Things to Check to Troubleshoot Non-Printing HP Printer

by Charley Bang Online Technical Support Services

Are facing trouble with your printer as it has stopped working and printing? So don’t be restless about the problem. Here, we have discussed the few things to check first before troubleshooting your non-HP printing printer. For experts help, contact at HP Printer Help Phone Number. There are multiple things that can resolve the printing problem, in which some are easy checks and some are little complicated. Here, you will have few things to repair your HP printer.

Check 1:

The first thing that you need to check is that your printing devices must be powered-on to print. Ensure that the power is turned on and that the power-on light is lighted. This time is perfect to ensure that all the cables are plugged into the device and that there are no problems or issues indicators lighted. Here an instant check of the paper tray as well as the paper hopper is in order. These should require having a sufficient supply of fresh paper in them.

Check 2:

Here, you need to be ensuring that you are using the printer that you are expecting. To check this once, use the Microsoft Word, here, you need to click on the upper left menu item “File” and then “Print” from the drop-down menu. This will expose the printing panel to the right of the drop-down menu. Here, in the printing panel on the upper left is the print button, quickly under that the printer is checked. If the printer is not the printer that you were expecting, there will be triangle pointing down on the right-hand side. By click on the triangle check a drop-down list of printers to which your computer can send the print job. Here, ensure that you have chosen the printer that you expect. Moreover there are similar options in another computer programs that enabled you to check and choose the printer you wish to use. Further follow the onscreen instructions for other preferences.

Check 3:

Here, you need to check that the documents waiting to print are not stopped. One a printer experienced any problem, like it just stops printing. In addition, any document that is that is consequently directed to the printer might not printer till the previous document is completely printed. Furthermore the printers’ print one document at a time, therefore the printer will print in the order that they are sent to the printer. Here, if the ink runs out, in case there is a paper error, or if there is some other malfunction that prevents a document from printing and other documents stops printing. Once the problem is resolved, the document may or may not automatically start printing. Sometimes you must restart the document printing for that document and subsequent documents to print.

Sometimes a printer is set to work offline. In this event nothing can print because the device is offline. When a printer icon is colored light grey, the printer is likely set offline. In the "See what's printing" window, clicking on the "Printer" menu item produces a drop-down menu. Meanwhile the Windows 7 OS is sensitive and shows only the possible menu options, therefore most of the time the “User Printer Offline” option is not available. Here, in order to place the device online, try to un-check "Use Printer Offline" menu item.

Moreover, to have more reliable support and guidance, feel free to call on our HP Printer Technical Support Phone Number +1-888-614-1214. Here, you will have cohesive support and customized help from the team of experts and professionals who are adept and experience in resolving any sort of complex issues associated with HP printer.