Hewlett-Packard 2300d, 2300, 2300dn, 2300dtn, 2300L User Manual

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Edition 1, 10/2002

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Contents

1 Printer basics

Printer configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Operating systems and printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Software for Macintosh computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the printing system software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing Windows printing system software for direct connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing Windows printing system software for networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct connections. . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the software after the parallel or USB cable has been connected . . . . . 20

Uninstalling the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Control panel layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the printer Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Changing control panel settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Interface ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2 Printing tasks

Purchasing paper and other media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Media input options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tray 1 media sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tray 2 (250-sheet tray) paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tray 3 (500-sheet tray) paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Loading trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Loading tray 1 (multipurpose tray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Loading tray 2 (250-sheet tray) or optional 250-sheet tray in tray 3 position . . . . . 32

Loading tray 3 (500-sheet tray) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Media output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Printing on special media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing on envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Printing on labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Printing on transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Printing on custom-sized media or cardstock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing on letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (single-sided) . . . . . . . . 42

Printing on both sides (duplexing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Canceling a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing the settings for a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using printer-driver features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting a custom paper size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using EconoMode (draft) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Choosing print-quality settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using reduce/enlarge options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Printing by type and size of media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printing a cover or different first page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adding a blank page or back cover to the end of a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Adding a blank page to the beginning of all print jobs (job separator page). . . . . . 55

Using job-storage features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Proofing and holding a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Deleting a held job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Printing a private job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Deleting a private job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

3 Managing and maintaining the printer

Using the embedded Web server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Opening the embedded Web server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Information tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Settings tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Networking tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Other links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using HP Web Jetadmin software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using Printer Status and Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Managing and configuring printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

HP Web Jetadmin software plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Customization utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Managing the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

HP print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Non-HP print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Print-cartridge authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Print-cartridge storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Print-cartridge life expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Checking the supply level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Cartridge low and cartridge out conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Configuring e-mail alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Checking the printer configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Menu map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Supplies status page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

PS or PCL font list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Cleaning the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Cleaning the outside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Cleaning the paper path and print-cartridge areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Cleaning the fuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

4 Problem solving

Troubleshooting checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Troubleshooting general printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Printing special pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Understanding printer messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Using the printer online Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Resolving persistent messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Interpreting control-panel messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Clearing jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Typical jam locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Print-cartridge area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Tray 2 or tray 3 paper-feed area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Output areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Duplexer area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Troubleshooting print-quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Print-quality checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Image defect examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Troubleshooting network printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Troubleshooting common Windows problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Troubleshooting common Macintosh problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Troubleshooting common PostScript problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

5 Service and support

Ordering parts, accessories, and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Ordering directly from HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Ordering through service or support providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for printers

with network connection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Ordering directly through the printer softw ar e (f or prin te rs dir ec tly

connected to a computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Part numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Contacting HP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Getting support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Obtaining extended service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Contacting the HP fraud hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Guidelines for repacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Service information form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

HP maintenance agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Warranty information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Extended warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Limited warranty for print cartridge life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Appendix A Specifications

Printer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Physical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Power consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Acoustic emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Operating environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Media specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Supported sizes of media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Guidelines for using paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Paper specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Printing and paper storage environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Appendix B Control panel menus

Retrieve Job menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Paper Handling menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Configure Device menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Printing submenu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

PCL submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Print Quality submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

System Setup submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

I/O submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Resets submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

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Diagnostics menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Appendix C Printer memory and expansion

Printer memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Checking memory installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Installing an HP Jetdirect EIO card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Appendix D Printer commands

Understanding PCL printer command syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Combining escape sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Entering escape characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Selecting PCL 5e fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Common PCL 5e printer commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Appendix E Regulatory information

FCC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Environmental product stewardship program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Declarations of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Canadian DOC regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Regulatory and safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Laser safety statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

LED safety statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Japanese VCCI statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Korean EMI statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Laser statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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Printer basics

Thank you for purchasing an HP LaserJet 2300 series printer. If you have not do ne so, see the getting started guide (start) provided with the printer for setup instructions.

