20 Most Recent HP LaserJet 2840 All-In-One Printer - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Add memory to the machine and it should resolve your issues. The 2840 comes with 96MB built-in and has one slot open for additional memory located under the right side cover. It can take a max of 224MB total. I would recommend adding a 128MB memory card to max out the machine. It takes 100 pin, 133MHz, SDRAM.

Don't by it from HP as they list it at $500.00 or so. Buy the clone memory for around $25.00 for 128MB.

Here's a link to source the memory:

http://www.memory.com//net/System.aspx?model=23451

Hope that helps you.

Basically it is telling you it doesn't have the memory required to process the page (usually because of graphics). If this is the case, you can try setting the resolution in the print driver to a lower setting (sometimes referred to as quality) so that the memory can handle the graphics.

Press ENTER to clear the message.

Allow the device to finish the job, or press CANCEL to cancel the job.

Lower the USB speed on the product by turning off "High Speed USB". Following are instructions on how to do this from the Secondary Service Menu:

To access the Secondary Service Menu press the Menu button.

Now press the #2 button and use the < arrow to navigate to the High Speed USB selection.

Press Enter and then use the arrow key to go to Off and press Enter again.

Press the Cancel button twice to exit the Secondary Service Menu.

Please Remove The Printer Driver from Pc And Reinstall it

The HP support site says your USB cable broke the rules. It should not be more than 10 feet long, and should run directly from the computer to the printer, with no extension cables. (It should be a USB 2.0 or 3.0 compliant cable.)

If it is not practical for you to comply with this specification or you are certain you have a good cable, you can switch to low-speed USB using the directions on the page linked in the previous paragraph.

Don't ask me where the "page too complex" language came from. I would have used it for print processor or memory overrun and called your problem "Data transfer error."

Sometimes you may come across this type of a problem when the device is not able to print the current page because of its complex nature.
The speed of the USB on the product needs to be lowered. This can be done by turning off the “High Speed USB”.
Given below are instructions to follow from the Secondary Service menu:

Press MENU button to access Secondary Service Menu.
Press the #2 button and use the < arrow to navigate to the High Speed USB selection. Press Enter > OFF > Enter.
Press the Cancel button twice to exit the Secondary Service Menu.

Try using a PCL driver

At this HP link

This link above is for windows XP

Try uinstalling from programs and then go to the site for downloading and reinstalling the drivers; you will have to chose your operating system HP Color LaserJet 2840 All in One Printer I hope this help.

The sensor that reads if the cover is open or closed is malfunctioning due to a bad sensor or a missing piece that actuates the switch If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/steven_a67ead41eb5fc62a

Hi, If the USB cable is too long, you may have problems... I would guess the cable length should be shorter than 10 to 15 feet. More likely, the driver is not looking at the USB port... Go to the driver "printer... properties... ports" and try "DOT or USB" ports... If yoy see an "LPT!" or "IP_1" selected, it is not channeling the print job to the USB port. LPT1 is a parallel port and the IP_1 is an ethernet port!

There are many things that can interfere with proper sending of faxes. Has anything changed in your office recently? Phones changed? Did you recently get DSL service from your phone provider? If so, you probably need a DSL filter on the line going to your fax machine. Try faxing to different faxes to make sure that it is not the person you are sending to that has the problem. If you are using Voice Over IP or VOIP phone, good luck, as older fax modems do not always play nice and you will likley need to speak with your VOIP provider to ensure they have their lines configured. If nothing has changed in your office then perhaps your modem has just failed, it does happen. A new cord between the jack and the machine is a a cheap test as well. If you have a telephone, unplug the fax and plug in the phone and see if you can make a call.

did you remember to remove the pull strip from the cartridge? Other possbility is a bad cartridge, if you still have the old cartridge, put it in and try a print. If that does not produce yellow then you might have a broken contact on the yellow cartridge bay.

Change the printer toner cartridges

Scanner error 5 indicates that the scanner head is not moving. This is most often caused by a bad scanner motor. If you open the ADF top, you should see the main scanner glass and then a small piece of glass. This smaller glass is held in place by one screw and a plastic retainer. Remove the screw and retainer, pop the glass out and smell the inside of the scanner. If you smell burned elecrical then that motor has definitely failed and you either have to try and find another scanner or find a donor motor. (the HP 3380, 3330 and M2727 all use the same motor).

Drivers might be not supporting, Load PCL6 drivers