HP Color LaserJet 4550, Color LaserJet 4550DN, Color LaserJet 4550HDN, Color LaserJet 4550N Software Reference Guide

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Table of contents
Notice ........................................................................................................................................	2
Trademark notices....................................................................................................................	2
Table of contents......................................................................................................................	3
HP COLOR LASERJET 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN SOFTWARE TECHNICAL
REFERENCE.............................................................................................................................	7
Purpose and scope ..................................................................................................................	7
Software description ................................................................................................................	7
Platforms (operating systems) supported ..............................................................................	7
Printing system components...................................................................................................	9
Printing system and installer ...............................................................................................................	9
Unattended install ...............................................................................................................................	9
Installer software components ..............................................................................................	10
Bidirectional (Bidi) Communication for the PCL 6 and PCL 5c Windows Drivers...............................	13
Automatic Driver Configuration .........................................................................................................	13
Job Status and Alerts........................................................................................................................	14
Pull Status ........................................................................................................................................	15
Custom Installation ...........................................................................................................................	15
Uninstaller.........................................................................................................................................	15
End-user software components ............................................................................................	16
Drivers ..............................................................................................................................................	16
Postscript Printer Description for Apple Macintosh and compatible systems.....................................	16
Additional components and features .................................................................................................	17
Additional driver availability...............................................................................................................	17
Additional end-user software components ..........................................................................	17
Installer/Uninstaller ...........................................................................................................................	17
Screen Fonts ....................................................................................................................................	17
ICC color profiles ..............................................................................................................................	17
PANTONE®* color profiles ...............................................................................................................	18
Printing System Documentation........................................................................................................	19
Software CD-ROMs in the printer box...............................................................................................	19
Additional Drivers not included with the Printing System Components..............................................	19
Network Administrator Software Management Tools.........................................................................	19
Web JetAdmin ..................................................................................................................................	20
Embedded Web Server.....................................................................................................................	20
HP Resource Manager .....................................................................................................................	23
Other Communications .....................................................................................................................	23
PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver features .........................................................................................	24
Finishing tab features........................................................................................................................	24
Print Quality settings.........................................................................................................................	27
Output Settings .................................................................................................................................	29
Effects tab features...........................................................................................................................	30
Paper tab features ............................................................................................................................	35
Destination tab features ....................................................................................................................	47
Basics tab features ...........................................................................................................................	52
Color tab features .............................................................................................................................	54
Configure tab features ......................................................................................................................	57
NT Forms tab features ......................................................................................................................	64

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Help system......................................................................................................................................	65
PCL 6 driver feature set ....................................................................................................................	67
PCL 5c driver feature set ..................................................................................................................	69
Background information ........................................................................................................	72
Bidirectional communication .............................................................................................................	72
Euro character ..................................................................................................................................	72
Year 2000 compliance ......................................................................................................................	73
Enhancements........................................................................................................................	73
HP ColorSmart II...............................................................................................................................	73
In-box file layout .....................................................................................................................	73
Autocad directory..............................................................................................................................	73
Drivers directory................................................................................................................................	74
Foninst directory ...............................................................................................................................	76
ICM directory ....................................................................................................................................	76
Manuals directory .............................................................................................................................	76
PANTONE® directory .......................................................................................................................	77
Resource manager directory.............................................................................................................	79
Availability ..............................................................................................................................	82
In-box versions .................................................................................................................................	82
END-USER SOFTWARE.........................................................................................................	83
Windows 2000.........................................................................................................................	83
System requirements ........................................................................................................................	83
Components and features.................................................................................................................	83
Background information ....................................................................................................................	85
Font support .....................................................................................................................................	85
Windows 2000 installation instructions..............................................................................................	88
Installation options and user prompts for Windows 2000 ..................................................................	93
Uninstalling printing system components ..........................................................................................	94
PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver modifications.............................................................................................	94
PS driver modifications .....................................................................................................................	95
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Millennium ...........................................................	96
System requirements ........................................................................................................................	96
Components and features.................................................................................................................	96
Background information ....................................................................................................................	98
Font support .....................................................................................................................................	98
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium installation instructions..................................	102
Installation options and user prompts for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium ......	105
Uninstalling printing system components ........................................................................................	107
PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver modifications...........................................................................................	107
PS driver modifications ...................................................................................................................	108
Windows NT 4.0....................................................................................................................	110
System requirements ......................................................................................................................	110
Components and features...............................................................................................................	110
Background information ..................................................................................................................	112
Font support ...................................................................................................................................	112
Windows NT 4.0 installation instructions .........................................................................................	115
Installation options and user prompts for Windows NT 4.0..............................................................	120
Uninstalling printing system components ........................................................................................	122
Standard PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver modifications ...........................................................................	122

