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HP Deskjet: loud gear type noise when about to load paper for print

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:36:43 -0700

With the paper tray loaded our 1 year old 3520 printer started making a very loud grinding type noise when loading paper and also afterwards when it resets itself after printing.

HP Deskjet 3520 all in one printer

⟐ Edited Oktober 21, 2015 at 11:36 GMT-7

HP Officejet: printer shows magenta ink issue

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:32:35 -0700

printer display is showing magenta ink is broken or empty. i've replaced the cartridge and printer still displays the same issue.

i can not print because of the display. how can i fix this isuue?

HP 6500 PRINTER ISSUE

⟐ Edited Oktober 21, 2015 at 11:32 GMT-7

Samsung CLX-3175FN: Why my paper tray malfunction

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:21:04 -0700

when printing, paper tray makes horrible noise.

HP Officejet 6600: I have an Ink System Error

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 09:24:14 -0700

I am getting an error message "Ink System Failure".

I have replaced the ink cartridges, turned the printer off, etc. to reset it. None of these steps have resolved the problem.

Any other suggestions?

Kodak Printer: How do I replace the printhead on Kodak Hero 5.1 printer?

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:14:20 -0700

In another question a user posted that replacing the printhead fixed the no black ink printing problem. But I don't know how to do that. Any ideas? I'm heading to YouTube next.

HP Deskjet F4480: no ink on paper

Sun, 05 Jul 2015 10:01:01 -0700

two fold question 1. is there a maintenance function to perform print head cleaning and will low color ink cause printer not to print?

Kodak Printer: Kodak Hero 5.1 Printer won't power on

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:17:03 -0700

I got this Kodak printer second-hand(and thus don't want to call kodak up about this), for some reason it wont power on anymore(it did when i first got it).

Whenever i plug the AC adapter into the mains it lights up green and when it is plugged into the printer the light goes off.

Model: Kodak Hero 5.1

⟐ Edited Dezember 02, 2015 at 17:17 GMT-7

Canon Printer: Canon imageCLASS D420 stuck on "Bios updating, please wait"?

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:24:55 -0700

I have a Canon Imageclass d420 multi printer. it started the bios update on its own and it will not finish the update. I tried unplugging the unit and followed the suggested fixes, but I cannot get any response to the machine. if there is an hard reset I would like to resolve the issue. I called Canon Tech they said to send the unit in to be repaired. if anyone has any ideas please respond.

⟐ Edited Januar 12, 2015 at 13:24 GMT-7

Samsung Printer: Why is the printer only printing part of the text/image?

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:25:54 -0700

My Samsung CLX 3175 printer used to print normally until the power port at the rear was damaged. The printer turns on normally and scans normally, but the printing only gets done a very tiny section of the image, which is always the same (approx one inch of the left side of what's on the page). There are no traces of ink whatsoever in the rest of the page.

I went through all the possible troubleshooting that the repair service suggested but nothing changed. I think this might have something to do with the circuit board moving or a hard-ware related issue, but I'm not definetely sure.

I would really appreciate if someone could give me an insight into this problem as it does seem the printer is repairable.

Thanks a lot for your help!

⟐ Commented Juli 13, 2021 at 14:25 GMT-7

HP Officejet 6500: Broken print-head driver belt repair

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:58:22 -0700

The drive belt for the printer head carriage broke so the printer can no longer move the printer head carriage (the part that holds the 4 printer cartridges). Can the belt be repaired or replaced? If it can be repaired, what are the materials and directions. If it can be replaced, where do I get the part and the replacement instructions?

⟐ Answer accepted Juli 14, 2024 at 7:58 GMT-7

Epson Printer: Epson 7750 - how to charge ink?

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:20:24 -0700

I've just bought an Epson 7750 printer. I've accidentally done the initial set up and filled the ink cartridges up after. Now silly me after looking at instructions it says you need to put the ink in.. then plug the printer in and set it all up and then it'll give you the option to charge the ink.. anyone have any ideas how I can charge the ink now I've done the initial set up etc?

Thank you!

⟐ Commented Januar 10, 2023 at 23:20 GMT-7

Epson Printer: Epson Workforce 1100 prints test page only

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:45:38 -0700

My printer sounds and move like it's printing, but the paper shows nothing.

I had cleaned the heads at least 10 times. The test page prints ok, but only.

All others print in white.

The noozle check shows yellow, cian and magenta, but no black.

Minha impressora só imprime a página de teste.

Já fiz limpeza de cabeças umas dez vezes. No Nozzle check aparecem as cores mas nada em preto.

Todas as outras tentativas a folha sai em branco.

