HP 3550 - Manual (Page 199)

Erratic, missing characters or interrupted printout
Cause Solution
You are attempting to print a PCL job with the
printer configured for PostScript Emulation. From the printer control panel, select the correct
printer personality, and then resend the print job.
You are attempting to print a PostScript job with
the printer configured for PCL. From the printer control panel, select the correct
printer personality, and then resend the print job.
Partial printout
Cause Solution
A memory error message appears on the printer
control panel. 1. Free up printer memory by deleting
unneeded downloaded fonts, style sheets,
and macros from printer memory.
or
2. Add more memory to the printer.
The file you are printing contains errors. Check the software application to verify that the
file does not contain errors.
1. Print another file that you know is error-free
from within the same application.
or
2. Print the file from another application.
Manual 2-sided print job is ordered incorrectly
Cause Solution
A manual 2-sided print job was requested with
the option Correct Order for Rear Bin selected,
but the lower rear door (rear output bin) was not
open. Open the lower rear door (rear output bin) and
send the print job again.
Smears, vertical lines, toner specks, or repetitive marks appear on printouts
Cause Solution
The printer engine needs to be cleaned. Clean the printer. See Cleaning the printer . If the
problem persists, see Print quality troubleshooting .
Guidelines for printing with different fonts
● The 80 internal fonts are available in PostScript Emulation (PS) and PCL mode.
● To conserve printer memory, download only those fonts that are needed.
● If you require several downloaded fonts, consider installing additional printer memory.
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