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Status lights – HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer User Manual

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Status lights

When the printert is turned on, the

On

button light will be lit. When the printer is processing a job, the

On

button light will be blinking. Additional blinking lights signal errors that you can resolve. See below

to learn about blinking lights and what to do.

Light behavior

Cause and Solution

Attention

light is blinking.

Output tray closed when printing is attempted.

Open the output tray.

Scanner is not working.

Turn off and turn on the printer.

If the problem persists, contact HP. The printer still prints

even if the scanner is not working.

Attention

light and both cartridge lights are blinking.

Cartridge access door is open.

Close the cartridge access door. For more information,

see

Prepare trays on page 70

.

Cartridge access door is open and one or more ink

cartridges are in error state.

Remove and reinsert the ink cartridges and then close

the cartridge access door.

Cartridge carriage inside the printer has stalled.

Open the cartridge access door and make sure the

carriage is not obstructed. Move the carriage to the

right, close the cartridge access door, and then press

any button, except

Cancel

, to resume. See

Clear print

carriage on page 68

for more information.

Both cartridge lights are blinking.

Both cartridges are missing, do not have the tape removed,

may be very low on ink, or defective.

Install missing cartridges, remove the pink tape from the

cartridges, or replace the defective cartridges. For more

information, see

Replace ink cartridges on page 41

.

If the print quality is poor, consider replacing the ink

cartridge. For more information, see

Replace ink

cartridges on page 41

.

Determine if ink cartridges are defective. For more

information, see

Identify a defective cartridge

on page 69

.

ENWW

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