HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4550 Series manual

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HP Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Pr inter User Guide _________________[...]

Hewlett-P ackard Compan y 11311 Chinden Boulev ard Boise, Idaho 83714-1021 U .S.A. Copyright and License © Copyright Hewlett-P ackard Compa n y 200 1 All Right Reserved. Except as allowed b y copyright laws or herein, reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written per mission is prohibited. A user of the Hewlett-P ackard printer as[...]

EN Contents 5 Contents Quick access to printer in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 World Wide Web links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 User guide links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Contents Where to lo ok for more information . . . .[...]

6 Contents EN Calibration m enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Resets men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Hard disk de pendent m enus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Quick Copy Jo bs menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

EN Contents 7 Printing from Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Loading m edia into Tr ay 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Printing fro m Tra y 3 (optional 500-sheet pape r feeder) . . . . . . . . . . 84 Loading m edia into Tr ay 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 Contents EN 6 Printer Interfaces Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Parallel config uration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Enhanced I /O (EIO) con figuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 29 HP JetDirect p rint server[...]

EN Contents 9 Clearing pa per jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Clearing jam s in the midd le front draw er area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Clearing jam s in the Tray 2 a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Clearing jams in the option al Tray 3 area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 Contents EN Appendix A DIMM Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 DIMM config uration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Installing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Verifying DIMM i[...]

EN Contents 11 Appendix E Embedded Web server Introductio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Using the em bedded Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 To access t he embedde d Web serve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Embedded We b server pa ge sets . .[...]

12 Contents EN Where to look f or more information . . . Se veral ref erences are av ailabl e f or use with this pr inter . F or additional copies of t he guides belo w , contact your HP- authorized dealer . WWW Additional inf or mation is av ailable at http://www .hp.com/suppor t/lj4 550 . Setting up the printer Getting Started Guide Step-b y -ste[...]

EN Contents 13 Using the printer Online User Guide Detailed inf or mation on using and troub leshooting th e printer . A v ailable on the CD-ROM that came with the pr inter . Online Help Information on pr inter opt ion s th at ar e av ailable f rom within printer driv ers. T o view a Help file , access the online Help through the printer driv er .[...]

14 Contents EN How to use this online user guide This user guide is pro vided online in an Adobe ® Acrobat ® porta ble document f orm at (PDF). This section will help familiarize y ou with using PDF docume nts in Acrobat Reader v ersion 4.0. F or complete instru ctions on how to view PDF documents, see the document ation included with Acro bat Re[...]

EN Contents 15 Magnifying the pa ge view Acrobat Reader off ers se veral magnification choices that control how the page fit s on-screen: the z oom-in tool the magnification b utton in the status bar the toolbar buttons Once y ou zoom in on a document, y ou can select the hand tool or use the scroll ba rs to move the page. T o increase magnific ati[...]

16 Contents EN P aging thr ough a document The f ollowing options are a vailab le for pa ging through a docum ent. Bro wsing with thumbnails A thumbnail is a miniature vie w of each document page . Click a page in the Thumbnails section of the windo w t o jump quic kly to tha t page . Printing the document T o print sele cted page s : F rom the Fil[...]

EN Chapter 1 17 1 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser ies Pr inter Overview This chapter describes the f eatures and specifications of the HP Color LaserJet 4550 , 45 50N, 4550DN, and 4550HDN printers. The chap te r includes the follo wing sections: Printer f e atures Locating printer components Controlling print jobs Managing memo r y Printer s oftware[...]

18 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Printer features This printer combines the quality and reliability of Hewlett-P ackard printing with the f eatur es listed belo w . F or m ore inf ormation on printer f e at ures, see the Hewlett-P ackard webs it e at http://www .hp.com . P erformance 16 pages per minute (ppm) in blac k and white 4 [...]

EN Chapter 1 19 Duplex printing Duplex printing accessor y mo unts directly beneath the pr inter for two-sided pri nting (included with the HP Color LaserJet 4550DN and 4550HDN pr inters) Connectivity Bidirectional parallel por t (requires a “ C ” connector) T wo Enhanced Input/Output (EIO) slots HP JetDirect pr int ser ver (EIO network card) ([...]

20 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN F actor s affecting printer perf ormance Se ver a l factors aff e ct the time it takes to print a job. Among these is maximu m printer speed, me asured in pa ges per mi n ute (ppm) . Oth er f actors that aff ect pr inting speed include the use o f special media (such as transparen cies, glossy media[...]

EN Chapter 1 21 Locating printer components The f ollowing illustrations identify the locations and names of ke y components of t his printer . Figure 1-1 Front view (sho wn with 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessory) 1 T op output bin 2 Printer control panel 3 P ower s witch (s ta nd by button) 4 Optional duplex printing ac ces so r[...]

22 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Figure 1-2 Rear view (shown with 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessor y) 1 Rear door (fuser access) 2 Rear output bi n door 3 Optional duplex printing acces sor y cov er 4 Optional duple x printing accessory power receptacle 5 Printer power r eceptacle 6 P arallel connector ( “ C ?[...]

EN Chapter 1 23 Contr olling print jobs There are se ver al options av ailable f or controlling print jobs: select printer settin gs through y our software application or the printe r driver (recom mended m ethod) select printer settings using the printer control pane l select printer settings using the ne w embedded W e b ser v er enter printer co[...]

24 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Select printer settings remotely with the embed ded W eb serv er If y ou ha ve a W eb browser , y ou can use the printer embedded W eb ser v er to control printer settings . T o access the embedded W eb server , open y our brow ser and ent er the printer IP address or the printer host name . Y ou ca[...]

EN Chapter 1 25 Managing memory This printer supports up to 192 MB of memory . Y ou can add additional memor y by installing Dual Inli ne Memory Modules (DIMMs). T o allow f or memor y expan sion, the pr inter has thr ee DIMM slots , which accept 64 or 128 MB of RAM each. For inf or mation on installing printe r me m or y , see Appendix A . The pri[...]

26 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Printer software Included with the printer is a CD-R OM containing the printing system softwar e. The softwa re components and printer driv ers on this CD-ROM help yo u use t he pr inter to its fullest pote ntial. See the getting star ted guide for installation instructions. Note F or the latest inf[...]

EN Chapter 1 27 HP Resour ce Manage r This network administration software utility allows you to control the hard disk and flash mem or y features th at are not fo und in the softwar e dr ivers . Use HP Resource Manager to do the f ollowing : Initialize the hard disk Initialize flash memory Downloa d, delete, and manage f onts and macros across net[...]

28 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Printer drivers Printer drivers access the printer f eatures and allo w the computer to communicate with the printer . The follo wing pr inter dr iv ers are included w ith the pr inter . Note The OS/2 drive rs are av ailable from IBM an d are packaged with O S/2. They are not a vailab le for T radit[...]

EN Chapter 1 29 Other components and utilities This printer ships with sev eral helpful software applications f o r Windows and Mac OS users , as well as for Netw or k Administrators . These prog rams are summarized be low . HP JetSend communications HP JetSend is a technology from He wlett-P ackard that allows de vices to communicate with each oth[...]

30 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN With the software , you will be able to exchange intr a-company documents direct ly between two or mor e computers and between an y HP JetSend-enabled printers, without the prob lems of incompatib le software applications or v ersions. HP JetSend software will allow y our colleagues to create docume[...]

EN Chapter 1 31 Printer supplies and accessories Y ou can increase the capabilities of your printer by adding accessories. WWW T o order printe r acc es s o r y pr od u c ts, go to the HP webs ite at U. S . – http:/ /www .hp . com/go/sup plies or Wo r l d w i d e – http://www .h p .co m/ghp/buyonline.html . If you don ’ t ha v e Internet acce[...]

32 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser i es Printer EN Cables C2947A 92215N 92215S 10 m (30 ft) parallel cable (IEEE-1284 compli ant) with a 25-pin DB male to a (IEEE-1284C) male “ C ” connector LocalT alk Cable Kit DIN-8 printer cable (f or Ma cintosh computers) U .S. – http://www .hp.com/go/supplies or Worldwide – http://www .hp.com/ghp/b uyon[...]

EN Chapter 2 33 2 Using the pr inter control panel Overview This chapter helps y ou use the printer control panel to maximize printer perf or mance. This ch apter includes the f ollowing sect ions: When to use the pr inter con tr ol pa n el Locating printer control pan el features Control panel men us Hard disk dependent menus Printer inf or mation[...]

34 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN When to use the printer contr ol panel Hewlett-P ackard has designed the printer control panel to f acilitate setting up def ault printer settings an d to make printing selections when your software does not provide them . Use the printer control panel f or o v erall configur ation require ments, t o obtain[...]

EN Chapter 2 35 Locating printer contr o l panel features Figure 2-1 Printer control panel 1 Attention indicator light 2 Menu k ey* 3 Item ke y* 4 Printer online Help 5 Va l u e k e y * 6 Select ke y 7 Cancel Job key 8 Go key 9 Data indicator light 10 Ready indicator light 11 Printer control panel displa y *R ocke r key s Note The I TEM k ey is als[...]

36 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Using printer contr o l panel keys The f ollowing tab le summar izes the funct ion of each pr inter control panel k ey . Using the printer online Help system This printer f eatures an online Help system that provides instructions f o r re so lving mo st pr inter er ro rs. Cer tain control pa n el er ro r me[...]

EN Chapter 2 37 Interpreting contr ol panel indicator lights The f ollowing tab le explains the mea ning of the pr inter control pane l indicator lights (see page 35 ). Indica tor On Off Flashin g Ready (green) Printer is online (able to accept and process data). Printer is offline. Printer is attempting to stop pr inting and go offline. Data (gree[...]

38 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Contr ol panel menus The printer control panel men us allow y ou to change printer settings and to access printer status inf or mation. This section outlines the printer control panel menus and th e selections a v ailable within each menu. Menu loc king Menu selections can be loc ked out b y a system admini[...]

EN Chapter 2 39 Interpreting the menu map The f ollowing sample illustrates a menu map . Each menu and the associated menu items are described on th e pag es follo wing the graphic. Note In the menu descr iption s, menu items f ollowed by an aster isk ( * ) denote default v alu es. Figure 2-2 Menu map 1 Information menu 2 P aper handling men u 3 Pr[...]

40 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Inf o rmation menu The Inf or mation menu selections ar e used f or accessing and printing specific printer information. Menu item Description PRINT MENU MAP Prints the control pane l menu map . PRINT CONFIGURATION Prints the pr inter configuration page. PRINT FONT LIST Prints the availab le PCL and PS (e m[...]

