| Ever faced problems with resetting your printer? | | | | You can reset your Dell printer fairly easily by |
| Well, here we provide you invaluable tips to help | | | | simply double-clicking on the ‘Reset Dell |
| you troubleshoot your HP, Dell, Lexmark, Brother | | | | Printer’ icon. You can reach this icon by |
| or Samsung Printers in easy steps. | | | | clicking on the folder ‘UAN’, then clicking |
| Resetting an HP laser printer | | | | on ‘System Utilities’ and you should find |
| There is a technique known as cold resetting. It | | | | the icon. However, one word of caution – this |
| basically will set all your HP printer settings to the | | | | method will function only if the USB cable has |
| factory default levels. It is important to note that | | | | been directly connected from the PC to the |
| any settings made at the control panel of your | | | | printer. |
| printer are going to be reset. Hence, in case you | | | | Resetting a Lexmark printer |
| happen to have a JetDirect card then even the IP | | | | You will firstly need to switch off your printer. |
| address will be reset to the factory defaults. You | | | | Then simultaneously press the RETURN and |
| can try to reset NVRAM. To do this, switch off | | | | READY keys while switching the printer on. This |
| your HP printer and then hold down the | | | | will take you to the Diagnostics Mode. The display |
| ‘Go’ key for around 20 seconds while | | | | unit will show the message ‘Performing self |
| switching the printer back on again. | | | | test’. Choose ‘Maintenance count’. |
| - HP 1200 and 1100 models resetting: To do this, | | | | Reset the count to make it zero. Then select the |
| simply change the data by going into the service | | | | RETURN key and go back Diagnostics Mode. Then |
| mode. This is applicable if your HP printer has a | | | | you can reset the printer to go back to the |
| display panel. Otherwise you need to hold down | | | | normal mode. |
| the ‘Go’ button for around 5 seconds | | | | Resetting Brother Printer |
| while the printer is switched on. | | | | You need to keep pressing the DOWN or UP |
| - HP 2100 printer resetting: You need to press the | | | | keys a couple of times till you see |
| ‘job cancel’ key after switching off the | | | | ‘Maintenance 99’ displayed on the display. |
| printer. Then switch the printer on and only then | | | | Then hold down the ‘Set’ button to go to |
| release the key called ‘job cancel.’ | | | | standby mode. Please note that if you press the |
| - HP 2200 printer resetting: Switch off your | | | | exit key only after typing in a single digit then the |
| printer and then hold down the ‘Go’ key. | | | | machine goes to maintenance mode in initial |
| Switch back the printer on while holding the | | | | stages. |
| ‘Go’ button till the light comes on. Then | | | | Resetting Samsung printer |
| release the button. | | | | You need to press the following keys in quick |
| - HP 6P and 5P models resetting: Switch off your | | | | succession – MENU # 1 9 3 4. Then you |
| printer and then press the ‘reset’ button | | | | should see a message on your display saying |
| and within 20 seconds switch on the printer back | | | | ‘TECH.’ Then again select the MENU key |
| again. | | | | followed by ENTER. The display will now show |
| Resetting a Dell printer | | | | ‘TECH MODE. |