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Use hp easy printer care software, Supported operating systems, Open hp easy printer care software – HP Color LaserJet CP3505 Printer series User Manual

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Use HP Easy Printer Care Software

HP Easy Printer Care Software is an application that you can use for the following tasks:

Check the printer status.

Check supplies status.

Set up alerts.

Gain access to troubleshooting and maintenance tools.

You can use HP Easy Printer Care Software when the printer is directly connected to your computer or
when it is connected to a network. You must perform a complete software installation to use HP Easy
Printer Care Software.

NOTE:

You do not have to have Internet access to open and use HP Easy Printer Care Software.

However, if you click a Web-based link, you must have Internet access to go to the site associated with
the link.

Supported operating systems

HP Easy Printer Care Software is supported for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Open HP Easy Printer Care Software

Use one of the following methods to open HP Easy Printer Care Software:

On the Start menu, select Programs, select HP, and then select HP Easy Printer Care
Software
.

In the Windows system tray (in the lower righthand corner of the desktop), double-click the HP Easy
Printer Care Software icon.

Double-click the desktop icon.

HP Easy Printer Care Software sections

HP Easy Printer Care Software contains the sections described in the table below.

Section

Description

Overview tab

Contains basic status
information for the
printer.

Devices list: Shows the printers that you can select.

Device Status section: Shows printer status information. This section will indicate printer alert
conditions, such as an empty print cartridge. It also shows device-identification information,
control-panel messages, and print-cartridge levels. After you correct a problem with the printer,
click the

button to update the section.

Supplies Status section: Shows detailed supplies status, such as the percentage of toner
remaining in the print cartridges and the status of the media that is loaded in each tray.

Supplies Details link: Opens the supplies status page to view more detailed information about
printer supplies, ordering information, and recycling information.

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