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ENWW iii Copyright and License © Copyright Hewlett-Pac kard Compa ny , 2002 All Righ ts Reser ved. Repro duction, adap tation, or translation w ithout pri or writ ten per missi on is prohi bited, except as al lowed under the copyright laws. P ar t number : C96 60-90912 First edition: Apr il 2002[...]

iv ENWW W arranty The informa tion c ontained i n this do cument is subjec t to chan ge without not ice. Hewlett-P ackard makes no warranty o f any kind wi th respect to this informa tion. HEWLETT -P A CKARD S PECIFICALL Y DISCLAIM S THE IM PLIED W ARRA NTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-P ackard shall not be li[...]

ENWW v T rademark Credits Adobe is a trademar k of Adobe Sy stems Inc or porated. Ari al is a U .S. regi stered tra demar k of the M onotyp e Cor poratio n. Energy Star and th e Energy Star log o are U.S . regist ered ser vice mark s of the U nited Stat es Environm ental Pr otection Age ncy . Microsoft ® is a U.S . reg istered trademar k of Micros[...]

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ENWW vii Contents 1 Prin ter basi cs Quick ac cess to prin ter infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 World Wi de Web li nks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 User guide links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where to look for mo re informa tion[...]

viii ENWW Configur e device me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Printing m enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Print qual ity menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 System setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ENWW ix Supplie s and acces sories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Ordering direct ly through t he embe dded Web s erver (for prin ters with ne twork conne ctions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Ordering direct ly through t he printe r softwar e (for prin ters directl y connecte d to a com puter) . . . . [...]

x ENWW Setting u p to print with Wind ows 95, 98 , 2000, NT, ME, and X P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Setting u p to print with Maci ntosh compu ters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Printing a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Interruptin g and resum ing[...]

ENWW xi Replacin g supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Locating supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Supply replacemen t guideli nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Making roo m around the print er for rep lacing sup plies . . . . . .[...]

xii ENWW Appendix B Specifications and r egulatory information Printer s pecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Physical dimension s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Electric al specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Operatin[...]

ENWW 1 1 Pr inter basics This cha pter cont ains infor mation o n setting up your pri nter and becomin g familiar with its f eature s. The following topics are covered: z Quic k acce ss to printer inf ormation z Where to look for more inf or matio n z Pri nter con figurations z Pri nter features z W alk aroun d z Control p anel overv iew z Control [...]

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ENWW 3 Quic k access to printer information W orld Wide W eb links Pri nter dr ivers , upd ated HP printer software, and produ ct inform ation and suppo r t may be obtain ed from the following URLs: http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4 600 Pri nter dr ivers may be obtained fr om the following site s: In Chin a: ftp://www .hp.c om.cn/s uppor t/ lj4600 [...]

4 ENWW Where to look for more inf ormation WWW Sev eral references are available f or use with t his p rinter . Se e http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4 600 . Setting up the printer Getting S tarted Guide Step-by-step ins tructi ons f or install ing and s etting up the pr inter . HP Jetdir ect Print Se rver Administrat or’ s Guide Instr uctions to [...]

ENWW 5 Usi ng th e pri nte r CD User Guide Detailed informatio n on usin g and troubleshoot ing the pr inter . A vailable on the CD-ROM that came with the prin ter . Online Help Informatio n on pr inter opti ons that a re av ailable from wi thin pri nter dr ivers. T o view a Help fil e, access the online Hel p through t he pr inter dr iver . HTML ([...]

6 ENWW Printer configurations Thank you for purcha sing the H P Color L aserJet 46 00 seri es pr inter . This p rint er is av ail ab le in t he con figurations de scr ibed bel ow . HP Color LaserJet 4600 The HP Co lor Las erJet 46 00 pr inter is a f our-col or lase r prin ter that pri nts 17 pag es per minute (ppm) for letter si ze paper and 16 ppm[...]

ENWW 7 HP Color LaserJet 4600hdn The HP Color LaserJet 46 00hdn includ es the features of the 460 0dtn, plus a ha rd disk.[...]

8 ENWW Printer features This p rint er combines the qual ity and r eliability of Hewlett-Pac kard pri nting with the features lis ted below . For more infor mation on prin ter f eature s, see the Hewlett-P ackard website at http://www .hp .com . Featu re Charact eristics Pe r fo r m a n c e z 17 pages per minut e (ppm) f or letter siz e paper a nd [...]

ENWW 9 P aper ha ndling z Prints on media from 77 mm by 127 mm (3 inc hes by 5 inches ) up to leg al siz e. z Prints on media wit h wei ghts from 60 g/ m 2 to 163 g/m 2 (16 lb bo nd to 44 l b bond). z Prints on a wide ran ge of med ia types includin g glossy , lab els, ov erhead t ranspare ncies , and env elopes. z Mult iple g loss levels. z A 500-[...]

10 ENWW F actors affe cting printer per f ormance Sev eral f actors a ff ect the time it ta kes to print a job . Amon g these is maximum pr inte r speed, measured i n pages per minute ( ppm). Oth er f actor s that affect pr inting spe ed inclu de the use of speci al media (such as transparencies, gl ossy medi a, heavy medi a, and custom - size medi[...]

ENWW 11 W alk ar ound The following illu strations identify the locat ions a nd names of ke y componen ts of this printe r . Fr ont view (sho wn with second 500-sheet pa per feeder) 1. output bin 2. pri nter cont rol pane l 3. top cover 4. front cover (conta ins T ra y 1) 5. T ra y 2 (500 she ets of sta ndard pap er) 6. T ra y 3 (opti onal; 500 she[...]

12 ENWW Back/side view 1. output bin 2. on/off switch 3. T ra y 3 (opti onal) 4. EIO con nection (qu antity 3) 5. FIR (F ast infrared) connectio n 6. parallel co nnection 7. power conne ction 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 7 1 5 1 6[...]

ENWW 13 Contr ol panel overview Intr oduction The con trol pane l provides c ontrol o f pri nter functio ns and communica tes inform ation a bout the pr inter and pr int jobs. Its d isplay provides graphic informati on about p rint er and su pplie s status, making i t easy to identify and corre ct problems. Contr ol panel buttons and lights 1. P au[...]

14 ENWW Displa y The pri nter ’ s display gives you complete, time ly informatio n about th e pri nter and p rint jobs. Graphics illust rate lev e ls of su pplies, the loca tions of p aper jam s, and job stat us. Menus give access to pri nter func tio ns and deta iled in f ormati on. The top- le vel screen on the dis play has three areas: 1. Mess[...]

ENWW 15 Cont r ol p anel b uttons Use the buttons on the con trol pane l to pe rf or m pr inter fu nctions and to navigate and respond to menus and me ssages in the d isplay . Button name Function ✔ Select Mak es sele ctions an d resu mes print ing after contin uabl e errors  Up arrow  Down arrow Na vigate m enus and t e xt, and i ncrease o[...]

16 ENWW Interpreting co ntr ol panel indica tor lights Contr ol panel indicator lights 1. Ready 2. Data 3. Attention Indicator On Off Flashing Ready (green) Pr inte r is on line (abl e to acce pt and pr ocess data). Printer is offl ine or is turned off . Printer is attemptin g to st op printing a nd go offl ine. Data (green) Processe d data is pres[...]

ENWW 17 Cont r ol p anel me nu s Overvie w Y ou can perform most routin e pri nting tas ks from the compu ter through t he pr inter dr iver or sof tware applicati on. This is the mos t conv enien t wa y to cont rol th e printe r , and will overri de the pr inter control panel se ttings. See the help file s assoc iated with the sof tware, or for mor[...]

18 ENWW Menu hierar chy The following tables list the menu hierarc hies of eac h menu. To e n t e r t h e m e n u s Press ✔ once to ent er MENUS . Press  or  to navigate the listing s. Press ✔ to select the appropr iate o ption. Ret rieve job menu See Re triev e job m enu f or more inf or mation. MENUS RETR IEVE J OB INFORMA TION PAPER H [...]

ENWW 19 Information m enu See In f orm ation menu for more in f or mation. P aper handling menu See Paper handlin g menu f or more infor matio n. INFORMATI ON PRINT M ENU MA P PRINT CONFIGU RATION PRINT S UPPLIE S STATUS PAGE SUPPLIE S STAT US PRINT U SAGE P AGE PRINT D EMO PRINT F ILE DIRECTO RY PRINT P CL FON T LIST PRINT P S FONT LIST PAPER HAN [...]

20 ENWW Configure device menu See Co nfigure device menu a nd Chang ing pri nter contr ol panel configura tion setti ngs for more inform ation. CONFIGUR E DEVI CE PRINTING COPIES DEFAULT PAPER SIZE DEFAULT CUSTOM PAPER S IZE DUPLEX OVERRIDE A4/LETTE R MANUAL F EED COURIER FONT WIDE A4 PRINT PS ERROR S PCL PRINT QU ALITY ADJUST C OLOR SET REGI STRAT[...]

ENWW 21 Diagnost ics menu See Diagn ostics menu f or more in fo rmation. DIAGNOSTI CS PRINT E VENT L OG SHOW EV ENT LO G PQ TROU BLESHO OTING DISABLE CARTR IDGE CHE CK PAPER P ATH TE ST SENSOR TEST COMPONE NT TES T PRINT/S TOP TE ST[...]

22 ENWW Retrieve job menu The re triev e job m enu allows you to vi ew listings o f all stor ed jobs. Menu item Description A list of s tored j obs appears . Scroll thro ugh the li st to f ind a spe cific stored job . NO STORE D JOBS If there are no sto red jobs , this mes sage appears i n place o f the lis t.[...]