EN Chapter 2 41 P aper handling menu The P aper handling menu allo ws you to configure inpu t tra ys by siz e and type . This menu can also be used to set the def ault media size and type . Note The def ault mode f or T ray 1 is TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST . In this mode, the printer will pull media from T ra y 1 regardless of the size or type of media loade[...]

42 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Printing menu The Printing menu is used to set def ault settings f or a specific print job . 1 Displays only when a fixed space font is specified 2 Displays only when a proportional space font is specified Menu item V alues Description COPIES 1 to 999 (def ault: 1 ) Number of cop ies. CONFIGURE CUSTOM PAPER[...]

EN Chapter 2 43 Configuration menu The Configur ation men u is used to set gener al printer def aul t settings . CA UTION Hewlett-P ackard reco mm e nd s th at conf igu ration sett ing s on ly be changed b y a system administrator . Conf igu ration settings seldom need to be ch anged. *Denotes default setting Menu item V alues Description POWERSAVE[...]

44 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN I/O menu The I/O men u allows y ou to mak e changes to printer interf ace settings . The follo wing table lists the selections that appear for ea ch item in this menu. (See Chapter 6 f or additional information.) Menu item V alues Description PARALLEL HIGH SPEED YES* NO Allows f aster parallel communication[...]

EN Chapter 2 45 Calibration menu This prin ter features automatic, inter na l calibration to pr oduce optimum color f or most pr int jobs. The Calibration men u provides fine-tuning f or critical color-matching requ ire ments. F or more inf or mation on using this menu f or setting toner densities, see Chapter 4 . CA UTION Calibrating toner densiti[...]

46 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Resets menu The Resets menu is use d f or resetting t he printer memory and f or retur ning th e prin ter to its factor y default settings. It is also us ed to clear maintenance me ssages f ollowing the replacemen t of cer tain consumable items. Menu item Description NEW [COLOR] CARTRIDGE Resets the toner g[...]

EN Chapter 2 47 Har d disk dependent menus Quic k Copy Jobs men u This menu pr o vides a list of the quic k copy jobs stored on the printer hard disk. The user can print or delete these jo bs fr om the control panel. See “ Job retent ion f eatures ” on page 95 and “ Proofing and holding a job ” on page 97 f or more inf orm ation about using[...]

48 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Priv ate/Stored Jobs menu This menu pr ovides a list of the priv at e and stored jobs on the printe r ’ s hard d isk. The use r can pr int or de lete these jobs from th e control panel. See “ Printing a priv ate job ” on page 99 and “ Storing a print job ” on page 101 f or more inf ormation about [...]

EN Chapter 2 49 Printer inf ormation page s Printer conf ig uration pag e Printing a printer configuration page can help y ou verify that the printer is configured proper ly . This can be useful in tr oubleshooting printe r pr oblems. T o print a printer configuration page 1 On the printer control panel, press M ENU until INFORMATION MENU displays [...]

50 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Interpreting the printer configuration page The f ollowing sample illustrates a printer configuration page. Figure 2-3 Printer configuration page 1 Printer information — Lists the printer serial numbe r, PCL/Emulated P ostScript firmware re vision, total number of pages printed during the lif e of the pri[...]

EN Chapter 2 51 7M e m o r y — Shows the total memor y installed and the total memor y av ailable in the printer . Also lists the memor y allocation settings. 8S e c u r i t y — Shows wh et her the pr inter control panel is loc ked or unloc k ed. Also sh o ws whether the printer control pa nel pass w ord is enable d or disabled. 9 P aper trays [...]

52 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Supplies status page The supplies status page illustrates the remaining lif e f or the follo wing printe r consuma bles and kits: toner car tridges (all colors) drum kit transf er kit fuser kit It also lists useful pr inter information including the total number of pages printed (i n monochrome a nd in colo[...]

EN Chapter 2 53 Interpreting the supplies status page The f ollowing sample illustrates a supplies status page. Figure 2-4 Supplies status pa ge Print cartridg e information 1 Black T onerGauge 2 Cyan T onerGauge 3 Magenta T onerGauge 4 Y ellow T onerGauge Other supplies information 5 Imaging dr um kit 6 T r ansfer kit 7 Fuser kit Printer informati[...]

54 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Usage page The usage page lists a page cou nt f or each size of media that has passed throug h the printer . This page count include s the numbe r of pages that we re printed on one side , th e nu mber that wer e printed on two sides (duple x ed), and totals of the tw o printi ng me thods for each media siz[...]

EN Chapter 2 55 Interpreting the usage page The f ollowing sample illustrates a usage page. Figure 2-5 Usage page 1 Usage totals (all media sizes) 2 Black co v erage 3 Cyan cov erage 4 Y ellow cov erage 5 Magenta co ver age 1 2 3 4 5[...]

56 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Event log T o print an event log 1 On the printer control panel, press M ENU until INFORMATION MENU displays . 2 Press I TEM until PRINT E VENT LOG displa ys. 3 Press S ELECT to print the e vent log. After the pr ocess is completed, the printer will retur n to the READY state. Interpreting the event log The[...]

EN Chapter 2 57 Using the printer contr ol panel in shared en vir onments The printer control panel functi ons essentially the same in sh ared printer environm ents as it does when connected to a standa lone computer . If prob lems occur , contact y our network administrator . Because y our printer is shared with other users , adhering to the f oll[...]

58 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Changing printer contr ol panel configuration settings By using the printer control panel, y ou can make changes to gener al printer configuratio n def ault settings such as P o werSa v e Time, printer personality (lan guage), and jam recov er y . CA UTION Hewlett -P acka rd recomme nds that configur ation [...]

EN Chapter 2 59 Changing P o werSav e settings The adjustab l e P o w erSa ve Time f eature reduces po w er co nsumpt ion when the printer has b een inactiv e for an exte nded period. The printer displa y dims when the printer is in P owerSa ve Time mode. Y ou can set the length of time be f o re the pr inter goe s into P owerSav e Time mode to 1 m[...]

60 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Switching printer per sonalities This printer f eatures automatic personality (p rinter language) s witching. In AUTO mode, the printer auto matically detects the type of print job and configures its pe rson ality to accommodate that job . Y ou also can change t he personality mode to def ault to using PCL [...]

EN Chapter 2 61 Setting the I/O timeout I/O Timeout sets the n umber of seconds that the printer waits to receiv e additional data from the comput er bef ore switching I/O por ts. The def ault setting f or the printer is 15 seconds. Note Setting the I /O Timeout t oo high may cause a sing le I/O por t to rem ain activ e and prohibit data from being[...]

62 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Disabling the high-speed parallel interface This printer f eatures a high-speed, bidir ectional parallel interf ace . The interf ace suppor ts high- and low- speed access. The high -speed access may not be compatib le w ith some computers. Through the I/O Menu , y ou can enab le and disable the hig h-speed [...]

EN Chapter 2 63 Setting adv anced functions This printer suppor ts bidirectional parallel communication. Y ou can turn this f eature on and off through t he I/O Menu. T o enable bidirectional parallel comm unication 1 Press M ENU until I/O MENU dis plays. 2 Press I TEM until PARALLEL A DV COMMUNIC ATN displays . 3 Press V ALUE until ON displa ys. 4[...]

64 Using the printer cont ro l pan e l EN Resetting the printer to factory default settings Resetting the printer to f actor y default settings can be useful when yo u are troub leshooting the printer . CA UTION Resetting f actor y def aults clears the page bu ffer , remov es downloaded f onts and macros, and returns all print menu settings to f ac[...]

EN Chapter 3 65 3 Common pr inting tasks Overview This chapte r helps you perform co mmon pr inting task s. The chapter includes the follo wing sections: Selecting print media Printing on special media Controlling print jobs Configuring input tray s Printing from T ra y 1 (multipu r pose tra y) Printing f rom T ra y 2 Printing from T ra y 3 (option[...]

66 Common print ing task s EN Selecting print media Y ou can use many typ es of paper and other print media with this printer . This section provides guidelines and specifications f or selecting and using dif f erent print media. Bef ore purchasing any media or spec ializ ed forms in quantity , v er ify that y our paper supplier obtains and under s[...]

EN Chapter 3 67 Suppor ted media weights and sizes F or optimum results , use conv entional 75 g/m 2 (20 lb ) photocop y paper . V erify that the paper is of good qualit y and is free of cuts , nic k s, tear s, spots , loose par ticles, dust, wrinkles, curls , or bent edges . T ray Supported media Media specificat ions Capacity Tr a y 1 P a per A4/[...]

68 Common print ing task s EN *Trays 2 and 3 use “ Custom ” size specifically for B5 ISO. Trays 2 and 3 do not support the range of custom sizes available in Tray 1. Tr a y 2 P a per A4/Letter Legal Executiv e JIS B5 A5 Custom (B5 ISO)* Single-sided: 60 to 105 g/m 2 (16 to 28 lb b ond) T wo-sided: 64 to 105 g/m 2 (17 to 28 lb b ond) 250 sheets [...]

EN Chapter 3 69 Media to av oid Use the f ollowing guidelines to a void poor print quality or damag e to your printer : Do not use paper that is too rough. Do not use paper that is embo ssed or coated unless it is specifically recommended fo r use in this printer . Do not use paper wi th cutouts or perf or ations other than standard 3-hole punched [...]

70 Common print ing task s EN Printing on special media Use these guidelines when printing on sp ecial types of media. WWW T o order HP Color LaserJet pr inting supp lie s on the Web , go to U. S . – http:/ /www .hp . com/go/ljsupplie s or Wo r l d w i d e – http://www .h p .co m/ghp/buyonline.html . T ransparencies When printing on transparen [...]

EN Chapter 3 71 Colored paper Colored paper should be of th e same high quality as white x erographic pa per . Pigments used must be ab le to withstand the printe r ’ s fusing temper ature o f 190 ° C (374 ° F) f or 0.1 second witho ut deterioration. Do not use paper with a colored coating that w as added after the paper was produce d. The prin[...]

72 Common print ing task s EN Labels Note F or pr inting labels , Hewlett-P ack ard recommends co nfigur ing T r ay 1 as a cassette and settin g th e tray ’ s media type to LABELS in the printer control panel. See “ Configuring input tra ys ” on page 76 . When printing labels, use the follo wing guidelines: V er ify that the labels ’ adhesi[...]

EN Chapter 3 73 Preprinted f orms and letterhead Observe the f ollowing g uidelines for be st results with preprinted f or ms and letterhea d: F or ms and letterhead must be printed with heat -resistant inks that will not melt, vaporize , or release hazardous emissions when subjected to the printer ’ s fusing temperature of approximately 190 ° C[...]

