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 | Printer dies on me, but with all 3 lights on. by Balgram (7/16/08 9:27 PM) reply | + / - | THE PROBLEM
My HP 1220 se printer refuses to print. It states "Error - Printing" and won't print any document from any source, including command prompt, notepad, word processing documents and the Internet. All three lights are on all the time, and the printer will not print a test document. It won't do anything.
WHAT I DID RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER
-I printed my grades from my college's website. File went through fine.
-I then copied sections of my grade report to Open Office. Attempting to print the Open Office document began the first error.
-Checked the printer. No jamming, no cables loose, paper is included. I do not know what all three lights shining means, and I can't find a reference guide (searching led me here).
-Ran through the troubleshooting guide. Did all the restarting and test printing, no luck. The printer is ignoring me. It is hooked directly to my computer.
I realize that this printer is old and no longer supported by HP, but I don't know what to do. I ran through the Troubleshooter already and it didn't fix the problem. Looking for the manual online led me here. I'll keep looking, but if nothing else I'd like to know what
all three lights on" on a HP 1220 se printer means! (Ideally I'd like to get my printer working)
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 | Re: Printer dies on me, but with all 3 lights on. by moe  (7/16/08 10:41 PM) reply | + / - | What you have is a fatal error, most likely the fuser isn't heating. To find out the real error, you press the Go button. The secondary light pattern will tell us what component failed.
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 | Re: Printer dies on me, but with all 3 lights on. by Bert (7/16/08 10:50 PM) reply | + / - | Generally all three light blinking is a fatal error.
The Deskjet 9300 (essentially the same as the Deskjet 1220) Users Guide defines the blinking lights.
The main logic board is probably the problem, HP P/N C2693-67010. If you need a wide format printer its probably less expensive to do the repair, approximately $122 online for the part.
There is lots of discussion on this forum concerning disassembly. If you need help email me.
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| Re: Printer dies on me, but with all 3 lights on. by moe (7/17/08 10:28 AM) reply | + / - | Bert, I think the 1220se he's referring to is the laserjet 1220se, not the deskjet model. I wish HP wouldn't use the confusing numbering system that has the same numbers for deskjet and laserjet models.
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| Re: Printer dies on me, but with all 3 lights on. by Bert (7/17/08 2:14 PM) reply | + / - | Guess I shouldn't respond so late at night.
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