Category: Printer Repair
Contents of this article
- Calibration
- Test modes
- Factory resetting
- Parts and part numbers
HP LASERJET M175
Calibration
1. Press the Setup button to open the menus.
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the System Setup menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Print Quality menu, and then press the OK button.
4. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Calibrate Color item, and then press the OK button.
5. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Calibrate Now option, and then press the OK button.
1. Press the Setup button to open the menus.
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the System Setup menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Print Quality menu, and then press the OK button.
4. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Calibrate Color item, and then press the OK button.
5. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Calibrate Now option, and then press the OK button.
Test print functionality
1. Open the Reports menu, and then select Config Report to print the report.
2. If the report does not print, check the following:
3. Make sure that paper is in the tray.
4. Check the control panel for paper jam messages. If the control panel indicates a jam, clear the jam.
5. Make sure that the print cartridge is not empty.
6. Clean the paper pick roller and the separation pad.
7. Replace the paper pick roller or the separation pad.
1. Open the Reports menu, and then select Config Report to print the report.
2. If the report does not print, check the following:
3. Make sure that paper is in the tray.
4. Check the control panel for paper jam messages. If the control panel indicates a jam, clear the jam.
5. Make sure that the print cartridge is not empty.
6. Clean the paper pick roller and the separation pad.
7. Replace the paper pick roller or the separation pad.
Test copy functionality
1. Place the configuration page into the document feeder, adjust the paper guides, and then make a copy. If paper does not feed through the document feeder smoothly, replace the document feeder pick up arm assembly. If this does not improve the issue, replace the document feeder core assembly.
2. Place the configuration page onto the scanner glass, and then make a copy.
3. If the print quality on the copied pages is not acceptable, clean the scanner glass.
1. Place the configuration page into the document feeder, adjust the paper guides, and then make a copy. If paper does not feed through the document feeder smoothly, replace the document feeder pick up arm assembly. If this does not improve the issue, replace the document feeder core assembly.
2. Place the configuration page onto the scanner glass, and then make a copy.
3. If the print quality on the copied pages is not acceptable, clean the scanner glass.
Menu map
Use the following procedure to print a control-panel menu layout map.
1. On the product control panel, press the Setup button.
2. Use the arrow buttons to select the Reports menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Menu Structure item, and then press the OK button.
4. Press the OK button again to print the report.
Use the following procedure to print a control-panel menu layout map.
1. On the product control panel, press the Setup button.
2. Use the arrow buttons to select the Reports menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Menu Structure item, and then press the OK button.
4. Press the OK button again to print the report.
Test the control-panel display
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the left arrow button, and then quickly press the Cancel button.
3. Press the Setup button to return to the main menus.
4. Open the Secondary service menu.
5. Open the Display test menu.
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the left arrow button, and then quickly press the Cancel button.
3. Press the Setup button to return to the main menus.
4. Open the Secondary service menu.
5. Open the Display test menu.
Test the control-panel buttons
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the left arrow button, and then quickly press the Cancel button.
3. Press the Setup button to return to the main menus.
4. Open the Secondary service menu.
5. Open the Button test menu.
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the left arrow button, and then quickly press the Cancel button.
3. Press the Setup button to return to the main menus.
4. Open the Secondary service menu.
5. Open the Button test menu.
Print a Diagnostics Page
If the printed output has colored shadows, blurry graphics, or areas that have poor color, you might need to calibrate the product to align the colors. Use the Diagnostics Page to check the color alignment.
1. Press the Setup button to open the menus.
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Reports menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Diagnostics Page item, and then press the OK button to print the report.
4. If the blocks of color at the top and bottom corners of the page are not aligned with each other, calibrate the product
If the printed output has colored shadows, blurry graphics, or areas that have poor color, you might need to calibrate the product to align the colors. Use the Diagnostics Page to check the color alignment.
1. Press the Setup button to open the menus.
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Reports menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the Diagnostics Page item, and then press the OK button to print the report.
4. If the blocks of color at the top and bottom corners of the page are not aligned with each other, calibrate the product
Service menu
To open this menu, press the Setup button, and then open the Service sub menu.
In the following table, items that have an asterisk (*) indicate the factory default setting.
To open this menu, press the Setup button, and then open the Service sub menu.
In the following table, items that have an asterisk (*) indicate the factory default setting.
Secondary service menu
Use the secondary service menu to print service-related reports and to run special tests. Customers do not have access to this menu.
Open the secondary service menu
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the Cancel button, and then press the left arrow button.
3. Press the Setup button to open the Secondary service menu.
Use the secondary service menu to print service-related reports and to run special tests. Customers do not have access to this menu.
Open the secondary service menu
1. Press the Setup button.
2. Press the Cancel button, and then press the left arrow button.
3. Press the Setup button to open the Secondary service menu.
Restore factory settings
Restoring the factory-set defaults returns most of the settings to the factory defaults. It will not reset the page count or tray size, but it might reset the language. To restore the product to the factory-default settings, follow these steps.
1. On the product control panel, press the Setup button.
2. Use the arrows buttons to select the Service menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrows buttons to select the Restore Defaults item, and then press the OK button.
The product automatically restarts.
Restoring the factory-set defaults returns most of the settings to the factory defaults. It will not reset the page count or tray size, but it might reset the language. To restore the product to the factory-default settings, follow these steps.
1. On the product control panel, press the Setup button.
2. Use the arrows buttons to select the Service menu, and then press the OK button.
3. Use the arrows buttons to select the Restore Defaults item, and then press the OK button.
The product automatically restarts.
NVRAM initialization
Performing an NVRAM initialization resets the following settings and information:
# All menu settings are reset to factory default values.
# All localization settings, including language and country/region, are reset.
Performing an NVRAM initialization resets the following settings and information:
# All menu settings are reset to factory default values.
# All localization settings, including language and country/region, are reset.
After performing an NVRAM initialization, reconfigure any
computers that print to this product. Uninstall and then reinstall the product
software on the computers.
1. Turn the product off.
2. Press the right arrow button. Hold this button as you turn the product on.
3. When Permanent storage init. appears on the display, release the right arrow button.
When the product has finished the NVRAM initialization, it returns to the Ready state.
1. Turn the product off.
2. Press the right arrow button. Hold this button as you turn the product on.
3. When Permanent storage init. appears on the display, release the right arrow button.
When the product has finished the NVRAM initialization, it returns to the Ready state.
Parts
and Part numbers
Description
|
Part
number
|
Power
supply, low-voltage (110-127 V)
|
RM1-8203-000
|
Power
supply, low-voltage (220–240 V)
|
RM1-8204-000
|
Engine
controller PCA
|
RM1-8205-000
|
Fuser
power supply PCA (110–127 V)
|
RM1-8201-000
|
Fuser
power supply PCA (220–240 V)
|
RM1-8202-000
|
Formatter,
base
|
CE865-60001
|
Formatter,
wireless
|
CE938-60001
|
Wireless
N module (wireless models only)
|
1150-7940
|
