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Problem Solver
Problems printing PostScript documents
The problems listed in this section are those that you may encounter when printing with the PostScript driver. All procedural instructions refer to the PostScript printer driver that shipped with your printer.
See the appropriate sections below for resolutions to the various problems that you may experience when printing in the PostScript mode from a computer running one of the supported Windows operating systems.
| The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode. | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The printer's emulation mode setting is incorrect. |
The printer is set to the Auto mode by default, so that it can automatically determine the encoding used in the received print job data and select the appropriate emulation mode. However, there are situations where the printer cannot select the correct emulation mode. In this case, it must be set manually to PS3.
Set the emulation mode through the SelecType Emulation menu on the printer. See Emulation Menu. |
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The printer's emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect.
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The emulation mode can be set individually for each interface which receives print job data. Set the emulation mode for the interface you are using to PS3.
Set the emulation mode through the SelecType Emulation menu on the printer. See Emulation Menu. |
| The printer does not print. | |
| Cause | What to do |
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The Print to file check box is selected in the Print dialog box. |
Clear the Print to file check box in the Print dialog box. |
| An incorrect printer driver is selected. |
Make sure that the PostScript printer driver that you are using to print is set as the default printer. Follow the steps below:
(1) Click Start, select Settings, then click Printers. If your computer is running Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. In the window that appears, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click View installed printers or fax printers. If Printers and Faxes is displayed at the bottom of the window, click on it instead. (2) Right-click the icon of the PostScript printer driver that you are using to print. (3) Make sure that there is a check mark next to Set as Default Printer. If not, click on Set as Default Printer to select it. |
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The Emulation menu in the printer's Control Panel is set to a mode other than Auto or PS3 for the interface that you are using. |
Change the mode setting to either Auto or PS3. |
| The printer does not print normally. (Windows 98/95 only) | |
| Cause | What to do |
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The computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the parallel port setting is set to the ECP mode. |
The printer may not print normally if the computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set. When this is the case, follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct: (1) Click Start, select Settings, then click Printers. (2) Right-click the icon for the printer, then click Properties. (3) Click the Details tab, then click the Spool Settings button. (4) Select Disable bi-directional support for this printer, then click the OK button. |
| The font on the printout is different from that on the screen. | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The PostScript screen fonts are not installed. | The PostScript screen fonts must be installed on the computer that you are using. Otherwise, the font that you select is substituted by some other font for display on the screen. |
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The Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font Substitution Table setting on the Fonts sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box is turned on, but the TrueType fonts are not replaced by the printer fonts. |
If the Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font Substitution Table setting on the Fonts sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box is turned on, TrueType fonts are replaced by the printer fonts before they are printed. Specify the appropriate substitution fonts using the Font Substitution Table. |
| The printer fonts cannot be installed. | |
| Cause | What to do |
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The Emulation menu in the printer's Control Panel is not set to PS3 for the interface that you are using. |
Change the Emulation menu setting to PS3 for the interface that you are using, then try reinstalling the printer fonts again. |
| The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth. | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The resolution is set to 300 dpi. | Change the Resolution setting in the Graphics sheet to 600 dpi. |
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The printer does not have sufficient memory. |
Increase the printer memory. |
| The printer does not print normally via the parallel interface. (Windows 98/95 only) | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the parallel port setting is set to the ECP mode. |
The printer may not print normally if the computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set. When this is the case, follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct:
(1) Click Start, select Settings, then click Printers. (2) Right-click the icon for the printer, then click Properties. (3) Click the Details tab, then click the Spool Settings button. (4) Select Disable bi-directional support for this printer, then click the OK button. |
| The printer does not print normally via the USB interface. | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The Data Format setting in the printer's Properties dialog box is not set to ASCII data. |
The printer cannot print binary data when it is connected to the computer via the USB interface. Make sure that the Data Format setting, which is accessed by clicking Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box, is set to ASCII data.
If your computer is running Windows XP, click the Device Settings tab in the printer's Properties dialog box, then click the Output Protocol setting and select ASCII. |
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| The printer does not print normally via the network interface. | |
| Cause | What to do |
| The Data Format setting, which is accessed by clicking Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box, is different from the data format setting specified in the application. | If the file is created in an application that allows you to change the data format or encoding, such as Photoshop, make sure that the setting in the application matches that in the printer driver. |
| The computer is connected to the network using AppleTalk in a Windows NT 4.0/2000 environment, and the Send CTRL+D Before Each Job or Send CTRL+D After Each Job setting on the Device Settings sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box is set to Yes. | Make sure that both the Send CTRL+D Before Each Job and Send CTRL+D After Each Job settings are set to No. |
| The network connection is something other than AppleTalk, and the Data Format setting is not set to ASCII data. | If the network connection is something other than AppleTalk, make sure that the Data Format setting is set to ASCII data or Tagged binary communications protocol. |
| The print data is too large. | Click Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box, and then change the Data Format setting from ASCII data (default) to Tagged binary communications protocol. |
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Printing cannot be performed using the network interface. |
Click Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer's Properties dialog box, and then change the Data Format setting from ASCII data (default) to Tagged binary communications protocol. |
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