June 9th, 2011 No Comments »
The printing is done via the Windows Print Spooler (Print Spooler Service).This service must be activated when Windows starts up, otherwise the will not print and you get the error message that the service is not started.
1.Under XP / Vista in the Control Panel and Administrative Services. For Windows 7, you click Control Panel, click System and Safety - management - services.
2. Open the Print Spooler service, or on Windows 7/Vista the Print Spooler service.
3. Set startup type to Automatic for the service and start the new, it should be terminated.
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June 8th, 2011 No Comments »
Incorrect printer property settings can have a bad or incomplete print the result or make sure your printer does not print. Check correspond in this case, if the settings of your printer to the manufacturer (note the information in the manual):
1.Click Start - Control Panel - Printers and Faxes or Vista Printer. In Windows 7 Start - Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Equipment and Printers.
2. Click the right mouse button on the printer to scan and select the shortcut menu select Properties.
3.Verify that all printer properties correspond to the recommendations of the manufacturer. Read the manual for the printer to or browse for relevant information on the Internet.
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June 8th, 2011 No Comments »
A complicated troubleshooting can be avoided if you take the built-in Windows Print Advisor to complete. It can be found in the Help and Support Center for Windows XP / Vista. If this can not help in solving a problem, please use the online support services, in which many well-known printer manufacturers are listed.
Start following the DVD Troubleshooter in the Windows Help and Support Center to:
1. Click Start and then Help and Support.
2. Select the link under Pick a Help Topic Fixing a problem.
3. Highlight in the left pane, select pressure problems and click the right window to fix a printer problem.
4. Select the option that describes the printer problem best.
5.Click Next and follow the instructions of the Advisor to isolate the problem. You can always click back to repeat the last step or alternative to choose.
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June 7th, 2011 No Comments »
When a new printer will be installed and the installation fails, then the first piece of advice is often the manufacturer’s hotline: “Have you also uninstalled the driver of the previous printer?”
Certainly a well-meant advice, which is implemented in practice, however, is anything but simple:
Windows will only display active devices in Device Manager and the old printer is often sold or has been replaced by a new printer because it is simply defective. But you can have Windows Vista and Windows 7’s also a trick with the devices that are not currently active:
1.Simultaneously press the WINDOWS + BREAK key combination.Then click on “Advanced System Settings, then click Environment Variables”.
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July 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
There have been some problems that people are running into when installing their new compatible toner and remanufactured toner. I want to address some of these issues, but first I have listed the step by step instructions to installing your Dell 3000cn toner.

These instructions are specifically for replacement toner, so if you have followed the instructions from your printer manual it may be the problem and you can proceed to the bottom of this page for troubleshooting.

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February 10th, 2009 No Comments »

Intermittent no power was the complaint of this Epson lx 300 printer. As usual, the main suspect was the power on/off switch. After removing the power board from the printer, I could clearly see a dry joint at the pin of the switch mode power transformer. This was the caused of the printer problem. There was no other loose connection or dry joints on the other part. Continue reading »
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February 10th, 2009 No Comments »

If the complaint for NEC P8000 printer was a missing line across the printout, immediately we will suspect the printer head or the ribbon or even sometime the ribbon mask. Among so many brand of dot matrix printer, only this model have one common fault which is the printer head and the printer driver ic’s spoilt.
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December 8th, 2008 No Comments »
This year in our annual winter ink-jet printer round up we tested four new models from HP and Canon and experienced some pleasant surprises - and disappointment. While HP rolled the dice and offered innovations, the Japanese vendor remained mired in its usual conservatism.
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August 17th, 2008 No Comments »
The assumption that laser printers offer a faster yet more expensive alternative compared to ink-jet printers no longer holds true all of the time. Color laser printer prices are falling fast, and their print quality is not necessarily inferior to that of ink-jet printers anymore.
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August 14th, 2008 No Comments »
We look at a dozen of the most popular black-and-white laser printers, discussing a wide range of options, as well as printer and toner cartridge pricing.
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