HP Printers and others have a lot of little basic bugs, but if you know how to deal with some of the more habitual problems you will make the printer your friendly companion to your tasks and projects.
Error code 57 Problem: “Defective formatter PCA" error message
Possible Causes and solutions:
• 2686A/D, II, IID, IIP,III,IIID,IIIP,4,4+,4P - Defective formatter board, try reseating the connectors and any accessories you may have plugged in
• On the 4Si this could be a temporary error which can be corrected by cycling the power
• 4V/4MV - This can also be a temporary error or a defective paper guide plate assembly. A switch on this assembly may not be activated properly. You can remedy this by replacing the paper guide plate assembly, RG5-2248-030. Caution needs to be used when installing the new assembly - be careful of the sensor flag spring!
• 5Si - Can be caused by field replaceable units (FRU's) not installed correctly. Check and reinstall.
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