Checking the print-cartridge life
You can check the print-cartridge life using the printer control panel, the embedded Web server, printer software, HP Easy Printer Care Software, or HP Web Jetadmin software. Check the supplies gauge on the printer control panel for approximate supply levels.
Printer display
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| Message/Prompt area
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| 2
| Supplies gauge
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| 3
| Print cartridge colors from left to right: black, yellow, cyan, and magenta
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For more precise levels, follow the instructions in the table below to print a supplies status page.
| Device
| Procedure
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| Printer control panel
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| 1.
| Press Menu.
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| 2.
| Press  to highlight INFORMATION, and then press  .
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| 3.
| Press to highlight PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE, and then press to print the supplies status page.
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| HP Easy Printer Care Software
| In the Overview tab, in the Supplies Status section, click Supplies Details to open the supplies status page.
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| Embedded Web server (HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers only)
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| 1.
| In your browser, enter the IP address for the printer home page and press Enter to open the printer status page. See Using the embedded Web server.
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| 2.
| On the left side of the screen, click Supplies Status to open the supplies status page.
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| HP Web Jetadmin
| In HP Web Jetadmin, select the printer device. The device status page shows print cartridge information.
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HP 3000 3600 3800 Checking the print-cartridge life