Now that the printer is set up and ready to use, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the printer. This section pr ovides information about the following topics:

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“Printer configurations” on page 8

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“Printer features” on page 9

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“Printer software” on page 11

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“Installing the printing system software” on page 16

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“Uninstalling the software” on page 21

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“Control panel” on page 22

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“Interface ports” on page 26

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Printer configurations

The HP LaserJet 2300 printer is available in six configurations, as described below.

Note The illustrations in this guide are based on the HP LaserJet 2300 printer model unless otherwise

stated. To find out which HP LaserJet 2300 configuration you ha v e , look at the label on the front of the printer.

HP LaserJet 2300L

The HP LaserJet 2300L printer prints letter-size paper at speeds up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 19 ppm. It comes with a built-in 250-sheet tray, both parallel and universal serial bus (USB) ports, and 32 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). The printer is expandable, with one available enhanced input/output (EIO) slot and two dual inline memory module (DIMM) slots for adding a network print server card, fonts, and memory.

HP LaserJet 2300

The HP LaserJet 2300 printer is the same as the HP LaserJet 2300L printer, except th at it prints at speeds up to 25 ppm with letter-size paper and 24 ppm with A4-size paper.

HP LaserJet 2300d

The HP LaserJet 2300d printer is the same as the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, except that the printer comes with 48 MB of RAM and a built-in duplexer (for automatically printing on both sides of paper).

HP LaserJet 2300n

The HP LaserJet 2300n printer is the same as the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, except that it is designed for network users. It comes with a full-featured HP Jetdirect EIO print server card (for connecting to a 10/100Base-TX network) and 48 MB of RAM.

HP LaserJet 2300dn

The HP LaserJet 2300dn printer is the same as the HP LaserJet 2300n printer, except that the printer comes with a built-in duplexer (for automatically printing on both sides of paper).

HP LaserJet 2300dtn

The HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer is the same as the HP LaserJet 2300dn printer, except that it also has an additional 500-sheet tray.

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Printer features

The following table describes the features for the HP LaserJet 2300 series printers.

Fast pri nt speed

Built-in duplexing

Print cartridge and status features

Excellent print quality

Flexible paper handling

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The HP LaserJet 2300L prints on letter-size paper at speeds up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 19 ppm.

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All other models print on letter-size paper at speeds up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 24 ppm.

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Duplex (two-sided) printing is a standard feature of the HP LaserJet 2300d printer, HP LaserJet 2300dn printer, and HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer.

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The 6,000-page HP Smart Print Cartridge detects and reports toner status.

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No-shake design maximizes toner use.

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Supplies status page provides toner gauge, page count, and information on paper sizes used.

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The printer checks for authentic HP print cartridges.

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FastRes 1200 produces 1200-dpi (dots per inch) print quality for fast, high-quality printing of business text and graphics.

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ProRes 1200 produces 1200-dpi printing for the best quality in line art and graphic images.

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Adjustable settings optimize print quality.

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The HP Smart Print Cartridge prod uces crisp, sharp output.

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Use tray 1 (multipurpose) for letterhead, envelopes, labels, transparencies, custom-sized media, postcards, and heavy paper.

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Use the adjustable 250-sheet tray (tray 2) for standard sizes of paper.

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Use the 500-sheet tray (tray 3) for letter and A4-size paper.

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Two output bins are available: select either the top output bin or the rear output bin for the most appropriate output location, depending on media type.

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A straight-through paper path capability is available from tray 1 to the rear output bin.

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Built-in duplexing is available for the HP LaserJet 2300d printer, HP LaserJet 2300dn printer, and HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer.

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Expandability

A 250-sheet or 500-sheet tray is available, so that you do not have to add paper as often.

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One enhanced input/output (EIO) card slot is available for interface.

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Three dual inline memory module (DIMM) slots are available, two for adding memory and fonts.

Printer languages and fonts

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Fast printing performance, advanced font and graphics technologies, and advanced imaging capabilities are benefits of the PCL 6 printer language. The PCL 6 technology also includes 45 scalable TrueType™ fonts and one bitmapped line printer font.

