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HP LaserJet M607–M612: Error receiving data
Risk level
Medium
Proceed carefully and stop if the check is unclear.
Urgency
High
Quick answer
HP identifies Error receiving data as: macOS reports that the printer failed while receiving print data. Do not guess a part yet. The observation that separates the next repair branch is macOS version, driver/queue, application/file and whether another client or test page succeeds.
Safety first
Stop and check this first
- Do not delete every working queue or reset network settings before recording them.
Safe checks you can perform
- Preserve the failure before clearing it
- Run one controlled, owner-safe discriminator
- Stop at the proved owner/service boundary
Leave these tasks to a qualified professional
- Do not attempt this professional task: Measured service handoff for Error receiving data
What a technician must be able to justify
Technician visit
These are the steps they must carry out and show you. Tick them as they work: if steps are skipped, do not accept a part swap.
These are not instructions for opening or handling the equipment yourself. They are the checks that should support a technical conclusion.
Measured service handoff for Error receiving data
What they doCapture spooler/driver logs and printer event log for the same timestamp, test IP reachability and a known-good protocol, then prove client, network or formatter ownership.
Before accepting a part or repair
Nothing has been shown yet. Do not accept a part swap based on the code alone.
Follow these steps
Note: Follow the documented order. An error code identifies the affected system, but it does not prove by itself which part has failed.
Preserve the failure before clearing it
Photograph Error receiving data and save the complete event-log suffix, printer model, firmware, tray, media, job and last intervention. A cleared panel is not a diagnosis.
Do not delete every working queue or reset network settings before recording them.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
Run one controlled, owner-safe discriminator
Preserve the macOS version, queue/driver, app and file. Print a configuration page and test the same printer from another client before recreating only the failing queue with current HP software or AirPrint. Record macOS version, driver/queue, application/file and whether another client or test page succeeds; change only one variable before the retest.
Do not delete every working queue or reset network settings before recording them.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
Stop at the proved owner/service boundary
If other clients print, repair the macOS queue/app path. If every client and the internal test fail, move to printer/network service; do not mix the two branches.
Do not delete every working queue or reset network settings before recording them.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
Still not solved
If the error persists, stop here. See what the technician must do and show you.
Where this code applies
A code is meaningful only inside the right product and version context.
Primary scope
- System
- Printers
- Brand
- HP
- Product type
- Laser printer
Known code variants
- erreur LaserJet M607 error-receiving-data
- error LaserJet M607 error-receiving-data
- errore LaserJet M607 error-receiving-data
- HP error-receiving-data
- HP LaserJet error-receiving-data
- LaserJet M607 error-receiving-data
- LaserJet M607 Fehler error-receiving-data
What it means
Official meaning: macOS reports that the printer failed while receiving print data. Decision boundary: record macOS version, driver/queue, application/file and whether another client or test page succeeds. Service proof: Capture spooler/driver logs and printer event log for the same timestamp, test IP reachability and a known-good protocol, then prove client, network or formatter ownership.
Warnings and stop conditions
- Mediumsource verified
Do not delete every working queue or reset network settings before recording them.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
Symptoms and causes
Probable causes · in order
- What the HP message establishesConfirmed
HP documentation for the LaserJet Enterprise M607–M612 family identifies Error receiving data: macOS reports that the printer failed while receiving print data.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
- The evidence that changes the repair branchPossible
Record macOS version, driver/queue, application/file and whether another client or test page succeeds. If other clients print, repair the macOS queue/app path. If every client and the internal test fail, move to printer/network service; do not mix the two branches.
Evidence: HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
Virtual technician
Does error-receiving-data still appear after these checks?
Answer a few questions to narrow down the likely cause and the safest next action. Guidance only - it never replaces a professional.
Sources and technical references
- 1
HP LaserJet Enterprise M607 series troubleshooting
HP Inc. · 2026 · official_doc
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