User Guide
Component Cleaning method/notes
Inside With a dry, lint-free cloth, wipe any dust, spilled toner, and paper particles from the paper-
path area, the registration roller, and the print-cartridge cavity. Do not touch the transfer
roller with bare hands.
Paper-pickup, feed, and
separation rollers
Use a water-dampened, lint-free cloth.
Tray 1 separation pad Use a dry, lint-free cloth.
Registration roller Use a dry, lint-free cloth.
Transfer roller Use a dry, lint-free cloth. Do not touch the transfer roller.
Fuser Use a water-dampened, lint-free cloth.
Cleaning the fuser
Run the printer cleaning page to keep the fuser free of toner and paper particles that can sometimes
accumulate. Accumulation of toner and particles can cause specks to appear on the front or back
side of print jobs. See
Table 7-22 Specks or dots.
To ensure optimum print quality, HP recommends using the cleaning page every time the print
cartridge is replaced or at an automatic interval that the user establishes. If an optional duplexer is
installed, then run the cleaning page manually.
The cleaning procedure takes about 2.5 minutes to complete. A message (either CREATING
CLEANING PAGE or CLEANING) appears on the printer control-panel display during the cleaning
processes.
■ See
Running the cleaning page manually.
■ See
Running the cleaning page automatically.
Running the cleaning page manually
In order for the cleaning page to work properly, print the page on copier-grade paper (not bond,
heavy, or rough paper).
NOTE If an optional duplexer is installed, this cleaning method is the only one that can be
used. Make sure that automatic cleaning option is not selected. To ensure good print quality,
run the cleaning page every time the print cartridge is replaced. If the cleaning page is needed
frequently, then use a different type of paper for everyday printing.
To run the cleaning page manually
1 If a duplexer is installed, open the rear output bin.
2
Press
(S
ELECT
button) or the M
ENU
button to open the menus.
3
Use
(U
P
A
RROW
button) or (D
OWN
A
RROW
button) to scroll to CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then
press
.
4
Use
or to scroll to PRINT QUALITY, and then press .
Table 4-1 Cleaning the printer (continued)
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