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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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restricting the features each user can access to only what they need.

Just because the data on your device is secure doesn’t mean documents

rolling off of it are free from prying eyes. User authentication can also help

out by letting users send documents to the printer, but waiting to print them

until the user authenticates at the device. It can also minimize some of the

risk to unsupervised documents by restricting the ability of less-trusted users

to scan/copy/e-mail a document from the device, limiting the ease with which

they could steal a copy of an unattended document and leave the original.

Troubleshooting Printers

Once set up, printers tend to run with few issues, assuming that you install

the proper drivers and keep the printer well maintained. But printer errors do

occasionally develop. Take a look at the most common print problems, as

well as problems that crop up with specific printer types.

NOTE Every printer is different. Read the documentation included with

your printer to learn how you can perform the tasks listed in this section.

Troubleshooting General Issues

Printers of all stripes share some common problems, such as print jobs that

don’t print, strangely sized prints, and misalignment. Other issues include

disposing of consumables, sharing multiple printers, and crashing on powerup.

Let’s take a look at these general troubleshooting issues, but start with a

recap of the tools of the trade.

EXAM TIP Don’t forget to check the obvious. Many printers include tiny

displays that can clue you in to what’s wrong. Most brands use a series of

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