Hp 4050 TN, 4050 T, 4050 N User Manual

HP LaserJet 4050, 4050 T,

English

4050 N, and 4050 TN Printers
User’s Guide

HP LaserJet 4050, 4050 T,
4050 N, and 4050 TN Printers

User’s Guide

© Copyright Hewlett-Packard
Company 1999

All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction, adaptation, or
translation without prior written
permission is prohibited,
except as allowed under the
copyright laws.

First Edition, February 1999

Warranty

The information contained in
this document is subject to
change without notice.

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respect to this information.
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Printing the document

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Where to Look for More Information . . .

Several ref erences are av ailable for use with this printer . F or additional
copies of the guides below , contact HP Direct at [phone] (U.S.)
or contact your HP-authorized dealer. Additional information is
available at http://www.hp.com.

Setting Up the Printer

Getting Started Guide

Step-by-step instructions for
installing and setting up
the printer.

HP JetDirect Print Server
Software Installation Guide*

Step-by-step instructions for configuring
the HP JetDirect print server.

*Accompanies printers that include an HP JetDirect print server (network
card).

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Using the Printer

Online User’s Guide

Detailed information on using and
troubleshooting the printer.

Quick Reference Guide

Tips and quick information in a booklet
to keep by the printer . See y our network
administrator for the copy 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.

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HP Fast InfraRed Receiver
User Guide

Detailed information on using and
troubleshooting the HP Fast InfraRed
Receiver.

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HP Customer Care Service and Support

Online Services

For 24-hour access to information over your modem, we suggest
these services:

World Wide Web

Printer drivers, updated HP printer software, plus product and support information
may be obtained from the following URLs
in the U.S. http://www.hp.com/go/support

Printer drivers may be obtained from the following sites:
in China ftp://www.hp.com.cn/go/support
in Japan ftp://www.jpn.hp.com/go/support
in Korea http://www.hp.co.kr/go/support
in Taiwan http://www.hp.com.tw/go/support

or the local driver website http://www.dds.com.tw

Obtaining Software Utilities and
Electronic Information for U.S.:

Monday - Friday: 6:00 am - 10:00 pm MST
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm MST

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

:

HP website: http://www.hp.com/
Mail:

Hewlett-Packard Co.
P.O. Box 907
Santa Clarita, CA 91380-9007
U.S.A.

For Canada:

Phone: [phone]

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For Europe:

HP Distribution Europe

The languages supported are also listed above beside the
telephone numbers.

Hours of operation are 7:30 am GMT (8:30 am CET) to 17:00 GMT
(18:00 CET).

English speaking line 01429 865511 [phone]
French speaking line [phone]
German speaking line [phone]
Italian speaking line [phone]
Spanish speaking line [phone]
Portuguese speaking line [phone]

Within UK Internationally

For Asia Pacific Region:

Australia [phone]
P.R. China ( Beijing ) [phone]
Hong Kong [phone]
India [phone]
Indonesia [phone]
Japan [phone]
Korea [phone]
Malaysia [phone]
New Zealand 0800-445-543 (toll free) or [phone]
Philippines [phone]
Singapore [phone]
Taiwan [phone]
Thailand [phone] ext 3224

For Latin America:

Argentina

8:30 a 19:30 hrs.

Buenos Aires:

787-8080

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Brazil

8:00 a 19:00 hrs.

São Paulo:

011-829-6612

Chile

8:30 a 18:30 hrs.

Chile:

800-360999

Colombia

* Local dealers provide technical assistance

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Mexico “HP Contigo”

8:00 a 18:00 hrs.

Mexico:

01-800-4726684

Mexico:

01 800-4720684

Venezuela

8:00 a 18:00 hrs. 800-47-888

Caracas:

* Technical Assistance for Other Latin American countries are provided by local
dealers.

207-8488

HP Direct Ordering for Accessories or Supplies:

Call [phone] (U.S.) or [phone] (Canada).

HP Direct Ordering for Genuine HP Parts:

In the U.S., call [phone]

HP Service Parts Information Compact Disc:

This powerful, CD-ROM-based parts information tool is designed
to give users fast, easy access to parts information such as pricing
and recommended stocking lists for a wide range of HP products.
To subscribe to this quarterly service in the U.S. or Canada, call
[phone]. In Asia Pacific, call (65) 740-4484. Parts
identification and pricing information worldwide can also be
accessed via the World Wide Web at www.hp.com/go/partsinfo.

HP Support Assistant Compact Disc:

This support tool offers a comprehensive online information system
designed to provide technical and product information on HP
products. To subscribe to this quarterly service in the U.S. or
Canada, call [phone]. In Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mala ysia,
or Singapore, call Mentor Media at (65) 740-4477.