74 Common print ing task s EN Contr olling print jobs Among the aspects of a print job that you can control are the tr ay fro m which the pr inter pulls media, th e bin to which you send the job, and the configura tion for type a nd siz e of media f or each tra y . Y ou can control print jobs through the printer driv er , your softw ar e applicat i[...]

EN Chapter 3 75 Figure 3-1 Rear view (shown with the optional 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessory) 1 T op output bin 2 Rear output bi n Selecting media b y type If you want to select med ia for y our job by type of medi a rather than by the input tra y (source), you must first config ure a pr inter tray f or the media type y ou are[...]

76 Common print ing task s EN Configuring input tra ys This prin ter allows you to configure in put trays b y ty pe and size. This allows y ou to load different media types and sizes in the pr inter ’ s input tra ys and then request media b y type or size . When the printer is used as a standalone pr inter , it might be beneficial to configure th[...]

EN Chapter 3 77 Configuring T ra ys 2 and 3 by media type T ray s 2 and 3 are cassette-style tra ys. Y ou can se lect them b y media size and t yp e through y our software application or the printer driv er . Note T ray 2 has an int ernal media-size sensor and do es not need to be configured on the printer contr ol panel f or media siz e. The me di[...]

78 Common print ing task s EN Printing fr om T ra y 1 (multipurpose tra y) T ray 1, t he multipurpose tra y , can print on all suppor ted sizes an d types of media and en v elopes. (See “ Suppor ted media w eights and sizes ” on pa ge 67 .) Loading media into T ra y 1 T o load media into T ray 1 CA UTION T o av oid jams, ne ver add or remo ve m[...]

EN Chapter 3 79 4 Slide the media-w idth guides in un til they hold the media fir mly in place without bending it. Note F o r p ro per pa per f eeding, custom med ia must be at least 76 mm (3 in) wide and 127 mm (5 in) long. Note Load prepunch ed paper with the holes tow ard the side of the printer as illustrated. F or two-sided pr inting, load med[...]

80 Common print ing task s EN Loading en velopes into T ra y 1 Env elopes can be printed only from T ra y 1. This tra y holds up to 10 env elopes. F or en velope specificat ions, see “ Suppor ted media weights and siz es ” on page 67 . T o load en velopes into T ray 1 CA UTION T o av oid jams, do no t remo v e or inser t env elopes during print[...]

EN Chapter 3 81 Printing en velopes when TRA Y 1 MODE=CASSETTE F or the best results when printing env elopes, T ra y 1 should be configured as TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE and the media siz e should be set to the siz e corresponding to the corr ect env elope size . 1 Set the media siz e for T ra y 1 in the pr inter control pan el. (See “ Configur ing T [...]

82 Common print ing task s EN Printing fr om T ra y 2 T ray 2 holds up to 250 sheets of st andard pape r . The tra y adjusts f or Letter , Legal, A4, A5, JIS B5, Custom (B5 ISO), and Executive paper . The printer automatically det ect s the media size in T ray 2 based on the tra y ’ s paper guide configuration. (See “ Supported media weights an[...]

EN Chapter 3 83 4 Load the media with t he p r int side f acing down into the tra y . 5 V er ify that the med ia lies flat in the tra y and that it fits under the metal tabs. 6 Slide the media-w idth guides in un til they hold the media fir mly in place without bending it. 7 Inser t T ray 2 into the pr inter . Note Load prepunched paper as illustra[...]

84 Common print ing task s EN Printing fr om T ra y 3 (optional 500-sheet paper feeder) The printer suppor ts an optional 500- sheet paper f eeder (T ra y 3). T ray 3 attaches to the botto m of the printer and serves as the printer ’ s base. When th e optional duple x printing accessor y is installed, the duple x unit m ust be positioned betw een[...]

EN Chapter 3 85 The f ollowing are f eatures of the 500-sheet pap er feeder (T ra y 3): The tra y has a capacity of 5 00 sheets of standard paper . (See “ Suppor ted media weigh ts an d sizes ” on page 67 .) It is adjustab le for specif ic media sizes , with corresponding stop positions. The printer detects med ia siz e based on T ra y 3 ’ s [...]

86 Common print ing task s EN Loading media into T ra y 3 T r ay 3 adjusts f or the fo llowing media sizes: The printer automatically det ect s the media size in T ray 3 based on the tra y ’ s physical configur ation and the position of the media-siz e knob . T o load media into T ray 3 CA UTION Do not print cardstock, la bels, an d env elopes fr[...]

EN Chapter 3 87 4 Squeezing the release latch, slide the media-width guides all the wa y open. 5 Load the media into T ra y 3 with the print side facing down. Do not o verfill the tra y . 6 Slide the media-w idth guides in un til they hold the media fir mly in place without bending it. 7 V er ify that the med ia lies flat in the tra y and that it f[...]

88 Common print ing task s EN 8 Set the media-siz e knob on the side of the tray to the size of the media loaded in t he tra y . 9 Inser t T ray 3 into the pr inter . 10 V er ify that the printer driv er is configured to reco gnize T r a y 3. (For instructions, see the online Help for the prin te r dr iver .) Note Load prepun ched paper with holes [...]

EN Chapter 3 89 Using the optional duplex printing accessory f or tw o-sided printing The optional duple x printing accessor y ( figure 3-3 ), enables you t o print on both sides of a page. In tw o-sided printing, known as duple x printing or duple xing, the back side of the page is printed first. Then the page is sent thro ugh the duplex printing [...]

90 Common print ing task s EN T o use the optional duplex printing accessory: Be sure that the optio nal duple x pr inting accessory is installed correctly . If the 50 0-sheet paper feeder (T ra y 3) is installed, the duple x unit must be positioned between the printer and T r ay 3. V er ify that the printer driv e r is configured to recogniz e the[...]

EN Chapter 3 91 Contr ol panel settings for duple x printing Many soft ware ap plications allow y ou to change duple x pr inting settings . If your softw ar e application or pr inter driv er does not allo w yo u to adjust duple x printing settings , yo u can adjust these sett ings through the contr ol pa nel. Do not leav e DUPLEX set to ON if trans[...]

92 Common print ing task s EN Options f or binding duplex printing jobs Bef ore pr inting in duple x mode, decide on which edge you will be binding y our finished document. The binding setu p options are: Long-edge ( book) binding , which is the con ventional lay out used in book binding. (See 1 in figure 3-4 .) Shor t-edge (tab let) binding , whic[...]

EN Chapter 3 93 Special printing situations Use these guidelines when printing on sp ecial types of media. Printing a different fir st page Use the f ollo wing pro cedure to print the first page of a document on a diff erent media typ e than the rest of the docum ent. One e xample is printing the first pag e of a letter on let te rhead paper and th[...]

94 Common print ing task s EN Stopping a print request Y ou can stop a print request either from the printer control panel or from your software applic ation. T o stop a p rint r equest from a computer on a netw or k, see the online Help f or the specific netw ork software. Note It may tak e some time for all printing to clear after a pr int job is[...]

EN Chapter 3 95 Job retention features T o u se the Job ret ention f eatures listed be lo w , you m ust install a hard disk in the printer and prop erly configure the printer drivers . All Job retention f eatures are selected in the printer driv er . Some Job retention f eatures require you to use the p rinter control panel men us to release the pr[...]

96 Common print ing task s EN Deleting a stored quick copy job When a user sends a quic k copy job , the printer o verwrites any pre vious jobs with the same user and job n ame. If there is not a quic k cop y job already stored under th e sa me user and job name and the printer needs additional space , the pr inter ma y delete other stored quick co[...]

EN Chapter 3 97 Pr oofing and holding a job The proof and hold fe ature pro vides a quick and ea sy wa y to print and proof one cop y of a job and then print the additi onal copies . T o per manently store the job and pre ve nt the pr inter from deletin g it when space is needed f or something else , select the Stored Job option in the driver . Pri[...]

98 Common print ing task s EN Deleting a held job When a user sends a proo f and hold job , the printer automatica lly deletes that user ’ s pre vious stored proof and hold jo b . If ther e is not a proof and hold job alrea dy stored for that job name and th e prin ter needs addition al space , the printer ma y delete other stored pr oof and hold[...]

EN Chapter 3 99 Printing a priv ate job The pr ivate printing feature lets a u ser specify th at a job is not p rinted until that us er releases it using a 4 -digit person al identificat ion number (PI N) through the printer control panel. Th e user specifies the PIN in the driv er and it is sent to the printer as part of the print job . Specifying[...]

100 Common printing tasks EN Deleting a private job A private job is au tomatically de leted from the printe r ’ s hard disk after the user releases it for printing, unless t he user selects the Stored Job option in the driver . Note If y o u tur n the printer off and then bac k on, all quick cop y , proof and hold, and priv ate jobs are deleted.[...]

EN Chapter 3 101 Storing a print job The user can do wnload a pr int job to the printer ’ s hard disk witho ut printing it. The user can th en print the job at any ti me through the printe r control p anel. For e xam ple, a user may want to download a personnel f orm , calendar , time sheet, o r accounting f or m that other users can access and p[...]

102 Common printing tasks EN Deleting a stored job Jobs stored on the printer ’ s hard disk can be de leted f ro m the con tr ol panel. 1 Press M ENU r epeatedly until PRIVATE/STO RED JOBS MENU appears . 2 Press I TEM until the desired user name appears. Note If y ou are using a Macintosh computer , the user name appears on the first line of the [...]

EN Chapter 3 103 Printing with the optional HP F ast InfraRed Receiver The HP F ast Infr aRe d Receiver enab les wireless printing from an y IrD A-compliant por tabl e device (such as a laptop comput er) to the HP Color LaserJet 4550, 45 50N, 4550DN, or 4550HDN printer . The printing connection is maintained b y positioning the sending infrare d (F[...]

104 Common printing tasks EN If the connectio n is inte rr upted before your print job is complete, the HP F ast Inf raRed Receiver status indicator tur ns off. Y ou hav e up to 40 seconds to correc t the inte rrup tion and co ntinue the job. If the connection is resumed within this tim e , the status indicator lights up again. Note The connection [...]

EN Chapter 4 105 4 Using color Overview The HP Color LaserJet 4550 series printer , through a combination of g reat technolog y and e xcellent engineering, off ers great color right out of the bo x. It pro vides a powerful b lend of automatic color f eatures to gener ate superb color results. This chapter e x plains the following topics: Matching c[...]

106 Using color EN Matching color s The process of matching printer out put color to your monit or is quite comple x because pr inters and computer moni tors use diff erent methods of pr oducing color . Monito rs display colors by light pix els using an RGB (red, g reen, blue) color pr ocess, but printers print colors using a CMYK (cyan , magenta, [...]

