Printer Control Panel Problems

Control panel settings work incorrectly

Problem

Solution

 

 

The printer control panel display is blank or is

Fans may run while the printer is in standby

not lit even when the fan is running.

mode (off). Press the printer’s power switch to

 

turn the printer on.

 

 

Printer settings in your software application or

Settings in your software application or printer

printer driver are different from the printer

driver override printer control panel settings.

control panel settings.

Verify that the settings in your software

 

application or printer driver are correct.

 

 

Control panel settings were not correctly saved

Reselect the control panel settings and then

after they were changed.

press [Select]. An asterisk (*) should appear to

 

the right of the setting.

 

 

The Data indicator is lit and there are no pages

Buffered data exists in the printer. Pressing

printing.

[Go] prints the buffered data using current

 

control panel settings and then activates the

 

new control panel settings.

 

 

If you are on a network, another user may

Consult your network administrator to

have changed printer control panel settings.

coordinate changes to printer control panel

 

settings.

 

 

Unable to select Tray 3 (optional 500-sheet paper feeder)

Problem

Solution

 

 

Tray 3 (500-sheet paper feeder) does not

Tray 3 only displays as an option if it is

appear as an input tray option.

installed. Verify that Tray 3 is correctly

 

installed. Verify that the printer driver has been

 

configured to recognize Tray 3.

 

 

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HP 4500DN manual Printer Control Panel Problems, Control panel settings work incorrectly

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