HP Service Information:

To locate authorized HP resellers, call [phone] (U.S.) or
[phone] (Canada).

HP Service Agreements:

Call [phone] (U.S.) or [phone] (Canada).
Extended Service [phone]

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HP FIRST

HP FIRST fax-on-demand service will deliver detailed
troubleshooting information on common software and
troubleshooting tips for y our HP product. Call from any touch tone
phone and request up to three documents per call. These
documents will be sent to the fax of your choice. Many of these
numbers are local numbers and will not work internationally.

North and Latin America

Outside the U.S. and Canada [phone]
In the U.S. and Canada [phone]

Asia/Pacific

Australia [phone]
China (10) 6505 5280
Hong Kong 2506 2422
India (11) 682 6031
Indonesia (21) 352 2044
Japan [phone]
Korea [phone]
Malaysia [phone]
New Zealand [phone]
Philippines [phone]
Singapore 275 7251
Thailand [phone]
Vietnam [phone]

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Europe, Middle East and Africa

Austria 0660-8218
Belgium

Dutch 0800 1 1906

French 0800 1 7043
Denmark 800-10453
European International [phone]
Finland 9800-13134
France 0800-905900
Germany 0130-810061
Hungary 36 1 461-8222
Italy 1678-59020
Netherlands 0800-0222420
Norway 800-11319
Portugal 05 05 313342
Spain 900-993123
Sweden 020-795743
Switzerland

French 0800-551526

German 0800-551527
United Kingdom 0800-960271

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Customer Support Options Worldwide

The service and support chapter of this user’s guide contains
worldwide sales and service addresses and phone numbers for
countries not listed here.

HP Customer Care and Product Repair
Assistance for the U.S. and Canada

Refer to the service and support chapter of this user’s guide for
additional product repair information.

Call [phone] Monday through Friday from 6 am to 6 pm
(Mountain Time) free of charge during the warranty period.
However, your standard long-distance phone charges still apply.
Have your system nearby and your serial number ready when
calling.

If you know your printer needs repair , call [phone] to locate
your nearest authorized HP service provider.

Post-warranty telephone assistance is available to answer your
product questions. Call [phone] ($2.50* per minute, U.S.
only) or call [phone] ($25* per call, Visa or MasterCard, U.S.
and Canada) Monday through F rida y from 7am to 6 pm (Mountain
Time).

technician. *Prices subject to change.

Charges begin only when you connect with a support

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European HP Customer Care Center
Language and In-country Options Available

Open Monday through F rida y 8:30 - 18:00 Central European Time
(CET)

HP provides a free telephone support service during the warranty
period. By calling a telephone number listed below, you will be
connected to a responsive team waiting to help you. If you require
support after your warranty has expired, you can receive support
for a fee through the same telephone number. The fee is charged
on a per-incident basis. When calling HP, have the following
information ready: product name and serial number, date of
purchase, and description of the problem.

English Ireland: (353) (1) 662-5525

Dutch Belgium: (32) (2) 626-8806

French France: (33) (01) 43-62-3434

German Germany: (49) [phone]

Norwegian Norway: (47) 2211-6299
Danish Denmark: (45) 3929-4099
Finnish Finland: (358) (9) 0203-47288
Swedish Sweden: (46) (8) 619-2170
Italian Italy: (39) (2) 0-264-10350
Spanish Spain: (34) (90) 232-1123
Portuguese Portugal: (351) (1) 441-7199

U.K.: (44) [phone]
International: (44) [phone]

Netherlands: (31) (20) 606-8751

Belgium: (32) (2) 626-8807
Switzerland: (41) (84) 880-1111

Austria: (43) (1) 0660-6386

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In-country Support Numbers

If you require support after your warranty has expired, additional
product repair services, or if your country is not listed below, see
“Worldwide Sales and Service Offices” on page 145.

Argentina 787-8080
Australia (61) (0) 3 8877 8000
Brazil 011-829-6612
Canada [phone]
China (86) (0) 10 6564 5959
Chile 800-360999
Czech Republic (420) (2) 613 07310
Greece (30) (1) 689-6411
Hong Kong 800 96 7729
Hungary (36) (1) 461-8110
India (91) (0) 11 682 6035
Indonesia 62 (0) 21 350 3408
Korea (Seoul) (82) (0) 2 3270 0700
Korea outside Seoul 080 999 0700
Japan (81) (3) 3335-8333
Malaysia (60) (0) 3 295 2566
Mexico (Mexico City) 01 800 4726684

Mexico (outside Mexico City) 01 800-90529
New Zealand (64) (0) 9 356 6640
Philippines (63) (0) 2 867 3551
Poland (48) (22) 608-7700
Portugal (351) (1) 301-7330
Russia (7) (95) 923-5001
Singapore [phone]
Switzerland (41) (1) 0800-55-5353
Taiwan 886 (0) 2 717 0055
Thailand [phone]
Turkey (90) (1) 224-5925
Vietnam [phone]

