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HP Deskjet 722C - Ink Cartridge Tray *Side To Side*
Hi all,
I lost my power cable for my HP Deskjet 722C and found (what seems to be) a suitable replacement in a Altec Lansing power cable. Ever since I powered the thing up, it seems to be acting very strange with only the power (status) light and the "need ink" light on, while it does not load paper correctly and the ink cartridge tray just sways side to side. I've attempted to clean the cartridges but I had to pull them out while the damn thing was "swaying." Each time I flip the lid open, the thing just keeps on going. It doesn't even stop to let me take out the cartridges. This is an awfully weird problem. I've never seen this before and visiting HP's online support did not provide much help either. In the meantime I will be looking for the original powercord, but has anyone ever heard / seen / fixed a problem like this before? Could using another power source/cable really affect the performance of this printer? I'm using WinXP with the latest drivers for the printer. *ANY HELP appreciated* JUNA |
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If the regulation from the new power supply isn't that good or it isn't an
EXACT match, anything would be possible including what your printer is doing. I would check ebay for a cheap used replacement from the same model printer. Try HP but they may want a very high amount. Good luck on finding a replacement. -glasnostJDC "Juna Kuristag" wrote in message k.net... Hi all, I lost my power cable for my HP Deskjet 722C and found (what seems to be) a suitable replacement in a Altec Lansing power cable. Ever since I powered the thing up, it seems to be acting very strange with only the power (status) light and the "need ink" light on, while it does not load paper correctly and the ink cartridge tray just sways side to side. I've attempted to clean the cartridges but I had to pull them out while the damn thing was "swaying." Each time I flip the lid open, the thing just keeps on going. It doesn't even stop to let me take out the cartridges. This is an awfully weird problem. I've never seen this before and visiting HP's online support did not provide much help either. In the meantime I will be looking for the original powercord, but has anyone ever heard / seen / fixed a problem like this before? Could using another power source/cable really affect the performance of this printer? I'm using WinXP with the latest drivers for the printer. *ANY HELP appreciated* JUNA |
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:09:33 GMT, "Juna Kuristag"
wrote: I lost my power cable for my HP Deskjet 722C and found (what seems to be) a suitable replacement in a Altec Lansing power cable. Ever since I powered the thing up, it seems to be acting very strange with only the power (status) light and the "need ink" light on, while it does not load paper correctly and the ink cartridge tray just sways side to side. I've attempted to clean the cartridges but I had to pull them out while the damn thing was "swaying." Each time I flip the lid open, the thing just keeps on going. It doesn't even stop to let me take out the cartridges. This is an awfully weird problem. Yikes. If you're feeding it the wrong voltage, then all bets are off, including whethet it will ever run correctly again. I was using my 722C with XP, until I realized the drivers were nuts, using colored ink to print black text on any page that was not all black. Then one day, it wouldn't even do that, the ink lights stay on, it seeks for a few seconds, and refuses to even try to print anything at all. Screw it, I went out and bought a Canon i550. Do you realize how cheap printers are these days? J. |
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