M602 Maintenance kit "Early Message"

[Wild Bill]

Ive been noticing this on all these...The maintenance meter is almost 40K into the pm
Mmmmm unethical?




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[20 year tech]

Re: M602 Maintenance kit "Early Message"

Here is HP's explanation... clear as mud



HP LaserJet Enterprise - How to obtain the status of the maintenance kit

Introduction
Changes to estimate the life of the maintenance kit
Obtain the status of the maintenance kit
Affected Printers
Background

Introduction

This document provides information regarding changes HP implemented to estimate the life of a maintenance kit and suggestions of how to determine the estimated life of the maintenance kit.
Customers who have historically viewed the Maintenance Kit Interval and the Pages Since Last Maintenance information to calculate the estimated life of the maintenance kit should now view the Supplies Status Page to estimate the life of the maintenance kit. HP LaserJet Enterprise printers using firmware version 3.4 or newer will no longer list the Maintenance Kit Interval information in the Configuration Page. HP implemented this change because the number of Engine Cycles of a maintenance kit in these printers more accurately reflects the available usage of the maintenance kit.
This change does not apply to HP LaserJet Enterprise Color printers.


Changes to estimate the life of the maintenance kit


If customers print more than four pages with a Letter or A4 size paper, the expected estimated life of the maintenance kit will be as stated in the HP long-life consumables Data sheetObtain the status of the maintenance kit



LCD control panel

• From the Home screen on the printer control panel, use the down arrow button () to scroll to Administration, and then open the following menus:
  
  • Reports
    
  • Configuration/Status Pages
  
  
  
• Use the down arrow button () to scroll to the Supplies Status Page, and then press the OK button.
  
• Use the up arrow button () to select Print, and then press the OK button to print the page.

Touchscreen control panel

• From the Home screen on the printer control panel, scroll to touch Administration, and then open the following menus:
  
  • Reports
    
  • Configuration/Status Pages
  
  
  
• Touch the Supplies Status Page.
  
• Touch Print to print the page.

Affected Printers

The removal of the Maintenance Kit Interval information in the Configuration Page applies to the following printers:

• HP LaserJet Enterprise M506
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 Printer M601
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 Printer M602
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 Printer M603
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M604
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M605
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M606
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP M630
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Printer M712
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP M725
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M806 Printer
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M830
  
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M4555 MFP

Background

A maintenance kit for a LaserJet printer includes paper pickup rollers, paper feed/separation rollers, a transfer roller, and a fuser assembly. When the printer reaches the maximum Engine cycles, the maintenance kit should be replaced to maintain printer reliability and print quality.