When you see the HP printer device is busy, either this error means that the printer is taking, recycling, or publishing a document, although we don't know that it is. It becomes an error because we ca not clear the error and the print is wanted. Clear the print train If the train is large or if a document in the train is corrupted, the “Printer busy or error” may be displayed. The degage way to resolve this issue is to clear the print train by visiting the ‘Printer settings ‘in the Control Panel.