HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4600dtn manual

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hp color La se rJ et 4600 ser ies pr in ter User Guide[...]

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ENWW iii Copyright and License © Copyright Hewlett-Pac kard Compa ny , 2002 All Righ ts Reser ved. Reproducti on, adaptati on, or transl ation without pri or writ ten per mission i s prohibited, e xcept as allowed under t he copyright laws. P ar t number : C96 60-90912 First edition: Apr il 2002[...]

iv ENWW W arranty The informa tion cont ained in t his docu ment is sub ject to c hange without not ice. Hewlett-P ackard makes no warranty o f any kind with respect to this informa tion. HEWLETT -P ACKARD SPECIFICA LL Y DISCLAIM S THE IM PLIED W ARRA NTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FI TNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-P ackard shall not be liab[...]

ENWW v T radema rk Credits Adobe is a trademar k of Ado be Syst ems Incor porat ed. Ari al is a U.S . regi stered tradem ark of th e Monot ype 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 Environmenta l Protecti on Agency . Microsoft ® is a U.S . regis tered trademar k of Mi cro[...]

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ENWW vii Contents 1 Prin ter basic s Quick ac cess to prin ter informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 World Wi de Web link s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 User guide links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Where to look for mo re informa tion[...]

viii ENWW Configur e device menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Printing m enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Print qual ity menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 System setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ENWW ix Supplie s and access ories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Ordering directly through t he embedde d Web server (for prin ters with ne twork connecti ons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Ordering directly through t he printer software (for prin ters directly connected to a compute r) . . . . . . . . [...]

x ENWW Setting u p to print with Windows 95, 98, 200 0, NT, ME, and X P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Setting u p to print with Macinto sh computer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Printing a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Interruptin g and resum ing[...]

ENWW xi Replacin g supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Locating supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Supply replacemen t guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Making roo m around the printer for replacin g suppli es . . . . . . 127[...]

xii EN WW Appendix B Specifications and r egulatory information Printer s pecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Physical dimension s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Electric al specifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5 Operat[...]

ENWW 1 1 Pr inter basics This cha pter cont ains inform ation on s etting up your pr inter and becomin g f amili ar with its features. The following topi cs are covered: z Quic k acce ss to printer inf ormation z Where to look for more infor matio n z Pri nter config urations 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 inf ormati on W orld Wide W eb links Pri nter dr ivers , updated HP pr inter software, and product inf or mation and suppo r t may be obtained from the following URLs: http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4600 Pri nter dr ivers ma y be obta ined from the f oll owing sites: In Chin a: ftp://www .hp .com.cn/s uppor t/lj 460[...]

4 ENWW Where to look for more inf ormation WWW Sev eral references are a v ailable for use with this p rinte r . Se e http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4600 . Setting up the printer Getting S tarted Guide Step-by-step ins tr u cti ons for install ing and setti ng 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 inf ormatio n on usin g and troubleshoot ing the pr inter . A vaila b le on the CD-ROM that came with the prin ter . Online Help Informatio n on pri nter options that are av ailable from wi thin pri nter dr iv ers. T o view a Help fil e, access the online Help through t he pr inter dr iv er . HTML[...]

6 ENWW Printer configurations Thank you for purcha sing the HP Co lor Las erJet 4600 s eries pr inte r . This p rinter is av ailable in t he config urations desc ribed below . HP Color LaserJet 4600 The HP Co lor Laser Jet 4600 p rinter is a four-color la ser pr inter th at pri nts 17 pages per minute (p pm) f or letter si ze paper and 16 ppm for A[...]

ENWW 7 HP Color LaserJet 4600hdn The HP Color LaserJet 4600h dn includes the f eatures of the 4600dtn , plus a ha rd disk.[...]

8 ENWW Printer features This p rinter combines th e quality and relia bility of Hewlett- P ackard pri nting with the features liste d below . For more informa tion on pr inter f eature s , see the Hewlett-P ackard website at http://www .h p .com . Featu re Characteri stics Pe r fo r m an 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 b y 127 mm (3 inches 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 bond to 44 lb bond) . z Prints on a wide ran ge of med ia types includin g glossy , labels , o ve rhead t ranspare ncies , and env elopes. z Mult iple g lo ss levels. z A 500-[...]

10 ENWW F ac tors affe cting prin ter perf ormance Sev eral f actors a ff ect the tim e it takes to pr int a j ob . A mong thes e is maximum pr inter speed, me asured in p ages per m inute (ppm). O ther f actor s that affect pr inting spe ed include t he use of spe cial med ia (such as transparencies, gl ossy media, h eavy media, and c ustom- size [...]

ENWW 11 W alk ar ound The following illu strations identify the location s and nam es of key componen ts of this pr inter . Fr ont view (sho wn with second 500-sheet pa per feeder) 1. output bin 2. pri nter contro l panel 3. top cover 4. front cover (conta ins T ra y 1) 5. T ra y 2 (500 s heets of sta ndard pap er) 6. T ra y 3 (opti onal; 500 she e[...]

12 ENWW Back/side view 1. output bin 2. on/off switch 3. T ra y 3 (o ptional) 4. EIO con nection (qu antity 3) 5. FIR (F ast infrared) connectio n 6. parallel co nnec ti on 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 panel p rovides cont rol of pr inter fu nctions and communica tes inform ation abou t the print er and pr int jo bs. Its display provides graphic information about p rinter and suppl ies sta tus, making i t easy to id entify an d correct problems. Contr ol panel buttons and lights 1. P aus [...]

14 ENWW Displa y The pri nter ’ s display gives y ou complete, time ly inform ation about th e pri nter and p rint jo bs. Graphics i llustrate lev els of supplies, th e loca tions of p aper jams, and job status. Me nus give access to pr inter func tio ns and deta iled in f ormati on. The top- le vel screen on the displ a y has three area s: 1. Me[...]

ENWW 15 Cont r ol p anel b uttons Use the buttons on the con trol pane l to perform prin ter function s and to navigate and respond to menus and me ssages in the display . Button name Function ✔ Se lect 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 or d[...]

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) Print er is onlin e (abl e to acce pt and pr ocess data). Printer is offl ine or is turned off . Printer is attemptin g to stop printing a nd go offl ine. Data (green) Proc esse d data i s pres[...]

ENWW 17 Cont r ol p anel me nu s Overvie w Y ou can perform mos t routin e printi ng tasks from the compu ter through t he pr inter dr iv er o r software appl ication. T his is the m ost conv enien t wa y to cont rol the pr inter , and will ov err ide the p rinter control panel se ttings. See the help files a ssociated w ith the sof tware, or for m[...]

18 ENWW Menu hierar chy The following tables list the menu hierarchi es of each me nu. 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 listings. Press ✔ to select the appropr iate opti on. Ret r ieve jo b menu See Re triev e job menu for more infor mation. MENUS RETRIEV E JOB INFORMA TION PAPER H AND[...]

ENWW 19 Information m enu See In f o rm ation menu for more in f o rm ation. P aper handling menu See Paper handlin g menu f or more infor m atio 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 H[...]

20 ENWW Configure device menu See Co nfigure device menu and Chang in g pri nte r control pan el configura tion settings f or more inf or mation. 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 STR[...]

ENWW 21 Diagnost ics menu See Diagn ostics menu for more in f ormation. 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 view li stings of al l stored jobs. Menu item Description A list of s tored j obs appears . Scroll thro ugh the li st to f ind a speci fic 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 access and pr int spec ific pr inter informati on. Menu item Description PRINT ME NU MAP Prints the control pa nel men u map , which shows t he layout and cu rrent settin gs of t he 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 inp ut tra ys by size and type. Th is menu can al so be used to set default media size and type. It is i mpor tant to c orrectly c onfigure the tra ys with this menu before y ou print f or the firs t time. Note If you hav e used pr e vious HP Lase rJet prin ters, you mig[...]

