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HP RM1-5059 Operator Panel for HP P4015 & P4515 Printers.

HP Part RM1-5059 is the operator control panel for Hewlett Packard LaserJet P4015 and P4515 printers only.

The LaserJet P4014 uses a different part, RM1-5060 the difference being that it has no numeric keypad - it doesn't offer the ability to type pin numbers for security as the kinds of places it is used probably wouldn't value the feature.

The P4015 and P4515 control panel has a four line graphical display, ready, data and attention lights. The panel is dominated by a numeric keypad and a cursor pad that only has up, down and OK buttons. there are also buttons for back, clear, help and folder.

Electrically the panel is connected by an eight-way cable carrying serial data in and out. RM1-5082 The cable also carries ground, power and clock from the printer's DC controller. There is probably a local SERDES mechanism interpreting data.

The control panel is unlikely to develop an electronic fault however it is exposed on one corner of the printer where falling objects sometimes cause damage. Spills are another possibility (turn the machine straight off to avoid potential danger). Buttons can also malfunction getting sticky and unresponsive after some years of use.

The assembly electronics are enclosed in white plastic on the front with a black plastic rear screwed in place. In principle it can be dismantled and most mechanical faults could be resolved. However individual parts such as buttons and the LCD are not available as spares. Whilst control panels with sticky keys can be repaired they often look so worn that users are more grateful if IT changes the whole thing, rather than spend time on a repair. Users are often influenced by cosmetics and it may have an impact on their behaviour. If IT seem to care about the equipment users may be kind to it !

Operator panel problems are often self-evident, with visible damage. Other problems such as failures of parts of the display are possible. No display and no lights rather implies the machine is turned off or has blown a fuse - or damage to the DC Controller. A printer that still responds on its Web-server but not on the control panel might be a candidate for panel replacement.

The power supply RM1-4578 DC Controller RM1-4582 and linking cable RM1-5082 might all be implicated in a fault that seems control panel related.

To see RM1-5059 in context in the engineering diagrams click here.

HP Information

A query to HP partsurfer in August 2013 gave

RM1-5059-000CN Control panel assembly - Control buttons and display located on top right front of printer - For the Laserjet 4015/P4515 series

... and listed the P4015N, P4015DN, P4015TN, P4515N, P4515TN and P4515XM as uses.

Icecat says the RM1-5059-000CN is EAN/UPC 5704327625889 but lists it as a chassis component - which is arguable but weird.

Control panels are one of the parts least likely to be common amongst printers. Manufacturers like to have a common theme but then redesign the panel, adding features like numeric keypads, quickdial buttons on printers with fax capability and suchlike.

P4015 and P4515 printers in varieties as listed above.

Web Research

A google query in August 2013 got About 192,000 results (0.31 seconds).

eBay (TekTraders) selling refurbs at £18 (delivery £7.50), Amazon (Zar Systems) £103, chips £53.23, printerworks refurb $19.00, blackmore refurb £29, sparepartswarehouse $89.71, impactcomputers $154.48 $126.62, renewcomputer $65.00, alibaba (kds) no price,getthatpart $45, amazon advertising several vendors, renewcomputer again, eBay (laptopchipscom) $13 (shipping $6) , eBay (speedy47) $24.99, eBay (astrocomputer) $10 (but picture is the wrong panel), printscancopyfax $35, feedroller refurb $114.72, printersupplies $89, laserpros no price, mfgtrade no price ... lambdatek £54.45

Prices noted are for a new item without tax. The list is as encountered. We haven't bothered with currency conversion - half of our readers are outside the UK and are more interested in dollar prices.

See the service manual.

Supply Situation

This kind of device has one global manufacturer ... It seems unlikely that any compatible manufacturer would attempt to make a component of this complexity and comparatively small market profile.

In August 2013 these parts are available new and refurbished. We doubt "refurbished" means more than pulling the item from a working printer and giving it a superficial clean. In principle the assembly screws together so more could be done but that would drive the cost of a refurb beyond that of the new item. It might be worth reiterating what was said above about the cosmetic appearance of things influencing user behaviour. A refurbished control panel may need to look good but what seems acceptable to someone scrapping printers interested in yield might seem less satisfactory on site.

The part is listed by three distributors but the only one with stock had four refurbs, which we think was from a batch of 6 printers. We think demand for the part will be fairly low.

We can provide these parts when required. The price is about £54 new and £20 refurb.

These are guidelines, our prices change with distribution lists - see the catalog. Stock numbers indicate there is not much call for the part.

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