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Printcartridge life expectancy, Checking the supply level

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Note Print-cartridge life expectancy The life of the print cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require and the length of life for the components inside the cartridge. When printing text at 5 percent coverage (typical for a business letter), an HP print cartridge lasts an average of 6,000 pages. This assumes that toner density is set to 3 and EconoMode is off. (These are the default settings. For details about these settings, see the description of ECONOMODE and TONER DENSITY in "Print Quality submenu" on page 151.) At any time, you can verify life expectancy by checking the supply level, as described in "Checking the supply level" on page 69. Checking the supply level You can check the supply (toner) level using the printer control panel, the embedded Web server, printer software, or HP Web Jetadmin. To check the supply level using the control panel 1 Press (SELECT button) to open the menus. 2 Use (UP button) or SELECT ( ). (DOWN button) to scroll to INFORMATION, and then press 3 Use (UP button) or (DOWN button) to scroll to PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE, and then press (SELECT button). See "Supplies status page" on page 74 for information about the supplies status page. To check the supply level using the embedded Web server 1 In your Web browser, enter the IP address for the printer home page. This takes you to the printer status page. (See "Opening the embedded Web server" on page 62.) 2 On the left side of the screen, click Supplies Status. This takes you to the supplies status page, which provides supply level information. (See "Supplies status page" on page 74 for information about the supplies status page.) To check the supply level using the printer software Three things are required to use this feature:  The Printer Status and Alerts software on the CD-ROM that came with the printer must be enabled on your computer. (See "Using Printer Status and Alerts" on page 65.)  The printer must be directly connected to your computer with a parallel cable.  You must have access to the Internet. 1 At the bottom right of your screen, double-click the Printer icon. This opens the status window. 2 On the left side of the status window, click the Printer icon from which you want to obtain status. 3 At the top of the status window, click the Supplies link. You can also scroll down to Supplies Status. If you want to order supplies, click Order Supplies. This opens a browser that produces a URL from which to purchase supplies. Select the supplies you wish to order and finish the ordering process. ENWW Managing the print cartridge 69

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ENWW
Managing the print cartridge
69
Print-cartridge life expectancy
The life of the print cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require and the
length of life for the components inside the cartridge. When printing text at 5 percent coverage
(typical for a business letter), an HP print cartridge lasts an average of 6,000 pages. This
assumes that toner density is set to 3 and EconoMode is off. (These are the default settings. For
details about these settings, see the description of
ECONOMODE
and
TONER DENSITY
in
“Print
Quality submenu” on page 151
.)
At any time, you can verify life expectancy by checking the supply level, as described in
“Checking the supply level” on page 69
.
Checking the supply level
You can check the supply (toner) level using the printer control panel, the embedded Web server,
printer software, or HP Web Jetadmin.
To check the supply level using the control panel
1
Press
(
S
ELECT
button) to open the menus.
2
Use
(
U
P
button) or
(
D
OWN
button) to scroll to
INFORMATION
, and then press
S
ELECT
(
).
3
Use
(
U
P
button) or
(
D
OWN
button) to scroll to
PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE
, and
then press
(
S
ELECT
button). See
“Supplies status page” on page 74
for information
about the supplies status page.
To check the supply level using the embedded Web server
1
In your Web browser, enter the IP address for the printer home page. This takes you to the
printer status page. (See
“Opening the embedded Web server” on page 62
.)
2
On the left side of the screen, click
Supplies Status
. This takes you to the supplies status
page, which provides supply level information. (See
“Supplies status page” on page 74
for
information about the supplies status page.)
To check the supply level using the printer software
Three things are required to use this feature:
The Printer Status and Alerts software on the CD-ROM that came with the printer must be
enabled on your computer. (See
“Using Printer Status and Alerts” on page 65
.)
The printer must be directly connected to your computer with a parallel cable.
You must have access to the Internet.
1
At the bottom right of your screen, double-click the
Printer
icon. This opens the status
window.
2
On the left side of the status window, click the
Printer
icon from which you want to obtain
status.
3
At the top of the status window, click the
Supplies
link. You can also scroll down to
Supplies
Status
.
Note
If you want to order supplies, click
Order Supplies
. This opens a browser that produces a URL
from which to purchase supplies. Select the supplies you wish to order and finish the ordering
process.