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® ®
LaserJet 5L/6L/6L Gold/6L Pro Printer
HP
Service Manual
English
© Copyright 2000
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Printed in USA
Manual Part No.
C8060-90903
*C8060-90903*
*C * 8060-90903
Printed on at least
50% Total Recycled Fiber with
at least 10% Post-Consumer Paper C8060-90903
8.268” (A4 Width) X 11” (Letter Height) Back Cover 8.268” (A4 Width) X 11” (Letter Height) Front Cover
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Service.book Page 1 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM HP LaserJet 5L/6L/6L Gold/6L Pro Printer Service Manual _____________
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Service.book Page 2 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002 Warranty Trademark Credits All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, The information contained in this document ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered service adaptation, or translation without prior written is subject to change without notice. mark of the United States Environmental permission is prohibited, except as allowed Protection Agency. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any under the copyr
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Service.book Page 3 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Conventions This is a combined Service Manual for the HP LaserJet 5L, 6L, 6L Gold, and 6L Pro printers. The HP LaserJet 6L Gold shares the same characteristics as the HP LaserJet 6L. For the purposes of this manual, the “HP LaserJet 6L” refers to both the 6L and the 6L Gold. This manual uses the following conventions: COLOR is used to emphasize items that are important to the material under discussion. Bold is used for emphasis, part
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Service.book Page 4 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM 4 EN
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Service.book Page 5 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Contents 1 Product information Chapter contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 HP LaserJet 6L Gold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Model and serial . .
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Service.book Page 6 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM 4 Printer maintenance Chapter contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Life expectancy of consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Toner cartridge life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Saving toner with EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Refilled toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 7 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Pressure Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Face-Up/Face-Down Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Fuser Exit Roller Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Paper Exit Sensor Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Top assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 8 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Appendix B Regulatory information Laser Safety (U.S.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Laser Statement (Finland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Toner safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 Ozone emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 FCC Statement (Class B). . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 9 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Figures Figure 1-1 HP LaserJet 5L model and serial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Figure 1-2 HP LaserJet 6L model and serial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Figure 1-3 HP LaserJet 6L Pro model and serial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Figure 1-4 Front/side views of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Figure 1-5 Front door as
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Service.book Page 10 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Figure 6-31 Kick Plate removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Figure 6-32 Kick Plate Spring replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Figure 6-33 Separation Pad removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Figure 6-34 Subpad removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 11 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Tables Table 1-1 Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Table 1-2 Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Table 1-3 Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Table 1-4 Electrical specifications . . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 12 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM 12 EN
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Service.book Page 13 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM 1 Product information Chapter contents Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Paper capacities and sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Service.book Page 14 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Printer features Note All references in this manual to the HP LaserJet 6L printer also apply to the HP LaserJet 6L Gold printer. Table 1-1 Printer Features Feature Description Print Speed 4 ppm (HP LaserJet 5L); 6 ppm (HP LaserJet 6L/6L Gold and HP LaserJet 6L Pro) Text and Graphics Resolution 300 or 600 dpi Printer Language Enhanced PCL 5 (or host-based on HP LaserJet 6L/6L Gold) Monthly Usage (pages) 4,000 pages (HP LaserJet 5L);
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Service.book Page 15 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Identification HP LaserJet 6L Gold The HP LaserJet 6L Gold shares the same characteristics as the HP LaserJet 6L. For the purposes this manual, “HP LaserJet 6L” refers to both the 6L and the 6L Gold. Model and serial The model number and serial numbers are listed on Identification Labels located on the bottom of the printer. The model number is alphanumeric, such as C3941A for the HP LaserJet 5L printer, C3990A for the HP LaserJet
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Service.book Page 16 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Figure 1-2 HP LaserJet 6L model and serial numbers 16 Product information EN
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Service.book Page 17 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Figure 1-3 HP LaserJet 6L Pro model and serial numbers EN Identification 17
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Service.book Page 18 Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:15 AM Specifications Table 1-3 Performance specifications Category Specification 1 Print Speed : HP LaserJet 5L 4 ppm Print Speed: HP LaserJet 6L 6 ppm Print Speed: HP LaserJet 6L Pro 6 ppm Monthly Usage (Duty Cycle): HP LaserJet 5L 4,000 pages Monthly Usage (Duty Cycle): HP LaserJet 6L 6,000 pages Monthly Usage (Duty Cycle): HP LaserJet 6L Pro 6,000 pages 2 Life Expectancy of Toner Cartridge (pages) 2,500 pages at 5% coverage First Print H
