I have a sneaking suspicion that when I DID pull out a jammed/stuck piece of paper from the front of the printer? That may have caused the problem. /rebates/2fPhotoSmart-C52802fcatCL163183&. Take the back door off, and gently remove THAT way. PS? The one thing I've learned about these printers? Is that if/when paper DOES get stuck? Do NOT pull it out from the front. Find all product features, specs, accessories, reviews and offers for HP Photosmart C5280 All-in-One Printer (Q8330AABA). Good luck, and sorry I couldn't help more. Save with Free Shipping when you shop online with HP. I only paid around $20-bucks for this printer I have now, luckily. I had several back up ink cartridges stocked up, so it was worth finding another HP printer that used the same inks. Look on Craig's List for one of those 3 models. The c5580 & c5280 (almost identical printers) and the c4280 (a more basic printer) all use the same HP 74 & HP 75 the way. Took me a coupla' weeks to find one, tho'.

I finally found another used one on Craig's List. I ended up playing around with my C5280 for a coupla' days before giving up. HP Photosmart C5280 All-in-One Inkjet Printer (Q8330A) 574.99 Free shipping or Best Offer HP Photosmart C5280 All-in-One Printer Scanner Glass Sheet (Glass Sheet ONLY) 19.88 15.00 shipping HP Photosmart C5280 All-in-One Printer Encoder Liner Strip 16. I must have tried to do the resets like, 8 times.with no good result. (Copy & paste the link below to view HP's supposed fix, if you haven't done that already.) Didn't work for me, so you know. You probably don't have any paper stuck in it like it's telling you.and neither did I.Īs long as you've tried the steps listed on HP's website, and if that didn't help? I'm afraid there's nothing more that you can do.

Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a fix for the constant 'Carriage Jam' message on the screen that I know of.

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