HP Deskjet 5440 both the arrow and power lights blink?

Question

I went onto the HP troubleshooting site and followed the directions that they had but to no avail. Both the power and arrow light blink fast. Looked through the manual and that didn't help. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Chuck had the right answer, but not the only answer. I have the same printer, and when I had that problem, I turned it off, unplugged it both from the electrical source and the computer and let it sit for an hour or so. When I turned it back on, it was still blinking, so I checked my print cartridges. The black was fine, the color was out. I replaced the color cartridge, and it's been running fine since then. So check both of your cartridges and make sure they are seated correctly, and they are showing up as having ink in them.

Answer 2

Have you tried powering down the printer? According to the manual for the Deskjet 5440, both lights blinking mean the printer may need to be restarted.

Power down the printer, then power it back up again.

If this doesn't work, power down the printer, unplug it from the wall, let it sit a moment, then plug it back in and power it back up.

Hope this helps!