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Other languages and fonts include HP PCL5e and PostScript® (PS) 3 emulation, which includes 35 built-in PS language fonts.

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The printer automatically determines and switches to the appropriate language for the print job.

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Interface connections and networking

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The printer includes a bidirectional ECP type-B parallel port (IEEE-1284 compliant) and a USB port (compatible with 1.1 and 2.0 low and full speed certified devices)

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The printer has an EIO slot for HP Jetdirect EIO print servers so that you can connect quickly and easily.

Enhanced memory and memory expansion

Energy savings

Economical printing

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The HP LaserJet 2300 series printers come with either 32 MB or 48 MB of memory and can be expanded to 288 or 304 MB, respectively, with available memory (DIMM) slots. Most documents can be printed using the standard amount of printer memory.

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The printer automatically conserves electricity by reducing power consumption when it is not printing.

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As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Hewlett-Packard Compan y has determined that this product meets E

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N-up printing and two-sided printing with the built-in duplexer save paper

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

(the built-in duplexer is included only with the HP LaserJet 2300d printer, HP LaserJet 2300dn printer, and HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer).

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Printing in EconoMode saves toner.

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Printer software

The printer comes with helpful software, in cluding printer driv ers and opt ional soft wa re. F or ea sy printer setup and access to the full range of printer f eatures , HP recommends th at y ou install th e software provided.

Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages (HP software is not available in all languages).

This section provides information about the following topics:

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“Operating systems and printer components” on page 12

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“Printer drivers” on page 14

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“Software for Macintosh computers” on page 15

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Operating systems and printer components

Windows

client

drivers

Network administrator —

Windows software Drivers

Network administrator — Macintosh software

PPDs

Windows software

Macintosh

client

HP LaserJet Utility Fonts

Macintosh software PPDs HP LaserJet Utility

The printer CD-ROM contains the software components and drivers for end users and network administrators. The printer drivers provided on the CD-ROM m ust be installed to take full advantage of printer features. The other programs are recommended, but are not required for operation. Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for more information.

The CD-ROM includes software d esigned for end users and network administrators op erating in the following environments:

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Microsoft® Windows®95, Windows 98, and Windows Me (Millennium Edition)

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Microsoft Windows NT®4.0

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Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP

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Apple Mac OS, version 8.6 to 9.xx, 10.1 or later

The most recent printer drivers for all supported operating systems are available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

. If you do not have access to the Internet, see the support

flyer that came in the printer box for information about obtaining the most recent software.

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The following table lists the available software for your printer.

Software

Windows Installer xxx PCL 6 xxx PCL 5e xxx PostScript emulation xxx HP Web Jetadmin* xx x Macintosh Installer x Macintosh PostScript

Printer Description (PPD) files

IBM drivers* x Model scripts* x

*Available only on the World Wide Web.

Windows

9x/Me

Windows

NT 4.0

Windows

2000/XP

Mac OS

UNIX/ Linux

OS/2

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Printer drivers

Printer drivers allow you to gain access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer (by using a printer language). Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages.

The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300 computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers.

. Depending on the configuration of Windows-based

Operating system PCL 6 PCL 5e PS PPDs

Windows 95, 98, Me xxxx Windows NT 4.0 xxxx Windows 2000, XP xxxx Mac OS xx

1. PostScript Printer Description files.

You can obtain Model Scripts for UNIX

and Linux by downloading them from the Internet or by

requesting them from an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the support flyer that came in the printer box.)

OS/2 drivers are available from IBM and are packaged with OS/2.

Note If the printer driver you wan t is not on the printer CD-ROM or is not listed here, check the insta llation

notes and Readme files to see if the printer driver is supported for the printer. If it is not supported, contact the manuf acturer or distrib utor of the prog r am y ou are using and re quest a driv er for the printer.

Select the right printer driver for your needs

Select a printer driver based on the way that you use the printer. Certain printer features are available only in the PCL 6 drivers. See the printer driver Help for availability of features.

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Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of printer fe atures. F or gener al office printing, the PCL 6 driver is recommended to provide optimum performance and print quality.

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Use the PCL 5e driver if backward compatibility with previous PCL printer drivers or older printers is necessary.