ENWW 25 Configure device menu The con figure device menu allows you to change th e printe r ’ s default pri nting setting s, adjust the prin t quality , change th e system ’ s configura tion and I/O o ptions, and r eset the pr inter ’ s default settings. Printing menu These setti ngs affect only jo bs without iden tified pro per ties. Most j [...]

26 ENWW Print quality menu This m enu allows you to adjust al l aspec ts of pri nt quali ty , inc luding calibrati on, registra tion, and c olor half t one settin gs. 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[...]

ENWW 27 System set up men u The syst em setup m enu allows you to make chang es to general pri nter configuratio n default settings such as P ow erSave Time, printer persona lity (languag e), and j am recovery . See Ch anging pr inter cont rol pane l configurati on settings fo r m o r e informati on. Menu item V alues Description JOB STOR AGE LI MI[...]

28 ENWW LANGUAGE A li sting of av ailable 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 config ure the p rinter ’ s I/O op tions. 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 h[...]

30 ENWW Resets men u The reset s menu allows you to reset factory settings, dis abl e and enable P ow erSave , and u pdate the pr inter afte r new supplie s are insta lled. Menu item V alues Description RESTORE FACTOR Y SETTINGS None. All ows y ou to cle ar the page buff er , remov e all perish ab le personality data, reset the printing en vironmen[...]

ENWW 31 Diagnostics men u The dia gnostics m enu allows you to r un tests t hat can help you identify and solve problems with the pr inter . Menu item Desc ription PRINT EV ENT LO G This item wil l print an ev ent log that w ill 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 Thi s i[...]

32 ENWW Chan ging print er con tr ol panel c onfi gurat ion settings By usi ng the pr inter co ntrol panel , you can make changes to general pri nter configu ration default settings suc h as tra y size an d type, P owerSav e tim e, printer personali ty (languag e), and jam r ecov er y . The pr inter contr ol panel c an also be ac cessed from a comp[...]

ENWW 33 Job held timeout This opti on sets the pe riod of time that th e system keeps fil es in job storage be f ore deleti ng them from the queue. The def ault set ting for this option is OFF ; th e other av ailable setting s are 1 HOUR , 4 HOURS , 1 DAY , and 1 WEEK . Note This o ption is onl y av ailable if a h ard disk is instal led. T o se t t[...]

34 ENWW 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht SYSTEM SETUP . 5. Press ✔ to selec t SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press  to highlig ht 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. Press ✔ t o set the b ehavior .[...]

ENWW 35 Note The pr inter di splay dims when the printer is in P owerSav e mode. P owerSav e mo de does not affect pr inter war m-up tim e. T o set P owerSave Tim e 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht SYSTEM SETUP . 5. Press ✔ to se[...]

36 ENWW Pe r s o n a li ty This p rinter f eature s automatic personalit y (pr inter lan guage) sw i tc h i n g . AUTO i s the default value. z AUTO configures the pri nter to a utomaticall y detect t he type of pri nt job and configure i ts persona lity to a ccommodate t hat job . z PCL configures the pri nter to use Printer Control La nguage. z P[...]

ENWW 37 5. Press ✔ to selec t SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press  to highlig ht CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 7. Press ✔ to selec t CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 8. Press  or  to select the a ppropri ate setting. 9. Press ✔ t o set the sele ct ion. 10. Press P AUSE /R ESUME . Au t o c o n t i n u e Y ou can deter mine pr inter beh a vior when the system generate[...]

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

ENWW 39 9. Press ✔ t o set the sele ct ion. 10. Press P AUSE /R ESUME . Language The opti on to set the d ef ault language app ears when th e printe r is first init ialized. As y ou scroll thro ugh the availab le options, the li st will appear i n the language that is high lighted. W hen the list appears in the la nguage desir ed, press ✔ t o s[...]

40 ENWW Using the prin ter control panel in shared en vir onments Becaus e your prin ter is sha red with other users, adher e to the f ollowin g guideli nes to en sure su ccessful prin ter operation : z Consult your sy stem adm inistrator before mak ing chang es to control panel se ttings. Changi ng control panel set tings co uld affect other pri n[...]

ENWW 41 Printer drivers Pri nter dr ivers access th e pri nter features and al low the compu ter to communica te with the pr inter . The f ollowin g pri nte r dr ivers 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 onlin e Help in your driver for avai lability of feat[...]

42 ENWW Printer soft ware Included with the pr inter is a CD-ROM contain ing the pr intin g system software. The software componen ts and pr inter dr ivers on this CD- ROM help you use the p rint er to its ful lest potenti al. See the getting started gui de f or instal lati on instruct ions . Note F or the l atest infor mation a bout the pr intin g[...]

ENWW 43 Software f or networks F or a summ ary of av ai lable HP networ k installat ion and configu ration software sol utions, see the HP Jetdirec t Pr int Ser ver Adminis trator’ s Guide . Y ou ca n find this g uide on the CD included with the pr inter . HP W e b Jetadmin HP W eb Jetadm in allows you to mana ge HP Jetdirect c onnected pri nters[...]

44 ENWW UNIX The HP Jetdirec t Prin ter Installe r f or UNIX is a simple printe r insta llation util ity for HP-UX a nd Solar is networ ks. It is av ai lable f or download from HP Customer Care Online a t http://www .hp .com/supp or t/net_pr inting .[...]

ENWW 45 Embedded W eb s erver This p rinter is equipped with an embedded W eb ser ver , w hich allows access to inform ation about pr inte r and networ k activit ies. A W eb ser ver provides an environ ment in whi ch web programs may run, much in the same way that an ope rating system, s uch as Wi ndows, provides an e n viron ment for programs to r[...]

46 ENWW Other compon ents and utilit ies Sev eral software appl ication s are av aila b le for Windows an d Macintosh OS users, as well as f or networ k admin istrators. These programs are summar ized below . Windows Macintosh OS Netw ork administra tor z Softw are in stall er — automa tes the printing system instal lation z Online We b registr a[...]

ENWW 47 Netw ork con figuration Y ou mig ht need to c onfigure c er tain networ k paramete rs on the pri nter . Y ou can c onfigur e these pa r ameters from th e pri nter contr ol panel, the embedded Web ser ver , o r f or most ne tworks, from the HP W eb Jet admin software (or the HP Lase rJet Utility for Macintosh ). Note F or mor e inf or mation[...]

48 ENWW T o configure the Novell NetW ar e parame te rs fr om the printer control panel 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highlig ht EIO X (where X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to s[...]

ENWW 49 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highlig ht EIO X (where X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to selec t EIO X . 8. Press  to highlig ht AUTO . 9. Press ✔ to selec t AUTO . 10. Press the P AUS E /R ESUME button to re turn 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 highlig ht CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highlig ht EIO X (where X = 1, 2, or 3). 7. Press ✔ to selec t EIO X . 8. Press  to highlig ht MANUAL . 9. P[...]

ENWW 51 Note The first of three s ets of numbers are the default settings. If there is not a number hi ghlighted , a highligh ted empt y undersc ore appears. 12. Press the  or  arrow to to increase or d ecrease the numbe r f or confi gur ing LOCAL or DEFAULT GATEWAY . 13. Press ✔ t o mov e to the next set o f numbers. 14. Repeat ste ps 12 a[...]

