Chapter 4 4 Printer maintenance Printer maintenance Overview This section explains basic printer maintenance.
Chapter 4 Printer maintenance Managing the print cartridge When you use a new, authentic HP print cartridge (C8543X), you can obtain the following types of supplies information: z amount of cartridge life remaining z estimated number of pages remaining z number of pages printed z other supplies information Non-HP print cartridge Hewlett-Packard Company cannot recommend the use of non-HP print cartridges, either new or remanufactured.
Chapter 4 Printer maintenance CAUTION 77 To prevent damage to the print cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes. Checking the toner level You can check the toner level using the printer control panel, the embedded web server, printer software, or HP Web JetAdmin. Using the printer control panel 1 Press to enter Menu. 2 Use 3 Press to print the supplies status page. See “Supplies status page” on page 156 for information about the supplies status page.
Chapter 4 Note Printer maintenance 1 At the bottom right of your screen (in the system tray), double-click the Printer icon. This opens the status window. 2 On the left side of the status window, click the Printer icon from which you wish to obtain status. 3 At the top of the status window, click the Supplies link. You can also scroll down to Supplies Status. If you want to order supplies, click Order Supplies. This opens a browser that produces a URL through which to purchase consumables.
Chapter 4 Printer maintenance Print cartridge conditions Print cartridge is low When the print cartridge is low, the printer control panel displays the CARTRIDGE LOW message. If the CARTRIDGE LOW message displays, but the printer continues printing, CARTRIDGE LOW is set to CONTINUE (the default setting). If the printer stops printing when low toner is detected, CARTRIDGE LOW is set to STOP. To resume printing, press .
Chapter 4 Printer maintenance 80 Using the printer cleaning page Note To ensure good print quality with certain types of paper, use the cleaning page every time the print cartridge is replaced. If the cleaning page is frequently needed, try a different type of paper. If toner specks appear on the front or back side of your print jobs, follow the procedure below. From the printer control panel: Note 1 Use or to select Config Device and press . 2 Use or to select Print Quality and press .
Chapter 4 Printer maintenance Configuring alerts You can use HP Web JetAdmin or the printer embedded Web server to configure the system to alert you of problems with the printer. The alerts take the form of e-mail messages sent to the e-mail account or accounts that you specify. You can configure: z the device you want to monitor (in this case, the printer). z which alerts are to be received (for example, alerts for paper jams, paper out, cartridge low, cartridge out, and cover open).