EN Chapter 4 107 HP ColorSmar t II HP ColorSmar t II is a set of technologies that enables optimal color output automatically f o r diverse types of docu ments . HP ColorSmar t II utilizes object tagging and Standard RGB (sRGB) color technologies . Object tagging allows optima l color and halftone settings to be used f or diff erent objects on a pa[...]

108 Using color EN Manual color adjustment The Manu al color adjustment feature of HP ColorSmar t II allows you to adjust the color and halft one modes f or text, g raphics and photogr aphs. T o access the Manual color options from the Color tab , select Manual , then Opti ons . Halftone options Halftone options aff ect the resolution and clarity o[...]

EN Chapter 4 109 The latest v ersions of Adobe PhotoShop , CorelDRA W ™ , Microsoft Office , and many other applications use sRG B to communicate color . Most importantly , as the def ault color space in Microsoft Oper ating Systems, sRGB has gained broad adoption as a means to e xchange color inf or mation betwee n applications and de vices usin[...]

110 Using color EN Four -color printing (CMYK) Cyan , magenta, y ellow and b lack (CMYK) are the inks used b y a printin g press. It is often called four-color prin ting. CMYK data files are typically used b y and or iginate from g r aphic ar ts (pr inting and pub lish ing ) en vironments. The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 se ries printer is optimiz ed t[...]

EN Chapter 4 111 Matching P ANT ONE ® * c o l o r s The P ANT ONE ® * Matching System colors are specified as CMYK colors as suppor ted in many g raphics software ap plicat ions. This color-matchi ng system is useful for matching pr inter o utput to a specific color (f or ex am ple, a logo). See the docu mentation f or your softwar e application [...]

112 Using color EN T o turn off A utomatic P ANT ONE ® * calibration In Windows, go to Properties , Adv anced , and then Printer Features . On a Macin tosh, go to the CMYK Inks page of the driver interf ace. Applications kno w n to generate P ostScript files with graphic object s preser ving th e P ANT ONE ® * name are lis ted below: Adobe Illust[...]

EN Chapter 4 113 PA N T O N E ® * Application P alettes are av ailable f or : Adobe Illustrator 4 – 8 P ageMak er 5, 6, and 6.5 PhotoShop 3 – 5. 5 CorelDRA W 6 – 9 Micrographics Designer 6 – 7 Macromedia F r eehand 4 – 8 QuarkXpress (as EP S files) 3.3 – 4.04 Deneba Can vas 3.5 – 6. 1 F ractal Design P ainter 2 – 5.5 EPSF Char ts T[...]

114 Using color EN Some of the P ANT ONE ® * colors will not match exactly . There are ov er 945 P ANT ONE ® * colors in the P ANTONE ® * Matching System. These colors w ere created using sixteen in ks on a lithog raphic printing press. Not all of these colors are r eproducib le b y a laser co lor printer because the y are out of a laser printer[...]

EN Chapter 5 115 5 Using f onts Overview This chapter pro vides information on v ar ious f onts. The chapter includes the f ollowing sections: Using internal T rueT ype fonts Understanding printer default f onts Selecting f onts Printing a list of av ailab le printer f onts Using f onts in P ostScr ipt Emulation Using f onts on a network Adding sup[...]

116 Using fonts EN Using internal T rueT ype fonts T r ueT ype is a f ont f or mat dev eloped jointly b y Microsoft Cor poration and Apple Computer , Inc. He wlett-P ac kard has included 80 T r ueT ype f onts with this printer , and matching screen f onts for use within Windows . Y ou do not need to do wnload these T r ueT ype fon ts because the y [...]

EN Chapter 5 117 Understanding printer default f onts The def ault f ont for this p rinter is 12-po int Courier in t he PC- 8 symbol set. The printer uses the def ault f ont on ly if anothe r f ont has not been specified. Changing the default font Y ou can se lect a different default f o nt from the prin ter control pa nel. See “ Selecting PCL f [...]

118 Using fonts EN Selecting f onts Y ou can select f onts either from a sof tw are application or throu gh the printer control panel. Note A f ont request from a softwar e ap plication or pr inter drive r o verrides f ont settings in the printer control panel. Selecting f onts from software applications F or information on changing f ont selection[...]

EN Chapter 5 119 Selecting PCL f onts through the printer contr ol panel If you r softw are applica tion does not allow y ou to select f onts throu gh its menus , you can select PCL (T rueT ype) f onts through the printer control panel. Only on e f ont can be selected f or a par ticular pr int job . Note A f ont selected through the printer control[...]

120 Using fonts EN T o select PCL default fonts thr ough the printer control panel 1 Print a list of av ailable PCL printer f onts. (F or instructions, see “ Printing a list of av ailable printer fonts ” on page 121 .) 2 On the printed f ont list, locate the f ont source and numbe r that correspond to the font you wish to use. 3 Press M ENU unt[...]

EN Chapter 5 121 Printing a list of av ailable printer f onts Y ou can use the Inf ormation Menu on the printer control pane l to print a list of av ailable fonts . T o print a list of av ailable f onts 1 Press M ENU until INFORMATIO N MENU displa ys. 2 Press I TEM until PRINT FONT LIST displays . 3 Press S ELECT to print the font list. 4 After the[...]

122 Using fonts EN Interpreting the f o nt lists The PCL font list displa ys samples of av ailable f onts. The f o llowing is a description of the elemen ts of the f ont list: 1F o n t The name of the typ ef ace f amily . 2P i t c h / P t Pitch indicates t he number of characte rs per inch of a fix ed-spac e f ont. P oint Size is the height of th e[...]

EN Chapter 5 123 Using f onts in P ostScript Em ulation The printer is configured with 80 scalab le fonts th at are av a ilable f or PCL and P ostScript Emulation. The printing system inst aller on the CD-ROM installs 80 fonts on your PC f or use by an y software application.[...]

124 Using fonts EN Using f o nts on a network Consult with y our network administra tor or with oth er n etwork users bef ore using the printer control panel to change the def ault f ont and bef ore downloading or remo ving soft fo nt s and typefaces . T o conser ve memory and av oid une xpected pr inter output , use the guidelines that f ollow . Y[...]

EN Chapter 5 125 Adding support for accessory f onts to a printer driver When y ou are using typef a ces on DIMMs, your printer driver will require inf ormation about the siz e, shape, and style of the type character s so that it can f or mat y our te xt correctly . Using special type effects The printer can create special type eff ects, such as pa[...]

126 Using fonts EN He wlett-P ac kar d custom font services Hewlett-P ackard offers f onts on dis k, car tr idge, or DIMMs. Y ou can design a custom f ont package t o f it y ou r par ticular needs. Th e items below are examples of av aila ble custom f onts: f onts or typefa ces from any He wlett-P ackard standard f ont product or typeface collectio[...]

EN Chapter 6 127 6 Pr inter Interf aces Overview This chapter provides inf or mation on av ailable printer interf aces. The chapter includes th e f ollowi ng sections: P arallel configuration Enhanced I /O (EIO) config uration Configuring the printer f or the network at the printer control panel[...]

128 Printer In terfaces EN P arallel configuration If y our printer is not configu red with a netw ork interf ace card, connect the printer to your computer using a bidirectio nal p a rallel cab le (IEEE-1284C compliant) with a “ C ” connector (see figure 6-1 ) plugged in to the printer ’ s par allel por t. The cable can be a maximum of 10 me[...]

EN Chapter 6 129 Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration This printer comes e quipped wi th two enhanced i nput/output (EIO) slots. The se slots hold compatib le external device s such as the HP JetDirect pr int ser ver networ k cards. Plugging EIO networ k cards into the slots increases the number of network interfaces a vailable to the prin te r . EIO n[...]

130 Printer In terfaces EN A v ailable enhanced I/O interfaces HP JetDirect print ser v er s (netw or k cards) pro vid e so ftw are solutions fo r : Nov ell NetWare Microsoft Windo ws and Window s NT net works Apple Mac OS (LocalT alk) UNIX (HP-UX and Solaris) Linux (Red Hat and SuSE) Inter net pr inting WWW F or a summar y of av ailable ne tw or k[...]

EN Chapter 6 131 AppleT alk Netw orks Use the HP LaserJet Utility to set up your printer on an EtherT alk or LocalT alk network. F or more information, ref er to the HP JetDirect Print Ser ver Administrator ’ s Guide included wit h the printers equipped with the HP JetDirect print ser ver . LocalT alk configuration The LocalT alk interf ace enab [...]

132 Printer In terfaces EN UNIX/Linux netw orks Use the HP JetDirect printer installer for UNIX utility to set up your printe r on HP-UX or Sun Solar is netwo rks. F or installation and management on UNIX or Linux netw or ks, use HP W eb JetAdmin. WWW T o obtain HP software f or UNIX/Linux networks, visit the HP Customer Care online at http://www .[...]

EN Chapter 6 133 Configuring the printer f or the network at the printer contr ol panel Y ou might need to configur e cer tain netw ork parameters on the printer . Y ou can configure these par ameters from the printer control panel, the embe dded Web server , o r f or most networks, from the HP W eb JetAdmin software (or the HP LaserJet Utility for[...]

134 Printer In terfaces EN T o configure the Novell NetW are parameter s from the printer control panel 1 Press M ENU until HP EIO 1 or 2 MENU dis plays. 2 Press I TEM until CFG NETWOR K=NO displays . 3 Press V ALUE until CFG NETWORK =YES displays . 4 Press S ELECT once. CFG NETW ORK=YES displa ys. 5 Press I TEM until CFG IPX/SP X=NO displays . 6 P[...]

EN Chapter 6 135 Configuring TCP/IP parameters Y ou can use the printer control panel to configure th e f ollowing TCP/IP paramete rs: usage of the BOO TP file f or conf iguration paramete rs (the def ault is to use the BOO TP file) IP address ( 4 bytes) subnet mask (4 bytes) def ault gatew ay (4 b ytes) TCP/IP connection timeout (in seconds) Note [...]

136 Printer In terfaces EN 9 If you ke ep BOOTP =YES * , the values for the TCP/IP parameters will be provided b y the BOO TP file, RARP , or DHCP and no other TCP/IP configurat ion is necessary . Skip to step 17. – OR – Press V ALUE to change the v alue of t he BOO TP= parameter . BOOTP=NO displa ys. 10 Press S ELECT to sav e the selection. BO[...]

EN Chapter 6 137 T o configure Apple AppleT alk parameters fr om the printer control panel 1 Press M ENU until HP EIO 1 M ENU displays . 2 Press I TEM until CFG NETWOR K=NO * displays. 3 Press V ALUE until CFG NETWORK =YES displays . 4 Press S ELECT once. CFG NETW ORK=YES * displa ys. 5 Press I TEM until CFG ETALK= NO * displays. 6 Press V ALUE unt[...]

