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Dell 5210n Printer not printing

I have a Dell 5210n printer that is networked. I can not print to it nor anyone else on the network.  There is a flashing green led above the menu. When i hit menu it says it can't go into ready state. I tried disconnecting the printer and turning it back on with no luck. I also tried to cancel print jobs and it says canceling but i still can't print.
Any help would be great. A fast reply and fix would be even better.
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only problem with the solution is the menu button doesn't function.  get constant message of can't enter menu cause not in ready state
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Okay I will give that a shot tomorrow and see if it works. If it does I will reward you the points thanks for the help
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try to print a self test, or a setup configuration, to be sure the printer is OK - it can just be bad....
Unfortunately, he cannot get into the menu to do the reset, so test pages are out, too. Otherwise, the config page would be a good idea. As it shows the printer's network settings, it makes setting it up afterwards that much easier.
ha -  then the printer itself is bad imo
he can test with a reset, and with the printer disconnected from the lan also
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reset the printer but still has issue.  what I found was someone was sending a corrupt print job.  isolated the pc an it appears to work now.  thanks.
If it was a bad print job then the printer should have been OK when you disconnected it from the network.
And, BTW, thanks for the points