"Normal" printer use means less than
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20 pages per day (if medium-density E/A0 CAD plots), or
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12 pages per day (if medium-density E/A0 image prints).
If the drawings are smaller than E/A0, the number of pages per day can be higher.
If the printer is used less than this, it is unlikely it will need servicing. If using the printer more than this, it is possible that, after a time, it will need to be serviced. The printer itself keeps an internal count of total pages printed and total passes of the cartridge carriage. If the front panel periodically displays Status: Maintenance Advised, this means that the use of the printer has exceeded one of the following warranty limits:
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either 20,000 pages printed
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or 4,500,000 passes of the cartridge carriage.
Contact the local HP dealer or HP service engineer to arrange to have the printer serviced. After servicing, the message will disappear. If selecting not to have the printer serviced, the printer may continue to be used as normal, but it may encounter a number of operational or print-quality problems.
It is possible to check the current count of pages printed and passes of cartridge carriage by printing the Service Configuration Plot.
To print the service configuration plot
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Verify that media are loaded.
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In the Full Menu mode, select the Utilities menu.
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Select the Service Config option and press Enter.