HP LaserJet P4010 and P4510 Series - User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Product basics
- Control panel
- Software for Windows
- Supported operating systems for Windows
- Supported printer drivers for Windows
- HP Universal Print Driver (UPD)
- Select the correct printer driver for Windows
- Priority for print settings
- Change printer-driver settings for Windows
- Software installation types for Windows
- Remove software for Windows
- Supported utilities for Windows
- Software for other operating systems
- Use the product with Macintosh
- Software for Macintosh
- Use features in the Macintosh printer driver
- Connectivity
- Paper and print media
- Use product features
- Print tasks
- Manage and maintain the product
- Print the information and show-me-how pages
- Use the HP Easy Printer Care software
- Use the embedded Web server
- Use HP Web Jetadmin software
- Use security features
- Manage supplies
- Replace supplies and parts
- Install memory, internal USB devices, and external print server cards
- Clean the product
- Upgrade the firmware
- Solve problems
- Solve general problems
- Restore factory settings
- Interpret control-panel messages
- Jams
- Solve print-quality problems
- Solve performance problems
- Solve connectivity problems
- Solve common Windows problems
- Solve common Macintosh problems
- Solve Linux problems
- Supplies and accessories
- Service and support
- Specifications
- Regulatory information
- FCC regulations
- Environmental product stewardship program
- Protecting the environment
- Ozone production
- Power consumption
- Toner consumption
- Paper use
- Plastics
- HP LaserJet print supplies
- Return and recycling instructions
- Paper
- Material restrictions
- Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union
- Chemical substances
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- For more information
- Declaration of conformity
- Safety statements
- Index
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Problem Image example Solution
Gray background 1. Do not use paper that has already been run through the product.
2. Try using a different type of paper.
3. Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
4. Turn over the paper in the tray. Also, try rotating the paper 180°.
5. Open the CONFIGURE DEVICE menu at the product control panel. On the
PRINT QUALITY submenu, increase the TONER DENSITY setting. See
Print
Quality submenu on page 22.
6. Make sure that the environmental specifications for the product are being met.
(See
Operating environment on page 212.)
7. Replace the print cartridge.
Toner smear 1. Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
2. Try using a different type of paper.
3. Make sure that the environmental specifications for the product are being met.
(See
Operating environment on page 212.)
4. Clean the inside of the product and run a cleaning page to clean the fuser.
(See
Clean the product on page 133.)
5. Replace the print cartridge.
Loose toner Loose toner, in this context, is defined as toner that can be rubbed off the page.
1. If paper is heavy or rough, open the CONFIGURE DEVICE menu at the
product control panel. On the PRINT QUALITY submenu, select FUSER
MODES, and then select the paper type you are using. Change the setting to
HIGH1 or HIGH2, which helps the toner fuse more completely onto the paper.
(See
Print Quality submenu on page 22.) You must also set the type of paper
for the tray you are using. (See
Select the paper by source, type, or size
on page 86.)
2. If you have observed a rougher texture on one side of your paper, try printing
on the smoother side.
3. Make sure that the environmental specifications for the product are being met.
(See
Operating environment on page 212.)
4. Make sure that the type and quality of the paper you are using meet
HP specifications. (See
Paper and print media on page 69.)
Repeat defects 1. Print a few more pages to see if the problem corrects itself.
2. Clean the inside of the product and run a cleaning page to clean the fuser.
(See
Clean the product on page 133.)
3. The print cartridge might need to be replaced.
Table 10-2 Image defect examples (continued)
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