HP 2500 HP Color LaserJet 2500 series - User Guide - Page 77

Printer Status lights, Startup, Ready, Processing, Attention error, Interaction state

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Printer Status lights The following section describes the meaning of the light patterns in the Printer Status area. Information about the printer status also appears in the Printer Status and Alerts software and the embedded Web server. (For more information, see "Managing the printer" on page 55.) Light pattern All control panel lights Error and recommended action Startup All control panel lights cycle one after another. Pressing buttons has no effect until the printer is in the Ready state. Ready The Ready (green) light is on and the printer is ready to print. No action is needed. Pressing (GO) prints a Demo page. Pressing (GO) and (CANCEL JOB) simultaneously prints a Configuration page and a Supplies Status page, as well as an HP Jetdirect page if an HP Jetdirect print server card is installed. Processing The Ready light is blinking. The printer is receiving or processing data. Pressing (CANCEL JOB) cancels the current job. One or two pages might print as the printer clears the print job. The printer returns to the Ready state (Ready light on) after the job has been canceled. Attention error The Attention light is blinking in these situations: q The top cover is open. q The printer is out of paper. q The printer has a jam. For the first cause, close the top cover. For the second cause, load paper. For the last cause, open and close the top cover after you resolve the problem. If the problem is not resolved, the Attention light continues to blink. Interaction state The Go light is blinking. The top cover has been opened and then closed, or you pressed (ROTATE CAROUSEL). Pressing (GO) returns the printer to the Ready state. If you do not press (GO), the printer automatically returns to the Ready state after approximately 10 seconds. Pressing (ROTATE CAROUSEL) brings another print cartridge to the top position. ENWW Chapter 4 Problem solving and maintenance 75

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ENWW
Chapter 4 Problem solving and maintenance
75
Printer Status lights
The following section describes the meaning of the light patterns in the Printer Status area.
Information about the printer status also appears in the Printer Status and Alerts software and
the embedded Web server. (For more information, see
“Managing the printer” on page 55
.)
Light pattern
Error and recommended action
All control panel
lights
Startup
All control panel lights cycle one after another. Pressing buttons has no effect until the printer is in the
Ready state.
Ready
The Ready (green) light is on and the printer is ready to print. No action is needed. Pressing
(
G
O
) prints
a Demo page. Pressing
(
G
O
) and
(
C
ANCEL
J
OB
) simultaneously prints a Configuration page and a
Supplies Status page, as well as an HP Jetdirect page if an HP Jetdirect print server card is installed.
Processing
The Ready light is blinking. The printer is receiving or processing data.
Pressing
(
C
ANCEL
J
OB
) cancels the current job. One or two pages might print as the printer clears the
print job. The printer returns to the Ready state (Ready light on) after the job has been canceled.
Attention error
The Attention light is blinking in these situations:
The top cover is open.
The printer is out of paper.
The printer has a jam.
For the first cause, close the top cover. For the second cause, load paper. For the last cause, open and
close the top cover after you resolve the problem
.
If the problem is not resolved, the Attention light
continues to blink.
Interaction state
The Go light is blinking. The top cover has been opened and then closed, or you pressed
(
R
OTATE
C
AROUSEL
). Pressing
(
G
O
) returns the printer to the Ready state. If you do not press
(
G
O
), the printer automatically returns to the Ready state after approximately 10 seconds. Pressing
(
R
OTATE
C
AROUSEL
) brings another print cartridge to the top position.