Diagnostics menu

Administrators can use this menu to isolate parts and to troubleshoot jam and print-quality issues.

The following section lists the settings and their possible values in the Diagnostics menu. The default value for each setting is the one that has an asterisk (*) next to it.

Table 40. Diagnostics menu

Item

Values

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT EVENT LOG

No values

Press the SELECT (

) button to generate a list of the

 

available.

50 most recent entries in the event log. The printed event

 

 

log shows the error number, page count, error code, and

 

 

description or personality that was in use when the event

 

 

occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

SHOW EVENT LOG

No values

Use the UP ARROW (

) button or the

 

available.

DOWN ARROW ( ) button to scroll through the event log

 

 

contents.

 

 

 

 

PAPER PATH TEST

No values

Generate a test page which is useful for testing the paper-

PRINT TEST

available.

handling features of the printer.

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

PRINT TEST PAGE

Press the SELECT (

) button to start the paper-path test

 

SOURCE

 

using the source (tray), destination (output bin), duplex,

 

 

DESTINATION

 

and number of copies settings that you set in the other

DUPLEX

 

items on the Paper Path Test menu. Set the other items

COPIES

 

before choosing PRINT TEST PAGE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

Select the tray for the paper path that you want to test. You

 

ALL TRAYS

can select any tray that is installed. Select ALL TRAYS to

 

TRAY 1

test the paper path for every tray. (Paper must be loaded in

 

*TRAY 2

the selected trays.)

 

 

 

 

 

TRAY [N]

 

 

DESTINATION Select the output bin for the paper path that you want to

ALL BINS

test. You can select any output bin that is installed.

*STANDARD OUTPUT

Optional bins (stacker or stapler/stacker bin) must also be

correctly configured. Select ALL BINS to test the paper

OPTIONAL BIN 1

 

path for every bin.

 

 

DUPLEX

Determine whether or not the paper goes through the

*OFF

duplexer during the paper path test. This item is available

ON

only if the duplexer is installed.

 

 

COPIES

Set how many sheets of paper are used from each tray

*1

during the paper-path test. If you are testing the stapling

10

function of the optional stapler/stacker (DESTINATION item

50

OPTIONAL BIN 1), you must select 10 copies.

100

 

500

 

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HP Pro 4300 C9H70UT C9H70UT#ABA manual Diagnostics menu Values Explanation