HP printers are one of the most popularly used printers. These printers are available with many features and functionalities. Especially, HP laserjet printers are widely used in offices and home offices and are applicable for printing both text and image documents. However, like any other mechanical devices, you can also face problems with your HP laserjet printer. One most common problem that you face is the HP Laserjet 5 41.2 printer error, which stuck up your work in the middle and you face a lot of problems. What do you do in such a case? Let’s find out here how to resolve this issue of HP laser 5 41.2 printer error.
Cause of the error
When the laser 5 41.2 printer error occurs, it implies that a beam detects laser scanner error has taken place on the page that was printed earlier. The page will reprint and continue. The main cause of this error is usually dirty scanner optics.
How to resolve HP laser 5 41.2 printer error?
This is a problem which is better to get rectified with the help of experts. But, nevertheless, if possible, you can try the following methods to solve the issue.
Method 1 Basic Method
- Turn off the power of the printer
- Remove the power cord and USB cable from the printer and the system
- Allow the printer to take rest for few seconds
- Now, reconnect the power cord and USB cable with the printer and the system
- The printer turns on its own
- Or else you turn the printer on
- Now give the print command
- Check if the error exists or not
This is a basic method which can be tried for all printer issues. Otherwise, you can try the following method:
Method 2
- Open the front door of the printer
- Remove any pages remaining inside the printer
- Now, close the door of the printer
- Switch off the printer
- Reset the printer
- Now, you need to reconnect connector J1001 on the laser driver on the system and connector J205 on the controller board
- Reconnect connector J2 on beam detect PCA
- You also need to relay connector J40 and connector J211 on the controller board
The above method can best be resolved with the help of technical experts.
Method 3 Replace the laser/ scanner unit if the problem still continues
Method 4 If the problem persists even when the laser/scanner is replaced, then you need to replace the controller board.
Need more support?
As already mentioned, to solve the HP laser 5 41.2 printer error, it is advisable to get professional support. If your HP laser Printer has stopped operating and displaying error message laser 5 41.2 and you are not being able to fix the error, then contact us immediately. We have an expert team of technical experts to fix all types of HP Laser Printer Errors.