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HP Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Pr inter User Guide _________________.
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EN Contents 5 Contents Q u i c ka c c e s st op r i n t e ri n f o r m a t i o n ............ .............. 2 W o r l dW i d eW e bl i n k s ..................... ............ 2 U s e rg u i d el i n k s .......... .............. ............. . 2 Contents W h e r et ol o o kf o rm o r ei n f o r m a t i o n.
6 Contents EN C a l i b r a t i o nm e n u ... ............. ............. ....... 4 5 R e s e t sm e n u ... ............. ............. .......... 4 6 H a r dd i s kd e p e n d e n tm e n u s ............... ............. .. 4 7 Q u i c kC o p yJ o b sm e n u .
EN Contents 7 P r i n t i n gf r o mT r a y2 ................ ..................... 8 2 L o a d i n gm e d i ai n t oT r a y2 .......... ............. ...... 8 2 Printing from Tray 3 (optional 500-sheet pa per feeder) . . . . . . . . . . 84 L o a d i n gm e d i ai n t oT r a y3 .
8 Contents EN 6 Printer Interfaces O v e r v i e w ................. ............. ............. . 1 2 7 P a r a l l e lc o n f i g u r a t i o n .................. ................. 1 2 8 E n h a n c e dI / O( E I O )c o n f i g u r a t i o n .......
EN Contents 9 C l e a r i n gp a p e rj a m s ................ ............. ....... 1 7 8 C l e a r i n gj a m si nt h em i d d l ef r o n td r a w e ra r e a ............. 1 7 8 C l e a r i n gj a m si nt h eT r a y2a r e a ................ ....... 1 8 0 C l e a r i n gj a m si nt h eo p t i o n a lT r a y3a r e a .
10 Contents EN Appendix A DIMM Installation O v e r v i e w ................. ............. ............. . 2 1 5 D I M Mc o n f i g u r a t i o n ........... ...................... 2 1 6 Installing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN Contents 11 Appendix E Embedded Web server I n t r o d u c t i o n ................. .............. ............ 2 5 9 U s i n gt h ee m b e d d e dW e bs e r v e r ................... ....... 2 6 0 T oa c c e s st h ee m b e d d e dW e bs e r v e r .
12 Contents EN Where to look f or more inf ormation . . . Se veral ref erences are av ailable f or use with this printer . For additional copies of the guides below , contact your HP- author ized dealer . WWW Additional inf or mation is av ailable at http://www .
EN Contents 13 Using the printer Online User Guide Detailed inf or mation on using and troubleshooting the pr inter . A vailable on the CD-R OM that came with the printer . Online Help Inf or mation on printer options that ar e av ailable from within p rinter dr ivers .
14 Contents EN Ho w to use this online user guide This user guide is provided online in an Adobe ® Acroba t ® por table document f or mat (P DF). This section will help f amiliar ize y ou with using PDF document s in Acrobat Reader v ersion 4.
EN Contents 15 Magnifying the pa g e view Acrobat Reader off ers se v eral magnifica tion choices that control ho w the page fits on-screen: ● the z oom-in tool ● the magnification b utton in the status bar ● the toolbar b uttons Once you z oom in on a document, y ou can select the hand tool or use the scroll bars to mo ve the pa ge.
16 Contents EN P aging thr ough a document The f ollowing options are a v ailabl e f or paging through a document. Br owsing with thumbnails A thumbnail is a miniature vie w of each document page. Clic k a page in the Thumbnails section of the windo w to jump quic kly to that page .
EN Chapter 1 17 1 The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Ser ies Pr inter Overview This chapter describes the f eatures and specif ications of the HP Color LaserJet 4550, 45 50N, 4550DN, and 4550HDN printers.
18 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Printer features This printer combines the quality and reliability of Hewlett-P ackard printing with the features listed belo w . F or more inf or mation on pr inter f eatures, see th e He wlett-P ackar d website at http://www .
EN Chapter 1 19 Duple x printing ● Duple x printi ng accessor y mounts directly beneath the pr inter for two-sided printing (incl uded with the HP Color LaserJet 4550DN and 4550HDN pr inters) Connec.
20 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN F actors aff ecting printer performance Se ver al f actors affect th e time it tak es to print a job .
EN Chapter 1 21 Locating printer components The f ollowing illustrations identify the locations and names of k ey components of this printer . Figure 1-1 Fr ont view (shown with 500-sheet paper feeder.
22 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Figure 1-2 Rear view (shown with 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessory) 1 Rear door (fuser access) 2 Rear output bin doo r 3 Optional du.
EN Chapter 1 23 Contr olling print jobs There are se veral options a vailab le for controlling print jobs: ● select printer settings thr ough y our softw a re application or the printer driv er (rec.
24 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Select printer settings remotel y with the embedded W eb server If y ou hav e a Web bro wser , you can use the printer embe dded W eb ser v er to control printer settings . T o access the embedded W eb ser v er , open your bro wser and enter the printer IP address or the print er host name.
EN Chapter 1 25 Managing memory This printer suppor ts up to 192 MB of memo r y . Y ou can add additional memor y by installing Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). T o allow f or memor y e xpansion, the printer has thre e DIMM slots , which accept 64 or 128 MB of RAM each.
26 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Printer software Included with the printer is a CD-ROM contain ing the printing system softwa r e. The softw are components and printer driv ers on this CD-ROM help y ou use the pr inter to its fullest potential.
EN Chapter 1 27 HP Resour ce Manage r This network administration software utility allows y ou to control the hard disk and flash memor y f eatures that are not fo und in the software drivers .
28 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Printer driver s Printer drivers access the printer f eatures and allow the computer to communicate with the printer . The follo wing pr inter drivers are included w ith the pr inter . Note T h eO S / 2d r i v e r sa r ea v a i l a b l ef r o mI B Ma n da r ep a c k a g e dw i t hO S / 2 .
EN Chapter 1 29 Other components and utilities This printer ships with se v eral helpful softw are applications f or Windows and Mac OS users, as well as f or Network A dministrators.
30 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN With the software , you will be ab le to e xc hange intra-compan y documents directly between tw o or more computers a nd betwee n any HP JetSend-enab led pr inters, without the prob lems of incompatible software applications or v ersions.
EN Chapter 1 31 Printer supplies and accessories Y ou can increase the capabilities of your printer by adding accessories. WWW T o order pr inter accessory products, go to the HP w ebsite at U. S . – http: //www .hp .com /go/supplies or W or ldwide – http://www .
32 The HP Color LaserJe t 4550 Series Printer EN Cables C2947A 92215N 92215S 10 m (30 ft) parallel cab le (IEEE-1284 compliant) with a 25-pin DB male to a (IEEE-1284C) male “ C ” connector LocalT alk Cable Kit DIN-8 printer cable (f or Macintosh computers) U.
EN Chapter 2 33 2 Using the pr inter control panel Overview This chapter helps y ou use the pr inter control panel to maximiz e printer perf or mance. This chapter includes the f o llowing sect ions: .
34 Using the printer con trol panel EN When to use the printer contr ol panel Hewlett-P ackard has designed the pr inter co ntrol panel to facilitate setting up def ault printer settings and to mak e pr inting selections when y our softwa re does not pro vide them.
EN Chapter 2 35 Locating printer contr ol panel features Figure 2-1 Printer contr ol 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 .
36 Using the printer con trol panel EN Using printer contr o l panel ke ys The f ollowing tab le summarizes the function of each printer control panel k ey . Using the printer online Help sys tem This printer features an online Help system that pro vides instru ctions f or resolving most printer errors.
