HP / PageWide 300 / 400 / 500 series

0x610000FA - An incompatible auxiliary paper tray is attached to the printer.

An incompatible auxiliary paper tray is attached to the printer.

This guide is scoped to the PageWide 300 / 400 / 500 series family. Exact menu wording, cartridge naming, and service behavior can still vary by model variant and firmware.

Severity

Medium

Most likely cause

An auxiliary paper tray from another printer is connected.

Can you keep using it?

Maybe after the first checks

Consumables involved

Auxiliary paper tray

Can you keep using it?

Can you keep using it?

Contact customer support if any of these apply

  • !0x610000FA returns even after the tray is removed and the printer is restarted.
  • !You are not sure whether an attached accessory belongs to this printer family.
If the printer still starts normally: Finish the first checks once, then stop if the same message repeats or the printer still cannot return to ready.

What to check first

Step-by-step checks

  1. 1

    Consumable check

    Remove the incompatible auxiliary paper tray.

    Start with the official recovery step before moving on to parts or deeper servicing.

  2. 2

    Safe first step

    Power cycle the printer after the tray is removed.

  3. 3

    Safe first step

    Reconnect only accessories known to be compatible with the PageWide 300, 400, or 500 series.

Background

What this message usually means

HP uses 0x610000FA when the attached auxiliary paper tray is not compatible with the PageWide 300, 400, or 500 series printer. The official fix is to remove the incompatible tray and power cycle the printer, since the code is tied to the accessory mismatch rather than the print engine itself.

Diagnosis

Likely causes

Most common

An auxiliary paper tray from another printer is connected.

Common

The connected tray is not approved for this PageWide family.

Possible

The printer detected an accessory compatibility mismatch during startup.

Service

When service or replacement is more likely

  • -This is an accessory compatibility issue, not a paper jam or ink fault.
  • -It is worth checking connected trays before assuming the printer itself has failed.

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Source notes

HP's PageWide support article states that 0x610000FA appears when an incompatible auxiliary paper tray is attached and recommends removing it before power cycling the printer.

Built around HP PageWide 300, 400, and 500 series support guidance. Exact wording can vary by firmware and regional support site.

Printer error codes can vary a little by firmware, region, and exact model variant. Use this guide as a family-level starting point and stop if the next step would require disassembly or service-mode changes.

Known family variants: PageWide 352, PageWide 377, PageWide 452, PageWide 477, PageWide 552, PageWide 577

Last reviewed: 2026-04-12

Reference: Open reference

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