Thursday, November 24, 2016

What To Do Before Resorting To Printer Repair Services

By Linda Hughes


The uses of printers go beyond just work and school as its also very beneficial for people who have a passion for arts and crafts. This is why many people do not hesitate to buy printers along with their computers for the multitudinous uses that it serves. They also make sure that they go for one of high caliber because they see it as an investment.

However, there are times that printers act up and all you want to do is just smash them on the floor but then you remember that you would basically end up with nothing to use if you do so. Many people think that acquiring printer repair Jersey City services is the first thing that they should do but it really is not. Before deciding to spend money to have it fixed, channel your inner technical representative self and try these troubleshooting steps for common printer problems.

Slow printing. Admit it, no matter the brand and type, some of these things just act up and print too slow. Okay so when trying to fix this problem on your own, check on the printer properties and find the option that reduces its print quality. This can even save you ink, but if such does not work, you might want to add a RAM to your little buddy.

You may also want to make sure that the printer is plugged to a speedy port so that it receives printing signals faster. If the data you want is from the web, you can omit the graphics that comes with it especially if they are not needed as this will just slow it up and waste some ink. Another thing is making sure that you do not overload a paper with information or whatever because this can slow down the printing especially when the details are too small.

Aside from slowing down, there are also times where one might think that the thing is totally broken because nothing comes out of it after hitting the print button. First thing you can do is check if it is turned on, and if so, try checking if it is plugged into the CPU correctly. Do necessary adjustments and try again.

If connected, try checking the name of your device and check if it matches with the one that is set as default on your computer. If not, go ahead and set that as the default then try the process again to see if it works this time. Sometimes, your computer glitches and may select a different printer.

Spots and horizontal lines that ruin your document as well as a cloudy texture can also be a problem that you may encounter. These are especially common for an inkjet printer that is not used regularly which results to dried out ink. If the quality is on low, there are higher chances of this happening so one might want to switch it to high and reprint to inspect.

If the problems still occurs, look for the built in utility tool or program as this can clean out dried ink. After its done, check to see if the problem has been fixed by printing a test page. If the results are the same, you may want to check and see if you still have ink on the cartridge.

Things like these are very common but some people still kind of panic when it happens. Before spending money, check to see if you are able to aid these troubles yourself by following some simple steps. If the problem still persists, call the actual techs.




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