01 800 4720684

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Contents

How to Use This Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Navigational Features in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Features of Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii

Where to Look for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Using the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

HP Customer Care Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Online Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

HP FIRST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Customer Support Options Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

HP Customer Care and Product Repair Assistance

for the U.S. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

European HP Customer Care Center Language and

In-country Options Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

In-country Support Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv

1 Printer Basics

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Printer Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Printer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Printer Parts and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Accessories and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Suggested Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Control Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Control Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Control Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Printer Online Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Software for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Software for Macintosh Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Software for Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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2 Printing Tasks

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting the Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Printing to the Top Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Printing to the Rear Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Loading Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Loading Tray 2 (4050/4050 N) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Loading Trays 2 and 3 (4050 T/4050 TN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Loading the Optional 500-Sheet Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Printing Both Sides of Paper (Optional Duplexer) . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Guidelines for Printing Both Sides of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Printing Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing Letterhead, Prepunched, or Preprinted Paper . . . . 45

Paper Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Printing Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Printing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printing Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Printing Cards, Custom-Size, and Heavy Paper . . . . . . . . . 56

Advanced Printing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using Features in the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Customizing Tray 1 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing by Type and Size of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Supported Types of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Job Retention Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Quick Copying a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Printing Additional Copies of a Quick Copy Job . . . . . . . . . 67

Deleting a Stored Quick Copy Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Proofing and Holding a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Printing the Remaining Copies of a Held Job . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Deleting a Held Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Printing a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Specifying a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Releasing a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Deleting a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Storing a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Printing a Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Deleting a Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Printing with the Optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver . . . . . . . . 75

Setting Up to Print with Windows 9x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Printing a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Interrupting and Resuming Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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3 Printer Maintenance

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Managing the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

HP Policy on Non-HP Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Toner Cartridge Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Toner Cartridge Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Checking the Toner Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Resetting the HP TonerGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Continue Printing When Toner Is Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Performing Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

4 Problem Solving

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Clearing Jams from the Input Tray Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Clearing Jams from the Optional Envelope Feeder . . . . . .94

Clearing Jams from the Top Cover Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Clearing Jams from the Toner Cartridge Area . . . . . . . . . .98

Clearing Jams from the Output Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Clearing Jams from the Optional Duplexer . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Solving Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Mopy Disk Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Correcting Output Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Determining Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Troubleshooting Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Troubleshooting Flowchart for Macintosh Users . . . . . . . .124

Troubleshooting the Printer Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

PS Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Troubleshooting HP Fast InfraRed Receiver Problems . . . . . . 129

Communicating with an Optional HP JetDirect Print Server . . 131

HP JetDirect 10/100TX print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Checking the Printer’s Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

PCL or PS Font List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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5 Service and Support

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Service During and After the Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . 137

Guidelines for Repacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Limited Warranty for Toner Cartridge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Service Information Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

HP Software License Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Worldwide Sales and Service Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

A Specifications

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Supported Sizes and Weights of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Supported Types of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Card Stock and Heavy Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

Serial Cable Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

B Control Panel Menus

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Quick Copy Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Private/Stored Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Paper Handling Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Print Quality Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

I/O Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

EIO Menu (4050 N/4050 TN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-21

Resets Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-23

C Printer Memory and Expansion

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Installing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Checking Memory Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Adjusting Memory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Installing EIO Cards/Mass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

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D Printer Commands

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Understanding PCL 5e Printer Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Combining Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Entering Escape Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Selecting PCL 5e Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Common PCL 5e Printer Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

E Regulatory Information

FCC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Environmental Product Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Protecting the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Material Safety Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

Safety Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

Laser Safety Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

Canadian DOC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

VCCI Statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-7

Laser Statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-8

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Printer Basics

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of an HP LaserJet 4050 series
printer. If you have not done so, see the getting started guide
provided with the printer for setup instructions.

Now that the printer is set up and ready to use, take a f ew moments
to get to know the printer. This chapter introduces the following:

Features and benefits of the printer.

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Important printer parts and locations.

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Accessories and supplies available for the printer.

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The layout and basic operation of the printer’s control panel.

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Helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility.

