HP 2500, 1500 User Manual

HP2500/HP1500TECH

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Toner
Seal
Cotton Swab

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Lint Free cloth
99% Isopropyl Alcohol

Step 1

Place the cartridge on the work bench so the
toner hopper contact end plate is facing you.

(See Photo 1)

Step 2

Using a #2 Philips screwdriver,remove the two
black screws from the end plate.

NNOOTTEE:

developer roller is longer than the other
screws on the cartridge. Make sure the
correct screw is used when reassembling the
cartridge.

Step 3

Using a #0 Philips screwdriver remove the
small silver screw from the contact end plate.

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Step 4

Slide the contact end plate away from the
cartridge. (See Photo 4)

#2 Philips Screwdriver
#0 Philips Screwdriver
Small Flat Blade Screwdriver
X-acto Knife
Silicon

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The screw located just below the

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(See Photo 2)

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Step 5

Rotate the cartridge 180°, and remove the
two screws holding the gear housing end cap
to the toner hopper.

NNOOTTEE:

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he screw located below the drive

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gear is a fine threaded screw and must be
reinstalled in the correct location.

(See Photo 5)

Step 6

Slide the gear housing end cap from the
toner hopper.

(See Photo 6)

Step 7

Remove the 5 gears from the end of the
cartridge leaving the toner hopper agitator
drive gear.

(See Photo 7)

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Step 8

he developer roller end plate in held in

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place by 2 scre
Philips screwdriver remove the large screw.
Then using a #0 Philips screwdriver remove
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Step 9

Slide the developer roller end plate from the
side of the c

NNOOTTEE:

inside the developer roller end plate.

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artridge.

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Step 10

otate the cartridge 180°. Remove the screw

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holding the developer roller end plate to the
hopper.

(See Photo 12)

Step 11

Remove the end plate while holding the
developer roller.

NNOOTTEE:

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Do not lose the round bearing that

sits inside the end plate.

(See Photo 13)

(See Photo 14)

Step 12

Remove the developer roller. Remove the
developer roller bearings from the ends of

NNOOTTEE:

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the roller.
using a lint free cloth and alcohol.

Clean the developer roller

Step 14

emove the 2 screws holding the

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doctor bar.

Photo 17

(See Photo 17)

Step 15

The ends of the doctor blade are
adhered to the developer roller
end felts. Using an X-acto knife cut
the doctor blade away from the
developer roller end felts.

(See Photo 18)

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Step 16

Remove the contact spring from the end of

he doctor blade.

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Notes

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Step 17

Lift up on the doctor blade and remove.

(See Photo 20)

NNOOTTEE:

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The ends of the doctor blade are filled
with the same sticky foam found on the
HP4200 wiper blades.
doctor blade using water and a cotton swab.
If toner is built up on the doctor blade use
alcohol and a cotton swab to clean the blade.

(See Photo 21)

Clean the

Step 18

Remove the feed roller end felts from the
ends of the feed roller.

(See Photo 22)

Step 19

Remove the toner hopper fill plug.

(See Photo 23)

Step 20

lean the toner hopper using dry com-

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NNOOTTEE:

pressed air or a vacuum.
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could cause the cartridge to leak.

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oller sealing blade

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Using a small flat blade screwdriver push the
seal exit port plug out from the toner hopper.

(See Photo 24)

Step 22

Clean the seal area using a cotton swab.

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Step 23

old a corner of the seal over so the liner sits

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above the top of the seal.

(See Photo 25)

Step 24

Place the seal under the feed roller and press
down on the end of the seal.

(See Photo 26)

Step 25

Slowly pull the liner of the seal across the
cartridge, exposing the adhesive.

(See Photo 27)

Step 28

Fill the hopper with toner.

See Photo 30)

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Install the toner hopper fill plug.

Photo 30

Step 29

Remove the foam sealant from the
both ends of the toner hopper.

(See Photo 31)

Photo 28

Photo 29

Step 26

Press down along the edge of the seal to help
the adhesive adhere to the hopper.

(See Photo 28)

Step 27

lide the tail of the seal through the seal exit

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port and install the seal exit port plug.

(See Photo 29)

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Notes

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Step 30

Place the cleaned doctor blade onto the
hopper.Install the 2 screws that hold the blade

n place.

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See Photo 32)

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Using a cotton swab, apply a dusting of toner
(Same color the cartridge is) to the contact
surface of the doctor blade.

(See Photo 33)

Step 31

Using silicon or caulk, seal the ends of the
doctor blade through the 2 holes found on
each end of the do

ctor blade.

(See Photo 34)

Step 32

Place the doctor blade contact spring on the
end of the doctor blade.

