HP 1150, 1300, 1300n User Manual

hp LaserJet

1150 1300 1300n

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hp LaserJet 1150 and hp LaserJet 1300 series printer

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Part number: Q1334-90909 First Edition: April 2003

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1 Printer basics

Quick access to more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

WWW links for drivers, software, and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

User guide links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Where to look for more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Printer configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

hp LaserJet 1150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

hp LaserJet 1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

hp LaserJet 1300n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Print with excellent quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Save time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Save money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Create professional documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Walk around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

hp LaserJet 1150 printer and hp LaserJet 1300 series printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Printer control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Media paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Main input tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Priority input tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printer media guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Straight-through output path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Output bin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Print cartridge access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Print cartridge door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Supported operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Installing printer software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Printer properties (driver) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Print setting priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Printer properties online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Software for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Software for Macintosh computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

hp LaserJet 1150 printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

hp LaserJet 1300 series printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS 9.x). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Software for network installations only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printer connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Parallel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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2 Media

Choosing paper and other media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Media to avoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Media that may damage the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Optimizing print quality for media types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Loading media into the input trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Main input tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Priority input tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Specific types of media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printing on transparencies or labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Printing on envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing one envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing multiple envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Printing on letterhead and preprinted forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

To print letterhead or preprinted forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Printing on custom-sized media and cardstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3 Printing tasks

Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Accessing the watermark feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Accessing the multiple pages per sheet feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Printing on both sides of the paper (manual duplexing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Manual duplex using the top output bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Manual duplex on heavy media or card stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Canceling a print job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Understanding print quality settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using EconoMode (Saves toner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4 Maintenance

Using HP print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

HP policy on non-HP print cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Storing print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Print cartridge life expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Saving toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Redistributing toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Changing the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Cleaning the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Cleaning the print cartridge area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Cleaning the printer media path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5 Managing the printer

Printer information pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Demo page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the hp toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Supported operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Supported browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

To view hp toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

hp toolbox sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Other links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Status tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Troubleshooting tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Alerts tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Documentation tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Advanced Printer Settings window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Network window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the embedded Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

To open the embedded Web server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Information tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Settings tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Networking tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Other links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Wireless printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

IEEE 802.11b standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6 Problemsolving

Finding the solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Status light patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Common Macintosh problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Selecting an Alternate PostScript Printer Description (PPD)

for the hp LaserJet 1300 series printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Renaming the Printer (hp LaserJet 1300 series only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Troubleshooting PostScript (PS) errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Paper handling problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Printed page is different than what appeared on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Printer software problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Light print or faded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Toner specks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Dropouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Vertical lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Gray background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Toner smear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Loose toner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Vertical repetitive defects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Misformed characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Page skew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Curl or wave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Wrinkles or creases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Toner scatter outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Clearing jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Removing a jammed page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Changing the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Changing the printer separation pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Appendix A Printer specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

FCC compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Environmental product stewardship program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Protecting the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Material safety data sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Regulatory statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Laser safety statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Canadian DOC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Korean EMI statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

VCCI statement (Japan). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Laser statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Appendix B Media specifications

Printer media specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Supported media sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Guidelines for using media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Card stock and heavy media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Appendix C Warranty and licensing

Hewlett-Packard software license agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Limited warranty for print cartridge life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Hardware service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Extended warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Guidelines for repacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

How to contact HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Appendix D Ordering supplies and accessories

Ordering supplies and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

10/100 networking and wireless print servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix E Network configuration

Installing a shared printer on Windows 98 and Millennium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Installing a shared printer on Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Installing a shared printer on Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Appendix F Memory

Installing a memory DIMM (1300 series only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Testing the DIMM installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Appendix G Working with the print server

Installing the print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Printing a configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Using the print server’s embedded Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Changing the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Troubleshooting the print server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Installed print server stops working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Print server status light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Restoring the factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Printer basics

This chapter provides information on the following topics:

● Quick access to more information

● Printer configurations

● Printer features

● Walk around

● Printer control panel

● Media paths

● Print cartridge access

● Printer software

● Printer connections

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Quick access to more information

WWW links for drivers, software, and support

If you need to contact HP for service or support, use one of the following links:

hp LaserJet 1150 printer

● In the United States, see http://www.hp.com/support/lj1150

● In other countries/regions, see http://www.hp.com

hp LaserJet 1300 series printer

● In the United States, see http://www.hp.com/support/lj1300

● In other countries/regions, see http://www.hp.com

User guide links

● Walk around (location of printer components)

● Changing the print cartridge

● Problemsolving

● Ordering supplies and accessories

● Index

Where to look for more information

● CD user guide: Detailed information on using and troubleshooting the printer. Available on

the CD-ROM that came with the printer.

