HP LaserJet P1606dn Continually Printing

We had a problem where an HP LaserJet P1606dn kept spitting page after page of the same Test Print page without stop.

We managed to find the solution to the problem:

• HP Support Document: HP LaserJet Pro P1102w and P1606dn Printers - Product Continuously Prints the Same Print Job After it is Installed on a Network

We disabled Bidirectional print support and power cycled the printer. It finally stopped spitting out the same print test page.

If that did not work we would have downloaded the latest driver package from HP’s Web site as well as a firmware update (this printer is relatively new so firmware is up to date) if required.

• HP LaserJet P1606 Driver Download Page (long HP URL … may work today but …)

For now we have a printer that is doing what it is supposed to be doing for this small equipment rentals office.

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book

*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.