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Symptom

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power

 

 

Make sure the printer is on, that all connections are firm, and you are using

 

 

light is on, but no

the correct cable; the bi-directional HP IEEE-1284 Compliant Parallel

page came out

Interface cable is recommended.

 

 

of the printer.

Make sure the top cover of the printer is closed, and you put paper into the

 

 

 

 

 

 

lower (IN) tray correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

The printer may not be in the ready-to-print state. Press the resume

 

 

 

button on the front of the printer. If the resume light is blinking, check the

 

 

 

error message displayed on your computer screen for additional

 

 

 

 

 

instructions. Resend the document. If the document still doesn’t print, cycle

 

 

 

the power to the printer off and back on by pressing the power

 

button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

twice. Then resend the document.

 

 

 

 

 

The printer is improperly connected to the computer. Make sure the printer

 

 

 

cable is firmly connected to the parallel port of the printer and the computer.

 

 

 

Close any screen saver or other software programs that are open and

 

 

 

running in the background. Restart Windows, then reinstall the printer

 

 

 

software.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure your software is properly set up for the printer. Follow the

 

 

 

instructions in your software program’s manual.

 

 

 

 

 

Tape is covering the ink nozzles or vent hole of a print cartridge. Remove the

 

 

 

print cartridge and remove any pieces of tape. Reinstall the print cartridge.

 

 

 

One of the print cartridges is improperly installed in the printer. Make sure

 

 

 

each print cartridge snaps into place with the arrow aligned with the dot(s)

 

 

 

on the cradle top. Make sure that both print cartridge cradles contain a

 

 

 

properly installed print cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

One of the print cartridges is clogged or out of ink. Clean the print cartridges

 

 

 

as described on page 47. If this doesn’t fix the problem, install a new print

 

 

 

cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both lights are

The printer failed. Turn off the printer and turn it on again. If the lights stay

on, and nothing

on, see Contacting Customer Support on page 61.

 

 

prints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer

Make sure both print cartridges are properly installed, that tape is not

appears to be

covering the ink nozzles, and that the cartridges are not clogged or out of ink.

printing, but the

Make sure you’ve selected the HP DeskJet 670C Series printer as the default

 

 

 

paper is blank

printer.

when ejected.

 

 

 

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