HP DJ340 Shuts Off During Printing
(This may also apply to other battery powered printers.
"Whenever I send a heavily formatted print
job to a DJ340 printer, it prints 1/3 to 1/2 a page and then power
shuts off! This so far has happened in TTAX97 and Netscape 4.03.
OS is Win95 and I'm using the latest driver for this printer. The
printer otherwise prints test pages and simple jobs OK."
(From: Paul Grohe (grohe@galaxy.nsc.com).)
I know this sounds silly, but how old are the
batteries?
My guess is that the battery is probably getting
weak. Heavy graphic content and "fancy" fonts users (of
which TTax and Netscape qualify) will "swipe" the head
more per line than the "text and lines" of the test pages.
Moving that print head uses a lot of power!
Does the unit work on the adapter - without the
battery? If not, then it relies mainly on the battery for power,
and the adapter just charges the battery in between jobs. A weak
battery could be drained after a short time.
If it works without the battery, then the battery
could be going bad, causing the charger to dump too much current
into the battery and "rob" some of the power from the
printer.
There is a "Troubleshooting" note in
the printers "FAQ" on HP's site. It basically says to
check the batteries and make sure you are using the correct power
supply.
Try replacing the battery. If you bought it at
a local store, take it back and see if they have another battery
to check it with.
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