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Use the PS driver if you are printing primarily from PostScript-specific programs such as

Adobe support.

or Corel, for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 needs, or for PS font DIMM

Note The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages.

Printer driver Help

Each printer driver has Help screens that can be activated by using either the Help button, the F1 button on the computer keyboard, or a question-mark symbol in the upper right corner in the

printer driver (depending on the Windows operating system used). These Help screens give detailed information about the specific driver. Printer driver Help is separate from your program Help.

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Software for Macintosh computers

The HP installer provides PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files, Printer Dialog Extensions (PDEs), and the HP LaserJet Utility for use with Macintosh computers.

The embedded Web server can be used by Macintosh computers if the printer is connected t o a network. See “Using the embedded Web server” on page 62 for more information.

PPDs

PPDs, in combination with the Apple LaserWriter®8 driver for OS 8 to 9.x.x and PS Converter for OS X 10.1 or later, allow you to gain access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation progr am for the PPDs, PDEs, and other software is provided on the CD-ROM. Use the appropriate PS driver that comes with the operating system.

PDEs

PDEs (Printer Dialog Extensions), in combination with the Apple LaserWriter Driver for OS X, allow you to gain access t o the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation program for the PPDs, PDEs, and other software is provided on the CD-ROM. Use the Apple LaserWriter driver that comes with the operating system.

HP LaserJet Utility

Use the HP LaserJet Utility to control features that are not available in the driver. The illustrated screens make selecting printer features by using the Macintosh computer easier than ever. Use the HP LaserJet Utility to do the following operations:

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customize the printer control panel messag es

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name the printer, assign it to a zone on the network, download files and fonts, and change most of the printer settings

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set a password for the printer

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use the computer to lock out function s at the printer control panel to prevent unauthorized access (see the printer software Help)

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configure and set the printer for IP printing

Note The HP LaserJet Utility currently is not supported for OS X, but the utility is supported for the

Classic environment.

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Installing the printing system software

The printer comes with printing system software and printer drivers on a CD-ROM. The printing system software on the CD-ROM must be installed to take full advantage of the printer features.

If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive, you can download the printing system software from the Internet at http://www.hp.com/lj2300.

Note Sample model scripts for UNIX® (HP-UX®, Sun Solaris) and Linux networks are availabl e for

download at http://www.hp.com/support.

You can download the latest software free of charge at http://www.hp.com/lj2300 After you have followed the installation instructions and loaded the software, see “Using

printer-driver features” on page 49 to get the most ou t of your prin te r.

Choose the installation procedure from the following:

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“Installing Windows printing system software for direct connections” on page 16

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“Installing Windows printing system software for networks” on page 17

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“Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks” on page 18

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“Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct connections” on page 19

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“Installing the software after the par allel or USB cable has been connected” on page 20

Installing Windows printing system software for direct connections

This section explains how to install the printing system software for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

When installing the printing software in a dir ect-connect en viro nment, always install the softw are before connecting the parallel or USB cable. If the para llel or USB cable was connected before the software installation, see “Installing the software after the parallel or USB cable has been

connected” on page 20

Either a parallel or USB cable can be used for the direct connection. You cannot connect parallel and USB cables at the same time. Use an IEEE 1284-compatible cable or a standard 2-meter USB c a ble.

Windows 95 and NT 4.0 do not support USB cable connections.

To install the printing system software

1 Close all software programs that are open or running. 2 Insert the printer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

If the welcome screen does not open, star t it by using the following procedure:

a On the Start menu, click Run. b Type the following (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive): X:\setup

c Click OK. 3 When prompted, click Install Printer and follow the instructions on the computer screen. 4 Click Finish when the installation has completed. 5 Restart the comp ut er. 6 Print a page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.

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If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

for help or more information.

Installing Windows printing system software for networks

The software on the printer CD-ROM supports network installation with a Microsoft network (except Windows 3.1x). For network installation on other operating systems, go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

The HP Jetdirect print server that is included with the HP LaserJet 2300n, HP LaserJet 2300dn printer, or HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer has a 10/100Base-TX network port. If you need an HP Jetdirect print server with another type of network port, see “Ordering parts, accessories,

and supplies” on page 116, or contact your local HP dealer (see “Contacting HP” on page 123).

