Loud clicking noise at startup

HP Officejet 4500 Wireless on Windows XP. My printer is pretty new. This noise started this week. Loud clicking noise fat startup for probably one minute and then the noise stops. I get no error messages and printing and copying work just fine. Need help! Thanks! Phil

Your blog:"Re: Loud clicking noise at startupOptions ‎01-08-2014 07:49 AM Hey jlfoot1, I understand your frustration, and would like to help you with the carriage problem you are experiencing on your Deskjet F4480. Please go ahead and start troubleshooting 'The print cartridge cradle cannot move' Error Message Displays in Microsoft Windows When Printing. Please let me know if this was helpful." Did not help. I have Office Jet J4580. Opened back and front doors to see if paper jam and followed all the other steps including "align cartridge". Also, I do not get any such error message . Otherwise, the all-inlone j4580 prints, copies and scans

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Please follow these steps to take the cartridges out.
Touch the Icon and indicated on the pic.
It will come up with a screen which looks like this
Touch on the black cartridge icon and it will display " moving black cartridge to front".
Now open the cartridge door and remove the black toner.
Close the door and touch the cyan and it will move it to the front and you will have to open the door again and take the cyan out, close the door again and repert the process for magenta and yellow.
And when you want to reinstall them the same steps have to be repeated.
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Hi @CoachDonna,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I see that are experiencing a new sound when sending a print job to your HP printer.
To better assist you, would you please provide some additional information:
What model and product number of HP printer do you have? http://ow.ly/BhGFr
How is the printer connected (USB cable, ethernet, or wireless)? Please note that not all HP printers support all connection types.
What operating system are you using on your computer? whatsmyos.com
If you are using a Windows based operating system have your Tried the HP Print and Scan Doctor for Windows? The HP Print and Scan Doctor is a free utility (tool) that helps to quickly resolve common printing, scanning and connectivity issues and can be downloaded from hp.com/go/tools.
If you truly believe the printer to be unserviceable, please contact Technical Support at 800-474-6836 for your available replacement options. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
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Thanks and happy new year!

Ha... "Cheers" is not convincing coming from an angry man like you.
In English PC stands for Personal Computer:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=personal%20computer
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer
So a Mac and a Windows Machine can both be a PC. In fact I believe Apple coined the phrase PC, but I could be wrong.
I've been using Mac for 20 years, never had any issues. However my windows machines are very inefficient, it's difficult to get them to work with a printer, much less any of the multi media apps and equipment I use. My windows Machines are useful to me as test boxes and running some apps I don't have on my Macs. Sure Office works great on them, but I don't do spread sheets and such for a living.
I'm sorry that you are having bad luck, or are you making this up? You are a apple rep? Do they know that you are posting on the Apple site and advising users to buy a PC, hmm George Lelapinou the French Apple hater?
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My printer has just started making loud clicking noises every time I send something to print. It sounds like it is grabbing at something. I cleaned it out and checked the rollers - they do not stick and there is no paper in there that I can find anywhere. I checked the print path and the cartridges slide easily from side to side. I don't know what else to check. It finally will take the paper and print it, but the top left corner of the paper is folded down with 'scratch' marks like it was catching on something. Any suggestions?

Hi there,
Scratching and tearing with the additional noise could mean the product needs to be serviced. However, check this article out for clearing paper jams. The detailed walkthrough will point out some key places to inspect. Make sure there are no missing/loose/broken/foreign objects in these areas. Let us know if this helps.
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Hey @acr520,
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I understand that you're hearing a clicking noise when printing from your HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer. I would like to offer my assistance today with resolving this issue. Now, even though the print quality is perfect on your printed documents there is a chance that your cartridges may be incorrectly seated, or the carriage within your printer may be experiencing issues. The carriage is the part that moves from left to right inside your printer as the cartridges print. Can I please have you follow the steps below to check the ink system and carriage assembly within your printer.
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