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Why is the red light on the Samsung printer? What to do when the red light on a Samsung printer or MFP is on?

If the red light is blinking on your HP printer, it is best to contact the Master Service service center. Our experienced technicians will find out the causes of the problem and fix the problem. Typically, a problem such as a blinking red light occurs during the operation of laser printers (models HP LaserJet 1010, HP LaserJet p1102, etc.).

Light indicators located on the panel convey information about a particular printer component. Indicators react differently to various changes in the current state of a technical device. They can be lit constantly or intermittently, or turned off.

Periodic flashing of lights, including when you see a red light blinking in an HP printer, most likely indicates an operating error. Possible reasons:

  • If the Ready (green) and Warning (red) lights turn on and off at the same time, the product is initializing or a print job is being canceled.
  • If the Ready light is lit intermittently, the printer is accepting or processing incoming data.
  • If the Warning light is blinking and the Ready light is constantly on, this indicates a general error as well as a manual feed error. This situation is accompanied by jamming of the paper feed mechanism, in which sheets already caught by the rollers get stuck.
  • If the "Warning" light periodically lights up, the cartridge may not be installed correctly or the access door to the cartridge elements may not be tightly closed. To return the device to working condition, remove the cartridge and install it correctly.
  • If your HP printer's red light is blinking, there may be paper stuck between the paper feed elements. To resolve the problem, remove any loose paper from the tray, then remove the cartridge from the print device, and only then remove any crumpled paper.
  • If your HP printer's red light is blinking, the packaging material, including the special packing tape, may not have been completely removed. To completely remove it from the internal parts of the device, you need to open the cartridge access flap. Packaging material should also be removed from both trays (input and output).
  • If the Warning light is on intermittently, the product may be missing a cartridge. To fix the problem, you need to open the access door to the opening for the cartridge, remove the protective film from the new cartridge and push it deeper into the opening until a characteristic click sounds.
  • Incorrect operation of the paper and case closure sensors causes the red light to light up in the HP printer.

If the tray is out of paper, this also causes the red light to blink on the hp 1010 printer. It is also common for the red light to blink on the hp laserjet p1102 printer due to the lack of paper in the tray. To restore the device's functionality, prepare a stack of paper consisting of no more than 150 sheets. Align the stack of sheets along the edges and place them in the tray, making sure the side to be printed is facing up. Fix the appropriate position of the guides (limiters) for the width and length of the paper sheet. If the Ready and Warning lights are always on at the same time, this indicates a non-fatal error. In this case, it is recommended to contact the service center specialists.

A printer is a peripheral device that is necessary to transfer graphics or text to physical media from electronic form. In simpler terms, this device is needed to print information. Almost all of us have such devices and are virtually irreplaceable. Unfortunately, it is with printers that a large number of problems occur: they often simply refuse to print the necessary documents. Why this happens and how to deal with the problem, I will tell you in this short article.

And I’ll start with this: it doesn’t really matter what brand of printer you have, be it Samsung, Canon, Epson, HP or any other, since the cause of the problem is often the same.

Methods and solutions to the problem

So, let's begin.

  • If the laptop refuses to print, then the easiest and fastest way to solve a possible problem is to turn it off and on again. To do this, press the button on the printer itself and print the document again.
  • If nothing has changed, then look at the device signal indicator. Typically, printers have an LED that indicates whether the gadget is working properly. For example, in most cases, printers have a green light when they are working properly, and a red light in case of any irregularities. If your red LED lights up, try removing the cartridge and reinserting it. It is possible that the lid where the cartridge is located is simply not fully closed. And some models even react if they stand on an uneven surface. All these situations were not taken out of thin air, but from our own experience. After you have adjusted the printer, inserted the cartridge into it and slammed the lid, the green LED should light up, which symbolizes readiness for work.
  • Now you have sent the document to print... And again nothing happens. In this case, there should be a printer icon in the tray on the desktop. With what it can be connected? It is not known exactly. Experts advise waiting a few minutes; perhaps after this time the device will “wake up.” However, as practice shows, this happens in reality very rarely. Therefore, the first thing we must do is restart the computer. Yes, yes, you can smile, but often this is the surest and easiest way to solve problems. If the computer does not restart through the Start menu, use the button to restart it. The chance that after a reboot the printer will start working as it should is is very high.
  • Try right-clicking on the printer icon that hangs in the tray and pause printing. In addition, it is recommended to clear the print queue yourself, since this may also affect the performance of our device.
  • Be sure to check the USB cable. If there are no signs of kinks on it, then remove it and reinsert it into the port on the printer. The same goes for paper - perhaps it just got stuck and now the printer refuses to work. This is a completely common occurrence.
  • Nothing helps again? Then we try to update the driver for the laptop. There may be some kind of glitch in the system. We go to the manufacturer’s official website and download the latest drivers for the gadget there, install it and try to print the file.
  • Quite rarely the problem lies in one small, but not the most pleasant detail. We are talking about a conflict between the printer software and other programs. Most often, the device software comes into conflict with the antivirus. We add the software to the list of exceptions and sleep peacefully.
  • Do not forget that the problem could be caused by viruses in the operating system. In this case, we scan the system for malicious files and, of course, delete them.

