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Why is there a blinking light on my printer?

I put new black ink cartridge in printer and filled with fresh paper, still not printing, light blinking?

  • I have a very inexpensive, probably obsolete printer HP Deskjet Cl. It needed black ink. Although there is a colored ink cartridge that seems full in this printer, it only prints black. Didn't change anything, made sure paper was full. There is no paper stuck in machine. The light that is blinking is the paper light, but all of the messages say nothing about paper, just that an error has been made. Help!!I need my cheap crappy printer. It worked fine before we took the cartridge out and re-filled it.

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    There is something wrong with the cartridge. I work for a company and I have been selling inkjets, and lasers for 14 years. I would try to replace the black inkjet cartridge with a different one. The printhead could be bad on the inkjet, if you have reused it several times. You could also try running it under hot water, dry it, clean the metal strip on the inkjet, and put it back in the printer. Let me know if you need inkjet pricing. We carry new compatibles, and we guarantee them 100%. Good Luck! Lisa

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did you take the ink cartridge out after putting it in once? or you might have to update the drivers. go to the printers website to do that. if you too the cartridge out once it wont work... and lets say you have windows vista ( I do and I had this problem) and your printer only works for XP, go to the printers website (ex: if you have an HP printer go to the hp website) and download the new drivers. it should work if that is the problem... hope this helps.

Svtcobrar200

you have to be careful with refilling the cartridges- we have only been able to refill the cartridge a few times before we have to throw it out and but a new one. Make sure the contacts on the cartridge and the printer are clean- sometimes the problem is as simple as that and you want to double check that the cartridge is in properly.

Worshipful Heart

i would unplug it and let it stay off for a few minutes and that would probably reset it and go from there if that dont work i would be lookin for another printer

SUNSHINE

If the light is flashing, then it means something is jammed. I know you said nothing was jammed but that's what it means. so i'd check it over again. if that doesn't work then your printer needs to be replaced.

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