● Online Help: Information on printer options that are available from within printer drivers. To

view a Help file, access the online Help through the printer driver.

● HTML (online) user guide: Detailed information on using and troubleshooting the printer.

Available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj1150 connected, select Manuals.

or http://www.hp.com/support/lj1300. Once

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Printer configurations

Below are the standard configur ations for the HP LaserJet 1150 and 1300 series printers.

hp LaserJet 1150

● 18 ppm for letter-size paper, 17 p pm for A4-size paper

● First page out in less than 10 seconds

● 600 x 2 dpi (FastRes 1200) resolution

● 250-sheet enclosed input tray

● 10-sheet priority input tray

● 8 MB RAM

● 2500-page print cartridge

● PCL 5e

● Host-based printing

● USB

● 1284-B parallel port

● Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP

● Mac OS 9.x

● Mac OS X v10.1 and v10.2

● Network and wireless printing optio ns

● Power switch

● HP toolbox provides printer status information, troubleshooting information, and printer

configuration information

● 26 PCL fonts

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hp LaserJet 1300

● 20 ppm for letter-size paper, 19 ppm for A4-size paper

● First page out in less than 10 seconds

● 1200 dpi (ProRes 1200) resolution

● 250-sheet enclosed input tray

● 10-sheet priority feed tray

● Optional additional 250-sheet input tray

● 16 MB RAM

● Memory is upgradeable to 80 MB

● 4000- or 2500-page print cartridge

● PCL 6 and PCL 5e and PostScript® 2 emulation

● USB

● 1284-B parallel port (through LIO connectivity card)

● Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP

● Mac OS 9.x

● Mac OS X v10.1 and v10.2

● Internal LIO network and wireless printing options

● Power switch

● 45 PCL fonts

● 35 PS fonts

hp LaserJet 1300n

The HP LaserJet 1300n printer includes all the features of the 1300 model, plus an HP Jetdirect print server network card .

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Printer features

Congratulations on the purchase of your new product. The HP LaserJet 1150 and HP LaserJet 1300 series printers provide the following benefits.

Print with excellent quality

● Print 1200 dots per inch.

● For the HP LaserJet 1150 printer, host-based and PCL 5e drivers are available.

● For the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer, PCL 5e, PCL 6, and PS drivers are available.

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

job.

Save time

● Fast printing at up to 18 pages per minute (ppm) for the HP LaserJet 1150 printer and up to

20 ppm for the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer.

● No waiting. The first page is out in less than 10 seconds.

Save money

● Use EconoMode to save toner.

● Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing).

Create professional documents

● Use watermarks, such as Confidential, to protect your documents.

● Print booklets. You can use this feature to easily print the pages in the order require d to create

cards or books. Once printed, all you have to do is fold and staple the pages.

● Print the first page on differ ent media than the rest of the pages.

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Walk around

hp LaserJet 1150 printer and hp LaserJet 1300 series printer

1 Ready light 2 Go button and light 3 Attention light 4 Main input tray 5 Priority input tray 6 Output bin 7 Print cartridge door

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1 Straight-through output door 2 On/off switch 3 Power receptacle 4 USB port 5 Parallel port (HP LaserJet 1150 printer)

LIO connectivity slot (HP LaserJet 1300 series)

6 HP Jetdirect print server (HP LaserJet 1300n printer only) 7 Parallel LIO adaptor (HP LaserJet 1300 series only)

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Printer control panel

The printer control panel is comprised of two lights and one lighted button. These lights produce patterns that identify your printer’s status.

1 Ready light: Indicates that the printer is ready to print. 2 Go button and light: To print a demo page or to continue printing while in manual f eed mod e,

press and release the Go button. To print a configuration page, press and hold the Go b utton for 5 seconds.

3 Attention light: Indicates printer media input tray is empty, print cartridge door is open, print

cartridge is missing, or other errors.

Note See Status light patterns for a description of the light patterns.

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Media paths

Main input tray

The enclosed main input tray, located in front of the printer, holds up to 250 sheets of 20 lb paper, multiple envelopes, or other media.

