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ENVY 7640
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PRINTER WILL NOT COME ON UNLESS I UNPLUG AND REPLUG....WORKS FINE AFTER REPLUGING

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This is an older printer.

Product introduced mid-late 2014

 

The issue could be caused by a number of things, including and possibly not limited to:

  • The wall socket to which the printer power s connected is dropping voltage.
  • You are using a surge protector that is not functioning correctly.
  • The internal power supply on the printer is failing.
  • The printer is disconnecting from the network / computer / whatever-it-is-using and that connection loss is causing an issue than can only be cleared by unplugging the printer.

 

Related / Known solutions

 Printer Turns Off Unexpectedly or Repeatedly

 

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