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HP LaserJet Pro M304, M305, M404, M405 - Printer views

Printer front view
Printer back view
Control panel view
Identify parts on the printer and buttons on the control panel.

Printer front view

Identify the parts on the front of the printer.
Printer front view
    Figure : Printer front view
  1. 2-line backlit control panel
  2. Front door release button (access to the toner cartridge)
  3. Power on/off button
  4. Tray 3 (optional)
  5. Tray 2
  6. Tray 1
  7. Output bin extension
  8. Output bin

Printer back view

Identify the parts on the back of the printer.
Printer rear view
    Figure : Printer rear view
  1. USB port (for job storage and private printing)This port might be covered.
  2. USB interface port
  3. Ethernet port (network models only)
  4. Power connection
  5. Tray 3 (optional)Tray 3 extends when legal-size or A4-size paper is loaded.
  6. Dust cover for Tray 2Dust cover flips up when legal-size or A4-size paper is loaded.
  7. Serial number and product number label
  8. Rear door (access for clearing jams)

Control panel view

Identify the buttons and lights on the printer control panel.
Printer control panel
Figure : Printer control panel
Control panel features
Number
Item
Description
1
Control panel display
This screen displays menus and printer information.
2
Attention light (amber)
This light blinks when the printer requires user attention.
3
Ready light (green)
This light is on when the printer is ready to print. It blinks when the printer is receiving print data.
4
Left arrow button
Use this button to navigate through the menus or to decrease a value that appears on the display.
5
Back arrow button
Use this button for the following actions:
  • Exit the control panel menus.
  • Scroll back to a previous menu in a sub-menu list.
  • Scroll back to a previous menu item in a sub-menu list (without saving changes to the menu item).
6
Wireless button
note:
Wireless models only
Use this button to access the wireless menu.
7
Right arrow button
Use this button to navigate through the menus or to increase a value that appears on the display.
8
OK button
Press the OK button for the following actions:
  • Open the control panel menus.
  • Open a sub-menu displayed on the control panel display.
  • Select a menu item.
  • Clear some errors.
  • Begin a print job in response to a control-panel prompt (for example, when the message Press [OK] to continue appears on the control panel display).
9
Cancel button
Press this button to cancel a print job or to exit the control panel menus.

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