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HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer series User Manual

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HP print cartridges ........................................................................................................... 110
Non-HP print cartridges ................................................................................................... 110
Print-cartridge authentication ........................................................................................... 110
HP fraud hotline and Web site ......................................................................................... 110

Replacing supplies and parts ........................................................................................................... 111

Supply replacement guidelines ........................................................................................ 111
Changing print cartridges ................................................................................................. 111

To change the print cartridge .......................................................................... 112

Cleaning the printer .......................................................................................................................... 115

To clean the printer using the printer control panel ......................................................... 115

8 Problem solving

Basic troubleshooting checklist ........................................................................................................ 118

Factors that affect printer performance ............................................................................ 118

Control-panel message types ........................................................................................................... 119
Control-panel messages .................................................................................................................. 120
Jams ................................................................................................................................................. 136

Jam recovery ................................................................................................................... 136

Common causes of jams .................................................................................................................. 138
Clearing jams ................................................................................................................................... 139
Paper-handling problems ................................................................................................................. 149
Troubleshooting-information pages .................................................................................................. 154
Printer response problems ............................................................................................................... 155
Printer control-panel problems ......................................................................................................... 158
Color-printing problems .................................................................................................................... 159
Incorrect printer output ..................................................................................................................... 161

Printer output problems ................................................................................................... 161
Guidelines for printing with different fonts ........................................................................ 162

Macintosh problems ......................................................................................................................... 163

Solving problems with Mac OS V9.x ................................................................................ 163
Solving problems with Mac OS X .................................................................................... 165

Software program problems ............................................................................................................. 168
Print-quality troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 169

Print-quality problems associated with media .................................................................. 169
Overhead transparency defects ....................................................................................... 169
Print-quality problems associated with the environment .................................................. 170
Print quality problems associated with jams .................................................................... 170
Print-quality problems associated with toner buildup inside the printer ........................... 170
Print-quality-troubleshooting pages ................................................................................. 170
Calibrating the printer ...................................................................................................... 171

Appendix A Supplies and accessories

Parts and supplies ............................................................................................................................ 174
Ordering by using the embedded Web server .................................................................................. 176

Appendix B Service and support

Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement .................................................................................... 178
Print cartridge limited warranty statement ........................................................................................ 179
HP maintenance agreements ........................................................................................................... 180

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