138 Printer In terfaces EN Disabling netw ork protocols (optional) By f actory default, all su ppor ted network protocols are enab led. Disabling unused p rotocols has t he f ollowing benefits: decreases pr inter- ge n erated ne twor k traffic pre vents unauth or ized users from printing to the printer provides on ly per tinent inf or mation on the[...]

EN Chapter 6 139 T o disabl e DLC/LLC 1 Press I TEM until DLC/LLC=ON * displays . 2 Press V ALUE to change to DLC/LLC=OFF . 3 Press S ELECT to sav e th e new status. DLC/LLC= OFF * displays . 4 T o disab le another protocol, find th e app ropr iate section. – OR – Press G O to retur n the p rint er to the READY state. T o disabl e TCP /IP 1 Pre[...]

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EN Chapter 7 141 7 Consumab les and cleaning Overview This chapte r provides an overview of the p rinter ’ s consumab le items . Th e chapter includes th e f ollowing sections: Making room arou nd the printer f or replacing consumab les Appro ximate replacement intervals f or consumable items Locating cons umables Envir onmental collectio n progr[...]

142 Consumables and cleaning EN Making r oom around the printer f or replacing consumables The f ollowing illustration shows the clear ance necessar y around the printe r for replacing consum ables. Figure 7-1 Consumable repl acement clearance diagram 1 To p v i e w 2 Side view[...]

EN Chapter 7 143 Consumable replacement guidelines T o f acilitate consumab le replacement, keep the f ollowing guidelines in mind when setting up the printer . Sufficient space is requir ed in the front and rear of the printer f or removing con sumable items . The printer should be locate d on a flat, stur dy surface . 102 mm (4 in) of space is re[...]

144 Consumables and cleaning EN Appr o ximate replacement intervals f or consumable items Y ou can identify consumab le items by their labeling and t heir blue plastic handles . WWW F or instructions on in stalling cons umable s, se e the installation guides supplied with each consum able item or visit http ://www .hp .com/ suppor t/lj4550 . When y[...]

EN Chapter 7 145 The f ollowing tab le lists the replacemen t int e rvals f or pr inter consumab le items and the control panel messages that prompt y ou when to replace ea ch item. 1 Approximate average A4/letter-size page count based on 5% coverage of ind ividual toner colors. Page counts are only estimations, and usage conditions and print patte[...]

146 Consumables and cleaning EN Locating consumables The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of each consumable item. Figure 7-2 Consumable item locations 1 T oner car t ridg es 2 Imaging drum cartr idge 3 T r ansfer belt 4 Air filters 5 Fuser 6 T r ansfer roller 5 6 4 3 2 1[...]

EN Chapter 7 147 En vir onmental collection program Hewlett-P ackard encourag es re sp on sible disposal of HP La se rJ et printer supplies throug h its Planet P ar tners Program. F or details on this progr am, see the recycling instruction guide enclosed with each consumab le item. This program ma y not be av ailable in all coun tr ies. The f ollo[...]

148 Consumables and cleaning EN Cleaning the printer Cleaning ex cess toner fr om the printer T oner from the y ellow , magenta, and cyan toner cartr idges will accumulate o n the f la ps t hat co ver the t oner cartr idges . Alt hou gh th is accumulat i on of toner does not cause any print def ect, the e xcess toner needs to be cleaned from the fl[...]

EN Chapter 7 149 Cleaning the toner density sensor The toner density se nsor should be cleaned whene ver the imaging drum is replaced or whene v er the control panel message DENSITY SENSOR O UT OF RANGE displays. CA UTION T o av oid scratching the sensor , do no t clean it with an y paper products . T o clean the toner density sensor 1 Open the lo [...]

150 Consumables and cleaning EN 5 Re-inser t the imaging drum. 6 Close the to p front drawer . 7 Replace the cleaning brush and firmly close the lower fron t dra wer . 5 7 6[...]

EN Chapter 8 151 8 Pr inter control panel messages Overview This chapter lists printer control panel messages and e xplains their meaning. The control pa nel displa ys four types of messages . These message types are: Status messages W ar ning messages Attention mess ag es Critical er ro r me ss ages[...]

152 Printer control panel messag es EN Message types Status messages Status messages refl ect the current state of the printer . The y inf or m the user of normal printer operat ion and do not requir e user interact ion t o clear them. They change as the st ate of the printer changes . Whene ver the printer is rea dy , not busy , and ha s no pendin[...]

EN Chapter 8 153 Printer contr ol panel messages The f ollowing tab le lists the printer control panel messag es f or this printer . Printer mess ages with numeric prefix es are listed in numerical order . Printer messages without numeric prefix es are listed in alphabetical orde r . Note Except when the printer is initially turned on, messages are[...]

154 Printer control panel messag es EN CHECKING PAPER PATH The printer is performi ng an inter nal test. When finished, the printer remains offline. When the test has fini shed, press G O to return the pr inter to the READ Y state. CHECKING PRINTER The printer is performi ng an inter nal test. This process should take approximately 30 seconds . Whe[...]

EN Chapter 8 155 DENSITY SENSOR OUT OF RANGE alternates with CLEAN DENSITY SENSOR A density sensor out of range error was detected during a col or calibration. The density sensor may be dir ty . Inspect and clean the sensor (see “ Cleaning the toner density sensor ” on page 149 f or cleaning instructions). DRUM ERROR REPLACE KIT An error has be[...]

156 Printer control panel messag es EN [FS ] FILE OPERATION FAILED The requested operation could not be performed. Y ou might have attempted an illegal operation, such as tr ying to download a file to a non- e xistent director y . No action requi red. [FS ] FILE SYSTEM IS FULL The hard disk, flash DIMM, or RAM disk is full. Delete files from the de[...]

EN Chapter 8 157 MANUALLY FEED [SIZE] Load the requested paper into Tr a y 1 . Press G O if the desired paper is already loaded in T ray 1. MANUALLY FEED TRAY 1 ENVELOPE Load env elopes into T ray 1. Press G O if env elopes ar e already loaded in T ray 1. MANUALLY FEED [TYPE] [SIZE] Load the requested paper into Tr a y 1 . Press G O if the desired [...]

158 Printer control panel messag es EN PAGE CANNOT PRINT NOW alternates with RETRY WHEN PRINTING STOPS An inter nal page has been requested while the pr inter is processing an incoming jo b . Inter nal pages are not per mitted to interr upt and can only be printed when the printer is in the READ Y state. Request the inter nal page when the printe r[...]

EN Chapter 8 159 PRINTING DEMONSTRATION 1 The printe r ’ s LaserJet de mo page is being generated. The printer will return to the online READ Y state upon the completion of the page. No action requi red. PRINTING ENGINE TEST The engine test page is being printed. The printer retur ns to the READ Y state upon completion of this page. No action req[...]

160 Printer control panel messag es EN READY The printer is online and read y to receive data, and no status or device attendance messages are pending. No action requi red. REINSTALL TRANSFER BELT The transf er belt is broken or incorrectly installed. Remov e th e transfer belt. Inspect the transfer belt f or damaged areas and repl ace it if necess[...]

EN Chapter 8 161 TONER [COLOR] OUT alternates with PRESS SELECT TO CHANGE TONER The toner car tr idge specified is out of toner . If the TON E R O U T setting in the CONFIGURA TION MENU is set to O VERRIDE , pressing G O will resume prin ti ng. Press S ELECT to enter the toner replacement menu. Press G O to resume printing without changing the car [...]

162 Printer control panel messag es EN TRAY X SIZE= [SIZE] Media has been loaded into the specified tray . The most recently configured media size will be displa yed with an a ster isk next to it. Press -V ALUE + to vie w all the possib le media sizes. Press S ELECT to display the current media size. Press G O to remov e the message. TRAY X TYPE= [[...]

EN Chapter 8 163 13.XX PAPER JAM alternates with : CHECK ALL REAR DOORS or CHECK MIDDLE FRONT DRAWER or CHECK FRONT DUPLEX DRAWER A jam has occurred. XX specifie s the type of paper jam. HP LaserJet 4550/4500 XX Description 1/0 P aper jam in paper feed area 5/1 Paper jam in fusing unit area 6/2 Paper jam in fusing unit area 10/3 P aper ja m in rev [...]

164 Printer control panel messag es EN 22 EIO X BUFFER OVERFLOW alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE The I/O buff er for the EIO card in slot X has ov erflowed. Press G O to resume pr inting and then resend the job. 22 PARALLEL I/O BUFFER OVERFLOW alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE The printer ’ s parallel buff er has overf lowe d . Press G O t[...]

EN Chapter 8 165 49 ERROR (XXXX) CYCLE POWER A communication error has occurred. T urn the pr inter off and then on to clear the error . If this does not solve the prob l em tr y the f ollowing: 1) Cancel the current print job from your P C or server . Resend the pr int job . If this does not work, tr y sending a different job . 2) If y our compute[...]

166 Printer control panel messag es EN 53.XY.ZZ ERROR BASE MEM BANK B or 53.XY.ZZ ERROR DIMM A BANK B alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE alternates with NO MORE ERRORS CONTINUING Indicates a memor y error . If a DIMM caused the error , th e DIMM will not be recognized. V alues of X , Y , and Z are as f ollows: X Memor y T ype 0R O M 1R A M Y De v[...]

EN Chapter 8 167 54.2 PRINTER ERROR A toner car tr idge has been incorrectly installed. T ur n off the pr inter, and open the top cov er. Locate the carousel brake release and press the meta l tab with the end of a pen. With your other hand push the carousel around to the position re quired to remov e the toner car tridge. If the carousel is still [...]

168 Printer control panel messag es EN 57.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE An error has occurred where X is indicated below: X Descr iption 1 F an motor 1 malfunction 2 F an motor 2 malfunction Clear the error by turning th e printer off and then on. If the prob lem persists , call HP Suppor t. 57.3 FAN ERROR alternates with [...]

EN Chapter 8 169 66.00.XX SERVICE ERROR alternates with CHECK CABLES AND CYCLE POWER A failure has occur red in an external paper handling output device. Mak e sure the cables from the external paper handling output de vice are securely plugged into the printer . Clear the error by turning the printer off an d then on. 68 NVRAM ERROR CHECK SETTINGS[...]

170 Printer control panel messag es EN Contr ol panel messag es f or external de vices Some control panel messages will only occur if an external de vic e attached to the pr inter has caused or created an error . Th e follo wi ng tab le contains t hese contro l panel messages. F or more inf or mation regarding th e e xt ernal device er ror , se e t[...]