What to do if nothing helps?

Apparently, the problem lies in the hardware itself. Alas, you are unlikely to be able to repair the printer yourself, unless you work at a service center. In this case, I recommend taking the printer to a specialist for analysis.

The operation of the printer in 90% of cases is blocked by the cartridge located in it. For each type of cartridge, the office equipment manufacturer provides a certain number of printed copies at 5% page coverage. After the end of the cartridge's intended life, the printer's operation is blocked or the printer receives a signal to replace the cartridge. A message like “ Replace the cartridge" or The red light is flashing.

Despite the fact that an inkjet printer uses ink for printing, and a laser printer uses toner, in both cartridges the chip they contain is responsible for the operation.

In laser cartridges, the chip keeps track of the printed pages.

In inkjet cartridges, the chip records the percentage of ink remaining and informs about the amount of ink in the cartridge hopper.

Depending on the location on the cartridge chips there are: contact and non-contact.

Types vary in type blocking and non-blocking.

Blocking chips– as soon as the cartridge prints the programmed number of pages determined by the manufacturer, the printer will be locked.

Non-blocking chips. This type of chip signals that the cartridge has printed the number of pages specified by the manufacturer, but does not stop the printer from working.

Cartridge chips are microcircuits that communicate between the cartridge and the printer. The chip records information about the model of the printer, the cartridge, and data on the number of pages printed by the printer with the cartridge installed in it.

Cartridge manufacturers claim that the chips are used to allow the user to know the amount of toner or ink in the cartridge and optimize the printing process.

The main function of the cartridge chip in a laser printer is to count the printed pages, not the amount of toner.

Often, the cartridge ends based on the “chip”, and not on the presence of toner in it. When disassembling such a cartridge, 20 to 40% of unspent toner remains in it, and the printer does not print and signals the need to replace the cartridge. It all depends on the content of the page and in what mode the User prints.

What is the way out of the situation when the message “Replace the cartridge” appears on the printer display? There are several options here:

  • if the chip does not block the operation of the cartridge, but only displays a message on the monitor about the need to replace the cartridge, then the cartridge can be refilled without replacing the chip with a new one;
  • if the cartridge chip can be reprogrammed, then it will be reprogrammed every time it is refilled;
  • if the cartridge chip cannot be reprogrammed, then at each refill it is replaced with a new one or the printer is reprogrammed;

To prevent the printer from responding to the chip installed in the cartridge, the printer can be reprogrammed, and the chip will appear on the cartridge is not needed, and the printer will no longer be able to count printed copies.

Reprogramming a printer or reflashing a printer or MFP involves reprogramming the device board so that the printer does not recognize the chip on the cartridge.

Types of chip cartridges.

Mechanical sensor- reset occurs through a flag gear, which is installed in the cartridge. During cartridge maintenance, this gear is “cocked”. When the cartridge is installed in the printer, the gear will turn and pressing the switch will reset the counter.

In the starter cartridge that comes with the printer, there is no checkbox and it must be additionally checked when refilling the cartridge.

A mechanical sensor is required for Brother and Konica Minolta brand cartridges.

Received cartridges. A fuse is used as a device that detects a “new” cartridge when replacing, which burns out when the cartridge is installed in the printer. Each time the cartridge is refilled, the fuse must be replaced. Faint printing indicates the end of toner in such cartridges.

Representatives using this type of cartridges are printers and MFPs of the Panasonic, Epson brands, and some Konica Minolta and Samsung devices.

Chip cartridges- a chip (microcircuit) is used as a device that determines the “new” cartridge when replaced. At each refill, the chip, if it blocks the operation of the printer, is reprogrammed or replaced with a new one.

Similar chips are used in cartridges for cartridges of the Xerox and Samsung brands (monochrome and color), as well as Konica Minolta, Hewlett Packard and Canon in color devices.

Smart card - card, which carries information about the number of copies that the cartridge should print. The smart card is replaced with a similar one, but which can be reprogrammed. This option is economical, because... There is no dependence of cartridge refilling on card reprogramming. Representatives of this type are cartridges for MFP Xerox Phaser 3100MFP, Konica Minolta PagePro1480MF

As an example, let's use activation MFP Konica Minolta 1480 using a smart card. In order to activate the MFP, you must do the following:

  1. Insert the smart card into the card reader
  2. The message appears on the display: REPLACE TONER? YES=OK – NO=S
  3. Click OK and another message appears:OPEN FRONT OF ROOF REPLACING TONER
  4. We remove the old cartridge from the device.
  5. Installing a new cartridge.
  6. Close the lid. The following message appears: DID YOU REPLACE THE TONER?<ОК>
  7. Click OK and read the new message:PLEASE WAIT The smart card is being read. NEW TONER REMOVE CARD
  8. The smart card can be removed.
  9. The machine is ready to print again.