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PS driver modifications ...................................................................................................................	122
Windows NT 3.51..................................................................................................................	124
System requirements ......................................................................................................................	124
Background information ..................................................................................................................	126
Font support ...................................................................................................................................	126
Windows NT 3.51 installation instructions .......................................................................................	129
Uninstalling printing system components ........................................................................................	130
PCL 5c driver modifications ............................................................................................................	130
PS driver modifications ...................................................................................................................	131
Windows 3.1x/Windows for Workgroups............................................................................	133
System requirements ......................................................................................................................	133
Printer support ................................................................................................................................	133
Background information ..................................................................................................................	134
Font support ...................................................................................................................................	134
Windows 3.1x installation instructions.............................................................................................	137
Uninstalling printing system components ........................................................................................	137
PCL driver modifications .................................................................................................................	137
PS driver modifications ...................................................................................................................	138
Macintosh printing system ..................................................................................................	140
System requirements ......................................................................................................................	140
Components ...................................................................................................................................	140
Background information ..................................................................................................................	140
Font support ...................................................................................................................................	141
Printer support ................................................................................................................................	143
Installing the Macintosh Printing System.........................................................................................	143
IBM OS/2, 2.0, and greater ...................................................................................................	144
System requirements ......................................................................................................................	144
Font support ...................................................................................................................................	144
OS/2 installation instructions...........................................................................................................	145
Network Operating Systems................................................................................................	148
Novell..............................................................................................................................................	148
Log onto a server in Bindery Mode .................................................................................................	148
Installing HP drivers using NDPS and ZenWorks............................................................................	149
Remove printer objects from the Novell Server. ..............................................................................	151
Bindery-NDS-NDPS Queue Quickset .............................................................................................	152
Building an NDPS Printer................................................................................................................	154
APPENDIX A: JOB STATUS AND ALERTS IN WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS ........	156
Operating systems supported .............................................................................................	156
Overview ...............................................................................................................................	156
Job status and alerts window..............................................................................................	157
Job status panel..............................................................................................................................	157
Printer status panel.........................................................................................................................	159
Options panel..................................................................................................................................	160
System tray icon...................................................................................................................	161
Job status and alerts files....................................................................................................	162
Win32 (Common files between Win9x and WinNT/2K) ...................................................................	162
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium ......................................................................	164
Windows NT 4.0 .............................................................................................................................	164
Windows 2000 ................................................................................................................................	165

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INI file entries........................................................................................................................	165
Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Ini Entries .....................................................	165
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows NT4.0, and Windows 2000 ini entries ..	165
Enabling/disabling job status and alerts support ..............................................................	173
Disable job tracking .............................................................................................................	173
Adding/removing job status and alerts printers.................................................................	173
Steps to add support for a specific driver ........................................................................................	173
Steps to remove support for a specific printer .................................................................................	173
Steps to remove support for a specific driver ..................................................................................	174
Driver support matrix.......................................................................................................................	174
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................	175
General problem solving .................................................................................................................	175
Job status and alerts is causing problems with a specific driver model ...........................................	182
Job status and alerts is conflicting with other application(s) ............................................................	184
README FILES ....................................................................................................................	185
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer Late-breaking
Readme File ..........................................................................................................................	185
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer Printing
System CD-ROM Readme File .............................................................................................	197
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer PANTONE®*
and ICC ReadMe File ............................................................................................................	208
INDEX....................................................................................................................................	230

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Purpose and scope

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Purpose and scope

This technical reference provides information about and troubleshooting tips for the software of the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printer series. The following information is included in this technical reference:

•Driver and platform Descriptions with system modifications

•Procedures for installing and removing HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN software components

•Descriptions of problems that might arise while using the printer and known solutions to those problems

•Descriptions of known software bugs and workarounds

•Each printer model is slightly different, as explained below. The system software is written to accommodate these differences:

•The HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer is the base model. It is PCL and PS ready, includes 64 MB RAM and features Memory Enhancement Technology (MEt). Memory can expand to 192 MB.

•The HP Color LaserJet 4550N Printer is similar to the base model. In addition to the base model, it includes an HP Jet Direct Card, and can expand memory to 192 MB.

•The HP Color LaserJet 4550DN Printer is similar to the 4550N. IN addition to the 4550N, it includes 128 MB of RAM, the HP LaserJet Duplex Printing Accessory and the HP 500-Sheet Paper Feeder.

•The HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN Printer is the same as the 4550DN with the addition of the HP LaserJet Hard Drive Accessory.

This reference is prepared in an electronic format to serve as a quick reference tool for Customer Care Center (CCC) agents, support engineers, system administrators, MIS personnel, Help desks, and HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN end users.

Software description

The printer comes with software and installers for Windows, Windows NT, and Macintosh systems. The OS/2 system is supported but is available only through Internet download. For particular information about a system’s installer, drivers, and components, locate the section that corresponds to that system.

