Reply by Dennis/CA on 8/20/07 7:50pm
Msg #206713
Re: sorry about that!!!
Your message indicates you need the Printer Maintenance Kit, which is a Fuser, and a few rollers. The expensive part is the Fuser (the heating element that melts the toner onto the paper). If you do a Google Search for ''hp laserjet 4200 printer maintenance kit'' you'll find a lot of sources and prices starting around $250. When I replaced mine (for a HP 4500), it was a frustrating task as the paper seemed to stick to the fuser and get wrapped around the heating elements (it was a new HP Fuser, not rebuilt). Had to repeat the installation several times to get it to work right. Finally opened the back door so the paper would flow straight through rather than make the bend to go to the top exit. After it processed a number of pages, all was well. When you have the fuser kit out, it is a good time to clean the machine (internal dust and loose toner). The Fuser kits are rated for about 200,000 pages.
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Reply by Dennis/CA on 8/20/07 8:07pm
Msg #206717
Re: sorry about that!!!
Replacing the Fuser is a preventive maintenance task that turns into a required task eventually. You can temporarily turn off the "Perform Printer Maintenance" message for another 10,000 page prints, or reset the printer maintenance counter to zero. The instructions for replacing the fuser kit and/or resetting the maintenance counter can be found at the followin link (if I posted it correctly).
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=bpl12487
(the link should all be on one line, no spaces).
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