HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series - Manual (Page 113)

Print cartridge life expectancy
The life of the print cartridge depends on usage patterns and the amount of toner that print
jobs require. For example, when printing text at 5 percent coverage, an HP print cartridge
lasts an average of 12,000 pages. (A typical business letter is about 5 percent coverage.)
Cartridge life expectancy is reduced by frequently printing many 1- or 2-page jobs, heavy
coverage, and automatic duplexing.
At any time, you can verify the life expectancy by checking the print cartridge life, as
described below.
Checking the print cartridge life
You can check the print cartridge life using the printer control panel, the embedded Web
server, printer software, or HP Web Jetadmin software. Check the supplies gauge on the
printer control panel for approximate supply levels.
Printer display
1 Message area
2 Prompt area
3 Supplies gauge
4 Print cartridge colors from left to right: black, magenta, yellow, and cyan
For precise levels, follow the instructions below to print a supplies status page.
Using the printer control panel
1. Press to enter the MENUS.
2. Press to highlight INFORMATION.
3. Press to select INFORMATION.
4. Press to highlight PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE.
5. Press to print the supplies status page.
Using the embedded Web server (for network connected printers)
1. In your browser, enter the IP address for the printer home page. This takes you to the
printer status page. See Using the embedded Web server .
2. On the left side of the screen click Supplies Status. This takes you to the supplies status
page, which provides print cartridge information.
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