Accessing the control panel from a computer – HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series User Manual
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The top-level screen on the display has three areas: message, prompt, and supplies gauge.
Printer display
1
Message area
2
Prompt area
3
Supplies gauge
4
Print cartridge colors from left to right: black, magenta, yellow, and cyan
The message and prompt areas of the display alert you to the state of the printer and tell
you how to respond.
The supplies gauge shows the consumption levels of print cartridges (black, magenta, yellow,
cyan). When a non-HP print cartridge is installed, a
appears instead of the consumption
level. The supplies gauge appears whenever the printer shows the Ready state and
whenever the printer shows a warning or error message concerning a supply item.
Accessing the control panel from a computer
You can also access the printer control panel from a computer by using the setting page of
the embedded Web server.
The computer shows the same information that the control panel shows. From your
computer, you can also perform control panel functions such as checking supplies status,
viewing messages, or changing tray configuration. For more information, see
embedded Web server
.
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