hp fax 1240 series support

prepare your hp fax for shipment

If after contacting HP Customer Support or returning to the point of purchase, you are requested to send your HP Fax in for service, please follow the steps below to avoid further damage to the HP product.

Note: When transporting your HP Fax, make sure that the print cartridges have been removed. Make sure that you have properly shut down the HP Fax by pressing the On button.

1Turn on the HP Fax.

Disregard steps 1 through 6 if your device will not turn on and the print carriage is not visible under the print carriage access door. You will not be able to remove the print cartridges. Proceed to step 7.

2Open the print carriage access door.

3Remove the print cartridges.

For information on removing the print cartridges, see replace the print cartridges.

Caution! Remove both print cartridges. Failure to do so might damage your HP Fax.

4Place the print cartridges in an airtight bag so they will not dry out, and put them aside. Do not send them with the HP Fax, unless instructed to by the HP customer support call agent.

5Close the print-carriage access door. Turn off the HP Fax.

6Remove the front panel cover as follows:

a.Grasp the front of the front panel cover with two hands, as shown.

b.Firmly lift the front panel cover to unsnap it from the HP Fax.

7Retain the front panel cover. Do not return the front panel cover with the HP Fax.

8Fold the document catcher up, over the front panel area, and then fold the automatic document feeder tray down, over the document catcher.

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