Status-light legend

Symbol for "light off"

Symbol for "light on"

Symbol for "light blinking"

Control-panel light messages

Light status

State of the printer

Action

Initialization/Startup

While in the Startup state, the Go, Ready, and Attention lights cycle (at the rate of 500 ms) one after another.

Reconfiguration Initialization

During the printer start up, you can request special initialization sequences that reconfigure the printer. When one of the sequences is requested, such as cold reset, the lights cycle as in the Initialization/Startup state.

Job Cancel

After the cancellation process has been completed, the printer returns to the Ready state.

During the Initialization, Reconfiguration, and Job Cancel processes, pressing buttons has no effect.

Ready

The printer is ready with no job activity.

To print a Configuration page, press and hold the Go button for 5 seconds while the device Ready light is on and no other jobs are printing.

Processing Data

The printer is processing or receiving data.

To cancel the current job, press the Cancel button.

Manual Feed or Continuable Error

This state can be reached in the following circumstances:

• Manual feed
• General continuable error
• Memory configuration error
• Personality/Job related error

To recover from the error and print whatever data is possible, press the Go button.

If the recovery is successful, the printer goes to the Processing Data state and completes the job.

If the recovery is unsuccessful, the printer returns to the Continuable Error state.

Attention

The print-cartridge door is open.

Close the print-cartridge door.

Fatal Error

• Turn off the printer, wait 10 seconds, and turn on the printer.
• If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact HP. See Customer support .

Toner Low

The Go, Ready, and Attention lights act independently of the Toner Low state.

Order a new print cartridge and have it ready. See Supplies and accessories .

Toner Missing

The print cartridge has been removed from the printer.

Reinsert the print cartridge in the printer.

Jam

Clear the jam. See Clear jams .

Paper Out

Load paper or other media.

Paper Mount

The loaded paper or other media is not supported.