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HP LaserJet P2035 Series Printer - Blinking lights

Status-light patterns

Figure : Control panel
Control panel legend
Number
Control panel element
1
Jam light: Indicates a jam in the printer
2
Toner light: When the print cartridge is low, the Toner light illuminates. When the print cartridge is out of the printer, the Toner light blinks.
3
Paper out light: Indicates the printer is out of paper
4
Attention light: Indicates the print cartridge door is open or other errors exist
5
Ready light: Indicates the printer is ready to print
6
Go button and light
7
Cancel button: To cancel the print job currently printing, press the Cancel button.
Status-light legend
Symbol for "light off"
Symbol for "light on"
Symbol for "light blinking"
Control-panel light messages
Light status
State of the printer
Action
Go, Ready, and Attention lights all blinking
Initialization/Startup
While in the Startup state, the Go, Ready, and Attention lights blink one after another.
Reconfiguration Initialization
During the printer start up, you can request special initialization sequences that reconfigure the printer. When one of the sequences is requested, such as cold reset, the lights cycle as in the Initialization/Startup state.
Job Cancel
After the cancellation process has been completed, the printer returns to the Ready state.
During the Initialization, Reconfiguration, and Job Cancel processes, pressing buttons has no effect.
Ready light is lit
Ready
The printer is ready with no job activity.
To print a Configuration page, press and hold the Go button for 5 seconds while the device Ready light is on and no other jobs are printing.
Ready light is blinking
Processing Data
The printer is processing or receiving data.
To cancel the current job, press the Cancel button .
Attention light is blinking and Go light is lit
Manual Feed or Continuable Error
This state can be reached in the following circumstances:
  • Manual feed
  • General continuable error
  • Memory configuration error
  • Personality/Job related error
To recover from the error and print whatever data is possible, press the Go button .
If the recovery is successful, the printer goes to the Processing Data state and completes the job.
If the recovery is unsuccessful, the printer returns to the Continuable Error state.
Attention light is blinking
Attention
The print-cartridge door is open.
Close the print-cartridge door.
Attention, Ready, and Go lights are lit
Fatal Error
  • Turn off the printer, wait 10 seconds, and turn on the printer.
  • If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact HP customer support.
Toner and Ready lights are lit
Toner Low
The Go, Ready, and Attention lights act independently of the Toner Low state.
Order a new print cartridge and have it ready.
Toner light is blinking
Toner Missing
The print cartridge has been removed from the printer.
Reinsert the print cartridge in the printer.
Jam light is blinking
Jam
Clear the jam. See Clear jams.
Jam light is lit and Paper out light is blinking
Paper Out
Load paper or other media.
Jam light is lit, Paper out light is blinking, and Go light is lit
Paper Mount
The loaded paper or other media is not supported.
Load acceptable paper or other media.
Press the Go button to override the condition.