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HP Photosmart D5160 InkJet Printer - Page 3 Questions & Answers
Red exclamation mark keeps flashing. No message on
i've looked it up and seems that it's a common problem and you need to flicker the CD door up and down a bit till your printer recognizes it's fully shut!!!
stupid HP can't get their stuff to work properly
hope i did a better job
:D
Why is my D5160 printer
sto cercando di stampare documenti ma non parte. ho sostituito la cartuccia di nero, ma il punto esclamativo rosso, lampeggia sempre. la sprngo manualmente,ma dopo si riacende da sola.che cosa ha?grazie
HP Photosmart D5160
gives error message
Issue
The product displays an 0x ... error code when printing (for example
Error: 0xf0af8004). These error codes indicate that the product has an
internal condition.
Solution
Use the instructions below to resolve the issue by restarting the product.
Disconnect the Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable from the back of the product, but leave the product turned on.
Open the cover of the product and remove the print cartridges.
Close the cover and wait for the Insert Ink Cartridges message to display.
Disconnect the power cord from the back of the product and wait for one minute.
Reconnect the power cord. If the product does not automatically turn on, press the Power button.
Open the cover and reinsert the print cartridges.
Close the cover.
If prompted, print a calibration page.
Reconnect the USB cable, and try to print a print job from the computer.
If these steps did not resolve the issue, contact HP technical support for assistance.
Trying to print photos on photosmart d5160, it not
Hi Michael,
This is an indication of out-of-regulation in the power supply section. The very
common caused of this fault is the leaky
electrolytic capacitor in
that section. It will drop the supply from normal voltage and
will disable the unit. Sometimes it has a bulged/dome at the top but not all, it is better
that you have a capacitor
checker/tester to determine
its condition. Also, bad
solder joints can produce the
same symptom, it is hard to spot, you should use table lamp/portable lamp for
finding the cold solder.
If you don't have necessary tools
and test instruments, and can't do the job yourself, I would advice you to
look for a professional to troubleshoot the problem. Don't
attempt to work in the power supply if you don't know the safety precaution of handling it, there some stored
electricity enough to hurt you with a little mistake only.
Hope I helped you.
Thanks for using Fixya.
How to restore HP Printer Tool Box. It has
Click Start and then go to Printers and Faxes (XP), Printers(Vista), Devices and Printers(Win 7)
1. Right Click on your printer Icon
2. Go to Printing Preferences
3. Click the Features Tab
4. At the bottom of the window you will see Printer Services or Device Services. Click on it.
5. This is also the printer's Toolbox.
Try Printing Again. I hope I was able to solve your problem. :)
Not printing all colours, heads
Ink is a lubricant for the print heads. Some color ink is used even if you only print in black or viceversa. If you printed with a color missing, you could destroy that print head from the friction of running without ink to lubricate it. That's why most printers won't allow you to print with a color missing even if you aren't using it.
If you allow a color to go empty, the residual ink in the head could clog and become permanently blocked. You would never be able to print that color again. Make sure that the yellow ink is not empty. If it's not empty, head may be clogged.
Leaving your printer on takes very little power. Every so often the printer sends a signal to cycle the ink in the heads so it doesn't clog. If you turn your printer off, the next time you turn it on it will do a cleaning which wastes a lot of ink. The excess ink is soaked up by the waste pad beneath the printer. When the waste pad is full, the printer stops working. Unless you want to spend more than the cost of the printer or waste a lot of time on a messy cleanup you will end up throwing the printer out. So shutting it off actually shortens its life.
How to clear blocked print heads:
-leave the printer on for a day
-run several head cleanings and print the nozzle check pattern
-if that doesn't fix it, remove the cartridge(s) from the blocked head and drop alcohol where the ink enters the printer.
-reinsert the cartridges
-run one head cleaning
-wait about an hour then run some head cleanings.
-dip the print heads in Isopropyl Alcohol overnight, which you can buy from chemist
If that still doesn't work, your heads may be clogged to the point where they need repair or replacement, which will probably cost more than a new printer.
My printer is flashing through
Try downloading revo uninstaller ( so it will clean the registry of any printer software) depending on the machine, and chipset will depend on the driver needed for the Universal Serial Bus controller. You need to identify your motherboard and download the proper driver.
There could be several other issues here too, but this may be the best place to start not knowing many of the other details.
1. Did this just start happening ? Did you install some other software that broke the printer?
I suggest completely removing all printer software and isolate the "unkown device" error first
The cover is open
Hello
Please unplug the printer and replug it. Then check on the little LCD screen, and follow the steps.
Hope that helps
Problem of my printer photosmart d5160
I have the exact same printer. Struggled for hours with it, until I learned it's ways. If you have good cartridges in and purge your print buffer from your computer, then 'gently but firmly' slam the top cover.
I don't see sensors, etc that detect it being up, but I just closed mine, had ! blinking, etc. Then gently 'slammed' the top cover and it reset and worked great.
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