Platforms (operating systems) supported

The following systems support a full-feature configuration of the HP printer software, which includes HP PCL 5c, HP PCL 6 and PS drivers:

•Windows 2000

•Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium

•Windows NT Workstation 4.0

•Windows 2000

•IBM OS/2 2.0 or greater

The following systems support a limited configuration of the HP printer software, which includes HP PCL 5c and PS drivers:

•Windows 3.1x (includes Windows 3.1)

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•Windows NT Workstation 3.51

The following systems support a PS emulation configuration of the printer software:

•Macintosh OS System 7.5.3 and later

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HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printing System version 1.0

Installer

HP Color LaserJet 4550 Installer version 1.0

Unattended install

Silent Install allows you to configure Setup to run without user interaction. This installation method is useful when you want to use the default selections provided by Setup or when you want to run the installation without being prompted. A system administrator can also create a custom disk image containing specific drivers and utilities, allowing you to run Setup without further interaction.

Silent installation can be performed in two ways:

Customized silent install

This method lets you create a customized silent installer allowing the selection of operating system, language, printer models, drivers, and utilities. Network administrators can create a customized silent installer to be used by their clients without any intervention.

Command line silent install

This method cannot be customized and only installs the components in the Typical Install option without any user intervention.

NOTE: Values that follow equal signs (=) in a command line must not contain intervening spaces.

Method 1: Command line:

<CD-ROOT>/SETUP/SETUP.EXE /U /PORT=XXXX /PRINTER=N /PD=N

Method 2: Setup.lst

Use the SETUP.1ST file to specify command line arguments to the installer for an unattended installation. You can send command line arguments in one of the following ways:

•Send the command directly to the installer.

•Send the command using the SETUP.1ST file.

•Use a combination of the two.

For example, this file contains two options: /port and /printer. The installer operates as normal because the /u option has not been specified. If you use setup /u for the installer, it operates in unattended mode and uses the two values specified in the Defaults section of the SETUP.1ST file. If you use setup /u /printer=1 for the installer, it operates in unattended mode and chooses the second printer from the list below. (The options specified on the command line override the options specified in the SETUP.1ST file.) The options available (see below) can also include the /u option. Using this option key makes the installer always operate as unattended.

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The following Descriptions explain the available options:

•/u Signals the installer to use the specified port and printer given on the command line (or in this file), and use all default selections. Installation then proceeds without prompting the user.

•/port=xxxx Used to specify the default port when doing an unattended install. The value specified by xxxx should be a valid port and should contain no spaces.

•/printer=n Used to specify the default printer when doing an unattended install. The value specified by n is an integer that references the list of available printers. For example, the following printers are available for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 installation:

0 = HP Color LaserJet 4550

1 = HP Color LaserJet 4550N

2 = HP Color LaserJet 4550DN

3 = HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN

•/pd=n Used to specify whether the selected printer is the default printer, when you have multiple printers connected to your network. The value specified by n is an integer (i.e., 0 or 1). For this argument, entering 1 sets the selected printer as the default printer. Entering zero sets the printer as a non-default printer.

You can preset these options in the SETUP.1ST file located on in the root directory of the CD-ROM. In the [Defaults] section, add the following syntax:

[Defaults]

Options= /port=<value> /printer=<number> /pd=<number>

Installer software components

The common installer, shown in Figures 1-3, is designed to provide a simple and consistent method of installing printers across the product line. This new installer offers several improvements over the Color LaserJet 4500 series:

•Less interaction is required during the simplified installation using the Typical installation.

•The installer is Web enabled, so the user has the option to compare the CD-ROM contents to the HP web site and load the most current driver version.

•Network Connection is integrated so that users will be able to install drivers and connect to a network printer as part of a single process.

In addition to these new features, the common installer offers:

•Auto-sensing of the user’s Windows operating system environment and language. (Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium only) in all 18 CLJ 4550 languages.

•Full localization and enabling for two-byte fonts.

•Customization utility for copying drivers to other locations.

•Robust de-installer utility.

•Web Registration site launching.

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Figure 1: Installer Main Screen

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Figure 2: Installation Type dialog box

Install Printer – This wizard guides you through the installation of your HP color LaserJet 4550 Printing System. Only the necessary software will be installed.

•Register Product: Register your HP Color LaserJet 4550 through the Internet.

•View Documentation: View the HP Color LaserJet 4550 Documentation.

•Customization Utility: Create a custom software Installer for the HP color LaserJet 4550 that can be copied to other media like floppy disks, a local hard drive, or a network drive.

•Optional Software: To increase the productivity and get the most out of your HP color LaserJet 4550 printer, view a list of Optional Software available for Installation.

The Customization Utility options are shown below.

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Figure 3: Typical Install options

Bidirectional (Bidi) Communication for the PCL 6 and PCL 5c Windows Drivers

Automatic Driver Configuration and Job Status and Alerts use bidirectional communications software. The Typical Installation installs all of the above components which includes Automatic Driver Configuration, which contain the bi-directional software. These features can be unselected in the Custom Installation.

