Printers and scanners

Printers and scanners: connectivity, queues, drivers and consumables.

Common failure modes

• A printer that reports offline after a network change
• A stalled print queue
• A consumable chip not recognised

Procedures

• How to fix a paper jam on an HP DeskJet 2700 printerPaper jams on a DeskJet 2700 happen in four different places, and HP is specific about the order you should search them
• How to fix streaky, faded or lined printing on an HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 series printerWhen an HP OfficeJet Pro 9010 series printer starts laying down streaks, white lines or the wrong colours, there is a fi
• Why does my laser printer print faded, streaky, or smudge when I touch it?A laser or LED-page printer builds an image with three parts working together: a toner cartridge, an imaging or drum uni
• How do I replace the toner cartridge and the drum unit in a laser printer?A laser or LED-page printer gives two different low-supply messages, and they point at two different parts with two diff
• How to run a nozzle check on an inkjet printer and decide whether to clean the print headAn inkjet printer builds its ink pattern with hundreds of tiny nozzles, and a nozzle check pattern is the fastest way to
• How to fix a printer that says offline in Windows 11 and Windows 10Your printer is switched on, there is paper in the tray, and Windows still says it is offline. That word is a state of t

Where this stops

Internal mechanical repair is outside this repository.