Managing supplies

Using, storing, and monitoring the print cartridge can help ensure high-quality printer output.

Supplies life

The average cartridge yield is 12,000 pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. Actual cartridge yield depends on specific use.

Approximate print-cartridge replacement intervals

Print cartridge

Page count

Approximate time period1

 

 

 

Black

12,000 pages2

6 months

1Approximate life is based on 2,000 pages per month.

2Approximate average A4-/letter-size page count based on approximately 5% coverage.

To order supplies online, go to www.hp.com/support/lj5200.

Managing the print cartridge

Print-cartridge life expectancy

The average cartridge yield is 12,000 pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752. Actual cartridge yield depends on specific use.

CAUTION Hewlett-Packard does not recommend full-time use of EconoMode. (If EconoMode is used consistently to print media with less than 5% toner coverage, the toner supply might outlast the mechanical parts in the print cartridge.)

Print-cartridge storage

Do not remove the print cartridge from its package until you are ready to use it.

CAUTION To prevent damage to the print cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes.

HP print cartridges

When you use a genuine new HP print cartridge, you can obtain the following supplies information:

●Percentage of supplies remaining

●Estimated number of pages remaining

●Number of pages printed

HP policy on non-HP print cartridges

Hewlett-Packard Company cannot recommend the use of non-HP print cartridges, either new or remanufactured. Because they are not HP products, HP cannot influence their design or control their quality.

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