EN Chapter 2 37 Interpreting contr ol panel indicator lights The f ollowing tab le expl ains the meaning of th e printer control panel indicator lights (see page 35 ). Indica tor On Off Flashin g Ready (green) Printer is onlin e (ab le to accept and process data).
38 Using the printer con trol panel EN Contr ol panel menus The printer control pan el menus allow y ou to change printer settings and to access printer status i nf or mation. This section out lines the printer control panel menus and the selecti ons av ailab le within each menu.
EN Chapter 2 39 Interpreting the menu map The f ollowing sample illustrates a menu map . Each menu and the associated men u items are described on the pages f ollowi ng the gr aphic. Note In the men u descriptions, men u items f ollowed b y an asterisk ( * ) denote def ault values .
40 Using the printer con trol panel EN Inf ormation menu The Inf or mation menu selections a re used f or accessing and printing specific pr inter information . Menu item Description PRINT MENU MAP Prints the c ontrol panel menu map . PRINT CONFIGURATION Prints the pr inter configuration page.
EN Chapter 2 41 P aper hand ling menu The P ap er handl ing me nu allows y ou to configur e input trays b y size and type. This menu can als o be use d to set the default media size and type. Note The default mode f o r T ra y 1 is TRAY 1 MO DE=FIRST .
42 Using the printer con trol panel EN Printing menu The Pr inting menu is used to set de f au lt settings for 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 (default: 1 ) Number of cop ies.
EN Chapter 2 43 Configuration menu The Configur ation menu is used to set genera l printer def ault settings. CA U TION He wlett-P ac kard recommends that con figurati on settings only be changed b y a system administrator . Configurat ion settings seldo m need to be chang ed.
44 Using the printer con trol panel EN I/O menu T h eI / Om e n ua l l o w sy o ut om a k ec h a n g e st op r i n t e ri n t e r f a c e settings . The follo wing table lists the selections th at appear f or each item in this menu. (See Chapter 6 f or additional i nf or mation.
EN Chapter 2 45 Calibration menu This printer fe atures automatic , inter nal calibration to produce optimum colo r f or most print jobs. The Calibr ation men u provides fine-tuning f or critical color-matching requirements . F or more inf or mation on using this menu f or setting toner d ensities, see Chapter 4 .
46 Using the printer con trol panel EN Resets menu T h eR e s e t sm e n ui su s e df o rr e s e t t i n gt h ep r i n t e rm e m o r ya n df o r returning the pr inter to its f actor y def ault settings. It is a lso used to clear maintenance messag es f ollowing the replacemen t of cer tain consumable items.
EN Chapter 2 47 Har d disk dependent menus Quic k Copy Jobs menu This menu provides a list of t he quick cop y jobs stored on the printer hard disk. The us er can pr int or delete the se jobs from the con trol panel.
48 Using the printer con trol panel EN Priv ate/Stored Jobs menu This menu provides a list of the pr iv a te and stored jobs on th e print er ’ s hard disk.
EN Chapter 2 49 Printer inf ormation pages Printer configuration pa ge Printing a printer configuration page can help y ou v er ify that the printer is configured pro perly .
50 Using the printer con trol panel EN Interpreting the printer configuration page The f ollowing sample illustrates a printer configuration page. Figure 2-3 Printer configuration pa g e 1 Printer inf.
EN Chapter 2 51 7M e m o r y — Shows the total me mor y installe d 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 whet her the printer control panel is loc ked or unloc ked. Also shows wh ether the printer control pane l pass word is enab led or disab led.
52 Using the printer con trol panel EN Supplies status page The supplies status page illustrates the remaining lif e for the f ollowing printer consumable s and kits: ● toner car tridges (all colors.
EN Chapter 2 53 Interpreting the supplies status page The f ollowing sample illustrates a supplies status page . Figure 2-4 Supplies status page Print cartridg e information 1 Blac k T onerGauge 2 Cya.
54 Using the printer con trol panel EN Us ag e pag e The usage page lists a page cou nt f or each size of media that has passed throug h the printer . This page count inclu des the numb er of pages th.
EN Chapter 2 55 Interpreting the usage page The f ollowing sample illustrates a usage page. Figure 2-5 Us ag e pag e 1 Usage totals (all media sizes) 2 Blac k cov erage 3 Cyan co verage 4 Y ellow co v.
56 Using the printer con trol panel EN Event log T o print an event log 1 On the printer contro l panel, press M EN U until IN FORMATION MENU displa ys. 2 Press I TEM until PRINT EVEN T LOG displays . 3 Press S ELECT to print the e vent log. Af ter the process is completed, the printer will retur n to the READY state.
EN Chapter 2 57 Using the printer contr ol panel in shared en vir onments The printer control p anel functions esse ntially the same in s hared printer en vironments as it does whe n connected to a standa lone computer . If problems occur , cont act your network administrator .
58 Using the printer con trol panel EN Changing printer contr ol panel configuration settings By using the printer control panel, y ou can make chan ges to gener al print er configuration default settings such as P ow erSav e Time, prin ter personality (language), and jam reco very .
EN Chapter 2 59 Changing P owerSa ve settings The adjustable P owerSa ve Time f eatu re reduces power consumption when the pr inter has been in active f or an e xtended per iod. The p rinter displa y dims when the printer is in P owerSa ve Ti me mode.
60 Using the printer con trol panel EN Switching printer per s onalities This printer f eatures automatic personality ( pr inter language) s witching. In AUTO mode , the printer automatically detects the t ype of print job and configures its personality to accommoda te that job .
EN Chapter 2 61 Setting the I/O timeout I/O Timeout sets the nu mber of seconds that the printer waits to receiv e a dditional data from the computer bef ore switching I /O por ts.
62 Using the printer con trol panel EN Disabling the high-speed parallel interface This printer f eatures a high-speed, bidirectional parallel interf ace. The interf ace suppor ts high- and low-sp eed access . The high-speed access ma y not be compatible with some computers .
EN Chapter 2 63 Setting ad v anced functions This printer suppor ts bidirectional para llel communication . Y ou can tur n this feature on and off through the I/O M enu. T o enable bidirectional parallel comm unication 1 Press M ENU until I/O MENU displa ys.
64 Using the printer con trol panel EN Resetting the printer to factory default settings Resetting the printer to f actory def ault settings ca n be useful when you are troubleshooting the pr inter .
EN Chapter 3 65 3 Common pr inting tasks Overview This chapter helps y ou perf or m common printing tasks. The chapter includes the f o llowing sections: ● Selecting print media ● Printing on spec.
66 Common printing tasks EN Selecting print media Y ou can use man y types of paper an d other print media with thi s printer . This section provides guidelines and specifications f or selecting and using diff erent pr int media.
EN Chapter 3 67 Suppor ted media weights and siz es F or o ptimum results, use conv entional 7 5 g/m 2 (20 lb) photocop y paper . V erify that the paper is of goo d quality and is fre e of cuts, nicks , tears, spots, loose par ticles, dust, wr inkles, curls, or bent edges.
68 Common printing tasks EN * T r a y s2a n d3u s e “ Custom ” size specifically for B5 ISO. Trays 2 and 3 do not support the range of custom sizes available in Tray 1.
EN Chapter 3 69 Media to a v oid Use the f ollowing guidelines to a void poor print quality or damage to y our printer : ● Do not use paper that is too r ough. ● Do not use paper that is embo ssed or coated unless it is specifically recommended fo r use in this pr inter .
70 Common printing tasks EN Printing on special media Use these guidelines when printing on special types o f media. WWW T o order HP Color LaserJet printing supplies on the W eb , go to U. S . – http: //www .hp .co m/go/ljsuppl ies or W or ldwide – http://www .
