HP M177 User Manual

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Black Cartridge or Color Cartridge
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Very Low Setting
3.
Select one of the following options: ●
Select the 
Stop option to set the product to stop printing until you replace the toner cartridge.
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Select the 
Prompt option to set the product to stop printing and prompt you to replace the toner 
cartridge. You can acknowledge the prompt and continue printing. ●
Select the Continue option to set the product to alert you that the toner cartridge is very low, but to 
c

ontinue printing. ●
For color toner cartridges only, select the Print Black option to continue printing in black and white 
if the color t

oner cartridges are very low.
For models with fax, when the product is set to the 
Stop option there is some risk that faxes will not print 
aft
er the new cartridge is installed if your product has received more faxes than the memory can hold while 
stopped.
For models with fax, when the product is set to the Prompt option, there is some risk that faxes will not print 
af

ter the new cartridge is installed if your product has received more faxes than the memory can hold while 
the product is waiting for the prompt to be acknowledged.
Once an HP toner cartridge has reached Very Low, HP’s Premium Protection Warranty on that toner cartridge 
has ended. Al

l print defects or cartridge failures incurred when an HP toner cartridge is used in Continue at 
very l

ow mode will not be considered to be defects in materials or workmanship in the toner cartridge under 
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							Replace the toner cartridge
When a toner cartridge approaches the end of useful life, you are prompted to order a replacement. You can 
continue prin
ting with the current cartridge until redistributing the toner no longer yields acceptable print 
quality. 1
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Rotate the cartridges to access the cartridge that 
needs replac
ement. ●
LCD Control panel: Press the Rotate 
Cartridge

s   button to access the 
cartridge th

at needs replacement. The 
control panel indicates the cartridge that is 
accessible in the rotation. ●
Touchscreen control panel
: Touch the 
Supply icon for the cartridge that needs 
replacement. The cartridges rotate to the 
cartridge you select.  2
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Lift the scanner assembly.  3.
Open the t o
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							4.
Remove the toner cartridge.  5.
Remove the new toner cartridge from the bag. 
P
 lace the used toner cartridge in the bag for 
recycling.  6.
Grasp both sides of the toner cartridge and 
dis
 tribut e the toner by gently rocking the 
cartridge.  7.
Grasp the toner cartridge by the center handle, 
and then p
 ull the pr otective plastic shield straight 
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							9.
Align the toner cartridge with the tracks inside 
the product, and then insert the t
oner cartridge 
until it is 


						

							cartridge. Repeat this process until you have 


						

							Replace the imaging drum
1.
Lift the scanner assembly.  2.
Open the t o
 p cover.  3.
Remove the dust cover from the tray.  66 Chapter 7   Manage the product
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							4.
Open the front cover.  5.
Lift the two levers that hold the imaging drum.  6.
Remove the old imaging drum.  ENWW
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							7.
Remove the new imaging drum from the bag. 
Plac
e the used imaging drum in the bag for 
recycling.  8.
Remove the protective shielding from the new 
imaging drum. CAUTION: To prevent damage, do not expose 
the imaging drum to ligh t. C

over it with a piece of 
paper. Do not touch the green roller. Fingerprints on the 
imaging drum can cause print
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quality problems.  
9.
Insert the new imaging drum in the product.  10
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Lower the two levers that hold the imaging drum.  68 Chapter 7   Manage the product
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							11.
Close the front cover.  12.
Reinstall the dust cover on the tray.  ENWW
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							13.
Close the top cover.  14.
Close the scanner assembly.  70 Chapter 7   Manage the product
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