HP Deskjet 5160 Color Inkjet Printer - printer lights are on or flashing

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printer lights are on or flashing

what the lights indicate

The printer lights indicate the printer status.

1. power light 2. resume light 3. print cartridge status light

power light is flashing

the printer is preparing to print

The light stops flashing when the printer has received all data.

resume light is flashing

the printer may be out of paper

1. Place paper in the In tray.

2. Press the

Resume

button on the front of the printer.

there may be a paper jam

Follow these instructions to

clear a paper jam

.

print cartridge status light is on or flashing

if the light is on and not flashing

Check to see if a print cartridge is low on ink.

If a print cartridge is low on ink, consider

replacing the print cartridge

.

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If neither print cartridge is low on ink, press the

Resume

button. If the Print Cartridge

Status light remains on, turn off, then turn on the printer.

if the light is on and flashing

Verify that the

correct print cartridges

are installed.

If you were printing a borderless document when the light started flashing, follow
these

guidelines

.

Otherwise, follow these steps:

1. Open the printer's top cover, remove the black or photo print cartridge, then

close the cover.

2. Do one of the following:

If the light is flashing

: Open the top cover, replace the print cartridge you

removed, then remove the tri-color print cartridge. Go to step 3.

If the light is off

: There is a problem with the print cartridge you removed.

Go to step 3.

3.

Manually clean

the print cartridge.

After cleaning the print cartridge, reinsert it into the printer.

If the print cartridge status light continues to flash,

replace the print cartridge

.

all lights are flashing

the printer may need to be restarted

1. Press the

Power

button to turn off the printer, then press the

Power

button to

restart the printer.

Proceed to step 2 if the lights continue to flash.

2. Press the

Power

button to turn off the printer.

3. Disconnect the printer's power cord from the electrical outlet.

4. Reconnect the printer's power cord to the electrical outlet.

5. Press the

Power

button to turn on the printer.