Ink System Motor Failure
This error indicates a problem with a motor within the ink delivery system, such as an ink pump motor. This prevents proper ink flow and system operation.
- 1Defective ink pump motor (within ISS)
- 2Ink supply station failure
- 3Blocked ink lines or printheads (overloading motor)
- 4Main PCA power delivery issue to ISS
- 5Worn gears within ISS
- Loud grinding or buzzing noises from ink supply station
- Ink not flowing to printheads
- Printer unable to prime or de-prime
- Error message on display
- Printer stuck during initialization
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The complete system that stores, transports, and delivers ink from the cartridges to the printheads, including tubes, valves, and pressure regulators.
The motor that drives the carriage assembly horizontally across the platen. It's responsible for the precise left-right movement of the printheads during printing.
A numeric or alphanumeric code displayed on the printer's front panel or in diagnostic logs that identifies a specific hardware or software malfunction.
The motor responsible for feeding media through the printer in precise increments between each pass of the printhead carriage.
HP 711 ink cartridges are available in black (80ml/38ml), cyan, magenta, and yellow (29ml) for DesignJet T120, T520, T125, T130, T525, and T530 printers.
HP 727 ink cartridges come in 6 colors for DesignJet T920, T930, T1500, T1530, T2500, T2530, and T3500 printers.