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I have an HP Officejet 5740, all lights are blinking and screen says "Printer Error There is a problem with the printer.  Turn the printer Off, then On."  Please help

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Hello @Fuzzfuzz .
The printer may need to be restarted.
1.Press the power button to turn off the printer and press the power button again to restart the printer.
button again to restart the printer.
Proceed to step 2 if the lights are still flashing.
2.Press the power button to turn off the printer.
3.Disconnect the printer power cord from the power outlet.
4.Reconnect the printer power cord to the power outlet.
5.Press the power button to turn on the printer.


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