HP print cartridges.............................................................................................................

110

Non-HP print cartridges.....................................................................................................

110

Print-cartridge authentication.............................................................................................

110

HP fraud hotline and Web site...........................................................................................

110

Replacing supplies and parts.............................................................................................................

111

Supply replacement guidelines..........................................................................................

111

Changing print cartridges...................................................................................................

111

To change the print cartridge............................................................................

112

Cleaning the printer............................................................................................................................

115

To clean the printer using the printer control panel...........................................................

115

8 Problem solving

 

Basic troubleshooting checklist..........................................................................................................

118

Factors that affect printer performance..............................................................................

118

Control-panel message types.............................................................................................................

119

Control-panel messages....................................................................................................................

120

Jams...................................................................................................................................................

136

Jam recovery.....................................................................................................................

136

Common causes of jams....................................................................................................................

138

Clearing jams.....................................................................................................................................

139

Paper-handling problems...................................................................................................................

149

Troubleshooting-information pages....................................................................................................

154

Printer response problems.................................................................................................................

156

Printer control-panel problems...........................................................................................................

159

Color-printing problems......................................................................................................................

160

Incorrect printer output.......................................................................................................................

162

Printer output problems.....................................................................................................

162

Guidelines for printing with different fonts..........................................................................

163

Macintosh problems...........................................................................................................................

164

Solving problems with Mac OS V9.x..................................................................................

164

Solving problems with Mac OS X......................................................................................

166

Software program problems...............................................................................................................

169

Print-quality troubleshooting...............................................................................................................

170

Print-quality problems associated with media....................................................................

170

Overhead transparency defects.........................................................................................

170

Print-quality problems associated with the environment....................................................

171

Print quality problems associated with jams......................................................................

171

Print-quality problems associated with toner buildup inside the printer.............................

171

Print-quality-troubleshooting pages...................................................................................

171

Calibrating the printer........................................................................................................

172

Appendix A Supplies and accessories

 

Parts and supplies..............................................................................................................................

174

Ordering by using the embedded Web server....................................................................................

176

Appendix B Service and support

 

Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement......................................................................................

178

Print cartridge, transfer unit, and fuser limited warranty statement....................................................

179

HP maintenance agreements.............................................................................................................

180

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