When switched on, the printer lights cycle (usually 3 cycles) and jump back to the orange blinking light and stays that way. There seems to be no jams anywhere and paper tray is stacked. What could be the problem. I tried pressing the go button for five seconds for a cold reset. But the problem remains. Please advise.
Here is the diag lights information from the HP 1160 service manual. It really sounds like you have worn pickup rollers in your printer. When these rollers get worn out the printer can not pickup the paper to feed it into the unit so it thinks that this is a paper jam but in fact no paper even moved. Pull the paper tray out and inspect the pickup roller. The surface should be like a fingerprint, not smooth, but with a rough texture. If it does appear smooth then they will need to be replaced. They roller can be purchased from Amazon and is end user installable. You can get one here:http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000MYV6E8/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
I hope this helps you get the printer going again.
SOURCE: Green and Orange lights blinking.
Here is an explanation of lights for your printer:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bpd09170&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=59129&dlc=en&lang=en
If this doesnt work please let us know.
SOURCE: Orange Light is Blinking
use a tooth brush n dip in a spirit or fuel then clean the catridege head sensor very well for both black and colored then leave it to dry aftyer which reinsert yr ink and check if it still occures and ur sure yu have replaced the ink then the catridge head is bad
thank u
SOURCE: Error LED blinking after paper jam, won't print
hi lorraine3 -
I hope you didn't 'throw it out the window!' just for a future quick ref, here are a couple fast links to hp support docs about paper jams and blinking lights that might help:
-paper jams
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00491031&dlc=en&product=501369
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00489775&dlc=en&product=501369
-blinking lights
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00496863&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=501369&rule=34731&lang=en
-JW50
SOURCE: HP 5550 stopped
With the power off I manually pulled the print cartridge trolly to the left and then turning the power back on. This fixed the same problem for me.
SOURCE: HP Laserjet 1320n Error Lights not in Manual SPAM LOSERS CAN BE FOUND AT 1*800*532*4187
I confirm the solution is to switch formatter assembly
Part Number Description Printer Compatibility Notes
CB355-67901 Formatter, LJ 1320 (base model only) LaserJet 1320 base model only
CB356-67901 Formatter, LJ 1320n/tn LaserJet 1320n/tn
CB358-67901 Formatter, LJ 1160/Le LaserJet 1160/L
Q3990-67901 Formatter, LJ 1320nw LaserJet 1320nw
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