HP LaserJet 4250 - Manual (Page 7)

Table of contents
1 Printer basics
Quick access to printer information ...........................................................................................2
User guide links ..................................................................................................................2
Where to look for more information ....................................................................................2
Printer configurations ................................................................................................................3
Feature designations for the HP LaserJet 4250 or 4350 series printer .............................3
Printer features ..........................................................................................................................5
Printer parts ...............................................................................................................................8
Accessories and supplies ...................................................................................................8
Interface ports ...................................................................................................................10
Accessory lights ................................................................................................................10
Moving the printer .............................................................................................................11
Control panel ...........................................................................................................................12
Control-panel layout .........................................................................................................12
Control-panel buttons .......................................................................................................13
Control-panel lights ...........................................................................................................13
Printing control-panel menus ............................................................................................14
Using the printer Help system ..........................................................................................14
Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings .....................................................15
Software ..................................................................................................................................26
Operating systems and printer components ....................................................................26
Printer drivers ...................................................................................................................27
Software for Macintosh computers ...................................................................................30
Installing the printing system software .............................................................................31
Uninstalling the software ..................................................................................................36
Selecting print media ...............................................................................................................37
Supported sizes of print media .........................................................................................38
2 Printing tasks
Selecting which tray is used for printing .................................................................................44
Understanding tray order ..................................................................................................44
Customizing tray 1 operation ............................................................................................44
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) ............................................................45
Manually feeding media from tray 1 .................................................................................46
Selecting the correct fuser mode ............................................................................................47
Stapling documents .................................................................................................................48
To select the stapler in the software (Windows) ..............................................................48
To select the stapler in the software (Mac) ......................................................................48
To select the stapler at the control panel .........................................................................48
Loading staples .................................................................................................................49
Loading trays ...........................................................................................................................50
Loading tray 1 ...................................................................................................................50
Loading tray 2 or an optional 500-sheet tray ....................................................................51
Loading an optional 1,500-sheet tray ...............................................................................53
Understanding media output options ......................................................................................56
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