I have a Photosmart C6180. "Improper Shutdown" comes up and then the printer shuts itself off

An "Improper Shutdown" message started appearing. Right after this happens the printer shuts itself off, and then starts up again. The message reappears, and the same cycle happens again. This continues without stopping. Pushing any button except the on/off switch makes the same thing happen. Pushing the on/off switch right at the moment that the printer starts up, causes the printer to shut off, but as soon as I start it up again, the same message reappears and the cycle starts again.

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I was printing to my C6180 and it started in cycling on and off and keeps coming up with the message "Improper Shutdown, etc." and then recycles again. It comes back up and the computer recognizes it, but it immediately cycles again.
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