Printer is busy printing another job, Ready or busy printing is listed as the status, Printing a test page – Lexmark 1500 Series User Manual
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Was the document formatted or created for the printer?
Windows may substitute different fonts. Line and page breaks may change with the font. Use the program that
created the document to fix these problems, and then save the changes for the next time you print.
Printer is busy printing another job
Wait until the printer has finished printing all other print jobs before sending this job to print.
Ready or Busy Printing is listed as the status
If Ready or Busy Printing is listed as the Printer Status on the Status tab of the Solution Center while you are
attempting to print, try the suggestions below. Next, test the solution by sending a document to print.
Is there a problem with the connections?
1
Check that the USB cable is connected to the computer. The USB port on the back of the computer is marked
by the
USB symbol. Plug the long, flat end of the USB cable into this port.
2
Make sure that the smaller, more square end of the USB cable is plugged into the back of the printer.
3
Check that the USB cable is not damaged and that the
light is on.
Do you need to adjust the Quality/Speed settings?
Select Photo from the Quality/Copies tab in Printing Preferences.
1
Click File
Print.
2
Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
3
From the Quality/Copies tab, make changes as needed.
4
Click OK to close any dialog boxes that are open.
Is the problem with the program?
Try printing a different image. If it prints correctly, the problem may be with the program you are using. For more
information, see the program documentation.
Printing a test page
1
Do one of the following:
•
In Windows Vista, click
.
•
In Windows XP and earlier, click Start.
2
Click Programs or All Programs
Lexmark 1500 Series.
3
Click Solution Center.
4
From the Maintenance tab, click Print a test page.
5
Compare the printed page to the image displayed on the computer screen. If the printed image matches the
image displayed on the screen, then you are finished.
6
If the test page did not print at all or has quality problems, attend to any error messages that appear on the
screen.
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