HP 4100TN - Manual (Page 87)

EN Managing the toner cartridge 85
Toner cartridge storage
Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until you are
ready to use it. The shelf life of a cartridge in an unopened package is
approximately 2.5 years.
CAUTION To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for
more than a few minutes.
Toner cartridge life expectancy
The life of the toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that
print jobs require. When printing text at 5% coverage, an HP toner
cartridge lasts an average of 10,000 or 6,000 pages, depending on
which toner cartridge is installed. (A typical business letter is about
5% coverage.) This assumes that print density is set to 3 and
EconoMode is off. (These are the default settings. For details on other
settings, see the description of
ECONOMODE
and
TONER DENSITY
in
“Print Quality Menu” on page 217.)
At any time, you can verify life expectancy by checking the toner level,
as described below.
Checking the toner level
You can check the toner level using the printer control panel, the
embedded web server, printer software, or HP Web JetAdmin.
Using the printer control panel
1 Press M ENU until
INFORMATION MENU
appears.
2 Press I TEM until
PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE
appears.
3 Press S ELECT to print the supplies status page. See “Supplies
status page” on page 154 for information on the supplies status
page.
Using the embedded web server
1 In your web browser, enter the IP address for the printer home
page. This takes you to the printer status page. (See “Accessing
the embedded web server” on page 252.)
2 On the left side of the screen, click Supplies Status. This takes
you to the supplies status page, which provides toner level
information. See “Supplies status page” on page 154 for
information on the supplies status page.