Problem

Cause and Solution

 

 

(Missing colors,

You might be operating the printer in excessively humid

continued)

conditions. Make sure the printer is operating within the

 

environmental specifications listed in appendix B.

 

 

 

A new toner cartridge was installed without removing all

 

of the toner packaging. Remove the toner cartridge.

 

Remove all packaging, verify that the orange tab has

 

been pulled and the seal has been removed. Reinstall

 

the toner cartridge.

 

 

 

The printer might not be recognizing that the toner

 

levels are low. Open the front door, and remove and

 

reinstall each toner cartridge. Close the front door.

 

Replace the toner cartridges if TONER LOW REPLACE

 

<Color> or TONER OUT REPLACE <Color> appears on

 

the printer control panel display.

 

 

Print is black instead of

The color mode is not selected in your application or

color

printer driver. Select the color mode instead of the

 

grayscale or black and white mode in your application

 

or printer driver. For more information, see the online

 

help for the application or printer driver.

 

 

 

The correct printer driver is not selected in your

 

application. Select the printer driver for this printer. For

 

more information, see the online help for the printer

 

driver.

 

 

 

The printer is not working correctly. Verify the printer

 

operation by printing a configuration page from the

 

printer control panel. If no color appears on the

 

configuration page, contact a local authorized HP

 

dealer for service.

 

 

Inconsistent colors after

You are not using the correct toner cartridges. Use only

replacing the toner

the HP toner cartridges that were designed for this

cartridges

printer. HP has designed the printer, toner cartridges,

 

and toner formula to work together to give you optimal

 

image quality from the printer. For part number

 

information, see “Accessories, Options, and Related

 

Products” later in this chapter.

 

 

 

A new toner cartridge was installed without removing all

 

of the toner packaging. Remove the toner cartridge.

 

Remove all packaging, verify that the orange tab has

 

been pulled and the seal has been removed. Reinstall

 

the toner cartridge.

 

 

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