I recently aquired a HP psc 2410 all in one printer. Upon start up I got an error msg that the cartridges are jammed, unjam and press ok. Well there doesnt appear to be a jam. The cartridges slide back and forth ok. I removed and replaces the cartridges, unplugged the power supply, pressed ok, and I continue to get the error. I did this several times. Now all the sudden while trying to figure out the carraige jam, the scanner bar seems to be stuck. Is this printer a lost cause, or can it be reasonably fixed? Thank you.

There is little or no value in older printers.
However the unit has gots its positioning confused.
Try switching off and on printer several time, opening lid for cartridge change to see if it can synch itself again.

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Accumulation of dust

The main cause of printer jam is the accumulation of dust in the printer head and other components. This dust causes the paper to get jammed while printing. The only remedy to prevent and resolve this issue is to clean the printer at regular intervals of time. In a busy office, printer is used continuously which also causes normal wear and tear which causes paper jam. Placing the printer in correct place where it is not affected by dust will prevent this issue up to a far extent.

Printing head and drum

Printer head and drum is the main parts which took part in the printing process. The continuous usage may cause some defect in the mechanism which causes printing errors. The printing drum and head may contain piece of paper when get stuck with the rollers can also cause printing error. This can be resolved by opening the top cover of the printer and removing the paper manually.

Cartridge error

Paper jam can also be caused due to some error in the cartridge used in the printer. This issue occurs when you are using refilled cartridges from unauthorized dealers. For refilling, some dealers remove upper part of the cartridge which houses the sensor elements. This might get damaged while refilling. When you are using this cartridge to print the documents paper may get jammed. You should refill or buy cartridge only from an authorized dealer.

Did you attempt a partial reset, as described on the HP website's page for undoing paper jams and carriage jams? If that didn't do the trick, you might have to dismantle the printer.

I snagged my PSC 2410 from a trash pile. First it had a paper jam, and then it had a carriage jam. I got the paper jam taken care of quickly, but the carriage jam was persistent. I took mine apart over a period of fourteen months. Obviously, this was a low priority project for me.

I had to compare the printer head assembly's resistance to movement with another printer to see how the movement of my head assembly was not like that of the other printer.

What I finally had to do was to remove the chrome rod on which the printer head move from side to side. The clearance between the head assembly and the rod is precise, and the gap is easily clogged with paper dust and ink residue.

Clean out that crud and lubricate the rod with silicone-based lubricant. There will be some excess lubricant left over on the head assembly from when the printer left the factory.

As long as you have the machine apart, blow out all the dust you can with compressed air. Clean the paper position registration disc and the head position registration tape with Windex or its equivalent, watered down dishwashing liquid. Clean out the ink drip pad. Cleanliness goes a long way to making these run right.

This is really time consuming. Unless working on things is a hobby, buying a new one makes much more sense. I like working on things, though. I suspect you do too, or you wouldn't be asking.