When i power up the printer it make a loud noise. It appears to come from lower area below the cartridge. it makes the noise even if the cartridge isn't in

OfficeJet Printers have a "spittoon" in which a rubber pad is used to wipe the bottoms of the cartridges to maintain a clean jet nozzle area. To find this, the unit will go to it's home position, "bump" that side where the spittoon resides, to confirm it's home position, then wipe the cartridges before its ready for use. In other words: "That's a normal noise for this model of printer". It will happen every time you power it up or wake it from hibernation mode with a print job.

Hello,

Loud noise is not usual. But you may try the below mentioned steps to check if it can resolve the issue.

While the printer is ON, remove the ink cartridges.
Unplug the Power cord from back of the printer .
Wait for 30 seconds.
Plug in the power cord to the printer.
Install the ink cartridges.

If issue still persists, please call HP Tech Support as it could be a printer hardware issue.

Has it just started this? Some printer can be a bit noisy. The plastic gears and parts can use a little bit of Silicon Spray, you may want to dab it on with a Q-tip or similar tool.

Please power off the printer. Remove all the toner cartridges. And then put them back in. Make sure you install the toner cartridges properly. After that power on the printer. Try printing again.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Please follow the steps below to identify and fix the problem:

1. Open the printer cover to access the cartridge area. The print cartridge carrier moves and stops at the loading position, unless the All-in-One is busy.
2. Remove both cartridges from the printer.
3. Check the cartridge area and make sure encoder strip is not loose. The encoder strip is transparent strip located behind the cartridge carrier along with the carrier belt.
4. If encoder strip is properly seated in the printer, close the printer cover.
5. Re-brick your printer. Pull out the power supply, black box where the power cord is plugged in at the back of the printer, and put it back after 30 seconds.
6. When the printer turns on, re-insert one cartridge first. Close the printer cover and check for any errors. The carrier jam could be due to one of the cartridges.
7. If no error appears, re-insert the other cartridge.
8. Replace whichever cartridge is causing the error to appear.
9. If no error appears, try to print again to verify that the carrier jam issue is fixed.

We hope this information has been helpful.

Please follow the steps below to identify and fix the alignment problem:

1. Open the printer cover and remove the cartridges.
2. Check the cartridge area for the encoder strip - transparent strip found behind the cartridge carrier. Make sure it's not unseated from its position.
3. Make sure there are no foreign objects blocking the cartridge carrier path.
4. If area is clear, close the printer cover.
5. Rebrick the printer by pulling out power supply, black box where the power cord is plugged in at the back of the printer, and put it back after 30 seconds. This will reset the printer.
6. When the printer turns on, re-insert one cartridge first.
7. Close the cover and check for errors.
8. Reinsert the other cartridge.
9. Close the cover and check for errors again.
10. Replace whichever cartridge is causing the error to appear.
11. If no error appears, try to print a document to verify that the problem is fixed.

If problem continues, please contact Lexmark Technical Support Center for additional assistance.

Make sure the printer is on. Lift the scanner unit to access the cartridge area. The cartridge carrier will automatically move to the center at the loading position. Squeeze the tabs on the cartridge lids, and then lift the lids. Remove the used cartridges. (refer to sample image below. printer shown may not look like your printer, however, the steps are the same.)


Insert new cartridges. Color cartridge should be in the left carrier and the black in the right carrier. Snap the lid closed. Lift the scanner unit and push the scanner support back while lowering the scanner unit until it is completely closed.
Sometimes the ink cartridge carrier won't position automatically to the middle even when the printer is on and the cover is open. Just unplug the printer from the power source. With the cover open, hold the solid white strip and gently slide the carrier to the middle of the printer. Load the cartridges. Close the cover. Plug the printer back to power source.
Thanks.

After inserting new cartridges in the photosmart C3180 and closing the door it makes loud clicking sound coming from the cartridge area and won't print.

Please have a look at the noise troubleshooter available for your printer at the HP online support site. Click here

I hope this information allows you to resolve this issue. If you need further assistance, please post back with a comment to this thread.
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Sounds like the photo sensor for the "transducer" for the cartridge assy is not working (or there is a power supply related problem....)

Look for loose connections of any cable from the small blocks on either side thin strip that goes through (behind) the the cartridge assy.It has thousands of verticle lines on it.....

They could also be dirty (Incorrect speed sensing).
(Try to clean if printer is dirty...Be careful not to blow i the cartridge assy area as the ink may fly everywhere)

DO not touch the thin strip with verticle lines .Very Delicate...