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    Copyright© 1997, 1998 He wlett-Packard Co. Printed in Singapore Manual Part No. C4118-91135 English HP LaserJet 4000 and 4000 N Printers Getting Started Guide *C4118-91135* *C4118-91135* C41 18-91 135 Printed on Recyc led P aper[...]

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    HP LaserJet 4000 and 4000 N Pr inters Getting Star ted Guide Pr inter Setup[...]

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    Hewlett-P ac kard Company 11311 Chinden Boule v ard Boise, Idaho 83714 © Cop yright Hewlett-P ackard Company 1997, 1998 All Rights Reser ved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, e xcept as allowed under the copyright laws . Publication number C4118-91135 First Edition, F ebruar y 1998 W arranty [...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 1 Intr oduction Congra tulations on y our purchase of the HP LaserJet pr inter! The printer was packaged with tw o getting star ted guides. Be sure to use the guide that matches your printer model. Configurations This printer is av ailabl e in f our configurations, as described below . HP LaserJet 4000 The HP LaserJet 4000[...]

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    2 Getting Star ted Guide EN Installation Chec klist This getting star ted guide will help you set up and install the new printer . For proper installation, please complete each section in order . W ARNING! The printer is heavy . We recommend tw o people mov e it. Note T o learn about all the features and capabilities of the printer , see the printe[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 3 Step 1. Chec k P ac kage Contents Figure 1 Package Contents Note A printer cable is not included in the package contents . See the printer user’ s guide for ordering information. Printer Toner Cartridge Power Cord Printer Software Printer Documentation Control Panel Overlay (This could already be installed on the print[...]

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    4 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 2. Remo ve Internal P ac kaging Note Sav e all packing material. Y ou ma y need to repack the printer at a later date. 1 Remov e the shipping bag and tape from the tra ys. 2 Remov e the tape from the back of the printer . 3 Open the top co v er . 4 Remov e the two pieces of packing material from inside the toner car[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 5 6 Slide T ra y 2 out of the pr inter . 7 Remov e all packaging material and tape from the tra y . 8 Slide T ra y 2 back into the printer .[...]

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    6 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 3. Prepare Printer Location Figure 2 Printer Dimensions 15.4 inches (39.0 cm) 16.77 inches (42.6 cm) printer only, rear output bin closed HP LaserJet 4000/4000 N 18.5 inches (46.99 cm) with cover open 13.3 inches (34.3 cm) with cover closed HP LaserJet 4000 T/4000 TN 20.1 inches (51.19 cm) with cover open 15.5 inche[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 7 Location requirements for the printer • A sturdy , lev el surface f or placement • Space allow ance around the pr inter • A well v entilated room • No e xposure to direct sunlight or chemicals, including ammonia-based cleaning solutions • Adequate power supply • A stable en vironment—no abrupt temperature o[...]

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    8 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 4. Locate Printer P ar ts The f ollowing illustr ations giv e the location and names of the impor tant pr inter par ts. Figure 3 Printer Parts (front view) Top cover Control panel Tray 1 (100-sheet, with extension) Tray 2 (500-sheet, closed) Top output bin Additional memory can be installed here. Tray numbers Paper [...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 9 Figure 4 Printer Parts (rear view) Rear output bin (straight-through paper path) Power connector Serial and model numbers (inside cover) Serial and accessory interface connectors Parallel interface connector Memory, network, or I/O (More than one can be installed.)[...]

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    10 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 5. Install Accessories Install any accessories that you ha ve purchased with the printer . Use the installation instructions that are packaged with the accessories. Figure 5 Optional Accessories Note See the printer user’ s guide for inf or mation on order ing accessories. HP JetDirect print server EIO card Hard [...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 11 Step 6. Install T oner Cartridg e 1 Remov e the toner car tridge from its packaging (sa ve packaging f or possible cartr idge storage). Open the printer by lifting the top cov er . 2 Rotate the car tr idge and gently shake it from side to side to distribute the toner e venly inside the car tr idge. 3 Locate the sealing [...]

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    12 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 7. Load T ra ys Tr a y 2 T ra y 2 is a 500-sheet tra y . It adjusts for letter , A4, and legal sizes . 1 Pull the tra y completely out of the printer . 2 If the tra y is not already set to the desired paper size , snap the left and right guides into place to match the width of the paper . For A4 siz e paper , slide[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 13 Tr a y 1 T ra y 1 is a multi-pur pose tra y that holds up to 100 sheets of paper , 10 env elopes, or 20 inde x cards. T ra y 1 provides a conv enient wa y to print env elopes, transparencies, custom-sized paper , or other type of media without having to unload the other tra ys. Note The printer may pull paper from T r a[...]

