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No printing, just blank papers shooting out

When I print from my ibook G4, the 'printing processing' box comes up and completes, so I believe the problem lies in the printer.  The printer seems like it will print, but it just shoots out one blank piece of paper after another, until I hit the cancel button of the printer.

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First verify that the printer is working by printing a configuration page from the printer itself. If it prints fine, uninstall and reinstall the printer with the latest driver from HP.

If the printer will not print an internal config page, replace the ink cartridges.

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