What if my printer can't print?
First, bring the printer online.
If the printer is not online, it can't print naturally.
Second, restart the printer.
If the printer is still online and cannot print documents, you can restart the printer at this time, which will not only clear the printer memory, but also solve many printing failures.
Third, set the printer as the default printer.
The steps are as follows:
1. Click the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printer to open the printer window.
2. Right-click the printer icon to open the shortcut menu, and then click Set as Default.
Fourth, cancel the suspension of printing.
To do this, in the printer window, right-click the icon of the printer you are using, and then click to clear the check mark √ in front of the pause printing option.
5. Make the available space on the hard disk not less than 10MB.
If the available hard disk space is less than 10MB, you must free more space to complete the printing task. At this point, click the Disk Cleanup button, and then in the File to Delete list box, select the file type to delete, and click the OK button.
Sixth, increase the timeout setting of the printer.
Check or change the timeout settings as follows:
1. In the printer window, right-click the printer icon and then click Properties.
2. Click the Details tab and add various timeout settings under Timeout Settings. The "Unchecked" item specifies the time for the window to wait for the printer to come online, and an error message will be displayed after the specified time.
Seventh, make sure to print to the appropriate local printer port.
The steps are as follows:
1. In the printer window, right-click the printer icon and then click Properties.
2. Click the Details tab, and in the Print to the following port box, make sure that the printer is set to the appropriate port. The most commonly used port is set to "LPT 1", and some printers use USB port.
Eight, the output generated by the program is incorrect.
To determine whether the output generated by the program is correct, you can print the document by other programs to verify it. We print the test document in Notepad, and the steps are as follows:
1. Click Start, point to programs, point to attachments, and then click Notepad to open the Notepad window.
2. Type a few lines of text, and then on the File menu, click Print.
If you can print the test document, there is something wrong with the program you use to print it. Please reinstall the program.
Nine, reinstall the printer driver.
Sometimes, the printer driver may be damaged, resulting in an error that the document cannot be printed. We can reinstall the appropriate driver and print it.
1. In the printer window, right-click the printer icon, click Delete, and then click Yes. If prompted "Delete the private files of this printer", click the "Yes" button. If prompted to delete the default printer, click OK.
2. In the printer window, double-click the Add Printer icon to open the Add Printer Wizard, click the Next button, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
X. make sure that the port and printer cable are working properly.
After completing the above nine tasks, the following methods can help you find the problem further:
1. Is the printer cable firmly connected? If the computer is directly connected to the printer, make sure that both ends of the cable connecting the computer and the printer are plugged in correctly. If you use a print switching device, bypass the switching device, connect the printer directly to the computer, and then try to print.
2. Test port connection Connect the printer to another available port, and then try printing the document again. If it can be printed, the original port is damaged.
3. Test the printer cable and replace it with another printer cable, and then try to print the document again. If it can be printed, the original line is damaged.