EN Chapter 3 71 Colored paper Colored paper should be of the same high quality as white x erographic pap er . Pigments used m ust be ab le to withstand the print er ’ s fusing temper ature of 190 ° C( 3 7 4 ° F) f or 0.1 second without deterioration.
72 Common printing tasks EN Labels Note F or pr inting labels , Hewlett-P ackard recommends confi guring T ra y 1 as a cassette and setting the t ra y ’ s media type to LABELS in the printer control panel. See “ Configuring input tr ays ” o n page 76 .
EN Chapter 3 73 Preprinted f orms a nd letterhead Obser v e the f ollowing guidelines f or best results wit h preprinted f or ms and letter head: ● F or ms and letterhead must be printed with heat-r.
74 Common printing tasks EN Contr olling print jobs Among the aspec ts of a print job th at you can control are the tra y from which the printer pulls media, the b in to which y ou send the job , and the configur a tion f or type and size of me dia f or each tra y .
EN Chapter 3 75 Figure 3-1 Rear view (shown with the optional 500-sheet paper feeder and duplex printing accessory) 1 T op outpu t bin 2 Rear output bi n Selecting media b y type If you w a nt to sele.
76 Common printing tasks EN Configuring input tra ys This printer allows y ou to configure input tra ys by type and siz e. This allows y ou to load diff erent media types and sizes in the p rinter ’ s input tra ys and then request me dia b y type or size .
EN Chapter 3 77 Configuring T ra ys 2 and 3 by media type T ra ys 2 and 3 are cassette-style tra ys. Y ou can select them by media size and t ype through y our softw are application or t he printer driv er . Note T ray 2 h as an internal media-size sen sor and does not need to be configured o n the prin ter control panel f o r media size.
78 Common printing tasks EN Printing fr om T ra y 1 (m ultipurpose tray) T ray 1, the multipurpose tra y , can print on all suppor ted siz es and types of medi a and en v elopes.
EN Chapter 3 79 4 Slide the media-width gui des in until they hold the media firmly in place without bending it. Note F or proper paper f eeding, custom media must be at least 76 mm (3 in ) wide and 127 mm (5 in) long. Note Load prepunch ed paper with the hole s t o w a r dt h es i d eo ft h ep r i n t e ra s illustrated.
80 Common printing tasks EN Loading en velopes into T ray 1 Env elopes can be printed only f rom T ra y 1. This tra y holds up to 10 en v elopes. F or env elope specifications , see “ Suppor ted media weights and siz es ” on page 67 .
EN Chapter 3 81 Printing en velopes when TRA Y 1 MODE=CASSETTE F or the best results when p rinting env elopes, T ra y 1 should be configured as TRA Y 1 MODE=CASS ETTE a n dt h em e d i as i z es h o u l db e set to the siz e corresponding to the correct en velope siz e.
82 Common printing tasks EN Printing fr om T ra y 2 T ra y 2 hold s up to 250 sheets of st andard paper . Th e tra y adjusts for Letter , Legal, A4, A5, JIS B5, Custom ( B5 ISO), and Ex ecutive paper . The printer automatically detect s the media size i n T ra y 2 based on the tra y ’ s paper guide configuration.
EN Chapter 3 83 4 Load the media with the p rint side fa c i n g d o w n i n t o t h e t r ay . 5 V er ify that the media lies flat in the tra y and that it fits under the metal tabs. 6 Slide the media-width gui des in until they hold the media firmly in place without bending it.
84 Common printing tasks EN Printing fr om T ra y 3 ( optional 500-sheet paper feeder) The printer suppor ts an optional 500-sheet pap er f eeder (T ra y 3).
EN Chapter 3 85 The f ollowing are f eatures of the 500 -sheet paper f eeder (T ra y 3): ● The tra y has a capacity of 500 sheets of sta ndard paper . (See “ Suppor ted media weights and siz es ” on page 67 .) ● It is adjustab le fo r specific media siz es, with co rresponding stop positions.
86 Common printing tasks EN Loading media into T ray 3 T ray 3 adjusts f or the f ollowing media sizes: The printer automatically detect s the media size i n T ra y 3 based on the tra y ’ s physical con figurat ion and the position of the me dia-size knob .
EN Chapter 3 87 4 Squeezing the release latch, s lide 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-width gui des in until they hold the media firmly in place without bending it.
88 Common printing tasks EN 8 Set the media-size knob on the side of the tra y to the size of the media loaded in the tra y . 9 I n s e r t T r a y3i n t ot h ep r i n t e r . 10 V er ify that the printer driv er is configured to reco gnize T ra y 3. (F or instructions, see the online Help f or the pr inter dr iv e r .
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 to print on both sides of a page . In two-sided printing, known as duple x print ing or duplexing, the back side of the page is pr inted firs t.
90 Common printing tasks EN T o use the optional duplex printing accessory: ● Be sure that the optional duple x printing accessor y is installed correctly . If the 500-sheet paper f eeder (T ra y 3) is installed, the duple x unit must be positio ned betwee n the printer and T ra y 3.
EN Chapter 3 91 Contr ol panel settings for duple x printing Many softw are applications allow y ou to change duplex printing settings . If your softw are application or printer driver do es not allow y ou to adjust duple x printing settings , you can adjust t hese settings through the control p anel.
92 Common printing tasks EN Options f or binding duplex printing jobs Bef ore printing in duple x mode, de cide on which edge y ou will be binding y our finished document. The bind ing setup option s are: ● Long-edge (book) bin ding , which is the conv entional la yout used in book binding.
EN Chapter 3 93 Special printing situations Use these guidelines when printing on special types o f media. Printing a different fir s t page U s et h ef o l l o w i n gp r o c e d u r et op r i n tt h ef i r s tp a g eo fad o c u m e n to na diff erent media type than t he rest of the document.
94 Common printing tasks EN Stopping a print request Y ou can stop a print request eit her from the printer control pa nel or from y our softw are application. T o stop a print request from a computer on a netw or k, see the online Help f or the specific network software.
EN Chapter 3 95 Job retention features T o use the Job retention f eatures listed below , you m ust install a hard disk in the printer and pro perly configure the printer driver s.
96 Common printing tasks EN Deleting a stored quic k copy job When a user s ends a quick cop y job , th e pr inter ov erw rites a ny pre vious jobs with the sa me user and job na me.
EN Chapter 3 97 Pr oofing and holding a job The proof and h old f ea ture provides a quick and easy wa y to pr int and proof one cop y of a job and then print the add itional copies . T o per manently store the job an d pre vent the pr inter from delet ing it when space is needed f o r something else , select the Stored Job option in the dr iver .
98 Common printing tasks EN Deleting a held job When a user sends a proof and hold job , the pr inter automatically deletes that user ’ s pre vious stored proof and hold job .
EN Chapter 3 99 Printing a private job The pr iv a te print ing f ea ture lets a user spec ify that a job is not print ed until that user releas es it using a 4-digit person al identification number ( PIN) through the printer contro l panel. The user specif ies the PIN in the driv er and it is sent to the printer as par t of the print job .
100 Common printing tasks EN Deleting a private job A private job is automatically deleted from the pr inter ’ sh a r dd i s ka f t e r the user releases it f or printing, unless the user selects the Stored Job option in the dr iver .
EN Chapter 3 101 Storing a print job T h eu s e rc a nd o w n l o a dap r i n tj o bt ot h ep r i n t e r ’ s hard disk without printing it. The user can then print the job at a ny time thr ough the printer control panel.