Automatic Driver Configuration

The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers for Windows feature bidirectional capability that provides automatic discovery and driver configuration for printer accessories at the time of installation and later if needed. For example, if the printer has a duplexer, that choice will automatically be made available in the driver. Other accessories the driver will sense are tray three, font DIMMs, and the hard drive.

NOTE: The Mopier Enabled (multiple original prints) function will be enabled only when the hard drive is enabled.

To use the Automatic Driver Configuration feature, select the button under “Automatic Configuration” on the Configure tab on the PCL 6/5c drivers. If Automatic Driver Configuration is not installed, the button will be grayed out like the screen shot below. You can also configure the accessories can by selecting the printer model number under “Base Printer” if the Automatic Driver Configuration feature was not installed.

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Figure 4: PCL 6 driver Configuration tab

Job Status and Alerts

This feature will notify users with a pop-up message when their active print job is interrupted or completed. Interrupt conditions could include paper jam, toner out, paper out, etc. Pop-up messages will appear regardless of the application the user is in. Users can choose which alerts to deliver, or to turn them all off.

The default setting upon installation is to notify the user only when their job was unable to complete. This means that users will be unaware of the feature until they have job fail and are notified.

Figure 5: Job Status and Alerts dialog box

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Example messages are:

•Toner Out: Job Stopped. Replace: (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow).

•Media Out: Job Stopped. Load: (transparencies, letter paper, etc.).

•No printer response (either not connected or not functioning properly).

•Job Complete.

Pull Status

In addition to the pop-up status alerts, Job Status and Alerts allows the user to remotely view the printer status. Available information includes consumables status and any control panel messages. This information is presented in the same format as when using the embedded web server. Users will also be able to order consumables through the web.

NOTE: These features are available for a network connected printers only. Parallel connection is not supported at this time of this writing.

Custom Installation

The Custom Installation includes every option the Typical Installation includes with the addition of “Job Status and Alerts” and the “Online User’s Guide.” The Custom Installation allows the choice of what is installed.

Figure 6: Custom Installation component selection dialog box

Uninstaller

After a successful printing system installation, the Uninstall icon in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 program group allows you to select and remove any or all of the HP printing system components. To uninstall some or all HP printer software components, select the HP Color LaserJet 4550 Uninstaller icon from the HP Color LaserJet 4550 program group. Click Next and follow the prompts to continue the uninstall process.

NOTE: No uninstaller is available for driver-only installation using Windows "Add Printer" or Print Manager. For driver-only installations, delete the printer icon from the Printers folder (Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, and 2000) or Print Manager (Windows 3.x).

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Drivers

The printing system for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family includes the following printer drivers: Windows drivers

	Operating System			Driver Description

	Windows 2000			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6, PCL 5c
				• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with
				Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 5.00.1234

	Windows 95,			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6, PCL 5c
	Windows 98, and
	Windows			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with
	Millennium			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with
	Millennium			Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 4.0
				Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 4.0

	Windows NT 4.0			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6, PCL 5c
				• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with
				Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 4.5

	Windows NT 3.51			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 5c (available via Web only)
				Microsoft Unidriver, version 3.51
				• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD and WPD for use with
				Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 3.51

	Windows 3.1x			• HP Color LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 5c
				• HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS WPD for use with
				Microsoft PSCRIPT driver, version 3.58

Postscript Printer Description for Apple Macintosh and compatible systems

	Driver			Description

	HP LaserJet PS PPD			• Includes PS Printer Description files (PPDs), which are
				used by the driver and applications to determine the
				features and PS commands supported in the printer.

NOTE: HP recommends the Apple LaserWriter driver present on the

Mac OS.

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Additional components and features

The HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printing System (version 1.00) includes the following components for Windows and Macintosh environments. Following the table are descriptions of each component.

Component		Version

HP Installer	1.0

HP Online User Guide	2.0

Macintosh LaserJet Utility (Mac OS 8.0 and later)	3.5.6

Macintosh Font Installer

Online Utility Help (HTML)

Online Printing Help (HTML)

Additional driver availability

Additional drivers available from the HP Web site http://www.hp.com/support/lj4550 are:

•IBM OS/2 Drivers

•UNIX/HP-UX/LINUX driver scripts

Additional end-user software components

Installer/Uninstaller

The uninstaller easily and safely uninstalls printing system components and their related files without affecting other system components or shared system files. Removing printer files without the use of the uninstaller is not recommended and can affect the integrity of the your system files.

Screen Fonts

Eighty Latin True Type fonts are printer resident and available for PCL5, PCL6, and PostScript jobs. All 80 fonts are also available for Unix/DOS applications.

