My hp1012 keeps printing the test page randomly.

SOURCE: My printer keeps printing the test page every time it's switched on

I had the same problem and it was driving me crazy until I did this. Please follow exactly and IN ORDER.

1. Turn off the printer and wait 10 seconds. Turn it on again

2. Let the printer print the test page.

3. After the test page is printed, disconnect the USB cable connecting the printer to your computer. DO NOT turn off the printer while disconnecting the USB cable.

4. Place the test page on the scanner glass and press the SCAN button on the printer. The ON light will flash as the page is being scanned.

5. Remove the test page when the ON light is steady.

6. Finally, turn off the printer and wait another 10 seconds. Then turn it on again. No more printing test pages! Yay!

(You may now reconnect the printer to your computer via the USB cable.)

SOURCE: printing three test pattern pages on every power up

that means that the clean and calibrate was incomplete after replacing the one print cartridge

SOURCE: The printer apear to be dead!

Buttons and lights on the printer Two buttons and three lights are located on the front of an HP Deskjet printer.

• The lights tell when the printer is working or when it needs attention.
• The buttons help control the printer.

Buttons and lights Purpose POWER button and light Push the POWER button to turn the printer off and on. When lit, the light shows that the printer is turned on. RESUME button and light The light blinks when there is a problem with paper. When the problem is corrected, press the button. Print cartridge light The light blinks when there is a problem with a print cartridge. When the problem is corrected and the top cover is closed, the light will stop blinking. Troubleshooting blinking printer lights Blinking lights Reason

All lights are off. The printer is off (asleep).

Press the POWER button to turn the printer on.

The printer should turn on automatically when a print job is sent to it.

The POWER (top) light is on. The printer is idle.

The printer is ready to print a document.

The POWER (top) light is blinking. The printer is busy printing.

Allow enough time to print. When a document has many fonts or graphics or uses complex color such as a color photo, it takes longer to begin printing.

The PRINT CARTRIDGE (bottom) light is blinking. Possible causes:

• The front cover is open. Make sure the front cover is completely closed.
• The print cartridge is missing. Make sure the print cartridge has been installed correctly.
• The print cartridge is broken or incompatible. Lift the front cover, and wait for the print-cartridge cradle to slide out. Check the part numbers on the print cartridge:

Black: 51645A

Color: C1823D,

If the print cartridges are compatible and correctly installed, they may be defective. Try replacing the print cartridges.

If none of the above suggestions fix the problem, and, if the error message still occurs, it may be a hardware failure. Call the HP Customer Support Center.

SOURCE: Test Page

thats not the test page that is allignment page which is printing.
keep the the printed side of that page which comes out on the scanner glass.press the ---scan ---button.the on /off light will blink, wait till it stops blinking.and after that everything will be normal.

for any thing else let me know.
thanks.

SOURCE: my hp deskjet 5150 will not stop printing

You say test page....what is on this test page? Could be an alignment page.

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