week 6 assignment IT/286
Associate Program Material
Appendix D
Troubleshooting Computer Hardware
In this worksheet, you must identify solutions to four separate computer printer problems. For each solution, you must prepare an answer of at least 150 words in each Answer box.
Part One: Wireless Printing
|Problem |
|The computer will not connect to the printer wirelessly. |
|Details |
|Julie has just purchased a
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How would you solve this problem? |
|Answer |
|If a laser jet printer is showing signs of smearing and partial fading, the problem could be a couple of different things. The |
|obvious first step is to change the toner cartridge it may have a leak. If that is not the problem then I would ask what type of |
|paper they are using, sometimes the paper is to smooth and the ink does not get fully absorbed into the paper. Next I would ask if |
|they have been running any double sided print jobs through, sometimes the front side of the paper is still to wet and when the |
|paper is run back through it makes the rollers dirty. Next I would clean the rollers with isopropyl alcohol and see if the problem|
|returns. If the problem did not return I would suspect a leaky cartridge, if it does return I would then suspect that the fuser is |
|not heating the ink to the proper temperature. You can feel the fuser after you print if it does not feel hot replace it. |
Part Three: Printer Maintenance Kit
|Problem |
|LaserJet® printouts are faded and show smeared
If distortion happen in the bar code sequence then the scanner will possibly unable to scan the product bar code.
The franking machine prints postage stamps onto envelopes or stickers that are put onto parcels.
Level 3 You type “abcd” but the locally attached printer prints garbled text. How do you go about resolving this issue?
They may have poor eye sight, the cells may not have transferred on to the slide properly, the microscope may have malfunctioned,
Office Max currently offers a store brand cartridge that works as well in my printer as the HP brand toner. The cartridge that they offer is the smaller version, and the cost savings is about $5-$10 per cartridge.
2. Using system resources (CPU, disk space) without proper accounting; causing the printer to mix output by sending data while some other user's file is printing.
are clean on the surface and underneath. Also ensure any oils/creams used are removed/soaked off
Because of the composition of the prints, they are often fragile and can be damaged on contact to the point where no analysis can take place. This means that
Check the automatic sensors to see if the light is on. If the light on the sensor is not blinking, it would need replacement. Also nothing should be obstructing the sensors and their path.
Has the printer maintenance been performed? A faulty fuser, or the transfer roller can cause damage to the
I have an Epson Artisan 837 all in one. It was working perfectly fine yesterday. Today it is telling me I have a paper jam. I went through the steps it told me to take 3 times. There is no paper jammed anywhere! Each time I finish the steps and turn it back on, it makes a grinding sound, then I get the same paper jam error message. I need some helpful advice if anyone has seen this before, please tell me what I should
However, if you have an ink jet printer, try to print at least one page every 7-10 days so your cartridges were constantly in operation in order to avoid clogging of nozzles on
The commercial printing industry, once the dominant communication medium of the United States has been changing constantly for the last 65 years. Since the end of the Second World War, the commercial printing industry has lost market share for a number of reasons. Unimagined technological advances brought continuous innovations, new media challenges, a changing culture and increased domestic and foreign competition. The result of these changes is an industry that’s been forever altered and is facing an uncertain future.
I would ask the lab to look at possible damage or scratches on the device. This is to see if it has been tampered with (it could have been done
Call Canon Printer tech Support +1-800-436-0509 if you are facing any issue in any of the steps listed above.