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Serial number and model number location .......................................................................... 6
Control panel layout ............................................................................................................. 7
2 Control panel menus ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Reports menu ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Quick Forms menu ............................................................................................................................. 11
System Setup menu ........................................................................................................................... 12
Service menu ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Network Setup menu .......................................................................................................................... 16
3 Software for Windows .................................................................................................................................. 17
Supported operating systems for Windows ........................................................................................ 18
Supported printer drivers for Windows ............................................................................................... 18
Select the correct printer driver for Windows ..................................................................................... 18
Change printer-driver settings for Windows ....................................................................................... 20
Change the settings for all print jobs until the software program is closed ........................ 20
Change the default settings for all print jobs ...................................................................... 20
Change the product configuration settings ........................................................................ 20
Remove software for Windows ........................................................................................................... 21
Supported utilities for Windows .......................................................................................................... 21
Other Windows components and utilities ........................................................................................... 22
Software for other operating systems ................................................................................................. 22
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4 Use the product with Mac ............................................................................................................................ 23
Software for Mac ................................................................................................................................ 24
Supported operating systems for Mac ............................................................................... 24
Supported printer drivers for Mac ...................................................................................... 24
Install software for Mac operating systems ........................................................................ 24
Install software for Mac computers connected directly to the product .............. 24
Install software for Mac computers on a wired network (IP) ............................. 25
Obtain the IP address ....................................................................... 25
Install the software ............................................................................ 25
Install software for Mac computers on a wireless network ................................ 26
Connect the product to a wireless network using WPS .................... 26
Connect the product to a wireless network using WPS by using the
control panel menus ......................................................................... 26
Connect the product to a wireless network using a USB cable ........ 26
Remove software from Mac operating systems ................................................................. 27
Change printer-driver settings for Mac .............................................................................. 27
Software for Mac computers .............................................................................................. 27
HP Utility for Mac .............................................................................................. 27
Open the HP Utility ........................................................................... 28
HP Utility features ............................................................................. 28
Supported utilities for Macintosh ....................................................................... 28
Print with Mac ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Cancel a print job with Mac ................................................................................................ 29
Change the paper size and type with Mac ......................................................................... 29
Create and use printing presets with Mac ......................................................................... 29
Resize documents or print on a custom paper size with Mac ............................................ 30
Print a cover page with Mac .............................................................................................. 30
Use watermarks with Mac .................................................................................................. 30
Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper with Mac ........................................................ 31
Print on both sides of the page (duplex printing) with Mac ................................................ 31
Set the color options with Mac ........................................................................................... 32
Use the Services menu with Mac ...................................................................................... 32
5 Connect the product ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Supported operating systems for networks ........................................................................................ 34
Connect the product to an ad-hoc wireless network ......................... 40
Configure IP network settings ............................................................................................ 40
View or change network settings ...................................................................... 40
Set or change the product password ................................................................ 41
Manually configure IPv4 TCP/IP parameters from the control panel ................ 41
Link speed and duplex settings ........................................................................ 41
6 Paper and print media .................................................................................................................................. 43
Understand paper use ........................................................................................................................ 44
Special paper guidelines .................................................................................................... 44
Change the printer driver to match the paper type and size .............................................................. 45
Supported paper sizes ....................................................................................................................... 46
Supported paper types ....................................................................................................................... 47
Load paper trays ................................................................................................................................ 48
Improve print quality with Windows ................................................................................... 59
Select the page size with Windows ................................................................... 59
Select a custom page size with Windows ......................................................... 60
Select the paper type with Windows ................................................................. 60
Select the paper tray with Windows .................................................................. 60
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Print on both sides (duplex) with Windows ........................................................................ 61
Print multiple pages per sheet with Windows .................................................................... 63
Select page orientation with Windows ............................................................................... 64
Set color options with Windows ......................................................................................... 66
Additional print tasks with Windows ................................................................................................... 67
Print colored text as black (grayscale) with Windows ........................................................ 67
Print on preprinted letterhead or forms with Windows ....................................................... 67
Print on special paper, labels, or transparencies ............................................................... 69
Print the first or last page on different paper with Windows ............................................... 72
Scale a document to fit page size ...................................................................................... 74
Add a watermark to a document with Windows ................................................................. 76
Create a booklet with Windows ......................................................................................... 76
8 Color ............................................................................................................................................................... 79
Adjust color ......................................................................................................................................... 80
Change the color theme for a print job .............................................................................. 80
Change the color options .................................................................................................. 80
Manual color options .......................................................................................................... 81
Use the HP EasyColor option for Windows ........................................................................................ 82
Match colors ....................................................................................................................................... 83
9 Manage and maintain ................................................................................................................................... 85
Print information pages ...................................................................................................................... 86
Use HP ToolboxFX ............................................................................................................................. 88
View the HP ToolboxFX ..................................................................................................... 88
HP ToolboxFX sections ..................................................................................................... 89
Status ................................................................................................................ 89
Self help ........................................................................................................................................... 112
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 181
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1Product basics
Product comparison
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Environmental features
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Accessibility features
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Product views
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Product comparison
HP LaserJet Pro CP1520 color printer series
Prints up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) on A4-size paper in monochrome (black and white), and
Built-in networking to connect to 10Base-T/100Base-TX networks
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The product is available in the following configurations.
