I have this printer and the power draw when it starts printing is so high that it trips my UPS. Is this normal?
1540995
my printer does not have that problem and another person I know has this printer and he does not have any problem either...
1540996
According to APC, a maker of UPS battery backup equipment, they DO NOT recommend putting a laser printer on a UPS, since they draw too much power, and will trip your reset button. If you MUST have the printer connected to UPS, call technical support at the UPS maker and give them the serial number and model. You probably have a small home UPS and a laser will need a commercial rating UPS to work properly.
1540997
No. Either there is a problem with the printer or you have too much on your circuit.
1540998
I have two of these in my office. Yes, they draw a lot of power. Has to do with how they go into such a deep sleep mode when idle. Then it takes a lot to wake them up...if that makes sense???
1540999
Don't know what a UPS is, but I certainly have not noticed high power draw issues so I would say no, that is not normal. If UPS is some power strip thingy are you sure your problem does not lie there?
1541000
I said "no" but my brain was not in gear. The UPS part went right by me. You should not use it with a UPS device.
1285710
UPS as in universal power supply? The device is set to power itself off after 30sec or so of no data transfers, seemes to me like you might have a problem with usb on your computer mine worked flawless out of the box, make sure yours is not set to esata mode one front button jumps between usb and esata so if its left in esata it will turn off it you dont have esata
1408915
This UPS is rated at 750VA (volt amps which is 750 watts). However due to phase mismatch as a result of powering capacitive and inductive loads, the actual power available from the UPS may be less that the rating. Also remember that you will probably put more than the Dell XPS 8500 on the UPS; examples would be monitors, backup drives, powered speakers, and non-laser printers. (Do not put laser printers on a UPS, they pull too much power.) Add up the power requirements of all the equipment to be powered, and if about 50% of 750VA it should be OK. Also remember that run time of the UPS is related to the load - the greater the load the shorter the run time. Will it work with the Dell XPS 8500 - YES, if that is the only device being powered, but if not calculate the power requirements and your expected run time.
1285712
Yes, had the same issue. The problem isn't with the UPS systems but the devices power sync modes. When the computer goes into a low power state, such as kicking from normal power to UPS, it kicks the device into power saver mode and shuts down. I fixed my issue over a year ago and unfortunately don't remember exactly what is was that resolved it, but it was from this forum thread. Good Luck http://forum.mediasonic.ca/viewforum.php?f=22
541417
Franklin, I bought this printer a year ago and my problem is annoying paper jams, over and over and over..... which means I have to remove the back and extricate the paper. As far as your print head is concerned, I experienced that once. I turned off the power, unplugged the printer, removed both cartridges and waited about 20 minutes before powering it up again. The printer seemed to recognize that it was missing the cartridges and immediately rebooted to receive them. In the final analysis, I have regretted this purchase.... good luck. BILL
387125
I agree with Derrick Davis, it all depends on how much you are running on it. The UPS is only designed to run long enough for a proper shutdown of the computer in case of a power outage. A minute to save your work, a minute to shut down should be all you need.
409909
I run 2 Servers in my home office (I am an IT Consultant), plus the rest of my home on this unit. About 5 months ago we lost power for 48 hours and we ran the generator using Natural Gas. I had a couple of hiccups with some of my UPS's due to voltage fluctuation. I think it has to do with the sensitivity of the units. My older UPS units did not have an issue. I have found out from others in my field that this is common with newer units. I have APC older units and they did beep every once in awhile, but the equipment stayed on all 48 hours. The newer units did not and once the battery was used up, the equipment turned off. I don't want to give out model #'s because just because mine worked, I can't guarantee it will work for you. Once it gets warmer around here I am going to try and put surge suppressors in front of the newer units to see if that helps. If not I would try to put cheap UPS's in front of the High Capacity units. Hope that helps. BTW, I have my generator connected using a manual transfer switch and when I lost power, I was able to be on generator power in under 3 minutes.... Power went out... I went outside, removed the cover, turned on the Natural Gas, turned the key... That was it. I use a battery tender always connected to the unit so the battery is always fully charged. Total install including the generator was under $2600.
472414
It sounds like you are building something heavy-duty. The largest one I have built used a 750 watt. I found the engineering first class and the performance solid. I would buy it again. Built like a gamer, it's still running well after two years. On a smaller machine, the tickler starting circuit failed and they sent me a new PSU, postage paid. Your UPS needs to produce a full sine wave for it, is all. That's what Thermaltake told me, anyway. Good Luck.
1814063
It sounds like a bad unit. Mine prints just fine and I'm sorry I'm not more help. Can you return it and get new one?
520473
Yes, this printer is fairly noisy. It also powers itself when in standby every fifteen or so minutes. Does not last either...
1449450
It really depends on how much Wattage your computer is using during operation. As long as your computer does not draw more that 550W you should be good. Based on how much wattage your computer is pulling will determine how long the UPS can keep the computer running before the batteries are depleted.
1713066
It's an anomaly with this printer. You have to reset it. Turn off for 5-10 minutes then turn on again. Might require you doing this a few times till it "takes."
1353903
When I have used it prints 2 times the usual amount, but you need to check your printer to make sure you can use it. Email HP to make sure
450645
I am thinking it is not powerful enough for the load being put on it. Mine does the same thing since I upgraded to a higher power supply in my computer. I am not impressed with it myself.
1638582
It depends how you use the computer. If you often use more than 900W for gaming or processing then I recommend your UPS exceeds what you use. If you use it for surfing the internet or word processing then you're probably using less than 400W and it'll do fine. You can download meters that show your power usage if you feel like you might approach 900W regularly.
1018762
I also print on location and have not encounter no electric outlet. If someone can answer your question I would like to know also. this is a great portable printer.
409908
This is a very common problem with small generators. I have 4 UPS's and none will stay on line. The frequency on my generaror is too high (62-64) and I assume this is the problem as the voltage is fairly constant. One day when I have lots of energy I will attempt to adjust the throttle linkage as the frequency is directed linked to engine speed.