Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• 1.1. Positioning the Printer
  • Clearance
  • Places to Avoid
  • Basic requirements
  • Power Supply
• 1.2. Unpacking and Inspection
  • List of shipped components
• 1.3. Names of Parts
  • Front View
  • Interior View
  • Rear View
• 1.4. Setting Up and Interfacing
  • 1-Open the Top Cover
  • 2-Install the Toner Container
  • 3-Close the Top Cover
  • 4-Install the Waste Toner Bottle
  • 5-Add Paper
  • 6-Open the Paper Stopper on the Face-down Output Tray
  • 7-Install the Face-up Output Tray (if required)
  • 8-Connect the Printer to the Computer
  • 9-Attach the Power Cord
  • 10-Print a Status Page
  • 11-Test the Interface with the Computer
  • 12-Set the Emulation Mode
  • 13-Install the Printer Driver
• 1.5. Multi-Purpose Tray Feeding
  • Selecting the Multi-Purpose Tray
• 1.6. Memory Card
  • Handling Memory Cards
• 1.7. Memory Expansion Installation
  • Removing the Main Circuit Board
  • SIMM to be used
  • Installing and Removing SIMMs
  • Testing the Expansion Memory
• 2.1. Control Panel
  • Message Display
  • Interface Indicator
  • Resolution Indicator
  • Paper Size Indicator
  • Copy Indicator
  • Symbolic Indicators
  • Control Keys
• 2.2. Operating Procedures
  • Switching Power On
  • Stack Selection
  • Feed Selection
  • On-line/Off-line Setting
  • Abandoning a Printing Job
  • Status Printout
• 2.3. Using the Mode Select Menu
  • Mode Select Menu
• 2.4. Sleep (Ecopower) Mode
• 2.5. KIR Level
• 2.6. Ecoprint mode
• 2.7. Resource Protection
• 2.8. Adjusting the Print Density
• 2.9. Setting the Audio Warning (Buzzer)
• 2.10. Operating a Memory Card
  • Hints on Writing Fonts to the Memory Card
  • Reading Fonts/Data from a Memory Card
  • Writing Data to a Memory Card
  • Deleting Data from a Memory Card
  • Formatting a Memory Card
  • Printing a list of data names
• 3.1. Resident Fonts
  • Bitmap fonts
  • Scalable fonts
• 3.2. List of Fonts
  • Bitmap Fonts
  • Scalable Fonts
  • KPDL Fonts
• 3.3. Symbol set
• 4.1. Toner Kit Replacement
  • Toner Kit to be Used
  • Supplying Toner
  • Replace the Waste Toner Bottle
• 4.2. Cleaning
  • Main Charger Unit
  • Paper Feed Unit
• 5.1. General Guide
• 5.2. Power Problems
• 5.3. Interface Problems
• 5.4. Print Quality Problems
  • Completely blank printout
  • All-black printout
  • Dropouts, horizontal streaks, stray dots
  • Black or white vertical streaks
  • Faint or blurred printing
  • Grey background
  • Dirt on the top edge or back of the paper
  • Characters out of position
• 5.5 Indicators and Messages
  • Indicators
  • Maintenance Messages
  • Error Messages
• 5.6. Correcting a Paper Jam
• 6.1. HP LaserJet 5M Symbol Sets
• Printer Specifications
• B.1. General Guidelines
  • Paper Availability
  • Paper Specifications
• B.2. Selecting the Right Paper
• B.3. Special Paper
  • Overhead Projection (OHP) Film
  • Adhesive-Backed Labels
• C.1. Parallel Interface
  • Parallel interface communication modes
  • Interface Signals
• C.2. RS-232C/RS-422A Interface
  • RS-232C interface
  • RS-422A interface
• C.3. RS-232C/RS-422A Protocol
  • PRESCRIBE IIe FRPO D0 command
• C.4. RS-232C Cable Connection
  • Preparing an RS-232C Cable
  • Connecting the Printer to the Computer
• Index
• Mode Select Menu