HP Laserjet 3030 printer is a multi-purpose product containing printer, scanner copier and fax machine. It feature laser-monochrome printing technology. The printer comes in a simple, compact design and weighs about 26.5 pounds. It measures around 14.9 (H) x 19.6 (W) x 15.7 (D) inches. With its flatbed design it can be fitted anywhere. It is suitable for small offices and home-office environment.
HP Laserjet 3030 can print 14 pages per minute. The input tray can contain 150 sheets and output tray 125. The minimum sheet size for photocopying and printing is normal 3 inch by 5 inch and maximum size is 8.5 inch by 14 inch. In a monthly cycle HP Laserjet 3030 Toner Cartridges can print 7000 pages. Maximum printing resolution is up to 1200 x 1200 dpi and maximum optical resolution is 600 x 600 dpi.
HP Laserjet 3030 is compatible with near about all operating system like Apple Mac OS (all version), Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows XP, including Tablet PC Edition. It features 240MHZ processor and comes with a standard and supported memory of 32 MB. It can be connected with a computer system through a network cable, USB 2.0, no wireless connectivity is available.
Advantages- Print quality is good
- Reasonable price
- Compact
- Can handle a wide range of media types
- Printing and scanning speed is slow
- Monochrome laser printer, so color scans would not be up to mark
- Not suitable for high end photos, publishing or projects
- Low monthly duty cycle of HP Laserjet 3030 Toner Cartridges
Compatible HP Laserjet 3030 Toner Cartridges are:
- HP Q2612A Toner Cartridge
- HP Q2612X Toner Cartridge
Conclusion
HP Laserjet 3030 printer is a suitable machine for small work or business needs. With its multifunction quality, decent paper handling capacity, enough memory support it can be a good bet where printing work is not very voluminous.
If your printer is printing blank printouts it could be because of the incorrect settings in the printer driver or due to some mechanical causes like the improper functioning of HP Laserjet 3030 toner cartridges. Check the steps below to resolve such issues:
Step1: Please check if your document contains any blank pages. In that case, delete all the blank pages from the document you are printing to see.
Step 2: Make sure that the sealing tape on the HP Laserjet 3030 toner cartridge is removed and pulled out. If it is still there carefully remove the cartridges from the printer and remove all the packing material from it. Reinstall the cartridge and try printing the document again.
Step 3: Check the currently selected settings of the device by printing the configuration page.
Step 4: If you are making a copy, the document might be loaded incorrectly. The original must be loaded into the automatic document feeder with the print side facing up. If the original is loaded print-side down, the copy prints out blank.
How to resolve the problem of missing or faded images?The print quality of the images may not be satisfactory due to a number of factors listed below:
Step1: Check for the toner level in the HP Laserjet 3030 toner cartridges. If the cartridges are running low on toner then the output might be faded or faint.
Step2: The quality of the original image also determines the quality of the image printout. If the image is from a web page or the quality of the image is low you will get a faded or dull printout.
Step3: Please check if your printout has a coloured background. In that case, the image in the foreground will be faded or light.
Step4: Please check if the cartridges are installed properly in their place.