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Question posted by charlesdjones on April 29th, 2014

'printer Is In Use' Message

receive "printer is in use" message, how to reset?

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on April 30th, 2014 8:45 AM

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Simply turn the printer off and then back on. If that doesn't work then unplug it and plug it back in.

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