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Turn the power off wait 5 seconds and turn it back on.
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Turn the power off wait 5 seconds and turn it back on.

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When you power cycle the printer you force &nbsp;it to re-initialize. There are some errors condictions that it's necessary to reinitialize the printer in order to clear them. But it's also possible that the error persists. Then you should lookup in the user manual to understand the panel &nbsp;lights &nbsp;of the printer . Ok?!
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When you power cycle the printer you force  it to re-initialize. There are some errors condictions that it's necessary to reinitialize the printer in order to clear them. But it's also possible that the error persists. Then you should lookup in the user manual to understand the panel  lights  of the printer . Ok?!

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What error are you trying to clear? I have many HP service &nbsp;manuals. I can provide more info if you provide the error. WE 50 Hps in the office I work in. I service them all from deskjets, 2p, 4l, IIId, 3si,4si, 5si,5, 8100.
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What error are you trying to clear? I have many HP service  manuals. I can provide more info if you provide the error. WE 50 Hps in the office I work in. I service them all from deskjets, 2p, 4l, IIId, 3si,4si, 5si,5, 8100.

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if the printer connection isnt directly, sometimes it will be power cycle. You try direct connections.. <br />
then ...<br />
it has done when win9x printer sharing... 
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if the printer connection isnt directly, sometimes it will be power cycle. You try direct connections..
then ...
it has done when win9x printer sharing...

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When attempting to troubleshoot my Laserjet (5L). &nbsp;I was told to &quot;power cycle&quot; the printer. &nbsp;What does that encompass?
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When attempting to troubleshoot my Laserjet (5L).  I was told to "power cycle" the printer.  What does that encompass?

HP Laserjet 5L

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.