Anyone know anything about printers?

Gazlar
Gazlar Posts: 8,084
edited September 2010 in The Crudcatcher
Just come to my computer and the printer was stuck in shutting down mode, so I did the sensible thing and turned it off and on again, now it is stuck doing nothing, nothing on the mini screen and the blue LED by the momry card slot is stuck on. Its a HP PSC b109n if that helps

I'd ring tech support but they aren't there and mrs G is freaking because she needs it to print her display work out for school.

Cheers peeps
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Comments

  • bobpzero
    bobpzero Posts: 1,431
    re install the drivers (software)?

    or race over to the nearest pc world and get a canon ip4500 (might be up to 4600)
  • disconnect from mains, remove all cables and cards. leave for 5 mins, plug printer back in, wait for it to boot up, then plug cables etc back in. "pray!"
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  • Kitty
    Kitty Posts: 2,844
    Do all that, then kick it.
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    id tried unplugging it, but not for 5 mins, ill give that a go and see how we get on with that

    cheers guys, ill see how that goes, the praying could definately be on the cards
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    oh and I've already kicked it Kitty, repeatedly, but liking your style, would you suggest screaming at it then crying too? I'm on the verge of that
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • Kitty
    Kitty Posts: 2,844
    gazderry wrote:
    oh and I've already kicked it Kitty, repeatedly, but liking your style, would you suggest screaming at it then crying too? I'm on the verge of that

    Now that would just be stupid.
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    I see what you mean, the screaming and crying didn't help
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Bloody HP. We got a printer on lease from them. We phoned them up on the first day we had it to complain it wasn't working, they said it was an obsolete model and that it's no longer supported :roll:

    Can't help with the printer, sounds like it needs a psychiatrist, but can your other half not print out her work at the school?
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    yeah she's going to, but she has a 5 quid a month photocopy and print budget. Because she's new she doesnt know how far that will stretch each month, and its easier to do it at home because I run a CISS on the printer. I had an epson one that gave up the ghost after 4 months recently too. Typical though, I sold my old HP one that had ran for 5 years no problems last month, cost me 30 quid to buy and got 15 back for it
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
    Amy
    Farnsworth
    Zapp
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    AH!!
    It's not the CISS playing up is it? I know years ago on old epson printers, the printer would actually assume it was out of ink after a set number of prints, until it saw a new cartridge with a different chip on it.
    I have no idea if this is still the case, but I wonder...
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    AH!!
    It's not the CISS playing up is it? I know years ago on old epson printers, the printer would actually assume it was out of ink after a set number of prints, until it saw a new cartridge with a different chip on it.
    I have no idea if this is still the case, but I wonder...

    The cartridge that goes in the printer for the CISS usually resets itself after a while to get around this.

    Gazderry: Have you looked in the manual as to what the blue light means? The status codes on HP printers are absolute balls.