HPLaserJet3380allinone vs.BrotherMFC8440
WithHP,youllspendlesstimewaitingforoutput.1
Getmorewith theHPLaserJet3380 allinone.
fasteroutput TheHPLaserJet3380allinone employspatentedInstanton Technologytovirtually
eliminate warmuptime.Asaresult,theHPallinone can warmupandprintorcopy upto5pages beforetheBrotherMFC8440caneven warmupandprintorcopyasinglepage.1 Inaddition,the HPdevicesignificantlyoutperformstheBrotherunitwhenmakingandcollatingcopiesof multipage documents.2

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unsurpassedeaseofuse TheHPLaserJet3380allinoneemploysaninnovativeprint cartridgethatintegratesthetonersupply,imagingdrum,primarychargeroller,anddeveloper intoonemagneticallysealedstandaloneunitthatenduserscaneasilyreplacewithnomess.The BrotherMFC8440usesacomplextwopiecesystemthatforcesuserstostockandreplaceanextra consumable,plusitmayrequirecostlyservicecallstochangeoutimagingdrumsandcleanprinters duetotonerleakage. enhancedproductivity UnliketheBrotherMFC8440,theHPLaserJet3380allinone sports
anarrayoffeaturestohelpmaximizeproductivity,including: directscantoemail HPuserscanscandocumentsdirectly fromtheLaserJet3380allinone toanemailaddress withouthavingtogothroughanattachedPC,avaluabletimesaverthat Brotherdoesntoffer.3 scanmultipagedocumentstoasinglePDF HPletsusersscanmultipagedocumentsintoa single,easytouse PDF filethatismuchsimplertomanipulateandsharethanthemultiple imagefiles createdviatheBrotherdevice. separateimagesfromtextonscanneddocuments TheHPLaserJet3380allinoneships with ReadIRISPro8opticalcharacterrecognition(OCR)softwarethatenablesuserstoseparatetext fromgraphicson scanneddocumentsforediting.TheBrotherMFC8440sOCRsoftwaredoes notsupportthisfeature.
firstcopyouttimeinseconds
StockandreplacefewerconsumableswithHP.
Brotherstwopartconsumablessystemaseperatetoner cartridgeanddrumunitaddscomplexityforusers.
To getthemostvalue,besureto look at thewholepicture.
Purchasepriceisjustpartofthepicture.Infact,independentstudieshaveproventhatquality,reliability,andease ofusehaveamuchgreaterimpactonthetotalcostofowningandoperatingadeviceovertime.Whenchoosing anallinone,besuretoconsiderhowmuchitwillimpactproductivity,aswellaswhetherornotyoucancounton ittobeupandavailablewheneveryouneedit.Andremember,HPistheonlyprintermakerthathasreceivedan Aratingorbetterfor12consecutiveyearsinPCMagazinesannualServiceandReliabilitySurvey.
1 Inourtests,ittooktheBrotherMFC844024secondstoprintasinglepagefrompowersavemodeand23secondstocopyasingle pagefrompowersavemode.TheLaserJet3380allinone,ontheotherhand,printsasinglepagein10secondsfrompowersave modeorcopiesasinglepagefromtheglassin11secondsfrompowersavemode.Basedon manufacturerrated enginespeeds,it wouldtaketheHPLaserJet3380allinone22secondstoprintor23secondstocopya5pagedocumentfrompowersavemode. 2 Inourtests,ittooktheBrotherMFC8440100secondstomake4copiesofasimple5pagedocumentincollatemodecomparedto only76secondsfortheHPLaserJet3380allinone. 3 DirectscantoemailfunctionalityontheHPLaserJet3380allinone requirespreconfigurationthroughtheHPToolbox. NOTE:Alltestswere performedontheBrotherMFC8840D,whichusesthesameprintengine,operatesatthesame enginespeed,and hasidenticalspecificationstotheMFC8440 exceptfortheadditionofabuiltinautoduplexunitanda50pagemultipurposetray.
HPsinnovativeintegratedprintcartridge designmakesreplacementasnap.

Functional checks

Use the following procedures to help diagnose and solve problems that occur in the print engine.

Engine test

The engine test is used to verify that the print engine is functioning correctly. The formatter is bypassed during an engine test, so the engine test is useful for isolating printer problems. The engine test prints horizontal lines down the entire printable area of a page and is also useful for checking and adjusting registration.

Printing an engine test

The engine test switch is inside the left side door, below the formatter. To print an engine test, open the left side door and use a non-conductive probe to depress the engine test switch. A single test page will print. CAUTION Note Use a non-conductive probe to depress the engine test switch. Inserting a conductive probe to depress the switch can damage the product. The formatter must be connected to the ECU in order to perform an engine test. Otherwise, the printer does not print. You must override the print cartridge door interlock (SW 301). (See Paper-path check.)

Figure 6-2.

Engine test switch

Control-panel check

Perform the control-panel check to verify that all the control-panel buttons and LEDs are functioning. If any control-panel button or LED is not functioning, replace the control panel.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting