I'm just a little bit frustrated at the moment, I hope my seething rage doesn't show through too much on this post.
If anyone can direct me to a manual for my printer, I would greatly appreciate it. Heck, any advice is welcome too.
THE PROBLEM
My HP 1220 se printer refuses to print. It states "Error - Printing" and won't print any document from any source, including the Internet. All three lights are on all the time, and the printer will not print a test document. It won't do anything.
WHAT I DID RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER
-I printed my grades from my college's website. File went through fine.
-I then copied sections of my grade report to Open Office. Attempting to print the Open Office document began the first error.
-Checked the printer. No jamming, no cables loose, paper is included. I do not know what all three lights shining means, and I can't find a reference guide (searching led me here).
-Ran through the troubleshooting guide. Did all the restarting and test printing, no luck. The printer is ignoring me. It is hooked directly to my computer.
I realize that this printer is old and no longer supported by HP, but I don't know what to do. I ran through the Troubleshooter already and it didn't fix the problem. Looking for the manual online led me here. I'll keep looking, but if nothing else I'd like to know what
all three lights on" on a HP 1220 se printer means! (Ideally I'd like to get my printer working)
=I should note this is an old family printer. It's been hooked up to my computer for a while now (at least 6 months) without any problems. No significant changes in hardware, it just went from happy in one print job to seething annoyance for another. Could the problem be Open Office related? It's the first time in a while I used Open Office, and I have had a couple problems in the past, but nothing like this.
I have Windows XP, btw.
If anyone can direct me to a manual for my printer, I would greatly appreciate it. Heck, any advice is welcome too.
THE PROBLEM
My HP 1220 se printer refuses to print. It states "Error - Printing" and won't print any document from any source, including the Internet. All three lights are on all the time, and the printer will not print a test document. It won't do anything.
WHAT I DID RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER
-I printed my grades from my college's website. File went through fine.
-I then copied sections of my grade report to Open Office. Attempting to print the Open Office document began the first error.
-Checked the printer. No jamming, no cables loose, paper is included. I do not know what all three lights shining means, and I can't find a reference guide (searching led me here).
-Ran through the troubleshooting guide. Did all the restarting and test printing, no luck. The printer is ignoring me. It is hooked directly to my computer.
I realize that this printer is old and no longer supported by HP, but I don't know what to do. I ran through the Troubleshooter already and it didn't fix the problem. Looking for the manual online led me here. I'll keep looking, but if nothing else I'd like to know what
all three lights on" on a HP 1220 se printer means! (Ideally I'd like to get my printer working)
=I should note this is an old family printer. It's been hooked up to my computer for a while now (at least 6 months) without any problems. No significant changes in hardware, it just went from happy in one print job to seething annoyance for another. Could the problem be Open Office related? It's the first time in a while I used Open Office, and I have had a couple problems in the past, but nothing like this.
I have Windows XP, btw.
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