52 ENWW 11. Press ✔ to selec t ON or OFF . 12. Press the P AUS E /R ESUME button to re turn to the READY state . T o d isable DLC/L LC 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht CONFIGURE DEVICE . 3. Press ✔ to selec t CONFIGURE DEVICE . 4. Press  to highlig ht I/O . 5. Press ✔ to selec t I/O . 6. Press  to highlig h[...]

ENWW 53 P arallel con figuration The HP Color L aserJet 46 00 pr inter suppo r ts networ k and parall el conne ctions at the same tim e. A parallel co nnection is made by conne cting the printer to the co mputer usin g a bid irectiona l parallel cable (IEEE- 1284 compli ant) with a c -connector p lugged in to the pri nter ’ s p arallel por t. T h[...]

54 ENWW Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration This p rinter comes equi pped with th ree enhance d input/ou tput (EIO) slots. The three EIO s lots hol d compatible exter nal devices such as the HP Jetdirec t pr int ser ver network c ards or ot her devices. Pluggin g EIO networ k cards into the slots i ncreases the number of networ k int erf aces a va ila[...]

ENWW 55 Note Installa tion of thes e card s and networ k co nfiguration sh ould be performe d by a ne twork admi nistrator . Config ure the card ei ther through t he contro l panel o r with HP Web Jetadmin software. Note Refer to the HP Jetdirect p rint ser ver documenta tion for inf or mation on which exter nal de vices or EIO networ k cards ar e [...]

56 ENWW AppleT alk netw orks Use the HP Laser Jet Utility to set up the prin ter on an EtherT alk o r LocalT al k network. F or mor e information , refer to the H P Jetd irect Pri nt Ser ver Administrator ’ s Guide included with printe rs equippe d with the HP Jetdi rect pri nt ser v er . LocalT alk config uratio n The Loc alT a lk interface enab[...]

ENWW 57 Supplies and acc essories WWW T o order supplies in the US, contact http://www .hp .com/go /ljsupplie s . T o ord er supplie s world wide, see http://www .hp .com/ghp/buyonline.html . T o orde r access ories, se e http://www .hp .com/go/ac cessori es . Ordering directl y through the embedded W eb server (for printers with network connection[...]

58 ENWW 2. On the le ft side of the status window , se lect the a ppropr iate Print er icon. 3. At the top of the statu s window , sel ect Supplies . (Y ou can also scrol l down to Supplie s Status.) 4. Click Or der Supplies . The br owser opens to the supplies purchasi ng page. 5. Select t he suppli es you wish to or der . Supplie s, accessori es,[...]

ENWW 59 Cables C2946 A IEEE-1284 compliant paral lel 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 Mac in tosh D IN-8 prin ter ca ble 92215 N HP Loc alT alk cable ki t Medi a C2934A H P Color LaserJet T ranspare ncies (lette r) 50 sheet s C2936A HP Color Las erJet T ranspare nc[...]

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ENWW 61 2 Pr inting tasks This cha pter descr ibes how to p erf orm basic pr intin g tasks. The f ollowin g topics ar e cov ered: z Contro lling pr int j obs z Selecti ng pr int media z Config uring i nput tray s z Pri nting on spe cial media z 2-side d (duplex) pr inting z Special printi ng situat ions z Job rete ntion features z Pri nting with th[...]

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ENWW 63 Controlling print jobs In the Micr osoft Windows operatin g system, thr ee settings affect how the pr inter dr iver tries t o pull pap er when you send a print job . The Source , Ty p e , and Size settings appea r in the Pa g e S e t up , Print , or Print Proper ties dialog box es in most software programs. If y ou do not chang e these sett[...]

64 ENWW Print set ting priorit ies Changes m ade to pr int setti ngs are pr ior itized accordin g to where the chang es are made, as f ollows: Note The name s of com mands and dialog box es may var y depending o n y our pr og ra m. z P age Set up dia log bo x . This di alog box opens when you c lick Pag e Set up or a similar com mand o n the File m[...]

ENWW 65 Selecting print m edia Y ou can use many types of paper and other pr int media wi th this pri nter . T his secti on provides g uideline s and sp ecificatio ns f or sele cting and us ing different pr int media . Before purchasi ng any media o r spec ialized f orms in quantit y , verif y that your pape r supplier o btains an d understand s th[...]

66 ENWW Media that ma y dama ge the printer In rare cir cumstances media can damage the prin ter . T he f ollowin g media must be av oided t o pre vent possible damage: z Do not use media with s taples attac hed. z Do not use transparenc ies design ed f or Inkj et prin ters or oth er low temperature pr inte rs. Use only transp arencies that are spe[...]

ENWW 67 Configuring input tra ys The HP Color L aserJet 4600 s eries printe r allows you to configure input trays b y type and size. Y ou can to load diff erent media in the pri nter ’ s i nput tra ys and th en reque st media by type o r size. Note If you hav e used pr e vious HP La serJet pr inters, you might be accust omed to co nfigur ing T ra[...]

68 ENWW 6. Press  or  to highligh t the desire d media size. 7. Press ✔ to select t he me dia s iz e . 8. Press P AUSE /R ESUME to retur n to the READY sta te. 9. If TRAY 1 SIZE is set to CUSTOM , the pop u p menu f or Custom appears. T ray 2 and T ray 3 media type 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht PAPER HANDLIN[...]

ENWW 69 1. Custom/St andard switch When all three steps are co mpleted, the di splay will retur n to th e PAPER HANDLING m enu. Once a Cus tom size is s et f or a tra y , it wil l be retained until the s witch in the tray is mov ed back to Stan dard. Unit of measure 1. Press  to highlig ht UNIT OF MEASURE . 2. Press ✔ to selec t UNIT OF MEASUR[...]

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 she ets of pap er or 20 env elop es. It provides a c onv e nient way to prin t env e lopes, transparenc ies, custom-si z e pape r , or other types of media with out having to unlo ad the o ther tra ys. Loading media into T ra y 1 CA UTION T o a[...]

ENWW 71 CA UTION Envelopes with c lasps, snaps, win dows, coated linings, exposed se lf- stick adhes iv es, or other synthet ic mater ials can s e verly da mage the pri nter . T o av oid jams an d possible pr inter dam age, ne ver tr y to pr int on both si des of an env elope. Before you load e n velopes, make sure they are flat, und amaged, and no[...]

72 ENWW Note F or envelopes of other sizes, adjust the margin settings appropr iately . 4. Select Print fr om the s oftware applica tion or pr inter driver . Printing from T ray 2 and T ray 3 T ra y 2 and opti onal T ray 3 hold up to 500 s heets of standard pa per or a 50.8 mm (2 in ch) sta ck of labels. T r a y 3 attaches under neath T r ay 2. Whe[...]

ENWW 73 3 Push down the m edia lift pl ate until it lo cks. 4 Sli de t h e med ia- wid t h 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 the me dia fit under the front cor ner tab s . 6 Inser t the tra y into the p rin ter . Note If the tra y is no t proper ly adju sted, the pr inter [...]

74 ENWW Loading custom-siz ed media into T ray 2 and Tr a y 3 The Cus tom media menu wi ll be displ a yed when the T ray 2 or T ra y 3 switch is in the c ustom size posi tion. Y ou must a lso change th e size setti ng in the cont rol pane l 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 [...]

ENWW 75 Printing on special m edia Use these guideli nes when pr inting on special types of med ia. T ransparencies When pr intin g on transpare ncies, use the f ollowin g guidelines : z Handle transparencie s using the edges. Oils fr om your finger s deposite d on the trans parency can cause p rint quality problems. z Use only ov erhead tran spare[...]

