Application: A printer problem

Practise a printer problem, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Describe what actually happens, when it began and what has been tried. Give the error message and version number, and distinguish an observed symptom from an unverified cause.

The first two examples come from the linked conversation. The third adds a follow-up. Notice the movement from opening request to response and clarification.

Practical examples

The printer is not showing my document in its queue.

الطابعة لا تعرض مستندي في قائمة الانتظار.

Explore the expression in context

Check that the correct printer is selected and tell me its current status.

تحقق من اختيار الطابعة الصحيحة وأخبرني بحالتها الحالية.

Explore the expression in context

The printer accepts the job, but no pages come out of the machine.

تستقبل الطابعة المهمة، لكن لا تخرج أي صفحات من الجهاز.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The printer is not showing my document in its queue.هل يمكنك مساعدتي؟ ماذا أفعل بعد أن فاتني سائق التوصيل؟هناك أمر أود السؤال عنه. كيف يعمل نظام استعارة الأدوات في الحي؟قال مديرنا إن الاجتماع سيبدأ متأخرًا عن الموعد المخطط.الطابعة لا تعرض مستندي في قائمة الانتظار.

2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: تستقبل الطابعة المهمة، لكن لا تخرج أي صفحات من الجهاز.We enjoyed it, but the journey was quite long.The report began by asking whether the whole guide needed to be replaced.The printer accepts the job, but no pages come out of the machine.I would withhold support from a permanent commitment until that uncertainty had been addressed.