems
- Print Quality Problems
- The output is too light
- Toner smears or print comes off/Stain on back side
- Random spots/Blurred images
- The entire output is blank
- Streaks appear on the output
- Pitched color dots
- Vertical blanks
- Mottle
- Ghosting
- Fog
- Bead-Carry-Out (BCO)
- Auger mark
- Wrinkled/Stained paper
- The top margins is incorrect
- Color registration is out of alignment
- Protrudent / Bumpy paper
- Noise
- Jam
- Other Problems
- Contacting Service
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- Index
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Understanding Your Printer Software 107
NOTE: If you receive no response from the printer or the printer is processing
a job using a USB connection, the message
Cannot get printer
information
is displayed.
2
Printer Status Image Area
Displays the image of printer condition.
• Estimated Toner Level image
Displays the estimated toner level of each color if the printer is
functioning properly.
NOTE: If the utility does not receive a response from the printer, the Unknown
toner image is displayed.
• Printer error image
Displays an indication image when an error occurs.
An error has occurred and the printer requires your
attention to correct a problem.
An error has occurred and the printer cannot be used.
An unknown error has occurred and the printer cannot be
used.
3
Info (i) button
Click this button to open
Preferences
.
NOTE: The Info (i) button appears on the lower-right corner of the window
when the cursor is over the Status Monitor window.
Less than 29% Less than 9% Unknown