Cleaning the printer, To clean the engine – HP Color LaserJet 2550 Printer series User Manual

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Cleaning the printer

During the printing process, paper, toner and dust particles can accumulate inside the
printer. Over time, this buildup can cause print-quality problems such as toner specks or
smearing. This printer has a cleaning mode that can correct and prevent these types of
problems.

To clean the engine

Note

The following procedure must be performed from the HP Toolbox. To clean the engine when
the computer is running an operating system that does not support HP Toolbox, see the late-
breaking Readme on the root of the CD-ROM, or visit

http://www.hp.com/support/clj2550

.

1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and in the Ready state.

2. Open the HP Toolbox.

3. On the Troubleshooting tab, click Maintenance, click Cleaning Page and then click

Print. A page with a pattern prints from the printer.

4. At the printer, remove any print media that might be in tray 1.

5. Remove the page that printed and load it face-down into tray 1.

6. At the computer, press Clean.

ENWW

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