I always used HP inkjets but this time I went with a Brother laser that is both black and color, it is fantastic and it is a multi function does it all, scan, copy fax print and so much more, I got it when it went on sale at office max for a little over $300. But with what I will save on not buying the expensive ink it will be worth it. I would really suggest looking at this same one it would be perfect for a small office. My husbands company uses these Brother lasers and they rarely ever have any problems other than changing the toner occasionally. Brother MFC-9120CN Digital Color All-in-One Printer OH MY GOSH it is on sale for $299 man I would jump on that deal asap! that is less than I paid for it, but their sales do not last long. They do fast delivery too. I am not kidding this thing will do stuff I will never need to do but for an office it would be great. I checked on several sites for reviews and this model had a lot of positive reviews.

Is it possible you accidentally set, within in your word processor, documents to print larger than 8ý"x11" (letter sized)? If so, maybe the printer is expecting larger paper from the manual slot? (And beeping when it doesn't find it?) If not, maybe go into "Printers and Faxes" (in Windows Control Panel), right click your Brother printer, select Properties and look through the settings for something such as "Paper Source"? And "Paper Size"? Just thinking what I'd probably do if it were me though, I'm not a tech.

Why not go online to HP's customer service site? You can enter the model number of your printer and get instructions for installing it via an online chat with a tech.

Is it a color ink jet? Do you regularly print in color? Office or home use, heavy or light? If black and white suits you most of the time and your use is light to medium at home, you can find a laser all-in-one at Costco, Amazon, Office Max, etc., in the $100-$150 range. I'm partial to Brother and Canon MF series, and I personally avoid HP. If you locate it near a PC on the network (or some near the router, depending on your router), you don't need wireless capability. Occasional color or photo printing is easily accomplished at places like Fed Ex (used to be Kinko's), drug stores, etc.,