Reset the printer: what you need to know

There are a growing number of messages in this forum and elsewhere in the internet with the steps to do a reset on different printers.  Reset to will sometimes fix problems, so resetting is not the issue.

A few resets require you to enter key combinations to open special menus on your printer that you were supposed to never access.  These special menus are used by developers and staff support for debugging of problems, but they are not intended for inexperienced users and can have unexpected results.  A wrong button push and you might no longer have a printer, but rather an expensive paper weight.  On top of that, if you happen to the 'brick' the printer in this way, it is considered as customer induced damage and voids the warranty automatically. These resets are only intended to be distributed and used as a last resort and under the direct instruction of a representative of the HP technical support. They should not be made lightly!

If the printer has already damaged due to her fiddling in the care of the menu, you may need to Contact HP for (paid) service.  Best not to do the damage in the first place...

An example of the damage that may be caused would be the printers that use special cartridges installation.  Reset the printer to factory conditions can cause sound to demand once again the cartrdiges Installer.  If the original cartridges of configuration have been exhausted or discarded the user must contact HP for cartridges to install since there is no distribution channels.

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