EN Chapter 8 171 TOO MANY PAGES IN JOB TO FINISH The finisher device attempted to finish a job that contained more pages than the finisher de vice w as capable of processing. Remov e th e ex cess pages and retr y finish ing the print job. 66.XX.YY FINISHER FAILURE alternates with CHECK CABLES AND CYCLE POWER A f ailure has occurred in an external p[...]

172 Printer control panel messag es EN[...]

EN Chapter 9 173 9 Solving prob lems with the pr inter Overview This chapter provides information o n solving an d prev enting printer proble ms such as pa per jams and image def ects. The chapter includes the follo wing sections: Basic troub l eshooting chec klist P aper jam locations P aper jam recovery Common causes of paper jams Clearing paper [...]

174 Solving problems with the printer EN Basic tr oubleshooting chec klist If yo u are e xperiencing problems with the printer , this chec klist ma y help identify the cause of the problem. Is the prin te r con nected to power? Is the prin te r in the READY state? Are all necessary cables connected? Are any messages displa y ed on the control panel[...]

EN Chapter 9 175 P aper jam locations Use this illustration to troubleshoot paper jams in the printer . F or instru ctio ns on clearin g pa pe r jams, see “ Clear ing paper jams ” on page 178 . Figure 9-1 P aper jam locations (shown with the optional 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessory installed) 1 Input T ra y 1 area 2 T ransf[...]

176 Solving problems with the printer EN P aper jam reco very This printer provides P aper Jam Recov er y , a feature that allows y o u to set whether the printer should at tempt to automat ically recov er from paper jams . If P aper J am Recovery is enabled, when a paper jam occurs, all pages aff ected by the jam will be repr inted. The options ar[...]

EN Chapter 9 177 Common causes of paper jams The f ollowing tab le lists common causes of paper jams and suggested solutions for resolving them. Note If the printer still continues to jam, contact HP Customer Suppor t or your authorized HP ser v ice provider . See “ HP Customer Care options worldwide ” on page 252 . Cause Solution Print medi a [...]

178 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing paper jams Clearing jams in the middle fr ont drawer area 1 Pull open the middle fr ont draw er to access the media. Note When remo ving the transf er belt assembly , do not touch the tran sf er belt material. 2 Remov e the transfer belt assembly by lif t ing up on its blue hand les . 3 Remov e any [...]

EN Chapter 9 179 4 Reinstall the transf er belt. 5 Close the dra wer . The pr inter will warm up an d re tu r n to th e READY state. Note If this action does not r esolve the problem, the printer will displa y an alter nate me ss age. 4 5[...]

180 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the T ra y 2 area Note It is a good idea to inspect the input t rays when clear ing p aper jams. Howe ver , opening and closing input tr ays ha s no effect on clear ing pape r jam me ssages. 1 Pull out T ra y 2 and place it on a flat surface . 2 Inspect the roller s and remo v e any par tial[...]

EN Chapter 9 181 Clearing jams in the optional T ra y 3 area Note It is a good idea to inspect the input t rays when clear ing p aper jams. Howe ver , opening and closing input tr ays ha s no effect on clear ing pape r jam me ssages. 1 Pull out T ra y 3 and place it on a flat surface . 2 Inspect the roller s and remo v e any par tially fed media. B[...]

182 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the rear door areas W ARNING! Do not touch the fuser: it is hot and could cause burns! The fuser ’ s operating temperature is 190 ° C (374 ° F). W ait 30 minutes to allow the fuser to cool down bef ore touching the fuser . 1 If the duplex printing accesso r y is installed, open the rear [...]

EN Chapter 9 183 5 Close the fuse r door . 6 Close the upper rear door . 7 Close the rear duple x cov er if it was opened. The printer w ill warm up and retur n to the READ Y state. Note If these ac tions do not resolve the problem, the printer will displa y an alter nate jam me ssa ge. 5 6 7[...]

184 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the fr ont duplex drawer area 1 Pull out the duple x dra w er and place it on a flat surf ace. 2 Remov e media from the duple x draw e r . Rotate the thum bw heel to eject media. Be su re to remo v e any torn pieces of media. 3 Inspect inside the pr inter an d remov e media. Be sure to remov[...]

EN Chapter 9 185 Media-handling pr oblems Use only media that meets the specificat ions outlined in the HP LaserJet Printer Family P aper Specification Guide . F or media specifications f or this printer , see “ Supported media weights and siz es ” on page 67 . Printer feeds multiple sheets Cause Solution The input tra y is overfilled. Remove e[...]

186 Solving problems with the printer EN Media does not f eed automaticall y Cause Solution Manual f eed is sele cted in the software application. This pr inter does not suppor t manual feed. Do not select manual feed in your software application. The correct size of media is not loaded. L oad the correct size of media. The input tra y is empty . L[...]

EN Chapter 9 187 T ransparencies or glossy paper will not feed Cause Solution The correct media type is not specified in your software or printer driver . V erify that the correct media type is selected in your softw are or pr inter dri ver . The input tra y is overfilled. Remove e xcess medi a from the input tra y . Do not load more than 50 transp[...]

188 Solving problems with the printer EN Output is curled or w rinkled Cause Solution Media does not meet the specificati ons fo r this printer . Only use media that meets the media-use specifications for this printer (see “ Suppor ted media weights and sizes ” on page 67 ). Media is damaged or in poor condition. Remove media from the input tra[...]

EN Chapter 9 189 Printer response pr oblems No displa y message Cause Solution The printe r ’ s power s witch (standby button) is in the standby position. V erify that the printer is on. F ans may run while the printer is in standby mode (off). The printe r ’ s memor y DIMMs are defectiv e or installed incorrectly . V erify that the pr inter ?[...]

190 Solving problems with the printer EN Printer is on, but nothin g prints Cause Solution The printe r ’ s READ Y indicator light is not lit. Press G O to return the printer to the READY state. The top cov er is not closed proper ly . Close the top cover firmly , verifying that it is properl y latched. The D ATA indicator is flashing. The printe[...]

EN Chapter 9 191 Printer is on, but is not receiving data Cause Solution The printe r ’ s R EADY indicator light is not lit. Press G O to retur n the pr inter to the READY state. The top cov er is not closed proper ly . Close the top cover firmly . A printer message other than READ Y appears on the pr inter control panel. See Chapter 8 f or tro u[...]

192 Solving problems with the printer EN Unable to sel ect the printer f rom th e computer Cause Solution If y ou are us ing a s witch bo x, the printer ma y not be selected for y our computer. Select the correct pr inter through your switch bo x. The printe r ’ s READ Y indicator light is not lit. Press G O to return the printer to the READY sta[...]

EN Chapter 9 193 Printer contr ol panel prob lems Contro l panel settings work incorrectl y Problem Solution The printer control pane l displa y is blank or is not lit, ev en when the fan is runni ng. F ans may run while the prin ter is in standby mode (off). Press the pr inter ’ s power switch to tur n th e printer on . Printer settings in your [...]

194 Solving problems with the printer EN Print quality tr oubleshooting Unless otherwise specified, all ref erences in this section to horizontal or ver tical direc tions of pr int qua lity problems refer to problems found on letter and A4-siz ed media in por trait orientation. Additional def ect inform ation is found in the f ollowing sections: Re[...]

EN Chapter 9 195 Image defect ruler Color toner car tridge 30 m m (1.2 in) Blac k toner cartridge 37 mm (1.5 in) T ransfer r oller 53 mm (2.1 i n) Imaging drum 152 mm (6 in) Fuser 131 mm (5.2 in) T ransfer belt 40 mm (1.6 in) First occurrence of print defect[...]

196 Solving problems with the printer EN Image defects F or more inf or mation on a specific image def ect, see the page numbers below each image in the table below . Image defect table Backg round scatter ( see page 197 ) Banding and horizontal lines ( see page 197 ) Black li nes ( see page 198 ) Blank page(s or missing color) ( see page 199 ) Cha[...]

EN Chapter 9 197 Bac kgr ound scatter The media does not meet HP specificat ions. Use media that meets HP specifications ( see page 67 ). The toner cartr idge is def ective , replace the toner cartr idge. There is e xcess toner inside of the printer . Clean the printer ( see page 148 ). The transf er roller is dir ty or worn. Banding and horizontal[...]

198 Solving problems with the printer EN Banding — horizontal The imaging drum may hav e been exposed to light, and will need to be replaced. The transf er belt ma y accumulate e xcess toner on its rollers causing a rando m mechanical banding. If y ou notice build up on the rollers, replace the transfer kit. Banding — vertical The b lade on the[...]

EN Chapter 9 199 Blank pages or missing a color Y our softwar e application is sending an e xtra page- eject command. • V er ify that a separ ator page is not e nabled in the printer driv er by accessing the driver proper ties. • Chec k to v erify that an e xtra page h as not been inserted within the documen t. There is a prob lem with the netw[...]

200 Solving problems with the printer EN Distor ted image The paper does no t meet HP paper sp ecifications or is stored improper ly ( see page 6 7 ). The printer opera tin g environment does not meet HP specifications ( see page 235 ). Dr opouts The paper does no t meet HP paper sp ecifications ( see page 67 ). The printer ’ s operating en viron[...]

EN Chapter 9 201 F aded print, faded areas, or faded vertical streaks The message TRANSFER KIT LOW O RDER KIT appears on the printer control panel. Print out a configur ation page to verify the remaining life of the transfer belt. Replac e the transfer belt if necessar y . The moisture content o f you r paper is une ven or t oo low . Use paper from[...]

202 Solving problems with the printer EN To n e r s m e a r There is e xcess toner on the paper . Reprint the page . The fusing rollers ha v e e xcess ton er on them. Print 5 to 10 pages to clean the excess toner from the rolle rs. The media does not meet HP specificat ion s ( see page 67 ). Use media that meets HP media sp ecifications. The toner [...]

EN Chapter 9 203 Ghosting Full-page ghost ing occurs when an imag e prints in full color on one page, but a f aded copy of it is al so seen on the f ollowi ng pa ge. Replace the tr ansfer kit . If the imaging drum is near end of lif e, replace it. If the toner car tridge is near end of lif e, r e place it. The media you are using is not within spe [...]

204 Solving problems with the printer EN Light, dark, or faded print The message TRANSFER KIT LOW R EPLACE TRANSFER K IT appears on the printer co ntrol panel. Print ou t a configur ation page ( see pag e 49 ) to verify the remain ing life of the transf er belt. Replace the tr ansfer belt if n ecessar y . The moisture content o f you r paper is une[...]

EN Chapter 9 205 Marbled output Print a configuration pag e( see page 49 ), and ref er to the color bl ocks at t he bottom of the pag e. Repl ace th e toner car tr idge of the color or color s t hat are marb led. Random spots The media does not meet HP med ia specifications ( see page 67 ). Use paper that meets HP media specifications . The printer[...]

