Document Outline

• Printer basics
  • Features and benefits of the printer
  • Layout and basic operation of the control panel
    • Interpreting control panel lights
    • Using control panel menus
    • Paper handling users LED status interpretation
  • Helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility
    • Windows software
    • Macintosh software
    • Printer drivers
    • Software for Windows
    • Software for Macintosh computers
    • Software for networks
    • Home pages
    • Device pages
    • Network pages
• Printing tasks
  • Orienting media
  • Basic printing instructions
  • Selecting the output bin
    • Selecting an output location
  • Printing envelopes
  • Printing special paper
    • Printing letterhead, prepunched paper, or preprinted paper (single-sided)
    • Printing labels
    • Printing transparencies
    • Guidelines for customsize paper, card stock, and heavy paper
    • Printing full-bleed paper
• Advanced printing tasks
  • Overview
  • Using features in the printer driver
  • Different first page
  • Blank back page
    • Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
  • Customizing optional Tray 1 operation
    • Printing from optional Tray 1 when the loaded paper is requested
    • Manually feeding paper from optional Tray 1
  • Printing by type and size of paper
    • Benefits of printing by type and size of paper
  • Job retention features
  • Printing a private job
    • Releasing private jobs
    • Deleting a private job
  • Storing a print job
    • Printing a stored job
    • Deleting a stored job
  • QuickCopying a job
    • Printing additional copies of QuickCopy jobs
    • Deleting a QuickCopy job
  • Proofing and holding a job
    • Printing the remaining copies of a held job
    • Deleting a held job
  • Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed (FIR) Receiver
    • Setting up to print with Windows 9X
    • Printing a job using FIR
  • Interrupting and resuming printing
  • Making booklets
• Printer maintenance
  • Overview
  • Managing the print cartridge
    • Non-HP print cartridge
    • Print cartridge authentication
    • Print cartridge storage
    • Checking the toner level
  • Print cartridge conditions
    • Print cartridge is low
    • Print cartridge is out
• Problem solving
  • Overview
  • Clearing jams
    • Clearing jams from the input tray areas
    • Clearing jams from the duplex printing accessory (duplexer)
    • Clearing jams from the output areas
    • Solving repeated paper jams
  • Understanding printer messages
    • Resolving control panel messages
  • Correcting output quality problems
    • Preventing wrinkles on envelopes
    • Detecting printer problems
    • Determining printer problems
    • Software, computer, and printer interface problems
    • Cabling configurations
    • Selecting an alternate PPD
    • Communicating with an optional HP Jetdirect print server
  • Checking the printer configuration
    • Menu map
    • Configuration page
    • Supplies status page
    • Usage page
    • PCL or PS font list
    • File directory page
    • Jetdirect page
    • Event log page
  • Printing a paper path test
• Specifications
  • Overview
• Control panel menus
  • Overview
  • Retrieve job menu
  • Information menu
  • Paper handling menu
  • Configure device menu
    • Printing submenu
    • Print quality submenu
    • System setup submenu
    • I/O submenu
    • Diagnostics submenu
    • Resets submenu
  • Service menu
• Printer memory and expansion
  • Overview
  • Determining memory requirements
  • Installing memory
  • Checking memory installation
  • Saving resources (permanent resources)
  • Installing EIO cards/mass storage
• Printer commands
  • Overview
  • Understanding PCL 5e printer command syntax
    • Combining escape sequences
  • Selecting PCL 5e fonts
  • Common PCL 5e printer commands
• Regulatory information
  • Overview
  • Environmental product stewardship program
    • Protecting the environment
  • Environmental conformity
• Index