| You might be having trouble to print a document | | | | your printer problem and try plugging your printer |
| very often. This is not unique to you; printer | | | | into another port of the same type on your |
| problem is ubiquitous and faced by everybody in | | | | personal computer. Try by plugging the printer |
| some or the other time. And like every other | | | | directly into a port on your computer in case your |
| problems it has also solutions. Here a step by step | | | | printer is connected to a hub. To see whether the |
| troubleshooting is provided. It is recommendable | | | | current cable is faulty, use any spare cable. To |
| to try the steps in the given order and take a | | | | detect if the problem is in the application that you |
| print-out after each step until the problem is | | | | are using, try printing from another application. |
| resolved. This will produce the best result. | | | | Then ensure that your printer is the selected |
| Plug in the printer and switch it on. | | | | printer in the Print dialog. |
| Ascertain that the printer has paper and toner. | | | | Select it from the Printer pop-up menu if you do |
| Switch off the printer for 10 seconds again switch | | | | not find it listed. |
| it on. | | | | Take care that your operating software is |
| Make sure that the printer cable is firmly secured | | | | up-to-date. |
| by checking. | | | | Also ensure that you are using the manufacturer's |
| To carry out the next step and get over with | | | | latest printer driver. |
| printer problem, plug off the cable and then | | | | Try deleting and then re-adding your printer |
| reconnecting it. But one thing you have to careful | | | | through the Printer Setup Utility. |
| in this case. In case you use a shared printer, | | | | Finally, open Printer Setup Utility and check the |
| make sure that you have access to it and you | | | | print job queue by double-clicking your printer in |
| are authorized to do so. To be in safer side, take | | | | the list, and checking the status message next to |
| out a test print-out page first to ensure that the | | | | the printer icon. You have to click on Start Jobs if |
| printer itself is functioning properly. Also make it | | | | you see the message Jobs Stopped. Click to |
| sure that the computer is connected to the same | | | | select the job and then click on Delete if a print |
| AirPort network if your printer is connected to an | | | | job shows an error. A careful observation of all |
| AirPort Base Station. | | | | these steps will definitely help you sort out the |
| Then proceed further in your attempt to solve | | | | printer problem. |