HP 1012 HP LaserJet 1010 series printer - User Guide - Page 56

Cleaning the printer media path, Troubleshooting, Print Quality Tools - laserjet troubleshooting

Get HP 1012 - LaserJet B/W Laser Printer PDF manuals and user guides View all HP 1012 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 56 highlights

Cleaning the printer media path If you are experiencing toner specks or dots on the printouts, you can use the HP LaserJet cleaning utility to remove excess media and toner particles that can accumulate on the fuser assembly and rollers. Cleaning the media path might extend the life of the printer. Note Note For best results use a sheet of transparency. If you do not have any transparencies, you can use copier grade media (18 to 24 lb. or 70 to 90 g/m2) with a smooth surface. 1 Make sure that the printer is idle and the Ready light is on. 2 Load the media in the input tray. 3 Access the HP toolbox. See Using the hp toolbox for instructions. Click the Troubleshooting tab, and click Print Quality Tools. Select the cleaning page. The cleaning process takes approximately 2 minutes. The cleaning page will stop periodically during the cleaning process. Do not turn the printer off until the cleaning process has finished. You might need to repeat the cleaning process several times to thoroughly clean the printer. 48 Chapter 4 ENWW

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
48
Chapter 4
ENWW
Cleaning the printer media path
If you are experiencing toner specks or dots on the printouts, you can use the HP LaserJet
cleaning utility to remove excess media and toner particles that can accumulate on the fuser
assembly and rollers. Cleaning the media path might extend the life of the printer.
Note
For best results use a sheet of transparency. If you do not have any transparencies, you can use
copier grade media (18 to 24 lb. or 70 to 90 g/m
2
) with a smooth surface.
1
Make sure that the printer is idle and the Ready light is on.
2
Load the media in the input tray.
3
Access the HP toolbox. See
Using the hp toolbox
for instructions. Click the
Troubleshooting
tab, and click
Print Quality Tools
. Select the cleaning page.
Note
The cleaning process takes approximately 2 minutes. The cleaning page will stop periodically during
the cleaning process. Do not turn the printer off until the cleaning process has finished. You might
need to repeat the cleaning process several times to thoroughly clean the printer.