ENWW 23 Inf ormation m enu Use the in f or mation menu to acc ess and p rint specifi c prin ter informati on. Menu item Description PRINT ME NU MAP Prints the control pa nel men u map , which shows t he layout and curren t set tings of the control p anel men u items . See Print er inf ormation pa ges . PRINT CONFIGUR ATION Prints the printer config[...]

24 ENWW P aper handling menu The Paper handling m enu allows you to co nfigure input trays by size and type. Th is menu can al so be us ed to set d ef ault me dia size and type. It is i mpor tant to correctly configu re the trays with this me nu before y ou print f o r the first time. Note If you hav e used pr e vious HP La serJet prin ters, you mi[...]

ENWW 25 Configure device menu The con figure device menu allows you to chang e the pri nter ’ s default pri nting sett ings, adjust the pr int qual ity , change th e system ’ s configura tion and I/O options, an d reset the p rinte r ’ s default setting s. Printing menu These setti ngs affect only jo bs without i dentified proper t ies. Most [...]

26 ENWW Print quality menu This m enu allows you to adjus t all asp ects of p rint quality , including calibrati on, regi stration, a nd color ha lf tone settings. Menu item V alues Description ADJUST C OLOR CYAN DEN SITY MAGENTA DENSIT Y YELLOW D ENSITY BLACK DE NSITY RESTORE COLOR VALUES Allows you to modify th e half tone settin gs f or ea ch co[...]

ENWW 27 System set up menu The syst em setup m enu allows you to make chang es to gene ral pri nter configura tion default settings s uch as P owerSa ve Time, printer persona lity (lan guage), an d jam recover y . See Ch anging pr inter c ontrol p anel conf iguration sett ings fo r m o r e informati on. Menu item V alues Description JOB STOR AGE LI[...]

28 ENWW LANGUAGE A listing of av ailab le language s app ears. Sets the d efa ult la nguage . Menu item V alues Description[...]

ENWW 29 I/O menu This m enu allows you to co nfigure th e printe r ’ s I/O option s. See Ne twork conf iguration . Menu item V alues Description I/0 TIME OUT 5 - 300 Allows you to select the I/O timeou t in seco nds. PARALLEL INPUT HIGH SPE ED ADVANCED FUNCT IONS Allows you to s elect the speed at whi ch the para llel port commu nicates with the [...]

30 ENWW Resets men u The reset s menu allow s y ou to reset factor y setti ngs, disable and enable P ow erSave , and u pdate the pr inte r after new suppl ies are insta lled. Menu item V alues Description RESTORE FACTOR Y SETTINGS None. Allows you to c lear the p age b uff er , remov e all perish able pers onality dat a, reset the printing en viron[...]

ENWW 31 Diagnostics men u The dia gnostics m enu allows you to r un test s that can help you identify and solve problems wi th the pr inter . Menu item Desc ription PRINT EV ENT LO G This item wil l print an e v ent log that wil l displa y the last 5 0 entries i n the printer ’ s e v ent, log, starting with the mos t recent. SHOW EVE NT LOG This [...]

32 ENWW Chan ging print er con tr ol panel c onfi gurat ion settings By usi ng the pr inter co ntrol pan el, you can ma ke changes to gen eral pri nter configu ration default settings s uch as t ra y size and type, P owerSav e tim e, printe r persona lity (lang uage), an d jam recovery . The pr inter c ontrol panel can also b e accesse d from a c o[...]

ENWW 33 Job held timeout This opti on sets the pe rio d of time th at the syste m keeps files i n job storage be f ore del eting them from the queu e. The default settin g for this option is OFF ; th e other av ailable set tings are 1 HOUR , 4 HOURS , 1 DAY , and 1 WEEK . Note This o ption is only availabl e if a hard di sk is installe d. T o se t [...]

34 ENWW 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight SYSTEM SETUP . 5. Press ✔ to selec t SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press  to highl ight TRAY BEHAVIOR . 7. Press ✔ to selec t TRAY BEHAVIOR . 8. Press ✔ to selec t USE REQUESTED TRAY . 9. Press  or  to select EXCLUSIVELY or FIRST . 10. Pr ess ✔ to set t he behavior .[...]

ENWW 35 Note The pr inter di splay dims whe n the pr inter is in P ow erSave mode. P owerSav e mo de does no t aff ect pr inter warm-up time. T o set P owerSave Time 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight SYSTEM SETUP . 5. Press ✔ to s[...]

36 ENWW Pe r s o n a l i t y This p rint er f eature s autom atic pers onality ( pri nter lan guage) sw i t ch i ng . AUTO is the d ef ault value. z AUTO configures the pr inter to a utomati cally d etect the t ype of pri nt job and configur e its pers onality to accom modate that job . z PCL configures the pr inter to u se Pr inter Contr ol Langu [...]

ENWW 37 5. Press ✔ to selec t SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press  to highl ight CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 7. Press ✔ to selec t CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 8. Press  or  to select th e appropr iate s etting. 9. Press ✔ t o set the select ion. 10. Pr ess P AUSE /R ESUME . Au t o c o n t i n u e Y ou can deter mine p rin ter behavior when the system generate[...]

38 ENWW T o set supplies low reporting 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight SYSTEM SETUP . 5. Press ✔ to selec t SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press  to highl ight SUPPLIES LOW . 7. Press ✔ to selec t SUPPLIES LOW . 8. Press  or  to s[...]

ENWW 39 9. Press ✔ t o set the select ion. 10. Pr ess P AUSE /R ESUME . Language The opti on to set t he default language appears whe n the pr inter is first init ialized. As you scroll th rough the a vailable options, the list wil l appear i n the lang uage that i s highlighte d. When th e list appea rs in the la nguage des ired, pres s ✔ to s[...]

40 ENWW Using the prin ter control panel in shared en vironments Becaus e your prin ter is s hared with o ther use rs, adhere t o the f ollowin g guideli nes to ensure succes sful pr inter op eration: z Consult your sy stem adm inistrato r before making ch anges to control panel se ttings. Changi ng con trol pan el settin gs co uld affect other pri[...]

ENWW 41 Printer drivers Pri nter dr ivers access the pr inter features an d allow the comput er to communica te with the prin ter . The f o llowing pri nter drivers are include d with the p rint er . 1 Not al l printer fe atures are avail able from all driver s or operat ing systems . See the onl ine Hel p in your driv er for avai lability of featu[...]

42 ENWW Printer soft ware Included with the pr inter is a CD-ROM cont ainin g the prin ting s ystem software. The software compo nents and prin ter dri v ers o n this CD- ROM help you use the p rint er to its fullest pote ntial. Se e the gettin g started gui de f or instal lati on instruct ions . Note F or the l atest infor matio n about the prin t[...]

ENWW 43 Software f or networks F or a summ ar y of av ailable HP networ k instal lation and c onfigurati on software sol utions, see the HP Jetd irect Pr int Se r ver Administrat or’ s Guide . Y ou ca n find thi s guide on the CD inclu ded with the printer. HP W e b Jetadmin HP Web Jetadmin allows you to manage HP Jetdir ect conn ected pri nters [...]

44 ENWW UNIX The HP Jetd irect Pr inter Installe r f or UNIX is a simpl e printe r insta llation u tility for HP-U X and Sol ari s networ ks. It is available f or download from HP Customer Care Onli ne at http://www .hp .com/supp or t/net_p rint ing .[...]

ENWW 45 Embedded W eb s erver This p rint er is equip ped wit h an embedd ed Web ser ver , whic h allows access to inform ation abou t pri nter and network ac tivities. A Web ser ver provides an environ ment in whi ch web programs m a y ru n, much in the same way that an ope rating syste m, such as Windows, provides an e nvironment for programs to [...]

46 ENWW Other compon ents and utilities Sev eral software appl ication s are available f or Win dows and Macintosh OS users, as well as for network adm inistrators. T hese programs are summar ized below . Windows Macintosh OS Netw ork administra tor z Softw are inst aller — automa tes the printing system instal lation z Online We b registr ation [...]

ENWW 47 Netw ork con figuration Y ou mig ht need to c onfigur e cer tain n etwork parameters on the pri nter . Y ou can c onfig ure these parameters f rom the pr inter control panel, the embedded Web ser ver , o r f or mos t network s, from the HP W eb Jetadm in software (or the HP LaserJet Utili ty f or Macinto sh). Note F or mor e inf or mati on [...]

48 ENWW T o configur e the Novell NetW are par ameters from the printer control panel 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highl ight EIO X (whe re X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to se[...]

ENWW 49 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highl ight EIO X (whe re X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to selec t EIO X . 8. Press  to highl ight AUTO . 9. Press ✔ to selec t AUTO . 10. Pr ess the P AUSE /R ESUME button to re tur n to the READY state. T o manuall[...]

50 ENWW Setting t he subnet mask 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highl ight EIO X (whe re X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to selec t EIO X . 8. Press  to highl ight MANUAL . 9. [...]

ENWW 51 Note The first of three s ets of numbers are the def ault setting s. If there is not a number hi ghlighted , a highli ghted e mpty unde rscore ap pears. 12. Pr ess the  or  arrow to to i ncrease or d ecrease the numbe r f or confi guring LOCAL or DEFAULT GATEWAY . 13. Pr ess ✔ to move to the next set of numbers. 14. Rep eat steps 12[...]

52 ENWW 11. Pr ess ✔ to se lect ON or OFF . 12. Pr ess the P AUSE /R ESUME button to re tur n to the READY state. T o dis able DLC/L LC 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highl ight I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highl ig[...]

