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Prints Gibberish or Garbled Text, Offending Command or PostScript Error

Product support for
Xerox B210 Printer
Article ID
KB0327140
Published
2020-06-26

The following is a list of reasons why prints may contain incorrect, garbled, or incomplete text and suggestions on how to resolve the issue.

If this fails to resolve your issue, contact Support for additional assistance.

Probable Causes

Solutions

The computer needs to reboot its system

Try to reboot the computer. Rebooting your computer will improve the systems processors and will release overloads.

The printer cable is loose or defective.

  • Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect. Try a print job that you have already printed successfully. If possible, attach the cable and the printer to another computer that you know works and try a print job.

  • Try a new printer cable.

The wrong print driver was selected.

Check the application's printer selection menu to ensure that your printer is selected.

The printer requires a full reset.

  1. Power the printer off, then unplug the power cord and wait 30 seconds.

  2. Plug the power cord into the outlet securely, then press the power On/Off button.

The software application is malfunctioning.

Try printing a job from another application.

The operating system is malfunctioning

Exit applications and reboot the computer. Switch the printer off and then on again.