HP 8100 MFP User Manual

HP LaserJet 8100 Series and 8100 MFP Printers -

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Product Specifications

Model numbers

Serial number location

Printer description

Printer specifications

Software information

Physical specifications

Electrical specifications

Environmental specifications

Warranty information

Safety certifications

Model numbers

Printer

HP
LaserJet
8100

HP
LaserJet
8100n

HP
LaserJet
8100dn

HP
LaserJet
8100 MFP

Model

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C4214A The HP LaserJet 8100 printer comes standard with 16 MB RAM, wide format

printing, two 500-sheet trays, and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray.

C4215A The HP LaserJet 8100n printer comes standard with 16 MB RAM, wide

format printing, two 500-sheet trays, a 100-sheet multipurpose tray, and an
HP Jetdirect 600N print server.

C4216A The HP LaserJet 8100dn printer comes standard with 24 MB RAM, wide

format printing, two 500-sheet trays, a 100-sheet multipurpose tray, an HP
Jetdirect 600n print server, and a duplexer (for printing on both sides of
paper).

C8065A The HP LaserJet 8100 MFP printer comes standard with 56 MB RAM, wide

format printing, two 500-sheet trays, a 100-sheet multipurpose tray, an HP
Jetdirect 600n print server, a 3,000 Sheet Stapler/Stacker (C4788A), a 2,000
Sheet High Capacity Input Tray (C4781A), an HP Digital Copy Module Stand
(C4231A), and a duplexer (for printing on both sides of paper).

Description

Serial number location

The serial number is located on the back of the HP LaserJet 8100 series printer.

Printer description

The HP LaserJet 8100 series printers combine the latest technologies with exceptional performance
to give you hassle-free network printing for medium to large departments.

HP LaserJet 8100 series printers have new features that can provide outstanding output with a
variety of media- and paper-handling options, help improve performance while minimizing network
traffic, and reduce your overall cost of ownership.

Printer specifications

Speed and throughput

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RIP ONCE technology

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32 pages-per-minute (ppm)

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166 MHz MIPS microprocessor

Resolution

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600 dots-per-inch (dpi) with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)

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FastRes 1200 provides 1200 dpi quality at full speed

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More than 220 levels of gray

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of SDRAM on the formatter

tray that automatically

NOTE:

will not reach its full capabilities

when mixed with EDO memory.

NOTE:

must

printer will not function.

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16 MB (HP LaserJet 8100 and 8100n printers), 24 MB (HP LaserJet 8100dn printer),
or 56 MB (HP LaserJet 8100 MFP) of SDRAM*, expandable using industry standard
100-pin DIMMs (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) to a maximum of 192 MB.

EDO memory may be used with the SDRAM memory, but the SDRAM

There is a Firmware DIMM that

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Memory Enhancement technology (MEt) automatically compresses data to use RAM

be installed only in Slot 1 or the

more efficiently.

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The HP LaserJet 8100 and 8100n printers come with 8 MB
and an 8 MB SDRAM DIMM for a total of 16 MB.

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The HP LaserJet 8100dn printer comes with 8 MB of SDRAM on the formatter and a
16 MB SDRAM DIMM for a total of 24 MB.

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The HP LaserJet 8100 MFP comes with 8 MB of SDRAM on the formatter and a 48
MB SDRAM DIMM for a total of 56 MB.

Language and fonts

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HP PCL 6

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HP PCL 5e for compatibility

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Printer Job Language (PJL)

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Printer Management Language (PML)

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45 scalable TrueType typefaces

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65 fonts with HP FontSmart (not available for Macintosh)

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PostScript (R) Level 2 Emulation standard

Paper handling options

Input

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Tray 1: A multipurpose tray for paper, transparencies, labels, and envelopes
that holds up to 100 sheets of paper

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Trays 2 and 3: Two 500-sheet trays that automatically sense paper size

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Optional 2 x 500-sheet Input Tray (Trays 4 and 5): Two 500-sheet trays that
automatically sense paper size

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Optional 2000-sheet Input Tray (Tray 4): One 2000-sheet
senses paper size

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Optional Duplex Printing Accessory: Provides two-sided printing (both sides of
paper)

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Optional Envelope Feeder: Automatically feeds up to 100 envelopes

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Custom Paper Tray: Allows printing on custom-sized paper. Holds up to 500
sheets of paper.

Output

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Standard Output Bin: Holds up to 500 sheets of paper. Automatically senses
when full.

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Face-up Bin: Holds up to 125 sheets of paper. Provides the best results when
printing transparencies, labels, and envelopes.

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Optional 5-bin Mailbox with Stapler: Each of the 5 bins holds up to 250 sheets
of paper. Provides job separation by stapling jobs.

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Optional 8-bin Mailbox: Each of the 8 bins holds up to 250 sheets of paper.

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Optional 7-bin Tabletop Mailbox: Each of the 7 bins holds up to 120 sheets of
paper. Designed for tabletop printing. An optional stand is also available to use
with this mailbox.

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Optional 3000-sheet stacker and 3000-sheet stapler/stacker for high volume

printing. This offers job offset stacking.

software. If you do

PCL

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Connectivity

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3 EIO (enhanced input/output) slots

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Optional HP Jetdirect EIO cards, Ethernet (10Base-T, 10Base2), Local Talk, Token
Ring, Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX (bundled with HP LaserJet 8100 DN printer)

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Parallel

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HP Fast InfraRed Connect (fast infrared connection)

Environmental features

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EconoMode reduces toner consumption

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Power Save setting saves energy (meets Energy Star guidelines)

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High content of recyclable components and materials in the printer

Software information

Client

Software

Windows Macintosh Windows Macintosh

Drivers

HP Toolbox

HP FontSmart
[1]

HP DocWise

HP Jetsend

[1] These products are not supported in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and
Japanese.

The printer drivers are provided on one compact disc and must be installed to take full advantage of
the printer’s features. The other software programs are recommended, but are not required for
operation. See the readme file for more information.

The most recent drivers, additional drivers, and other software are available from the Internet.
Depending on the configuration of Windows-driven computers, the installation program for the printer
software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest
not have access to the Internet, see the "HP Customer Care" section at the front of the online user's
guide to obtain the most recent software.

Included with the printer is a compact disc, containing the HP LaserJet Printing System. The Printing
System includes software designed for end users operating in the following environments:

Apple LaserWriter 8
Driver

PPDs

HP LaserJet Utility [1]

Network Administrator

Software

HP Jetadmin

Drivers

HP FontSmart [1]

HP LaserJet Resource
Manager

Apple LaserWriter 8
Driver

PPDs

HP LaserJet Utility [1]

Fonts [1]

Desktop Printer Utility
[1]

Guide files [1]

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Microsoft (R) Windows 3.1x

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Microsoft Windows 95/98

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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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IBM OS/2 version 2.0 or greater

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Apple Mac OS 7 or greater

Included with the printer

Printer drivers access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the
printer (using a printer language).

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PCL 6

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