If you have problems printing using an 802.11 or Bluetooth wireless connection, try the following suggestions. For more information on configuring wireless settings, see
802.11 wireless connection and Bluetooth wireless connection.
NOTE: To enable 802.11 wireless communication, you must complete the wireless installation by running the installer program on the Starter CD. You can set the wireless communication settings from the Toolbox (Windows) if you are connected using a USB cable, but until you run the installer and set up the device for wireless communication, you cannot print using an 802.11 wireless connection. Follow these general steps and use the information in the following sections to troubleshoot wireless connection problems:
Windows
1. Check the wireless printer accessory. For more information, see Check the wireless printer accessory.
2. Check the wireless settings. For more information, see Check the wireless settings. 3. Manually assign the IP address for the device in the Ports tab of the device
properties.
Mac OS
1. Check the wireless printer accessory. For more information, see Check the wireless printer accessory.
2. Delete and re-add the device in the Print Center (Mac OS).
3. PING the device. For more information, see Check the network communication. Check the wireless printer accessory
• Make sure the wireless printer accessory is inserted properly. For more information, see Install the 802.11 or Bluetooth wireless USB accessory. • Make sure you inserted the wireless printer accessory before or after, and not
during, device initialization.
• If the light on the wireless printer accessory is not on, do the following:
◦ Remove the wireless printer accessory.
◦ Turn off the device, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on again.
◦ Reinsert the accessory when the device is in the Ready state. If there is no response, repeat this procedure a few times. If there is still no response, contact HP. For more information, see Support and warranty.
• To see if the wireless printer accessory is working, try printing using another wireless device. If you still cannot print, the wireless printer accessory might be faulty. Replace the accessory if necessary.
Check the wireless settings
• Make sure the wireless profile switch on the back of the device is switched to the correct wireless profile you are using. Make sure you are using a profile that was configured during installation. For more information, see 802.11 wireless connection. • If you cannot communicate with the device after completing the software
installation and removing the USB cable, then one or more of the following wireless settings might be incorrect:
◦ Network name (SSID)
◦ Communication mode (infrastructure or ad hoc)
◦ Channel (ad hoc networks only)
◦ Security settings (such as Authentication Type and Encryption) For more information on configuring wireless settings, see 802.11 wireless connection and Bluetooth wireless connection.
• To configure Bluetooth settings or monitor device status (such as ink levels) using the Toolbox (Windows), you must connect the device to your computer with a USB cable.
Check the network communication
PING is a basic program that sends a series of packets over a network or the Internet to a specific device in order to generate a response from that device. The other device
responds with an acknowledgment that it received the packets. PING verifies whether a specific device on a network or the Internet exists and is connected.
To PING the device
1. Print a wireless configuration page. For more information, see Understand the device information pages.
2. Using the IP address on the configuration page, PING the device to verify network communication. In this example, the IP address is 169.254.110.107.
a. Open the MS-DOS command prompt window (Windows) or Terminal (Mac OS). b. At the command prompt, type the IP address of the device, and then press
Enter (for example: ping 169.254.110.107).
If the command is successful, the PING utility will return results similar to the following. The exact information returned will vary depending on your operating system.
Regardless of the operating system, the results will show the IP address of the device, the round-trip time in milliseconds for each packet, the number of packets sent and received, and the number and percentage of how many packets got lost.
Example
Pinging 169.254.110.107 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 169.254.110.107: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 169.254.110.107: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 169.254.110.107: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 169.254.110.107: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 If the command is unsuccessful, the PING utility will return results similar to the following:
Example
Pinging 169.254.110.107 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out.
Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Check the wireless signal
Wireless communication can be interrupted or unavailable if there is signal interference, distance or signal strength problems, or if the device is not ready for some reason.
• Make sure the device is within range of the 802.11 or Bluetooth sending device. 802.11 printing allows wireless printing up to 100 meters (300 feet). Bluetooth printing allows wireless printing up to 10 meters (30 feet).
• If a document doesn't print, there could be signal interruption. If a message appears on the computer explaining that there is a signal problem, cancel the print job and then resend it from the computer.