ENWW 53 P arallel con figuration The HP Co lor Las erJet 4600 p rin ter suppo r ts net work and pa rallel conne ctions at the same time. A parallel connecti on is ma de by conne cting the prin ter to the computer using a bidirec tional pa rallel cable (IEEE- 1284 comp liant) with a c-connec tor plug ged into th e pri nter ’ s p arallel po r t. Th[...]

54 ENWW Enhanced I/O (EIO) configurati on This p rint er comes eq uipped wi th three e nhanced i nput/output (EIO) slots. The three EIO slots hol d com patible e xter nal devices su ch as the HP Jetdirect p rint ser ver networ k cards or ot her devices. Plugg ing EIO networ k cards i nto the slots increases the number o f network int erf aces a va [...]

ENWW 55 Note Installa tion of these ca rds and n etwork configurat ion shoul d be performe d by a network ad ministrator. Configure the c ard eithe r through t he contro l panel o r with HP Web Jetadmin software. Note Refer to the HP Jetdirec t print ser ver docume ntation for inform ation on which exter nal devices or EIO networ k cards are suppor[...]

56 ENWW AppleT alk netw orks Use the HP LaserJet U tility to set up the pr inter on an EtherT alk or LocalT al k network. F or m ore informat ion, refer to the H P Jetd irect Pri nt Ser ver Administ rator ’ s G uide inclu ded with pr inters equipped with the HP Jetdirect print s er ver . LocalT alk configuratio n The Loc alT a lk interface enable[...]

ENWW 57 Supplies and acc essories WWW T o order supp lies in the US, contac t http://www . hp .com/go /ljsupplie s . T o order supplie s world wide, see http://www .hp .com/ghp/buyonline.html . T o order a ccesso ries, see http://www .hp .com/go/ac cessori es . Ordering directl y through the embedded W eb server (for printers with network connectio[...]

58 ENWW 2. On the le ft side of the st atus window , select the approp riate Print er icon. 3. At the top of the statu s window , s elect Supplies . (Y ou can also scrol l down to Suppl ies Stat us.) 4. Click Or der Supplies . The br owser opens to the suppl ies purchasi ng page. 5. Select t he sup plies you wish to order . Supplie s, accessori es,[...]

ENWW 59 Cables C2946A IEEE-1284 co mpliant paralle l cab le, 3 m (appro ximately 10 f eet) long, with 2 5-pin male/mi cro 36-pin male ( “ C ” size) conn ector 92215 S Macint osh DI N-8 pr in ter ca ble 92215 N HP Loc alT alk cable ki t Medi a C2934A HP Color Las erJet T rans parencies (le tter) 50 sheet s C2936A HP Color L aserJet T rans parenc[...]

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ENWW 61 2 Pr inting tasks This cha pter descr ibes how to p erf or m ba sic pr inting ta sks. The f ollowin g topics ar e covered: z Contro llin g pri nt jobs z Selecti ng prin t media z Config urin g input trays z Pri nting on spe cial med ia z 2-side d (duplex) pr intin g z Special pri nting si tuations z Job rete ntion features z Pri nting with [...]

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ENWW 63 Controlling print jobs In the Micr osoft Windows operatin g system, three settings aff ect how the pr inter dr iver trie s to pull paper whe n you send a pr int job. The Source , Ty p e , an d Siz e settings ap pear in t he Pa g e S e t u p , Print , or Print Proper ties dialo g bo x es in most s oftware programs. If you do not chang e thes[...]

64 ENWW Print set ting priorit ies Changes m ade to pr int s ettings are prio ritized ac cording to where the chang es are made, as f ollows: Note The name s of com mands and dialo g bo xes may v ar y depe nding on y our prog ra m. z P age Set up dia log bo x . This di alog box opens wh en you click Pag e Setup or a simi lar com mand on the File me[...]

ENWW 65 Selecting print m edia Y ou can use many types of paper and other pr int m edia with this pri nter . This se ction pr ovides gui delines and specifi catio ns f or sele cting and using di ff erent pr int me dia. Before purchasi ng any med ia or sp ecialized form s in quan tity , v er ify that your pape r supplier o btains an d unders tands t[...]

66 ENWW Media that ma y dama ge the printer In rare cir cumstanc es media c an damage the pr inter . The f ollowing media must be av oided t o prev e nt possi b le dama ge: z Do not use media with staples att ached. z Do not use transparenc ies des igned for Inkjet pr inters or other low temperature pr inte rs. Use only transp arencies that are spe[...]

ENWW 67 Configuring input trays The HP Co lor Laser Jet 4600 ser ies pr inte r allows you to configure input trays b y type and size. Y ou can to loa d different media in the pri nter ’ s i nput trays and then re quest med ia by type or si ze . Note If you hav e used pr e vious HP La serJet prin ters, you might be accust omed to configur ing T ra[...]

68 ENWW 6. Press  or  to highligh t the desi red medi a size. 7. Press ✔ to select t he me dia s iz e. 8. Press P AUSE /R ESUME to re turn to the READY state . 9. If TRAY 1 SIZE is set to CUSTOM , the pop u p menu f or Cus tom appears. T ra y 2 and T ray 3 media type 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight PAPER HANDL[...]

ENWW 69 1. Custom/St andard switch When all three s teps are co mpleted, th e display will re tur n to the PAPER HANDLING m enu. Once a Custom si ze is set for a tra y , it w ill be retained until the s witch in the tray is moved back to Standard. Unit of measure 1. Press  to highl ight UNIT OF MEASURE . 2. Press ✔ to selec t UNIT OF MEASURE .[...]

70 ENWW Printing from T ray 1 (m ultipurpose tray) T ra y 1 is a mul tipur pose tray that holds up to 100 s heets of paper or 20 env elop es. It provides a c onv enient way to pr int env elop es, transparenc ies, custom-si ze paper , or other ty pes of med ia without having to unlo ad the o ther trays . Loading media into T ray 1 CA UTION T o a voi[...]

ENWW 71 CA UTION Env elopes with clasp s, snaps, windows, coated l inings, exposed self- stick adhes ives, or other synthet ic ma terials can sev er ly damag e the pri nter . T o av oid jams an d possi ble printe r damage, nev er tr y to p rint on both si des o f an env elop e. Bef ore you lo ad env elopes, make sur e they are flat, und amaged, and[...]

72 ENWW Note F or envelopes of other sizes, adjust the mar gin settin gs approp riat ely . 4. Select Print from the s oftware appli cation or printe r dr iver . Printing from T ray 2 and T ray 3 T ra y 2 and o ptional T ray 3 hold up to 500 shee ts of sta ndard pa per or a 50.8 mm (2 in ch) stack of la bels. T ra y 3 at taches u nder neath T ray 2.[...]

ENWW 73 3 Push down the m edia lift plate until it lo ck s. 4 Sli de t he med ia- wid th gui des open to the size for the media you are using. 5 Load media face-up , making s ure that the corn ers of th e media fi t under the front cor ner tabs. 6 Inser t the tra y into the pr inter . Note If the tray is not prop erly a djusted, the pr inter mi ght[...]

74 ENWW Loading custom-siz ed media into T ray 2 and Tr a y 3 The Cus tom media menu will be display ed when the T ra y 2 or T ra y 3 switch is in the c ustom size posi tion. Y o u must also chan ge the size setti ng in the c ontrol p anel from ANY CUSTOM to CUSTOM. 1 Remov e tray from the pri nter . 2 Mov e the tray s witch to the Custom size po s[...]

ENWW 75 Printing on special m edia Use these guideli nes when p rint ing on sp ecial types of media . T ransparencies When pr intin g on transpa rencie s, use the following guide lines: z Handle transparencie s using the edge s. Oils from your fing ers deposite d on the transparenc y can c ause pr int qua lity pr oblems. z Use only ov erhead tran s[...]

76 ENWW Note Hewlett-P ackard recommen ds using HP Color La serJet Sof t Gloss paper wit h this pr inter . HP pro ducts are de signed to wor k togethe r f or optimum p rint ing results. If HP Color Laser Jet Soft Glo ss paper is no t used with this print er , p rint qual ity may be compr omised. Colored paper z Colored paper sh ould be of the same [...]

ENWW 77 Labels Note F or pr inting labels, set the tray ’ s medi a type to LABELS in the pr inter control panel. Se e Configur ing inp ut tr ays . Wh en pr inting la bels, use the following guid elines: z V erify t hat the labe ls ’ adhe sive mater ial can tol erate tempera tures of 190 ° C (374 ° F) for 0.1 second. z V erify t hat there i s [...]

78 ENWW CA UTION In general do not use pape r that is heavier than the med ia specific ation recomm ended for this pr inter. Doing so can cause mi sfeeds, paper jams, red uced print qual ity , and exc essive mecha nical wear . Howev er , some hea vier me dia, suc h as HP Cover S tock, can b e safely us ed. Preprinted f orms and letterhead Obser ve [...]

ENWW 79 2-sided (duplex) printing Some pr inter models are capa b le o f duplex printi ng, or pr inting o n both side s of a pag e. T o fi nd out whi ch model s suppor t 2-sided pri nting, see Pr inte r configurati ons . Note Y ou must s pecify 2- sided pr inting options i n your software applic ation or in the pri nter dr iver in order to pr int o[...]

80 ENWW T o enable or disable 2-sided printing fr om the printer control panel Note Changing settings for 2-sided p rinti ng thro ugh the p rint er cont rol pan el affects all pr int job s. Whenev e r possible, change settings for 2-side d pri nting through your software appli cation or prin ter dri v er . 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Pre[...]

ENWW 81 Options f or binding 2-sided prin ting jobs Before pri nting a 2-si ded docu ment, i n the pri nter dr iver choose the edge on whi ch you will bin d your finished document. Long-ed ge or book bin ding i s the conventional layout used in book binding. Sh or t- edge or t ablet binding i s the typ ical ca lendar b inding. Note The default bind[...]

