HP 450c Support Question
HP 450c Support Question
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Question posted by tricia12135 on August 12th, 2013
Why Is The Ready Light Blinking
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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on August 13th, 2013 5:12 AM
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Related HP 450c Manual Pages
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 28
d Make sure that the printer is installed correctly, the Ready light flashes three times. Yellow Cyan Magenta
Black
2 1
2 1
430
450C/ 455CA
1-12 b Remove the colored protective tape and tab from you until it .
Press down lightly and push the cartridge away from the cartridge's nozzles.
450C/455CA
c For the 450C and 455CA, match the color of the cartridge's label with...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 29
... Alignment Routine (see page 5-4). On the front panel, the Ready light should then be on (together with Media Type and Print Quality lights). The Load Media light should flash for troubleshooting.
1-13 READY
LOAD MEDIA
Print Quality lights
Media Type lights
5 If you wish, you can now check your printer Task 5: Load the print cartridge(s)
4 When all the...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 30
... English to any of the other languages, you have loaded the sheet correctly. When the Ready light is what you want, then you can skip this task and go to check that the Media Source is English. Setting up your printer Task 6: (Optional) Change the language
Task 6: (Optional) Change the language
All the...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 32
...arrow pointing into the printer, printed side down...printer. SETUP READY
7 When the Load Media light comes on page 1-21. Setting up your printer Task 6: (Optional) Change the language
5 The print is a Setup Sheet in English, as shown on again, remove the sheet and make sure that the printer has marked your marks and reconfigures itself automatically.
LOAD MEDIA
1-16 When the Ready light...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 45
... Paper
HP Matte Film
HP Clear Film HP High-Gloss Photo Paper
Presentation Heavyweight color inkjet paper Heavyweight matte paper Poly matte film Matte polyester Mylar Translucent film Clear polyester
...Sales and Support Office.
2 HP Special InkJet paper and HP Heavyweight Special InkJet Paper are not supported on the HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA printers.
3 Glossy media types are not supported...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 101
Simply
remove the sheet from the printer.
Some examples of the patterns when a cartridge is not printing correctly are two parts... the nozzles lets you have correctly loaded the sheet (when the Ready light is on (not flashing), the print is not printing correctly. Special internal prints Using the Color Cartridge Test Sheet
450C/ 455CA
2 When you see page 7-7. LOAD MEDIA
Notice that ...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 103
...
Special internal prints Using the Color Cartridge Test Sheet
450C/ 455CA
The part headed To check the cartridge alignment lets you must reload it .
6 When the Ready light comes on again, remove the...for the printer to use both parts of the settings on the sheet. LOAD MEDIA
5-11
SETUP
READY
The printer now reads your selections with a check mark. Notice that
the printer has marked...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 105
... the same type of each color there are broken in portrait orientation.
3 When the Ready light comes on, press the Form Feed and Media Source keys together. The Ready light begins to the right side ... listed to determine the type of print quality problem.
6 If you encounter problems of the printer, and the fan comes on.
The carriage moves to flash, and the media moves slightly ...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 128
... cartridge away from the cartridge's nozzles.
c Make sure that the printer is installed correctly, the Ready light flashes three times. b Remove the colored protective tape and tab from you can now check your printer Replacing cartridges
450C/ 455CA
3 Match the color of the cartridge's label with the printer switched off. However, this is normally only required for troubleshooting...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 28
.... Yellow Cyan Magenta
Black
2 1
2 1
430
450C/ 488CA
f If it is still switched ON. (Never install cartridges with the color of its box.
b Remove the colored protective tape and tab from you until it .
1-12
d Make sure that the printer is installed correctly, the Ready light flashes three times. Setting up your printer Task 5: Load the print cartridge...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 29
... Black Cartridge Alignment Routine (see page 5-4) and the Color Cartridge Test Routine (see page 5-8).
1-13 READY
LOAD MEDIA
Print Quality lights
Media Type lights
5 Now check your printer Task 5: Load the print cartridge(s)
4 When all the cartridges are installed, lower the cover. On the front panel, the Ready light should then be on (together with Media Type...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 45
... with media Choosing media
450C/ 488CA
Supported media types and relative costs
Media type selection on the HP DesignJet 430.
2-3 Up-to time, new media types may become available. Plain paper Printer paper
Tracing paper Extra translucent bond
Relative cost Low
Low Moderate
Moderate
Coated 2
HP Coated Paper
Color inkjet paper Matte paper
Low/ moderate...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 101
... on page 5-10. 3 When the Load Media light comes on (not flashing), the print is on and steady), press the Cancel and Reprint keys simultaneously. Special internal prints Using the Color Cartridge Test Sheet
450C/ 488CA
2 When you see page 7-7. Simply
remove the sheet from the printer. LOAD MEDIA
Notice that there are shown...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 103
... internal prints Using the Color Cartridge Test Sheet
450C/ 488CA
The part headed To check the cartridge alignment lets you check and, if necessary, adjust the alignment between the cartridges, in steps 5 through 7, for the printer to readjust itself automatically. 7 When the Load Media light comes on , press Setup. SETUP
READY
The printer now reads your...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 105
...
4 Study each cartridge of the printer. Repeat the Print Quality Test Print ..., set the Media Type and Print Quality on page 9-12.
5-13 The Ready light begins to test. you were using HP Media. Test 1 (Warm-up) This ...that you can ignore this size or larger. Nozzles misdirected.
For each color there are two possible errors shown by number.
If the diagonally stepped lines...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 124
... down lightly and push the cartridge away from the cartridge's nozzles. a Take the new cartridge out of the dot above the empty stall. Yellow Cyan Magenta Black
2 1
2 1
430
4 When you have finished replacing cartridges, lower the cover.
450C 488CA
If you wish, you can now check your printer Replacing cartridges
450C/ 488CA
3 Match the color...
Service Manual - Page 33
.... The printer is busy with one of the other lights and look them up in memory, which it seems perfectly aligned.
When you need to print, load media.
The printer is ready, but no media is waiting to print, but you are loading media and need to print. User Messages
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
3-3
Service Manual - Page 64
... description of Color Plots
How many color plots have been produced since the EEROM was last erased.
4-30
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Service Tests Here is because the customer will be requested to plot the service configuration plot and he will be plotted without entering the service mode.
2 When the Ready LED lights up...
Service Manual - Page 71
... Calibrations
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
5-3
calculate the calibration data;
You must use HP Matte Film. The Ready LED begins to : read the calibration sheet; Use a sheet of the Printer for 10 ....
8 Cut the sheet along the dotted line and reload the sheet facedown into the Printer.
5 When the Ready LED lights up .
6 Unload the sheet.
7 Wait until the ink on the sheet is ...
Service Manual - Page 79
The Ready light begins to test.
2 Load a sheet of media in portrait orientation.
3 When the Ready LED lights up, press the Form Feed and Media Source keys together. Printing ... and ejects the media.
4 Unload the media. Print Quality
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
6-3
The carriage moves to the right side of the Printer, and the fan turns on the front panel to the settings that...
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