HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series - Manual (Page 93)

The FIR window must be at an angle of within +/- 15 degrees relative to the printer to
ensure an effective connection for printing.
2. Print the job. The status indicator on the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver lights up,
and, after a short delay, the printer control panel displays PROCESSING JOB.
If the status indicator does not light up, realign the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver with
the FIR port on the sending device, resend the print job, and maintain the alignment of all
devices. If you have to move the equipment, make sure that all devices remain within the
range of operation to maintain the connection.
If the connection is interrupted before your print job is complete, the optional HP Fast
InfraRed Receiver status indicator turns off. You have up to 40 seconds to correct the
interruption and continue the job. If the connection is resumed within this time, the status
indicator lights up again.
Note The connection is permanently broken if the sending port is moved out of operation
range or if anything passing between the ports blocks transmission for more than 40
seconds. (This block could be a hand, paper, or even direct sunlight). Depending on
the size of the job, printing with the optional HP Fast Infrared Receiver may be slower
than printing with a cable connected directly to the parallel port.
Interrupting and resuming printing
The job interrupt and resume feature lets you temporarily stop the job that is currently
printing in order to print another job through an FIR connection. When the FIR job is finished
printing, the interrupted job resumes printing.
To interrupt the job at the printer, connect to the FIR port on the printer and send a job to the
printer. The printer stops printing the current job when it reaches the end of the copy it is
printing. The printer then prints the job sent over the FIR connection. When the printer is
done printing that job, it resumes printing the original job with multiple copies where it left off.
EN_WW Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver 83