Document Outline

• Printer basics
  • Quick access to printer information
    • World Wide Web links
    • User guide links
    • Where to look for more information
  • Printer configurations
    • HP Color LaserJet 5550
    • HP Color LaserJet 5550n
    • HP Color LaserJet 5550dn
    • HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn
    • HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn
  • Printer features
  • Walk around
  • Printer software
    • Software features
    • Printer drivers
    • Software for Macintosh computers
    • Installing the printing system software
    • Uninstalling the software
    • Software for networks
    • Utilities
  • Print media specifications
    • Supported paper weights and sizes
• Control panel
  • Control panel overview
    • Display
    • Accessing the control panel from a computer
  • Control panel buttons
  • Interpreting control panel indicator lights
  • Control panel menus
    • Getting started basics
  • Menu hierarchy
    • To access the menus
    • Retrieve job menu (for printers with a hard drive)
    • Information menu
    • Paper handling menu
    • Configure device menu
    • Diagnostics menu
  • Retrieve job menu (for printers with a hard drive)
  • Information menu
  • Paper handling menu
  • Configure device menu
    • Printing menu
    • Print quality menu
    • System setup menu
    • I/O menu
    • Resets menu
  • Diagnostics menu
  • Changing printer control panel configuration settings
    • Job storage limit
    • Job held timeout
    • Show address
    • Color/black mix
    • Tray behavior options: Use Requested Tray and manually feed
    • PowerSave Time
    • Personality
    • Clearable warnings
    • Auto continue
    • Supplies low
    • Color supply out
    • Jam recovery
    • Language
  • Using the printer control panel in shared environments
• I/O Configuration
  • Network configuration
    • Configuring Novell NetWare frame type parameters
    • Configuring TCP/IP parameters
  • Parallel configuration
  • USB configuration
  • Jetlink connection configuration
  • Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration
    • HP Jetdirect print servers
    • Available enhanced I/O interfaces
    • NetWare networks
    • Windows and Windows NT networks
    • AppleTalk networks
    • UNIX/Linux networks
  • Wireless printing
    • IEEE 802.11b standard
    • Bluetooth
• Printing tasks
  • Controlling print jobs
    • Source
    • Type and Size
    • Print setting priorities
  • Selecting print media
    • Media to avoid
    • Media that may damage the printer
  • Configuring input trays
    • Configuring trays when the printer gives a prompt
    • Loading Tray 1 for one-time use
    • Loading Tray 1 when the same paper is used for multiple print jobs
    • Printing envelopes from Tray 1
    • Loading detectable media into Trays 2, 3, 4, and 5
    • Loading undetectable/standard size media into Trays 2, 3, 4, and 5
    • Loading custom media into Trays 2, 3, 4, and 5
    • Configuring trays using the Paper Handling menu
  • Printing on special media
    • Transparencies
    • Glossy paper
    • Colored paper
    • Printing images
    • Envelopes
    • Labels
    • Heavy paper
    • HP LaserJet Tough paper
    • Preprinted forms and letterhead
    • Recycled paper
  • Two-sided (duplex) printing
    • Control panel settings for automatic two-sided printing
    • Duplexing blank pages
    • Options for binding two-sided printing jobs
    • Manual two-sided (duplex) printing
    • Printing booklets
    • Adjusting the registration
  • Special printing situations
    • Printing a different first page
    • Printing a blank back cover
    • Printing on custom-size media
    • Stopping a print request
  • Job storage features
    • Storing a print job
    • Quick copying a job
    • Proofing and holding a job
    • Private jobs
    • Mopier mode
  • Managing memory
• Managing the printer
  • Printer information pages
    • Menu map
    • Configuration page
    • Supplies status page
    • Usage page
    • Demo
    • Print CMYK samples
    • Print RGB samples
    • File directory
    • PCL or PS font list
    • Event log
  • Using the embedded Web server
    • To access the embedded Web server using a network connection
    • Information tab
    • Settings tab
    • Networking tab
    • Other links
  • Using the HP Toolbox
    • Supported operating systems
    • Supported browsers
    • To view HP Toolbox
