Solving printer problems – HP dc5700 User Manual

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Service Reference Guide, dc5700

437804-001

D–21

Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Solving Printer Problems

Sound does not come

out of the speaker or

headphones.

(continued)

Computer is in

standby mode.

Press the power button to resume

from standby mode.

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When attempting to resume

from standby mode, do

not hold down the power

button for more than four

seconds. Otherwise, the

computer will shut down

and any unsaved data will

be lost.

Sound from headphones is

not clear or muffled.

Headphones are

plugged into the rear

audio output connector.

The rear audio

connector is for

powered audio devices

and is not designed for

headphone use.

Plug the headphones into the

headphone connector on the front of

the computer.

Computer appears to be

locked up while recording

audio.

The hard disk may be

full.

Before recording, make sure there is

enough free space on the hard disk.

You can also try recording the audio

file in a compressed format.

Line-in, Line-out,

headphone, or microphone

jacks are not functioning

properly.

Jacks have been

configured in the audio

driver or application

software.

In the audio driver or application

software, reconfigure the jacks or set

the jacks to their default values.

Solving Audio Problems (Continued)

Problem

Cause

Solution

Solving Printer Problems

Problem

Cause

Solution

Printer will not print.

Printer is not turned on

and online.

Turn the printer on and make sure it

is online.

The correct printer

driver for the

application are not

installed.

1. Install the correct printer driver

for the application.

2. Try printing using the

MS-DOS command:
DIR C:\ > [printer port]
where [printer port] is the

address of the printer being

used. If the printer works, reload

the printer driver.

If you are on a network,

you may not have made

the connection to the

printer.

Make the proper network

connections to the printer.

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