Priority input tray

You should use the priority input tray when f e eding up to 1 0 sheets of 20 lb paper or when printing single envelopes, postcards, labels, or transparencies. You can also use the priority input tray to print the first page on different media than the rest of the document.

Note The printer automatically prints from the priority input tray before printing from the main input tray.

See Media

for more information about media types.

Printer media guides

Both input trays have side media guides. The main input tray also has a rear media guide. Media guides ensure that the media is correctly fed into the printer and that the print is not skewed (crooked on the media). When loading media, adjust the media guides to match the width and length of the media that you are using.

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Straight-through output path

The straight-through output pa th is useful when y o u are printing e nvelopes, tra nsparencies , h ea vy media, or any media that tends to cu rl when printed. Printed media ex its in re v erse order when th e straight-through output door is open.

Note Printed media does not stack when you use the straight-through output path. The media drops to

the surface belo w unless you remove each sheet as it exits the printer.

Output bin

The output bin is located on the top of the printer. Printed media is collected here in the correct sequence when the straight-through output door is closed. Use the output bin when printing normal and large, collated documents.

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Print cartridge access

Print cartridge door

The print cartridge door is located on the front of the printer. You must open the print cartridge door to access the print cartridge, clear jams, and clean the printer. To open the print cartridge door, firmly grasp the left and right sides and pull the print cartridge door toward you.

Note Y ou will f eel some resistance when opening the print cartridge door. Opening the print cartridge door

conveniently lifts the print cartridge for easy removal.

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Printer software

Supported operating systems

For easy printer setup and access to the full range of printer features, HP strongly recommends that you install the software provided. Not all software is available in all languages. Install the software before setting up the printer. See the Readme for the latest software information.

The most recent drivers, additional drivers, and other software are available from the Internet and other sources.

The printer comes with software for the followin g operating systems:

● Windows 98

● Windows Me

● Windows 2000

● Windows XP (32-bit)

● Mac OS 9.x

● Mac OS X v10.1 and v10.2 (Apple encourages OS X v10.0 users to upgrade to v10.1)

Installing printer software

To install printer software for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

To install the printer software for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, you m ust use the Add Printer Wizard.

1 Click Start, and then point to Settings. 2 Click Printers. 3 Double-click Add Printer. 4 Select the port that the printer is connected to, and click Next. 5 Click Have Disk. Click Browse. 6 On the CD-ROM, browse to the driver you want to install as follows:

a Select your language from the directory list, and double-click. b Select drivers from the directory list, and double-click. c Select your operating system from the directory list, and double-click. d Select the driver from the directory list, and double-click. e Click OK to select the INF file. f Click the HP LaserJet 1150 or HP LaserJet 1300 series printer, and click OK to begin the

installation.

7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installation.

To install printer software for all other operating systems

Insert the software CD that came with the printer into the computer CD-ROM drive. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

Note If the Welcome screen does not open, click Start on the Windows task bar, click Run, type Z:\setup

(where Z is your CD drive letter), and click OK.

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Printer properties (driver)

Printer properties control the printer. You can change the default settings, such as media size and type, printing multiple pages on a single sheet of media (N-up printing), resolution, and watermarks. You can access the printer properties in the following ways:

● Through the software application that you are using to print. This only changes the settings

for the current software application.

● Through the Windows

print jobs.

Note Because many software applications use a different method of accessing the printer properties,

the following section describes the most common methods used in Windows 98, 2000, Millennium, and Windows XP.

To only change the settings for the current software application

Note Although the steps can vary between software applications, this is the most common method.

1 From the File menu in the software application, click Print. 2 On the Print dialog, click Properties. 3 Change the settings, and click OK.

operating system. This changes the default settings for all fu ture

To change the default settings for all future print jobs in Windows 98, 2000, and Millennium

1 In the Windows system tray, click Start, select Settings, and click Printers. 2 Right-click the HP LaserJet 1150 or HP LaserJet 1300 series printer icon. 3 Click Properties, (in Windows 2000, you can also click Printing Preferences). 4 Change the settings, and click OK.

Note In Windows 2000, many of these features are available from the Printing Preferences menu.

To change the default settings for all future print jobs in Windows XP

1 In the Windows system tray, click Start, and click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Printers and Other Hardware. 3 Click Printers and Faxes. 4 Right-click the HP LaserJet 1150 or HP LaserJet 1300 series printer icon. 5 Click Properties, or click Printing Preferences. 6 Change the settings, and click OK.

