Improving the Print Quality of Your HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn in Accounting Firms

HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn is a monochrome laser printer designed to deliver the printing needs of small offices and micro offices with excellent printing quality documents. If you’re in an accounting firm and using HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn, then you must know that the first tip in improving the printing quality of your machine is to use the right printer consumable. The HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn uses replacement HP CF280A and HP CF280X toner cartridges, but if you’re printing accounting documents and bank checks with it, then it should use HP CF280X MICR Toner which is specifically built with magnetic ink character recognition that allows the printing of the words, numbers, or symbols become magnetized and used in printing electronic codes commonly used in bank checks. This replacement printer cartridge usually offers a printing page yield of up to 6,900 pages at 5% page yield. Using HP CF280X MICR toner cartridge allows more security and reliability for bank checks that are made and are commonly used for checks since these add some security features on that paper to avoid any form of fraud.

To further improve the printing quality of your HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401dn, you can refer to these steps (credits to HP Support Center):

For Windows OS

• Step 1 - From the software program, select the Print option.
  
• Step 2 - Select the product, and then click the Properties or Preferences button.
• Step 3 - Click the Paper/Quality tab.
• Step 4 - From the Paper type drop-down list, click the More... option.
• Step 5 - Expand the list of Type is: options.
• Step 6 - Expand each category of paper types until you find the paper type that you are using.
• Step 7 - Select the option for the type of paper you are using, and then click the OK button.

For Mac OS

• Step 1- On the File menu, click the Print option.
• Step 2 - In the Printer menu, select this product.
• Step 3 - In the Copies & Pages menu, click the Page Setup button.
• Step 4 - Select a size from the Paper Size drop-down list, and then click the OK button.
• Step 5 - Open the Finishing menu.
• Step 6 - Select a type from the Media-type drop-down list.
• Step 7 - Click the Print button.

On the other hand, if you want to inspect the toner cartridge in your printer, follow these steps: (1) Remove the toner cartridge from the product, and verify that the sealing tape has been removed. (2) Check the memory chip for damage. (3) Examine the surface of the imaging drum on the bottom of the toner cartridge. If you see any scratches, fingerprints, or other damage on the imaging drum, replace the toner cartridge.

(4) If the imaging drum does not appear to be damaged, rock the toner cartridge gently several times and reinstall it. And (5) print a few pages to see if the problem has resolved.