The installer does not support printer installation or printer object creation on Novell servers. It supports only direct-mode network installations between Windows computers and a printer. To install your printer and create objects on a Novell server, use an HP utility (such as HP Web Jetadmin or HP Install Network Printer Wizard) or a Novell utility (such as NWadmin).

To install the printing system software

1 If you are installing the software on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, make

sure that you have administrator privileges.

2 Make sure that the HP Jetdirect print server is configured correctly for the network by

printing a configuration page (see “Configuration page” on page 72). On the second page, locate the printer IP address. You might need this address to complete network installation.

3 Close all software programs that are open or running. 4 Insert the printer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

If the welcome screen does not open, start it by using the following procedure:

a On the Start menu, click Run. b Type the following (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive): X:\setup

c Click OK. 5 When prompted, click Install Printer and follow the instructions on the computer screen. 6 Click Finish when installation has completed. 7 Restart the computer. 8 Print a page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.

If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, check the installation notes and

Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

for help or more information.

To set up a Windows computer to use the network printer using Windows-sharing

If the printer is directly connected to a computer using a par allel cable, you can share t he p rinter on the network so that other network users can print to it.

See your Windows documen tation to enable Windows-sharing. After the printer is shared, insta ll the printer software on all computers that share the printer.

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Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks

This section describes how to install Macintosh printing system software. The printing system software support Mac OS 8.6 and later.

The printing system software includes the following components:

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PostScript® Printer Description files

The PostScript (PS) Printer Description files (PPDs), in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver , pr o vide acce ss to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation program for the PPDs and other software is provided on the CD-ROM that came with the printer. In addition, use the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver that comes with the computer.

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HP LaserJet Utility

The HP LaserJet Utility provides access to features that are not available in the printer driver. Use the illustrated screens to select printer features and complete tasks with the printer:

• Name the printer, assign it to a zone on the network, download files and fonts, and change many of the printer settings.

• Set a password for the printer.

• Check the levels of printer consumables.

• Configure and set the printer for Internet Protocol (IP) or AppleTalk printing.

To install printer drivers in Mac OS 9.2 or earlier

1 Connect the network cable between the HP Jetdirect print server and a network port. 2 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM menu runs automat ically. If the

CD-ROM menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer/<language> f older of the Starter CD-ROM (where <language> is your language preference). (For example, the Installer/English folder contains the Installer icon for the English printer software.)

3 Follow the instructions on the screen. 4 Open the Chooser from within the Apple Menu. 5 Select LaserWriter 8 from the left side of the Chooser dialog box. 6 Select your printer from the list that app ears on the right side of the Chooser dialog box and

then select Create.

To install printer drivers in Mac OS X

1 Connect the network cable between the HP Jetdirect print server and a network port. 2 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM menu runs automat ically. If the

3 Double-click the HP LaserJet Installers folder. 4 Double-click the Mac OS X folder. 5 Double-click the Installer icon for the desired language. 6 On your computer hard drive, double-clic k Applications, then Utilities, and then Print

Center. 7 Click Add Printer. 8 Select the connection type.

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9 Select the printer name. 10 Click Add Printer. 11 Close the Print Center by clicking the close button in the upper-left corn er.

Note Some networks might not allow the printer to be set up automatically . You might need to manually

select the correct PPD when installing the printer. Macintosh computers cannot be connected directly to the printer.

Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct connections

This section explains how to install the printing system software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.x and Mac OS X.

The Apple LaserWriter driver must be installed to use the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files. Use the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver that came with your Macintosh computer.

To install the printing system software

1 Connect a USB cable between the USB port on the printer and the USB port on the

computer. Use a standard 2-meter USB cable. (See “Interface ports” on page 26 for an illustration.)

2 Close all software programs that are open or running. 3 Insert the printer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and run the installer.

The CD-ROM menu runs automatically. If the CD-ROM menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer/<language> folder of the Starter CD-ROM (where <language> is your language preference).