76 ENWW Note Hewlett-P ackard recommen ds using HP Color LaserJ et Sof t G loss paper wit h this pr inter . HP products are de signed to wor k togethe r f or optimum p rinting results. If HP Color Las erJet Soft Gloss paper is not used with this print er , p rint qualit y may be compromis ed. Colored paper z Colored paper shoul d be of the same hig[...]

ENWW 77 Labels Note F or pr inting labels, set the tra y ’ s media type to LABELS in the pr inter control panel. Se e Configur i ng inp ut tra ys . When pr intin g labels, use the following guid elines: z V erify t hat the labe ls ’ adhe siv e materi al can tol erate temperatures of 190 ° C (374 ° F) for 0.1 seco nd. z V erify t hat there is [...]

78 ENWW CA UTION In gen eral do not use paper tha t is hea vie r than the media speci fication recomm ended for this pr inter . Doin g so can ca use misfeeds, paper jams, red uced print qual ity , and exces sive mechanic al wear . However , some hea vier me dia, such as HP Cover Stock, can be safe ly used. Preprinted f orms and letterhead Obser ve [...]

ENWW 79 2-sided (duplex) printing Some pr inter models ar e capable of dup le x pri nting, or printin g on both side s of a pag e. T o find out which mod els sup por t 2-sided pri nting, see Pr i nte r configurati on s . Note Y ou must s pecify 2-si ded pr inting opti ons in your software application or in the printer driver in or der to pr int on [...]

80 ENWW T o enable or disable 2-sided printing fr om the printer control panel Note Changing settings f or 2- sided pr inting th rough th e print er cont rol panel affects all pr int jobs. Whe ne v er possible, change s ettings for 2-sided pri nting through your software applic ation or pr inter dr iver . 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Pres[...]

ENWW 81 Options f or binding 2-sided prin ting jo bs Before pri nting a 2-si ded docu ment, in th e printe r driver choo se the edge on whi ch you will bin d your finished doc ument. Lo ng-edge or book bin ding is t he conventional lay out used i n book bindi ng. Shor t- edge or t ab let binding is the typica l calendar bindin g. Note The default b[...]

82 ENWW Manual 2-sided printing Some pr inter models do n ot suppor t automatic 2-sided pr inting. Howe v er , you can pr int on bot h sides of a page using manua l 2-sided pri nting. T o ma nually pr int on both sides, use the instru ctions b elow . 1. Pri nt all the ev en-number ed pages fi rst. (Many software applica tions have an option to prin[...]

ENWW 83 Special printing situations Use these guideli nes when pr inting on special types of med ia. Printing a different fir st page Use the f ollowing proc edure t o prin t the fir st page o f a doc ument on a diff erent m edia type than the res t of the docum ent, f or example, to pri nt the first pa ge of a docu ment on letter head paper and th[...]

84 ENWW Stopping a print r equest Y ou can stop a pr int reques t either fr om the pr inter co ntrol panel or from your software application . T o stop a prin t request fr om a compu ter on a netwo rk, see the on line Help f or the sp ecific n etwork software. Note It may tak e some ti me f or all pr inting to clear after y ou hav e ca nceled a pr [...]

ENWW 85 Job retention features The HP Co lor Laser Jet 4600 ser ies pr inter lets you store a job in the pri nter ’ s m emor y f or pr intin g at a later ti me. These job re tention f eatures are de scri bed below . T o use job retenti on, you must instal l a hard dis k dri v e in the printer and prop erly con figure th e printe r driver . T o su[...]

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 highlig ht your USER NAME . 5. Press ✔ t o select your USER NAME . 6. Press  to highlig ht 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 , th e pri nter ov erwri tes any previous jobs with the s ame user an d job name. If th ere is not a job already stored under the same us er and job na me, and the pr inter ne eds addit ional space, the pr inter may delete othe r stored jobs star ting with the oldest. Th e default number of [...]

88 ENWW Private job s The pr ivate prin ting feature lets you se cure a job with a P ersonal Identific ati on Numb er (PIN). Th at job cannot be printed or delete d until the PIN is en tered at the c ontrol pa nel. A lock symbo l next to a job na me indicate s the job is pri v ate. Specify that a job is pri v ate from the dr iv er . Selec t the Pri[...]

ENWW 89 Deleting a private job If the pr inter is turn ed off , all private job s are delete d. A pri v ate job can als o be delete d from the pr inter c ontrol pane l. Y ou c an delete a job withou t printi ng it or del ete it after it is pr inted. 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 as t InfraRed (FIR) Receiver enables wireles s pri nting from any IR D A- compliant po r table device (such as a laptop compu ter) to the p rint er . The pr intin g connection is main tained by positi oning the s ending infrared p or t within operating ran ge. The con[...]

ENWW 91 Setting up to print with Macintosh computers The first step for setting up an infrared pr inter is creating a Desktop Pri nter icon usi ng the Deskto p Prin ter Utility . By default, the Deskto p Printer Utilit y is locat ed in the Apple Extras/Apple Lase rW riter f older on the har d drive. Pri nter IR will not be an op tion if the Inf rar[...]

92 ENWW Prin ti ng a job 1. Align your laptop co mputer (or other por tab le device equip ped with an IRDA-compliant FIR window) with in 1 meter ( 3 f eet) maximum of the optional H P F a st InfraRed Receiver . The FIR window must be at an angle o f within +/- 15 degress rel ative to the pr inter to ens ure an ef f e ctive connectio n for printing.[...]

ENWW 93 Managing memo ry This p rint er suppor ts up to 512 MB o f memor y . Y ou can ad d additio nal memor y by installi ng Dual Inline Memor y Modul es (DIMMs). T o allow f or mem ory e xpansi on, the pr inter ha s five DIMM slots, which accept 64, 128 , or 256 MB of RA M each. For inform ation about in stallin g memor y , see Working with memor[...]

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ENWW 95 3 Managing the pr inter This cha pter desc ribes how to manage t he pr inter . The follo wing topics are cov ered: z Pri nter informa tion pages z Using the embedded Web ser ver z Using Pr inter Status and Aler ts[...]

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ENWW 97 Printer inf ormation pages F rom the pr inter c ontrol panel , you can pr int pages that give details about the p rint er and its c urrent co nfiguration. The procedu res for pri nting the following inform ation page s are desc ribed h ere: z menu map z configura tion page z supplie s stat us page z usage pag e z demo page z file dir ector [...]

98 ENWW Configuration page Use the c onfiguration pa ge to view current prin ter settings, to hel p troubleshoot prin ter problems, or to verify installati on of optiona l access ories, su ch as me mor y (DIMMs ), paper trays, and pr inter langu ages. 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht INFORMATION . 3. Press ✔ to selec[...]

ENWW 99 Note If you are using non-HP supplies, the supplies status page will no t sho w the remai ning life f or thos e suppli es. F or more i nf or matio n, see Non- HP prin t car tr idge s . Usage page The usa ge page li sts a page c ount for each si ze of media that h as passed t hrough the pr inter . This page count i ncludes the number of page[...]

100 ENWW 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht INFORMATION . 3. Press ✔ to selec t INFORMATION . 4. Press  to highlig ht PRINT FILE DIRECTORY . 5. Press ✔ to selec t PRINT FILE DIRECTORY . The mes sage PRINTING... FILE DIRECTORY appears o n the disp lay until the prin ter finishe s prin ting the fi le direct or y pag[...]

