Aimed for small offices or workgroup, the HP LaserJet Pro M402dw printer is a monochrome laser printer that is specially designed to satisfy small office requirements. It is small in size, and is easy to place on a desk. The laser printer comes with 2 standard paper trays, 1 for loading the plain sheets of paper and another one for the speciality media. Along with that, the printer can handle over up to 1,000 sheets with the optional paper tray. With the Ethernet and Wireless connectivity support, you can print directly sitting at any corner.
The HP LaserJet Pro M402dw printer comes with the dimension of 8.5 by 15 by 14.1 inches (HWD) and weighs 18 pounds 14 ounces. The setup is easy to make for a monochrome laser printer and it can print the documents quick at the speed of 40ppm. However, the quality of the graphics and photo prints is not as good to print recognizable images, which is expected from the printers of this category. Other than this, in order to reduce the running cost, the printer uses high-quality JetIntelligence HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges and support duplexer for automatic printing.
Advantages
- The printer supports printing through mobile and cloud
- Offers Ethernet and Wifi connectivity
- Uses 250-sheet drawer and 100-sheet multipurpose tray standard
- Supports cloud printing
- Energy star certified
- Supports automatic double-sided printing
- Uses JetIntelligence HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges
- High printing speed
Disadvantages
- Does not support colour printing
- Low-quality photo output
Cartridge Requirements
The compatible HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges include:
- HP CF226A Black Toner Cartridge
- HP CF226X Black Toner Cartridge
Conclusion
The HP M402dw printer though has fast speed but misses out on being the top pick in its category because of its high cost per page and it lacks in printing graphics and photos. But on the other side, if you are looking for some heavy-duty printing work, take a close look at the Brother HL-6180DW printer because of its high paper capacity.
How can I check the status of HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges inside my printer?
Follow the steps below to print the status page for your HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges :
- On the product control panel, press the OK button.
- Scroll the reports menu, select one and then press the OK button.
- Scroll to the supplies status option, press the OK button to print a report of the status and of all supply items.
- Check the percent of life remaining for the HP LaserJet Pro M402dw toner cartridges and if applicable, the status of other replaceable maintenance parts. Print quality problems can occur If you use a toner cartridge that is at the estimated end of its life. The supplies status page indicates when a supply level of the cartridge is very low. The toner cartridge does not need to be replaced unless the print quality is no longer acceptable. Consider having a replacement ready to install when print quality is no longer acceptable.
My HP LaserJet Pro M402dw printer is printing images in enlarged size or as a black box when print using MS Word or PowerPoint document. How can I resolve this issue?
Inserted graphics such as images might print enlarged or as a black box from Microsoft Word or PowerPoint if a CMYK JPEG file is used as the inserted image. Inserted JPEG images using RGB will print normally.
There are several ways to resolve this issue:
- Install the latest available driver from for your printer.
- In Microsoft Office 2007, save the document as “Other Format” and select XPS format and then attempt to print the document again using the XPS Viewer. The document should then be printed correctly.
- In Microsoft Office 2003, change the inserted image to an RGB JPEG file type. This should print the image in the document correctly.
- Save the image as a .png file type.
- Upgrade to Microsoft Word 2013.
- Try printing from an alternate driver. This may resolve the issue.
- If the printer supports, try using the HP Universal Print Driver.