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Posted on Jul 27, 2017

I have a HP C309a printer. It is setup wireless on a desktop and laptop. It will freeze in print copy and fax modes with both computers. When I press cancel on the printer it freezes. When I press the off button it freezes. The only fix is to unplug it. When I plug it back in the display screen tells me I should not shut it down that way. It is very time consuming and frustrating. How can I fix this problem.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2008

SOURCE: hp printer won't copy

1. turn off / on the printer
2. press setup hold down and press options
3. press start color copy

worked for me on psc 2175
Sue

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 20, 2008

SOURCE: HP1620 printer is stuck in copy mode and will not print

hi dorirn


have a look here this should help you solve it.HP Photosmart 2610 All-in-One Printer



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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 02, 2009

SOURCE: display screen stuck on hp invent - buttons don't work

This is apparently a common problem with this model, but HP has not offered any help with it. Mine did it a few weeks ago and I found the solution in another thread on fixya. Follow this link and then open the back of the printer and disconnect the wireless card as described by Maggix. It will kill your wireless capability but let the printer start working again.
http://www.fixya.com/support/t648531-hp_7410_all_in_one

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 02, 2009

SOURCE: Ink System Failure

I just had this problem with a HP C5150 and I found this bit of conversation on the web and it worked for me.

My error code was 0xc18a0501 and the following steps did resolve my issue, hope it helps you as well.

  • OK I had the hp error code 0xc18a0001 problem and here is the conversation I had with the tech.....
    james cowan: hp error code 0xc18a0001
    Earnest: I will assist you in this regard
    james cowan: great
    Earnest: I understand that a error code with 0xc18a0001 with "Ink System failure" is displayed on the front panel of the All-In-One printer. Am I correct?
    james cowan: correct
    Earnest: Thank you for confirmation
    Earnest: May I have the model number of All-In-One you are using?
    james cowan: c6250
    Earnest: Thank you for information.
    Earnest: James, please let me know the room temperature in which printer is replaced
    james cowan: 67 degrees f
    Earnest: Okay
    Earnest: Please perform the below steps on the front panel of the printer to resolve the issue
    james cowan: ok
    Earnest: Press and hold the "left arrow" key.
    Press the "Setup" key and release both keys, Display should say "Enter Special Key Combo"
    Press and release the "OK" button.
    Earnest: Please ignore the above steps, James
    james cowan: ok yes nothing seemed to do anything
    Earnest: Please perform the below steps on the front panel of the printer
    Earnest: Press and Hold the "Print Photos" &"Red Eye Removal" buttons. Release both buttons. Display should say"Enter Special Key Combo"
    Press and release in sequence"Red Eye Removal","Print Photos","Red Eye Removal"
    Earnest: Display should say “Support” and display the FW rev (something like R0616R)
    james cowan: COxxFN0723BR j
    Earnest: Okay
    Earnest: 2. Press and release the right arrow button until the display says “System Configuration Menu
    james cowan: ok
    Earnest: 3. Press and release the "OK" button.
    james cowan: ok and it says hardware failure status
    Earnest: Display should say "Hardware failure status: Clear. Press OK to clear".
    Earnest: Press and release the "OK" Button. Message changes to "Hardware failure status Cleared. Press Cancel to continue".
    Earnest: Press and release the "CANCEL" button as many times as necessary, so that, either the "Welcome to Photosmart Express" screen appears, or, the "Ink System Failure" screen appears. PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO PRINT AT THIS STAGE.
    james cowan: ok
    Earnest: Using the Power Button, turn the unit OFF and unplug the power cable from back of the printer and wall outlet.
    Earnest: Let me know once you are done with the above steps
    james cowan: ok its unplugged
    Earnest: Wait 30 seconds for the power to get discharged and then plug the power cable into the wall outlet first and then into the back of the printer
    Earnest: Turn the unit on. The printer may display message "USE POWER BUTTON TO SHUTDOWN THE PRINTER" followed by "PRESS OK TO CONTINUE".
    james cowan: ok
    Earnest: Let me know the message displaying on the front panel of the printer
    james cowan: printer preparation occuring - do not interrupt
    Earnest: Okay
    james cowan: ok its done
    Earnest: Let us print a self test page from the printer now
    james cowan: ok deal
    Earnest: 1) Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain, white paper into the input tray.
    2) Make sure that the printer is on and loaded with unused plain, white paper.
    3) Press Setup . The Setup menu appears.
    4) Press the down arrow button to select Tools , and then press OK .
    5) Press the down arrow button to select Self-test Report , and press OK .
    james cowan: ok printing
    Earnest: Okay, please check whether all the colors pritned perfectly on the test page
    james cowan: perfect
    Earnest: Great..Cheers!!!
    james cowan: thank you very much
    Earnest: James, now you can continue using the printer
    Earnest: I appreciate your efforts and patience in trying to resolve the issue."

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 13, 2009

SOURCE: HPcolor laserjet 2840 clicking with message "scanner bulb warming

Removal instructions:

1) unplug everything and move the unit to where you can work on it.

2) Remove the paper, and remove the hinged lid (tilt the lid to the up position and lift directly up and off).

3) Remove the push button cover which lifts directly off - straight up.

4) At the top of the button control module is a recessed release clip. Use a flat blade screwdriver and push down on the clip. While pushing down, slide the control button assembly down. lift the outside edge up (there are straight clips on the inside edge). Lift up slowly as the connection cable needs to be unplugged. the cable itself unplugs. Just pull down evenly grasping the top blue laminated section. The blue goes to the outside (contacts go to contacts on the inside). Set the button control unit aside.

5) Using a #10 Torx screwdriver, loosen the two screws in the back corners of the glass cover assembly. Lift the glass assembly up (like changing an ink cartridge), and pull the front lip left and right forward - there are two clips at these locations. Pull forward and lift up. Remove the glass cover assembly off and set aside. Note, tip over and remove the scews (best to remove and put back in after the cover is back fully in place). In reassembly, be sure to feed the control button cable back through the hole, and that it goes back into place the way it came out (including folding back into the slot under the button control assmebly).

6) The black plastic cover has two metal clips visible. These are not the release clips (they hold a glass piece in place under the black plastic cover). The release clips are outboard of these metal clips and are two slots. Insert a small flat blade screw driver, and push the handle toward the center. While prying, lift the cover at that end up, pry the other end and lift the black plastic cover off.

7)While you're in there, you might as well clean the mirrors (THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM)and glass. At the front of the lamp on the botton, the lamp wires lead to a white two piece plastic connector. Unplug the lamp wires. Where the lamp is, toward the front is a black philips screw in the clear plastic piece that holds the front end of the lamp. Remove this screw, and lift the clear plastic piece with the front end of the lamp up slightly, and then pull the full lamp assembly forward and out. This will open the space to the mirrors and glass. Use a Q-Tip and small pieces of paper towell and glass cleaner to clean the mirrors and glass strips. I tried to remove these to clean them, but the metal clips were too tight.. better to clean it all in place. BE SURE TO CLEAN THE EYE!!!!!

8) Clean the bottom of the glass top assembly.

9) Reverse the above to reassemble. Be sure to plug the lamp back in, and the button control assembly. Leave the black plastic cover off.

10) Place the glass top assembly back in place, and snap it down before dropping the screws in the back holes.

Don't know why, but you should be good to go.

After doing the above if in a few weeks you get the same msg again go back in there and take the black top off the housing that the mirrors are in and leave it off!!!! sound crazy but it has been working on a lot of the machines that come in here.

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