(See Photo 35)

Photo 36

Step 33

Install the feed roller felt washers onto the
feed roller axle.

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Pour a small amount of toner onto a lint free
cloth. Apply the toner to the developer roller.
Place the developer roller onto the toner
hopper.

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(See Photo 37)

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tep 35

Slide the developer roller end plate onto the

ontact side of the cartridge. Install the screw

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that holds the end plate in place.

See Photo 38)

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Step 36

Slide the developer roller end plate onto the
gear side of the hopper. Install a standard
cartridge screw and a small silver screw to
hold the end plate in place.

(See Photo 39)

Step 37

Place the top cover onto the toner hopper.

(See Photo 40)

Step 40

Place the contact end cap onto the
other end of the cartridge. Install
the 3 screws that hold the end cap

n place. The large cartridge screw

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goes in the screw hole by the
developer roller, the small silver
screw goes in the screw hole on
the bottom of the end cap and the
standard cartridge screw goes in
the hole toward the top of the end

(See Photo 43)

cap.

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Install the gears onto the side of the hopper.
(See Photo 41)

Step 39

Install the gear housing end c
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. Install the fine threaded

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screw in the screw hole just below the drive
gear and a standard cartridge screw in the

w hole toward the top of the end cap.

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scr

(See Photo 42)

ap onto the end

Step 41

Replace the chip found on top of
the toner hopper.

(See Photo 44 & 45)

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Remanufacturing the HP Color LaserJet 2500

Released back in October 2002, the HP Color LaserJet 2500
was Hewlett-Packard’s first entry into the low-cost color printer
market. At a starting price of just under $1000 ($999 to be
exact), it was the cheapest color printer HP ever released–well,
at least for a few months.

In 2003,
ers.These host-based printers rely on the host computer to ren­der the print jobs before it is sent to the printer. What does this
mean for the consumer? How about a savings of about $450!!
The HP1500L has a list price of only $549.99, making it the least
expensive color printer ever released by HP. The reason HP can
sell the printer so cheaply is because the computer handles the
processing of the print job. This means the printer requires
less memory and processor power, which leads to a lower cost
printer. The HP 1500L requires only a 150MHz processor
and 16MBs of RAM, while the HP 2500L requires a 300MHz
processor and 64MBs of RAM.

In June 2004, HP discontinued the HP2500 line of printers and
released the new HP Color LaserJet 2550.Capable of printing 20
monochrome pages per minute, that’s 4 pages faster than the
HP2500. However the color print speed remained the same,
only 4 pages per minute.

HP released the HP1500 and the HP1500L color print-

The new Canon engine uses five consumables, four toner
cartridges and one imaging unit. There are different part
numbers for the HP2550 consumables. Further testing is need­ed to determine if changes have been made to the cartridges.

he color cartridges for the HP 1500 and HP 2500 series print-

T
ers (C9701A Cyan, C9702A Yellow and C9703A Magenta) print
4,000 pages at 5% coverage, while the black toner cartridge
(C9700A) yields 5,000 pages at 5% coverage.The black cartridge
for the HP 2550 series printers (Q3960A) also prints 5,000 pages
at 5% coverage.The color cartridges however are available in a
high yield version (Q3964A Cyan, Q3962A Yellow and Q3963A
Magenta) that yield 4,000 pages at 5% coverage,as well as a low
yield version (Q3971A Cyan, Q3972A Yellow and Q3973A
Magenta) that yield only 2,000 pages at 5% coverage.

The imaging units consist of the OPC drum and a transfer
belt. Both imaging units yield the same amount of pages:
20,000 monochrome and 5,000 pages full color. However, the
part numbers are different. The HP 1500 and 2500 series print­ers use part number C9704A and the HP 2550 series uses part
number Q3964A.

MACHINE COMPATIBILITY:

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HP1500L Q2488A C9700A Black print cartridge 5K
HP1500 Q2489A C9701A Cyan print cartridge 4K
HP2500L C9705A C9702A Yellow print cartridge 4K
HP2500 C9706A C9703A Magenta print cartridge 4K
HP2500n C9707A C9704A Imaging unit 20K black, 5K color
HP2500tn

Machine Part number Supplies

HP2550L Q3702A Q3960A Black print cartridge 5K
HP2550Ln Q3703A Q3961A Cyan print cartridge 4K
HP2550n Q3704A Q3962A Yellow print cartridge 4K

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art Numbers Supplies:

C9708A

Q3963A Magenta print cartridge 4K
Q3971A Cyan print cartridge 2K
Q3972A Yellow print cartridge 2K
Q3973A Magenta print cartridge 2K
Q3964A Imaging unit 20K black, 5K color

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