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| Thread ID: 47226 | 2004-07-20 03:14:00 | Manual for LaserJet 6MP? | Hopeless (5903) | Press F1 |
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| 253668 | 2004-07-20 03:14:00 | I have just being given an HP LaserJet 6MP. Can anyone advise me where I may obtain a manual? Many thanks, Hopeless |
Hopeless (5903) | ||
| 253669 | 2004-07-20 03:30:00 | Try here (h20000.www2.hp.com) | johnboy (217) | ||
| 253670 | 2004-07-20 07:59:00 | Thanks very much johnboy. This is a very extensive site but the info there seems to me to be very technical, for me anyway. What I am really looking for is just a user guide. You help is really appreciated. Hopeless. |
Hopeless (5903) | ||
| 253671 | 2004-07-20 08:07:00 | A look on the web suggests that the user manual was never published in .pdf (downloadable) format for that printer. Thats a shame. Thats not to say that somebody has not done it and made it available, but if they have its well hidden... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 253672 | 2004-07-20 09:05:00 | try here (h20000.www2.hp.com) for less technical info. Is there anything in particular you want to know? | andrew93 (249) | ||
| 253673 | 2004-07-20 10:37:00 | Thanks kindly godfather and andrew93. What I would like to know are the absolute basics I guess. When it was sent to me I couldn't even breath any life into it and I didn't know what all the buttons meant. I got a technical guy in and found that the power lead inside the machine had become unplugged in transit. He pressed a button somewhere to open it up to find the lead, reconnected it and then pressed a button somewhere to start it up. Lights came on, I don't know what they mean, or what the buttons mean. Get the idea. When I say basic I mean basic basic. Don't get me wrong everything is going beautifully, and I'm a happy chappie. But I would like to know what to do if it decides to ignore me. I do resort to prayer, but I guess I must get the words wrong. BTW should I leave the power on like an inkjet. Thanks guys, but you see I am a problem. Hopeless. |
Hopeless (5903) | ||
| 253674 | 2004-07-20 12:40:00 | BTW - how rude of us, welcome to Press F1! This is a good reliable printer - it was over-engineered and should see you right for some time. This printer is Windows and Mac compatible. The quick and dirty user guide : The 6MP has a side cover at the rear on each side, you can remove the cover by pulling it from the rear first - one side conceals the power cord and the other conceals the parallel cable connector, the power button is located on the side panel where the power cable plugs in. This printer should have an elbow power connector to sit snugly behind the cover. From memory the 6MP has a button on the right side towards the front that will pop open the top cover, where you can replace the toner cartridge (if necessary), this (h20000.www2.hp.com) page will tell you which cartridge you need to buy (C3903A, should last 4k pages @ 5% coverage) - you can order replacement toner cartridges online from consumables.co.nz There should be 2 buttons on the top cover, press the large one once to get a demo page, press them both at the same time (once) to get a page count and configuration page. I think you press the small one to cancel a print job but the page may get stuck somewhere inside the printer - don't press it unless you think you need to. If you are having print quality problems then there is a 95% chance you need a new cartridge and a 5% chance you need a new fuser (depends also on what the print defects are). There are also 2 LED's on the top cover of the printer. The green light means all ok. The orange light means that something is wrong - there may be instructions on the underside of the top cover which decode the flash sequences and what is wrong with the printer. Alternatively you should be able to find the answers to these on the internet. The flashing green light means the printer is processing a job. Don't leave the printer on, turn it off at the end of the day - this clears the RAM, saves power and will extend the life of the power supply unit. I don't think the 6MP has a power saving mode (someone will correct me if I am wrong, which I sometimes am :D ). There is a manual paper feed tray on the front of the printer - use this for envelopes & transparencies, bits will pull out and fold over so that your paper lies flat on the manual paper tray. There should be a bottom paper tray - use this for A4 paper only - keep the paper dry or it will curl in your printer. There should be a rear door to help you clear any paper jams that get stuck in the fuser at the rear of the printer (the other place to check for paper jams is the toner cartridge bay and the bottom paper tray) - but don't try to pull the paper out too fast or too roughly - it may tear leaving bits behind (and headaches) or you may damage the fuser. Never poke anything sharp into the rear of the printer - a replacement fuser is worth more than the printer. If the paper tries to pick up more than one page at a time then it is time to replace the pickup rollers and/or separation pads - not expensive, just fiddly if you don't know how to do it. Hope this helps and you can't do too much wrong with that printer. |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 253675 | 2004-07-20 23:32:00 | My grateful thanks to you andrew93. Your quick and dirty user guide clearly demonstrates the joys and advantages of becoming a member of the PressF1 group of friends. Even I at 83 am now an expert on the ramifications, and tribulations, of my wonderful printer, thanks to your masterful and concise explanations of what I previously thought could be an impossible mission. God bless, Hopeless. |
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