Apple 12/600PS Printer User Manual


 
Nothing is printed; no paper comes out of the printer.
Try the following steps:
m Make sure the printer is turned on.
m If you are using background printing, check for error messages.
(Double-click the desktop icon for the printer you’re using.)
m If you have several printer icons on your desktop, make sure the one you
printed to is the same as the one where you’re looking for the printed
document.
m Try printing again, but select the Print Detailed Report option. (Choose the
Print command, click the Options button, then choose the Print Detailed
Report from the PostScript Errors pop-up menu.)
m Check the Chooser to be sure the printer is selected. Be sure to select the
printer’s name, as well as the LaserWriter 8 icon and, if necessary, the
AppleTalk network zone.
m Check the Paper Out light. If it is on, add paper and replace the paper
cassette. If it is blinking, make sure the paper cassette is securely in place.
m Check for a paper jam as described in Chapter 11.
m Check the network cables.
m Tur n th e printer off and back on. Check the startup page.
m Reinstall the printer software on your computer’s startup disk.
A message on the screen says the printer can’t print.
Try these steps:
m Make sure that the printer is turned on.
m Check the network cables.
m Make sure your startup disk has the LaserWriter 8 printer driver in the
Extensions folder, which is inside the System Folder.
m Make sure the printer is selected in the Chooser. Be sure to select the
printer’s name as well as the LaserWriter 8 icon and, if your network has
zones, the correct AppleTalk network zone.
m Make sure that the printer has paper correctly installed.
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