20 Most Recent HP DeskJet 5150 InkJet Printer - Page 8 Questions & Answers

before printing try to open print preview and then adjust margines, backgrounds,...

This is most likely from bent paper. A lot of inkjet printers are really finicky about bent (even just curved) paper.

Make sure your paper is stored flat.
Fan your paper, then restack it prior to inserting the stack into your printer paper bay.
Make sure the paper guide (small moveable bracket) is set to the proper paper width.
Use decent quality paper.
Make sure you keep several sheets in at a time, I've noticed that paper crumples more frequently when it's one of the last sheets in the tray.

Following these tips will hopefully offer you the best outcome. Hope this helps!

With printer on and ready, from the HP Solution Center software:

Click <Settings> button (left side)
Choose Print settings > Printer Toolbox
Click "Estimate Ink Levels" Tab

Issue : Desk jet 5150 Not printing
Environment :
OS - Not provided
Printer : Deskjet 5150

Solution :
There could be 2 reasons for your problem

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Solution 1 fig are available
Step 1: Press the Resume button
Press the Resume button. Wait for approximately one minute and then print a self-test by pressing and holding the Power button and pressing the Resume button four times. Release the Power button. The self-test page should print. If the carriage is still stuck, go to the next step.
Step 2: Power cycle the printer
Turn the power off and back on, following these instructions:

1. Turn off the printer by pressing and releasing the Power button. If it will not turn off, proceed to Step 3. If it does turn off, proceed to the next step.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. If the Power light is on steady, print a self test with the instructions above in Step 1.
Step 3: Clear the paper path
Reset the printer and clear the paper path of any paper that may be jammed in it, using the following instructions:
1. Leave the printer turned on and disconnect the power cable and the USB or parallel cable from the back of the printer. Do not reconnect them until instructed later.
2. Remove the paper from the in-tray.
3. Remove the rear access door or duplexer (if installed) from the back of the printer.
Figure 4: Removing the rear access door
4. Open the top cover of the printer.
5. Check for and remove any paper still in the printer. A paper jam could cause the error message and the carriage stall.
6. Replace the rear access door, close the top cover, and replace the paper in the in-tray.
7. Reconnect only the power cable. If the printer does not automatically turn on, turn it on with the Power button.
NOTE: The printer may go through a warm-up period of up to two minutes. Lights may flash and the carriage may move. Wait until this warm-up period is complete before going to the next step.
8. If the Power light is on steady, do an internal test as described in Step 1 above.
If the carriage is still in a stalled position, contact HP Technical support to have the printer serviced.


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IntroductionWhen printing with a HP Deskjet printer on Windows XP, the user may get the following error messages:

• Error with USB
• Out of paper message
• Error lost communication with printer
• Any other error messages related to communication.

The following performance failures could also be observed:

• Partial page is printed, then ejects incomplete.
• Blank page is ejected with nothing printed on it.

InstructionsThe error may be either a hardware or software issue. Firstly, make sure that all connections between the printer and PC are secure. Secondly, check if the printer can perform an internal test. Once the internal test has been printed properly, follow the instructions below to install a generic printer driver to know if HP printer driver is working fine:

1. Click Start , Control Panel and Printers and Other Hardware .
2. Click View installed printers or faxes .
3. Highlight the printer to be removed.
4. Click File and Delete .
5. Click Yes when the deletion confirmation screen appears.
6. Click File , Server and Properties .
7. Click on the Drivers tab, highlight the printer to be removed and click Remove .
8. Click Yes when asked to confirm deletion.
9. In the printer folder , click on the Add a Printer task.
10. Click Next and then, the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears.
11. Click Next on the Local or Network Printer screen.
12. Click Next on the New Printer Detection screen.
13. Click on the down pointing arrow next to Use the following port box and select USB001 or USB002 (virtual printer port for USB) and click Next .
14. Under Manufacturer option, please select HP .
15. Select the appropriate printer and click Next .
16. Select Yes when asked Do you what to use this printer as the default printer? and click Next .
17. Select Do not share this printer and click Next .
18. Select Yes or No when asked Do you want to print a test page? and click Next .
19. Then, click Finish .
20. Try printing.

Sounds like your DeskJet 5150 needs to be restarted. Try:

1) Press <Power> button to turn the printer off, then press again to turn it back on
2) If problem persists, turn off the printer
3) Disconnect the power cord from the power source
4) Reconnect the power cord
5) Turn the printer on

Your description of the problem means that in your word processor you have specified color printing. Here you must change it to B&W. Then it will print black. Also do the same in Print manager.

change cartridges and do not use recycled ones. worked for me

solved the problem by changing the cartridges. recycled cartridges do not work with this model

HP support has the following at their website:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?tmp_rule=16573&tmp_task=solveCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=304431&lang=en

Click on the response that most closely fits your situation.

You didn't say which operating system you are using. This is a fix for Windows XP, which if you are running, may work for you.

Go to My Computer, right click & select Properties. Choose the Advanced panel. Click the first Settings button, in the Performance Section. Choose the Data Execution Prevention panel. Choose the first radio button, "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only", not the second one "Turn on DEP for all ...."
If that doesn't solve it, give us a comment and we can work on it further. Good luck!

Sorry, but the HP Deskjet 5150 is not supported in Windows 98, it does not have the correct usb drivers. Windows 2000 is the oldest operating system with support.

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Replace your paper pickup/skew rollers.

Open the printer cover.From right side there is a plastic rod.It's connect to door sensor.This plastic rod often breaks from top.Look that and if it's broke try to fix it with glue or something else.

Are you using a factory new ink cartridge?
Please consider the following:
If you are using a refilled or third party cartridge that may well be your problem. Most manufacturers build logic into their products to prevent the use of “Other Equipment Manufactured” cartridges as well as re-filled cartridges.
They do this to prevent problems from contaminated inks causing problems with print quality or damaging the physical printhead.
If you are using factory new cartridges, then please call the manufacturers Technical Support for assistance with the warranty on the cartridges
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well it will either have a usb cord, or a parrllel port(which is unlikely)

connect the cable download and install the driver from the link

http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/hp-5150.html

this shld work

Align in the printer. Hold the I/O button and open/close the cap four times and release I/O. Almost hp printers works.