102 Common printing tasks EN D e l e t i n gas t o r e dj o b Jobs stored on th e printe r ’ s hard disk can be deleted fr om the control panel. 1 Press M ENU repeate dly until PRIVATE/STORED JO BS MENU appears . 2 Press I TEM until the desired user name appears.
EN Chapter 3 103 Printing with the optional HP F ast InfraRed Receiver The HP F ast InfraRed Receiv er enables wireless printing from an y IrD A-compliant por tab le de vice (such as a laptop computer) to the HP Color LaserJet 4550, 45 50N, 4550DN, or 4550HDN printer .
104 Common printing tasks EN If the connect ion is interrupted bef ore y our print job is complete , the HP F ast InfraRed Receiver status indicato r tur ns off . Y ou hav e up to 40 seconds to co rrect the interruption and contin ue the job . If the connection is resumed within this time , the status indicator lights up again.
EN Chapter 4 105 4 Using color Overview The HP Color LaserJet 4550 series printer , through a combination o f great technology and e xc ellent engine ering, o ff er s great color right out of the bo x. It provides a pow erful blend of automatic color f eatures to generate s uperb color results .
106 Using color EN Matching color s The process of matching printer out put color to y our monitor is quite comple x because printers and computer monitor s use diff erent methods of producing color .
EN Chapter 4 107 HP ColorSmar t II HP ColorSmar t II is a set of technologies that enables optimal color output automatically f or div erse types of documents .
108 Using color EN Manual color adjustment The Manual color a djustment f eature of HP ColorSmar t II allows y ou to adjust the color an d halftone modes for te xt, gr aphics and photog raphs . T o access the Man ual color options from the Color tab , select Manual ,t h e n Options .
EN Chapter 4 109 The latest v ersions of Adobe PhotoShop, CorelDRA W ™ , Microsoft Office , and many other applications use sRGB to communicate colo r .
110 Using color EN Four -color printing (CMYK) Cya n, magenta, y ellow and b lac k (CMYK) are the inks used b y a print ing press. It is often called four-color printi ng. CMYK data files are typically used by and or iginate from graphic ar ts (pr inting and pub lishing) env ironments .
EN Chapter 4 111 Matching P ANT ONE ® * colors The P ANT ONE ® * Matching System colors are specified as CMYK colors as suppor ted in ma ny g raphics software applications. This color-matchi ng system is useful for matching pr inter output to a specific color (f or e xample, a logo).
112 Using color EN T o turn off A utomatic P ANT ONE ® * calibration ● In Windo ws, go to Pr operties , Adv anced , and then Printer Features . ● On a Macintosh, go to the CMYK Inks page of the driv er interf ace.
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 ● Microgr aphics Designer 6 – 7 ● Macromedia F reehand 4 – 8 ● QuarkXpress (as EPS files) 3.
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 A NT ONE ® * Matching System.
EN Chapter 5 115 5 Using f onts Overview This chapter provides informa tion on v ar ious f o nts. The chapter includes the f ollowing sections: ● Using inter nal T rueT ype f o nts ● Understand in.
116 Using fonts EN Using internal T rueT ype f onts T r ueT ype is a font f or mat dev eloped j ointly by Microsoft Cor poration and Apple Computer , Inc. He wlett-P ackar d has included 80 T r ueT ype f onts with this printer , and matching screen f onts f or use within Windows .
EN Chapter 5 117 Under standing printer default f onts The def ault fo nt f or this pr inter is 12-point Courier in the PC-8 symbol set. The printer uses the def ault f ont only if another f ont has not been specified. Changing the default f ont Y ou can select a dif f erent d ef au lt f ont from t he printe r control panel.
118 Using fonts EN Selecting f onts Y ou can select f onts either from a softw are application or through the printer control panel. Note A f ont request from a softwa re application or printer driver o verrides f ont settings in the printer control panel.
EN Chapter 5 119 Selecting PCL f onts thr ough the printer contr ol panel If yo ur software app lication does not allow y ou to select f onts through its menu s, y ou can select PCL (T r ueT ype) fon ts through the printer control panel. Only one f ont can be selected f or a par ticular print job .
120 Using fonts EN T o select PCL default f onts thr ough the printer control panel 1 Print a lis t of av ailable PCL printer fonts . ( F or instr uctions, see “ Printing a list of av ailable printer f onts ” on page 121 .) 2 On the printed f ont list, locate the f ont source and num ber that correspond t o the f o nt y ou wish to use.
EN Chapter 5 121 Printing a list of a vailab le printer fonts Y ou can use t he Inf or mation Menu on the p rinte r control panel to pr int a list of av ailable f onts. T o print a list of a vailab le fonts 1 Press M ENU until INFO RMATION MENU displa ys.
122 Using fonts EN Interpreting the f ont lists The PCL f ont list dis pla ys samples of av ailable f onts. The f ollowing is a description of the elements of the f ont list: 1F o n t The name of the type f ace family . 2 Pitch/Pt Pitch indicates the number of characte rs per inch of a fix ed- space f ont.
EN Chapter 5 123 Using f onts in P ostScript Em ulation The printer is configured with 80 s calab le f onts that are a vailab le for PCL and P ostScr ipt Emulation . The pr inting syste m installer on t he CD-R OM installs 80 f onts on your PC f or use by any soft ware application.
124 Using fonts EN Using f onts on a network Consult with your networ k administrator or with other n etwork users bef ore using the printer control pan el to change the def ault fon t and bef ore downloading or r emoving sof t f onts and typef aces. T o conser ve memory and av oid une xpected printer output, use the guidelines that f ollow .
EN Chapter 5 125 Adding support for accessory f onts to a printer driver When y ou are using typef aces on DIMMs, y our printer dr iv er will require inf or mation about the siz e, shape , and style of the type character s so that it can format your te xt correctly .
126 Using fonts EN Hewlett-P ac kard custom f ont services Hewlet t-P ackard o ff ers f onts on disk, car tridge, or DIMMs . Y ou can design a custom f ont pac kage to fit y our par ticular needs .
EN Chapter 6 127 6 Pr inter Interf aces Overview This chapter provides informa tion on av ailable pri nter interf aces. The chapter includes the f ollowing sections: ● P a ra ll el c on fi gu rat io.
128 Printer Interfa ces EN P arallel configuration If yo ur printer is not configured with a netwo rk interf ace card, connect the pr inter to your computer using a bidirec tional parallel cable (IEEE-1284C compliant) with a “ C ” connector (see figure 6-1 ) plugged into the p rinter ’ s parallel port.
EN Chapter 6 129 Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration This printer comes equipped with t wo enhanced inpu t/output (EIO) slots . These slots hold compa tible e xternal de vices such as the HP JetDirect print ser ver netw or k cards. Plu gging EIO network cards into the slots increases t he number of network interf aces av ailable to the pr inter .
130 Printer Interfa ces EN A vailab le enhanced I/O interfaces HP JetDirect print ser vers (n etwork cards) pro vide software solutions fo r : ● Nov ell NetWare ● Microsoft Windo ws and Windows NT.
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 networ k. For more inf or ma tion, refer to the HP JetDirect Print Ser ver Administrator ’ sG u i d e included with the printers equipped with the HP JetDirec t print ser v er .
132 Printer Interfa ces EN UNIX/Linux netw orks Use the HP JetDirect printer installer for UNIX utility to set up y our printer on HP-UX or Sun Solaris networks .
EN Chapter 6 133 Configuring the printer f or the network at the printer contr ol panel Y ou might need to configure c er tain network paramete rs on the printer .