82 ENWW Manual 2-sided printing Some pr inter models do not sup por t auto matic 2- sided pr inting. Howe v er , you can print o n both si des of a pag e using manua l 2-side d pri nting. T o ma nually pr int on both side s, use the instr ucti ons below . 1. Pri nt all the ev en-number ed pages first. (Ma ny software applica tions have an option to[...]

ENWW 83 Special printing situations Use these guideli nes when p rint ing on sp ecial types of media . Printing a different fir st page Use the follo wing procedure to pr int th e firs t page o f a doc ument on a diff erent m edia type than the r est of the document, f or e xam ple, to pri nt the first pa ge of a docu ment on l etterhead pap er and[...]

84 ENWW Stopping a print r equest Y ou can stop a pr int req uest eith er from the p rint er control panel or from your software applica tion. T o sto p a pr int reques t from a compu ter on a n etwork, see th e online H elp for the sp ecific networ k software. Note It may tak e some ti me for all printi ng to clear aft er you hav e cancele d a pr [...]

ENWW 85 Job retention features The HP Co lor Laser Jet 4600 s eries printe r lets you stor e a job in the pri nter ’ s m emor y for prin ting at a later time. Thes e job retenti on f eature s are desc ribed b elow . T o use job retenti on, you must instal l a hard dis k dri v e in the pr inter and pr oper ly config ure the pr inte r driver . T o [...]

86 ENWW Printing stored jobs 1. Press ✔ t o enter MENUS . 2. RETRIEVE JOB is highl ighted. 3. Press ✔ to selec t RETRIEVE JOB . 4. Press  to highl ight your USER NAME . 5. Press ✔ t o select your USER NAME . 6. Press  to highl ight a JOB NAME . 7. Press ✔ t o select the JOB NAME . 8. PRINT is high lighted. 9. Press ✔ to selec t PRIN[...]

ENWW 87 Deleting stored jobs When you sen d a stored j ob , the pr inter overwrites any p re vious jobs with the s ame user and job n ame. If there is n ot a job al ready stor ed under the same us er and jo b name, and the prin ter needs addition al space, the pr inter may delete o ther stored j obs star ti ng with the oldest. Th e default number o[...]

88 ENWW Private job s The pr ivate pri nting feature lets you secure a j ob with a Personal Identific ation Number (PIN). Th at job cannot be prin ted or deleted until the PIN is en tered at th e contro l panel. A lock symbol n e xt to a job na me indicate s the j ob is pr ivate. Specify that a job is pr ivate from the dr iver . Select th e Private[...]

ENWW 89 Deleting a private job If the pr inter is tur ned off, all pr ivate jobs are del eted. A pr ivate job can als o be delete d from the pri nter contr ol panel. Y ou can delete a job withou t pri nting it o r delete it a fter it i s print ed. 1. Press ✔ t o enter MENUS . 2. RETRIEVE JOB is highl ighted. 3. Press ✔ to selec t RETRIEVE JOB .[...]

90 ENWW Printing with the op tional HP F ast InfraRed Receiver The opti onal HP F ast In fraRed (FIR) Rec eiv er enables wireles s pri nting from any IR D A -complia nt por table de vice ( such as a laptop compu ter) to the p rint er . The pr intin g connec tion is m aintained by positioni ng the sen ding infrared p or t with in operatin g range. T[...]

ENWW 91 Setting up to print with Macintosh computers The first step for setting up an infrared pr inte r is crea ting a Des ktop Pri nter icon u sing the Des ktop Pr inter Uti lity . B y default, the Deskto p Printer Utilit y is locat ed in the Apple Extras/Apple LaserWriter f older on the har d dr ive . Pri nter IR will not be an op tion if the In[...]

92 ENWW Prin ting a job 1. Align your laptop co mputer ( or other por table device equip ped with an IRDA-compliant FIR window) with in 1 meter (3 feet) maximum of the optiona l HP F ast InfraRed Rec eiv er . The FIR window must be at an angle o f within + /- 15 degress relative to the pr inter to ensure an e ff ect ive connection for pri nting. 2.[...]

ENWW 93 Managing memo ry This p rint er suppo r ts up t o 512 MB of me mor y . Y ou can ad d additio nal memor y by instal ling Dual Inl ine Memor y Modules ( DIMMs). T o all ow f or mem or y expansion, the p rin ter has five DIMM s lots, which ac cept 64, 128 , or 256 M B of RAM ea ch. For informati on about in stallin g memor y , see Working with[...]

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ENWW 95 3 Managing the pr inter This cha pter desc ri bes how to mana ge the p rinte r . T he f ollowing topics are cov ered: z Pri nter informa tion pa ges z Using the embedded Web ser ver z Using Pr inte r Status and Aler ts[...]

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ENWW 97 Printer inf ormation pages F rom the pr inter control pa nel, you can p rint pag es that gi v e deta ils about the p rint er and its current configurat ion. The procedure s for pri nting the following inform ation p ages are de scr ibed her e: z menu map z configura tion page z supplie s sta tus page z usage pag e z demo page z file dir ect[...]

98 ENWW Configuration page Use the c onfiguration pa ge to view curr ent pr inter setti ngs, to help troubleshoot prin ter problems, or to v er ify install ation of o ptional access orie s, such as me mor y (DIM Ms), pap er trays , and p rint er langu ages. 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight INFORMATION . 3. Press ✔ to[...]

ENWW 99 Note If you are using non-HP supplies, the supplies status page wil l not show the remai ning li f e f or t hose sup plies. F or more informa tion, see Non- HP prin t car tri dges . Usage page The usa ge page li sts a pa ge count for each size of medi a that has passed t hrough th e printe r . Th is page c ount includ es the numbe r of page[...]

100 ENWW 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight INFORMATION . 3. Press ✔ to selec t INFORMATION . 4. Press  to highl ight PRINT FILE DIRECTORY . 5. Press ✔ to selec t PRINT FILE DIRECTORY . The mes sage PRINTING... FILE DIRECTORY appea rs on the di splay until the prin ter fini shes pr intin g the file directo r y pag[...]

ENWW 101 Print quality troubleshooting pages The pr int qua lity troublesh ooting pages provide inf or mati on on aspects of the pr inter tha t affect prin t quality . 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight DIAGNOSTICS . 3. Press ✔ to selec t DIAGNOSTICS . 4. Press  to highl ight PQ TROUBLESHOOTING . 5. Press ✔ to sel[...]

102 ENWW Using the em bedded W eb ser ver When the p rin ter is di rectly c onnected to a compu ter , the embed ded W eb ser ver is suppor ted for Windows 95 and later . In order to us e the embedded Web ser ver with a direct connecti on, you m ust choos e the Custom in stallati on option when you install the pr inter dr iver . S elect the option t[...]

ENWW 103 Note Once you open th e URL, you can bo okmark it so th at you can retur n to it quickly i n the future. 1. The embe dded Web ser ver has three t abs tha t contain se ttings and inform ation abo ut the pr inter : th e Inf orm ation tab , the Settings tab , and the Network tab. Click the tab that you want to view . 2. See th e f ollowing se[...]

104 ENWW The Settings tab contain s the following pages. z Configure De vice . Configure all pr inter se ttings fr om this p age. This p age contai ns the trad itional m enus found on pr inters using a co ntrol panel displ a y . These me nus incl ude Information , Pap e r Handling , Configure Device , and Di agnos tics . z Alerts . Network only . S[...]

ENWW 105 embedded Web ser v er , you must connect before you can visit th ese websites. Connec ting might r equire that you close the embedded W eb se r v er and reope n it. z HP Instant Support ™ . Co nnects you to the HP websi te to help you find solu tions. This ser vice analyzes your pr inter er ror log and confi guration i nf or mation to pr[...]

106 ENWW Using Printer Status and Aler ts Pri nter Sta tus and Aler ts is suppor t ed only for Windows 95 and la ter v ersi ons. The Pr inter S tatus and Aler ts s oftware is available to users of b oth networked an d direct ly conn ected pr inter s. T o us e Pr inter St atus and Aler ts software with a directly connected compu ter , y ou must ch o[...]

ENWW 107 T o choose whic h status m essages a ppear 1. Open Pr inter S tatus and Aler ts i n one of these wa ys: • Doub le-clic k the Printer Statu s and Aler ts t ra y icon, whic h is near the clock in the T ray Manager . • On the Star t menu, point to Progr ams , point to Printer Status and Aler ts , and cli ck Pr inter Status and Alerts . 2.[...]

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ENWW 109 4 Color This chap ter desc rib es how the HP Co lor LaserJ et 4600 s eries prin ter provides great color pr inting . This chapter a lso descr ibes ways to produce the best p ossible color prints. T he f oll owing topics are covered: z Using colo r z Managing color z Matching colors[...]

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ENWW 111 Using color The HP Co lor Laser Jet 4600 ser ies printe r offers great color as s oon as you set up the pr inter . It provides a c ombinati on of autom atic col or f eature s to generate e xcellen t color results for the general office us er , plus so phistic ated tools f or the professional who i s e xpe rience d with colo r use. The HP C[...]

112 ENWW sRGB Standard red-green-blue ( sRGB) is a wor ld-w ide color standard ori ginally dev elo ped by HP and Mi crosoft as a commo n color language for moni tors, input devices (scann ers, digital ca meras), and output d e vices (pr inters, plot ters). It is the def ault color spac e used for HP produ cts, Microso ft operating sy stems, the Wor[...]

ENWW 113 Managing color Setting c olor opt ions to Automatic wi ll typical ly produc e the bes t possible pr int quality for color docum ents. How ev er , there may be case s when you want to pr int a color d ocument i n gra yscale (blac k and white) or wish to chang e one of the prin ter ’ s color optio ns. z Using Wi ndows, prin t in gra yscal [...]