ENWW 101 Print quality troubleshooting pages The pr int qua lity troublesh ooting pag es provide inform ation on aspects of the pr inter that af f ect pr int qua lity . 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht DIAGNOSTICS . 3. Press ✔ to selec t DIAGNOSTICS . 4. Press  to highlig ht PQ TROUBLESHOOTING . 5. Press ✔ to se[...]

102 ENWW Using the em bedded W eb ser ver When the p rin ter is direc tly conn ected to a co mputer , the em bedded W eb ser ver is suppor te d f or Windows 95 and later . In order to use the embedded Web ser ver with a direct connec tion, you m ust choose the Custom in stallation option when you install the p rin ter dri v er . S elect the option [...]

ENWW 103 Note Once you open th e URL, you can bo okmark i t so that you can ret ur n to it quickly i n the future. 1. The embe dded Web ser ver has three t abs that conta in setti ngs and inform ation abo ut the pri nter : the Information tab, the Settings tab , and the Network tab. Click the tab that you want to view . 2. See th e f ollowing secti[...]

104 ENWW The Settings tab contain s the following pages. z Configure De vice . Configure all pri nter settin gs from this page. This p age contai ns the traditi onal menus f ound on p rin ters using a co ntrol panel display . T hese m enus incl ude Information , Pap e r Handling , Configure Device , and Di a gnostics . z Alerts . Network only . Set[...]

ENWW 105 embedded Web ser v er, y ou must conne ct before you can visi t these websites. Connec ting might r equire that you close the em bedded W eb ser v er and reopen i t. z HP Instant Support ™ . Co nnects you to the HP website to help you find solu tions. This s er vice ana lyzes your prin ter error l og and confi guration infor mation to p [...]

106 ENWW Using Printer Status and Aler ts Pri nter Status and Aler ts is suppor ted only for Windows 95 and later v ersi ons. The Pr inter St atus and Al er ts software is a vailable to users of both networked an d direct ly connect ed pr inters. T o use Pr inter St atus and Aler ts s oftware with a d irectly conn ected co mputer , you must choose [...]

ENWW 107 T o choose whic h status m essages a ppear 1. Open Pr inter St atus and Al er ts in on e of these ways: • Doub le-clic k the Printer Statu s and Aler ts tra y icon, which i s near the clock in the T r a y Manag er . • On the Star t menu, point to Pr ograms , point to Print er Status and Aler ts , and click Printer Status and Alerts . 2[...]

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ENWW 10 9 4 Color This chap ter desc ribes how t he HP Color La serJet 460 0 ser ies pr inter provides great color pr inting. Thi s chapter also d escri bes wa ys to produce the best p ossible color pr ints. The f o llowing to pics are covered: z Using colo r z Managing color z Matching colors[...]

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ENWW 111 Using color The HP Co lor LaserJe t 4600 ser ies pr inter offers great col or as soon as you set up the prin ter . It provides a com bination of automati c color f eatures to generate excellent color resul ts f or the general office user , plus so phisticated tools for the profession al who is e x per ienced with colo r use. The HP Co lor [...]

112 ENWW sRGB Standard red-green-blue (sRG B) is a wor ld-wide c olor sta ndard ori ginally dev elo ped by HP and Mic rosoft as a co mmon col or language for moni tors, input devices (scann ers, digital camera s), and output d e vices (pr inters, plotter s). It is the de f ault col or space used for HP produ cts, Microsoft op erating sys tems, the [...]

ENWW 113 Managing color Setting c olor option s to Automatic will typically p roduce the b est possible pr int quality f or colo r documents. Howe ver , th ere ma y be case s when you want to pr int a co lor doc ument in gra ysca le (black and white) or wish to change on e of the pr inter ’ s color o ptions . z Using Wi ndows, prin t in gra yscal[...]

114 ENWW Halftone options Halftone op tions affect the res olution and c larit y of your color ou tput. Y ou can select hal ftone setti ngs f or text, graphics, and phot ographs independe ntly . The two halftone o ptions are Smooth and Detail . z The Smooth opti on provides b etter resul ts for large, solid-fi lled pri nt areas. It also enhances p [...]

ENWW 115 F our levels of edge c ontrol a re av ailable: z Maximum is the most aggress iv e trapping set ting. Adap tive halftonin g is on for this setting. z Normal is th e def ault trapping setti ng. T rapping is at a medi um lev el and ada ptive halftoning is on. z Light set s trapping at a minimal level, and adapti v e halfton ing is on. z Off t[...]

116 ENWW Matching colors The proce ss of matchi ng prin ter output c olor to your compu ter scree n is quite complex becaus e prin ters and computer mo nitors use diff erent m ethods of producing c olor . Monitors display colors by light pixels using an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printe rs pri nt colors using a CMYK ( cy an, m agenta[...]

ENWW 117 Some swatch books a re created from spot c olors. Spot c olors are specia lly create d colorant s . Many of these spo t colors a re outsi de of the gamut of th e pri nter . M ost spot color sw atc h books have compa nion process s watch books t hat provide CM YK approximations to the spo t color . Most pro cess sw atch books will hav e a n[...]

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ENWW 11 9 5 Maintenance This cha pter descr ibes wa ys to mai ntain your pri nter . The f ollowing topics are cov ered: z Managing the pr int car tr idge z Changing p rin t car tr idges z Replacin g suppli es z Config uring al er 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 print c ar tridg e (par t numbe r C9720A, C97 21A, C9722 A, C9723A), you c an obtain the f ollowing suppl ies infor matio n: z percent age of suppli es remaini ng z estimate d number of p ages rem aining z number of pa ges pri nted Non-HP print cartridg es [...]

122 ENWW Y our p rint ca r trid ge might no t be a genuin e HP pr int car t ridg e if you notice th e f ollowing: z Y ou ar e e xper iencing a high number of problems with the prin t car tridg e. z The car t ridge d oes not lo ok like it usua lly does ( f or e xam ple, the orange pul l tab is miss ing, or the pa c k agin g 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 k es you to the pr inter status page. See Using the embedded Web ser ver . 2. On the le ft side of the screen cl ick Supplies Stat us . This tak es you to the supp lies status page, which p rovides pri nt car t ridge informati on.[...]

124 ENWW Chan ging print cartridges When a pr int ca r tr idge approac hes the e nd of its useful li f e, the control panel disp lays a message recommend ing that you order a replaceme nt. The pr inter can continue to pr int usi ng the curr ent prin t car tr idge until the co ntrol pa nel displays a me ssage i nstruc ting you to replace th e car tr[...]

ENWW 125 4 Remov e the new print car tr idge from the bag. Place th e used pr int car tr idge in the bag for recycling. 5 Grasp bo th sides of t he car tri dge and dist ribute the toner by gently roc king th e cartridge fr om si de to side. 6 Remov e the orange shipping lock from the new print car tr i dge. Discard the loc k. 7 Remov e the inside s[...]

126 ENWW Replacing sup plies Locating suppli es Supplie s are id entified by the ir labelin g and their blue plastic h andles. The following figure i llustrates t he locati on of each supply ite m. Supply it em locations 1. fuser 2. pri nt car tri dges 3. transfer unit Supply re placement guidelines T o facilitate the replacemen t of suppli es , ke[...]

ENWW 127 CA UTION Hewlett- P ackard rec ommends the use of HP products i n this pr inter . Use of non -HP pro ducts may cause problems re quir ing ser vice t hat is not covered by the Hewlett-P ac kard w arranty or ser vice agreemen ts. Making r oom around the printer f or replacing supplies The f ollo wing i llus trat ion sh ow s the cl eara nce n[...]

