C3180 will not print as error occurs even when installed

Check your printing preference
It may be selected as printing in grayscale.

Hi

This error comes due to carriage jam. Turn off the printer and unplug it from wall socket. Now, remove the cartridges and check for any dried up ink residue on cartridges on inside the carriage. Clean the cartridges contacts and carriage using a Q-tip dipped i alcohol. Let the carriage and cartridges dry before you plug in the printer.
Install the cartridges and check. If it still shows error then unplug the power cord coming to the printer without switching it off. Now, remove the rear door of the printer and check for any paper jams over there, remove if any. Wit for at least 15 seconds and plug in the power cord. Now check whether it is working.

Daniel Scott

You need to install a twain driver. Try updating your printer driver software at the HP website.

Uninstall all programs involving your printer, and the download just the driver for your operating system at
the HP website It's already selected for your printer. This should update the system and fix your problem.

Normal 0 Driver could be corrupt.
Disconnect the printer or at least be sure it is turned off. I'd do both and reinstall the CD software program that came with the printer. When the software program asks you to connect the printer to the USB port, do so and it should again work properly.
Hope this helps. Bud

First check the printer icon. ( Make sure the printer is turned on during this process)
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.

And check that the printer C3180 has a check mark.
If not right click on the same and left click on Set printer as default.
Next make sure the printer icon says 0Ready.

If not right click on top of the C3180 icon and left click on Clear all documents (untill it says 0ready)
If it still does not say 0Ready.
Then Go to Start> Then Run(if not where you see start search Type there as Run and hit enter> in the run Box type services.msc and click Ok

Now in the services window> Scroll down an locate for Print Spooler and double click on the same>
Now under Services status If Start is highlighted Cliick on start ( now a small window aill poppup and close)
If Stop is highlighted then click on stop ( A small window will popup and close, Now you will see start highlighted> Click on start and then either click on apply or ok close all the windows and restart your computer.
Now First
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.And check that the printer C3180 has a check mark and if it says 0Ready.

If yes Right click on the same icon and left click on Properties.
Now in this window towards the bottom right you will see a tab which says print test page>Click on it to see if it prints a test page.
If yes then Try to print a document.

If non of this works>
Go to Start> Control Panel (or setup then contro panel) and then go to Printer and faxes (or printers and other hardware)
And deleted any or all the icon which says C3180
If it is not deleting then right click on the same icon and lecft click on cancel all documents> Then unplug the USB cable which is connected to the printer end and leave it unplugged for atleast 1Mins before reconnecting> (In the meantime reboot your computer)
After rebooting the computer connect the USB cord to the Computer it should install the printer diriver on its own> (if it prompts the CD then insert the Cd if you have it handy) it may take some time to install the prnter driver
Then
Go to Start> Control Panel Go to Hardware and sounds> Go to printers.
then C3180 See.if it says 0Ready>Right click on the same icon and left click on Properties>
Now in this window towards the bottom right you will see a tab which says print test page>Click on it to see if it prints a test page then try printing any document or Email.

Let me know if any problem

Good Luck

twain is a driver, it could be corrupted at this time uninstall again and reinstall the software

i can't get my printer sanncer copyer to work at all can you help me with that

hi,

check the length of the usb cable. if it is very lengthy then there would be problems with the speed.

if not
> unplug the usb cable
> click "start-->control panel--> printers and faxes"
> select the printer icon and delete it
> restart the computer
> plug the usb cable
> wait for few minutes while the driver installations are complete automatically.
> once that is done, try to print

thanks and regards
agnel

This is Maltesecross. Turns out that the faintness of my printed pages was in fact due to a low ink cartridge, even though some pages printed out fine and others half-good. Eventually, all pages turned faint, and upon re-installing the driver, I got a low-ink warning (the first one ever). Putting in a new ink cartridge solved the problem for me.