First - unable to print; then - printer says wireless is failing. HP C309a All-in-One, Win7

About 1-week ago, the printer started to not print.  when checking it, a message tells me to remove USB device when there in nothing plugged in to the USB port.  Rebooting would often have the same message right away, other times I would have to wait a while before the message showed up. 
Now, after running wireless testing, the printed report says "The wireless radio is not functioning. Contact HP support."
This is an HP C309a All-in-One, and my laptop is an HP running Win7(x64).

Your printer's wireless radio has died.  This is how to contact HP support: www.hp.com/go/totalcare (click on Printers & Monitors, there is a phone number on the resulting page).
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