1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.
2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.
3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.
Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.
1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.
2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage47
.
Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyou
cannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,
andservice”onpage77
.
Serialconnectorproblems
Usethisinformationtotroubleshoottheserialconnectoranddevicesattachedtotheserialconnector.
Symptom:Serialconnectorcannotbeaccessed.
Actions:
•Makesuretheserialcableissecurelyconnectedtotheserialconnectoronthecomputerandtotheserial
device.Iftheserialdevicehasitsownpowercord,makesureitisattachedtoaproperlygrounded
electricaloutlet.
•IftheserialdevicehasitsownOn/Offswitch,makesureitisintheOnposition.
•IftheserialdevicehasanOnlineswitch,makesureitisintheOnlineposition.
•Iftheserialdeviceisaprinter,makesurepaperisloadedcorrectly.
•Verifythatanysoftwaresuppliedwiththeserialdeviceiscorrectlyinstalled.Refertothedocumentation
fortheserial-deviceoption.
•Makesurethattheserial-connectoradapter,ifyouaddedone,isproperlyinstalledandfirmlyseated.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage77
.
Softwareproblems
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder”onpage74
•“Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected”onpage74
Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder
Symptom:Whenusingasortfeature,datesdonotsortinthecorrectorder.
Action:Somesoftwaredevelopedbeforetheyear2000usedonlythelasttwodigitsofayeartosort
dates,alwaysassumingthefirsttwodigitswere19.Consequently,theseprogramssortdatesoutoforder.
Checkwithyoursoftwaremanufacturertoseeifanyupdatesareavailable.Manysoftwaremanufacturers
makeupdatesavailablefromtheWorldWideWeb.
Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected
Symptom:Softwaredoesnotworkasexpected.
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