HP Color LaserJet CP1525n CE874AHP Color LaserJet CP1525nw CE875A
Prints up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) on A4-size paper
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in monochrome (black and white), and 8 ppm in color
Single-sheet priority feed slot (Tray 1) and 150-sheet
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cassette (Tray 2)
Hi-Speed universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 port
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Built-in networking to connect to 10Base-T/100Base-TX
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networks
64-megabyte (MB) random-access memory (RAM)
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expandable to 320-megabyte.
HP Color LaserJet CP1525n, plus:
802.11b/g/n wireless support capability
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Environmental features
Manual duplex printingSave paper by using the manual duplex printing option.
Print multiple pages per sheet Save paper by printing two or more pages of a document side-by-side on one sheet of paper.
RecyclingReduce waste by using recycled paper.
Energy savingsInstant on Fusing technology and sleep mode enable this product to quickly go into reduced
Access this feature through the printer driver.
Recycle print cartridges by using the HP return process.
power states when not printing, thus saving energy.
Accessibility features
The product includes several features that aid users with accessibility issues.
Online user guide that is compatible with text screen-readers.
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Print cartridges can be installed and removed by using one hand.
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All doors and covers can be opened by using one hand.
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Product views
Front view
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1Output bin (holds 125 sheets of standard paper)
2Dual inline memory module (DIMM) door (for adding more memory)
3Control panel
4Wireless button and light (wireless model only)
5Tray 1 -- single-sheet priority feed slot and jam-access door
6Tray 2 -- 150 sheet cassette
7Front door (provides access to the print cartridges)
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Back view
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2Rear door (for jam access)
3Power switch
4Power connection
Interface connections
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2USB port (bottom)
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Control panel layout
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1Ready light (green): The Ready light is on when the product is ready to print. It blinks when the product is receiving
print data.
2Attention light (amber): The Attention light blinks when a print cartridge is empty or the product requires user
3Control panel display: The display provides information about the product. Use the menus on the display to
4Right arrow and Left arrow buttons: Use these buttons to navigate through the menus or to increase or decrease
5OK button: Press the OK button for the following actions:
6Cancel X button: Press this button to cancel a print job whenever the attention light is blinking or to exit the control
7Back arrow button: Press this button for the following actions:
attention.
NOTE: The Attention light does not blink if more than one print cartridge is empty.
establish product settings.
a value that appears on the display.
Open the control panel menus.
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Open a submenu displayed on the control panel display.
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Select a menu item.
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Clear some errors.
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Begin a print job in response to a control panel prompt (for example, when the message [OK] to print appears
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on the control panel display).
panel menus.
Exit the control panel menus.
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Scroll back to a previous menu in a submenu list.
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Scroll back to a previous menu item in a submenu list (without saving changes to the menu item).
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2Control panel menus
Reports menu
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Quick Forms menu
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System Setup menu
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Service menu
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Network Setup menu
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Reports menu
Use the Reports menu to print reports that provide information about the product.