When you install any driver, the Installer will include all 80 of these as screen fonts in the user OS in Windows. This ensures that the fonts displayed in the host applications have identical appearance and metrics to the fonts in the printer. Screen fonts are installed by default in the “Typical” path of the installer and are optional in the "Custom" path of the installer.

NOTE: The FontSmart utility is not included in the print system CD-

ROM.

ICC color profiles

HP provides CMYK (hp4550c.icm) and sRGB (hp4550r.icm) ICC profiles with its Color LaserJet 4550 printers. The CMYK profile can only be used with the PostScript driver while the sRGB profile can be used with any of the HP4550 drivers. The profiles are in the ICM directory of the driver CD-ROM 1 or on the HP Web site. These profiles describe the way color will be

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interpreted in the default CMYK and RGB modes. The sRGB profile matches the default RGB mode (sRGB) which is enabled with the Screen Match or Automatic Color Smart II setting in either the PCL or PostScript driver. The CMYK profile is based on the default mode, which is a SWOP simulation with a CMYK Inkset setting of FAST in the PostScript driver. These profiles can be used for color conversions in a color-managed workflow.

PANTONE®* color profiles

Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration is the default setting for HP Color LaserJet printers. This feature automatically converts PANTONE®* colors to optimal color values for the printer by recognizing the PANTONE®* color name or number in the data stream sent to the printer. The feature is activated when printing colors that were chosen using the PANTONE®* Color picker in supported graphics applications.

Applications known to generate PostScript files with graphic objects preserving the PANTONE®* name are listed below:

•Adobe Illustrator 7 & 8

•Adobe PageMaker 6.5

•CorelDraw 7, 8 & 9

•Deneba Canvas 5 (see note below)

•Macromedia Freehand 7 & 8

•Micrografx Designer

•Quark Xpress 3 & 4

NOTE: Deneba Canvas versions 6 and 7 are not compatible with the

Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration feature.

The Automatic PANTONE Calibration feature only applies to graphic objects, not picture (raster) data such as scanned images and TIFF files. Adobe PhotoShop, for example, being a raster image editor, is not on the above list of applications that support the Automatic PANTONE®* calibration feature.

Some applications substitute CMYK values to the printer if they cannot provide PANTONE®* names. If your application does not pass the PANTONE®* names to the printer, the application will substitute default CMYK values to be printed for each color. In this case, the accuracy of color matching will depend on the ink emulation selected - FAST, SWOP, Euro standard, or DIC (Dainippon). If your application does not pass the PANTONE®* names to the printer, the custom CMYK values created by PANTONE®* for this printer are available in the manual PANTONE®* palettes.

PANTONE® * Application Palettes are available on the web for:

•Adobe Illustrator 4–8

•PageMaker 5, 6, and 6.5

•PhotoShop 3–5.5

•CorelDRAW 6–9

•Micrographics Designer 6–7

•Macromedia Freehand 4–8

•QuarkXpress (as EPS files) 3.3–4.04

•Deneba Canvas 3.5–6.1

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•Fractal Design Painter 2–5.5

•EPSF Charts

•TIFF Charts

•PANTONE® * Color Drive

•Text Format (ASCII)

•Raw PostScript File

•Adobe Acrobat

Vector graphics such as company logos created in one of the above applications (using palettes or applications preserving the PANTONE ® * name) can be imported into Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or other MS Office applications. To do this, the color application must create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file of the image for insertion as a file into the Office document using the insert file function.

NOTE: Cutting and pasting from the clipboard will not work. These tasks do not preserve the PANTONE ® * name or the CMYK palette value.

Printing System Documentation

Documentation includes a color Readme file (color.wri), printing system Readme file (readme.wri), User Guide, AcroRead, hp JetDirect Guide, hp FIR Guide, and English only Release Notes.

The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 color Readme file, printing system Readme file, and User Guide is localized for 18 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Czechoslovakian, Russian, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Simplified Chinese (China), Korean, and Japanese.

Software CD-ROMs in the printer box

Each Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 will be shipped with the appropriate CD-ROMs in the box based on the language of the region where the printer is shipped. There are a total of three CD-ROMs.

•CD-ROM one: Printing Systems Software CD for English and Western Europe.

•CD-ROM two: Printing Systems Software and documentation for English and Northern Europe and Eastern Europe.

•CD-ROM three: Printing Systems Software and documentation CD for English and Asia.

Additional Drivers not included with the Printing System Components

OS/2

IBM provides OS/2 drivers. Available OS/2 drivers are listed on the web at

http://www.hp.com/support/lj4550 in “downloads and drivers.”

Network Administrator Software Management Tools

Network printer solutions for The CLJ 4550 use two tools:

•Web JetAdmin

•Printer embedded web server / JetDirect card embedded web server

Both tools are targeted at MIS or network administrators, although some end users will use the tools. Both tools are described in the following sections.