128 ENWW Appro ximate replace ment interval s f or supplies The following table lists the estima ted replace ment inter v al s f or supplie s and the cont rol panel mes sages that pro mpt when to replac e each item. 1 Approximate average A4-/letter-si ze page cou nt based on 5 perce nt 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 J etadmin o r the pr inter ’ s embedded W eb s erver to config ure the sys tem to ale r t you of problems with the prin ter . T he aler ts take the f or m of e-mail messages to the e-mail account or accounts that you specif y . Y ou can configure the f ollowing : z the pr inter(s) you want to moni[...]

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ENWW 13 1 6 Prob lemsolving This cha pter descr ibes what to do if problems ar ise with your pr inter . The following topics are cov ered: z Basic tro u blesh ooti ng ch ecklis t z Control p anel me ssages 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 contr ol panel p roblems z Colo r printing prob lem[...]

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ENWW 133 Basic tr oubleshooting chec k list If you are experien cing problems with the pr inter , this checklist ma y help iden tify the cau se of the p rob lem. z Is the pr inter c onnected to p ower? z Is the pr inter i n the READY state? z Are all necess ary cables con nected? z Are any mess ages disp la yed on the c ontrol panel ? z W as a genu[...]

134 ENWW Contr ol panel m essages Status messa g es Status me ssages reflect the current s tate of the p rint er . They infor m you of nor mal pr inter opera tion and requ ire no in teraction to cle ar them. They change as the state of the prin ter chang es . Whenev er the pri nter is ready , not busy , and has no pen ding war ning messa ges, the s[...]

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 state. Conta ct the printer admin is[...]

136 ENWW CPR SENSO R OUT OF RANGE The CPR Sensor is not beha ving properly . 1. F orce a calibr ation b y eithe r sel ec ting Calibra te Now from th e menu s or turn the printer off and th en bac k on. 2. If the messa ge persists , contac t HP Support. DATA RE CEIVED To p rint last page pres s ✔ The printer r eceiv ed data and is waiti ng f or a [...]

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

138 ENWW FLASH FIL E OPE RATION FAILED alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The printer receiv ed a PJL file sys tem 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. Pr intin g may co ntinue. 2. T ur n the printer off and then bac k o n. 3. If the mes sage [...]

ENWW 139 INCORRECT S UPPLIES For status pr ess ✔ At least one supp ly item is inc orrectly positione d in the p rinter and anot her supp ly ite m is miss ing, incorr ectly plac ed, ou t, or low . 1. Pres s ✔ an d then press V f or help . 2. F ollow the inst ru ctions on th e di sp la 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 nsfer un it is either not in stalled or not correc tly ins tal le d in the p rinter . 1. Insert the trans fer unit or mak e sure the install ed tr ans f er unit is fully s eated. 2. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 3. Pres s  and  to st ep through t he instr ucti ons. 4. If the err[...]

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 st ep 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 identi fied 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 conti n ue for the estim ated nu mber of pa ges indi cate d. 1. Order t he image fuser kit. 2. Printing can cont in ue until supp lie s out is reached . 3. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 4. Pres s  and  to[...]

144 ENWW ORDER SUP PLIES For statu s pre ss ✔ More tha n one s upply item i s lo w and the SUPPLIES LO W setting is se t to ST OP . 1. Pres s ✔ to identify which supplie s sho uld be ord ered . 2. Order the i dentified suppl ies. 3. Pres s ✔ twice t o conti nue pr intin g. Printing can contin ue until supp lie s out is reached . 4. Supplie s [...]

ENWW 145 OUTPUT BIN FULL Remov e all paper from bin The out put bin is full and must be em pt ied for pr inti ng to conti nue. 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 ue s receiving data until memo r y is f[...]

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 stat e when the pages are printed. F ollo w the in structions o n the printed pag es . Printing. .. REGISTRAT ION P AGE The printer is generati ng the registr ation pa ge. Th e printer will return t[...]

ENWW 147 RAM DISK FILE OPERATION FAIL ED alternates with Ready For menu s press ✔ The printer receiv ed a PJL file sys tem 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. Pr intin g may co ntinue. 2. T ur n the printer off and then bac k o n. 3. If the mes sag[...]

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 i s replace d. 1. Replac e the i denti fied suppl ies to conti nue pri ntin g. 2. Pres s V f or detailed inf ormation. 3. Pres s  and  to st ep 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 st ep through i nstructions . 4. Supplie s orde r ing inf ormation i s also av ailable from the embedd ed W eb ser v er . See Using t [...]

150 ENWW Setting s aved A menu select ion h as been saved. No a ction neces 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 s[...]

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 comp lete ly . Cl ose the tr a 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 t[...]

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 me dia type , press ✔ . Use  and  to highl ight the ty pe, then pres s ✔ to selec t. 2. T o [...]

ENWW 153 Wait for print er to reinitial ize RAM Disk settin gs ha v e been changed b ef ore the printer aut omati cally resta r ts, or exter n al dev ice mod es ha v e changed . No actio n necessary . Warming u p The pri nt er is coming out of pow ersa ve mo de. Prin ting will co nt inue as soon as warm up is complete d. No actio n necessary . 10.X[...]

154 ENWW 13.XX.YY. JAM IN DU PLEX 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 jam. 2. Pres s  and  to st ep through t he instr ucti ons. 3. If the mess age per sists after cle ar ing al l pages, contac t HP Support. 13.XX.YY. JAM I N PAPER INPUT PAT H For help press V T[...]

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

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 the in correc t size was select ed, can cel the jo b or pr ess V to ac cess help. 2. Pres s  an d  to [...]

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 the n on A printer error has occurred. 1. P ress ✔ 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[...]

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 the n on A memory tag error w as d etected. 1. T ur n 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 the n[...]

ENWW 159 68.X PERMANEN T STO RAGE FULL For help press V alternates with 68.X PERMANEN T STO RAGE FULL To continue p ress ✔ A non-v olatile stor age de vice is full. Pressing t he ✔ button 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 onb oard NVRAM 1 for rem o v able[...]

160 ENWW Pa p e r j a m s Use this illustratio n to troublesh oot paper jam s in the p rinter. F o r ins tructio ns on cl earing p aper ja ms , 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 rinter automatic ally provide s paper jam recov er y , a f eature that allows you to set whet her the pr inter sho uld attemp t to automat ically repri nt jammed pages. The optio ns are: z AUTO Pr i nter wi ll attempt to rep rint jammed pages. z OFF Printer wi ll not attemp t to reprint ja mmed pages. Note Duri [...]

162 ENWW Common causes of paper jams The following table list s commo n causes of paper jams and sugge sted soluti ons for resolving th em. Cause Solution Print media does not meet HP- recomme nded medi a specific ations . U se onl y media that meets HP speci fications . See Suppo r ted m edia we igh t s and siz e s . A supply item is i nstalled in[...]

ENWW 163 Note If the pr inter sti ll continues to j am, contact HP Custome r Suppor t or your author ized HP ser vic e provider . F or more informati on, see http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4600 . 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 suppli [...]

164 ENWW Clearing jams Each section below correspon ds with a j am message that might appear o n the control panel. Use th ese procedur es to clear the jam. Jam in T ray 1, T ra y 2, or T ra y 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 e r[...]

ENWW 165 6 Clos e th e top c o ve r . Note It is a good idea to inspect th e input trays when clear ing jams. Howev er , opening a nd closing input trays has no effect on clear ing jam m essages. 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 artial ly f ed medi a. Gra sp t he med ia b y both c orners and pull down. 9 [...]

