HP (Hewlett-Packard) M551N Printer User Manual


 
Manage print cartridges
Correctly using, storing, and monitoring the print cartridge can help ensure high-quality print output.
Change settings for print cartridges
Print when a print cartridge is at or near end of life
A <Color> <Supply> Low message—where <Color> is the color of the supply, and <Supply>
is the type of supply—appears when a supply is nearing the estimated end of its useful life.
A <Color> <Supply> Very Low message appears when a supply is at its estimated end of
useful life.
Print-quality problems can occur when using a supply that is at its estimated end of life.
Enable or disable the Very Low Settings options from the control panel
You can enable or disable the default settings at any time, and you do not have to re-enable them
when you install a new cartridge.
CAUTION: Once an HP supply has reached Very Low, the HP premium Protection Warranty on that
supply has ended.
1.
At the control panel, press the Home
button.
2. Open the following menus:
Administration
Manage Supplies
Supply Settings
Black Cartridge or Color Cartridges
Very Low Settings
3. Use the arrow buttons to highlight your selection, and then press the OK button to select it. Select
one of the following options:
NOTE: If you select the Stop or Prompt to continue option, the product stops printing when
it reaches the Very Low threshold. When you replace the cartridge, the product automatically
resumes printing.
Select the Stop option to set the product to stop printing until you replace the cartridge.
Select the Prompt to continue option to set the product to stop printing and prompt you to
replace the cartridge. You can acknowledge the prompt and continue printing.
Select the Continue option to set the product to alert you that the cartridge is very low, but
to continue printing.
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