HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4181 manual

PRINTER Controller Infotec 4151 4181 4182 Ope r a t ing I n s t ru c t i ons Printer Reference 2 (option) For safe ty, p lease r ead t his ma nual ca refu lly bef ore yo u use this pr oduc t and k eep it handy for future reference.[...]

Introduction This man ual conta ins deta iled i nstructio ns on t he ope ration and maint enance of this mac hine. To g et maximu m versa tility from this ma chine all op erators sho uld care fully read an d follow th e instructi ons in this man ual. Please k eep thi s manual in a han dy place near th e machin e. Please rea d the Safety I nformat i[...]

i Manuals for This Machine Manuals for Th is Machin e The following manuals sep arately describe the operatio nal procedures for the operation an d maintenance of th e machine. To enhance saf e and efficient operation of the machine, all users should read and follow the instructi ons contained in the following manuals. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Copy Refe ren[...]

ii ENERGY STAR Program • Low Power mo de This product automatically lowers its po wer consumption 15 minutes aft er the last copy or print j ob has finished. Pri nting is still possible in Low Power mode, but if you w ish to make c opies press the { { { { Oper ati on S wi tch } } } } key f ir st. For how to change the default int erval that the m[...]

iii ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Specifica tion Recycl ed Pap er I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e E N E R G Y S T A R P r o g r a m , w e r e c o m m e n d u s e o f r e c y c l e d paper which is environmentally frien dly. Please contact your sales r epresenta- tive for recommended paper. Copy featur e Printer or fa csimile inst alle d Low Power mod e Pow[...]

iv How to Read This Manual Symbols In this manual, the following sy mbols are used: R WARNING: This sym bol indicat es a pote ntially hazardo us situ ation whi ch, if instruct ions are not followed, could result in death or serious inj ury. R CAUTION: This sym bol indicat es a pote ntially hazardo us situ ation whi ch, if instruct ions are not foll[...]

v TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job PCL Menu 6/5e - Acces sing the Printer Propertie s .. .............. .......... ....... 1 Windows 95/98/Me - Accessing the Pr inter Properties .......... ........ ....... ........ . 1 Windows 2000 /Windows XP- Accessin g the Printer Properties ....... ........ ...... 2 W[...]

vi 4. Using the Control Panel Adjusting Printer Fe atures .................. .............. ......... .............. .............. . 23 Printer Features Menu . ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ........ .... 23 Printer Features P arameters .......... .............. .......... .............. .............[...]

1 1. Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job PCL Menu 6/5e - Accessing the Printer Properties Windows 95/98/ Me - Accessing t he Printer Pr operties Changing the default printer settings A A A A Click [ Star t ] on the taskbar, point to [ Settings ] , and then click [ Printe rs ] . The [ Pr inters ] window appears . B B B B Click to[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 2 1 B B B B Select the printer you w ant to use in the [ Name ] l ist box, an d then clic k [ Prop- erties ] . The Printer Properties appear. C C C C Make any setting s you require and click [ Apply ] . D D D D Click [ OK ] to start printing. Windows 2000 /Windows XP- Acce ssing the Pri nter P[...]

PCL Menu 6/5e - Accessing the Printer Properties 3 1 A A A A Click [ Star t ] on the taskbar, point to [ Settings ] , and then click [ Printe rs ] . The [ Pr inters ] window appears . Note ❒ Under Windows XP, click [ Start ] on the taskbar, and t hen click [ Print ers an d Faxes ] . The [ Printe rs and Faxes ] window appe ars. B B B B Click to se[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 4 1 Windows NT 4.0 - Acces sing the Pri nter Propert ies Changing the default printer settings - Printer Properties Limita tion ❒ Changing the setting of the printer requir es Full Control acc ess permission. Members of Administrators, Server Op erators, Print Operators, an d Power Users gro[...]

PCL Menu 6/5e - Accessing the Printer Properties 5 1 Making printer settings from an a pplication To make the printer settings for a specific application, open the Printer Proper- ties dialog box from that app lication. The following example describes how to make settings for the WordPad application that comes with W indows NT 4.0. Note ❒ The act[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 6 1 PostScript - Setting Up for Printing Windows 95/98/ Me - Accessing t he Printer Pr operties Changing the default printer settings To make the Printer de fault settings, first op en the Prin ter Properties dialog box from the [ Prin ter s ] window. Note ❒ With som e applications , the pri[...]