114 ENWW Halftone options Halftone op tions affect the r esolution a nd clar ity o f your color output . Y ou can select halftone s ettings for te xt, graphics, and p hotographs independe ntly . The two halfto ne options ar e Smooth and Detail . z The Smooth opti on provides b etter re sults for large, soli d-filled pri nt areas. It also enhances p[...]

ENWW 115 F our levels of edge c ontrol a re av aila b le: z Maximum is the most aggress ive tr appi ng settin g. Adaptive halftonin g is on for this setti ng. z Normal is th e def ault trapping s etting. T rapping is at a me dium lev el and ada ptive halftoning is on. z Light set s trapping at a minimal le vel, and ada ptive halftoning i s on. z Of[...]

116 ENWW Matching colors The proce ss of matc hing pr inter out put color to your computer screen is quite complex becaus e pr inters and compu ter moni tors use diff erent m ethods of produci ng color . Moni tors displ ay color s by light pixels using an RGB (red, green, blue) col or process, but pri nters pri nt colors u sing a CMYK (cyan, magent[...]

ENWW 117 Some swatch books a re created from sp ot colors. Spo t colors are specia lly cr eated col orants. Many of these s pot colo rs are outside of the gamut of th e pri nter . Most spot color swatch book s hav e compa nion proces s s watch book s that provide CM YK app ro ximati ons to the spo t color . Most pro cess sw atch books wi ll hav e a[...]

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ENWW 119 5 Maintenance This cha pter descr ibes ways to maintain your printer . The following topics are cov ered: z Managing the pr int car tri dge z Changing p rin t car t ridges z Replacin g suppli es z Config urin g aler ts[...]

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ENWW 121 Managing the pr int car tridg e HP print car tridg es When you use a genuine new HP pr int car tri dge (par t number C9720A, C97 21A, C9722 A, C972 3A), you can obta in the following suppl ies infor matio n: z percent age of sup plies rema ining z estimate d number of p ages rem ainin g z number of pa ges pri nted Non-HP print cartridg es [...]

122 ENWW Y our p rint ca r tr idge mig ht not be a g enuine HP print c ar tr idge if you notice th e follo wing: z Y ou ar e e xper iencin g a high numb er of pro b lem s with the print car tr idge. z The car t ridg e does no t look li ke it usually d oes (for e xampl e, the orange pul l tab is miss ing, or the pa ckaging differs from HP packaging.[...]

ENWW 123 Using the embed ded W eb ser ver 1. In your browser , enter the IP address for the pr inter home page. This ta kes y ou to th e printe r status page. See Using the embedded Web ser v er . 2. On the le ft side of the screen click Suppl ies Status . This takes you to the supp lies st atus page, whic h provides pr int ca r tr idge informati o[...]

124 ENWW Chan ging print cartridges When a pr int c ar tr idge ap proache s the end o f its use ful life, the control panel di splays a message recomm ending tha t you order a replaceme nt. The pr inte r can continue to prin t using th e current prin t car t ridge until the control panel di splays a mess age ins truc ting you to replace th e car tr[...]

ENWW 125 4 Remov e the new print car t ridg e from the bag. Plac e the used print car tr idge in the bag for recyclin g. 5 Grasp bo th sides of t he car tr idge and dist ribute the toner by gently roc king th e cartridge fr om si de to side. 6 Remov e the orange shippi ng lock from the new print car tr idge. Discard the loc k. 7 Remov e the inside [...]

126 ENWW Replacing sup plies Locating suppli es Supplie s are id entifi ed by their label ing an d their blue p lastic hand les. The following figure i llustrates t he locati on of ea ch suppl y item. Supply item locations 1. fuser 2. pri nt car tr idges 3. transfer unit Supply re placement guid elines T o facilitate the re placemen t of suppli es,[...]

ENWW 127 CA UTION Hewlett-P ackard recommen ds the us e of HP pr oducts in th is pr inter . Use of non -HP pro ducts may cause p roblems requir ing s erv ice that is not covered by the Hewlett-P ac kard warranty or ser vice agreements. Making r oom around the printer f or replacing supplies The f ollo win g illus tr ation sh ow s the cl eara nce ne[...]

128 ENWW Appro ximate replace ment interval s f or supplies The following table lists the est imated repl acement i nter vals f or supplie s and the cont rol panel messages that pr ompt when to r eplace each item. 1 Approxim ate avera ge A4-/lette r-size page c ount bas ed on 5 pe rcent coverag e of indiv idual c olors. Usag e condit ions and print[...]

ENWW 129 Configuring aler ts Y ou can use HP W eb Jeta dmin or the pr inter ’ s embed ded Web ser ver to config ure the s ystem to ale r t you of pr ob lems w ith the pr inter. The aler ts take the f or m of e- mail mess ages to the e-mail ac count or accounts that you speci fy . Y ou can configure the following: z the pr inter(s) you want to m o[...]

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ENWW 131 6 Prob lemsolving This cha pter descr ibes wha t to do if p roblems aris e with your pri nter . The following topics are cov ered: z Basic tro ubleshooti ng checklist z Control p anel m essages z Pa p e r j a m s z Medi a-ha ndl ing pr ob lems z Printer resp onse pr ob lem s z Pri nter con trol pan el problems z Colo r printing prob lems z[...]

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ENWW 133 Basic tr oubleshooting chec k list If you are experien cing problems with the pr inter, this checklist may help iden tify the c ause of the p roblem. z Is the pr inter c onnected to power? z Is the pr inter i n the READY state? z Are all necess ar y cables co nnected ? z Are any mess ages dis pla yed on the control pa nel? z W as a genui n[...]

134 ENWW Contr ol panel m essages Status messa g es Status me ssages reflect the curren t state of t he pr inter . They inform you of nor mal pr inter o peration an d require n o interacti on to clear them. They change as the state of the pr inter ch anges. Whenev er the pri nter is ready , not busy , and has no pending war ning messages, the statu[...]

ENWW 135 Control panel messages Messag e Descript ion Action Access de nied menus locked An attemp t has b een mad e to mo dify a menu item while the contro l panel security m echanism is enab led by the printer admini stra tor . The m essage will disap pear shortly , and the printer will return to READY or BUSY sta te. Conta ct the printer admin i[...]

136 ENWW CPR SENSO R OUT OF RANGE The CPR Sensor is not beha ving properly . 1. F orce a cali brati on by eithe r sel ectin g Calibra te Now from the menu s or turn the printer off and th en bac k on. 2. If the messa ge persist s, contac t HP Support. DATA RE CEIVED To print last page pres s ✔ The printer r eceiv ed data and is waiti ng f or a f [...]

ENWW 137 DISK FILE SYST EM IS FULL alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The printer receiv ed a PJL file syste m command that attem pted to st ore somethin g on the fi le system b ut w as unsucce ssful be cause the file system is full. 1. Use the HP W eb Jetadm in softw are to delete fi les from t he EIO disk d rive an d try again. 2. T o rem[...]

138 ENWW FLASH FIL E OPE RATION FAILED alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The printer receiv ed a PJL file syste m command that attem pted to pe rfo rm an illogi cal oper ation (fo r e xample , to down load a fil e to a non -exis tent directo ry). 1. Prin tin g may c onti nue. 2. T ur n the printer off and then bac k o n. 3. If the m essage[...]

ENWW 139 INCORRECT S UPPLIES For status pr ess ✔ At least one s upply item is incorrectly positione d in the p rinter and anot her supp ly it em is mi ssing , inco rrect ly plac ed, out, or low . 1. Pres s ✔ an d then press V f or help . 2. F ollow t he i nstr uct ions on th e displa y to loca te and replac e the incor rect su pply . 3. Pres s [...]

140 ENWW INSTALL T RANSF ER UNIT For help press V The tra nsf er unit is eit her not insta lled or not correc tly instal led in the p rinter . 1. Insert the trans fer unit or mak e sure the install ed trans fe r unit is fully s eated. 2. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 3. Pres s  and  to ste p through t he instr uct ions. 4. If the err o[...]

ENWW 141 If no paper in tr ay : MANUALLY FEED [TYPE] [SIZE] Fo r hel p press V alternates with MANUALLY FEED [TYPE] [SIZE] To use another tray pres s ✔ A job sent requires a specifi c paper type and s ize that is no t currently ava il abl e. 1. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 2. Pres s  and  to ste p through i nstructions . No job to c[...]

142 ENWW ORDER <CO LOR> CARTRIDGE alternate s wit h To contin ue pr ess ✔ The identi fied print cartridge is nearing the en d of its useful l if e and the SUPPLIES LO W setting in the SYSTEM SETUP SUBMENU is set to ST O P . Ov erride b y pressi ng ✔ . 1. Order the id entified print cartr idge . 2. Pres s ✔ to contin ue. 3. Pres s V f or[...]

ENWW 143 ORDER FUS ER KI T XXXX PAGES LEF T To enter menus pre ss ✔ The fuser i s near end of lif e. The printer is ready and will continue for the estim ated nu mber of pa ges indi cate d. 1. Order the image fuser kit. 2. Printing can cont inue until supp lies out is reached . 3. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 4. Pres s  and  to ste [...]

144 ENWW ORDER SUP PLIES For statu s pre ss ✔ More tha n one supp ly item i s low and the SUPPLIES LO W setting is se t to ST OP . 1. Pres s ✔ to iden tify which supplie s sho uld be ord ered . 2. Order the i dentified suppl ies. 3. Pres s ✔ twic e to conti nue pr int ing. Printing can contin ue until supp lies out is reached . 4. Supplie s o[...]

