Copyright Information Trademark Credits 3 Use only a grounded electrical outlet when connecting the HP LaserJet 3200 product to a power source. If you don’t know whether the outlet is grounded, check with a qualified electrician. © 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company Microsoft, Windows, and MS- DOS are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptations, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under copyright laws. E NERGY S TAR is a U.S. registered service mark of the U.S. EPA. 4 Do not touch the contacts on the end of the telephone cord or any of the sockets on the HP LaserJet 3200 product.

Replace damaged cords immediately. Part number C7052-90923 First edition, September 2000 Printed in USA All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. This product is approved for use only in the United States. 5 Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Local country laws may prohibit the use of this product outside of the countries specified. It is strictly forbidden by law in most countries to connect nonapproved telecommuni- cations equipment (fax machines) to public telephone networks.

6 Unplug this product from wall outlets and telephone jacks before cleaning. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this information. HEWLETT-PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 7 Do not install or use this product near water or when you are wet. 8 Install the product securely on a stable surface. 9 Install the product in a protected location where no one can step on or trip over the line cord and the line cord will not be damaged.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damage alleged in connection with the furnishing or use of this information. Safety Information WARNING! Potential Shock Hazard 10 If the product does not operate normally, see the online user guide. NOTICE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT USERS: RESTRICTED RIGHTS COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE: “Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data Clause at DFARS 52.227-7013.” Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce risk of injury from fire or electric shock.

11 Refer all servicing questions to qualified personnel. 1 Read and understand all instructions in the user guide. Information regarding FCC Class B, Parts 15 and 68 requirements can be found in the user guide . 2 Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Hewlett-Packard Company 11311 Chinden Boulevard Boise, Idaho 83714 U.S.A.

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Contents 1 Product information Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Firmware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Product specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Model and serial numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Product overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Warranty statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Toner cartridge information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Additional product stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Environmental conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2 Installation and operation Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Identifying product components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Control panel lights and keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Using the control panel menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Control panel error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Selecting media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Selecting media to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Selecting media to fax, copy, or scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Loading media to fax, copy, or scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Loading media to be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Selecting the output path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . 50 3 Maintenance Life expectancies of consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Cleaning and maintaining the equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cleaning the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Cleaning the scanner path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Recalibrating the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 User-replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4 Operational overview Basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Optical system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Formatter system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Draft mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 MEt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Enhanced I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Page Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 PJL Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Printer functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Engine control unit/power system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Image formation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Printer paper feed system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Basic sequence of operation (formatter-to-printer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 5 Removal and replacement Removal and replacement strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Required tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Parts removal order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Back cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Right side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Left side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Internal paper guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Top cover . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Document scanner assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Printer door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Document scanner assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Contact image sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Document scanner pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Document scanner separation pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Document scanner motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Upper guide assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Control panel/scanner board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Internal assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Laser/scanner assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Output roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . 114 Delivery assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Paper exit-sensor flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Fusing element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Gear train motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Pressure roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . 128 Transfer roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 4 Chapter - Contents EN

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