Chapter 12

Troubleshooting

NOTE: If you are using the HP Photosmart Software, the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software might not be installed on your computer. To install the OCR software, you must re-insert the software disk and select OCR under the Custom installation options.

See the documentation that came with Readiris, or whichever OCR software you use, for information on how to select the OCR language.

Errors

If the HP All-in-One has an error, the lights on the device might flash, or an error message might appear on your computer screen.

This section contains the following topics:

Flashing lights

Device messages

File messages

General user messages

Paper messages

Power and connection messages

Print cartridge messages

Flashing lights

The lights on the HP All-in-One flash in special sequences to inform you about various error conditions. Refer to the following table for information on solving your error condition based on which lights are on or blinking on the HP All-in-One.

On light

Resume

Check

Paper

Description

Solution

 

light

Print

Type

 

 

 

 

Cartridge

lights

 

 

 

 

light

 

 

 

Off

Off

Off

Both off

The HP All-in-One is

Press the On button

 

 

 

 

turned off.

to turn the HP All-in-

 

 

 

 

 

One on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Off

Off

1 On,

The HP All-in-One is

Wait for the HP All-in-

 

 

 

1 Off

processing a job,

One to finish.

 

 

 

such as print, scan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

copy, or alignment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blink faster

Off

Off

1 On,

The HP All-in-One is

Wait for the HP All-in-

for 3

 

 

1 Off

busy.

One to finish.

seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then

 

 

 

 

 

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blink for 20

Off

Off

1 On,

Scan was pressed,

Make sure the

seconds

 

 

1 Off

and there was no

computer is turned

and then

 

 

response from the

on, the HP All-in-One

 

 

 

On

 

 

 

computer.

software is installed,

 

 

 

 

 

and the computer is

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HP F4185, F4140, F4172, F4190, F4180 manual Errors, Flashing lights

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