Red Error light blinking and Power light blinking; HP system doctor says Carriage Return Stall

[Jfleming49]

Hadn't used my printer for a while and when I tried to print for the 1st time after that the exclamation continually blinked red and the power button continuously blinked green.  Also the HP solution center says there is a carriage stall.  I have reinstalled drivers and powered off the printer to clear the system, but with no results.  Has anyone else had this issue.  Thanks.

[Jeet_singh]

@Jfleming49,

Welcome to the HP Forums 🙂 I would like to take a moment and thank you for using this forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience on the HP forum, you could also visit our HP Forums Guide for First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I see from your post that you are having issues with your HP Photosmart printer. Don't worry we're here to help you.

To provide you with an accurate solution, I'll need a few more details:

Have you recently made any changes on the printer before the issue started?

Have you checked for any obstructions inside the printer?

Are you able to move the carriage freely?

In the meantime, let's try these steps here: 

Perform a Hard reset on the printer and make sure that the printer is connected directly to the wall outlet and not the surge protector.

With the printer turned on, disconnect the power cord from the rear of the printer and also unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

Remove USB cable, if present.

Wait for 2-3 minutes, press and hold the power button on your printer for about 30 seconds to remove any additional charge.

Now plug back the power cable straight to a wall outlet without any surge protector or an extension cord and then plug back the power cord to the printer.

Turn on the printer and wait till warm-up period finishes and the printer is idle.

Alternatively, I would suggest here is to follow the steps suggested in the support document for - Issue: The Power light and the Attention light are blinking and a 'Carriage stall' message displays ...

Could you please respond to this post with the details and with the results of the troubleshooting as this will help me in further assisting you.

Eagerly waiting for your response!

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give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons, 

that'll help us and others see that we've got the answers!

Good Luck.