Status lights

When the printert is turned on, the On button light will be lit. When the printer is processing a job, the On button light will be blinking. Additional blinking lights signal errors that you can resolve. See below to learn about blinking lights and what to do.

Light behavior

Cause and Solution

 

 

Attention light is blinking.

Output tray closed when printing is attempted.

 

Open the output tray.

 

Scanner is not working.

 

Turn off and turn on the printer.

 

If the problem persists, contact HP. The printer still prints

 

even if the scanner is not working.

 

 

Attention light and both cartridge lights are blinking.

Cartridge access door is open.

 

Close the cartridge access door. For more information,

 

see Prepare trays on page 70.

 

Cartridge access door is open and one or more ink

 

cartridges are in error state.

 

Remove and reinsert the ink cartridges and then close

 

the cartridge access door.

 

Cartridge carriage inside the printer has stalled.

 

Open the cartridge access door and make sure the

 

carriage is not obstructed. Move the carriage to the

 

right, close the cartridge access door, and then press

 

any button, except Cancel, to resume. See Clear print

 

carriage on page 68 for more information.

 

 

Both cartridge lights are blinking.

Both cartridges are missing, do not have the tape removed,

 

may be very low on ink, or defective.

 

Install missing cartridges, remove the pink tape from the

 

cartridges, or replace the defective cartridges. For more

 

information, see Replace ink cartridges on page 41.

 

If the print quality is poor, consider replacing the ink

 

cartridge. For more information, see Replace ink

 

cartridges on page 41.

 

Determine if ink cartridges are defective. For more

 

information, see Identify a defective cartridge

 

on page 69.

 

 

ENWW

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HP 2540 A9U22A#B1H manual Status lights, Light behavior Cause and Solution