My hpdeskjet 920c will react every time I boot up by starting the process of printing. It will load a piece of paper then the cyle light starts blinking until I run it out. It will do it even if I turn it off before shut down and wait until boot up is complete before turning it on. I'm running windows 98.
Any ideas to eliminate the pesky problem ?
"thanx" Bill Myrick
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Bill,
I have got a couple of Epson printers at the office and they do a similar thing when you reboot. They like to cycle all the moving parts on them everytime you reboot. They don't go to the extent of passing a sheet of paper, but it is pretty annoying. I think because they are ink jet printers they are cleaning and checking the contacts and the ink resevoirs.
Mark
I have got a couple of Epson printers at the office and they do a similar thing when you reboot. They like to cycle all the moving parts on them everytime you reboot. They don't go to the extent of passing a sheet of paper, but it is pretty annoying. I think because they are ink jet printers they are cleaning and checking the contacts and the ink resevoirs.
Mark
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Bill-- Sounds like your HP920 is going a little farther than I'd normally expect.
Nearly all printers, regardless of type, will go through an initialisation process when turned on (after being off for some time). The OS also sends a signal out the default port that will initiate that start-up sequence, which MIGHT include loading a sheet of paper.
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If that 'blinking cycle light' is indicating a 'printer busy' condition, the start-up is going too far. Next time you're going to have the system on for a while, try this:
After you're booted and the printer has done its 'thing', turn it off. Wait for 45 minutes and turn it on, again. If the printer still does the same thing, I would suggest you contact HP. On the other hand, if it only goes through a 'normal' start-up and goes into a 'ready' state, Windows may be sending the wrong activation signal, for which there might be a solution. --Everett
Nearly all printers, regardless of type, will go through an initialisation process when turned on (after being off for some time). The OS also sends a signal out the default port that will initiate that start-up sequence, which MIGHT include loading a sheet of paper.
BUT...
If that 'blinking cycle light' is indicating a 'printer busy' condition, the start-up is going too far. Next time you're going to have the system on for a while, try this:
After you're booted and the printer has done its 'thing', turn it off. Wait for 45 minutes and turn it on, again. If the printer still does the same thing, I would suggest you contact HP. On the other hand, if it only goes through a 'normal' start-up and goes into a 'ready' state, Windows may be sending the wrong activation signal, for which there might be a solution. --Everett