Determining Printer Problems

Troubleshooting Flowchart

If the printer is not responding properly, use the flowchart to determine the problem. If the printer does not pass a step, follow the corresponding troubleshooting suggestions.

If you cannot resolve the problem after following the suggestions in this user’s guide, contact an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the HP Support pages at the front of this user’s guide.)

Note

Macintosh users: For more troubleshooting information, see

 

page 90.

 

 

1 Does the control panel display READY?

YES

Go to step 2.

 

 

 

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display is

 

 

The display is

 

 

The display is

 

 

The display

 

 

A message

 

 

blank and the

 

 

blank but the

 

 

 

 

shows garbled

 

 

other than

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the wrong

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer’s fan is

 

 

printer’s fan is

 

 

 

 

or unfamiliar

 

 

4'#&; is

 

 

 

 

 

 

language.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

off.

 

 

on.

 

 

 

 

characters.

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the power

 

 

Press any control

 

 

Turn the printer

 

 

Make sure the

 

 

Go to page 72.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cord connections

 

panel key to see if

 

off. Hold down

 

desired language

 

 

 

 

and the power

 

the printer

 

[Select] while

 

is selected from

 

 

 

 

switch.

 

responds. Turn

 

turning the printer

 

the control panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printer off,

 

on. Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug the printer

 

and then turn the

 

[-Value+] to scroll

 

 

Turn the printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into a different

 

printer on. If this

 

through the

 

off, and then turn

 

 

 

 

outlet.

 

does not work,

 

available

 

the printer on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

contact an

 

languages. Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check that the

 

HP-authorized

 

[Select] to save

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power supplied to

 

service or

 

the desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printer is

 

support provider.

 

language as the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

steady, and

 

(See the HP

 

new default.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

meets printer

 

Support pages at

 

Press [Go] to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specifications

 

the front of this

 

return to 4'#&;.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(page A-14).

 

user’s guide.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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