HP Officejet Pro 8600 Ink Troubleshooting

HP Officejet Pro 8600 Ink Troubleshooting



1. How to get your printer back online when it shows an "Offline" message

You want to print something, so you select “Print” and choose the printer of your choice, but it doesn’t print. You check the printer menu and see a “Printer Offline” message. When this happens, follow these easy steps to get your printer back online:

Sometimes, while you’re printing, the computer thinks your printer is offline when it is on and ready to begin printing at any time. And an error in your computer and printer may be causing this problem.

Sometimes, your cable may not be firmly attached, or there may be a paper-jam causing the error.

A printer that showcases an “Offline” error may also be caused by HP officejet pro 8600 software download or driver problems. This may depend upon your printer’s age or when there are updates to be installed.

The printer offline-online troubleshooting applies to all printer types like HP, Canon, Epson, Brother, and more.

2. How to make your “Offline” printer show “Online” again

Follow every step to make sure you don’t miss any items to make your printer show “online” status again.

(a) Cable Checks and Physical Printer

Check the ends of your printer’s USB cable and make sure they’re firmly attached. If your printer is connected to a network, check if the Ethernet cable is thoroughly attached. If you have a wireless printer, make sure your device is connected with the router and check if there’s an internet connection.

If you are connected through a cable, try utilizing the printer cable’s end on several of your device’s sockets or ports.

Try a different cable to check if the problem lies with the cable. If you’re on a wireless or network device, you can attach the cable to your computer to make sure the printer works. Your network connection could be the source of the problem.

(b) How to manually set the printer to “Online”

  • Locate the Start icon found on your screen’s bottom-left, select Control Panel, then Devices and Printers.
  • Right-click your printer, then select “see what’s printing.”
  • A window will pop up; select “Printer” in the top menu bar.
  • Choose “Use Printer Online” on the drop-down menu.

(c) Get rid of all the pending print tasks

  • From “See what’s printing” mentioned above, right click then “Cancel” all current print tasks.
  • Once the print tasks are removed, choose “Use Printer Online” once again.
  • If any print tasks are remaining, try restarting your printer and PC.

(d) Remove and reinstall your printer

  • From Devices and Printers, right-click the printer, then select “Remove device.”
  • Add the printer again by choosing “Add a Printer” from Devices and Printers.

(e) Remove Packages and Printer Drivers

  • Make sure you’re using Windows as the Admin or Sign-up for one.
  • Type CMD within the search bar.
  • Within the command prompt, type “printui /s /t2” with the spaces to open the Print Server Properties window.
  • Remove the printer’s Package and HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus Driver.
  • Add your printer again by choosing “Add a Printer” within Devices and Printers.
  • Your printer should be online, and you can continue printing once you’ve done these steps.

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