Be careful! If, during the process of activating the cartridge, you see the notification: “Unknown card” or “Remove card/Insert card” - stop the process immediately, because subsequent attempts to reset the counter will lead to blocking the device for an indefinite period of time.

At our service centers you can receive qualified advice and services for refilling chip cartridges.

On the Internet, we very often notice requests when users write their questions about various problems regarding Ricoh printers. Today we will try to tell you why such errors can occur, how you can avoid them, and we will also consider options for eliminating many problems that are associated with failures of this office equipment.

As for the most common errors: sometimes we either notice that the printer has stopped working, or the red light on the Ricoh sp 150su printer is on, or the information panel displays error messages.
First of all, if this is an MFP, let’s look at what kind of text is written on the panel.
Usually this is “Toner Low”, “Replace Cartridge”, “Change Toner”. All these errors indicate that you need to buy a new cartridge or refill the cartridge.

Multifunctional device - printer, copier, scanner - Ricoh SP 150SU is equipped with only two Start/Power buttons. The key buttons are backlit in different colors and are capable of indicating the status of the MFP by a combination of flashes with different frequencies and colors. This page will tell you why the Ricoh SP 150SU MFP printer is blinking green, red or blue, and what to do in this case. When writing the text on this page, materials from the Ricoh SP 150SU MFP operating manual were used. The Ricoh trademark is a registered trademark owned by... Designation and name of the control keys of the Ricoh SP 150SU MFP printer. The top button with a square is called the Ricoh SP 150SU Start button. The light on the Ricoh SP 150SU button, the Start button, can be turned off, blink green, and stay lit with a green light. The bottom button with a circle is called Power On. The behavior of the lower power button is more varied. In various situations, the light on the Ricoh SP 150SU button may glow red, blue, orange and green, blink at different frequencies, or not light up at all.

How to print a Ricoh SP-150SU printer settings test page: Make sure the printer is plugged in and the top cover is closed. Turn on the printer and wait until the printer enters Ready mode. Quickly press the Power button three times within one and a half seconds. The LED will blink green and the printer will print a configuration page. The configuration page shows the printer name, network name and IP, how many pages have been printed, the remaining life of the SP150 toner cartridge, the waste box level, and other information. Printing the configuration page lets you know the number of pages printed.

The printer has stopped working, the indicator with a drop is on without blinking. Tell me what else could be wrong?

If the drop indicator light on your printer is not blinking, this error means the following: “the cartridge has run out, needs to be replaced”

If you have original cartridges installed, they cannot be refilled and you will have to either buy a new original cartridge or choose refillable cartridges for your printer

Now let's look at a more complex situation. If you bought a new original cartridge, or a set of refillable cartridges, but the printer still does not see the cartridges and the indicator with a drop is on, then everything is more complicated. In this case, there are two options: either the cartridge itself is faulty or has run out, or the printer itself is faulty.

How can I check this?

First: Press the drop button once, and the printer will show you which cartridge has run out, then press this button again, if another cartridge has run out, the printer will indicate that too, then replace the cartridge. If you installed a NEW original cartridge and the printer still does not see it, the printer is most likely faulty. As a rule, if this is the case, then the printer does not see all the cartridges at once.

Then see the next two articles, maybe this will help you

If you have installed refillable cartridges and the printer does not see them all, there are again two options: either the printer itself is faulty or the cartridges are faulty. We also check, install at least one non-empty original cartridge, leave the remaining spaces for cartridges empty, if the printer recognizes it, the printer is working. In this case, the problem may be with the refillable cartridges, please note. As a rule, refillable cartridges only work in a group, so move the printer carriage to the replacement position, and try to remove and insert cartridges that are not recognized, if this does not help, and the printer is working, then the refillable cartridges are faulty, and you will have to buy a new set.

For refillable cartridges S22, SX125, SX130, SX230, SX235W, SX420W, SX425W, SX430W, SX435W, SX440W, SX445W, BX305F, BX305FW from some manufacturers, the following instructions are relevant

1. Press the "drop" button, the carriage will enter the replacement position;
2. Without removing the cartridge, press the "drop" button again;
3. The carriage will start to run, but the chips will not reset to zero;
4. When the carriage stops, press the drop button again;
5. The carriage will move to the replacement position and indicate which cartridge is empty;
6. Pull out this cartridge and insert it back;
7. Press the “drop” button, ink pumping will begin, after which the cartridges will be identified!

For color cartridges, you only need to complete steps 1, 5, 6, 7