HP OfficeJet 5200 User Guide - Page 128

Get help from the HP Smart app, Understand printer reports, Printer status report

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To access the Help menu from the Home screen or contextual help for a screen, touch control panel. on the printer Get help from the HP Smart app The HP Smart app provides alerts for printer issues (jams and other problems), links to help content, and options to contact support for additional assistance. Understand printer reports You can print the following reports to help troubleshoot problems with the printer. ● Printer status report ● Network configuration page ● Print quality report ● Wireless test report ● Web access test report To print a printer report 1. From the printer control panel display, on the Home screen, swipe left to see ( Setup ). ( Setup ) and touch 2. Touch Tools . 3. Touch the desired option. NOTE: To print the wireless test report, see Test the wireless connection on page 86 Printer status report Use the printer status report to view current printer information and cartridge status. Also use the printer status report to help you troubleshoot problems with the printer. The printer status report also contains a log of recent events. If you need to call HP, it is often useful to print the printer status report before calling. Network configuration page If the printer is connected to a network, you can print a network configuration page to view the network settings for the printer and a list of networks detected by your printer. The last page of the report includes a list of all detectable wireless networks in the area, along with signal strength and the channels being used. This might help you select a channel for your network which is not heavily used by other networks (which will improve network performance). NOTE: In order to get the list of detected wireless networks in the area, the wireless radio on the printer should be turned on. If it is off the list is not displayed. You can use the network configuration page to help troubleshoot network connectivity problems. If you need to call HP, it is often useful to print this page before calling. 122 Chapter 10 Solve a problem ENWW

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To access the Help menu from the Home screen or contextual help for a screen, touch
on the printer
control panel.
Get help from the HP Smart app
The HP Smart app provides alerts for printer issues (jams and other problems), links to help content, and
options to contact support for additional assistance.
Understand printer reports
You can print the following reports to help troubleshoot problems with the printer.
Printer status report
Network
configuration
page
Print quality report
Wireless test report
Web access test report
To print a printer report
1.
From the printer control panel display, on the Home screen, swipe left to see
(
Setup
) and touch
(
Setup
).
2.
Touch
Tools
.
3.
Touch the desired option.
NOTE:
To print the wireless test report, see
Test the wireless connection
on page
86
Printer status report
Use the printer status report to view current printer information and cartridge status. Also use the printer
status report to help you troubleshoot problems with the printer.
The printer status report also contains a log of recent events.
If you need to call HP, it is often useful to print the printer status report before calling.
Network
configuration
page
If the printer is connected to a network, you can print a network
configuration
page to view the network
settings for the printer and a list of networks detected by your printer. The last page of the report includes a
list of all detectable wireless networks in the area, along with signal strength and the channels being used.
This might help you select a channel for your network which is not heavily used by other networks (which will
improve network performance).
NOTE:
In order to get the list of detected wireless networks in the area, the wireless radio on the printer
should be turned on. If it is
off
the list is not displayed.
You can use the network
configuration
page to help troubleshoot network connectivity problems. If you need
to call HP, it is often useful to print this page before calling.
122
Chapter 10
Solve a problem
ENWW