HP Deskjet 995c Printer series - ethernet troubleshooting

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ethernet troubleshooting

Click the option that best describes the problem:

The printer will not print

.

You cannot browse to the printer's internal web page

.

The printer cannot be detected during software installation

.

printer will not print

Verify the following:

The printer is set up and powered on.

The print cartridges are installed.

The printer is on and the paper tray is loaded.

The printer is free of paper jams.

If any of the above are problems, then click

here

.

Answer the following questions:

Is the Link light on and solid?

Yes

.

Proceed

to the next question.

No

.

Verify the following:

You are not using a phone cord to

connect the printer to the

network.

The

ethernet cable

is securely

connected to the printer.

The ethernet

hub

or

router

is on

and working properly.

The computer that you are using

is connected to the network.

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ethernet troubleshooting

Were more than four people printing to the printer at the same time ?

Yes

. Wait until the printer is

idle, then reprint your

document.

No

. Proceed to the next question.

Does the Activity light blink when you try to print a document?

Yes

.

If the

document does not print,
then click

here for more

troubleshooting.

No

.

Verify the following:

The printer is selected in the

application from which you are

trying to print.

The computer is connected to the

network.

If you still cannot print then

reset the

printer to the factory default configuration

.

cannot browse to the printer's internal web page

Verify the following:

You are not using a phone cord to connect the printer to the network.

The

ethernet cable

is securely connected to the printer.

The ethernet

hub

or

router

is on and working properly.

The computer that you are using is connected to the network.

If you still cannot access the printer's internal web page, then follow these steps:

1. Print a

network configuration page

.

2. Find the printer's URL (item 2 on the configuration page).

3. Launch your Internet browser.

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ethernet troubleshooting

Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape 4.75 or higher.

4. Enter the printer's

URL

in the address box, then press

Enter

.

If you still cannot open the printer's internal web page with the printer, then

reset it to its factory

default configuration

.

The printer cannot be detected during software installation

Follow these steps if the printer cannot be detected during the software installation:

1. Print a

network configuration page

.

2. Find the printer's IP Address (item 7 on the configuration page).

3. On the

Identify Printer

panel of the software installer, select

Specify a printer by

address

, then click

Next

.

4. On the

Specify Printer

panel of the software installer, select

IP Address

.

5. Enter the printer's

IP Address

in the IP Address box, then click

OK

.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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resetting the printer to the factory default configuration