HP 2500 L Service Manual

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Parts removal order
Use the following diagram to determine which parts must be removed before removing other 
parts.
Imaging drum, print cartridges, cables (power and interface)
Jetdirect card
Fuser cover (and fuser)
Left-side cover
Carousel motor
Right-side cover Control panel
Interface cover Formatter cageJetdirect CardFormatter
Fuser motor
Dc controller
Left-side cover Optional tray 2
Fro nt lower  coverTr a y  1 Tray 1 separation pad assembly
Back cover To p  c o v e r...

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Removal and replacement
Imaging drum
1 Open the top cover.
2 Grasp the imaging drum handle and then rotate the imaging drum 
until the handle is horizontal.
3 Lift the imaging drum straight up to remove it from the printer.
Note
Before you replace the imaging drum, wipe the clear plastic strip at the 
bottom of the opening of the printer with a soft, dry cloth to remove any 
dust or debris 

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Print cartridges
1Open the top door.
2 Remove the imaging drum (see page 90).
3 Pinch together the two large blue tabs on the first cartridge and then 
lift the cartridge straight up to remove it from the carousel.
4 Close the top cover, and then press the  R
OTATE CAROUSEL button.
5 Open the top cover, and then remove the next cartridge following 
the procedure in step 3.
6 Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all four cartridges have been 
removed.
Note
When the top door is...

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Fuser cover (and fuser)
1 Turn the printer off.
2 Rotate two locking tabs (callout 1) upward.
3 Gently slide the fuser out of the printer.
Figure 39. Removing the fuser cover (and fuser)
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Right- and left-side covers 
Follow the steps below to remove the right-side cover. Then, remove the left-side cover in the 
same manner.
1Remove one screw (callout 1) from the lower edge of the cover.
Figure 40. Removing the right-side cover (1 of 2)
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Grasp the cover by the handle and by the top and then pull the cover out gently, rotating the 
cover away from the printer as you lift it.
CAUTION To avoid breaking two internal tabs (see detail in figure 41), lift the cover straight up.
Figure 41. Removing the right-side cover (2 of 2)
3Repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove the left-side cover.
Reinstall note
Reattach the tab closer to the front of the printer before reattaching the back tab. 

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Control panel
1Remove the right-side cover (see page 93).
2 Use a flatblade screwdriver to lift the plastic catch (callout 1) off of the tab.
Figure 42. Removing the control panel (1 of 2)
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Push the control panel away from the right-side cover to release three tabs (callout 2), and 
then continue pushing the control panel to remove it.
Figure 43. Removing the control panel (2 of 2)
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On-off switch
1Remove the left-side cover (see page 93).
2 On the inside of the left-side cover, pinch two tabs (callout 1) together to remove the spring 
(callout 2).
3 Pinch the two tabs together, and then press them through the holes in the left-side cover to 
release the on-off switch.
Figure 44. Removing the on-off switch
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Interface cover
1 Remove the fuser (see page 92).
2 Release the tab (callout 1) at the top of the interface cover and the tab (callout 2) at the back 
cover.
3 Rotate the top of the interface cover away from the printer to remove the cover.
Figure 45. Removing the interface cover
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