Preventive/troubleshooting of Printers and Scanners

2010
03.24

If your printer or scanner is not working you would troubleshoot it to find out why. You could also do Preventative or Remedial maintenance shown below…

Preventative Fault Remedial
Monitor ink levels No ink Replace ink cartridge
Service the printer regularly Regular paper Jams Printer engineer-£££
Monitor paper No paper Replace the paper
Regularly print No connection Re-connect the printer
Check for a jam Not printing Printer engineer-£££
Clean regularly Dust build up Clean it up
Suitable USB cable No data connection Replace USB cable
Check for updates on the driver   Printing crazy characters Replace the driver
Check fuse No power Replace fuse
Clean fans Overheating Replace

 

 

 

2 Responses to “Preventive/troubleshooting of Printers and Scanners”

  1. office stationery…

    I wish I had read this article last month, it would have made my job easier…

  2. benn96 says:

    why thanks kind sir

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