HP Deskjet 6940 User Guide - Windows 2000 - Page 97

Paper jam, Printers and Faxes

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Check the printer cable connection If your printer and computer are USB-connected and are not communicating with each other, try the following: ● Make sure the power cord is firmly connected to the printer and plugged into a power outlet. ● Check the USB cable. If you are using an older cable, it might not be working properly. If you experience problems, the USB cable might need to be replaced. Also verify that the cable does not exceed 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length. ● Check the connection from your printer to your computer. Verify that the USB cable is securely plugged into the USB port on the back of your printer. Make sure the other end of the USB cable is plugged into a USB port on your computer. After the cable is connected properly, turn your printer off and then on again. ● If you are connecting the through a USB hub, make sure the hub is turned on. If the hub is on, try connecting directly to your computer. ● Try connecting the USB cable to another USB port on your computer. After you check the connections, try restarting your computer. Turn your printer off and then on again. Check the print queue The printer will not print if a print job is stalled in the print queue. To resolve a print job that is stalled in the queue, complete the following steps: 1. For Windows 2000, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. For Windows XP, click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Double-click the name of the HP Deskjet printer. 3. Click the Printer menu, and then click Pause Printing. 4. Click the Printer menu again, and then click Cancel all documents. 5. Click Yes. 6. Click the Printer menu, and then click Resume Printing. 7. If there are still documents in the list, restart the computer. 8. After restarting, if there are still documents in the list, repeat steps 1-6. If the printer still does not print 1. Select the topic below that best describes the problem: - Paper jam - Out-of-paper message - Printer ejects paper - Printer is stalled 2. If the printer still does not print, shut down, and then restart the computer. Paper jam Follow these steps to remove a paper jam: 1. Press the Resume button. If the paper jam does not clear, then go to the next step. 2. Turn off the printer. User's guide 95

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Check the printer cable connection
If your printer and computer are USB-connected and are not communicating with each
other, try the following:
Make sure the power cord is firmly connected to the printer and plugged into a power
outlet.
Check the USB cable. If you are using an older cable, it might not be working
properly. If you experience problems, the USB cable might need to be replaced. Also
verify that the cable does not exceed 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length.
Check the connection from your printer to your computer. Verify that the USB cable
is securely plugged into the USB port on the back of your printer. Make sure the
other end of the USB cable is plugged into a USB port on your computer. After the
cable is connected properly, turn your printer off and then on again.
If you are connecting the through a USB hub, make sure the hub is turned on. If the
hub is on, try connecting directly to your computer.
Try connecting the USB cable to another USB port on your computer. After you
check the connections, try restarting your computer. Turn your printer off and then
on again.
Check the print queue
The printer will not print if a print job is stalled in the print queue. To resolve a print job
that is stalled in the queue, complete the following steps:
1.
For Windows 2000, click
Start
, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
. For Windows
XP, click
Start
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2.
Double-click the name of the HP Deskjet printer.
3.
Click the
Printer
menu, and then click
Pause Printing
.
4.
Click the
Printer
menu again, and then click
Cancel all documents
.
5.
Click
Yes
.
6.
Click the
Printer
menu, and then click
Resume Printing
.
7.
If there are still documents in the list, restart the computer.
8.
After restarting, if there are still documents in the list, repeat steps 1–6.
If the printer still does not print
1.
Select the topic below that best describes the problem:
Paper jam
Out-of-paper message
Printer ejects paper
Printer is stalled
2.
If the printer still does not print, shut down, and then restart the computer.
Paper jam
Follow these steps to remove a paper jam:
1.
Press the
Resume
button.
If the paper jam does not clear, then go to the next step.
2.
Turn off the printer.
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