HP Deskjet 1180c Printer - Manual (Page 24)

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z Try printing a sample page
Turn the printer off, and then back on. Press the
R ESUME button
and release it when the Resume light starts to blink. If the sample
page prints, then the problem is not with the printer.
z Check the printer setup
Make sure your HP Deskjet printer is selected as the current or
default printer and that
Pause Printing is not checked.
z Check the network setup
Make sure that your printer is properly set up in your network
environment. See
Use the printer on a network on the “How Do I?”
Toolbox help, and the documentation provided by your network
vendors.
A Blank Page is Ejected
z Check that the tape is removed from the ink nozzles on the print
cartridges.
z Check for an empty print cartridge
If you are printing black text and a blank page is printed, your black
print cartridge may be empty. Replace the black print cartridge.
z Check the printer setup
Make sure your printer is selected as the current or default printer.
z Check the parallel port on your computer
If you are using a parallel cable, make sure your printer is
connected directly to the parallel port. Do not share the port
with other devices such as a Zip drive.
Placement of the Text or Graphics is Wrong
z The paper size or orientation settings may be incorrect
Make sure the paper size and page orientation selected in the
software program match the settings in the HP print settings
dialog box.
z The paper may not be loaded correctly
If everything on the page is slanted or skewed, make sure the
paper width and length guides fit snugly against the left and
bottom edges of the paper stack and that there are no more than
150 sheets of paper loaded in the main tray.
z The margin settings may be wrong
If the text or graphics are cut off at the edges of the page, make
sure the margin settings for the document do not exceed the
printable area of your printer.