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Printer Features and Benefits

Speed and Throughput

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Instant-on fuser prints the first page in 15 seconds

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Prints letter-size paper 17 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size
paper 16 ppm

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“RIP ONCE” capability with 16 MB or hard disk option

Resolution

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FastRes 1200 for faster printing

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ProRes 1200 for better graphics

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Up to 220 levels of gray for smooth, photo-like images

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HP precision toner for clear, sharp output

Paper Handling

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Handles up to 600 sheets of paper (base) and expandable to
handle up to 1100 sheets of paper with accessories

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Prints a wide range of sizes and weights

Language and Fonts

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HP PCL 6, PCL 5e, and PostScript Level 2 emulation

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110 fonts for Microsoft Windows, plus HP FontSmart

Expandable Design

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500-sheet universal paper tray, 75-envelope power feeder, and
duplex printing accessory available

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Flash storage for forms, fonts, and signatures

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Memory can be expanded up to 200 MB

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Two EIO slots for connecting to networks or additional devices

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HP JetSend enabled

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Printer Information

Configurations

This printer is available in four configurations, as described below.

HP LaserJet 4050

The HP LaserJet 4050 comes standard with 8 MB RAM and one
500-sheet tray.

HP LaserJet 4050 N

The HP LaserJet 4050 N comes standard with 16 MB RAM,
a HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card for connecting to
a network, an HP Fast InfraRed (FIR Receiv er), and one 500-sheet
tray.

HP LaserJet 4050 T

The HP LaserJet 4050 T comes standard with 8 MB RAM and two
250-sheet trays.

HP LaserJet 4050 TN

The HP LaserJet 4050 TN comes standard with 16 MB RAM,
a HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card for connecting to
a network, an HP Fast InfraRed (FIR Receiv er), and two 250-sheet
trays.

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Printer Parts and Locations

Top cover

Tray 1

(100-sheet)

Paper level

indicator

(500-sheet, closed)

Top output bin

Tray 2

Control

panel

Additional

memory can be

installed here.

Power switch

Tray numbers

Figure 1 Printer Parts

(front view, HP LaserJet 4050/4050 N printer)

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10

1

9

8

7

Figure 2 Printer Parts

Rear output bin (straight-through paper path)

1

Power connector

2

Dust cover

3

FIR receiver port

4

Parallel interface port

5

Network, I/O slot

6

10/100Base-TX (RJ-45) port

7

Memory (More than one DIMM can be installed.)

8

Serial port

9

Accessory interface port

10

Serial and model numbers (inside cover)

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2

3

456

(rear view, HP LaserJet 4050/4050 N printer)

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Accessories and Supplies

You can increase the capabilities of the printer with optional
accessories and supplies.

Note Use accessories and supplies specifically designed for the printer

to ensure optimum performance.
The printer supports two enhanced input/output (EIO) cards. One

of these is used in the HP LaserJet 4050 N and 4050 TN for the
HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card. Other accessories
and options are available. For ordering information, see page 8.

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Suggested Accessories

Use the following accessories to optimize the printer.

1 2 3 4

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HP LaserJet 4050/4050 N Printers HP LaserJet 4050 T/4050 TN Printers

Figure 3 Optional Accessories

HP JetDirect Print Server (EIO card)

1

Hard Disk (EIO card)

2

Memory or Flash DIMM

3

HP Fast InfraRed Receiver

4

Envelope Feeder

5

Duplex Printing Accessory (or duplexer, for 2-sided printing)

6

Optional 500-Sheet Tray

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Ordering Information

Use only accessories specifically designed for this printer. To order
an accessory, contact an HP-authorized service or support
provider . (See the HP Customer Care Service and Support pages
at the front of this user’s guide.)

Ordering Information

Item Description or Use Part Number

500-Sheet Paper Feeder
and Tray

Envelope Feeder Automatically feeds up to

Duplex Printing Accessory
(duplexer)

250-Sheet Replacement
Tray

Universal Optional
500-Sheet Replacement

Paper Handling

Tray
500-Sheet Replacement

Tray

HP Multi-purpose Paper HP brand paper for a variety of uses

HP LaserJet Paper Premium HP brand paper for use

Printing Supplies

Toner Cartridge
(6,000 pages)

Paper feeder and one 500-sheet
tray.

75 envelopes.
Allows automatic printing on both

sides of paper.
Replacement paper tray for the

HP LaserJet 4050 T/4050 TN
printers (Trays 2 and 3).

Replacement paper tray is a
500-sheet tray . (Supports nine paper
sizes)

Replacement paper tray for the
HP LaserJet 4050/4050 N printers
(Tray 2). (Supports letter, A4, and
legal paper sizes)

(1 box of 10 reams, 500 sheets each,
weighing 20 lb). To order a sample,
in the U.S. call 1-800-471-4701.

with HP LaserJet printers (1 box of
10 reams, 500 sheets each,
weighing 24 lb). To order a sample,
in the U.S. call 1-800-471-4701.

Replacement HP precision toner
cartridge.

C4124A

C4122A

C4123A

C4126A

C4125A

C3122A

HPM1120

HPJ1124

C4127A

Toner Cartridge
(10,000 pages)

Replacement HP precision toner
cartridge.

C4127X

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