Understanding Printer Status

The printer has two buttons and three lights to indicate and control the printer status. To interpret and troubleshoot control panel light messages, see “Resolving control panel messages” on page 71.

Cancel Job button

●When the Ready light is blinking, pressing (CANCEL JOB) cancels the current job.

●When the printer is not experiencing an error, pressing (GO) and (CANCEL JOB) simultaneously prints a Configuration page and a Supplies Status page. (If an HP Jetdirect print server card is installed, an HP Jetdirect page also prints.)

●When a Supplies Status light is blinking and the Attention light is on (indicating a non-HP

supply has been installed), pressing (CANCEL JOB) allows you to continue printing.

CAUTION

You will not receive any indication when a non-HP supply is empty. If you continue printing after

 

the supply is empty, damage to the printer can occur. See “Hewlett-Packard limited warranty

 

statement” on page 106.

 

 

 

Attention light

 

Generally, the Attention light blinks when the printer is out of paper, when a jam has occurred, or

 

when other problems that need attention occur.

 

The Attention light is on in conjunction and one of the Supplies Status lights is blinking the first

 

time a non-HP supply is installed.

 

Ready light

 

The Ready light is on when the printer is ready to print (experiencing no errors that prevent

 

printing) and blinks when it is receiving data to be printed.

 

Go light and Go button

●When the Go light is on and the Attention light is blinking, pressing (GO) continues the print job after you load paper for a manual feed or clears some errors.

●When the Go light is blinking, the top cover has been opened and then closed or you have

pressed (ROTATE CAROUSEL). Pressing (GO) returns the printer to the Ready state. If

you do not press (GO), the printer returns to the Ready state on its own after approximately eight seconds.

●When the Go light is off, pressing (GO) prints a Demo page. Pressing (GO) and

(CANCEL JOB) simultaneously prints a Configuration page and a Supplies Status page. (If an HP Jetdirect print server card is installed, an HP Jetdirect page also prints.)

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