134 Printer Interfa ces EN T o configure the No vell NetW are parameters fr om the printer control panel 1 Press M ENU until HP EIO 1 or 2M E N U displa ys. 2 Press I TEM until CFG NETWORK =NO displa ys. 3 Press V ALUE until CFG NETWORK=YES displa ys.
EN Chapter 6 135 Configuring TCP/IP parameters Y ou can use the printer control panel to co nfigure the f ollowing TCP/IP parameters : ● usage of the BOO TP file f or configuration par ameters (the .
136 Printer Interfa ces EN 9 If you k eep BOOTP=YES * , the v alues for the TCP/IP par ameters will be provided b y the BOO TP file, RARP , or DHCP and no other TCP/IP configura tion is necessary . Skip to step 17. – OR – Press V ALUE to change the v alue of the BOOTP= parameter .
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 MENU displays . 2 Press I TEM until CFG NETWORK =NO * displa ys. 3 Press V ALUE until CFG NETWORK=YES displa ys. 4 Press S ELECT once.
138 Printer Interfa ces EN Disabling netw ork protocols (optional) By f actor y def ault, all suppor ted network protocols a re enab led. Disabling un used protocols has the f ollowing benefits: ● d.
EN Chapter 6 139 T o disable DLC/LLC 1 Press I TEM until DLC/LLC= ON * displa ys. 2 Press V ALUE to change to DLC/LLC= OFF . 3 Press S ELECT to sav e the new status. DLC/LLC=OFF * displays . 4 T o disable another p rotocol, find the a ppropriate section.
140 Printer Interfa ces EN.
EN Chapter 7 141 7 Consumab les and cleaning Overview This chapter provides an ov er view of the printer ’ s consumable items . The chapter includes the f ollowing sections: ● Making room arou nd .
142 Consumables and cleaning EN Making r oom around the printer f or replacing consumables The f ollowing illustration shows the clear ance necess ar y around the printer f or replacing consumab les.
EN Chapter 7 143 Consumable replacement guidelines T o f acilitate consumable replacement, keep the f ollowing guidelines in mind when setting up the printer . ● Sufficient space i s required in the fro nt and rear of th e printer f or remo ving consumab le items.
144 Consumables and cleaning EN Appr o ximate replacement inter v als f or consumable items Y ou can identify consumable items b y their labeling and their blue plastic handles . WWW F or instr uctions on installing consumabl es, see the installation guides supplied with each consumable item or visit http://www .
EN Chapter 7 145 The f ollowing tab le lis ts the replacement inter vals f or pr inter consumab le items and the control panel m essages that promp t you when to replace e ach item. 1 Approximate average A4/letter-size page count based on 5% coverage of individual toner colors.
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 tridges 2 Imaging drum ca.
EN Chapter 7 147 En vir o nmental collectio n pr o gram Hewlett-P ackard enco urages re sponsible dis posal o f HP Laser Jet pri nter suppli es thro ugh its P lanet P ar tne rs Program. For details on this p rogram, see th e recycl ing instr uc tion gu ide encl osed with each con sumable item.
148 Consumables and cleaning EN Cleaning the printer Cleaning e xcess toner fr om the printer T oner from the yell ow , magenta, and cy an toner car tr idges will accumulate on t he flaps that co v er the toner car tridges.
EN Chapter 7 149 Cleaning the toner density sensor The toner dens ity sensor shou ld be cleaned whene ver t he imaging drum is replaced or wh ene ver the cont rol panel message DENSI TY SENSOR OUT OF RANGE displays . CA UTION T o av oid scratching t he sensor , do not clean it with any paper products .
150 Consumables and cleaning EN 5 Re-inser t the imaging drum. 6 Close the top fron t dra wer . 7 Replace the cleanin g brush an d fir mly close the low er front dra wer .
EN Chapter 8 151 8 Pr inter control panel messages Overview This chapter lists printer contr ol panel messages a nd e xplains their meaning. The control panel disp la ys four type s of messages .
152 Printer control panel me ssages EN Message types Status messages Status messages ref lect the current stat e of the printer . They inf or m the user of no r mal printer oper ation and do not re quire user intera ction to clear them . They change as the s tate of the printer changes .
EN Chapter 8 153 Printer contr ol panel messages The f ollowing tab le lis ts the printer control panel messages f or this printer . Printer messages with numeric prefix es are listed in numerical order . Pr inter messages without n umer ic prefix es are listed in alphabetical orde r .
154 Printer control panel me ssages EN CHECKING PAPER PATH The printer is perfor ming an inter nal test. When finished, the pr inter remains offline. When the test has finished, press G O to return the pr inter to the READY state. CHECKING PRINTER The printer is perfor ming an inter nal test.
EN Chapter 8 155 DENSITY SENSOR OUT OF RANGE alter nates with CLEAN DENSITY SENSOR A density senso r out of range erro r was detected during a color calibration. The density sensor ma y be dir ty . Inspect and clean the sensor (see “ Cleaning the toner density sensor ” on page 149 f or cleaning instr uctions).
156 Printer control panel me ssages EN [FS ] FILE OPERATION FAILED The requested operation could not be perf or med. Y ou might hav e attempted an illegal operation, such as tr ying to download a file to a non - e xistent director y . No action required.
EN Chapter 8 157 MANUALLY FEED [SIZE] Load the requested pape r into Tr a y 1 . Press G O if the desired pa per is already loade d in T ray 1. MANUALLY FEED TRAY 1 ENVELOPE Load env elop es into T ray 1. Press G O if env elopes are already loade d in T ray 1.
158 Printer control panel me ssages EN PAGE CANNOT PRINT NOW alter nates with RETRY WHEN PRINTING STOPS An inter nal page has been requested while the pr inter is processing an incomi ng job . In ter nal pages are not per mitted to interr upt and can only be pr inted when the printer is in the READY state.
EN Chapter 8 159 PRINTING DEMONSTRATION 1 The printer ’ s L aserJet demo page is being generated. The pr inter will retur n to the online READY state upon the completion of the page. No action required. PRINTING ENGINE TEST The engine test page is being printed .
160 Printer control panel me ssages EN READY The printer is onli ne and ready to r e c e i v ed a t a ,a n dn os t a t u so r device attendance messages are pending. No action required. REINSTALL TRANSFER BELT The transf er b elt is broken or incorrectly installed.
EN Chapter 8 161 TONER [COLOR] OUT alter nates with PRESS SELECT TO CHANGE TONER The toner car tr idge specified is out of toner . If the TONER OUT setting in the CONFIGURATION MENU is set to OVERRIDE , pressing G O will resume printing. Press S ELECT to enter the toner replacement menu.
162 Printer control panel me ssages EN TRAY X SIZE= [SIZE] Media has been loaded in to the specified tra y . The most recently configured m e d i as i z ew i l lb ed i s p l a y e d with an asterisk ne xt to it. Press -V ALU E + to view all the possible media sizes.
EN Chapter 8 163 13.XX PAPER JAM alter nates with: CHECK ALL REAR DOORS or CHECK MIDDLE FRONT DRAWER or CHECK FRONT DUPLEX DRAWER A jam has occurred. XX specifies t h et y p eo fp a p e rj a m .
164 Printer control panel me ssages EN 22 EIO X BUFFER OVERFLOW alter nates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE The I/O buff er f or the EIO card in slot X has ov erflowed.
EN Chapter 8 165 49 ERROR (XXXX) CYCLE POWER A communication error has occurred. T ur n the pr inter off and then on to clear the error . If this does not solv e the prob lem try the f ollowing: 1) Cancel the current pr int job from your PC or server .