166 ENWW Jam s in t he t op cove r Jams in the top c ov e r occur in o f the area s indicated in the figur es below . U se the procedu res in th is sectio n to clear a jam in th is area . 1. Jammed paper 2. Crum pled paper i n the fuse r W ARNING! Do n ot touch the fu ser . It is hot an d could cau se burns ! The fuser ’ s operating te mperature [...]

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 remov ed from the paper pat h bef ore resu ming pri nting. D[...]

168 ENWW 6 Open th e fuser cover and remove any media t hat is cr umpl ed in the fuser . Note If the medi a tears, make sure that all m edia f ra gmen ts ar e remo ved f rom the pap er path bef ore resuming printi ng. Do not r each into the fuser until it has coole d. 7 Fir mly pres s down on the two green handles on either s ide of the fuser to re[...]

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 e r unit is pul led down. CA UTION Do not pl ac e an ything on th e transfer unit whil e it is open . If the transfer unit is pun ctured, p rint qua li[...]

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 co rn ers and pull down. Note If the med ia tears, make sure th at all medi a fragments ar e remov ed from the paper path before resumi ng prin ting. 4 Grasp the green handle o n the transfer unit and pull down. 1 1 1 2 1 3[...]

ENWW 171 5 Grasp the paper by both co rn ers and pull up . 6 If the medi a cannot b e accessed from this location, clos e 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 s pecificati ons outlined in the HP LaserJet P rinter F ami ly P aper Spec ification G uide . F or or deri ng inform ation, se e Suppli es and acce ss or i es . F or media spec ificati ons f or this pr inter , se e Suppo r ted media weig hts and sizes . Printer fe eds multiple she et[...]

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 me dia siz e . Prin ter f eeds inco rrect pa ge size Printer pulls f r om incorrect tray Cause Solution Y ou are using a driver f or a diff erent printer . Use a driv er f or thi s printer . The spec [...]

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

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 tr a y to the me[...]

176 ENWW Y ou are printing l arge, s olid-fill ed areas . Large , solid- filled area s can c ause e xcessive curl. T r y using a diff erent pattern. Media us ed w as not st ored co rrectly an d ma y ha v e absorb ed mo ist 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 v e me di [...]

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 er ify that the printe r is on . F ans ma y r un w hile 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 the p rinter ’ s memory DI[...]

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 ur ati on se ttings . The comp uter port is not c [...]

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 AUSE /R ES UME to return the printer to the READY state . 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 m ay run while the p rinter 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 informatio n about col or qual ity problems see Prin t quality 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 color mode in stead o f gr ay scale o r monochro me mod e in the s oftw are ap pl[...]

182 ENWW Note Sev eral factors can in fluence your ability to match pr inted col ors to those on your screen. The se f act ors inclu de prin t media, ov erhead lighting , software app lication s , opera ting system palettes, mon itors, and vide o cards an d drivers. Inconsistent colors after installing a pr int cartridg e Cause Solution The seali n[...]

ENWW 183 Incorrec t printer output Incorrect f onts a re printed Cause Solution The f ont ha s not bee n corr ectly sel ected 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 the p ri nter. D ownloa d the font t o the pri nter o r use a noth er f ont. (In Wi ndows , the driv er does [...]

184 ENWW Guidel ines for printin g with different f ont s z The 80 i ntern al fonts are availabl e in P ostS cript E mulation ( PS) and PC L mode. z T o conser v e printer memor y , download only thos e f onts tha t are needed. z If you require s e veral downloaded fonts, conside r install ing additiona l pr inter me mor y . Some sof tware applic a[...]

ENWW 185 Software applicatio n pr oblems 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 you r netwo rk administ rator . The softw are ap plicatio n does no t support system cha nges . See the softw are app licat ion docu mentation . The co[...]

186 ENWW Print qualit y tr oubleshootin g Print quali ty pr oblems associate d wi th media Some pr int qu ality problems arise from use of i nappropr iate me dia. z Use paper that meets HP paper spec ifications. See Suppor t ed 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 specificati [...]

ENWW 187 Note Allow transparen cies to c ool at lea st 30 second s bef ore han dling them . z In the p rinter driver ’ s Pa pe r tab , select T ransparency as the media ty pe. Also , m ake sure that the tra y is correctl y configur ed f or transpare nc ies. z Check that the tra nsparenci es meet the s pecificati ons for this pri nter . S ee Suppo[...]

188 ENWW Print quality troubleshooting pages Use the built-in print qu ality trou b leshoo ting pages to help d iagnose and solve pr int qua lity problems. 1. Press ✔ t o enter th e MENUS . 2. Press  to highlig ht DIAGNOSTICS . 3. Press ✔ to selec t DIAGNOSTICS . 4. Press  to highlig ht PQ TROUBLESHOOTING . 5. Press ✔ t o pri nt the pag[...]

ENWW 18 9 A Ser vice and suppor t Hewlett-P ac kard limited warranty statement 1. HP warrants to you, the e nd-user cust omer , that HP hard w are an d accesso ries will be free fro m def ects in mater ials and wor kmanship aft er the date of purchas e, f or the period s pecified a bov e. If HP receives notice of such defects dur ing t he warranty [...]

190 ENWW WRITT EN OR ORAL , IS EXPR ESSED O R IMPLIED AND HP SPEC IFICAL L Y DISCLAIMS AN Y IMPLIED W A RRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY , SA TISF ACT OR Y QU ALITY , AND FITNESS FOR A P A R T ICULA R PURPOSE. Some cou ntries, sta tes or provin ces do no t allow limitati ons on the dura tion of an implied warranty , so the above limita ti[...]

ENWW 19 1 Limit ed wa rranty f or print cartridge lif e This H P product is warranted to b e free from def ects in mater ials and workma nship du ring its u seful li f e (end of l if e is ind icated by a pr inter control panel low-life message) . This warranty does not c ov er product s that h a ve been modif ied, refurbish ed, remanufactured, mi s[...]

192 ENWW T ransfer unit and fuser warranty This H P product is warranted to b e free from def ects in mater ials and workma nship for one year o r until the printe r control panel indi cates a low-life message, whichev er occurs fi rst. This warranty does not c ov er product s that h a ve been modif ied, refurbish ed, remanufactured, mi sused, or t[...]

ENWW 193 HP maintenance a greemen ts HP has s e v eral type s of main tenance agreem ents that m eet a wide range of su ppor t ne eds. Maintenan ce agreements are not p ar t of the stand ard warranty . S uppor t ser vices may v ar y by area. Che c k with your local HP dealer to det ermi ne the ser vice s a v ailable to you. On-site service a greeme[...]

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ENWW 19 5 B Specifications and regulator y inf or m ation Printer specificatio ns Ph ysical dimensions Electri cal specificati ons W ARNING! P ower requirements a re based on the countr y/region where the pr inter is sold. Do not conv er t operat ing v oltag es. This ma y damage the printer and void the pr oduct warranty . Dimension s HP Laser Jet [...]

196 ENWW Note These values a re subject to change. See http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4600 f or curren t infor mati on. P owerSav e default act ivation time is 30 minutes. Operating en vir onment specificati ons Acoustic emissions Note These values a re subject to change. See http://www .hp .com/supp or t/lj4600 f or curren t infor mati on. Elect [...]

ENWW 197 FCC regul ations This e quipment has been teste d and found to comp ly with the l imits f or a Clas s B digital de vice, pursuant t o P ar t 15 of t he FCC rul es .These limits ar e designed to provide rea sonable protection again st har mful inte rf eren ce in a res idential install ation. T his equipmen t generates, uses, 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 quality pr oducts in an environ mentally so und manner . T his product h as been des igned with sev eral attr ibutes to m inimize impact s on the e n viron ment. Ozone production This p roduct generat es no ap[...]

