Document Outline

• Contents
• 1 Printer basics
  • Quick access to more information
    • WWW links for drivers, software, and support
    • User guide links
    • Where to look for more information
  • Printer configurations
    • hp LaserJet 1150
    • hp LaserJet 1300
    • hp LaserJet 1300n
  • Printer features
    • Print with excellent quality
    • Save time
    • Save money
    • Create professional documents
  • Walk around
    • hpLaserJet1150 printer and hpLaserJet1300 series printer
  • Printer control panel
  • Media paths
    • Main input tray
    • Priority input tray
    • Printer media guides
    • Straight-through output path
    • Output bin
  • Print cartridge access
    • Print cartridge door
  • Printer software
    • Supported operating systems
    • Installing printer software
    • Printer properties (driver)
    • Print setting priorities
    • Printer properties online help
  • Software for Windows
  • Software for Macintosh computers
    • hp LaserJet 1150 printer
    • hp LaserJet 1300 series printer
    • Accessing the print driver (Mac OS 9.x)
    • PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs)
  • Software for network installations only
  • Printer connections
    • USB connections
    • Parallel connections
    • Network connections
    • Wireless connections
• 2 Media
  • Choosing paper and other media
    • Media to avoid
    • Media that may damage the printer
  • Optimizing print quality for media types
  • Loading media into the input trays
    • Main input tray
    • Priority input tray
    • Specific types of media
  • Printing on transparencies or labels
  • Printing on envelopes
    • Printing one envelope
    • Printing multiple envelopes
  • Printing on letterhead and preprinted forms
    • To print letterhead or preprinted forms
  • Printing on custom-sized media and cardstock
• 3 Printing tasks
  • Manual feed
  • Printing watermarks
    • Accessing the watermark feature
  • Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing)
    • Accessing the multiple pages per sheet feature
  • Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplexing)
    • Manual duplex using the top output bin
    • Manual duplex on heavy media or card stock
  • Printing booklets
  • Canceling a print job
  • Understanding print quality settings
  • Using EconoMode (Saves toner)
• 4 Maintenance
  • Using HP print cartridges
    • HP policy on non-HP print cartridges
  • Storing print cartridges
  • Print cartridge life expectancy
  • Saving toner
  • Redistributing toner
  • Changing the print cartridge
  • Cleaning the printer
    • Cleaning the print cartridge area
    • Cleaning the printer media path
• 5 Managing the printer
  • Printer information pages
    • Demo page
    • Configuration page
  • Using the hp toolbox
    • Supported operating systems
    • Supported browsers
    • To view hptoolbox
    • hptoolbox sections
    • Other links
    • Status tab
    • Troubleshooting tab
    • Alerts tab
    • Documentation tab
    • Advanced Printer Settings window
    • Network window
  • Using the embedded Web server
    • To open the embedded Web server
    • Information tab
    • Settings tab
    • Networking tab
    • Other links
  • Wireless printing
    • IEEE 802.11b standard
    • Bluetooth
• 6 Problemsolving
  • Finding the solution
    • Step 1: Is the printer set up correctly?
    • Step 2: Is the Ready light on?
    • Step 3: Can you print a demo page?
    • Step 4: Is the print quality acceptable?
    • Step 5: Is the printer communicating with the computer?
    • Step 6: Does the printed page look like you expected?
  • Status light patterns
  • Common Macintosh problems
    • Selecting an Alternate PostScript Printer Description (PPD) for the hpLaserJet 1300 series printer
    • Renaming the Printer (hp LaserJet 1300 series only)
  • Troubleshooting PostScript (PS) errors
  • Paper handling problems
  • Printed page is different than what appeared on screen
  • Printer software problems
  • Improving print quality
    • Light print or faded
    • Toner specks
    • Dropouts
    • Vertical lines
    • Gray background
    • Toner smear
    • Loose toner
    • Vertical repetitive defects
    • Misformed characters
    • Page skew
    • Curl or wave
    • Wrinkles or creases
    • Toner scatter outline
  • Clearing jams
    • Removing a jammed page
  • Changing the pickup roller
  • Cleaning the pickup roller
  • Changing the printer separation pad
• Appendix A Printer specifications
  • Specifications
  • FCC compliance
  • Environmental product stewardship program
    • Protecting the environment
  • Material safety data sheet
  • Regulatory statements
    • Declaration of Conformity
    • Declaration of Conformity
    • Laser safety statement
    • Canadian DOC regulations
    • Korean EMI statement
    • VCCI statement (Japan)
    • Laser statement for Finland
• Appendix B Media specifications
  • Printer media specifications
  • Supported media sizes
  • Guidelines for using media
    • Paper
    • Labels
    • Transparencies
    • Envelopes
    • Card stock and heavy media
• Appendix C Warranty and licensing
  • Hewlett-Packard software license agreement
  • Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement
  • Limited warranty for print cartridge life
  • Hardware service
  • Extended warranty
  • Guidelines for repacking the printer
  • How to contact HP
• Appendix D Ordering supplies and accessories
  • Ordering supplies and accessories
  • 10/100 networking and wireless print servers
• Appendix E Network configuration
  • Installing a shared printer on Windows 98 and Millennium
  • Installing a shared printer on Windows 2000
  • Installing a shared printer on Windows XP
• Appendix F Memory
  • Installing a memory DIMM (1300 series only)
  • Testing the DIMM installation
  • Removing a DIMM
• Appendix G Working with the print server
  • Installing the print server
  • Printing a configuration page
  • Using the print server’s embedded Web server
  • Changing the IP address
  • Troubleshooting the print server
    • Installed print server stops working
    • Print server status light
  • Restoring the factory default settings
• Index