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NOTE: Hewlett-Packard supports JetAdmin for existing products, but does not provide applets for new products released after Spring, 2000. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 series can use JetAdmin with basic functionality, but Trays and the Paper tab will not be available for configuration.

Web JetAdmin

A link to download Web JetAdmin over the web is under Optional Software in the Installer.

Web JetAdmin will support the key environments for the CLJ 4550 as listed in the table below.

	Network utility			Available from

	Web JetAdmin
	Web JetAdmin for NT (all versions)			Web Only
	Web JetAdmin for HP-UX			Web Only
	Web JetAdmin for Solaris			Web Only
	Web JetAdmin for OS/2			Web Only
	LaserJet Utility for the Mac			CD-ROM, Web
	Other Network Printing Tools
	JetPrint for Unix			Web Only

For complete details on Web JetAdmin functionality refer to the Web JetAdmin User Guide.

Embedded Web Server

The HP Color LaserJet 4550 series is the first HP LaserJet printer to include embedded Web Server functionality. This tool will allow direct access to printer configuration and diagnostics via the most popular standard browsers (such as Netscape and Explorer). These features are primarily intended for use in remote diagnostics and troubleshooting by MIS and help desks. They work on a printer-by-printer basis only, providing no "batch" or group management functions.

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Figure 7: Embedded Web Server home page

JetDirect Web Server Requirement

The embedded web server is available only when using a JetDirect network card released Spring 2000 or later. Previous versions and third party cards are not supported. The JetDirect card has its own embedded web server that allows remote configuration of the JetDirect card. When the printer Web server is supported the interface between the two web servers is seamless; they will appear to be different pages on the same server.

Menus and features of the embedded web server include:

Home Pages

•Printer Status - Shows control panel messages, including help. Provides remote Go and Job Cancel functions. Shows consumables levels. Shows installed accessories.

•Configuration Page: Shows all printer configuration settings.

•Event Log - Shows all printer events and errors.

•Supplies Page - Shows consumables levels and assists with consumables ordering.

•Usage Page - Shows a complete list of all pages printed. Divides by size type, etc.

•Device ID Page - Shows the network address and identification of the printer.

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Device Pages

•Configure Printer - Lets you change any printer configuration setting

•Alerts - Lets you set up the printer to send problem and status alerts to anyone you choose via e-mail (See detailed description below).

•Order Supplies - Lets you automatically order supplies over the web.

•Security - Lets you set up passwords to control who can remotely cancel jobs or access the Device Pages.

•Language - Lets you select the language in which to display the embedded web pages.

Networking Pages

•Provides the capability to display and control JetDirect card settings

Embedded Web Server (EWS) Printer Alerts

With Alerts enabled, the printer can send e-mail notices on problems or required maintenance to specified individuals. Alert events range from toner low, to paper jams, to fuser life low, to more serious problems such as a formatter failure.

The printer manager chooses what alerts to send, and who to send them to. More than one individual can receive alerts, with each person receiving only the alerts they desire. For example, an administrative assistant might be responsible for keeping toner loaded in a printer, while an external service provider is responsible for major consumables. Alerts could be set up so the administrator gets advanced warning on toner low situations, and the external service provider gets alerts on fusers, OPCs, and ITBs.

Expanded EWS Functionality

Some of the EWS features require non-volatile RAM in order to allow users to set up and retain specific information on a permanent basis. This applies to the Alerts feature and the Printer Owner field. The user has the ability to save two e-mail addresses to which to send alerts. Similarly, the user has a limited space in which to save the name, phone number, etc., of the individual in charge of the printer.

In the N and DN bundles a flash DIMM can be added to provide additional non-volatile memory in which to store information. The HDN bundle relies on the hard drive for nonvolatile storage. This allows users to enter more addresses to which to send alerts, and also allows more detailed printer owner information.

Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM) for Java Applications

The CLJ 4550 is the first HP Laser Jet printer to include an embedded virtual machine for Java applications. The Hewlett-Packard trade name for this functionality is "ChaiVM virtual machine." The ChaiVM has two primary functions:

1.Internet "send and respond." The ChaiVM virtual machine is able to receive e-mails, Java applications, and send results back to the originator. A typical use of this would be to remotely run diagnostics.

NOTE: The EVM has no specific implementation in the Color LaserJet 4550 series printer.

2.Third party accessible architecture. The ChaiVM virtual machine offers a consistent platform (or "virtual machine") on which to run applications. A Java ™ application that can run on a ChaiVM virtual machine in a Win 98 PC can also run on a ChaiVM virtual machine in a WIN NT PC, a MAC PC… or on a printer ChaiVM virtual

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machine. This means that third parties will be able to develop custom printer capabilities much more easily, and that those capabilities will apply to all printers with a ChaiVM virtual machine.

