HP Color LaserJet 5500/5550 Printers Service Manual ENWW Color_Laser Jet_5500 5550 Laser Jet 5500
User Manual: Color_LaserJet_5500-5550
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- Printer description
- Model Configurations
- Performance, memory, and other printer features
- Identification
- Printer specifications
- Product information
- Media requirements
- Selecting print media
- Media specifications
- Supported media weights and sizes (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Supported paper weights and sizes (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Media specifications for 2-sided (duplex) printing
- Media to avoid
- Media that may cause damage to the printer
- Printing on special media
- Transparencies
- Printing on transparencies
- Glossy paper
- Colored paper
- Heavy paper
- Printing images (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Envelopes
- Labels
- HP LaserJet Tough paper
- Preprinted forms and letterhead
- Recycled paper
- Weight equivalence table
- Hewlett-Packard warranty statement
- Limited warranty for print cartridge life
- HP's Premium Protection Warranty. Color LaserJet Image Fuser Kit and Image Transfer Kit Limited Warr ...
- Declaration of Conformity
- Safety information
- Toner safety
- Service approach
- Chapter contents
- Service approach
- Parts and supplies
- Ordering parts
- By phone:
- By mail:
- Ordering supplies
- Ordering parts, supplies, and accessories over the Internet
- Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for printers with network connections)
- Ordering directly through the HP Toolbox software (HP Color LaserJet 5550 model only)
- Exchange program
- Supplies
- World Wide Web
- HP service parts information compact disc
- HP support assistant compact disc
- Customer care reseller sales and service support center
- HP service agreements
- Other areas
- HP customer care
- Ordering related documentation and software
- HP maintenance agreements
- Installation and configuration
- Site requirements
- Space requirements
- Unpack the printer
- Unpacking the HP Color LaserJet 5500/5550dtn and 5500/5550hdn models
- Installing print cartridges for HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printers
- Installing print cartridges (HP Color LaserJet 5500 series models)
- Installing paper trays (HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printers)
- Installing accessories (HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printers)
- Installing optional printer stand (HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printers)
- Installing a new overlay (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Installing a new control panel label (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Testing the printer operation
- Using PowerSave
- Connecting to a computer
- Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration
- Wireless printing
- Printer drivers
- Software for Macintosh computers
- Installing the printing system software
- Installing Windows printing system software for direct connections
- Installing Windows printing system software for networks
- To set up Windows-sharing to use the printer on a network
- Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks
- Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct connections (USB, HP Color LaserJet 5550 mo ...
- Installing the software after the parallel or USB cable has been connected
- Network configuration
- Setting network security on the printer
- Printer maintenance
- Cleaning the printer and accessories
- Periodic cleaning
- Approximate replacement intervals for supply items
- Locating supplies
- Replacing supply items
- Printer memory (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- To print a configuration page
- Installing memory and font DIMMs (for HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Installing DDR memory DIMMs (for HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Enabling memory (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Enabling the language font DIMM (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Enabling the language font DIMM (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Checking DIMM installation (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Installing an HP Jetdirect print server card
- Theory of operation
- Basic operation
- Engine control system
- DC controller circuit
- Motors and fans
- Fuser power supply circuit
- Heater temperature control
- Heater temperature control (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Failure detection (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- High-voltage power supply
- Low-voltage power supply
- Formatter system
- PowerSave
- Input/Output
- Printer memory
- Read-only memory
- Random-access memory
- Firmware DIMM (HP Color LaserJet 5500 models)
- Firmware compact flash (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Nonvolatile memory
- PJL overview
- PML
- Control panel
- Laser/scanner system
- Image formation system
- Image formation process
- Print cartridges
- Toner level detection
- Electrostatic transfer/transport belt (ETB) unit
- Electrostatic latent image formation block
- Development block
- Transfer block
- Fusing block
- Fuser motor speed control
- Cleaning block
- Calibration and cleaning
- Color plane registration calibration
- Drum phase calibration
- Image stabilization control
- Pickup/feed system
- 500-sheet paper feeder
- Removal and replacement
- Troubleshooting
- Introduction
- Troubleshooting process
- Printer error troubleshooting
- Alphabetical printer messages
- Numerical printer messages
- Replacement parts configuration (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Paper path troubleshooting
- Paper transport troubleshooting
- Image formation troubleshooting
- Print quality defect chart
- Image defects
- Light image
- Light color
- Dark image
- Dark color
- Completely blank image
- All black or solid color
- Dots in vertical lines
- Dirt on back of paper
- Dirt on front of paper
- Vertical lines
- White vertical lines
- Horizontal lines
- White horizontal lines
- Missing color
- Blank spots
- Poor fusing
- Distortion or blurring
- Smearing
- Misplaced image
- Repetitive defects troubleshooting
- Interface troubleshooting
- Control panel troubleshooting
- Tools for troubleshooting
- Embedded Web server
- To access the embedded Web server
- Information tab
- Settings tab
- Networking tab
- Other links
- Using the HP Toolbox (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Printer Status and Alerts software
- To choose which status messages appear
- To view status messages and information
- Printer configuration page
- Supplies status page
- Usage page
- Event log
- Print the file directory page
- Print the PCL font list page
- Print the PS font list page
- Print the RGB samples page (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Print the CMYK samples page (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Diagnostics
- Test pages
- Engine resets
- Full calibrate now (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Quick calibrate now (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models)
- Service menu
- Diagrams
- Parts and diagrams
- Index