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| Robert Macy... |
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Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service? |
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:46 am |
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On Nov 2, 10:13 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee... at (no spam) comcast.net>
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[quote]I used to have one of these (it was later donated to Microsoft's test lab),
but I don't remember. It's usually something like holding down the On Line
or Form Feed button while turning on the power. It can't hurt to experiment;
you're not going to waste any supplies if it doesn't work.
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THANK YOU!
It was indeed hold down the FF button and cycle the power.
Found a 'dead' jet, but the constant printing on page 3 [landscape
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:22 am |
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On Nov 2, 11:00 am, n... at (no spam) jecarter.us wrote:
[quote]On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:03:30 -0800 (PST), Robert Macy
m... at (no spam) california.com> wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Look here for the DeskJet 500 info:http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&lk=1&la=en&nh=10&s...
John
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Thank you. I found that POWER ON while holding down the FONT button
is supposed to print a test page.
Also, found Coniguration Switch Settings and the Printer Control
Commands, the escape sequences.
My manual is in storage. Would like to get a copy of that. |
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:23 am |
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On Nov 2, 11:15 am, Meat Plow <m... at (no spam) petitmorte.net> wrote:
[quote]On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:13:50 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
grizzledgee... at (no spam) comcast.net>wrote:
I used to have one of these (it was later donated to Microsoft's test lab),
but I don't remember. It's usually something like holding down the On Line
or Form Feed button while turning on the power. It can't hurt to experiment;
you're not going to waste any supplies if it doesn't work.
What about going to the printer driver and use the Print Test Page
function?
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I think that prints the Microsoft page, not the one that exercises all
the printer's functions. |
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:26 am |
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On Nov 2, 12:59 pm, Baron <baron.nos... at (no spam) linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
[quote]Robert Macy wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Wow ! Someone else who still has & uses a Deskjet 500. I've had mine
from new just as they came out. Must be getting on for 25 years or so
now.
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Best Regards:
Baron.
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Yes! Bought it new, also. Still has the highest contrast ratio for
me.
I did run across somebody [in TX?] that refurbishes them for sale, but
they wanted more than $260 at a time when most printers are going for
$40, didn't make sense to get another one. Instead, I just waited.
As a result of waiting, I've been given an HP LaserJet 5 and an Epson
C60 [color printer], so still don't need another yet. |
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:37 pm |
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On Nov 2, 1:50 pm, Baron <baron.nos... at (no spam) linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
[quote]Robert Macy wrote:
On Nov 2, 12:59 pm, Baron <baron.nos... at (no spam) linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
Robert Macy wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Wow ! Someone else who still has & uses a Deskjet 500. I've had
mine from new just as they came out. Must be getting on for 25 years
or so now.
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Best Regards:
Baron.
Yes! Bought it new, also. Still has the highest contrast ratio for
me.
Agreed ! Very good print quality. Pity the ink carts are not available
anymore. I've been refilling mine for several years now.
I did run across somebody [in TX?] that refurbishes them for sale, but
they wanted more than $260 at a time when most printers are going for
$40, didn't make sense to get another one. Instead, I just waited.
Quite ! I wouldn't pay more than $10 or $15 for one, particularly when
they get thrown out by firms clearing the IT stock room.
As a result of waiting, I've been given an HP LaserJet 5 and an Epson
C60 [color printer], so still don't need another yet.
Watch the Epson ! The ink dries very rapidly in the print heads and
they are part of the printer and not the cartridge. I've seen new
demonstration machines dumped because the ink has dried in the print
heads.
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Best Regards:
Baron.
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Thanks for the 'heads up'
I have not been happy with it. Cartridge dries out way too fast.
Have to use everyday, or waste ink to recharge, Wait, using everyday
wastes ink, too. So no way to gain. Plus, the cartridges [the ones
easy to get, cost $30 to $50!!!] Isn't that the price of a desk top
printer?
So,I'm back to "that's a niceprinter, but can't use it. "
What is the best priced, high contrast printer out there? Of course
long lived. |
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| William Sommerwerck... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:13 pm |
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I used to have one of these (it was later donated to Microsoft's test lab),
but I don't remember. It's usually something like holding down the On Line
or Form Feed button while turning on the power. It can't hurt to experiment;
you're not going to waste any supplies if it doesn't work. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:00 pm |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:15 pm |
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On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:13:50 -0800, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer at (no spam) comcast.net>wrote:
[quote]I used to have one of these (it was later donated to Microsoft's test lab),
but I don't remember. It's usually something like holding down the On Line
or Form Feed button while turning on the power. It can't hurt to experiment;
you're not going to waste any supplies if it doesn't work.
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What about going to the printer driver and use the Print Test Page
function? |
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| Baron... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:59 pm |
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Robert Macy wrote:
[quote]Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
[/quote]
Wow ! Someone else who still has & uses a Deskjet 500. I've had mine
from new just as they came out. Must be getting on for 25 years or so
now.