ENWW 145 OUTPUT BIN FULL Remov e all paper from bin The out put bin is full and must be em ptied f or pr in tin g to co ntinue. Remo v e medi a from the outpu t bin. Paused To retu rn to ready pre ss RE SUME key The printer i s paused, a nd there are no error mes sages p ending at the displa y . The I/O contin ues receiv ing data until memo r y is [...]

146 ENWW Printing. .. PQ TROUBLESH OOTIN G The printer is generati ng the print qualit y troub leshoot ing pages . The printer will return to the READY state when the pages are printed. F ollo w the in structions on the printed pag es. Printing. .. REGISTRAT ION P AGE The printer is generati ng the registr ation pa ge. Th e printer will return to t[...]

ENWW 147 RAM DISK FILE OPERATION FAIL ED alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The printer receiv ed a PJL file syste m command that attem pted to pe rfo rm an illogi cal oper ation (fo r e xample , to down load a fil e to a non -exis tent directo ry). 1. Prin tin g may c onti nue. 2. T ur n the printer off and then bac k o n. 3. If the m essa[...]

148 ENWW REPLACE < COLOR > CARTRIDGE alternates with For help press V The identi fied print cartridge has reached th e end of l if e. Printing will not conti nue unt il the cartr idge is re placed. 1. Replac e the i den tifie d suppl ies to conti nue pri ntin g. 2. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 3. Pres s  and  to ste p through i [...]

ENWW 149 REPLACE T RANSF ER KIT For help press V The tr ansf er unit i s at end o f lif e. 1. Re place the identifi ed supply to conti nue pri ntin g. 2. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 3. Pres s  and  to ste p through i nstructions . 4. Supplie s orde ring inf ormation i s also av ailable from the embedd ed W eb serve r . See Using t he[...]

150 ENWW Setting s aved A menu select ion h as be en saved. No act ion ne ces sar y . SIZE MISM ATCH TRAY XX=<SIZE> For help press V alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The tr ay is load ed with med ia longer or shorter in the f eed direction th an the siz e confi gured f or the tra y . 1. Adjus t the si de and rear media gui des again[...]

ENWW 151 TRAY XX O PEN F or help press V alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The speci fied tr a y is ope n or no t clos ed co mplet ely . Close th e tra y . TRAY XX S IZE= <XXXX SIZE> For help press V alternates with TRAY XX S IZE= <XXXX SIZE> To change , move switch in tray XX A non-detec table media s ize w as selected from th[...]

152 ENWW TRAY XX ( TYPE) (SIZE) Size spec ified by user alternates with TRAY XX ( TYPE) (SIZE) To change t ype press ✔ The printer is reporting the current configur ation of tra y XX. The tra y sw itch is in the C UST OM position . 1. T o change media ty pe, press ✔ . Use  and  to highl ight the ty pe, then pres s ✔ to sel ect. 2. T o c[...]

ENWW 153 Wait for print er to reinitial ize RAM Disk settin gs ha v e been changed b ef ore the printer aut omat icall y rest ar t s, or exter nal dev ice mod es ha v e changed . No actio n necessary . Warming u p The pri nter is comi ng out of pow ersa ve mo de. Prin ting will co ntinue as soon as war mup is complete d. No actio n necessary . 10.X[...]

154 ENWW 13.XX.YY. JAM IN DUPLEX PATH For help press V There is a jam in th e duple x path. 1. Press V f or detailed inf ormation a bout clear ing the ja m. 2. Pres s  and  to ste p through t he instr uct ions. 3. If the mess age per sists after cle aring all pages , contac t HP Support. 13.XX.YY. JAM I N PAPER INPUT PAT H For help press V Th[...]

ENWW 155 20 INSUFFICIE NT MEMORY For help press V alternates with 20 INSUFFICIE NT MEMORY To contin ue pr ess ✔ The printer has receiv ed more d ata from the c omputer th an fits in available memo r y . 1. Pres s ✔ to resume pri ntin g. NO TE: A loss of data will occur. 2. Reduce the co mple xit y of the print j ob to a v oid this erro r . 3. A[...]

156 ENWW 41.3 UNEX PECTE D SIZE IN TRAY X X For help press V alternates with LOAD TRAY XX: [TYPE] [SIZE] Fo r hel p press V Media is loaded w hich is lo nger or shorter in the feed directi on than the size configure d f or the tr a y . 1. If t he inco rrec t size was select ed, can cel the jo b or pr ess V to access help. 2. Pres s  and  to s[...]

ENWW 157 52.X PR INTER ERRO R For help pres s V alternates with 52.X PRIN TER E RROR To continue turn off then on A printer error has occurred. 1. Press ✔ to contin ue. 2. T ur n the printer off and then bac k o n. 3. If the p roblem pe rsis ts, contac t HP Support. 53.X0.ZZ PRINTER ERROR To contin ue tu rn off then on An error has occu rred in t[...]

158 ENWW 58.X PR INTER ERRO R For help pres s V alternates with 58.X PRIN TER E RROR To continue turn off then on A memory tag error w as d etected. 1. T u rn the printer off and then bac k o n. 2. If the p roblem pe rsis ts, contac t HP Support. 59.X PR INTER ERRO R For help pres s V alternates with 59.X PRIN TER E RROR To continue turn off then o[...]

ENWW 159 68.X PERMANEN T STORAGE FULL For help press V alternates with 68.X PERMANEN T STORAGE FULL To continue press ✔ A non-v olatile stor age de vice is full. Pressing t he ✔ b utton should clear the message . Printing c an conti nue, b ut there ma y be une xpecte d beha vior . XD e s c r i p t i o n 0 for onboard NVRAM 1 for remo v able dis[...]

160 ENWW Pa p e r j a m s Use this illustratio n to troublesh oot pape r jams in the pr inter . For ins tructio ns on cl earing paper jams , see Cl earing jams . P aper jam locat ions (shown w ithout optio nal Tray 3 ) 1. t op c ov er area 2. duplex path 3. paper pa th 4. input path 5. tra ys 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 5[...]

ENWW 161 P aper jam reco very This p rint er automa tically pr ovides pape r jam re cov er y , a feature that allows you to set whet her the pr inte r should at tempt to automatic ally repri nt jammed pages. The optio ns are: z AUTO Pr i nter wi ll attempt to reprint jam med pages. z OFF Printer wi ll not att empt to reprint jammed pages . Note Dur[...]

162 ENWW Common causes of paper jams The following table list s commo n causes of paper ja ms and sugge sted soluti ons for resolvi ng them. Cause Solution Print media does not meet HP- recomme nded medi a specific ations . Use only med ia that me ets HP speci fications . See Suppo r ted medi a we ights and sizes . A supply item is i nstalled incor[...]

ENWW 163 Note If the pr inter sti ll continues to jam, conta ct HP Cus tomer Su ppor t or your author ized HP ser v ice provider . For more in f orm ation, see http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4 600 . Printer supply items ha v e reached the end of their usef ul lif e. Chec k the printe r control p anel f or mess ages prom pting y ou to re place supp[...]

164 ENWW Clearing jams Each section below corres ponds with a jam mes sage tha t might appear o n the control panel. Us e these pro cedures to clear the j am. Jam in T ray 1, T ra y 2, or T ray 3 1 Using the side han dles, open the top cover . 2 Grasp the green handle o n the transfer unit and pull down. The front cover will op en as the trans f er[...]

ENWW 165 6 Clos e th e top c o ve r . Note It is a good idea to inspec t the input trays when clear ing ja ms. How ev e r , opening a nd clos ing input tra y s has n o effect on clear ing ja m messa ges. 7 Pul l out t he tr a y and pl ace i t on a flat surf ace . 8 Remo v e any p ar tial ly f ed medi a. Gra sp t he med ia b y both c orners and pull[...]

166 ENWW Jam s in t he top cover Jams in the top c ov er occur i n of the ar eas indic ated in the figures below . U se the proc edures i n this sec tion to clear a ja m in th is area. 1. Jammed paper 2. Crum pled paper in the fu ser W ARNING! Do n ot touch th e fuse r . It is hot and c ould cau se burns ! The fuser ’ s operating te mperature is [...]

ENWW 167 1 Using the side han dles, open the top cover . 2 Fir mly lift th e two green hand les on either si de of the fu ser to d isengage the fuser r ollers. 3 Gra sp t he med ia b y both c orners and pull to remove it. Note If the med ia tears, make sure th at all medi a fragments ar e removed from the paper pat h before resuming pr inting. Do n[...]

168 ENWW 6 Open th e fuser c ov er and remove any media t hat is cru mpled in the fuser . Note If the me dia tear s, mak e sure that all m edia f ra gmen ts ar e remo ved f rom the pap er path before resuming pr inting. Do not r each into the fuser un til it has coole d. 7 Fir mly pr ess down on the two gre en handles on either side of the fuser to[...]

ENWW 169 Jam in paper input path or paper path 1 Using the side han dles, open the top cover . 2 Grasp the green handle o n the transfer unit and pull down. The front cover will op en as the trans f er unit is pul led down. CA UTION Do not pl ace an ything on th e transfer unit whil e it is open . If the transfer unit is pun ctured, p rin t quality[...]

170 ENWW Jam in duplex path 1 Using the side han dles, open the top cover . 2 Open the front cover . 3 Grasp the paper by both cor ners and pull down. Note If the med ia tears, make sure th at all medi a fragments ar e removed from the paper path before resumi ng pr inting. 4 Grasp the green handle o n the transfer unit and pull down. 1 1 1 2 1 3 1[...]

