Status-light patterns
Table 7-1
Status-light legend
Symbol for "light off"
Symbol for "light on"
Symbol for "light blinking"
Table 7-2
Control-panel light messages
Light status
State of the printer
Action
Initialization/Startup
While in the Startup state, the Go, Ready,
and Attention lights cycle (at the rate of
500 ms) one after another.
Reconfiguration Initialization
During the printer start up, you can
request special initialization sequences
that reconfigure the printer. When one of
the sequences is requested, such as cold
reset, the lights cycle as in the
Initialization/Startup state.
Job Cancel
After the cancellation process has been
completed, the printer returns to the
Ready state.
During the Initialization, Reconfiguration,
and Job Cancel processes, pressing
buttons has no effect.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Ready
The printer is ready with no job activity.
To print a Configuration page, press and
hold the
Go
button for 5 seconds.
To print a Demo page, press and release
the
Go
button.
Processing Data
The printer is processing or receiving
data.
To cancel the current job, press the
Cancel
button.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Manual Feed or Continuable Error
This state can be reached in the following
circumstances:
●
Manual feed
●
General continuable error
●
Memory configuration error
●
Personality/Job related error
To recover from the error and print
whatever data is possible, press the
Go
button.
If the recovery is successful, the printer
goes to the Processing Data state and
completes the job.
If the recovery is unsuccessful, the
printer returns to the Continuable Error
state.
Attention
The print-cartridge door is open.
Close the print-cartridge door.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Fatal Error
●
Turn off the printer, wait 10
seconds, and turn on the printer.
●
If you are unable to resolve the
problem,
Contact HP support
.
Accessory Error
To display additional error information,
press the
Go
button. The light pattern
changes. For more information about the
light pattern now displayed, see
Table
7-3 Accessory error indicators
. When
you release the
Go
button, the printer
returns to the initial Accessory Error
state.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Toner Low
The Go, Ready, and Attention lights act
independently of the Toner Low state.
Order a new print cartridge and have it
ready. See
Order supplies and
accessories
.
Toner Missing
The print cartridge has been removed
from the printer.
Reinsert the print cartridge in the printer.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Jam
Clear the jam. See
Clearing jams
.
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Light status
State of the printer
Action
Paper Out
Load paper or other media.
Paper Mount
The loaded paper or other media is not
supported.
Load acceptable paper or other media.
See
Supported paper and other media
.
Press the
Go
button to override the
condition.
Table 7-3
Accessory error indicators
Accessory error
Attention light
Ready light
Go light
DIMM slot incompatible error
Off
Off
On
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