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I have been having trouble printing with my HP Envy 6200 All in one printer, and I noticed this loose strip of paper attached to the ink cartridge carrier piece. What is it and where should it be?A4C36D63-7D60-4DDB-84FC-3E2196557294.jpeg

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That paper is actually a flat flexible cable (FFC) and is likely a communication cable for the printhead. You will need to find the connector it plugs into and reattach if possible. The connector will be small rectangle with a slot in the middle the cable plugs into. The cables normally have little to no excess so the length the cable can reach is a good indicator of where to look for the connector. 

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Can you (or anyone)show me what the inside should look like? So I can see where it is supposed to be attached?

 

i have tried and tried but I can’t see any obvious places. I

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