166 Printer control panel me ssages EN 53.XY.ZZ ERROR BASE MEM BANK B or 53.XY.ZZ ERROR DIMM A BANK B alter nates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE alter nates with NO MORE ERRORS CONTINUING Indicates a memor y error . If a DIMM caused the error , the DIMM will not be recognized.
EN Chapter 8 167 54.2 PRINTER ERROR A toner car tr idge has bee n incorrectly installed. T ur n off the prin ter , and open the top cov er . Locate the car ousel brake release and press the metal tab with the end of a pen. With your other hand p ush the carou sel around to the position requi red to remov e the toner car tridge.
168 Printer control panel me ssages EN 57.X PRINTER ERROR alter nates 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 tur ning the prin ter off and then on.
EN Chapter 8 169 66.00.XX SERVICE ERROR alter nates with CHECK CABLES AND CYCLE POWER A f ai lure has occurred in an e xter nal paper handling outpu t de vice. Make sure the cab les from the e x tern al paper handling output de vice are securely plugged into the pr inter .
170 Printer control panel me ssages EN Contr ol panel messag es f or external de vices Some control panel messages will only occur if an external device attached to the printer has caused or created an error . The f ollowing tab le contains these contr ol panel messages .
EN Chapter 8 171 TOO MANY PAGES IN JOB TO FINISH The finis her de vice attempt ed to finish a job that contained more pages than the finisher device w as c apable of processing.
172 Printer control panel me ssages EN.
EN Chapter 9 173 9 Solving prob lems with the pr inter Overview This chapter provides informa tion on solving and p re venting print er problems such as paper ja ms and image defects.
174 Solving problems with the printer EN Basic tr oubleshooting chec klist If you are e xperiencing problems with the printer , this checklist ma y help identify the ca use of the problem.
EN Chapter 9 175 P aper jam locations Use this illustration to troubleshoot paper jams in the printer . For instructions on clearing paper jams , see “ Clear ing paper jam s ” on page 178 .
176 Solving problems with the printer EN P aper jam reco ver y This printer provides P aper Jam Reco very , a feat ure that allo ws you t o set whether the printer should attempt to autom atically recov er from paper jams . If P aper J am Recov er y is enable d, when a paper jam occurs, all pages aff ected b y the ja m will be reprinted.
EN Chapter 9 177 Common causes of paper jams The f ollowing tab le lists common causes of paper jams and suggested solutions f or resolving them . Note If the printer still continue s to jam, contact HP Customer Su ppor t or y our authorized HP ser vice provider .
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 dra wer to access the media. Note When remo ving the transf er belt assemb ly , do not touch the tr ansfer belt material.
EN Chapter 9 179 4 Reinstall the tra nsf er belt. 5 Close the dra wer . The printer will warm up and return to the READY state. Note If this action does not resolv e the prob lem, the pr inter will displa y an alternate message.
180 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the T ray 2 area Note It is a good idea to ins pect the input trays when clearing paper jams. Ho we ver , opening and closing input tra ys has no eff ect on clearing paper jam messages . 1 Pull out T ray 2 and place it on a flat surf ac e.
EN Chapter 9 181 Clearing jams in the optional T ray 3 area Note It is a good idea to ins pect the input trays when clearing paper jams . Howe ver , opening and closing input tra ys has no eff ect on clearing paper jam messages . 1 Pull out T ray 3 and place it on a flat surf ac e.
182 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the rear door areas W ARNIN G! Do not touch the fuser: it is hot and could cause burns! The fuser ’ s operating temper ature is 190 ° C( 3 7 4 ° F ) .W a i t3 0 mi nut es t o a ll ow th e f us er t o c ool dow n bef ore touching the fuser .
EN Chapter 9 183 5 Close the fuser door . 6 Close the upper r ear door . 7 Close the rear duple x cov er if it was opened. The printer will warm up and return to the READY state. Note If these action s do not resolve the prob lem, the pr inter will displa y an alternate jam message.
184 Solving problems with the printer EN Clearing jams in the fr ont duple x drawer area 1 Pull out the duple x dra wer and place it on a flat surf ace. 2 Remov e media from the duple x dra wer . Rotate the thumbwheel to e j e c tm e d i a .B es u r et or e m o v ea n y tor n pieces of m edia.
EN Chapter 9 185 Media-handling pr oblems Use only media that meets t he specifications outlined in the HP LaserJet Printer F amily Paper Specification G uide . F or media specifications f or this pr inter , see “ Suppor ted media weights and siz es ” on page 67 .
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 printer does not suppor t manual f e ed. Do not select manual feed in y our software application. The correct size of media is not loaded.
EN Chapter 9 187 T ransparencies or glossy paper will not f eed Cause Solution The correct media type is not specified in your software or printer dr iv er . V erify th at the correct media type is selected i n your softw are or printer dr iver . The input tra y is overfilled.
188 Solving problems with the printer EN Output is curled or wr inkled Cause Solution Media does not mee t the specifications for this printer . Only use media that meets the media-use specifications f or this printer (se e “ Suppor ted media weights and sizes ” on page 67 ).
EN Chapter 9 189 Printer response pr oblems No display message Cause Solution The printer ’ s power switch (standb y button) is in the standby position. V erify that the pr inter is on . F ans may run while the printer is in sta ndby mode (off). The printer ’ s memor y DIMMs are defectiv e or installed incorrectly .
190 Solving problems with the printer EN Printer is on, but nothing prin ts Cause Solution The printer ’ s READ Y indicator lig ht is not lit. Press G O to return the pr inter to the READY state. The top cov er is not closed prop erly . Cl ose the top cov er fir mly , verifying that it is proper ly latched.
EN Chapter 9 191 Printer is on, b ut is not receiving data Cause Solution The printer ’ s R EADY indicator light is not lit. Press G O to return the pr inter to the READY state. The top cov er is not cl osed properly . Cl ose the top cov er fir ml y .
192 Solving problems with the printer EN Unable to se lect the printer f rom th e computer Cause Solution If y ou are using a s witch bo x, the printer may not be selected for y o ur computer . Select the correct pr inter through your switch bo x. The printer ’ s READ Y indicator lig ht is not lit.
EN Chapter 9 193 Printer contr ol panel prob lems Contr ol panel settings w ork incorrectl y Problem Solution The printer control panel display is blank or is not lit, e ven when the f an is r unning. F ans ma y run while the pr inter is in standby mode (off).
194 Solving problems with the printer EN Print quality tr oubleshooting Unless otherwise specified, all references in this section to horizontal or v er tical directions of print quality problems ref er to prob lems f ound on letter and A4- sized media i n por trait orientation .
EN Chapter 9 195 Image defect ruler C o l o rt o n e rc a r t r i d g e3 0m m( 1 . 2i n ) Blac k toner cartridge 37 mm (1.5 in) T ransfer r oller 53 mm (2.
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 imag e in the tab le below .
EN Chapter 9 197 Bac kground scatter ● The media does not mee t HP specifications . Use media that meets HP specifications ( see page 67 ). ● The toner car tridge is def ective, replace the toner car tr idge. ● There is e xcess toner inside of the printer .
198 Solving problems with the printer EN Banding — horizontal ● The imaging drum ma y hav e been e xposed to light, and will ne ed to be replaced. ● The tran sf er belt ma y accumulat e e xcess toner on its rollers causing a random mechanical banding.
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 sep arator pag e is not enab led in the printer driver by accessing the dr iv er proper ties . • Chec k to ve rify that an ex tra page has not been inse r ted within the document.