4 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 5 Restart the computer. 6 For Mac OS X: From HD/Applications/Utilities/Print Center, start the Print Center. If the

printer does not set up automatically, do the following:

a Click Add Printer. b From within the printer list, select USB as the connection type. c Select the printer and then click Add in the lower-left corner. For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.x: a From HD/Applications/Utilities, open the Apple Desktop Printer Utility. b Double-click Printer (USB). c Next to USB Printer Selection, click Change. d Select the printer, click Auto Setup, and then click Create. e On the Printing menu, click Set Default Printer.

7 Print a page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.

If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, see the installation notes or Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

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for help or more information.

Installing the software after the parallel or USB cable has been connected

If you have already connected a parallel or USB cable to a Windows computer, the New Hardware Found dialog box appears when you turn on the computer.

To install the software for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me

1 In the New Hardware Found dialog box, click Search CD-ROM drive. 2 Click Next. 3 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 4 Print a page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.

If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, check the installation notes and

Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

To install the software for Windows 2000 or Windows XP

1 In the New Hardware Found dialog box, click Search. 2 On the Locate Driver Files screen, select the Specify a Location check bo x, clear all other

check boxes, and then click Next. 3 Type the following (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive):

for help or more information.

X:\2000XP

4 Click Next. 5 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 6 Click Finish when installation has completed. 7 Select a language and follow the instructions on the computer screen. 8 Print a page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.

If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, check the installation notes and

Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300

for help or more information.

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Uninstalling the software

This section explains ho w to uninstall the printing system software.

To remove software from Windows operating systems

Use the Uninstaller in the HP LaserJet 2300/T ools program group to select and remove an y or all of the Windows HP printing-system components.

1 Click Start and then click Programs. 2 Point to HP LaserJet 2300 and then click Tools. 3 Click Uninstaller. 4 Click Next. 5 Select the HP printing-system components you want to uninstall. 6 Click OK. 7 Follow the instructions on the computer screen to complete t he uninstallation.

To remove software from Macintosh operating systems

Drag the HP LaserJet folder and PPDs to the trash can.

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Control panel

This section provides information about the control panel and its features:

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“Control panel layout” on page 22

“Using the printer Help system” on page 25

“Printing control panel menus” on page 25

“Changing control panel settings” on page 25

Control panel layout

The control panel includes the following controls:

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graphical display that can show up to two lines of messages

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four navigation buttons: (BACK button), (UP button), (DOWN button), and

ELECT button)

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(HELP button)

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PAUSE/RESUME button

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CANCEL JOB button

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three light-emitting diode (LED) indicator lights: READY light, DATA light, and ATTENTION light See “Interpreting control-panel messages” on page 89 to identify and troubleshoot control panel

messages.

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Graphical display

HELP button

ACK

button

PAUSE/RESUME button

R light

Control panel buttons

Button Function

EADY

ATA

D light

TTENTION

A light

UP button

ELECT

button DOWN

button

CANCEL JOB button

(HELP)

ACK)

PAUSE/RESUME

ELECT)

OWN)

CANCEL JOB

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Provides information about the message on the graphical display.

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Backs up one level in the menu tree or backs up one numeric entry.

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Exits menus if held down for more than 1 second.

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PAUSE: Causes the printer to stop printing the current job and expel

all active pages from the paper path.

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RESUME: Returns the printer to the ready or busy state from the

menus or the online Help.

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Navigates to the previous item in the list, or increases the value of items that are numerical in nature.

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Opens menus and navigates through menu levels.

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Clears an error condition when the condition is clearable.

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Saves the selected value for an item.

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Performs the action associated with the item that is highlighted on the graphical display.

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Navigates to the next item in the list, or decreases the value of items that are numerical in nature.

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Cancels the current print job in process and expels all active pages from the paper path. The time that it takes to cancel the job depends on the size of the print job. (Press the button only once.)

Note: The control panel lights cycle while the print job is cleared from both the printer and the computer, and then return to the ready state (

READY

light on).

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Control panel lights

Light State Indication

READY On The printer is online and ready to accept data to print.

ATA On The printer has data to print, but is waiting to receive all of the

TTENTION On The printer has experienced a problem. Note the message on

Off The printer cannot accept data because it is offline (paused) or

has experienced an error.