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    14 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 8. Attach P ower Cor d 1 Locate the power s witch on the right side of the printer . Make sure the printer is switched off . 2 Connect the pow er cord to the printer and a grounded power strip or an A C outlet. Note Only use the pow er cord that came with the printer . 3 Switch the pr inter on. 4 After the printer [...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 15 Step 9. T est the Printer Bef ore connecting the printer to a network or computer , pr int a configuration page to mak e sure the printer is operating correctly . 1 Make sure the printer is on and the READY message is displa y ed. 2 Press [Menu] until the displa y reads INFORMATION MENU . 3 Press [Item] until the displa[...]

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    16 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 10. Connect Printer Cables The HP LaserJet 4000 printer includes two interf ace por ts: an IEEE-1284 parallel and a RS-232C serial, and an accessor y connector . The HP LaserJet 4000 N printer also includes an HP JetDirect 600N print ser ver card with an additional three por ts: LocalT alk, Ether net 10Base-T (RJ-4[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 17 Connecting P arallel Cable Use the parallel por t when directly connecting the printer to a personal computer . Caution Make sure the printe r is tur ned off bef ore connecting the parallel cab le. Note T o ensure reliability , use an IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cab l e (these cab les are clearly mar ked with “IEEE-1[...]

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    18 Getting Star ted Guide EN Connecting Serial Cable If you are connecting the printer with the serial por t, f ollow these instructions. Caution Make sure the printer is turned off bef ore connecting the serial cable . Caution Do not connect a serial cable to the accessor y por t. 1 Connect the serial cable to the serial por t. The cable should in[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 19 Connecting to Apple LocalT alk Netw ork Use the LocalT alk por t to connect to a Apple LocalT alk network. Caution Make sure the printe r is tur ned off bef ore connecting to the LocalT alk por t. 1 Carefully check the orientation of the pins on the LocalT alk cab le with the LocalT alk por t. 2 Connect the cable to the[...]

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    20 Getting Star ted Guide EN Connecting to Ethernet 10Base-T Network Use the RJ-45 por t to connect the pr inter to an Ether net 10-Base-T network. Caution Make sure the printer is turned off before connecting to the RJ-45 por t. • Connect a twisted-pair network cable to the RJ-45 port on the HP JetDirect 600N print server card. • Connect the o[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 21 Connecting to Ethernet 10Base2 Network Use the BNC por t to connect the pr inter to an Ether net 10Base2 network. Caution Make sure the printer is turned off before connecting to the BNC por t. • Attach one section of your ThinLAN cable to the BNC “T ” connector. • Attach another ThinLAN cable section or a 50-oh[...]

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    22 Getting Star ted Guide EN Accessory Connector The accessor y connector is used f or adding optional paper handling (e xter nal input, output, and paper finishing) devices prov ided by HP- authorized hardware de velopers . For specific installation instructions, see the documentation provided with these products . Caution Make sure printer is tur[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 23 Step 11. Install Printing Software The printer comes with pr inting software on a compact disc. The printer dr ivers on this compact disc must be installed to tak e full advantage of the printer f eatures. If your computer does not ha ve a CD-ROM driv e but y o u hav e access to one, you can cop y the compact disc onto [...]

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    24 Getting Star ted Guide EN Installing Windows Printing Software For Windows 95/NT 4.0 1 Close all running applications. 2 Inser t the compact disc into the CD-ROM drive . (Depending on the computer configuration, the installation progr am may automatically star t.) 3 Click Start . 4 Click Run . 5 T ype D:SETUP (or the appropriate dr ive director[...]

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    EN Getting Star ted Guide 25 Installing Macintosh Printing Software 1 Quit all open applications. 2 Inser t the compact disc into the CD-ROM drive . 3 Double-clic k the Installer icon and follo w the instructions on the screen. 4 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 5 Clic k the Apple LaserWriter icon. If the icon is not there, contact your Macint[...]

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    26 Getting Star ted Guide EN Step 12. V erify Printer Setup The easiest wa y to verify that the installation has been completed successfully is to print a document from a software application. 1 Load a software application of y our choice and open or create a simple document. 2 Make sure the correct printer driver is selected. 3 Print the document.[...]

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    Copyright© 1997, 1998 He wlett-Packard Co. Printed in Singapore Manual Part No. C4118-91135 English HP LaserJet 4000 and 4000 N Printers Getting Started Guide *C4118-91135* *C4118-91135* C41 18-91 135 Printed on Recyc led P aper[...]