ENWW 199 and free takebac k progr am i s a vailable in over 48 countr ies/regi ons. Multi-lin gual pro gram inf or mation a nd instr uctions are incl uded in ev er y new HP LaserJ et print car tr idge and s upplies pa ckage. HP Printing Supplies Returns and Recycling Program Inf ormation Since 199 0, the HP Pr inting Sup plies Retur ns an d Recycli[...]

200 ENWW Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Mater ial Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can b e obtained b y cont acting the HP Las erJet Supp lies website a t http://www .hp .com/go/m sds . Extended warranty HP Suppor tP ack provides coverage f or the HP hardware produc t and all HP- supplied in ter nal compon ents. The hardwa re maintenan ce cov ers a 1 t[...]

ENWW 201 Dec laration of C onf ormity 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/4[...]

202 ENWW Safety statements Laser safe ty The Center f or De vices a nd Radiological He alth (CDRH) of the U .S. F ood a nd Dru g Administ ration has implemen ted regul ations for laser product s manuf actured sinc e A ugust 1, 1976. Co mpliance is mandat ory f or produ cts mar keted in the Un ited States. The printer is cer tif ied as a “ Cl as s[...]

ENWW 203 VCCI stateme nt (Japan) Laser Statement f or Finland Luokan 1 laserlaite Klass 1 Laser Apparat HP Color LaserJet 4600 , 4600n, 460 0dn, 4600dt n, 4600hdn laserkir joiti n on k ä ytt ä j ä n kannalta tur vallinen luokan 1 laserl aite. 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 a[...]

204 ENWW VA R O ! Mik ä li kir joittimen s uojakotelo av ataan, ole t alttiina n ä kym ä tt ö m ä lle laser s ä teilylle laitteen ollessa toi minnass a. Ä l ä katso s ä teeseen. V ARNING ! Om lase rpr inter ns sk yddsh ö lje ö ppnas d å apparat en ä r i funktion, uts ä ttas anv ä ndaren f ö r osynlig l asers tr å lning. Betrakta ej[...]

ENWW 20 5 C Pr int media specifications Suppor ted med ia weights and siz es F or opti mum results, use conv entional 75 g/m 2 (20 l b) photocopy paper . V eri fy that the pape r is of good quality and is free of cuts, nicks, tears, spots, loos e par ticl es, dust, wr inkles, cu rls, or be nt edges. T ra y Media type and size Media weight Capacity [...]

206 ENWW Tr a y 1 , contin ued Glo ssy 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 i nches) 75 g/m 2 to 12 0 g/m 2 (20 l b to 32 lb ) Maximum stack hei gh t: 10 mm (0 .6 inches) T ransparencies Letter A4 Thicknes s: 0.1 3 m m (5 mi l.) Maxim[...]

ENWW 20 7 Tr a y 1 , contin ued L abel 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 gh t: 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 10 5 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 20 9 *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 1[...]

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ENWW 21 1 D W or king with memor y and pr int ser v er cards Printer memory The pr inter ha s five dual in-l ine memor y m odule (DI MM) slots. Note F or max imum flexibility in DIMM sup por t, the for matter is designed w ith f our 1 68-pin DIMM slots an d a fifth 100-pin D IMM slot. D ue to tec hnical limitati ons, only four DIMMs can be loaded a[...]

212 ENWW Note Single in- line memor y mod ules (SIMMs ) used on pre vious HP Lase rJet pri nters are not c ompatible with the prin ter . Note T o order D IMMs , se e Suppl ies and accessor ies . Before order ing add itional m emor y , see how much is currentl y install ed by printi ng a configura tion page. Printing a configuration page 1. Press ?[...]

ENWW 21 3 Installing mem ory and font DIMMs Y ou can in stall more mem or y f or the pr inter , and you can also instal l a f ont DIMM to allow the pr inter to print c haracters for languages such as Chinese or the Cyr illic alphabet. CA UTION Sta tic electr icity ca n damage DI MMs. When han dling DIMM s, either wear an anti static wr ist st r ap,[...]

214 ENWW 4 Remo v e th e eigh t scre ws holdin g the board in place, and s et them aside. 5 Slide ou t the format ter board an d set it on a clean, flat, grounded surface. 6 Release the locks on each sid e of the DIMM s lot. 7 Remov e the DIMM from the antistati c package. Locate th e alignmen t notches on the bott om edge of the DIMM. 1 4 1 5 1 6 [...]

ENWW 21 5 8 Holding t he DIMM by the edges, align the notc hes on the DIMM with the bars in the DIMM slot. Note If you hav e diff iculty inser 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 slo t. If the DIMM sti ll does no t go in, ma ke sure you are using the correct ty p[...]

216 ENWW Enab l ing memory If you installed a mem ory DIMM, set the pr inter dri ver to recogn ize the newly added me mory . T o enable mem ory for W indows 1. On the Start menu, poin t to Settings , an d clic k Pr inters or Printers an d Faxes . 2. Select t his pr inter and select Pr operties . 3. On the Configure tab , cl ic k More . 4. In the To[...]

ENWW 21 7 Check ing DIMM installation Check that the DI MMs are installed c orrectly a nd working . T o check DIMM installation 1. T ur n the pr inter on. Check that the Ready light is o n after the pri nter has gon e through the star tup sequence. If an er ror message appears, a DI MM may ha ve been inco rrectly installe d. 2. Pri nt a configura t[...]

218 ENWW Installing an H P Jetdirect print ser ver card Y ou can install an HP Jetdir ect pr int ser ver card in the base model pri nter , wh ich comes with an ope n EIO slot. T o i nstall an HP Jetdi rect pr int ser ver card 1 T ur n the pr inter off. 2 Disconn ect all power and i nterf ace cables. 3 Locate an empty EIO s lot. Loosen and remove th[...]

ENWW 21 9 5 Connect th e network c abl e. 6 Reconnec t the power cable , and tur n the pr inter on. 7 Pri nt a configura tion page (see Pri nting a confi guration p age ). In addition to a pr inter conf iguration page a nd a Supplie s Stat us page, an HP Jet direct con figuration page that conta ins networ k config uration and status informat ion s[...]

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ENWW 22 1 E Glossar y T erm Definition bidirecti onal commu nicat ion T w o-way data tr ansmis sion. bin A rece ptacle f or holding printed pa ges. BOO TP Abbrevia t ion for "B o ots t rap Pr otoc ol," a n Inte rn et pro toco l that allo ws a com puter to find its o wn I P address . choos er A Maci ntosh access or y that al lows you to se[...]

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 e via tion f or " Encaps ulated P o stScript": a ty pe of gr a phics file . FIR Abbr evia tion f or "F ast Inf raRed. " Infr aRed wireles s printing. firmware Progr [...]

ENWW 22 3 mop y The H P term fo r "mul tiple original prints" cap ability . network A syste m of com puters int erconnected by te lephone w ires or other me ans in ord er to share inf ormation. network a dministr ator A pers on who man ages a n etwork. page b uff er T emporary printer me mory used to hol d page data while the printer cr e[...]

224 ENWW RJ- 45 A type of connect or used f or data tra nsmission ov er sta ndard telepho ne wire . ROM Abbre viatio n f o r "rea d-on ly memory ," a ty pe of computer m emory used to store data that s hould not be chang ed. suppl ies Materials use d b y the printe r that are us ed up and must be replace d. Supply items f or the HP Color [...]

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