HP 2500 L Service Manual

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11Insert a flatblade screwdriver into the slot under the separation pad. 
Pry the pad up from the spring-loaded base by twisting the 
screwdriver until the tabs are separated from the printer. 
12 Use one hand to push the spring-loaded base down and then use 
the other hand to pull the separation pad up and out of the printer. 
Note
If you feel resistance when you try to remove the pad, make sure that 
the tabs are completely separated from the printer.
13Push the spring-loaded base...

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16Slide the left and right idler rollers inward, against the pickup roller, 
until the idler rollers click into place. 
17 Hold the faceplate cover as shown in the illustration, and align the 
cover with the rails on the inside of the printer. 
18 Grasp both sides of the center tab and insert the cover into the 
printer until the cover clicks into place. Close tray 1.16
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Replacing the separation pad in tray 2 or in 
optional tray 3 
1Remove the tray from the printer and place it on a flat surface. 
Remove any paper from the tray.
2 Locate the separation pad in the base at the inside-front edge of the 
tray.
3 Press the large metal plate at the bottom of the tray down. Insert a 
flatblade screwdriver in the slots on each side of the base and push 
the tabs out of the slots.  Note: In a 250-sheet tray, the plate locks 
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6Reload any print media that you removed, and then slide the tray 
into the printer.
7 Reconnect the power cable. Turn the printer on.
8 When the green Ready light is on, press  G
O to print a Demo page, 
which verifies that the printer works and that installation is complete. 
9 If the page does not print, or to find additional help, go to
http://www.hp.com/support/clj2500
.
Note
If the page does not print, reconnect the power cable. Make sure that 
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Cleaning the printer
Cleaning the engine
During the printing process, paper, toner, and dust particles can accumulate inside the printer. 
Over time, this buildup can cause print-quality problems such as toner specks or smearing. Use 
a cleaning page to correct and prevent these types of problems. 
Figure 8. Toner specks and smearing
To use a cleaning page
Note The following procedure must be performed from the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Series Toolbox, 
which is supported for Windows 98,...

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Calibrating the printer
The printer automatically performs a calibration when the imaging drum or a print cartridge is 
changed, and at set intervals determined by the total number of pages the printer has printed. 
You can change the interval at which the printer performs automatic calibrations by using the 
embedded Web server.
You can also calibrate the printer manually when you clean the density sensor or when you 
experience color-related issues.
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Managing supplies
For warranty information about these supplies, see  “Limited warranty for the print cartridge and 
drum”  on page 24.
Supplies life 
The life of the imaging drum depends on the number of black-only or color pages that print jobs 
require. An HP Color LaserJet 2500 series imaging drum lasts an average of 20,000 pages when 
printing black-only pages and 5,000 pages when printing color pages. Actual life lies somewhere 
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To check status and order supplies using the embedded Web server
1Open the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Series Toolbox and then click the  Information tab.
2 Click  Device Status (on the left side of the window) and then click  Supplies Status to see 
more information, such as part numbers.
3 If the print cartridges are low or empty, you can click  Order Supplies in the Other Links  
area. This opens a browser and connects you to the Supplies section of the HP website. You 
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HP policy on non-HP supplies 
Hewlett-Packard Company cannot recommend the use of non-HP supplies, either new or 
remanufactured. Because they are not HP products, HP cannot influence their design or control 
their quality. Service or repairs required as a result of using a non-HP supply will  not be covered 
under the printer warranty.
When you insert a supply into the printer, the printer will inform you if the supply is not a genuine 
HP supply. If you insert a genuine HP supply...

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