Printer – Gateway Tablet PC User Manual

Page 268

Advertising
background image

258

Chapter 17: Troubleshooting

www.gateway.com

The display goes black while the tablet is still turned on

Tablet has gone into Standby after sitting idle (power status indicator is
blinking green). Slide and hold the Power switch for about a second to
resume operations.

Tablet has gone into low-battery Hibernate (power status indicator is
blinking green). Slide and hold the Power switch for about a second to
resume operations, and charge the battery.

Printer

The printer will not turn on

Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline
button that you may need to press.

Make sure that the power cable is plugged into an AC power source.

The printer is on but will not print

Check the cable between the printer and your tablet PC. Make sure that
it is connected to the correct port.

Make sure that the printer is online. Many printers have an online/offline
button that you may need to press so the printer can start printing. Press
the button to put the printer online.

Check the port and cable for bent or broken pins.

If the printer you want to print to is not the default printer, make sure
that you have selected it in the printer setup.

To set a default printer:

1

Tap

Start

, then tap

Control Panel

. The Control Panel window opens.

If your Control Panel is in Category View, tap

Printers and Other

Hardware

.

2

Tap/Double-tap the

Printers and Faxes

icon. The Printers and Faxes

window opens.

3

Button-tap the name of the printer you want to be the default
printer, then tap

Set as Default Printer

.

Advertising