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When the Lights Blink

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The printer appears to be printing, but nothing prints on the paper. s The ink nozzles of the inkjet print cartridge are covered by a sealing tape. Remove the tape(s). See page 3, "STEP 4: Installing an Inkjet Print Cartridge." s The ink nozzles of the inkjet print cartridge are clogged with dried ink. See page 13, "When the Ink Nozzles Are Clogged." s The inkjet print cartridge is out of ink. Use a new inkjet print cartridge. The printed page looks incomplete or has oddlooking characters. s Your printer is not selected as the current or default printer. Select your printer using the Printer Setup menu in your software program. Alternatively, set your printer as the default from Printers in the Control Panel. s The printer is not properly connected to the computer. Make sure the interface cable is firmly connected to the parallel port of the printer and the computer. s You may be using a wrong parallel cable or the parallel cable may be defective. Use either of the following parallel cables: HP part no. C2950A or C2951A. When the Lights Blink A. The Change Cartridge light is blinking. 2642024 Note: The Change Cartridge light blinks when the holder is in the middle position; this is NOT an error condition. In other cases, one of the following is true: s You may be printing a black document with a color inkjet print cartridge, or vice-versa. Change the inkjet print cartridge accordingly. s No inkjet print cartridge has been loaded. Load an inkjet print cartridge. (See page 3, "STEP 4: Installing an Inkjet Print Cartridge".) s The inkjet print cartridge is improperly installed in the printer. Remove the inkjet print cartridge and then re-load it. s A wrong inkjet print cartridge has been loaded. See page 3, "STEP 4: Installing an Inkjet Print Cartridge" for a list of inkjet print cartridges you can use. B. The Paper Feed light is blinking. 2642025 s No paper has been loaded or the printer is out of paper. To load paper, see page 3, "STEP 3: Loading Paper." s Paper is not loading. See page 12, "When Paper Is Not Loading." s After loading paper, press the Paper Feed button ( ) to continue printing. 10

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The printer appears to be printing, but nothing
prints on the paper.
■
The ink nozzles of the inkjet print cartridge
are covered by a sealing tape. Remove the
tape(s). See page 3, “STEP 4: Installing an
Inkjet Print Cartridge.”
■
The ink nozzles of the inkjet print cartridge
are clogged with dried ink. See page 13,
“When the Ink Nozzles Are Clogged.”
■
The inkjet print cartridge is out of ink. Use a
new inkjet print cartridge.
The printed page looks incomplete or has odd-
looking characters.
■
Your printer is not selected as the current or
default printer. Select your printer using the
Printer Setup
menu in your software
program. Alternatively, set your printer as the
default from
Printers
in the
Control Panel.
■
The printer is not properly connected to the
computer. Make sure the interface cable is
firmly connected to the parallel port of the
printer and the computer.
■
You may be using a wrong parallel cable or
the parallel cable may be defective. Use
either of the following parallel cables:
HP part no. C2950A or C2951A.
When the Lights Blink
A.
The Change Cartridge light is blinking.
Note:
The Change Cartridge light blinks when the holder
is in the middle position; this is NOT an error
condition. In other cases, one of the following
is true:
■
You may be printing a black document with a
color inkjet print cartridge, or vice-versa.
Change the inkjet print cartridge accordingly.
■
No inkjet print cartridge has been loaded.
Load an inkjet print cartridge. (See page
3,
“STEP 4: Installing an Inkjet Print Cartridge”.)
■
The inkjet print cartridge is improperly
installed in the printer. Remove the inkjet
print cartridge and then re-load it.
■
A wrong inkjet print cartridge has been
loaded. See page 3, “STEP 4: Installing an
Inkjet Print Cartridge” for a list of inkjet print
cartridges you can use.
B.
The Paper Feed light is blinking.
■
No paper has been loaded or the printer is
out of paper. To load paper, see page 3,
“STEP 3: Loading Paper.”
■
Paper is not loading. See page 12, “When
Paper Is Not Loading.”
■
After loading paper, press the Paper Feed
button (
) to continue printing.
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