A printer is a type of office equipment designed for printing (transferring to paper) electronic documents. When the printer is properly installed and turned on, a light on the cabinet illuminates to indicate that it is ready for use. For some reason, the user may need to turn off the printer or prohibit the output of documents for printing. There are several ways to turn off the printer.
Instructions
Step 1
The connected printer works under certain conditions. Firstly, it must be connected to the mains, secondly, it must be connected to the computer, and thirdly, the power button on the printer body must be in the On state. These conditions apply to the physical connection. To turn off the printer, unplug the printer, unplug it from the computer, or turn the button on the chassis to Off.
Step 2
If you want a properly installed printer to be physically connected without printing documents, configure the appropriate settings. The printer menu provides several commands with which you can control the printing of documents. You can set the necessary parameters in the "Printers and Faxes" folder window.
Step 3
To open the Printers and Faxes folder, click the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen, or press the Windows key (with a flag) on your keyboard. In the menu that opens, select the "Printers and Faxes" item by clicking on it with the left mouse button. If the desired item is not in the menu, select "Control Panel". In the Printers and Other Hardware category, click on the Printers and Faxes icon. If the panel has a classic look, select this icon right away.
Step 4
In the window that opens, you will see the icon for your printer. In the status of a correctly installed and configured printer, the inscription "Ready" is displayed. Move the cursor over the printer icon and right-click. In the drop-down menu, select the third line "Pause" and click on it with the left mouse button to temporarily stop printing documents. In the equipment readiness status, the caption will change to "Suspended". The Resume Printing command selected from the drop-down menu will bring your printer back online.
Step 5
To use the settings to change the status of the printer from the working state to "Not connected", select the fifth item "Delayed Print" in the drop-down menu by clicking on it with the left mouse button. To make the printer work again in the future, use the command "use printer online".
