Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Se-lu 6, HP edition
My cheap HP 'all-in-one' printer started giving a Print Cartridge Error message. At first it halted after printing a few lines, then it wouldn't print at all. Persisted for several days.
Tried all the online hints, which are basically the standard Unplug and Plug In Again. Unplug the power, unplug the USB, unplug the cartridges. Replaced both cartridges with new. None of it helped.
Time for se-lu. LOOSEN YOURSELF.
Instead of sticking with the usual, I started piddling around, doing things that couldn't possibly have any connection to the problem. The little useless touch-screen on the front of the printer has some arrows and a red X and an OK. I tapped all of them randomly for a few minutes.
Presto. Tried to print, and it worked. Tried several more pages, still good.
Se-lu = so-lu-tus = solution.
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Best guess: The memory in the printer's onboard CPU must have been stuck in some kind of improper mode which couldn't be changed via software commands. The manual controls loosened the stuck bits.
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