Hp 2115 - clicking noise from carriage, can`t print test page

Solved!

Found a misfed page jammed inside the printer on far
right side ( by the ink service station) - after removing the
"hidden" wad, the printer no longer makes "clicking" sounds
and prints right away!

Officejet Pro 8600

Follow these steps to install the printer cartridge :
•1
Make sure the HP printer is turned on. Open the print carriage access door. Wait for the carriage to stop moving.
•2
Remove the old cartridge from the print carriage.
•3
Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging. Being careful to touch only the black plastic, gently remove the plastic tape by using the pull tabs. Make sure you've removed all of the tape.
•4
Slide the new print cartridge into the empty slot in the print carriage. Push the print cartridge forward until it clicks into place. Press down on the latch until it is securely closed.
•5
Close the print-carriage access door. Print a test page to make sure your new cartridge is properly aligned.

Check the following steps for fixing Hp Carriage Jam Error :

Open the print carriage access door. Check for any packing material that may be blocking the internal components. Check for an orange shipping lock that may still be in place on the left side. Pull the shipping lock out, if present, and discard.

Remove and reinstall the cartridges to make sure they are properly installed. Lift the front center of the print carriage access door to open it. Lift the door up until it locks into an open position. Press down on a print cartridge and allow it to spring back up. Lift the cartridge out of the printer. Do the same for the other cartridge. Slide the black cartridge into the slot on the left and the color cartridge into the slot on the right. Press down on each one to lock it into place. Lower the print carriage access door.

Check the print cartridges to make sure the protective tape has been removed from the ink nozzles. Remove the cartridges from the printer. Remove any tape or labels. Replace the cartridges into the printer.

Push in on the tab on the left side of the clean-out door on the back of the printer to open the door. Lift the door out of the printer. Check for any paper jams. Jammed paper can block the printer cartridge carriage from moving. Pull any jammed paper out.



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A noise is a bit hard to diagnose without hearing it but something you could try is oiling the carriage rod. There is a silver round rod that the carriage assembly moves back and forth on. There is a special oil that HP puts out for techs but if you have some light machine or sewing machine oil you can put two drops of it in the carriage rod and print out a test page or two to work it in.

>an unusual noise in the printer could be problem with printing mechanism or a carriage is jammed, try this steps about carriage jam and see if this will resole the issue

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01309787&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3192753

Sounds like when you pulled out the paper jam, you misaligned the print carriage. That would produce both the noises you hear and the print quality issues. HP.com has a few web pages on their site that might help. The first one deals with noisy print carriages. Unfortunately, it's not dedicated to just your product, but the steps should generally apply:

Resolving Noisy Print Carriage Issues

There's a separate web page available for troubleshooting crooked or skewed printouts:

Printed Text or images are Crooked or Skewed

If all else fails, unplug the power cord from the printer, wait 20 seconds or so, then plug it back in. That should restart the printer and make it go into a self test which may include a realignment procedure. Watch for any error messages on the display on the printer's control panel. Sometimes to realign, it prints out two test pages and instructs you to place the first printout on the scanner bed and then press Enter.

Go to the following web page and when it opens, scroll down to the section "Replacing the print cartridges", and find step 9 in that section for alignment instructions.

Replacing Print Cartridges

Good luck.

Sounds like an issue with the print carriage. When it's out of alignment and tries to print, it can make awful noises. HP.com has a web page that describes a number of troubleshooting steps when you have print carriage issues:

Carriage Jam Errors

There's also a related web page having to do with the noise coming from the printer:

Noisy Print Carriage

Hope this helps. Good luck.

issue with carrage , try cleaning ink carrage .
first
*unplug the power cable and press and hold power button for 1 min
*press and hold # and 6 , while holding # and 6 plug the power cable back in
*release the button after 10 sec
*wait for some time
*open carrage access door
*cleane printer carrage see for any dust in carrage
*pull the carrage to left
*turn off printer and turn it on
then try pressing OK and cancel at the same time
check for test page

Probably the service station motor is burn out ...
However try to lubricate the carriage shaft with some oil, supposing carriage blockage.

from HP's web site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00641960&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Step one: Replace the old print cartridge

1. Make sure the product is turned on.
2. Open the print carriage access door.
3. Wait until the print carriage moves to the right side of product and is idle and silent.
4. Press down on the print cartridge to remove it from the slot, and then slide it out of the print carriage.
5. Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging, and then carefully remove the plastic tape by using the pink pull tab. Figure 1: Remove the tape 1 - Copper-colored contacts 2 - Plastic tape with pink pull tab 3 - Ink nozzles under tape CAUTION: Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Touching these parts can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
6. Slide the print cartridge at a slight upward angle into the print carriage until it snaps into place. Figure 2: Inserting the print cartridge
7. Close the print carriage access door. WARNING: Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children.
8. Wait until the print carriage moves to the right side of the product and is idle and silent.

Step two: Align the new print cartridge

1. Load Letter or A4 size, unused, plain, white paper in the input tray.
2. Open the printer Toolbox . Follow these steps to open the printer Toolbox .
   1. From the File menu in the software program, click Print . The Print dialog box appears.
   2. Click the Properties button. The Print Properties dialog box appears.
   3. Click the Features tab.
   4. Click Printer services . The printer Toolbox appears.
3. Click Align the Print Cartridges .
4. Click Align , and then follow the on-screen instructions. The product prints a test page, aligns the print cartridges, and then calibrates the product. Recycle or discard the test page.