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Print setting priorities

There are three ways to change print settings for this printer: in the software application, in the printer driver , and in the HP toolbox. For the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer , y ou can a lso change print settings through the embedded Web server. Changes made to print settings are prioritized according to where the changes are made, as follows:

● Changes made in the software applicat ion override settings changed anywhere else. Within a

software application, changes made in the Page Setup dialog box override changes made in the Print dialog box.

● Changes made in the printer driver (Printer Properties dialog box) override settings in the

HP toolbox. Changes made in the printer driver do not override settings in the software application.

● Changes made in the HP toolbox and the embedded Web ser ver have the lowest priority.

If a particular print setting can be changed in more than one of the ways listed above, use the method that has the highest pr iority.

Printer properties online help

The printer properties (driver) online help includes specific information about the functions in the printer properties. This online help guides you through the process of changing your printer’s default settings . For some drivers, online Help gives instructions on using context-sensitive Help. Context-sensitive Help describes the options for the driver feature you are currently accessing.

To access the printer properties online help

1 From the software application, click File, and then click Print. 2 Click Properties, and then click Help.

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Software for Windows

When you install the software for Windows, you can directly connect the printer to a computer using a USB cable, par allel cab le, or using wireless technolog y. For the HP LaserJet 1300n printer , you can connect the printer to the network using an HP Jetdirect print server card.

The following software is available to all users of the printer, whet her you connected the printer directly to a computer using a USB cable, parallel cable, wireless technology, or whether you connected the printer to the network using an HP Jetdirect print server card.

Printer drivers

A printer driver is the software component that provides access to printer features and provides the means for the computer to commun icate with the printer. Choose a printer driver based on the way you use the printer.

● Use the host-based printer driver to optimize performance. (HP LaserJet 1150 printer only).

● Use the PCL 5e printer driver if you need print results to look consistent with those from older

HP LaserJet printers. Certain features are not available in this printer driver. (Do not use the PCL 5e driver for this printer with older printers.)

● Use the PCL 6 printer driver to take full advantage of the printer features. Unless complete

backward compatibility with previous PCL drivers or older printers is necessary, the PCL 6 driver is recommended (HP LaserJet 1300 series only).

● Use the PS printer driver for compatibility with PostScript® needs. Certain printer features are

not available in this printer driver (HP LaserJet 1300 series only).

The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages depending on the driver you have selected.

Available printer drivers

The following printer drivers are included with the printer.

Available printer drivers

HP LaserJet 1150 printer HP LaserJet 1300 series printer

● host-based

● PCL 5e

● PCL 6

● PS

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hp toolbox

You can view the HP toolbox when the printer is directly connected to your computer or when it is connected to a network. You must have performed a complete software installation to use the HP toolbox.

The HP toolbox is a Web application that you can use for the following tasks:

● Check the printer status.

● Configure the printer settings.

● View troubleshooting information.

● View online documentation.

See Using the hp toolbox

for more information.

Embedded Web server (hp LaserJet 1300 series only)

The embedded Web server is available for HP LaserJet 1300 series printers with LIO network connections.

With the embedded Web server, you can gain access to the printer settings and information by typing an IP address or hostname of the printer in a Web browser (such as Netscape Na viga tor or Microsoft Internet Explorer) on any computer. You can use the embedded Web server to configure the printer, view status information, and obtain troubleshooting information.

The embedded Web server works with the following supported web browsers:

● Internet Explorer 5.0 (and late r)

● Netscape Navigator 4.75 (and later)

See Using the embedded Web server

for more information.

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Software for Macintosh computers

hp LaserJet 1150 printer

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS 9.x)

1 From the Apple menu, select the Chooser. 2 Click the HP LaserJet icon in the left side of the Chooser dialog box. 3 Select either USB or AppleTalk, depending on how the computer and printer are conn ec te d.

Note If you are using AppleTalk, you might also need to select the correct Zone from the second men u list.

4 Click the HP LaserJet 1150 printer name in the right side of the Chooser dialog box. 5 Do one of the follo wing, depending on how the computer and the printer are connected:

• USB: Go to step 6.

• AppleTalk: Click Setup, and then select the correct printer type.

6 Close the Chooser.

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS X v10.1)

1 Click the hard drive icon on the desktop. 2 Click Applications, and then click Utilities. 3 Click Print Center. 4 Click Add Printer. The Add Printer List dialog box appears. 5 Select USB or AppleTalk from the top menu.