HP Resource Manager

This network administration software utility allows you to control the hard disk and flash memory features that are not found in the software drivers. Use HP Resource Manager to do the following:

•Initialize the hard disk

•Initialize flash memory

•Download, delete, and manage fonts and macros across networks

NOTE: To download Type 1 fonts, you must have Adobe ® Type Manager installed and turned on. HP Resource Manager is included on CD-ROM with the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer under Optional Software in the Installer. However, if you order the hard disk as an optional accessory, you can download the HP Resource Manager utility from the Web. The HP Resource Manager utility is not available for the Macintosh.

Download the HP Resource Manager utility from http://www.hp.com/cposupport, and type HP Resource Manager in the Quick Find box.

Other Communications

HP JetSend Communications

HP JetSend is a technology from Hewlett-Packard that allows devices to communicate with each other simply and directly. HP JetSend is built into your printer, allowing it to receive information from any HP JetSend-enabled sending device anywhere on your network, whether it is in the same office or at a remote location. When you use the HP InfraRed Receiver accessory, your printer also can receive information from any HP JetSend-enabled infrared device.

Examples of HP JetSend sending devices include digital cameras, computers or laptops running HP JetSend software, or scanners with HP JetSend built in. HP JetSend uses simple IP addressing between networked devices and cableless communication between infrared devices.

To enable HP JetSend on your computer or laptop, visit the HP JetSend website at http://www.jetsend.hp.com/products.

With the software, you will be able to exchange intra-company documents directly between two or more computers and between any HP JetSend-enabled printers, without the problems of incompatible software applications or versions. HP JetSend software will allow your colleagues to create documents on their computers and send copies directly to this printer without any device-specific drivers or configuration difficulties. You can visit the HP JetSend website to learn which other devices are available to communicate easily and directly with your HP JetSend-enabled printer.

NOTE: HP JetSend software is not supported for Traditional Chinese,

Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

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Online user guide

The online user guide is supplied as a portable document format (PDF) file. You can install the online user guide while installing the printer software (choose Custom installation), or you can install it later. The online user guide installs in the HP LaserJet folder.

Viewing the online user guide, in PDF format, requires either Adobe Acrobat Reader or another PDF reader. During user-guide installation, the installer scans for a PDF reader currently residing on the system, and installs Adobe Acrobat Reader if no reader is found. To install the online user guide while you are installing the printer software, follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver features

Finishing tab features

The Finishing tab is the first tab you will see when they go to the driver through a program. Figures 8 and 9 shows this tab as it appears in the default configuration.

Figure 8: The default appearance of the Finishing tab (PCL 6 version)

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Figure 9: The default appearance of the Finishing tab (PCL 5c version)

Document Options

The Document Options group box dynamically sizes itself and positions its controls according to the configuration of optional devices that affect its appearance. For the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, the only device that affects the appearance of the Finishing tab is the duplex unit. The group box with the duplex unit is shown below in Figure 10.

Figure 10: The Document Options group box (all PCLdrivers)

Print on Both Sides

The Print on Both Sides command for duplex printing is available only if a duplexer is installed (indicated in the Configure tab). The default setting is off (not selected). Print on Both Sides does not function when:

•Paper Type is set to Transparency, Cardstock, or Labels.

•Paper Size is not one of the following: Letter, Legal, A4, B5 (JIS), Executive and Custom sizes greater than or equal to 127 mm by 190.5 mm (5.0 inches by 7.5 inches).

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Flip Pages Up

Selecting Print on Both Sides activates the Flip Pages Up and Booklet Printing options when Paper Size is set to: Letter, Legal, or A4. The default for both of these controls is off.

The Flip Pages Up checkbox, visible only when the Print on Both Sides is visible, is used to specify the duplex-binding option. The following table demonstrates the results of selecting this box, depending on the orientation of paper.

Orientation	Flip Pages Up Selected	Flip Pages Up Not Selected

Portrait	Short-edge binding	Long-edge binding

Landscape	Long-edge binding	Short-edge binding

The preview image will show a spiral binding along either the left or the top edge of the page to indicate the edge of the document across which the pages is flipped when Print on Both Sides is on. Also, a turned up corner appears in the lower right of the preview image with an arrow that points in the direction that the pages is flipped.

Booklet Printing

The Booklet Printing drop-down list, visible when Print on Both Sides is visible, contains five choices, four of which are based on the current paper size. The list contains the following items based on the current paper size:

Paper Size = Letter	Paper Size = A4		Paper Size = Legal

Off	Off		Off

Letter (Left Binding)	A4	(Left Binding)	Legal (Left Binding)

Letter (Right Binding)

Legal (Left Binding)	A4	(Right Binding)	Legal (Right Binding)

Legal (Right Binding)

The Booklet Printing drop-down list appears only when:

•Print on Both Sides is selected.

•% of Normal Size (on the Effects tab) is 100 percent.

•Pages per Sheet is 1.

•Paper size is Letter, A4, or Legal.

•Print Document On: (on the Effects tab) is not selected.

