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    Copyright© 1999 Hewlett-P ackard Co. Printed in USA Manual Part No. C4251-90927 HP LaserJet 4050, 4050 T , 4050 N, and 4050 TN Printers Quick Reference Guide English *C4251-90927* *C4251-90927* C4251-90927 Printed on at least 50% T otal Rec ycled Fiber with at least 10% P ost-Consumer Paper[...]

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    Quic k Ref erence Guide HP LaserJet 4050, 4050 T , 4050 N, and 4050 TN Printers[...]

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    Hewlett-Packard Company 11311 Chinden Boulevard Boise, Idaho 83714 USA © Copyright He wlett-Pac kard Company 1999 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the cop yright laws . Publication n umber C4251-90927 First edition, February 1999 W arranty The info[...]

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    EN Contents Contents Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 To Change a Control Panel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using the Printer Online Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 To Check the Printer’s Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 To Print a Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents EN Paper Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Input Tray Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Trays 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Optional Envelope Feeder . . .[...]

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    EN Control Panel – 1 Contr ol P anel 1 T wo-line displa y 2 Cycles through menus 3 Printer online help 4 Cycles through selected menu’ s items 5 Cycles through selected menu item’ s v alues 6 Sav es selected control panel setting 7 Cancels current print job 8 Places printer online or offline, resumes printing, and e xits menus 9 Action is req[...]

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    2 – Control Panel EN T o Chang e a Contr ol Panel Setting 1 Press [Menu] until the desired menu appears . 2 Press [Item] until the desired item appears. 3 Press [– V alue +] until the desired setting appears . 4 Press [Select] to sav e the selection. An asterisk (*) will appear beside the new setting. 5 Press [Go] to e xit the menu.[...]

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    EN Control Panel – 3 Using the Printer Online Help System This printer features an online help system on the control panel that provides instructions f or resolving most printer errors. Cer tain control panel error messages alternate with instr uctions on accessing the online help system. Whene ver a [?] appears in an error message , or a message[...]

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    4 – Control Panel EN T o Check the Printer’ s Configuration F rom the printer , you can print the f ollo wing inf ormation pages, which giv e details about the printer and its configuration: • Menu Map • Configuration P age • PCL or PS F ont List T o Print a Menu Map: 1 Press [Menu] until INFORMATION MENU appears . 2 Press [Item] until PR[...]

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    EN Control Panel – 5 Common Printer Messages Printer Messages and Explanations Message Explanation ACCESS DENIED MENUS LOCKED The control panel function you are trying to access has been lock ed. See your network adminstrator . ENV FEEDER LOAD [TYPE] [SIZ E] Load the requested env elope type and size into the env elope feeder . Make sure that the[...]

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    6 – Control Panel EN TRAY X LOAD [TYPE] [SIZ E] Load the requested paper into the specified tra y ( x ). (See the sections on loading paper .) Make sure that the tra ys are correctly adjusted for siz e.The tra y type settings (and size f or T ray 1) must be set from the pr inter’ s control panel. If you are trying to print A4 or letter-size pap[...]

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    EN Control Panel – 7 41.3 UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE The paper size you are trying to print is not the same as the control panel setting. Reload the tra y with the correct paper size. Make sure that the control panel setting is correctly adjusted for siz e. (The printer will continue trying to pr int the job until size settings are correct.) If you ar[...]

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    8 – Printing Tasks EN Printing T asks Manuall y Feeding P aper from T ray 1 The Manual F eed f eature allows you to print on special paper from T ra y 1, such as env elopes or letterhead. If Manual F eed is selected, the printer will pr int only from Tr a y 1 . Select Manual F eed through the software or printer driver . Manual Feed can also be e[...]

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    EN Printing Tasks – 9 Loading T ray 1 Note T o a void paper jams , do not load tra ys while the printer is pr inting.[...]

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    10 – Printing Tasks EN Loading T ray 2 (4050/4050 N) Note Make sure paper is under the front and back paper tabs to av oid paper jams.[...]

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    EN Printing Tasks – 11 Loading T rays 2 and 3 (4050 T/4050 TN) Note Make sure paper is under the front and back paper tabs to av oid paper jams.[...]

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    12 – Printing Tasks EN Loading Optional 500-Sheet T ray Note Make sure paper is under the front and back paper tabs to av oid paper jams.[...]

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    EN Printing Tasks – 13 Loading En velopes in the En velope Feeder[...]

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    14 – Printing Tasks EN Special P aper in T ray 1 T ransparencies Labels Card Stoc k/ Custom Sizes En velopes Letterhead/ Pre-Punched[...]

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    EN Printing Tasks – 15 Selecting the Output Bin Use the top output bin when printing on the follo wing: Opening the rear output bin might impro ve output quality with the following: • over 50 sheets of paper , continuously • transparencies • env elopes • labels • small custom-size paper • postcards • heavy paper To p Output Bin Rear[...]

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    16 – Paper Jams EN P aper Jams Locations 1 T op cov er area 2 Input tra y area (optional env elope f eeder) 3 Input tra y areas 4 Optional duple xer 5 Output areas (top and rear) 2 3 4 5 1[...]

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    EN Paper Jams – 17 Input T ray Areas T rays 2 or 3[...]

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    18 – Paper Jams EN Optional En velope Feeder[...]

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    EN Paper Jams – 19 T op Cover Area[...]

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    20 – Paper Jams EN T oner Car tridge Area[...]

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    EN Paper Jams – 21 Optional Duplex er[...]

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    22 – Paper Jams EN Output Areas[...]