    • HP Toolbox sections
    • Other links
    • Status tab
    • Troubleshooting tab
    • Alerts tab
    • Documentation tab
    • Device Settings button
    • HP Toolbox links
• Color
  • Using color
    • Paper selection
    • HP ImageREt 3600
    • Best image printing
    • Color options
    • sRGB
    • Printing in four-colors (CMYK)
  • Managing printer color options
    • Print in Grayscale
    • Automatic or manual color adjustment
  • Matching colors
    • PANTONE®* color matching
    • Sample book color matching
    • Printing color samples
    • Color emulation of the HP Color LaserJet 4550
• Maintenance
  • Managing the print cartridge
    • HP print cartridges
    • Non-HP print cartridges
    • Print cartridge authentication
    • HP fraud hotline
    • Print cartridge storage
    • Print cartridge life expectancy
    • Approximate replacement intervals for supplies
    • Checking the print cartridge life
  • Changing print cartridges
    • To change the print cartridge
  • Replacing supplies
    • Locating supplies
    • Supply replacement guidelines
    • Making room around the printer for replacing supplies
  • Configuring e-mail alerts for supplies status
  • Periodic cleaning
    • When to clean the OHT sensor
    • To clean the OHT sensor
  • When to clean the static discharge comb
  • To clean the static discharge comb
• Problemsolving
  • Basic troubleshooting checklist
    • Factors affecting printer performance
  • Troubleshooting information pages
    • Paper path test page
    • Registration page
    • Event log
  • Control panel message types
    • Status messages
    • Warning messages
    • Error messages
    • Critical error messages
  • Control panel messages
  • Paper jams
    • Paper jam recovery
  • Common causes of paper jams
  • Clearing paper jams
    • Jam in Tray 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
    • Jam in Tray 3, 4, or 5
    • Jams in the top cover
    • Jam in paper input path or paper path
    • Multiple jams in paper path
    • Jam in duplex path
    • Multiple jams in duplex path
  • Media-handling problems
  • Printer response problems
  • Printer control panel problems
  • Color printing problems
  • Incorrect printer output
    • Guidelines for printing with different fonts
  • Software application problems
  • Print quality troubleshooting
    • Print quality problems associated with paper
    • Overhead transparency defects
    • Print quality problems associated with the environment
    • Print quality problems associated with jams
    • Print quality problems associated with maintenance
    • Print quality troubleshooting pages
    • Calibrating the printer
    • Print quality defect chart
• Working with memory and print server cards
  • Printer memory and fonts
    • Printing a configuration page
  • Installing memory and fonts
    • To install DDR memory DIMMs
    • To install a flash memory card
    • Enabling memory
  • Installing an HP Jetdirect print server card
    • To install an HP Jetdirect print server card
• Supplies and accessories
  • Spare parts and supplies availability
  • Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for printers with network connections)
  • Ordering directly through the printer software (for printers directly connected to a computer)
    • To order printing supplies directly through the computer software
• Service and Support
  • Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement
  • Limited warranty for print cartridges and image drums
  • HP’s Premium Protection Warranty. Color LaserJet Image Fuser Kit and Image Transfer Kit Limited Warr ...
  • HP maintenance agreements
    • On-site service agreements
• Printer specifications
  • Electrical specifications
  • Acoustic emissions
  • Environmental specifications
• Regulatory information
  • FCC regulations
  • Environmental product stewardship program
    • Protecting the environment
    • Ozone production
    • Energy consumption
    • Paper use
    • Plastics
    • HP LaserJet Printing Supplies
    • HP Printing Supplies Returns and Recycling Program Information
    • Recycled paper
    • Material restrictions
    • Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
    • For more information
  • Declaration of Conformity
  • Safety statements
    • Laser safety
    • Canadian DOC regulations
    • EMI statement (Korea)
    • VCCI statement (Japan)
    • Laser Statement for Finland
• Glossary
• Index