How to Troubleshoot an HP Officejet 4500 (5 Steps)

Check both ends of the power cord and the printer's USB cable to make sure they are securely plugged in. Plug the power cord directly into a power outlet instead of a surge protector or backup battery. Plug the USB cable into the computer and not a USB hub or other device.
Check the Officejet 4500's power light to see if it is illuminated solidly or is blinking. Wait for the light to stop blinking if you installed a new print cartridge in the previous 12 minutes, giving the printer time to initialize the new cartridge.
Unplug the power cord, open the printer's covers and remove the paper from the input and output trays if the power light continues to blink. Pull out any stuck pieces of paper from the inside of the printer and gently slide the cartridge carriage to the left and right sides of the printer, removing any debris that obstructs its movement.
Use the software application you used to send the print request to make sure the Officejet 4500 is set as the default printer. Click the 'File' menu at the top of the window, then click 'Print' and make sure the Officejet 4500 is selected in the pull-down menu at the top of the print window. Select the printer from the menu if it is not the default, then click the 'Print' button to try printing again.
Right-click the small printer icon on the right side of the task bar, then see if a check mark appears next to 'Pause Printing.' Click 'Pause Printing' if you see a check mark, resuming the pending print jobs. Close any other applications that are open on the printer to eliminate potential conflicts.

How to Use an HP F 2430 Printer Scanner

Place the media you wish to print on face-down in the printer's input tray, sliding it into the printer until you feel resistance. Slide the width guide on the left of the media over until it touches the edge of the stack of media.
Open the document you wish to print using your preferred software application on the attached computer. Click the 'File' option at the top of the window, then click 'Print.'
Click the drop-down menu at the top of the print window and click the F2430 in the list. Click the 'Properties' button to make changes to the printer's settings. Click the 'OK' button to save any changes you make and then click the 'Print' button to process the print job.



Lift up on the printer's top cover to expose the scanning glass. Place the original document face-down on the scanning glass, positioning the upper-left corner of the document in the front-right corner of the scanning glass.
Close the printer's cover gently so you do not disturb the position of the document. Click the 'Start' or windows button on the computer's task bar and then click 'Programs' or 'All Programs.'
Hover the mouse over the 'HP' folder and click the 'HP Photosmart Software' icon. Click the 'Scan' button in the software's window and wait for the scanned document to be sent to the software window. Click the 'Finish' button to finalize the scan. Click in the window on the computer's hard drive where you wish to save the scanned file.

How to Share a Printer With a VirtualBox

Click the 'Start' button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Click 'Control Panel.'
Double-click 'Devices and Printers.'
Right-click the printer to be shared, then click the 'Sharing' tab.
Click 'Change Sharing Options.'
Click to check the 'Share this printer' box, then click 'OK.'
Connect to the shared printer from the VirtualBox virtual machine. For example, use the operating system's Control Panel to add the shared printer. This steps may vary, depending on the guest operating system running in the VirtualBox virtual machine.

How to Fix an HP Color Laser Printer Alignment Problem

Double-click the HP printer icon in the system tray at the lower right end of your desktop. Navigate to the 'Toolbox' tab.
Click on the 'Status' link on the left side of the window. Scroll through the 'Status' menu and click on the 'Print Info Pages' link.
Click the blue 'Print' button located to the right of the 'Configuration Page' heading. Check the print page to see if the 'L' shaped bars are overlapping or bleed into each other.
Contact HP directly for a repair or replacement if the 'L' bars do not have any overlap, as that will indicate an extensive mechanical problem that can't be fixed through troubleshooting.
Return to the 'Toolbax' tab if the color bars are overlapping. Click on the model number of your HP color laser printer at the upper left end of the window. Click on the 'Device Settings' link.
Choose the 'Print Quality' option and then click on the 'Calibrate' button on the right side of the window. Click 'OK' in the new window that appears and wait for the alignment calibration process to finish.
Attempt to print a document again and see if the alignment is still off. If the alignment is not correct, repeat the calibrating, since the HP color laser printer may need to be calibrated more than once to fix the alignment.

How to Scan Documents With an Epson Printer

Place the original document you want to scan on the printer's automatic document feeder. (This is the clear surface under the printer's hardware cover.)
Open the Epson Printer portal on your computer. (Epson installs a print setup module on your computer with the installation of the device's software drivers.)
Click the drop-down bar below the 'Mode' setting to select what type of document scan you want to conduct.
Choose a scanning mode based on the three options available for Epson printers. (See Tips for scan mode suggestions.)
Click the radio button next to the color mode you want for the document. Three options, 'Color,' 'GrayScale,' and 'Black and White' will be available.
Select the ADF action to indicate the document is placed in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) for scanning. This will direct the printer to the document.
Click the drop-down bar below the 'Scanning Resolution' settings and select the resolution that best fits your particular document.
Click on the 'Scan' at the bottom of the scan settings to send the action to the Epson printer. The scanned document will appear in a new preview window on your computer screen once the scan is complete.

How to Receive a Fax on a Multi

Connect the multi-function printer to a phone line. Most printers with fax capability have more than one phone jack, so make sure you are plugged into the right one.
Turn the printer on and access the start-up menu. Pick an answering mode based on your expected usage of the fax capabilities of your machine (see the next steps for more information about this).
Put the printer in manual mode if you expect little fax traffic. The manual mode usually requires you to pick up every call that comes to the machine. If you hear the signal for a fax, you push the start button and hang up.
Choose the automatic mode if you expect a lot of faxes or have a dedicated fax line. In automatic mode, the printer listens to incoming calls and determines whether they are faxes or voice calls. Voice calls get sent on to your phone, and faxes are picked up by the printer.
Select the number of rings you want your multi-function printer to give you before dropping a call. If you are using the manual mode you may want to go with four or more rings. Two rings should be sufficient in the automatic mode.
Load paper into the paper tray. Check on the paper level frequently if you receive a lot of faxes.
Set the desired print quality, and you are ready to receive faxes.

How to Stop Low Toner Message HP Laser Printer

Press the 'Menu' button on the printer. Choose 'Configuration' from the menu.
Scroll through the 'Configuration' menu until you see the 'Toner Low' setting. Change that setting to 'Toner Low=Continue.'
Click 'Select' to accept the new setting, then send a test page to the printer Remove the toner cartridge, shake it to redistribute the toner, then put the cartridge back in the printer. Depending on the amount of toner remaining, this could give you an extra day to an extra week or more of printing.