ENWW 171 5 Grasp the paper by both cor ners and pull up . 6 If the medi a cannot b e accesse d from this location, cl ose the transfer unit. 7 Gra sp t he med ia b y both c orners and pu ll. 8 Clos e th e fro nt co ver . 9 Clos e th e top c o ve r . 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9[...]

172 ENWW Media-handlin g pr oblems Use only media tha t meets the specific ations ou tlined in the HP LaserJ et Pr inter F amily P a per Spec ificati on Guide . F or or dering inform ation, see Supp lies and acce ssor ies . F or medi a specif ications f or this p rint er , see Su ppor ted media weights and sizes . Printer fe eds multiple she ets Ca[...]

ENWW 173 The custo m/standa rd s witch in t he tr ay is not in the correct posi tion. V erify that t he s witch is in the correct p osition f or the media siz e. Prin ter f eeds inco rrect pa ge size Printer pulls f r om incorr ect tray Cause Solution Y ou are using a driver f or a diff erent printer . Use a driver fo r this printer . The spec ifie[...]

174 ENWW Media does not feed fr om input T r a ys 2 or 3 Cause Solution Manual f eed is selected in the softwa re applicati on. Load T ra y 1 with m edia, or , if the me dia is loaded, pre ss ✔ . The correc t siz e media i s not loaded . Loa d the correct s ize media. The input t ra y is empty . Load medi a in the i nput tra y . The correc t medi[...]

ENWW 175 Media in anothe r input tr a y is the s ame size as the tr anspa rencies , and th e printer is def aulting to th e other tr a y . Mak e sure that the input tra y conta ining the transpar encies o r gloss y paper i s select ed in the sof tware ap plication or printer driv er . Use the printer control panel to configu re the tra y to the med[...]

176 ENWW Y ou are printing l arge, s olid-fill ed areas . Large, s olid- filled area s can c ause e xcess ive curl. T r y using a diff erent pattern. Media us ed w as not st ored co rrectly an d ma y ha ve absorbed moist ure. Remo ve media an d replace it with media from a fresh, un opened pa cka ge. Media has poorl y cut edges. Remo ve media, fl e[...]

ENWW 177 Printer response problems No display messag e Cause Solution The printer ’ s on/of f butt on is in t he standb y position. V erify that the printe r is on. F ans ma y run while the printer is i n standb y mo de (off). The printer ’ s memory DIMM s are def ectiv e or installed inco rrectly . V erify that t he printer ’ s memory DIMM s[...]

178 ENWW The correc t driver is not selecte d in the softw are appli cation or printer drive r . Select the driver f or P ostScript Em ulation fo r this printer in the softw are a pplicatio n or printer drive r . The printer is not properly c onfigur ed. See Chang ing printer co ntrol pane l config uration se ttings . The comp uter port is not c on[...]

ENWW 179 Unable to select the printe r fr om the computer Cause Solution If yo u are usin g a s witch bo x, the printer ma y not be sel ected fo r the comp uter . Select the correct printer through the s witch box . The printer ’ s Ready indicator li ght is no t lit. Press P AUS E /R ESUME to return the printer to the READY st ate. A printer me s[...]

180 ENWW Prin ter con tr ol pa nel pr oble ms Contr ol panel settings work incorrectly Cause Solution The printer con trol panel disp lay is bl ank or is not lit , e ven when the f an is running. F ans ma y run while th e printer is i n standb y mode (off). Press the p rinter ’ s on/off bu tton to turn the printer on. Printer settings in the prin[...]

ENWW 181 Color printing pr oblems Note F or mor e informa tion about color qu ality problems see Pr int qu ality troubleshooti ng . Printing black instead of color Caus e Solution Col or mode is n ot select ed in the s oftw are applicati on or printer driv er . Select colo r mo de instea d of g ra ysc ale or monochro me mode in the softw are appli [...]

182 ENWW Note Sev eral factors can in fluenc e your ability to match prin ted color s to those on your screen. The se factors inc lude pr int me dia, overhead lighting , software app licat ions, operating s ystem pa lettes, monito rs, and vide o cards an d dri v ers. Inconsistent colors after installing a pr int cartridg e Cause Solution The seali [...]

ENWW 183 Incorrec t printer output Incorrect fonts are print ed Cause Solution The f ont has no t been corr ectly select ed in the softw are appli cation. Re-selec t the f ont in the so ftware a pplicatio n. The font is not av aila ble to t he p ri nter. D ownloa d the font to th e pr inte r or use a noth er f ont. (In Wi ndows , the driv er does t[...]

184 ENWW Guidel ines for print ing wi th differe nt fonts z The 80 i nter nal fonts are available in P ostScr ipt Emula tion (PS) and PC L mode. z T o conser v e pr inter me mor y , d ownload only those fonts that are needed. z If you require s ev e ral downloaded f onts, conside r insta lling additiona l pr inter me mor y . Some sof tware applic a[...]

ENWW 185 Software applicatio n prob lems Unable to change system selections thr ough software Cause Solution System s oftwar e change s are loc k ed out b y the printer con trol panel . Consult with y our netw ork administ rator . The softw are ap plicatio n does no t support system cha nges . See the softw are appli cation do cumentat ion. The cor[...]

186 ENWW Print qualit y troub leshootin g Print quali ty pr oblems associate d wi th media Some pr int qu ality pr oblems ari se from u se of ina ppropri ate media . z Use paper that meets HP paper s pecificati ons. See Sup por ted media wei ghts and sizes . z The surf ace of th e medi a is t oo smo oth. • Use media th at meets HP pape r specific[...]

ENWW 187 Note Allow transparen cies to c ool at lea st 30 sec onds before handli ng them. z In the p rinter driver ’ s Pa p e r t ab , select T r ansparency as the media ty pe. Also , make sure that the tra y is corr ectly con figured f or transpare ncies. z Check that the tra nsparenci es meet th e speci fications for this pri nter . S ee Suppor[...]

188 ENWW Print quality troubleshooting pages Use the built-in pri nt quality troubleshootin g pages to help diagnos e and solve pr int qua lity pr oblems. 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highl ight DIAGNOSTICS . 3. Press ✔ to selec t DIAGNOSTICS . 4. Press  to highl ight PQ TROUBLESHOOTING . 5. Press ✔ t o pri nt the page[...]

ENWW 189 A Ser vice and suppor t Hewlett-P ac kard limited warranty statement 1. HP warrants to you, the e nd-user cus tomer , that HP har dware and acc essor ies will be free fro m defects in materi als and work manship aft er the date of purc hase, f or the period s pecifie d abov e. If HP rec eiv es n otice of suc h defects dur ing the warranty [...]

190 ENWW WRITT EN OR ORAL , IS EXPR ESSED O R IMPLIED AND HP SPEC IFICAL L Y DISCLAIMS AN Y IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY , SA TISF ACT OR Y QU ALITY , AND FITNESS FOR A P A RT ICULA R PURPOS E. Some c ountr ies, states or province s do not al low limitati ons on the duration of an impli ed warranty , so the above limitatio [...]

ENWW 191 Limit ed wa rranty f or print cartridge lif e This H P product i s warranted to b e free fr om defects in mater ial s and workma nship du ring its useful life (end of life is indic ated by a pri nter control panel low-life messa ge). This warranty does not c ov er produ cts t hat hav e been modified , refurbish ed, remanufactured, mi sused[...]

192 ENWW T ransfer unit and fuser warranty This H P product i s warranted to b e free fr om defects in mater ial s and workma nship for one year or until the pri nter co ntrol pa nel indica tes a low-life message, whichev er occurs fi rst. This warranty does not c ov er produ cts t hat hav e been modified , refurbish ed, remanufactured, mi sused, o[...]

ENWW 193 HP maintenance agreements HP has s e ver al type s of ma intenanc e agreements th at meet a wide range of su ppor t ne eds. Maint enance agre ements are n ot par t of the stand ard warranty . S uppor t s er vices ma y var y by area. Che ck with your local HP dealer to det er mine the s erv ices availabl e to you. On-site service a greement[...]

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ENWW 195 B Specifications and regulator y inf or mation Printer specificatio ns Ph ysical dimensions Electri cal specificati ons W ARNING! P ower requiremen ts are based o n the countr y /region w here the pr inter is sold. Do not conv er t operating voltages. This may damage the pr inter and void the pr oduct warranty . Dimension s HP La serJet 46[...]

196 ENWW Note These values a re subje ct to cha nge. See http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4 600 f or curren t inf or mation. P owerSav e default act ivation time is 30 minutes. Operating en vir onment specificati ons Acoustic emissions Note These values a re subje ct to cha nge. See http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4 600 for current informati on. Ele[...]

ENWW 197 FCC regul ations This e quipment h as been te sted and found to c omply wit h the limits f or a Clas s B digital de vice, pursua nt to P ar t 15 of the F CC rul es.These limits are design ed to provide r easonable prote ction again st har mful i nterference in a resid ential in stalla tion. This equipmen t generates, use s, and can radiate[...]

198 ENWW En vir onmenta l pr oduct ste war dshi p pr ogra m Pr otecting the en vironment Hewlett-P ackard Company is committe d to providing quali ty products in an environ mentally so und manner. This product h as been des igned with sev eral attr ibutes to m inimize impa cts on t he environment. Ozone production This p roduct genera tes no app re[...]

ENWW 199 and free takeback program is av ailable in over 48 countr ies/r egions. Multi-lin gual p rogram informati on and ins truc tions are include d in ev er y new HP Laser Jet pr int ca r tr idge and sup plies pa ckage. HP Printing Supplies Returns and Recycling Program Inf ormation Since 199 0, the HP Pr inting Supplies Return s and Recyc ling [...]

