Interpreting control-panel messages

Message

Description

Recommended action

 

 

 

Access denied menus locked

The printer control panel function

See your network administrator.

you are trying to use has been

 

locked to prevent unauthorized

 

access.

 

Canceling...

[JOBNAME]

The printer is canceling a job. The

No action necessary.

message continues while the job is

 

stopped, the paper path is cleared,

 

and any remaining incoming data

 

on the active data channel is

 

received and discarded.

 

Checking paper path

The printer is checking for possible

No action necessary.

 

jams or paper that was not cleared

 

 

from the printer.

 

 

 

 

Checking printer

The printer is checking for possible

No action necessary.

 

jams or paper that was not cleared

 

 

from the printer.

 

CHOSEN PERSONALITY NOT AVAILABLE

alternates with

To continue press

The printer received a request for a personality (printer language) that does not exist in the printer. The print job is canceled.

Print the job using a printer driver for a different printer language, or add the requested language to the printer (if available).

To see a list of available personalities, print a configuration page. (See “Configuration page” on page 72.)

Clearing paper path The printer jammed or the printer was turned on and media was detected in a wrong location. The printer is automatically attempting to eject the pages.

Wait for the printer to finish trying to clear the pages. If it cannot, a jam message will appear on the control panel display.

Event log empty

You are attempting to view an

No action necessary.

 

empty event log by selecting SHOW

 

 

EVENT LOG from the control panel.

 

 

 

 

Cartridge installed

This message appears for

No action necessary.

 

approximately 10 seconds after you

 

 

install a new, genuine HP cartridge.

 

 

 

 

INSTALL CARTRIDGE

The print cartridge is missing and

Replace or correctly reinstall the

alternates with

must be reinstalled for printing to

print cartridge.

continue.

 

For help press

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD TRAY [XX]

The tray that is indicated is

Load the requested media in the

[TYPE] [SIZE]

configured for a specific type and

tray that is indicated.

 

size of media needed by a print job,

 

 

but the tray is empty. All other trays

 

 

are also empty.

 

 

 

 

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