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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 05:43 AM
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New printer, new event. Can't figure this one out.
Because of scanning problems with my old PSC, I installed a new printer I had bought on sale 18 months ago. HP F4180. It is slow as molasses and noisy but does the job. I can use all functions.

Here is the deal. Each PM when I turn off the computer, I flip the power bar to save any energy that the computer uses even when off.

Each AM, even though I am not yet planning to use the machine, I flip the power switch on.

The printer, monitor and computer come on instantly. I have not touched the "ON" buttons. The modem lights have not even completed lighting up and yet the computer and monitor are on and the printer is making all kinds of flashing fights and remains on.

This morning I searched all over to see if I could find something to check or un-check so this would not happen. Found nothing. Maybe I just did not look in the right place. Any hints?

This has been going on since the installation on 4/10.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 06:32 PM
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1. If you leave the power button on, and turn off the power at another source
they will both come back on as soon as the power is cut back on. The only way to stop it is to turn the machines off at the source, which means turn the printer and the monitor off at the printer and monitor, not at the switch. You should shut down the computer too, not just cut the power to it.
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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 07:41 PM
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2. I do turn off the computer, monitor and printer every evening.
When I turn off the lights and hit the sack, I then flip the power switch on the wall to shut off the power to the whole line in order to save electricity.
It is in the morning, when I flip the power cord on that the computer, monitor and printer go on. I have not even touched the buttons yet for the computer etc.
Never happened before I installed this new printer. Bizarre.
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