200 ENWW Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Mater ial Safety Data Shee ts (MSDS) c an be obtai ned by contactin g the HP Las erJet Supp lies websi te at http:// www .hp.com/go/msds . Extended warranty HP Suppor tPac k provides cover age for the HP hardware product and all HP- supplied in ter nal com ponents. The hardware ma intenan ce cov ers a 1 to[...]

ENWW 201 Dec laration of C onformity accordi ng to ISO/ IEC Guid e 22 and EN 45014 Man ufacturer ’ s Name: Man ufacturer ’ s Address: He wlett-P ackard Com pany 11311 C hinden Bo ule va rd Boise , Idaho 83 714-1021 U SA decla res that the pr oduct Produ ct Name: Model Nu mber: Produ ct Options: HP Color L aserJet 4 600/4600n /4600dn/4 600dtn/46[...]

202 ENWW Safety statements Laser safe ty The Center f or De vices a nd Radiologi cal Health (CDRH) of the U .S. F ood a nd Dru g Admini stration h as imple mented regulati ons for laser product s manufactured si nce August 1, 1976. Co mpliance is mandat ory for products m arketed in th e United S tates. The pr inter i s cer t ified as a “ Class 1[...]

ENWW 203 VCCI stateme nt (Japan) Laser Statement f or Finland Luokan 1 laserlaite Klass 1 Laser Apparat HP Color LaserJet 4 600, 4600n, 4600dn, 46 00dtn, 4 600hdn laserkir joiti n on k ä ytt ä j ä n kannalta tur vallinen luoka n 1 laser lai te. Normaali ssa k ä yt ö ss ä kirj oitti men su oja kot eloi nti est ää lase rs ä teen p ää syn l[...]

204 ENWW VA R O ! Mik ä li ki rjoittimen suojakotelo avataan, olet al ttiina n ä kym ä tt ö m ä llel aser s ä teily lle laitt een olles sa toimi nnassa. Ä l ä katso s ä teeseen. V ARNING ! Om lase rpr inte rn s skydds h ö lje ö ppnas d å apparaten ä r i funktion, uts ä ttas anv ä ndare n f ö r osyn lig la serstr å lning. Betra kta [...]

ENWW 205 C Pr int media specifications Suppor ted media weights and siz es F or opti mum results, use conv entio nal 75 g/m 2 (20 lb) ph otocopy paper . V eri fy that the paper is of good qu ality and is free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loos e par ti cles, dust, wrin kles, cur ls, or bent edges. T ra y Media type and size Media weight Capacity Tr[...]

206 ENWW Tr a y 1 , contin ued Gloss y paper Standa rd: Let ter/A4 Lega l Ex ecuti ve JIS B5 A5 Custom: Minimum si ze: 76 b y 127 mm (3 by 5 inch es) Maximum si ze: 216 b y 356 mm (8.5 b y 14 inc hes) 75 g/m 2 to 120 g /m 2 (20 l b to 32 lb ) Maximum stack hei ght: 10 mm (0 .6 inches) T ransparencies Letter A4 Thicknes s: 0.1 3 mm (5 mi l.) Maximum[...]

ENWW 207 Tr a y 1 , contin ued Label Standa rd: Letter/ A4 Legal Ex ecuti ve JIS B5 A5 Custom : Min imum size : 76 b y 127 mm ( 3 by 5 inches) Max imum si ze: 216 b y 356 mm ( 8.5 by 14 inch es) Maximum stack hei ght: 10 mm (0 .6 inches) T ra y Media type and size Media weight Capacity[...]

208 ENWW T ra y 2 an d optional Tr a y 3 P aper Standa rd: Letter/ A4 Legal Ex ecuti ve JIS B5 A5 Custom : Min imum size : 148 b y 210 mm ( 7.16 b y 8.17 in ches) Max imum si ze: 216 b y 356 mm ( 8.5 by 14 inch es) 60 g/m 2 to 105 g /m 2 (16 l b to 28 lb ) 500 she ets of 75 g /m 2 (20 lb) pa per Maximum stack height: 5 0 mm (2 inches) Gloss y P ape[...]

ENWW 209 *Trays 2 and 3 u se “ Custom ” size spec ifically fo r B5 ISO. Trays 2 and 3 do not s upport the range o f custom sizes a vailable in Tray 1 . T ra y 2 an d optional Tr a y 3 Label Standa rd: Letter/ A4 Legal Ex ecuti ve JIS B5 A5 Custom : Min imum size : 182 b y 210 mm (7.1 6 b y 8.17 inch es) Maximum si ze: 216 b y 356 mm ( 8.5 by 14[...]

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ENWW 211 D W or king with memor y and pr int ser v er cards Printer memory The pr inter ha s five dual in- line me mor y modu le (DIMM) slots. Note F or max imum flexibility in DIMM sup por t, the forma tter is de signed w ith f our 1 68-pin DIMM slots and a f ifth 100-pi n DIMM slot. D ue to tec hnical limitati ons, only four DIMMs can be load ed [...]

212 ENWW Note Single in- line memor y modules (SIM Ms) used on previous HP LaserJ et pri nters are n ot compatible with the pr inter . Note T o order D IMMs , se e Suppl ies and access ories . Before order ing add itional m emor y , see how much is curre ntly install ed by printi ng a confi guration pa ge. Printing a configuration page 1. Press ✔[...]

ENWW 213 Installing mem ory and f ont DIMMs Y ou can in stall mor e memor y for the print er , and you can also instal l a f ont DIMM to allow the printer to pri nt character s f or languag es such as Chinese or the Cyr ill ic alphabe t. CA UTION Static e lectri city ca n damage DI MMs. When han dling DIMM s, either wear an anti static wr ist st ra[...]

214 ENWW 4 Remo v e th e eigh t scre ws h olding the board in plac e, and set them aside. 5 Slide ou t the format ter boar d and set it on a clean, flat, grounde d surface. 6 Release the locks on each s ide of the DIMM s lot. 7 Remov e the DIMM from the antistati c package. Locate th e alignmen t notch es on the bott om edge of the DIMM. 1 4 1 5 1 [...]

ENWW 215 8 Holding t he DIMM by the edg es, align the notc hes on the DIMM with the bars in the DIMM slot. Note If you hav e diff iculty ins er ting the DIMM or c losing the latches, make sure the notche s on the b ottom of the DIMM are alig ned with the bars in the s lot. If the DIMM sti ll does no t go in, make sure you are using the correc t typ[...]

216 ENWW Enab ling memo ry If you installed a mem ory DIMM, set the pr inter driver to recognize the newly added me mor y . T o enable mem ory fo r Window s 1. On the Start menu, poin t to Settings , an d clic k Printers or Printers an d Faxes . 2. Select t his pr inte r and se lect Propertie s . 3. On the Configure tab , cl ic k More . 4. In the T[...]

ENWW 217 Check ing DIMM installation Check that the DI MMs are install ed correc tly and wor king. T o chec k DIMM installation 1. T ur n the pr inter on. Check that the Re ady ligh t is on after the pri nter has gon e through the star tup se quence. If an err or message appears, a DI MM may hav e been in correctl y instal led. 2. Pri nt a confi gu[...]

218 ENWW Installing an H P Jetdirect print ser ver card Y ou can install an HP Je tdirect p rin t ser ver card in the base mod el pri nter , wh ich com es with an open EIO slot. T o i nstall an HP Jetdi rect print ser ver c ard 1 T ur n the pr inter off . 2 Disconn ect all power and i nterface cables. 3 Locate an empty EIO slot. Loos en and remove [...]

ENWW 219 5 Connect th e network c able . 6 Reconnec t the power cable, and tur n the prin ter on. 7 Pri nt a confi guration pa ge (see Pri nting a c onfiguration p age ). In addition to a pr inter conf iguration page a nd a Suppl ies Stat us pag e, an HP Jet direct co nfiguration page that conta ins networ k con figuration and status informa tion s[...]

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ENWW 221 E Glossar y T erm Definition bidirecti onal commu nicat ion T wo-way data transm issio n. bin A rece ptacle f or holding printed pa ges. BOO TP Abbr eviation for "Boo tstra p Pro toc ol," a n Inte r net protoc ol t hat allo ws a com puter to find its o wn I P address . choos er A Maci ntosh access or y tha t allows y ou to selec [...]

222 ENWW Emulate d P ostScript Software th at emulate s Adobe P ostScript, a p rogram ming languag e that describes the a ppear ance of th e printed p age. EPS Abbr ev iation f or "Enc apsulated P ostScript ": a type of gr aphics file. FIR Abbr evia tion f or "F ast Inf raRed. " Infr aRed wireles s printing. firmware Progr ammin[...]

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224 ENWW RJ- 45 A type of co nnector us ed f or data t rans mission o v er standa rd telepho ne wire . ROM Abbre viation f or "read-on ly memory ," a type of compu ter memory used to store data that s hould not be chang ed. suppl ies Materials use d by the printer tha t are used up and m ust be replace d. Supply items f or the HP Color La[...]

ENWW 225 Inde x Numerics 2-sided printing 79 binding options 81 control panel settings 79 A acc esso ries 9 hard disk 9 ordering 57 part numbers 58 alerts configuring 129 e-mail 104 Printer Status and Alerts 106 auto continue 37 C cables ordering 59 clearable warnings setting display time 36 color adjusting 113 edge control 1 14 halftone options 11[...]

226 ENWW M maintenance agreements 193 media colored paper 76 envelopes 76 glossy paper 75 heavy paper 7 7 labels 77 letterhead 78 loading in Tray 1 70 loading Tray 2 a nd Tray 3 72 maximum size 9 ordering 59 preprinted forms 78 recycled paper 78 selecting 65 size 205 transparencies 75 type 9, 205 weight 9, 205 memory 8 adding 93, 211 enabling 216 m[...]

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