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Dell 1600n Multifunction Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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The toner cartridge is not installed.

If a printer system error occurs, contact your
service representative.

The connection cable
between the computer and
the multi-function printer
is not connected properly.

Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect
it.

The connection cable
between the computer and
the multi-function printer
is defective.

If possible, attach the cable to another
computer that is working properly and print
a job. You can also try using a different
printer cable.

The multi-function printer
may be configured
incorrectly.

Check the printer properties to ensure that
all of the print settings are correct.

The printer driver may be
incorrectly installed.

Remove the printer driver and then reinstall
it; see

page 42

and

page 36

respectively.

The multi-function printer
is malfunctioning.

Check the display message on the operator
panel to see if the machine is indicating a
system error.

The multi-function
printer selects print
materials from the
wrong paper source.

The paper source selection
in the printer properties
may be incorrect.

For many software applications, the paper
source selection is found under the Paper tab
within the printer properties. Select the
correct paper source. See

page 75

.

A print job is
extremely slow.

The job may be very
complex.

Reduce the complexity of the page or try
adjusting the print quality settings.

The maximum print speed of your multi-
function printer is 17 PPM for Letter-sized
paper.

If you are using Windows
98/Me, the Spooling
Setting may be set
incorrectly.

Click the Start button

Settings

Printers. Right-click the Dell Laser MFP
1600n
printer icon, click Properties

Details

Spool Settings. Select the desired spool setting.

Half the page is
blank.

The page orientation
setting may be incorrect.

Change the page orientation in your
application. See

page 74

.

The paper size and the
paper size settings do not
match.

Ensure that the paper size in the printer
driver settings matches the paper in the tray.

The multi-function
printer prints, but
the text is wrong,
garbled, or
incomplete.

The printer cable is loose
or defective.

Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect.
Try a print job that you have already printed
successfully. If possible,
attach the cable and
the printer to another computer and try a
print job that you know works. Finally, try a
new printer cable.

The wrong printer driver
was selected.

Check the application's printer selection
menu to ensure that your printer is selected.

The software application is
malfunctioning.

Try printing a job from another application.