Supplies life
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108
Approximate replacement intervals for supplies for the hp color LaserJet 3500
series printer
...................................................................................................................
108
Approximate replacement intervals for supplies for the hp color LaserJet 3700
series printer
...................................................................................................................
108
Checking the print cartridge life
.....................................................................................
109
Print cartridge storage
....................................................................................................
110
HP print cartridges
..........................................................................................................
110
Non-hp print cartridges
...................................................................................................
110
Print cartridge authentication
.........................................................................................
111
HP fraud hotline
..............................................................................................................
111
Replacing supplies and parts
...............................................................................................
112
Locating supplies and parts
...........................................................................................
112
Supply replacement guidelines
......................................................................................
112
Changing print cartridges
...............................................................................................
112
Replacing the transfer kit
...............................................................................................
115
Replacing the fuser and pickup roller
............................................................................
119
Cleaning the printer
...............................................................................................................
128
To clean the printer using the printer control panel
.......................................................
128
Configuring e-mail alerts
.......................................................................................................
129
8 Problemsolving
Basic troubleshooting checklist
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132
Factors affecting printer performance
............................................................................
132
Control panel message types
...............................................................................................
133
Status messages
............................................................................................................
133
Warning messages
........................................................................................................
133
Error messages
..............................................................................................................
133
Critical error messages
..................................................................................................
133
Control panel messages
.......................................................................................................
134
Paper jams
............................................................................................................................
152
Paper jam recovery
........................................................................................................
152
Common causes of paper jams
...........................................................................................
154
Clearing paper jams
..............................................................................................................
157
Jam in Tray 1
..................................................................................................................
157
Jam in Tray 2 or Tray 3
..................................................................................................
159
Jam inside the upper rear door
......................................................................................
161
Jam inside the fuser area
...............................................................................................
164
Jam inside the lower rear door (rear output bin)
............................................................
169
Jam inside the front door
...............................................................................................
170
Jam in the duplexer
........................................................................................................
172
Paper handling problems
......................................................................................................
174
Troubleshooting information pages
......................................................................................
181
Paper path test page
......................................................................................................
181
Registration page
...........................................................................................................
181
Event log
.........................................................................................................................
182
Printer response problems
...................................................................................................
183
Printer control panel problems
..............................................................................................
187
Color printing problems
.........................................................................................................
188
Incorrect printer output
..........................................................................................................
190
Guidelines for printing with different fonts
......................................................................
191
Software application problems
.............................................................................................
192
Print quality troubleshooting
.................................................................................................
193
Print quality problems associated with paper
................................................................
193
Overhead transparency defects
.....................................................................................
193
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