200 Solving problems with the printer EN Distor ted image ● The paper does not meet HP paper specifica tions or is stored improperly ( see page 67 ). ● The printer operating en vironment does not meet HP specifications ( see page 235 ). Dr opouts ● The paper does not meet HP paper specificatio ns ( see page 67 ).
EN Chapter 9 201 F aded print, faded areas, or faded ver tical streaks ● The message TRANSFER KIT LOW O RDER KIT appears on the printer control panel. Print out a configur ation page to v er ify the remaining lif e of the transfer belt. Replace the transf er belt if necessar y .
202 Solving problems with the printer EN T oner smear ● There is e xcess toner on the paper . Reprint the page. ● The fusing roller s hav e e xcess toner on them. Print 5 to 10 pages to clean the excess toner from the roller s. ● The media does not mee t HP specifications ( s e ep a g e6 7 ).
EN Chapter 9 203 Ghosting Full-page ghosting occurs when an image prints in full color on one page , but a f aded cop y of it is also seen on the f ollowing page . ● Replace the transfer kit. ● If the imaging drum is near end of lif e, re place it.
204 Solving problems with the printer EN Light, dark, or faded print ● The message TRANSFER KIT LOW R EPLACE TRAN SFER KIT appears on the printer cont rol panel. Print out a configur ation page ( see page 49 ) to v er ify the remaining lif e of the transfer belt.
EN Chapter 9 205 Marbled output ● Print a configuratio n page( see pa ge 49 ), and ref er to the color bl ocks a t the bottom of the pag e. Replace the t oner car tridge of the color or colors that are marb led. Random spots ● The media does not meet HP media sp ecifications ( see page 67 ).
206 Solving problems with the printer EN Imaging drum def ects Causes: ● Damage such as scr atches or dents on the imaging drum. These usually appe ar as blac k or w hite mark s on the page. ● P aper dust adhering to the imaging drum. These usually appear as white marks in the dark pr inted areas of th e page.
EN Chapter 9 207 Overhead transparency def ects Ov erhead transparencies ma y displa y any of the im age quality def ects shown in the pre vious samples . In addition, because transparencies are plia ble while in the print path, they are subject to being marked b y the media-handling com ponents .
208 Solving problems with the printer EN Dull or dark transparencies ● If the tr ansparency colors are dull or dar k, ensure the transpare ncies meet the specifications f or this pr inter (par t number C29 34A for let ter , and C2936A f or A4). ● The selected colors are un desirab le when printed.
EN Chapter 9 209 Repetitive defects on transparencies ● Unwanted mar ks of the same size and shape a ppear in the same v er tical area on most pages . Pr int out a configur ation page to v er ify the remaining lif e of the imaging drum. If th e printer control panel displa ys DRUM LIFE OUT REPLACE KIT , replace the imaging drum.
210 Solving problems with the printer EN Color printing pr oblems Printing blac k instead of color Problem Solution Color mode is not selected in your software application or pr inter d river . Select color mode instead of gr ayscale or monochrome mode in your softw are application or printer d river .
EN Chapter 9 211 Note Se veral f actors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on y our monitor . These f actors include print media, ov erhead lighting, softw a re applications , operating system palettes, mon itors, and video cards a nd drivers.
212 Solving problems with the printer EN Incorrect printer output Incorrect f onts are printed Problem Solution The f ont has not been corre ctly selected in your softw are application. Re-select the font in y o ur software application. The f o nt is not av ailable to the pri nter .
EN Chapter 9 213 Erratic, missing ch aracter s or interrupted printout Problem Solution The interf ace cable is of poor quality . T r y using a di ff erent, high er-quality , IEEE- compliant cable. P arallel cables can be no longer than 10 me ters (30 feet).
214 Solving problems with the printer EN Software application pr oblems Unable to c hang e system sel ections thr ough software Cause Solution System software changes are lock ed ou t by the printer control pan el. See Chapter 6 “ Prin ter Interf aces ” .
EN Appendix A 215 A DIMM Installation Overview The printer is designed f or easy installation of additional memory . This chapter provides inf or mation on installing memor y .
216 DIMM Installation EN DIMM configuration This printer suppor ts up to 192 MB of memo r y . Y ou can add additional Random Access Memor y (RAM) to this printer by installing Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). The printer uses 168-pin, non-parity , synchronous DRAM memor y modules .
EN Appendix A 217 Installing DIMMs T o install a DIMM CA UTION T o reduce the possibility of damage caused by static electricity , al wa ys wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap or touch the surf ace of the antistatic pac kage bef ore handling DIMMs.
218 DIMM Installation EN 4 Slide out the f or matter board and se t it on a clean, flat, g rounded surf ace. 5 Align the connectors on the DIMM with the notches in the DIMM slot. Inser t the DIMM into th e slot and then fir mly push t he DIMM lift locking le vers into position.
EN Appendix A 219 7 Tighten the scre w s. 8 Reconnect the po wer and interf ace cables . 9 T urn the power on. The pr inter automatically updates th e memor y configuration to include the ne wly installed DIMMs.
220 DIMM Installation EN V erifying DIMM installation T o verify that th e DIMM insta llation was successful, pr int ou t a configur ation page (see Chapter 2 ). If the DIMM has been installed properly , the figure in th e Memor y section of the conf iguration pa ge will reflect the new total amount of memor y .
EN Appendix A 221 Resour ce saving/permanent resour ces Utilities or jobs that y ou download to the printer sometimes include resources ( f or e xample, fonts , macros, or patte r ns). Resou rces that are internally marked as permanent remain in the printer ’ sm e m o r y until you tur n the pri nter ’ sp o w e ro f f .
222 DIMM Installation EN Installing EIO card s/mass storage T ur n off the pr inter before installing the EIO card or mass storage de v ice. See the f ollowing figure f or or ientation and location of the EIO card or optional mass stor age device , such as a hard disk.
EN Appendix B 223 B PCL commands Overview This printer suppor ts the use of t he Printer Control Lan guage (PCL). Most software applications pro vide t he printer with necessary language inf or mation. Ho we v er , some applications do not provide t he printer with language inf or mation and require the user to enter printer comman ds.
224 PCL commands EN PCL commands PCL printer commands instruct the printer which tasks to perf or m or which f onts to use f or specific print jobs. PJL commands The HP Printer Job Language (PJL) provides control abo ve PCL and other printer languages .
EN Appendix B 225 Interpreting PCL printer command syntax Bef ore using printer commands, compar e the f ollowing char acters: Note Y ou must use the e xact character a nd case specified f or PCL pr inter commands .
226 PCL commands EN Combining escape sequences in PCL Printer command syn tax Escape sequence s can be combined into o ne escape-sequ ence string. There are three important r ules to f ollow when combin ing code: ● The first two characters after th e <esc> character must be the same.
EN Appendix B 227 Entering escape character s Note PCL printer commands alw ays begin with the escape character (<esc>). The f ollowing table lists the escape chara cter entries for v arious applications .
228 PCL commands EN Selecting PCL f onts The printer f ont list provides PCL printer comma nds f or selecting f onts. (See “ Printing a list of av ailable printer fonts ” on page 121 .) A sample section of a f ont list is shown below . There is one v ariable bo x f or enter ing symbol sets and one f or entering point size.
EN Appendix B 229 Note F onts are either fix ed or propor tional in spacing. This printer suppor ts fix ed f onts (Courier , Letter Gothic , and Lineprinter) and propor tional f onts, including CG Times , Ar ial ® , and Times Ne w Roman.
