HP C3166A LaserJet 5Si 24 PPM Laser Printer 706K Page Count

HP C3166A LaserJet 5Si 24 PPM Laser Printer 706K Page Count

The HP LaserJet 5Si (C3166A) is a high-volume workgroup laser printer capable of 24 pages per minute. This unit is being sold AS-IS: the front panel display currently reads "PERFORM USER MAINTENANCE," a built-in service interval message that appears on the LaserJet 5Si series after a set number of pages have been printed — in this case, 706,220 pages. The printer has not been fully tested beyond powering on and reading the display. Its functional status is unknown and it is offered for parts, repair, or as a maintenance project.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: HP LaserJet 5Si
• Part Number: C3166A
• Print Speed: 24 PPM
• Output: Monochrome (black and white) laser
• Page Count: 706,220 pages
• Display: Front panel LCD — currently reads "PERFORM USER MAINTENANCE"
• Paper Trays: 3 input trays visible (front-loading)
• Top output tray present
• Front panel controls: On Line, Menus, Items, +, Select, Data, Attention buttons
• Manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, Boise, Idaho, USA
• Printer only — no toner cartridge, cables, or accessories included

Applications

The HP LaserJet 5Si was introduced in the mid-1990s as a high-volume departmental laser printer aimed at larger workgroups and corporate print environments. Rated for heavy-duty print loads, it was commonly deployed in offices, legal firms, and institutions that required fast, reliable monochrome output without the per-page cost of inkjet printing. The 5Si series supported a range of paper-handling accessories and network connectivity options and was considered a workhorse of its era. Units at high page counts like this one are typically sourced for parts (fuser assemblies, rollers, paper trays, formatter boards) by repair technicians and organizations maintaining other LaserJet 5Si machines still in service.