Like the HP2100 the cartridge pins need
to be removed from the inside out. Place
the cartridge top down so the drum is
facing up, using a small flat blade screwdriver release the locking clip that holds
the drum shutter arm to the toner hopper. (See Photo 1)
Photo 2
Step 2
Remove the drum shutter arm from the
drum shutter.See
ter arm tension spring to the shutter arm
as shown in
Photo 3
Photo 4
Step 3
lide open the drum shutter exposing the
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drum. Using needle nose pliers remove
the drum axle pin from the small gear
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(S
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Needle-nose Pliers
Phillips Screwdriver
Small Flat Blade Screwdriver
With your left hand press the waste hopper and toner hopper together, while lifting the small gear end of the drum out
from the cartridge.
(See Photos 5)
Step 5
Using needle nose pliers, grasp the PCR
y the metal shaft and remove.
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Locate the cartridge pins on each side of
the cartridge next to the metal stamping
of the wiper blade. Using a screwdriver
press the in towards the outside of the
cartridge.
(See Photo 7 and 8).
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cartridge pins from the both sides of the
cartridge. (See Photo 9 and 10).
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Step 8
Separate the two sections of the car-
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Step 9
Using a Phillips screwdriver remove the
two screws holding the wiper blade to
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Using a vacuum or dry compressed air,
clean the waste hopper.
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Step 11
Apply padding powder to the wiper
blade. Place the wiper blade onto the
waste hopper. Install the two screws
hat hold the wiper blade in place.
t
(See Photo 12)
Step 12
Clean the PCR saddles using a swab and
alcohol, and apply new conductive
grease to the black conductive saddle.
Install the cleaned PCR.
(See Photo 13)
Step 13
Apply padding powder to the drum.
Install the drive gear side of the drum into
the bearing hub. Slide the drum axle pin
into the small gear side of the drum.
(See Photo 14)
Step 17
Pull the gear housing end cap
from the end of toner hopper.
(See Photo 17)
Photo 17
Step 18
Carefully rotate the cartridge
180
°, remove the two Phillip
screws from the contact mag
roller contact end cap.
(See Photo 18)
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Photo 16
Step 14
Set the waste hopper section of the cartridge aside and cover.
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Remove the drum shutter bar from each
side of the toner hopper and remove the
shutter.
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Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the
two screws that hold the toner hopper
gear housing end c
(See Photo 16)
(See Photo 15)
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Step 19
sing a small flat blade screwdriver
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press down on the locking clip that
holds the contact end cap to the
toner hopper (See Photo 19).
Remove the end cap. NOTE: Do not
lose the white bearing that sits
inside the contact end cap.
(See Photo 20)
Photo 19
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Photo 23
Step 20
Lift the mag roller out from the toner
hopper. Remove the black drive gear, the
stabilizing bar and the mag roller bushings from the ends of the mag roller (See
hoto 21).Using dry compressed air or a
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vacuum, clean the toner off the mag
roller. Clean the roller using a lint-free
cloth and a mag roller cleaner. The mag
roller bushings should be cleaned using a
lint-free cloth and alcohol.
NOTE: Do not lose the C-bearing that sits
inside the stabilizing bar. Using a vacuum
or dry compressed air, clean the mag
roller.
Step 21
Remove the two screws holding the doctor blade to the toner hopper
22). NOTE: The two screws used to hold
the doctor blade are longer than the normal cartridge screws. Make sure the correct screws are used when reassembling
the toner hopper.
(See Photo
Photo 20
Photo 24
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Remove both mag roller scrapers from
each end of the mag roller. (See Photo 23)
Step 23
Lift out the doctor blade (See Photo 24).
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pressed air or a vacuum, then using a lint
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Step 24
Remove the mylar spacers that sit behind
the doctor blade on each end of the toner
hopp
Clean the toner hopper using a vacuum
or dry compressed air.
Step 26
Fill the toner hopper using the correct
gram fill.
Photo 26
Photo 27
Step 27
Install the two mylar shims that sit
under the doctor blade.