Note If you are using AppleTalk, you might also need to select the correct Zone from the second men u list.

6 Select the printer name from the printer list. 7 Click Add.

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS X v10.2)

Follow the steps for v10.1 above. In step 5, select Directory Services to use the “Rendezvous” feature.

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hp LaserJet 1300 series printer

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS 9.x)

1 Click the hard drive icon on the desktop. 2 Click Applications, and then click Utilities. 3 Launch the Desktop Printer utility. 4 Click Printer (USB). 5 In the Printer USB section of the dialog box, click Change. 6 Select the HP LaserJet 1300 printer. 7 Click Auto Setup. 8 Click Create at the bottom of the Window. 9 Click Save.

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS X v10.1)

Note If you are using AppleTalk, you might also need to select the correct Zone from the second menu list.

6 Select the printer name from the printer list. 7 Click Add.

Accessing the print driver (Mac OS X v10.2)

Follow the steps for v10.1 above. In step 5, select Directory Services to use the “Rendezvous” feature.

PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs)

PPDs, in combination with the Apple printer driver, access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation prog ram for the PPDs is provided on the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer CD.

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Software for network installations only

This software is available only when the printer is connected to a network.

hp Web Jetadmin

HP Web Jetadmin is intended for printer management in commercial and enterprise networks. While the embedded Web server is used to manage a sin gle printer, HP Web Jetadmin is used to manage groups of printers and other devices. Download this software from the HP w ebsite at

http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin

software in many languages. HP Web Jetadmin is available only if the printer is connected to an IP-based network. This

browser-based software can be installed on one of the following supported platforms:

● Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, XP, or 2000

● HP-UX

● Sun Solaris

● Red Hat Linux

● SuSE Linux

Starting hp Web Jetadmin

Once you install the HP Web Jetadmin software, you can start it in a supported Web browser on any computer by typing one of the following URLs:

. The HP Web Jetadmin website provides HP Web Jetadmin

● http://server.domain:port/

where “server.domain” is the server hostname and “port” is the port number that you entered during installation. (The default port is 8000.) This information is available in the url.txt file, which is stored in the folder where HP Web Jetadmin is installed.

● http://ipaddress:port/

where “ipaddress” is the IP address of the computer where HP Web Jetadmin is located.

For settings that appear in both the printer driver and HP Web Jetadmin, changes made in the printer driver override changes made in HP Web Jetadmin.

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Printer connections

USB connections

All HP LaserJet 1150 and HP LaserJet 1300 series printer models support USB connections. The USB port is on the back of the printer.

Connecting the USB cable

Plug the USB cable into the printer. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer.

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Parallel connections

All HP LaserJet 1150 and HP LaserJet 1300 series printer models support parallel connections. For the HP LaserJet 1300 series printer, the parallel port is in a low-cost input/output (L IO) adaptor that connects to the back of the printer. Use an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel cable.

Connecting the parallel cable for the hp LaserJet 1150 printer

Connect the parallel cable to the printer. Connect the other end of the parallel cable to the computer.

Connecting the parallel cable for the hp LaserJet 1300 series printer

1 Insert the parallel LIO adap to r int o the LIO c onne ct i vity slo t on the back of the pr in te r. 2 Connect the parallel cable to the adaptor. Connect the other end of the parallel cable to the

computer.

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Network connections

The HP LaserJet 1300n printer also supports network connections with an HP Jetdirect print server. This print server is option al for the HP LaserJet 1300 printer. To order the print server, see

Ordering supplies and accessories

Connecting to the network

1 Insert the HP Jetdirect print server into the LIO connectivity slot on the back of the printer. 2 Connect one end of a network cable to the print server, and connect the other end to the

network. Be sure to install the printer driver on all computers that connect to the network.

Wireless connections

The HP LaserJet 1150 and HP LaserJet 1300 series printer models also support the IEEE 802.11b standard for wireless networking and Bluetooth wireless connectivity options. The availab le HP Jetdirect wireless print servers and HP Bluetooth printer adaptors attach on the back of the printer to either the USB port, the parallel port, or the LIO connectivity slot (for the HP LaserJet 1300 series).

For a complete list of av ailable HP Jetdirect wireless print servers and HP Bluetooth adaptors, see

Ordering supplies and accessories

For more information about wireless printing, see Wireless printing

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