•A “scaled from large sizes” paper size is not selected (Paper tab).

If any but the first of these conditions is not met, a help bubble appears next to Booklet Printing to tell you why it is disabled.

Pages per Sheet

The Pages per Sheet feature, also known and referred to as n-up, has six settings: 1 (default), 2, 4, 6, 9 and 16. An entry typed into the edit box other than these values will

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round to the nearest valid value. Related controls indented beneath the edit box are Print Page Borders and Page Order, which become active when When Pages Per Sheet is greater than 1. Print Page Borders sets a line around each page image to help visually define the borders of each logical page.

The Page Order drop-down list contains four items:

•Right, then Down

•Down, then Right

•Left, then Down

•Down, then Left

The paper preview image will change to reflect the various combinations of these settings.

The Pages Per Sheet feature might be disabled if you select Allow Scaling from Large paper as a paper size on the Paper tab. Some examples are shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11: Preview image

1- 2 Pages per sheet (2-up)

2 - 4-up

3 - 6-up

4 - 9-up with Print Page Borders

5 - 9-up with Page Order (Down, then Right) 6 - 16-up

Print Quality settings

The HP Color LaserJet 4550 driver’s Print Quality group box (refer back to Figures 8 and 9) includes one predefined Print Quality (PQ) setting and one custom setting. A Details button invokes a dialog where the settings can be customized. The specific PQ choices defined by these settings are as follows:

Default

For PCL 6 and PCL 5c, the Default mode is as follows:

•600 dots per inch (dpi)

•Rendering Mode is automatic (PCL 5c only)

•Scale Patterns is on

•Print all Text as Black is off

•Gloss Print Finish is off

•Send TrueType as Bitmap is not selected

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Custom

The default custom setting for PCL6 and PCL 5c does not have Scale Patterns selected.

Details

The Details button displays the Print Quality Details dialog box (Figures 12 and 13). The driver leaves the Details button enabled regardless of which PQ setting is selected.

The Custom setting will include any combination of settings in this dialog box that differ from the Default settings when you click the OK button. If you make choices that correspond to the Default settings, then the PQ setting on the Finishing tab is changed from Custom to the default.

Figures 12 and 13 show the Print Quality Details dialog box for the PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers.

Figure 12: Features controlled within the dialog box (PCL 6)

Figure 13: Features controlled within the dialog box (PCL 5c)

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Current setting

The Current Setting sentence dynamically changes the word in quotation marks to reflect the current PQ setting based upon the current choices in this dialog. The default is “Custom” but can change to “Default” whenever the selections match those settings (defined above).

Graphics settings

In the PCL 5c driver, there are four settings under Rendering Mode that control the way in which the driver expresses a page:

•Automatic (Auto Mode), the default, will send pages as HP GL/2 unless you are currently in an application which is found in one of the exception lists. In this case, the rendering mode will depend on which exception list the application is found.

•Send Graphics as Vector uses HP GL/2 as the imaging model.

•Send Graphics as Raster uses PCL 5c raster mode as the imaging model.

•Send Page as Raster uses PCL 5c raster mode as the imaging model and images all text as raster graphics without using downloaded or resident fonts.

Output Settings

Resolution

For PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers, there is one setting: 600 dpi.

Ret

HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer does not support Resolution Enhancement Technology (RET).

Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG)

This is implemented to address the moiré effect some applications can encounter with certain types of patterns. This feature will allow you to turn off the pattern scaling that the driver performs. What you will lose is WYSIWYG with patterns, but the printed result might look better. This feature works only with programs that use vector hatch patterns. This option is on by default.

Print all Text as Black

This is not selected by default. When selected, this option will cause the driver to image all text as black regardless of the document’s text color settings except for white text, which will remain white.

Gloss Print Finish

This is not selected by default. When selected this option applies a glossy finish to documents that are printed on non-glossy paper. The gloss print option also improves print quality when you are printing on rough or heavy media.

Font Settings

Send TrueType as Bitmaps is the only setting available and provides you a safety net for applications that have trouble using TrueType fonts for special graphic purposes, such as shading, rotation or slanting. This feature is also in place for backward compatibility purposes. When Send Page as Raster is selected (in the PCL 5c driver only), Send True Type as Bitmaps is not available. Using this feature allows TrueType fonts to be converted to bitmap soft fonts before downloading.

When True Type as Bitmaps is unchecked, the driver sends True Type fonts to the printer as outlines, which retain the standard format (Outline) of the fonts.

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Effects tab features

The Effects tab is intended for unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks. Figures 14 and 15 show this tab.

Figure 14: The Effects tab (PCL 6)

Figure 15: The Effects tab (PCL 5c)

ZoomSmart

The ZoomSmart group box is for features that scale the page image, either by a numeric percentage or by specifying a scale change to a different paper size. ZoomSmart handles scale transformations.

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