Setup Guide
Troubleshooting22
6 Troubleshooting
This section provides troubleshooting suggestions for 
some of the most common issues associated with 
hardware and software installation.
For late-breaking information, see the readme file and 
release notes on the Starter CD, or visit the product 
support Web site at www.hp.com/support.
Solving installation 
problems
This section provides troubleshooting suggestions for 
some of the most common issues associated with 
hardware and software installation.
Hardware installation suggestions
Check the device
• Make sure that all packing tape and material have 
been removed from outside and inside the device.
• Make sure paper is loaded correctly in the tray, 
and is not jammed in the device.
• Make sure that no lights are on or blinking except 
the Power light, which should be on. If the Attention 
light is blinking, check for messages on the control 
panel. When the device is first turned on, it takes 
approximately 45 seconds to warm up. 
• Make sure the rear access panel or duplexer is 
locked into place.
• Make sure that the device can print a Self-test 
diagnostic page. For more information, see “Self-test 
diagnostic page” on page 28.
Check the hardware connections
• Make sure that any cords and cables that you are 
using are in good working order.
• Make sure that the power cord is connected securely 
to both the device and to a working power outlet.
• Make sure that the phone cord is connected to the 
1-LINE port.
Check the printheads and ink cartridges
• Make sure that you have removed the orange caps 
from the printheads.
• Make sure that all of the printheads and ink 
cartridges are firmly installed in their correct, color-
coded slot. Press down firmly on each one to ensure 
proper contact. The device cannot work if they are 
not all installed.
• Make sure that the printhead latch and all covers are 
closed.
• If the display shows a printhead error message, 
clean the contacts on the printheads. For more 
information, see the onscreen user guide on the 
Starter CD.
Software installation suggestions
Check the computer system
• Make sure that your computer is running one of the 
supported operating systems. For more information, 
see the onscreen user guide on the Starter CD.
• Make sure that the computer meets at least the 
minimum system requirements. For more information, 
see the onscreen user guide on the Starter CD.
Verify installation preliminaries
• Make sure to use the Starter CD that contains the 
correct installation software for your operating 
system.
• Before installing software, make sure that all other 
programs are closed.
• If the computer does not recognize the path to the 
CD-ROM drive that you type, make sure that you are 
specifying the correct drive letter.
• If the computer cannot recognize the Starter CD in 
the CD-ROM drive, inspect the Starter CD for 
damage. You can download the device driver from 
www.hp.com/support.
• In the Windows device manager, make sure that the 
USB drivers have not been disabled.
• If you are using a computer running Windows, 
and the computer cannot detect the device, run the 
uninstallation utility (util\ccc\uninstall.bat on the 
Starter CD) to perform a clean uninstallation of the 
device driver. Restart your computer, and reinstall the 
device driver.










