Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Copying/Printing Stops Before It Is CompletedCopying/Printing Stops Before It Is CompletedCheck 1: Has the machine been printing continuously for a longperiod?If the machine has been printing continuously for a long time, the Print Head may overheat. Toprotect the Print Head, the machine may stop printing at a line break for a period of time and thenresume printing.In this case, interrupt your print session at a convenient time and turn the machine off for at least 15minutes.Additionally, if the machine has been printing graphics or photos with intense colors continuouslyover a period of time, the machine may stop printing to protect the Print Head. In this case, printingwill not resume automatically. Turn the machine off for at least 15 minutes.CautionThe Print Head and the surrounding area can become extremely hot inside the machine. Nevertouch the Print Head or nearby components.Check 2: Is the paper loaded?Make sure that paper is loaded in the Rear Tray or Cassette.Confirm the paper source, then reload paper.Check 3: Do the printing documents have lots of photographs orillustrations?Printing large data such as photos or graphics takes time for the machine and the computer toprocess, during which the machine may appear to have stopped operating.In addition, when printing data that uses a large amount of ink continuously on plain paper, themachine may pause temporarily. In either case, wait until the process is complete.NoteIf you are printing a document with a large printing area or printing multiple copies of adocument, printing may pause to allow the ink to dry.Page topPage 691 of 815 pagesCopying/Printing Stops Before It Is Completed
