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| Thread ID: 127333 | 2012-10-18 00:44:00 | Laserjet 1300 has died - what to do? | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1307400 | 2012-10-18 00:44:00 | My old LaserJet 1300 was caught in a power cut and now refuses to start. It is showing all three status lights hard on, which according to the manual is a "fatal error". I've done all the recommended things - unplugged for 5 minutes, removed the cartridge etc etc but nothing has worked. At its age I'm certainly not planning to spend any money on it, so before I take it to the e-waste collection, has anyone any other ideas how I might kick it into life? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1307401 | 2012-10-18 04:04:00 | Sorry, there is no magic fix . You will need to spend $$ to fix it. (or just bin it) There is probably a 2nd level error code you need to trace the issue further |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1307402 | 2012-10-18 04:55:00 | You could always have my one. It's a 1300n with USB only. But the toner may be off since it show a sprinkling of dots everywhere... | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 1307403 | 2012-10-18 05:06:00 | You could always have my one. It's a 1300n with USB only. But the toner may be off since it show a sprinkling of dots everywhere...Thanks for the offer, but I think the universe is telling me it is time to change. I've been thinking about getting a colour printer for ages, so perhaps now is the time to do it. I've found an HP service manual online, so I might see if I can get anything from that, but I'm not hopeful. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1307404 | 2012-10-18 07:11:00 | 1300n with no networking...you sure about that one? Sounds like the formatter board or power board is dead, either way it won't be worth fixing. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1307405 | 2012-10-18 09:14:00 | Sounds like the formatter board or power board is dead, either way it won't be worth fixing.I'm pretty sure you are right. The service manual and also something I found in another forum talked about an "engine test switch" that if you press it prints a page with diagnostics on it. I tried that and got not a thing. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1307406 | 2012-10-19 20:58:00 | Wonders never cease. The printer has revived itself. I had the side cover off looking for the engine test switch, which appeared to have had no effect,, as it was still showing the same error lights. I put it back together before taking it out to the garage to add to the "for e-waste disposal" pile, and - just in case - powered it on. I had done this before with no success. Well b****r me, it powered up, and showed normal lights. I tried a test page and it worked! I have also since then done some urgent printing with no problem. I had seen reference in another forum to someone who had had the same experience, but I was not expecting it. I still think it is probably time for a new printer, (this one dates to July 2003) but at least I can take my time looking for a decent one rather than having to rush out and buy something with no research. |
Tony (4941) | ||
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