External print server is not working, Removing an external print server, Cable is not connected, is loose, or is damaged – Lexmark 9500 Series User Manual

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T

RY

PRINTING

A

TEST

PAGE

AGAIN

1

Do one of the following:

In Windows Vista, click

ΠControl Panel.

In Windows XP or 2000, click Start.

2

Click Programs or All Programs ŒLexmark 9500 Series.

3

Click Solution Center.

4

Click the Maintenance tab.

5

Click Print a test page.

External print server is not working

If there is an external device connected between the computer and the printer, make sure it supports bidirectional
communication.

Disconnect the printer from the external device, and connect it directly to the computer. If the printer works, there
may be a problem with the print server. See the documentation that shipped with the print server.

There may be a problem with the USB cable. Try a different cable.

Removing an external print server

1

Press

to turn the printer off.

2

Make sure the power to the print server is off.

3

Remove the USB cable from the external print server.

4

Disconnect the external print server from the computer.

5

Connect the printer USB cable to the printer.

6

Press

to turn the printer back on.

Cable is not connected, is loose, or is damaged

The USB cable must be fully connected and undamaged for proper communication.

M

AKE

SURE

THE

USB

CABLE

IS

CONNECTED

TO

THE

USB

PORT

ON

THE

BACK

OF

THE

COMPUTER

The USB port on the back of the computer is marked with the

USB symbol. Plug the long, flat end of the USB

cable into this port.

M

AKE

SURE

THE

OTHER

END

OF

THE

USB

CABLE

IS

CONNECTED

TO

THE

BACK

OF

THE

PRINTER

Plug the smaller, more square end of the USB cable into the back of the printer.

Troubleshooting

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