HP Ink Supplies Troubleshooting

The Front Panel Display

The front panel display has a dedicated area to report the status of your HP Ink supplies. Status messages consist of a code and an action message

Ready

Roll

 

Hewlett Packard

Photo Imaging Gloss

Ink

OK

Printheads

(1421) REPLACE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead Status

 

 

 

 

 

Message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status Code

Ink Cartridge Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

νInk displays information on the Ink Cartridges.

νPrintheads displays information on the Printheads and the Printhead Cleaners

νThe Status code indicates the exact nature of the HP Supplies problem ( see 3-10, Status Codes and Messages ).

νThe Action Message provides instructions to return to normal status i.e. OK (see 3-10, Status Codes and Messages ).

To view information for a specific Ink Cartridge color or Printhead you must access the cartridge and Printhead menus ( See 3-7, Obtaining Ink Cartridge Information and 3-8, Obtaining Printhead Information ). The overlay indicates the color related to the Ink Cartridge and Printhead menu information.

LIGHT CYAN

LIGHT MAGENTA YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA BLACK

Press ENTER for cartridges menu

Ink

LOW

overlay colors

The Ink Cartridges Menu

3-6

HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printers Service Manual

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HP 5000 manual Front Panel Display

5000 specifications

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