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More info?)
williamhatton1@hotmail.com wrote:
>Tony <> wrote:
>
>> Sorry Bill, should read...
>> This should print either a completely black page or a page full of
>> horizontal black lines (depends on the formatter model)? Note black page,
>> not blank page.
>> Tony
>>
>> Tony <> wrote:
>>>Bill
>>>I guess we need a little more information...
>>>Does the printer go through the motions of printing, ie does it feed
>>>paper? Are either of the lights on (this printer has an unusual interface
>>>and if the lights are both off that is a clue)?
>>>Does the PC report the print job as complete?
>>>Also have you tried the engine test, from memory it is just below the
>>>interface
>>>connector, small button recessed in the case, push it with a non metallic
>>>object. This should print either a completely blank page or a page full of
>>>horizontal black lines (depends on the formatter model)?
>>>Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>william hatton <billsmith1398@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>My HP Laserjet 1000 just quit. It worked up till about a couple of
>>>>weeks ago. It doesn't give me any error messages and the yellow
>>>>light doesn't flash. ... nothing.
>>>>
>>>>My print program says it is printing. The toner cartridge is a couple
>>>>of years old, but I would have thought the yellow light or something
>>>>would tell me if it was out. Besides the last page it printed was
>>>>perfect.
>>>>
>>>>I've tried reinstalling it a half dozen times.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Bill
>The green power light is on. Otherwise the printer is dead. No sound or
>movement. The print module reports printing job but doesn't report
>complete after waiting a couple of minutes or more. It's the fact that
>the power light is on, everything is connected & installed & yet the
>printer just acts dead that I don't understand.
>I'm going to try that button you talked about. Is it that little slot
>underneath the printer interface? I didn't even know it existed. I'll try
>it & see what happens.
>Bill
Bill
Firstly the fact that the green light is on indicates that the USB pod is
"probably" OK, the lights on this printer require a properly connected pod to
operate.
Yes the button is recessed in that little slot, you should see it, might need a
torch.
If the engine test works then the problem is most likely the formatter board in
the printer or the USB pod.
Please let me know how you get on. You could eliminate the possibility of some
strange OS or driver problem by installing the printer on a friend's PC if that
can be arranged.
Tony
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