HP 5200 Series User Manual

Step 3: Can you print from a program? .............................................................................118
Step 4: Does the job print as expected? ............................................................................119
Step 5: Does the printer select the trays? .........................................................................120
Solving general printing problems ......................................................................................................122
Control-panel message types .............................................................................................................125
Control-panel messages .....................................................................................................................126
Guidelines for using paper ..................................................................................................................141
Printing special pages ........................................................................................................................142
Common causes of jams ....................................................................................................................143
Jam locations ......................................................................................................................................144
Jam recovery .....................................................................................................................144
Clearing jams ......................................................................................................................................145
Clearing jams from the input-tray areas ............................................................................145
Clearing jams from the print-cartridge area .......................................................................146
Clearing jams from the output-bin areas ...........................................................................148
Clearing jams from the optional duplexer ..........................................................................150
Solving repeated jams .......................................................................................................151
Troubleshooting print-quality problems ..............................................................................................153
Print-quality problems associated with media ...................................................................153
Print-quality problems associated with the environment ...................................................153
Print-quality problems associated with jams ......................................................................153
Image defect examples ......................................................................................................153
Light print (partial page) .....................................................................................................155
Light print (entire page) ......................................................................................................155
Specks ...............................................................................................................................155
Dropouts ............................................................................................................................156
Lines ...................................................................................................................................156
Gray background ...............................................................................................................157
Toner smear .......................................................................................................................157
Loose toner ........................................................................................................................158
Repeating defects ..............................................................................................................158
Repeating image ................................................................................................................159
Misformed characters ........................................................................................................159
Page skew .........................................................................................................................159
Curl or wave .......................................................................................................................160
Wrinkles or creases ...........................................................................................................160
Vertical white lines .............................................................................................................161
Tire tracks ..........................................................................................................................161
White spots on black ..........................................................................................................162
Scattered lines ...................................................................................................................162
Blurred print .......................................................................................................................163
Random image repetition ...................................................................................................163
Troubleshooting network printing problems .......................................................................................165
Troubleshooting common Windows problems ..................................................................................166
Troubleshooting common Macintosh problems .................................................................................167
Troubleshooting Linux problems ........................................................................................................169
Troubleshooting common PostScript problems .................................................................................170
General problems ..............................................................................................................170
Appendix A Supplies and accessories
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HP 5200 Series Specifications

General

Print Technology	Laser
Print Speed	Up to 35 ppm
Print Resolution	Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Processor Speed	400 MHz
Paper Handling Output	Up to 250 sheets
Memory	64 MB
Media Sizes Supported	Letter, legal, executive, envelopes
Media Types Supported	Paper (bond, color, letterhead, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies
First Page Out	8.5 seconds
Operating Systems Supported	Windows, Mac OS