Blinking The printer is going offline. The printer stops processing the

current print job and expels all active pages from the paper path.

data. Off The printer has no data to print. Blinking The printer is processing or printin g th e da ta.

the control panel display, and then turn the printer off and then

on again. See “Interpreting control-panel messages” on page 89

for help in resolving problems. Off The printer is functioning without error. Blinking Action is required. See the control panel display.

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Using the printer Help system

This printer features a Help system at the control panel that provides instructions for resolving most printer errors.

To view Help for a message (if available), press (H two lines, use (U

To exit the Help system, press (H

P button) and (DOWN button) to scroll through the entire topic.

ELP button) again.

ELP button). If the Help topic is longer than

Printing control panel menus

To see the current settings for the menus and items a vailable at the control panel, print a control panel menu map. You might want to store the menu map near the printer for reference.

To print a control panel menu map

1 Press (SELECT button) to open the menus. 2 Use (U

ELECT button).

3 Use (U

ELECT button).

P button) or (DOWN button) to scroll to INFORMATION, and then press

P button) or (DOWN button) to scroll to PRINT MENU MAP, and then press

Changing control panel settings

For a complete list of menu items and possible values, see “Control panel menus” on page 143. Certain menu options appear only if the associated tray or accessory is installed. For example, the EIO menu appears only if you have an EIO card installed.

To change a control panel setting

1 Press (SELECT button) to open the menus. 2 Use (U

3 Some menus might have several submenus. Use (U

scroll to the submenu item that you want, and then press (S

4 Use (U

button). Some settings change rapidly if (U An asterisk (*) appears next to the selection on the display, indicating that it is now the default.

5 Press P

Note Printer-driver settings override control panel settings. Software program settings override both

printer-driver settings and control panel setti ngs. If you cannot gain access to a menu or item, it is either not an optio n for the printer, or y o u have

not enabled the associated higher-level option. See you r netw ork administr ator if a fun ction has been locked (Access denied menus locked appears on the printer control panel display).

P button) or (DOWN button) to scroll to the menu that you want, and then press

ELECT button).

P button) or (DOWN button) to

ELECT button).

P button) or (DOWN button) to scroll to the setting, and then press (SELECT

P button) or (DOWN button) is held down.

AUSE/RESUME to exit the menu.

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Interface ports

The HP LaserJet 2300 printer has two interface ports:

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The HP LaserJet 2300n printer, HP LaserJet 2300dn, and HP LaserJet 2300dtn printer also include an HP Jetdirect EIO print server card that contains a 10/100Base-TX port. You can purchase an HP Jetdirect EIO print server card for the other HP LaserJet 2300 series printers. See “Ordering parts, accessories, and supplies” on page 116, or contact your local HP dealer (see “Contacting HP” on page 123).

IEEE-1284B parallel port USB port (compatible with 1.1 and 2.0 low and full speed certified devices)

Parallel port (IEEE-1284B)

USB port

Network EIO port (RJ-45)

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Printing tasks

This section provides information about the following topics:

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“Purchasing paper and other me d ia” on page 28

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“Media input options” on page 29

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“Loading trays” on page 31

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“Media output options” on page 35

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“Printing on special media” on page 36

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“Printing on both sides (duplexing)” on page 43

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“Canceling a print job” on page 46

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“Using the printer driver” on page 47

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“Using printer-driver features” on page 49

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“Using job-storage features” on page 57

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Purchasing paper and other media

HP LaserJet printers produce excellent print quality. You can print on a variety of print media, such as paper (including up to 100 percent recycled fiber content paper), envelopes, labels, transparencies, and custom-sized media.

Properties such as weight, grain, and moisture content are important factors that affect printer performance and output quality. To achieve the best possible print quality, use only high-quality, copier-grade paper. See “Media specifications” on page 134 for details.

Note Always test a sample of paper before purchasing large quantities. Your supplier should

understand the requirements specified in the hp LaserJet printer family print media guide. For ordering information, see “Ordering parts, accessories, and supplie s” on page 116 or go to

http://www.hp.com/support/ljpaperguide.

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