Blinking ! And paper with bent corner What does this mean?

[19Cohea36]

My new Tank 5000 printer has a flashing ! And a picture of sheet of paper with a bent corner. What is this telling me? Also in the back or the printer under the glass is a strip of light colored plastic which was laying flat and now the right half is bent to the left. Is this normal? 

[zoey7886]

Hi @19Cohea36,

Welcome to HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to assist you.

I understand you're experiencing an issue with your printer that has blinking lights or an error code.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. I'm here to help you today.

Please follow the steps below to fix the issue.

A) Perform a power drain.

 1) Unplug the power cord from the printer & wall.

2) Press and hold the power button down for 15 seconds and release the power button, wait for about 30 seconds.

3) Plug the power cord back into the printer and wall, ensure the printer is plugged into the wall & not into a surge protector.

4) Unplug the power cord > Wait for 30 seconds > Plug the power cord back in > Power on the printer

B) Kindly refer to the steps on this link to update the printer firmware and let me know if that resolves the issue.

C) Refer to the steps on this link to further troubleshoot.

D) If the issue still persists, refer to the steps on this link to restore factory defaults and let me know if that resolves the issue.

Please mark this post as “Accepted Solution” if the issue is resolved and if you feel this reply was helpful click “Yes”.

I hope this helps.

Take care and have a good day.

HP Support