HP P2055 Manual

Clean the product
Clean the outside of the printer with a clean, damp cloth when necessary.
CAUTION:Do not use ammonia-based cleaners on or around the printer.
During the printing process, paper, toner, and dust  particles can accumulate inside the printer. Over
time, this buildup can cause print quality problems, su ch as toner specks or smearing, and paper jams.
To correct and prevent these types  of problems, you can clean the print cartridge area and the printer
media path.
Clean the print-cartridge...

3.Replace the print cartridge, and close the print-cartridge door.
4.Reconnect the power cord, and turn the product on.
Clean the paper path (HP Laser Jet P2050 Series Printers only)
During the printing process, paper, toner, and dust  particles can accumulate inside the product. Over
time, this buildup can cause print- quality problems such as toner specks or smearing. This product has
a cleaning mode that can corre ct and prevent these problems.
1. Open HP ToolboxFX. See 
View HP ToolboxFX on page 50....

NOTE:For best results use a sheet of transparency. If  you do not have any transparencies, you can
use copier grade media (70 to 90 g/m2 (18 to 24 lb)) with a smooth surface.
1. Make sure that the product is idle and the Ready light is on.
2. Load the transparency in Tray 1.
3. Print a cleaning page.
Windows1. Open the printer-driver  Properties screen, and then click the  Device
Settings  tab.
2. In the  Cleaning Page  area, click Start.
Macintosh 1.Open the HP Printer Utility.
2. Select the  Cleaning...

2.Push the button to open the print-cartridge  door, and then remove the print cartridge.
CAUTION:Do not touch the black sponge-transfer roller inside the product. Doing so can
damage the product.
CAUTION: To prevent damage, do not expose the print ca rtridge to light. Cover it with a piece
of paper.
3. Lift the pickup roller cover.
4.Press the two black retaining tabs outward until  the pickup roller is released from its seat.
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5.Remove the pickup roller from the product.
6.Dab a lint-free cloth in water, and scrub the roller.
NOTE: Do not touch the surface of the roller with bare fingers.
7.Using a dry, lint-free cloth, wipe the pickup roller to remove loosened dirt.
8.Allow the pickup roller  to dry completely.
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9.Line up the black retaining tabs in the product with the grooves in the pickup roller, and then press
the pickup roller into the pickup roller  seat until the retaining tabs click.
10.Close the pickup roller cover.
11.Reinstall the print cartridge, and close the print-cartridge door.
12.Reconnect the power cord, and turn the product on.
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Clean the Tray 2 pickup roller
If the product is having trouble picking up paper from Tray 2, follow these instructions.
1. Turn the product off, disconnect the power  cord and wait for the product to cool.
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2. Remove Tray 2.
3.Inside the empty tray slot, locate the pickup rolle r on the top side, near the front of the product.
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4.Dab a lint-free cloth in water, and then scrub the rolle r as you rotate it toward the back of the product.
NOTE:Do not touch the surface of the roller with bare fingers.
5.Using a dry, lint-free cloth, wipe the  pickup roller to remove loosened dirt.
6.Allow the pickup roller  to dry completely.
7.Replace Tray 2.
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8.Reconnect the power cord, and turn the product on.
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