230 PCL commands EN P age Control Comma nds P aper Destination <esc> & l #G 0 = Automatic Selector 1=T o pO u t p u t B i n( f a c e - d o w n ) 2 = Rear Output Bin (face-up) P aper Source &.
EN Appendix B 231 Orientation <esc> & l #O 0 = P or trait 1 = Landscape 2=R e v e r s eP o r t r a i t 3=R e v e r s eL a n d s c a p e T op Margi n <esc> & l #E # = Number of line.
232 PCL commands EN Programming Hints E n do fL i n eW r a p < e s c >& s # C 0=E n a b l e 1 = Disable V ector Graphics Switching Enter PCL Mode <esc> %#A 0 = Use previous PCL cursor .
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 oin.
234 PCL commands EN.
EN Appendix C 235 C Specifications Electrical specifications Note P ow e rSav e def ault activation time is 30 minutes. This inf or mation is preliminar y .
236 Specifications EN Operating en vir onment specifications Acoustic emissions T emp erature Recommended Allow ed 20 to 26 ° C/68 to 79 ° F 15 to 30 ° C/59 to 86 ° F Humidity Recommended Allow ed 20 to 50% RH 10 to 80% RH Altitude Allow ed 0 to 3100 m (0 to 10,000 ft) Operation P osition Printing Standby P er ISO 9296, DIN 45635,T .
EN Appendi x C 237 En vir o nmental product stewar dship pr og ram Pr otecting the en vir onment Hewlett-P ackard Com pany is c ommitted to p roviding q uality product s in an environmen tally s ound manne r . This HP La serJet pri nter has been desi gned with sev eral attr ibutes to mi nimize impac ts on our environment.
238 Specifi cations EN HP recyc ling program informati on: This HP La serJet pri nter also c ontr ibutes to protect ing the environment in th e f ollowin g wa ys: ● HP LaserJet printing supplies — In many countr ies/r egions, this produ ct's pr inting sup plies (e.
EN Appendix C 239 WWW See Appendix D fo r HP LaserJet F amily P aper Specifica tion Guide ordering inf or mation. F or downloadab le manuals, go to http://www .
240 Specifications EN Regulatory statements FCC regulations This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class A digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC r ules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against har mful interf erence in a residential installation.
EN Appendix C 241 Canadian DOC regulations Complies with Canadian EMC Class A requirements. « Conf or me à la classe A des nor mes canadiennes de compatibilit é é lectromagn é tiques ( CEM ).
242 Specifications EN Dec laration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’ s Name: Manufacturer’ s Address: Hewlett-P ackard Company 11311 Chinden Boule vard Boise, .
EN Appendix C 243 Safety inf ormation Laser safety The Center f or De vices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the U .S . F ood and Dr ug Administr ation has implemented regulations f or laser products manuf a ctured since A ugust 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for p roducts mar k eted in the Unite d States .
244 Specifications EN Laser Statement f o r 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 turvallinen luokan 1 laser laite. Normaalissa k ä yt ö ss ä kirjo ittimen suojakotelointi est ää lasers ä teen p ää syn laitteen ulkopuolelle .
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 tee seen. VA R N I N G ! Om laser printer ns skyddsh ö lje ö ppnas d å ap paraten ä r i fu nktion, uts ä ttas anv ä ndaren f ö r osynlig laserstr å lning.
246 Specifications EN Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) WWW Go to the HP Laser Jet Supplies website to obtain th e T o ner Car tridge/Dr um material saf ety data sheet (MSDS). The address is http://www .hp .com/go/msds . Once at the site, select the HP LaserJet icon.
EN Appendix D 247 D W arr anty and suppor t inf or mation Hewlett-P ac kard W arranty Statement HP Color LaserJet 4550, One-year limited warr anty 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer 1 HP warr ants HP hardwar e, accessories and su pplies against def ects in materials and workmanship f or the period specified abov e.
248 Warranty and support informat ion EN 7 T O THE EXTENT ALLOWED 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 IM.
EN Appendix D 249 HP Maintenance Agreements HP has se ver al types of maintenance ag reements that meet a wide range of supp or t needs. On-site service agreements T o provide you with the suppor t le.
250 Warranty and supp ort infor matio n EN Suppor t inf ormat ion HP Customer Care Online S ervices : f or 24-hour access to inf or mation over your modem, we suggest these ser vices: W orld Wide W eb URL —Printer dr ivers , updated HP printer software, plus product and suppor t informat ion ma y be obt ained from the f ollowing URLs : in the U .
EN Appendi x D 251 HP direct o rder ing f or accessories or supplies 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 or ldwide – http://www . hp .com/ghp/ b uyonline. html to order supplies online.
252 Warranty and supp ort infor matio n EN HP Customer Care o ptions world wide In additio n to the phone number s liste d below , this gui de contai ns worldwi de sales and ser vice ad dresse s and phone number s for count ries/r egions not liste d here.
EN Appendi x D 253 Customer Care Centers W orldwide (c ontinued) In - count r y/region support numbers: HP provides a free telephone suppor t s erv ice during the warranty period. By calling a telephone number listed below , you will be c onnected to a resp onsiv e team waiting to help y ou.
254 Warranty and supp ort infor matio n EN W orld w ide Sales and Ser vice Offices Note Before calling an H P Sales and Se r vice office, be sure t o conta ct the appro pri ate Custom er Care Cente r number lis ted in t he “ HP Customer Care ” sect ion.
EN Appendi x D 255 F ax: (86) (10) 6505-1033 Hardware Repair Center and Extended W a rranty Suppor t: Phone: (86) (10) 6262-5666x. 6101/2 (86) (10) 6261-4167 Colombia Hewlett - P ackard Colombia Calle 100 No . 8A -55 T orre C Oficina 309 Bogota, Colombia Czech Republ i c Hewlett -P ackard s .
256 Warranty and support informat ion EN Italy Hewlett-P ackard Italiana SpA Via Giuseppe di Vittor io , 9 Cernus co Sul Naviglio I-20063 (Milano) Phone: (39) (2) 921-21 F ax: (39) (2) 921-04473 Japan Hewlett-P ackard Japan, Ltd.
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 a.
258 Warranty and support informat ion EN.
EN Appendix E 259 E Embedded W eb ser v er Intr oduction This printer is equipped with a n embedded W eb ser v e r , which allows y ou to access inf or mation about printer and netw ork activities . This chapter e xplains the f eatures and f unctionality of the embedd ed W eb se r ver .
260 Embedded Web server EN Using the embedded W eb ser ver The embedded Web ser ver allo ws you to view printer and net work status and to ma nage printing functions fr om y our PC instead of fro m the printer control panel. This service is designed f or offices using an IP netwo rk and a standard W eb bro wser .
EN Appendix E 261 Embedded W eb server page sets The embedded W eb server has th ree sets of internal W eb pages f or collecting inf or mation about the printer and f or changing configur ation options .
262 Embedded Web server EN ● Devic e Identificati on page This page displa ys the name , asset number , network address, model numb er , and serial number f or this printer . T o set the name and asset number , see the description of the “ Device Identification p age ” under “ Device page set ” .
EN Appendix E 263 Netw orking page set This set of pages allo ws the network administrator to configu re the HP JetDirect card f or the printer . Ref er to the online Help and to the HP JetDirect Print Ser ver Ad ministrator ’ sG u i d e f or more inf or mation.
264 Embedded Web server EN.
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 Ac.
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 25 2 obtaining software 25 0 worldwide 252 cus.
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 c.
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 7 6 jams, locating 175 loading Tray 1 78 lo.
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 2 50 supplies.
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 transparenc.
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