Step 28
Place the doctor blade onto the toner
hopper.
Step 29
Set the mag roller scrapers onto each end
of the doctor blade and install the two
large screws that hold the doctor blade in
place. (See Photo 26)
Step 30
Slide the black mag roller bushing onto
the contact side of the mag roller, and the
green bushing onto the drive gear side of
the roller. Install the stabilizing bar onto
the mag roller with the C-bear facing
towards the mag roller bushing.The mag
roller drive gear will fit onto the mag
roller either way, however the flat side of
the drive gear needs to face the mag
roller-stabilizing bar and the side of the
gear that has the dimples faces outward.
(See Photo 27)
Step 33
Slide the gear housing end cap
nto the toner hopper. Install
o
the two screws that hold the
end cap to the hopper.
(See Photo 30)
Photo 30
Step 34
Install the drum shutter bar into
the slots on each end of the
toner hopper.
(See Photo 31)
Photo 31
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Photo 29
Step 31
Place the mag roller into the toner hopper. (See Photo 28)
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Photo 32
Step 35
Slide the drum shutter arm onto the
alignment post and install the shutter
arm to the drum shutter.
(See Photo 32)
Open the shutter to engage the tension
spring.
(See Photo 33)
Photo 33
Photo 34
Step 36
Holding the drum shutter open join the
toner hopper and waste hopper together.
Install the long cartridge pin on the drive
gear side of the cartridge and the short
cartridge pin on the small gear side of the
cartridge.
(See Photo 34 and 35)
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Released in March 2003, the HP2300 series of printers
are the first new HP laser printers to hit the market this
year.Designed around an improved version of the HP2200
engine, the performance of the HP2300 rivals that of the
HP4100 more than it does the HP2200. The HP2300 features 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution, has a print speed of 25
pages per minute (except the HP2300L, which can only
print 20ppm) and can deliver the first page in just 10 seconds. At an estimated starting price of $600 for the base
model HP2300L, which is lower than the price of the
HP2200 and $700 for the HP2300, which is about $300 less
then the HP4100.
Like the machine the toner cartridge looks very similar
to the HP2200, the most notable changes being the
design of the toner hopper and the green chip that is on
the top left side of the waste hopper.The same style chips
as found on the HP4200 and HP4300, are used to store
information such as the cartridge serial number, the cartridge manufacturing date, the number of pages printed
using that cartridge, as well as “toner low” and “toner out”
status. All this information can be viewed by running a
Printer Supplies Status Page. The HP2300 will run with a
used or “spent” chip, or with no chip at all, however steps
must be taken and messages must be overlooked to run
the cartridge.
Without a chip the machine will display a “10.10.00
rror”. To use the cartridge without the
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upplies M
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chip the green button with the check on it must be
pressed. The machine will then display “Non HP Cartridge
emor
Detected” before going to ready.There are two other disadvantage to using the cartridge without the chip. The
first is that the machine will never display toner low (the
cartridge will continue to run until it is stopped by the
user). The second problem is with the Supplies Status
Page. All the information that is normally displayed, estimated pages remaining, toner low reached, toner out
reached, etc., are replaced by a warning. “ A non HewlettPackard supply had been detected. Certain features (such
as remaining toner value data) may not be available as a
result of using this non Hewlett-Packard supply”.
The use of a cartridge with a used or “spent”chip has disadvantages as well. The first being that the display will
continually flash “Replace Cartridge”. The biggest problem
being the information on the supply status page will be
incorrect. The toner gauge will read 0% or 1%, the estimated pages remaining will always read 0, and the toner low
and toner out message will always read reached.The only
information that may be useful will be the pages printed
with this supply, however it will continue adding to the
previous total, having not been reset.
The cartridge itself (Q2610A) holds approximately 360
grams of toner and yields an estimated 6,000 pages @ 5%
overage, that is 1,000 pages more than the HP2200. The
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estimated street price of this cartridge is around $128.
Since the cartridge is similar to the HP2200 some of the