206 Solving problems with the printer EN Imaging drum def ects Causes: Damage such as scr a tches or d ents on the imaging d rum. These usually appear as b lack or white marks on th e pag e. P aper dust adhering to the imaging drum. These usually appea r as white marks in the dark printed areas of the page . Exposure of por tions of the ima g i ng [...]

EN Chapter 9 207 Overhead transparency def ects Overhead transparencies may displa y any of the image qu alit y def ects shown in the previous samples. In addition, because transpar encies are pliab le while in the print path, the y are subject to being marked by th e media-handling components . Note Allow tr ansparencies to cool at least 30 second[...]

208 Solving problems with the printer EN Dull or dark transparencies If the transparency colors ar e du ll or da r k, ensure the transpar encies meet t he specificatio ns f or this printer (par t number C293 4A f or letter , and C2936A f or A4). The selected colors are undesir able when printed. Select diff erent colors in your softw are applicatio[...]

EN Chapter 9 209 Repetitive defects on transparencies Unwanted marks of the same size and shape appear in t he same v er tical area on most pages . Print out a configura t ion page to v erify the remaining lif e of the imaging drum. If the printer control panel displays DRUM LIFE OUT REPLA CE KIT , replace the imaging drum. Unwant ed marks of the s[...]

210 Solving problems with the printer EN Color printing pr oblems Printing black instea d of color Problem Solution Color mode is not selected in your software application or pr inter dri ver . Select color mode instead of gra yscale or monochrome mode in your software application or pr inter dr iver . The correct printer dr iver is not selected in[...]

EN Chapter 9 211 Note Se v eral f actors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your mo nitor . These f a ctors include prin t media, overhead lighting, softw are applications, oper ating system palettes, monitors , and video cards an d dr ivers . Inconsistent colors after loading toner Problem Solution Another toner color m[...]

212 Solving problems with the printer EN Incorrect printer output Incorrect f onts are printed Problem Solution The f ont has not been correctly selected in your softw are appl ication . Re-select the font in y o ur software application. The font is not av ailable to the pr inter . Download the font to the printer or use ano ther f ont. (In Windows[...]

EN Chapter 9 213 Erratic, missing charac ters or interr upt ed printout Problem Solution The interf ace cable is of poor quality . T ry using a different, h igher-quality , IEEE- compliant cable . Par allel cab les can be no longer than 10 meters (30 feet). The interf ace cable is loose. Disconnect and reconne ct th e interf ace cable . The interf [...]

214 Solving problems with the printer EN Software application pr oblems Unable to c hange system selections thr ough software Cause Solution System software changes are lock ed out by the printer control pane l. See Chapter 6 “ Pr inter Interfaces ” . Consult with your networ k ad ministrator . Y our software application does not suppo r t syst[...]

EN Appendix A 215 A DIMM Installation Overview The printer is designed f or ea sy installation of addit ional memory . This chapter provides inf or mation on installing memor y .[...]

216 DIMM Installation EN DIMM configu ration This printer supports up to 192 MB of memory . Y ou can add additional Random Access Memor y (RAM) to this pr inter by installing Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). The printer uses 168-pin, non-parity , synchronous DRAM memory modules. Extended Dat a Output (EDO) DIMMs ar e not suppor ted. Y ou can ins[...]

EN Appendix A 217 Installing DIMMs T o install a DIMM CA UTION T o reduce the possibility of damage caused by static electricity , always w ear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap or to uch the surf ace of the antistatic p ackage bef ore handling DIMMs. Wh en handling the f o rmatter board, wea r an antistatic wrist strap or frequently tou[...]

218 DIMM Installation EN 4 Slide out the f ormatter board and set it on a clean , flat, g rounded surf ace. 5 Align the connectors on t he DIMM with the notches in the DIMM slot . Inser t the D IM M int o th e slot and then fir mly push the DIMM lift loc king le v ers into positio n. Note Repeat step 5 f or each DIMM y ou are installing. 6 Inser t [...]

EN Appendix A 219 7 Tighten the scr ews. 8 Reconnect the po wer and interf ace cabl es. 9 T urn the power on. The pr inter automatically updates th e memor y configuratio n to include the newly installed DIMMs. 7 9 8[...]

220 DIMM Installation EN V erifying DIMM installation T o v er ify that the DIMM installation was successful, print out a configuratio n page (see Chap ter 2 ). If the DIMM has been inst alled properly , the fi gure in the Memory section of the configur ation page will reflect the new total amount of memor y . If the DIMM contains resources such as[...]

EN Appendix A 221 Resour ce saving/permanent resources Utilities or jobs that y ou download to the pr inter sometimes include resources (f or example , font s, macros , or patterns). Resources that are inter nally marked as p er manent re main in the printer ’ s memory until you turn the pr inter ’ s po wer off . Use the f ollowing guidelines i[...]

222 DIMM Installation EN Installing EIO card s/mass stora g e T ur n off the printer bef ore installing the EIO card or mass sto rage de vice. See the f ollo wing figur e f or orientation and location of the EIO card or optional mass stor age de vice , such as a hard disk. Use HP Resource Manager to manag e f onts on a mass storage de vice ( page 2[...]

EN Appendix B 223 B PCL commands Overview This printer suppor ts the use of the Printer Control Languag e (PCL). Most softw are applications prov ide t h e printer with necessary language information. How e v er , some ap plications do not pro v ide the printer with la nguage inf or mation and requ ire the user to enter printer co mmands . See your[...]

224 PCL comma nd s EN PCL commands PCL printer commands instruct the printer which tasks to perf orm or which f onts to use for specific print jobs. PJL commands The HP Printer Job Language (PJL) provides control ab ov e PCL and other pr inter lan guages. The four major func tions provided by PJL are: printer language switching job separ ation prin[...]

EN Appendix B 225 Interpreting PCL printer command syntax Bef ore using printer commands, comp are the f ollowing char act ers: Note Y ou must use the e xact character and case specified f or PCL printer commands . Many printe r commands use the lowercase lett er L ( l ) and the number on e (1), or the uppercase letter O (O) and the number zero ( 0[...]

226 PCL comma nd s EN Combining escape sequences in PCL Printer command syntax Escape sequences can be combined int o on e escape-sequence string. There are three impor tant r u les to follo w when combining code: The first two ch aracters after the <esc> character must be the same. When combining sequen ces, change the upper case (terminatio[...]

EN Appendix B 227 Entering escape character s Note PCL printer commands alw ays begin with the escape ch aracter (<esc>). The f ollowing tab le lists the escape char acter entries for v ar ious applications . Application Escape Character Entr y What Appears Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony T ype 0 27 027 Microsoft W ord f or DOS Hold down A LT and [...]

228 PCL comma nd s EN Selecting PCL f onts The printer f ont list provides PCL printer commands f or selecting f o nts. (See “ Pr inting a list of a vailab le pr inter f onts ” on page 121 .) A sample section of a f ont list is shown be lo w . There is one v ariable bo x for ente ring symbol sets and one f or entering point size. Unless these v[...]

EN Appendix B 229 Note F onts a re either fix ed or proportional in spacing. This printer supports fix ed font s (Courier , Letter Gothic , and Lineprinter) and proportional f onts, including CG Times, Arial ® , and Times Ne w Roman. Fix ed-space f onts are best used in applica tions such as spreadsheets and databases, where it is impor tant for c[...]

230 PCL comma nd s EN P age Control Commands P aper Destination <esc> & l #G 0 = Au tomatic Selector 1 = T op Output Bin (face-do wn) 2 = Rear Output Bin (f ace-up) P aper Source <esc> & l #H 0 = Prints or ejects current page 1 = T ra y 2 4 = T ra y 1 5 = T ra y 3 (500-sheet paper feeder) P aper Size <esc> & l #A 1 = E[...]

EN Appendix B 231 Orientation <esc> & l #O 0 = P or trait 1 = Landscape 2 = Re verse P ortrait 3 = Re verse Lan ds cape T op Margin <esc> & l #E # = Number of lines T e xt Length (bottom margin) <esc> & l #F # = Number of lines from top margin Left Margin <esc> &a#L # = Column number Right Margin <esc> [...]

232 PCL comma nd s EN Programming Hints End of Li ne Wrap <esc> &s#C 0 = Enabl e 1 = Disabl e V ector Graphics Switching Enter PCL Mode <esc> %#A 0 = Use pre vious PCL cu rso r position 1 = Use current HP-GL/2 pen positi on Enter HP-GL/2 Mode <esc> %#B 0 = Use pre vio us HP-GL/2 pen position 1 = Use current PCL cursor position[...]

EN Appendix B 233 Primar y Pitch <esc> (s#H # = Characters/Inch Set Pitch Mode <esc> &k#S 0 = 10 4 = 12 (elite) 2 = 16.5 - 16.7 (compressed) Primar y Heigh t <esc> (s#V # = P oints Primar y Style 1 <esc> (s#S 0 = Uprigh t (solid) 1 = Italic 4 = Condensed 5 = Condensed Italic Primar y Stroke We ight 1 <esc> (s#B 0 =[...]

234 PCL comma nd s EN[...]

EN Appendix C 235 C Specifications Electrical specifications Note P ow e rSa v e def ault activatio n time is 30 minute s. This inf or mation is preliminar y . See h ttp://www .hp.com/suppor t/lj4 550 f or current inf or mation. 110-V o lt Models 220-V olt Models P ower Requirements 100-127V (+/- 10%) 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz) 220-240V (+/- 10%) 50/60 Hz[...]

236 Specifications EN Operating en vir onment specifications Acoustic emissions T emperature Recommended Allowed 20 to 26 ° C/68 to 79 ° F 15 to 30 ° C/59 to 86 ° F Humidity Recommended Allowed 20 to 50% RH 10 to 80% RH Altitude Allowed 0 to 31 00 m (0 to 10,000 ft) Operation P osition Printing Standby P er ISO 9296, DIN 45635,T .19 L PA 56 dB([...]

EN Appendix C 237 En vir onmental pr oduct stewar dship program Pr otecting the en vironment Hewle tt- P ac kard Company is committ ed to pr o v id ing qualit y pr oducts in an en vironmentally sound manner . This HP LaserJet printer has been designed with se v eral attrib utes to minimiz e impacts on our envir onment. This HP LaserJet printer desi[...]

238 Specifications EN HP recyc ling program inf ormation: This HP LaserJet pr inter also contr ibutes to protecting th e envir onment in the f ollowing w a ys: HP LaserJet printing supplies — In many countries, this product's pr inting supplies (e.g., tone r car tr idge, dr um, fuser) can be returned to HP through the HP Plan et Partners Pri[...]

