Printers are great when they work but when something goes wrong all of a sudden they are "crappy printers", "piece of junk" and so forth. Actually technology is pretty impressive and if you ask me I think it's nothing short of magic. All that said lets explore some of more common problems that cause 45% of help centers phone calls.If nothing has occurred since last time you used your printer chances are problem is straightforward. As obvious as it sounds check to make sure printer is turned on. Somebody may have turned it off while you were away from your desk or computer. Make sure there is power to printer. All printers have some kind of light or LED to let you know that it is powered up.
If it is turned on but has some flashing lights then check with your owners manual to see what lights mean. Most of these indicators will be related to either paper, toner or ink.
Make sure there is paper in printer. If it's empty then refill paper tray. Make sure to "fan" paper stack before you put it in printer. Fanning paper merely involves flipping through paper stack with your thumb. This ruffling separates paper thereby reducing paper jams. When paper stack is cut at factory sometimes it causes pages to stick together.
If paper is full then check for a mis-feed or paper jam. Remove paper stack and check feed area for jammed paper. You may have to open several panels to make a thorough inspection. Even a small piece of paper stuck inside printer can cause problems. You might have to use tweezers to remove small pieces. Be careful not to damage any mechanical parts with tweezers.