PostScript - Setting Up for Printing 7 1 B B B B Select the printer you w ant to use in the [ Name ] l ist box, an d then clic k [ Prop- erties ] . The Printer Properties appear. C C C C Make any setting s you require and click [ Apply ] . D D D D Click [ OK ] to start printing. Windows 2000 /Windows XP- Acce ssing the Pri nter Pro perties Changing[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 8 1 A A A A Click [ Star t ] on the taskbar, point to [ Settings ] , and then click [ Printe rs ] . The [ Pr inters ] window appears . Note ❒ Under Windows XP, click [ Start ] on the taskbar, and t hen click [ Print ers an d Faxes ] . The [ Printe rs and Faxes ] window appe ars. B B B B Clic[...]

PostScript - Setting Up for Printing 9 1 Windows NT 4.0 - Acces sing the Pri nter Propert ies Changing the default printer settings - Printer Properties Limita tion ❒ Changing the setting of the printer requir es Full Control acc ess permission. Members of Administrators, Server Op erators, Print Operators, an d Power Users group s have Full Cont[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 10 1 Making printer settings from an a pplication To make the printer settings for a specific application, open the Printer Proper- ties dialog box from that app lication. The following example describes how to make settings for the WordPad application that comes with W indows NT 4.0. Note ❒[...]

PostScript - Setting Up for Printing 11 1 Setting up for printing from an applicat ion A A A A Open the file you w ant to print. B B B B On the [ Fi le ] menu, click [ Print ] . The [ Pr int er ] dial og box appears. C C C C Confirm that the prin ter is selected in the [ Printer : ] box, and make the print- er setting s. D D D D After configuring t[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 12 1 Canceling a Print Job Windo ws 95/9 8/Me, Wi ndows 20 00, Wi ndows XP , Wind ows NT 4.0 - Cancel ing a Prin t Job A A A A Double-click the printer icon on the Window s taskbar. A window appears, showing a ll the print jobs that are curren tly queuing to be printed. Chec k the current stat[...]

Canceling a Print Job 13 1 Macintosh - Cancel ing a P rint Job A A A A Double-click the printer's icon on the desktop. A window appears, showing a ll the print jobs that are curren tly queuing to be printed. Chec k the current status o f the job you want to cancel. B B B B Select the name of the job you want to cancel. C C C C Click the pau se[...]

Setting Up the Printer Driver and Canceling a Print Job 14 1[...]

15 2. Uninstalling the Printer Driver and Software Uninstalling the PCL 6/5e Printer Driver This section des cribes how to uninstall the printer driver. The actual procedure may differ depend ing on the operating system. Fo llo w on e o f the ap pro pr iat e p roc ed ur es. Windows 95/98/ Me - Uninstalli ng the PCL 6/5e Pri nter Driv er A A A A Clo[...]

Uninstalling the Printer Driver and Software 16 2 E E E E Click [ Yes ] to uninstall the printer driver. Windows NT 4.0 - Uni nstalling th e PCL 6/5e Pri nter Drive r Limita tion ❒ Uninstalling a printer driver re quires Full Control access per mission. Mem- bers of the Administr ators, Server Oper ators, Print Operators, and Power Us- ers groups[...]

Uninstalling the PostScript Printer Driver 17 2 Uninstalling the PostScript Printer Driver This section de scribes how to un install the PostScri pt printer driver. Th e ac tua l pr oced u re m ay di ffe r de pe ndi ng o n the op era ting sys tem . Fo llo w on e o f the ap pro pr iat e p roc ed ur es. Windows 95/98/ Me - Uninstalli ng the PostScr i[...]

Uninstalling the Printer Driver and Software 18 2 Windows NT 4.0 - Uni nstalling th e PostScript Printer Drive r Limita tion ❒ Uninstalling a printer driver re quires Full Control access per mission. Mem- bers of the Administr ators, Server Oper ators, Print Operators, and Power Us- ers grou ps have F ull Con trol Permiss ion by def ault. When yo[...]

19 3. Troubleshooting Error & Status Messages o n the Control Panel Messages/Second m essages Description Solution Add Toner Open Front Cover and /Follow Instructions to Replace Toner Bottle Toner is running o ut. It is time to s upply toner. Bypass Tray in Use Plea se Wait Bypass tray is in us e for copier or facsimile mode. Wait until the j o[...]

Troubleshooting 20 3 Load T ray # [Paper Size] There is no paper left in this tray . Load pa per in to the tr ay ind i- cated. Memo ry O ve rf low Job Incomplet e A memory overflow has oc- curred. Add m emo ry to the pri nte r. Memo ry F ul l Job Incomplet e A memory full has occurred. Add me mory to the printer. Offline The printer is offline. The[...]

Machine Does Not Print 21 3 Machine Does Not Print Pos sibl e Cau se Sol uti ons Is the power on? Turn on the machine. Is the interface cable p roperly connected? Connect the interface cable p roperly. If there are any connectors or screws , make sure that they are f astened securely. Are you using t he correct interface cable? Be sure to use the c[...]

