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What are the front panel lights and buttons on the 800 series printers?

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This document applies to the HP printers in the table below
Deskjet 810C Deskjet 812C Deskjet 815C
Deskjet 825C Deskjet 830C Deskjet 832C
Deskjet 840C Deskjet 841C Deskjet 842C
Deskjet 843C Deskjet 843Cxe Deskjet 845C
Deskjet 845Cvr Deskjet 880C Deskjet 882C
Deskjet 895Cse Deskjet 895Cxo
When the printer lights flash, it means that there is something wrong with the printer.
Understanding the lights and buttons
Your printer has the following lights and buttons as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Printer lights and buttons
1Powerbutton and light
Press to turn the printer on or off.
The power light flashes when the printer is processing information.
Never turn the printer on or off except with its power button, even if the printer is plugged into a power strip, surge protector, etc.
2Resumebutton and light
Flashes when a printer problem has occurred. Press to clear printer problems.
3Print Cartridge Statuslight
Blinks when there is a problem with a print cartridge.
4 Banner lever and light
Light comes on when the banner lever is in the "up" position for printing banners. Push banner lever down to turn off the light and to print on regular cut sheet paper.
For an explanation of blinking lights on other 800 series printers not listed above, click your printer from the table below


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