HP Deskjet 5740 Printer series - If the light is on and flashing

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If the light is on and not flashing

Check to see if a print cartridge is

low on ink

.

If a print cartridge is low on ink, consider replacing the print cartridge.

If neither print cartridge is low on ink, press the

Resume

button. If the Print

Cartridge Status light remains on, turn off, and then turn on the printer.

HP Deskjet 5700 Series

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If the light is on and flashing

Verify that the correct

print cartridges

are installed.

If you were printing a borderless document when the light started flashing, follow the

borderless printing guidelines

.

Otherwise, follow these steps:
1

Open the printer cover, remove the print cartridge on the right, and then close the
cover.

2

Follow one of these steps:

If the light is flashing: Open the printer cover, replace the print cartridge that
you removed, and then remove the other print cartridge. Go to step 3.

If the light is off: A problem exists with the print cartridge that you removed. Go
to step 3.

3

Manually clean

the print cartridge.

4

After cleaning the print cartridge, reinsert it into the printer.
If the light continues to flash,

replace the print cartridge

.