HP Printer Officejet 6500A Plus - printing issue

[colin119]

I have just manually cleaned the printer heads and after cleaning of same and reinstalling the printer is making "banging sounds" during a printer alignment of the printer heads?

[Irwin6]

Hi @colin119,

Welcome to the HP Support Community.

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

I see that you are facing an issue with your Printer that is making noise.

A) Please follow the steps below to perform a power drain.

1) Take out the cartridges

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

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

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

5) Insert the cartridges back into the printer.

Remove the cartridges > Unplug the power cord > Wait for 30 seconds > Plug the power cord back in > Insert the cartridges

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

C) If the issue still persists, refer to the steps on this link to further troubleshoot.

Note: The printer model might differ but the troubleshooting steps are the same.

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 great day ahead!

Irwin6

HP Support

[colin119]

I really appreciated your response, however some time after posting my message, I broke a significant part of the printer.

But thank you very much anyway,

[Irwin6]

Hi @colin119,

I am sorry to hear that the part broke on your printer.

If you are looking to purchase a new printer, please get in touch with the HP shopping team to assist you further.

The support on the HP community is currently available within certain constraints. We are striving to enhance our assistance and broaden its scope. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

I've sent you a private message with the instructions. In order to access your private messages, Click the Private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Community profile Next to your profile Name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it or simply click on this link

Take care and have a great day ahead!

Irwin6

HP Support