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    EN Paper Jams – 23 Solving Repeated P aper Jams If paper jams occur frequently , try the following: • Check all the paper jam locations . A piece of paper might be stuck some where in the printer . • Check that paper is correctly loaded in the tr ays , that the tra ys are correctly adjusted f or the loaded paper size , and that the tra ys are[...]

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    24 – Paper Jams EN • If you are printing small sizes (less than 5 inches long), f eed paper shor t edge first. • T urn over the stac k of paper in the tra y . Also tr y rotating the paper 180°. • Check the quality of the paper being printed. Damaged or irregular paper should not be used. • Use only paper that meets HP specifications. •[...]

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    EN Output Quality Problems – 25 Output Quality Pr oblems Examples Light Print or Fa d e Repeating Defects Misformed Characters Lines T oner Smear Gra y Backgr ound Dropouts Pa g e S k ew Specks (front or back) Curl or Wa ve Wrinkles or Creases Loose T oner[...]

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    26 – Output Quality Problems EN T roubleshooting Steps Light Print or F ade Specks Dropouts Lines Gra y Background T oner Smear Loose T oner Repeating Defects Misformed Characters P age Ske w Curl or Wa ve Wrinkles or Creases Troubleshooting Steps (Follow the steps in the order they are listed.) ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1. Print a few more pages to [...]

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    EN Output Quality Problems – 27 ✓✓ 10. Change the fuser mode setting to High or choose rough paper type from the printer driver . ✓ 11. Redistr ibute the toner . (See page 28.) ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ 12. Install a new HP toner car tridge. (See instructions provided with the toner car tridge.) ✓✓ 13. T o alter nate small and standard [...]

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    28 – Output Quality Problems EN Continue Printing When T oner Is Low Caution T o pre vent damage to the toner car tridge, do not e xpose it to light f or more than a f ew minutes. Note After reinser ting the toner car tridge, the message NEW TONER CARTRIDGE = NO displa ys fo r 30 seconds. Ignore this message when removing the toner car tridge to [...]

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    EN Output Quality Problems – 29 Checking the T oner Level The user can find out how much toner is left in the printer car tr idge by pr inting a configuration page . The T oner Le vel section on the configur ation page provides a graphical representation of ho w much toner is left in the car tridge. Note After replacing a toner car tridge, select[...]

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    30 – Output Quality Problems EN Resetting the HP T onerGaug e After a new toner cartr idge is installed, the user must reset the HP T onerGauge from the control panel. When the top cov er is closed after installing the new toner car tridge, the NEW TONER CARTRIDGE=NO message is displa yed on the control panel f or appro ximately 30 seconds. T o r[...]

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    EN Output Quality Problems – 31 Resetting the Printer Y ou can reset the printer by selecting the reset items in the Resets Menu. Use this menu with caution. Y ou can lose buff ered page data or printer configuration settings when you select these items. Only reset the printer under the f ollowing circumstances: • Y ou want to restore the print[...]

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    32 – Output Quality Problems EN Resets Menu Items Item Explanation RESET MEMORY This item clears the printer buff er and the active I/O input buff er , and resets the control panel to the current settings. Resetting memory dur ing a print job can result in data loss. RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS This item performs a simple reset and restores most of [...]

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    EN Paper Sizes Supported – 33 P aper Sizes Suppor ted * For paper siz es smaller than 5 in (127 mm), the paper should be fed short edge first. Supported Siz es, T ray 1 T ray 1 Dimensions Weight Capacity Minimum Size (custom) 3 by 5 in* (76 by 127 mm) 16 to 53 lb (60 to 199 g/m 2 ) 100 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ) paper Maximum Size 8.5 by 14 in ([...]

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    34 – Paper Sizes Supported EN Supported Siz es, T rays 2 and 3 T rays 2 and 3 (4050 T/ 4050 TN) Dimensions Weight Capacity Letter 8.5 by 11 in (216 by 279 mm) 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m 2 ) 250 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ) paper 50-100 transparencies A4 8.3 by 11.7 in (210 by 297 mm) Executiv e 7.3 by 10.5 in (191 by 267 mm) Legal 8.5 by 14 in (21[...]

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    EN Paper Sizes Supported – 35 Supported Siz es, T ray 2 (4050/4050 N) Tr a y 2 (4050 /4050 N) D im e n s io n s We i gh t C ap a c i ty Letter 8.5 by 11 in (216 by 279 mm) 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m 2 ) 500 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ) paper 50-100 transparencies A4 8.3 by 11.7 in (210 by 297 mm) Legal 8.5 by 14 in (216 by 356 mm)[...]

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    36 – Paper Sizes Supported EN Supported Siz es, Optional 500-Sheet T ray Optional 500-Sheet T ray Dimensions W eight Capacity Letter 8.5 by 11 in (216 by 279 mm) 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m 2 ) 500 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ) paper 50-100 transparencies A4 8.3 by 11.7 in (210 by 297 mm) Executiv e 7.3 by 10.5 in (191 by 267 mm) Legal 8.5 by 14 in [...]

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    EN For More Information – 37 For More Inf ormation • See the online user’ s guide that came with the printer . • See the printer software or printer driver help .[...]

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    38 – For More Information EN[...]

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    Copyright© 1999 Hewlett-P ackard Co. Printed in USA Manual Part No. C4251-90927 HP LaserJet 4050, 4050 T , 4050 N, and 4050 TN Printers Quick Reference Guide English *C4251-90927* *C4251-90927* C4251-90927 Printed on at least 50% T otal Recycled Fiber with at least 10% P ost-Consumer Paper[...]