EN Appendix C 239 WWW See Appendix D for HP LaserJet F amily P aper Specification Guide ordering inf or mation. F or downloadab le manuals, go to http://www .hp .co m/suppor t/lj4550 . When you connect, select Manuals . The user guide is pro vided on CD-ROM, which allo ws the same high-quality in f or mation to be provided withou t consuming the la[...]

240 Specifications EN Regulatory statements FCC regulations This equipment ha s been tested and f ound to comply with th e limit s f o r a Class A digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC ru les. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr otection against har mful interf erenc e in a residential installation. This equipment generat [...]

EN Appendix C 241 Canadian DOC regulations Complies with Canadian EMC Class A requirements. « Conforme à la classe A des nor mes canadiennes de compatibilit é é lectromagn é tiques ( CEM ). » VCCI statement (Japan) K orean EMI statement[...]

242 Specifications EN Dec laration of Conf ormity according to ISO/ IEC Guide 22 an d EN 45014 Manufacturer ’ s Name: Manufacturer ’ s Address: Hewlett-P ackard Company 11311 Chinden Boulev ard Boise, Idaho 83714-1021 U SA declares that th e product Product Name: Model Number: Prod uct Options: HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4 550D N/4550HDN Pr i[...]

EN Appendix C 243 Safety inf ormation Laser safety The Center f or De vic es and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U .S. F ood and Drug Administration has im plemented regula t ions for laser products man uf actured since August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory f or products marketed in the Un ited States. This p r inter is cer tified as a “ Clas[...]

244 Specifications EN Laser Statement f or Finland LASER TUR V ALLISUUS Luokan 1 laserlaite Klass 1 Laser Apparat HP LaserJet 4550 -laserkirjoitin on k ä ytt ä j ä n kannalta tur vallinen luokan 1 laserlaite . Normaalissa k ä yt ö ss ä kirjoittim en suojak otelointi est ää lasers ä teen p ää syn laitteen ulk opuolelle. Laitteen tur v all[...]

EN Appendix C 245 VA R O ! Mik ä li kirjoittimen suojak otelo av ataan, olet alttiina n ä kym ä tt ö m ä lle lasers ä teilylle laitteen ollessa toiminnassa. Ä l ä katso s ä teeseen. V ARNING ! Om laserpr interns skyddsh ö lje ö ppnas d å apparaten ä r i funktion, uts ä ttas anv ä ndaren f ö r osynlig laserstr å lning. Betrakta ej s[...]

246 Specifications EN Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) WWW Go to the HP LaserJet Supplies website to obtain the T oner Car tr idge/D rum m ater ial safety data sheet (MS DS). The addr ess is http://www .hp.com/go/msds . Once at the si te , s elect the HP LaserJet icon. If y o u do not hav e access to the Internet, call the HP FIRST (fax on-deman d[...]

EN Appendix D 247 D W arr anty and suppor t inf or mation He wlett-P ac kar d W arranty Statement HP Color LaserJet 4550, One-year limited w arranty 4550N, 4550DN, 4 550HDN Printer 1 HP warr ants HP hardware, accessories and supp lies against def ects in materials and workmanship f or the period specified abo ve. If HP receives notice of such def e[...]

248 Warranty and support information EN 7 T O THE EXTENT ALLO WED BY LOCAL LA W , THE ABO VE W ARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO O THER W ARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND HP SPECIFIC ALL Y DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY , SA TISF ACT OR Y QU ALITY , AND FITNESS FOR A P A R [...]

EN Appendix D 249 HP Maintenance Agreements HP has se veral types of maintenance agreements that meet a wide range of suppor t needs . On-site service agreements T o pro vide you with the suppor t lev el best suited to your system usage and support budget, HP has o n-sit e ser vice agreements with three respon se time s: Priority On-Site S er vice [...]

250 Warranty and support information EN Suppor t inf ormation HP Customer Care Online Ser vices: for 24-hour access to information ov er your modem, we suggest these ser vices: W orld Wide W eb URL —Printer drivers, updated HP printer software, plus product and support information ma y be obtained from the f ollowing URLs : in the U .S. http://ww[...]

EN Appendix D 251 HP direct or dering for accessories or s upplies Call 1-800-538-8787 (U .S.) or 1-800-387-3154 (Canada) or link to U .S. – http://www .hp.com/go/ljsupplies or W orldwid e – http://www .hp.com/ghp/buy online.html to order su pplies online. HP Support Assistant compact disc This suppor t tool offers a comprehensiv e online inf o[...]

252 Warranty and support information EN HP Customer Care options w orldw ide In addition to the p hone number s listed belo w , this guide contains worldwide sales and service addresses and phone numbers f or co u n t r ies /regions not lis t e d he r e . HP Customer Care Centers W orld wide Customer Support and Pr oduct Repair Assistance f or the [...]

EN Appendix D 253 Customer Care Cent ers W orldwide (continu ed) In - country/region support number s: HP provides a free telephone suppor t ser vice during the warr anty period. By calling a telephone number listed below , y ou will be connected to a responsive team waiting to help y ou. If you require support after your warr anty has e xpired, yo[...]

254 Warranty and support information EN W orld wide Countr y/Region Sales and Ser vice Offices Note Bef ore calling an HP Sales and Ser vice office, be sure to contact the appropriate Customer Care Center number listed in the “ HP Customer Care ” section. Produc ts should not be retur ned to these off ice s. Product retu r n inf or mation is al[...]

EN Appendix D 255 Hardware Repair Center and Extended W arranty Suppor t: Phone: (86) (10) 6262-5666x. 6101/2 (86) (10) 6261-4167 Colombia Hewlett-P ackard Colombia Calle 100 No . 8A -5 5 T orre C Oficina 309 Bogota, Colombia Czech Republic Hewlett-P ackard s . r . o . Nov odvorsk á 82 CZ-14200 Praha 4 Phone: (420) (2) 613-07111 F ax: (420) (2) 47[...]

256 Warranty and support information EN Italy Hewlett-P ackard Italiana SpA Via Giuseppe di Vittorio, 9 Cernusco Sul Naviglio I-20063 (Milano) Phone: (39) (2) 921-21 F ax: (39) (2) 921-04473 Japan Hewlett-P ackard J apan, Ltd. 3-29-21 T akaido-higashi Suginami-ku, T okyo 168 Phone: (81) (3) 3335-8333 F ax: (81) (3) 3335-8338 Hardware Repair Center [...]

EN Appendix D 257 Russia A O Hewlett-P ackard 129223, Moskva, Olimpiyskiy prospekt, 16 Phone: (7) (95) 916-9811 F ax: (7) (95) 974-7829 Singapore Hewlett-P ackard Singapore (Sales) Pte Ltd 450 Ale x andra Road Singapore (119960) Phone: (65)275-3888 F ax: (65)275-6839 Hardware Repair Center and Customer Information Center : Phone: (65) 272-5300 Exte[...]

258 Warranty and support information EN[...]

EN Appendix E 259 E Embedded W eb ser v er Intr oduction This printer is equipped with an embed de d Web server , which allows y ou to access information about printer and netw ork activities. This ch apter explains the features and fu nctionality of the embedded W eb server .[...]

260 Embedded Web server EN Using the embedded W eb server The embedded W eb ser v er allows you to view printer and n et work status and to manag e printing functions f rom y our PC instead of from the pr inter contr ol panel. This s er vice is de signed for offices using an IP netwo rk and a standa rd W eb bro wser . Below ar e e xamples of wha t [...]

EN Appendix E 261 Embedded W eb server page sets The embedded W eb ser v er has three sets of internal Web pages f or collecting inf ormation about t he printer and f or changin g configurat ion options . These sets are: Home pages De vice pages Networking pages When the embedded W eb server is activ e , each set of pages is listed on the bro wser [...]

262 Embedded Web server EN Device Identific ation pa g e This page displa ys the name, asset number , ne twork address , model number , and serial number f or this print er . T o set the name and asset number , see the description of the “ De vice Identification page ” unde r “ Devi ce page set ” . Device pa g e set The de vice pages of the[...]

EN Appendix E 263 Netw orking page set This set of pages allo ws the network administrator to config ure the HP JetDirect card f or the printer . Refer to the online Help and to th e HP JetDirect Print Ser ver Administrator ’ s Guide f or more inf or mation. WWW T o do wnload the HP JetDirect Pr int Ser ver Administrator ’ s Guide , go to http:[...]

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EN Index 265 Inde x Numerics 500-sheet paper feeder See also Tray 3 ordering 31 A accessories See also consumables description 31 duplexer 89 ordering 31, 251 Tray 3 85 acoustic emissions 236 Adobe Acrobat Reader using 14 advanced functions, setting 63 attention light, interpreting 37 attention messages 152 auto continue 43 B bidirectional parallel[...]

266 Index EN shared environments 57 stopping a print job 94 using 36 controlling print jobs 23, 74 critical error messages, defining 152 customer support 252 obtaining software 250 worldwide 252 custom-size media 93 D data light, interpreting 37 Declaration of Conformity 242 default settings changing 58 resetting 64 defects image 194 density sensor[...]

EN Index 267 image defect table 196 defects 194 indicator lights, interpreting 37 input trays, configuring 41, 76 interfaces, printer Enhanced I/O configuration 129 J Japanese VCCI statement 241 job cancel 36 K Korean EMI statement 241 L laser safety 24 3 letterhead precautions 73 printing on 93 loading 500-sheet paper feeder 86 Tray 1 78 Tray 2 82[...]

268 Index EN P PANTONE ® colors 111 paper See also media curled output 188 custom-size, printing 93 glossy 70 handling 18 heavy 72 input trays, configuring 76 jams, locating 175 loading Tray 1 78 loading Tray 2 82 loading Tray 3 86 ordering 31 output 18 precautions 66 printing guidelines 69 recycling 239 selecting 66 sizes 67 trays, configuring 41[...]

EN Index 269 power requirements 235 resetting factory defaults 64 response problems 189 settings 43 settings, selecting 23 shared environment 18 shared environments 57 software, ordering 250 supplies 31 troubleshooting 49 warranty 247 Printer Control Language (PCL) command syntax 225 commands 223, 229 escape sequences 226 fonts, selecting 228 print[...]

270 Index EN T throughput 20 toner See also toner cartridges densities, setting 45 density sensor 149 ordering 31 toner cartridges replacement intervals 145 toner cartridges, recycling 237 transparencies feeding problems 187 ordering 31 tray capacities 68 tray capacities 67 priority, configuring 77 Tray 1 configuring 76 loading 78 printing from 78 [...]

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