HP LaserJet 4300 Printer series User Manual

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160 Appendix A Control panel menus

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FUSER MODES

PLAIN
PREPRINTED
LETTERHEAD
TRANSPARENCY
PREPUNCHED
LABELS
BOND
RECYCLED
COLOR
CARDSTOCK>164 G/M2
ROUGH

[Paper Type]=

NORMAL
HIGH1
LOW
HIGH2

RESTORE MODES

Configures the fuser mode associated with each
paper types.

Change the fuser mode only if you are experiencing
problems printing on certain paper types. After you
select a type of paper, you can select a fuser mode
that is available for that type. The available selections
might include some or all of the following modes:

NORMAL

: Used for most types of paper.

HIGH 1

: Used for rough paper.

LOW

: Used for transparencies.

HIGH 2

: Used for paper with a special or rough finish.

The default fuser mode is

NORMAL

for all print media

types except transparencies (

LOW

), and rough paper

(

HIGH 1

).

CAUTION

Do not change the fuser mode for transparencies.
Failure to use the

LOW

setting while printing

transparencies can result in permanent damage to
the printer and fuser. Always select Transparencies
as the Type in the printer driver and set the tray type
at the printer control panel to

TRANSPARENCY

.

When selected,

RESTORE

MODES

resets the fuser mode

for each media type back to its default setting.

OPTIMIZE

There is no value to select.

HIGH TRANSFER

*Off
ON

Set to

ON

if you are using highly resistive, lower-

quality papers. (See

“Scattered lines” on page 130

and

“Blurred print” on page 130

.) HP recommends

using only HP paper and print media.

LINE DETAIL

*Off
On

Set to

ON

to improve the appearance of lines if

scattered lines are appearing. (See

“Scattered lines”

on page 130

and

“Blurred print” on page 130

.)

RESTORE OPTIMIZE

There is no value
to select.

Returns to the defaults for the Optimize settings.

RESOLUTION

300
600
*FASTRES 1200
PRORES 1200

Selects the resolution. All values print at the same
speed.

300

: Produces draft print quality and can be used for

compatibility with the HP LaserJet III family of
printers.

600

: Produces high print quality for text and can be

used for compatibility with the HP LaserJet 4 family of
printers.

FASTRES 1200

: Produces 1200-dpi print quality for

fast, high-quality printing of business text and
graphics.

PRORES 1200

: Produces 1200-dpi printing for the best

quality in line art and graphic images.

Note

It is best to change the resolution in the program or
printer driver. (Program and printer driver settings
override control panel settings.)

Item

Values

Explanation

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