Laserjet 255 reboots every time I send a job

[MP102]

Printed fine 15 minutes ago, now every time I send a print job form the same computer the printer boots itself and the job is stuck in the print queue as "waiting for job to complete"

[Echo_Lake]

@MP102

Thank you for posting on the HP Support Community.
 

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, to provide an accurate resolution, I need a few more details:

• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried so far?

Use the Diagnose & Fix feature in the HP Smart app to help fix connection issues.

• Open the HP Smart app. If you do not have HP Smart, download it from HP Smart - Mac App Store, and then follow the prompts to add your printer.
• Click Printers, and then select Diagnose & Fix.
• 
• On the Diagnose & Fix screen, click Start.
• Wait until the analysis completes. Do not close the app to avoid interrupting the process.
• On the diagnosis screen, review the results, and then click Test Print or Done.

If the error persists close all printing apps, and then manually clear the print queue.

• Close Apple Image Capture, HP Easy Scan, and HP Scan, if they are open.
• Click Finder, select Applications, click Utilities, and then double-click Terminal.
• Type Cancel -a, and then press Enter.
• Close the Terminal window, and then restart the computer.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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[Repairatrooper]

Make sure that the printer is not plugged into any type of UPS or surge strip. These devices cannot pass the required current to the printer to reliably allow printer to start up properly.