⟐ Answered April 17, 2026 at 0:45 GMT-7

Epson Printer: EPSON ET-2800 Error Code

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:46:58 -0700

My Epson ET-2800 printer is giving me an E-01 printer error. It is telling me that there is a paper jam. I do not see any paper inside of the printer. It makes a loud click sound prior to giving the error. I have read that I should remove paper trays and clean the pick up roller. I have no idea how to remove paper trays on this model. Any help would be welcomed. I have contacted Epson Support, but no one has replied. Thank you,

⟐ Commented November 05, 2024 at 14:46 GMT-7

Epson Printer: Epson 740 printer stuck & noisy

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:18:33 -0700

Since replacing black ink cartridge, when I try to print anything, the moving "Cartridges Holder" makes grinding noises & won't or can't leave it's starting point, though it seems to be trying. Both black & color warning lights are on & paper light is blinking. I believe that the paper is fine. over the last week it has worked once or twice, but goes back to it's "stuck" Mode.

I guess I should mention that when I replaced the cartridge, in the way prescribed, it acted like it thought that the cartridge was full. The tray wouldn't stay "parked" so I could remove the old one & put in the new one, so I held it out & did the switch as quickly as possible. Is there some way to release or reset it?

⟐ Answered November 17, 2022 at 0:18 GMT-7

Brother Printer: Brother Printer HL-2270DW Paper jam at front. HL-2140

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:14:14 -0700

The paper is jammed at the front. It is half torn off - cleanly. I cannot remove the cartridge.

⟐ Answered Dezember 25, 2020 at 7:14 GMT-7

Dymo LabelManager 160: No charge no ink

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:22:33 -0700

My dymo keeps flashing low battery sign but I just changed the batteries also I have it plugged into the wall charger I believe this is also causing it to not print probably everything works like it should except there is no writing on the labels once they print out.

⟐ Answered November 24, 2020 at 13:22 GMT-7

Brother MFC-240C: Why aren't all the colors being printed?

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:23:58 -0700

When photo is sent to the printer only the red, and blue colors are printed in photos...When text is sent printer indicates that document is being printed but comes out a blank page.....

⟐ Answered Oktober 20, 2020 at 0:23 GMT-7

Brother Printer: it wont print on paper

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:19:26 -0700

can u help me with a problem, my brother mfc- 255 it wont print on paper.. it work properly but no ink on paper, if i look close i see dots on paper that it was trying to print but i dont know how it is not printing on paper can u help me with this problem ?

⟐ Answered Oktober 14, 2020 at 15:19 GMT-7

LaserJet Pro 400 M401: How do I fix these sleep issues?

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:16:05 -0700

As of late, my HP M401n has been having issues in sleep mode. When the printer goes to sleep for an extended amount of time, it has a tendency to stay in sleep mode and requires a power cycle to get it out of this mode. Since I hook much printer up over USB, I also know it shows up as offline in this state and it does not wake up despite being a wake event. This can usually be caught because the printer doesn't turn off within 8 hours on its own in this state. Along with these 2 issues the fastest way to determine if this is the problem is pressing one of the buttons on the control panel.

Even if I press a button on the control panel I usually can't get the printer out of this state without power cycling it. Once it gets to this point, there's not much I can do to kick it out and get it back online.

At one point I also had Tray 1 sensor issues and similar sleep issue, but this was corrected with new firmware along with the bad tray 1 sensor. The sleep issue managed to stay back for a while, but it has come back again.

Since the firmware on the printer is is up to date (20171205/built on 12/15/17), this issue is being caused by something else or something HP COULD fix in firmware but clearly does not care about. I think the firmware is set to allow downgrades so that may be an option since I archived the 2016022 firmware file (I like to keep one previous firmware revision on hand in case I ever need to downgrade), but that has unpatched security issues on network installations. It appears to have been known about since the 2015 Smart Install firmware, but has never been reliably fixed with new firmware.

This issue is getting tiring and I need a practical solution. If it can't be reliably fixed or it's an expensive issue to fix I'm seriously considering buying a new printer at this point. I have also checked 2ndary service and did not find any error codes to work with so it's an open ended problem to try and fix.

I have tried setting the sleep delay to 5 minutes in the 2ndary service menu to 5 minutes (default is 1 minute). No dice; still doing it.

This is mostly for @jayeff.

I left the printer on for 12 hours with a new wake event and Auto power off disabled and it came back on without any issues pressing the power button.

⟐ Answer deleted Dezember 23, 2019 at 8:16 GMT-7

Canon G3010 Printer: The printer is failing to print

Fri, 01 May 2026 01:47:17 -0700

whenever I need a printout it always says eror with with the printer

It is failing to print

⟐ Answered Mai 01, 2026 at 1:47 GMT-7