Troubleshooting 22 3 Other Printing Problems Problem Action An image is printed on the reverse side of the paper. Set the pa per upside down. Multiple pages are fed through the printer at once. Remove all the p aper from the tray and fan them gently. Paper misf eeds occur frequently. Check the paper s ize sett ings. Use the recom- mended paper. Avo[...]

23 4. Using the Control Panel Though th e factory default settin gs of the printer are suitable for most printing jobs, the "Printer Features" gives you access to a number of settings that control basic printer operations. "Prin ter Features" se ttings you make are retai ned even when you turn off the printer. Reference For more[...]

Using the Control Panel 24 4 Cate gor y Func tio n menu Job Control ⇒ p.27 Paper Input Tray Priority Tray Loc king Bypa ss Pa per Size Stan dard Siz e Custom Size Duplex Print Quality Edge Smoothing Resolution PCL PS Toner Saving System Print PS Error s I/O Timeout I/O Buffer Page Protect Au to C o ntin ue Sub Paper Size PCL Menu Orientation Form[...]

Adjusting Printer Features 25 4 Access ing the P rinter Fe atures Menu Press { { { { User Tools/ Counter } } } } . Press the 0 or 1 key to display “ 5.Printer Features ” , an d then press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel dis play. Press the 0 or 1 key to display the following four items one by one. • Job Control[...]

Using the Control Panel 26 4 ❒ After making the printer settings, press { { { { User Tools/C ounter } } } } to return to the initial display. ❒ The revised settings are not canceled even if the power switch is turned off. Dial s e/ k Dial i al ZENS058N[...]

Printer Features Parameters 27 4 Printer Features Parameters Job Control Menu There are five menu items in the “ Job Control ” men u. • Paper Inpu t • Duplex • Print Quality • Sys tem • PCL Menu Job Control Parameters ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Paper Input Menu Description Tray Priority When no tray or paper size is selected for a print job, the[...]

Using the Control Panel 28 4 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Duplex ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Print Quality Bypass P aper Siz e You ca n s pecif y the pape r siz e, st anda rd or custom , for the Bypa ss Tray . When the by pass paper si ze is not sp ecifi ed , the pap er siz e you set on the control panel is used. If you use PCL 6 or PS2 printer driver to print cus tom pa p[...]

Printer Features Parameters 29 4 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ System Resolution You can set the print resolution in do ts per inch. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ PCL 300 dp i, 60 0 dpi ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ PS 300 dp i, 60 0 dpi Note ❒ Defaul t: 600 d pi ❒ The setting in the printer drive r takes priority of the setting on control panel. Toner Saving You can select whether t o[...]

Using the Control Panel 30 4 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ PCL Menu Page Protect When the "Print Overrun. Job I ncomplete. ” messag e ap pears on the panel display, set this function to "On ” . • Auto • On Note ❒ Be sure to return “ Page Protect ” to “ Auto ” after the print job. With “ Page Protect ” “ On ” , the printer perf[...]

Printer Features Parameters 31 4 Font Source You can set the location of the default font. • Internal • Download Note ❒ Default: Interna l ❒ When you select "Downlo ad", you can select only fo nts down- loaded to printer RAM. Font Number You can set the ID of the default font you want to use. • 0 to 54 (for Int erna l) • 1 to [...]

Using the Control Panel 32 4 Changing the Paper Input Menu The followin g procedure describes changin g the “ Tray Prio rity ” as an example in the “ Pape r Input ” m enu. A A A A Press { { { { User Tools/ Counter } } } } . B B B B Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key until the following message appears on the panel dis- play. C C C C Press { {[...]

Printer Features Parameters 33 4 F F F F Press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel display. G G G G Press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel display. H H H H Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key to select the tray type you want to use. I I I I Press { { { { OK } } } } . “ Programmed ” is disp[...]

Using the Control Panel 34 4 Network Setup Menu There are thr ee menu items in the “ Network Setup ” menu. • IP Ad dres s • Subne t Ma sk • Gateway Address Note ❒ This “ Ne twork Setup ” menu appears only when installing the optional Net- work Interface Board. Network Setup Parameters Menu Description IP Address You can set the IP A[...]

Printer Features Parameters 35 4 Maintenanc e Menu There are thr ee menu items in the “ Mai ntenanc e ” menu. • Restart Printer • Menu Re set • Hex Dump Maintenan ce Pa rameters Restar ting a Prin ter The following procedure describes select ing the “ Restart Prin ter ” as an ex ample in the “ Mainte nance ” me nu. A A A A Press {[...]

