Like all other pieces of hardware, the printer has its set of annoying problems. Running out of ink too fast, paper jams and slow printing times are already sources of disappointment, but the printer failing to respond to print requests is what really makes one’s blood boil. Before you vent your anger on tech support, ask yourself these four questions that just might help you solve your printing problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
A printer can’t obviously perform its functions if it’s not receiving any data from your computer. Ensure that the connection between the two is properly established. If you have a wired printer, see to it that its data cable is properly plugged into the ports at both ends. Try swapping cables or plugging into other available port. If you own a wireless printer instead, make sure that it’s connected properly to your router’s wireless network. The printer should be close to the router to increase throughput; printing time becomes longer as you move the printer farther away from the router.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A computer printer handles one print job at a time and lists all jobs in a print queue. If even a single print job becomes stuck at the print queue due to some error, your printer can’t proceed to other print jobs until the erring one is resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Go the Devices and Printers<\/span> at the Control Panel<\/span>. Find your printer among the listed devices, right-click it and select See what’s printing<\/span>. In the print queue window, right-click the document in limbo and select Cancel<\/span>. Also make sure that the Pause Printing option in the Printer<\/span> menu doesn’t have a checkmark right beside it. A paused printer naturally doesn’t perform its tasks until you tell it to resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n