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What the Buttons and Lights Do

The Resume and Power buttons and lights are on the front of the printer. In general, the lights indicate when the printer is operating correctly and when it needs attention from you. The buttons are used to control the printer.

When these lights are...You need to...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turned off and

 

 

 

Turned off

Press Power

 

 

to turn on the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steadily lit and

 

 

 

Turned off

Send a document to the printer. The printer is in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ready-to-print state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steadily lit and

 

 

 

Blinking

If you just installed a print cartridge, make sure the cartridge is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securely snapped into the printer with the arrow aligned with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the dots on the top of the print cartridge cradle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close the top cover of the printer if it is open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the lower (IN) tray to make sure it contains paper and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that the paper is correctly loaded in the tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Resume

 

 

to clear the error condition. Then check your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for any reported error message and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corrective action instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking and

 

 

Turned off

No action required. This indicates that either the computer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sending a document to the printer or that the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

currently busy printing a document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking and

 

 

Blinking

Press Power

 

to turn off the printer. At the computer, cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any documents awaiting printing. Press Power

 

again to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn on the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steadily lit and

 

 

 

Steadily lit

See the Troubleshooting tab in the HP Toolbox. A problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exists with your printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP Customer Support

HP Customer Support OnlineClick your way to a quick solution! A great place to go for answers to

questions about HP products is HP Customer Support Online at http://www.hp.com/support/ home_products. YouÕll get instant access to everything from helpful printing tips to the latest product and software updatesÑ24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Printer software

Printer software (also referred to as a printer driver) allows your printer to talk with your computer. HP provides printer software and software upgrades for Windows 3.1x, Windows 95,

Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. For MS-DOS printer software, contact the manufacturer of your software program.

You have several options for getting printer software:

¥Download the printer software by accessing HP Customer Support Online, CompuServe, or America Online.

¥If you do not have a CD drive, you can copy the printer software to floppy disks by taking your printer software CD to your HP dealer or a friend that has a CD drive. Be sure to take along at least 6 blank diskettes. To create the floppy disks, insert the printer software CD and select Make diskettes of your printer software when the opening screen appears and follow the instructions on the screen.

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