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Best Regards:
Baron. |
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| Baron... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:50 pm |
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Robert Macy wrote:
[quote]On Nov 2, 12:59Â pm, Baron <baron.nos... at (no spam) linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
Robert Macy wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' Â not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Wow ! Â Someone else who still has & uses a Deskjet 500. Â I've had
mine from new just as they came out. Â Must be getting on for 25 years
or so now.
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Best Regards:
Baron.
Yes! Bought it new, also. Still has the highest contrast ratio for
me.
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Agreed ! Very good print quality. Pity the ink carts are not available
anymore. I've been refilling mine for several years now.
[quote]I did run across somebody [in TX?] that refurbishes them for sale, but
they wanted more than $260 at a time when most printers are going for
$40, didn't make sense to get another one. Instead, I just waited.
[/quote]
Quite ! I wouldn't pay more than $10 or $15 for one, particularly when
they get thrown out by firms clearing the IT stock room.
[quote]As a result of waiting, I've been given an HP LaserJet 5 and an Epson
C60 [color printer], so still don't need another yet.
[/quote]
Watch the Epson ! The ink dries very rapidly in the print heads and
they are part of the printer and not the cartridge. I've seen new
demonstration machines dumped because the ink has dried in the print
heads.
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Best Regards:
Baron. |
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| David Nebenzahl... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:43 pm |
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On 11/2/2009 12:59 PM Baron spake thus:
[quote]Robert Macy wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Wow ! Someone else who still has & uses a Deskjet 500. I've had mine
from new just as they came out. Must be getting on for 25 years or so
now.
[/quote]
So can you tell me how your printer compares to mine, a DeskJet 932C? I
have the sneaking suspicion that mine is not as good, but really have no
idea.
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Who needs a junta or a dictatorship when you have a Congress
blowing Wall Street, using the media as a condom?
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| Jeff Liebermann... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:10 pm |
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On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:03:30 -0800 (PST), Robert Macy
<macy at (no spam) california.com> wrote:
[quote]Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
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Press FONT and RESET, or LOAD EJECT while turning on the printer.
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=bpd07098>
Digging a bit deeper:
<http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=bpd01364>
Print a self-test page. Turn the printer off and hold the Font button
down on the printer's Control Panel; then turn the printer on and
release the Font button after the printer picks up paper.
[quote]Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
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Both.
<http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/specials/manuals/all/S33>
or:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170288242398>
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110442312836>
I have a customer that still uses his Deskjet 500. I must have
refilled his 5 black cartridges at least 10 times each and it never
clogs. The trick is to refill it BEFORE you run out of ink. For some
reason, he likes the printer and insists that I keep it running, even
though I have better, faster, and cheaper alternatives. I don't know
what he sees in this printer. Maybe it's the boxy look.
--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl at (no spam) cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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| Jeff Liebermann... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:25 pm |
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On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:26:44 -0800 (PST), Robert Macy
<macy at (no spam) california.com> wrote:
[quote]As a result of waiting, I've been given an HP LaserJet 5 and an Epson
C60 [color printer], so still don't need another yet.
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I retired my HP LaserJet 5m several months ago. It's basically a
LaserJet 4 Plus in a nicer box and faster raster engine. 600 dpi is
kinda crude as most anything you buy these days will do 1200 dpi. My
main complaint is that the power save feature didn't really turn off
the printer. It sucked power all the time. Still, it was cheap,
reliable, fairly easy to maintain, but slow, crude, a power hog, and a
bad habit of paper jamming at the back rollers. I replaced it with an
HP Laserjet 2200dtn (double sided, 2 trays, network card, 1200dpi) and
am living happily ever after.
I also had an Epson Stylus C60 for a few days. It leaked ink all over
the place, no matter what I did to prevent it. Brand new, with
supplied ink carts. I later ran into the same problem with a
customers C60. I gave up. It's not a common problem, but I seem to
find it all too often.
<http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/laser/13409>
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Jeff Liebermann jeffl at (no spam) cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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| Robert Macy... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:53 am |
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On Nov 2, 6:10 pm, Jeff Liebermann <je... at (no spam) cruzio.com> wrote:
[quote]On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:03:30 -0800 (PST), Robert Macy
m... at (no spam) california.com> wrote:
Forgot how to print a 'test page' not the one from MS, but the one
built in that tests all the jets.
Press FONT and RESET, or LOAD EJECT while turning on the printer.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docnam...
Digging a bit deeper:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docnam...
Print a self-test page. Turn the printer off and hold the Font button
down on the printer's Control Panel; then turn the printer on and
release the Font button after the printer picks up paper.
Also, anyone out there have a DeskJet 500 Manual?
Operator's and/or Service?
Both.
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/specials/manuals/all/S33
or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170288242398
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110442312836
I have a customer that still uses his Deskjet 500. I must have
refilled his 5 black cartridges at least 10 times each and it never
clogs. The trick is to refill it BEFORE you run out of ink. For some
reason, he likes the printer and insists that I keep it running, even
though I have better, faster, and cheaper alternatives. I don't know
what he sees in this printer. Maybe it's the boxy look.
--
Jeff Liebermann je... at (no spam) cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
[/quote]
Thank you.
Running the built-in test page tends to clear out all the jets.
Thanks for the URLs to the manuals |
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