Using the Control Panel 36 4 B B B B Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key until the following message appears on the panel dis- play. C C C C Press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel display. D D D D Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key until the following message appears on the panel dis- play. E E E E Press { { { { OK } } } }[...]

Printer Features Parameters 37 4 List Prin t Menu There are four menu items in the “ List Print ” menu. • Configuration Pa ge • Menu Li st • PCL Font List • PS Font List List Print Parame ters Printing a Configuration Page The following proced ure describes printing t he “ Config uration Page ” as an e x- ample in the “ Li st Prin[...]

Using the Control Panel 38 4 B B B B Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key until the following message appears on the panel dis- play. C C C C Press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel display. D D D D Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key until the following message appears on the panel dis- play. E E E E Press { { { { OK } } } }[...]

Printer Features Parameters 39 4 Interpreting the Conf iguration Page Reference ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Printer ID Shows the serial number ass igned to the board by its manuf acturer. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Firmware Vers ion Shows the version number of the prin ter firmware. ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Pages Print ed Shows the total nu mber of pages printed by the p rinter t[...]

Using the Control Panel 40 4 Adjusting System Settings Accessing the S ystem Sett ings A A A A Press { { { { User Tools/ Counter } } } } . B B B B Press the 0 0 0 0 or 1 1 1 1 key to display “ 2.System Settings ” . C C C C Press { { { { OK } } } } . The following sc reen appears on the panel display. Select t he desi red menu you w ant to chan [...]

Adjusting System Settings 41 4 System Settings Parameters This sect ion co ntains the in formation abo ut the param eters used fo r the printer. Reference For more information about the other pa rameters in the System Se ttings menu, see th e “ System Settings ” manual . Menu Descrip tion 1.Function Priority You can specify the mode (Cop ier, F[...]

Using the Control Panel 42 4 11Print Priority (setting the multi-accessing func- tio n) Sets the pr int priority for each m ode. •“ Copier ” Print priority is given to t he copy function. •“ Fax ” Pri nt p rior i ty is giv en t o th e fa x f unc tio n. •“ Printer ” Print priority is given to t he printer function. •“ Interleav[...]

Adjusting System Settings 43 4 4 Registering the key op- erator code (4.Prog. K ey Op. Code) Register or change the key operator access code (8 digits). • Register the access code Select this function a nd input your desir ed number (8 di gits) with the number keys , and then press t he { { { { OK } } } } key. • Change the access code When you [...]

Using the Control Panel 44 4[...]

45 5. Appendix Collate and Rotat e Collate If you sele ct the collate function on t he printer driver, the machine will store print data in m emory and automatically collate the printouts. The collate function can be turned on or off from the printer driver. The mach ine automatically rotat es the printouts under the followin g condition s: • Whe[...]

Appendix 46 5 Specifications This secti on contains the electrical and hardware specifica tions for the printer, including the information about the options. *1 For PCL5e, only 6 00dpi is sel ectable fr om the print er driver. *2 Post Scrip t le vel2 C omp atib le *3 Microsoft Windows 95 oper ating system *4 Microsoft Windows 98 oper ating system *[...]

Specifications 47 5 Options Networ k Interfac e Board T ype 1018 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Topology: Ethernet (10BaseT /100BaseTX) ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Protocols: TCP/IP , IPX/SP X, Apple Talk ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Interface Connect or: RJ45 ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Required C able: Int er fac e c ab le w ith fe rri te c or e *A cable is not provid ed with th is option. Memory [...]

48 INDEX A Auto Off Time r , 41 C Can cel ke y , 25 Con fig. Page , 37 Config uration Page , 37 E error , 19 F Fun ctio n Pr ior ity , 41 H Hex Dump , 35 J Job Control , 25 , 27 K Key O perator s To ols , 42 L List Print , 25 , 37 M Macintosh , 18 Main tenance , 25 , 35 menu , acce ssing , 25 Menu List , 37 Menu Rese t , 35 messa ges , 19 N Network[...]

49 T Tro ubl esh oo ti ng , 19 U User Too ls/Coun ter ke y , 26 W Window s 2000 PCL 5e, uninstallin g , 15 PCL 6, uninst alling , 15 PostScript , uninstalling , 17 prin ter prop ert ies, PC L , 2 print er prop erti es, Post Scrip t , 7 Window s 95/98/Me PCL 5e, uninstallin g , 15 PCL 6, uninst alling , 15 PostScript , uninstalling , 17 prin ter pro[...]

50 UE USA B405[...]

Note to users in the United States of America Notice: This equi pment has been tested and found t o comply w ith the li mits f or a Class B d igital device, pursu- ant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese lim its a re desig ned to provide reasonabl e prote ction ag ainst harmful in terferen ce in a resid ential installa tion. This e quipment g ener[...]

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