Menu itemDescription
Demo pagePrints a color page that demonstrates print quality.
Menu structurePrints a map of the control panel-menu layout. The active settings for each menu
are listed.
Config reportPrints a list of all the product settings. Includes network information when the product
Supplies statusPrints the status for each print cartridge, including the following information:
Network SummaryPrints a list of all product network settings
Usage pagePrints a page that lists PCL pages, PCL 6 pages, PS pages, pages that were jammed
PCL font listPrints a list of all the PCL fonts that are installed.
PS font listPrints a list of all the PostScript (PS) fonts that are installed
PCL6 font listPrints a list of all the PCL6 fonts that are installed
is connected to a network.
Estimated percentage of cartridge life remaining
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Approximate pages remaining
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Part numbers for HP print cartridges
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Number of pages printed
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Information about ordering new HP print cartridges and recycling used HP print
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cartridges
or mispicked in the product, monochrome (black and white) or color pages; and
reports the page count
HP Color LaserJet CP1525nw only: prints a page that lists the information above,
and the monochrome (black and white) or color pages printed, number of memory
cards inserted, number of PictBridge connections, and the PictBridge page count
Color usage logPrints a report that shows the user name, application name, and color usage
information on a job-by-job basis
Service pagePrints the service report
Diagnostics pagePrints the calibration and color diagnostics pages
Print QualityPrints a color test page which can be useful for diagnosing print quality defects.
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Quick Forms menu
Menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
Notebook PaperNarrow Rule
Wide Rule
Child Rule
Graph Paper1/8 inch
5 mm
Checklist1-Column
2-Column
Music PaperPortrait
Landscape
Prints pages that have preprinted lines
Prints pages that have preprinted graph lines
Prints pages that have preprinted lines with check boxes
Prints pages that have preprinted lines for writing music
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System Setup menu
In the following table, items that have asterisks (*) indicate the factory default setting.
Menu itemSub-menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
LanguageSelect the language for the control panel
display messages and the product
reports.
Paper SetupDef. paper sizeLetter
A4
Legal
Def. paper typeA list of available paper
types appears.
Tray 2Paper type
Paper size
Paper out actionWait forever*
Cancel
Override
Select the size for printing internal
reports or any print job that does not
specify a size.
Select the paper type for printing internal
reports or any print job that does not
specify a type.
Select the default size and type for Tray 2
from the list of available sizes and types.
Select how the product should react
when a print job requires a size or type
that is not available or when a specified
tray is empty.
Select the Wait forever option to make
the product wait until you load the correct
paper and press the OK button. This is
the default setting.
Select the Override option to print on a
different size or type after a specified
delay.
Select the Cancel option to automatically
cancel the print job after a specified
delay.
If you select either the Override or
Cancel options, the control panel
prompts you to specify the number of
seconds to delay. Press the Right arrow
button to increase the time, up to
3600 seconds. Press the Left arrow
button to decrease the time.
Print qualityCalibrate colorAfter power on
Calibrate now
After power on: Select how soon the
product should calibrate after you turn it
on. The default setting is 15 minutes.
Calibrate now: Makes the product
perform a calibration immediately. If a job
is processing, the product calibrates after
the job is complete. If an error message
displays, you must clear the error first.
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Menu itemSub-menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
PowerSave TimeSleep Delay15 minutes*
30 Minutes
1 Hour
2 Hours
Off
1 Minute
Display contrastMedium*
Darker
Darkest
Lightest
Lighter
At Very LowBlack CartridgeStop
Select the level of contrast for the
Prompt*
Continue
Sets how long the product remains idle
before it enters PowerSave mode. The
product automatically exits PowerSave
mode when you send a print job or press
a control panel button.
display.
Set how the product behaves when the
black print cartridge reaches the very low
threshold.
Stop: The product stops printing
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until you replace the print cartridge.
Prompt: The product stops printing
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and prompts you to replace the print
cartridge. You can acknowledge
the prompt and continue printing.
Color CartridgesStop
Prompt*
Continue
Print Black
Continue: The product alerts you
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that the print cartridge is very low,
but it continues printing.
Set how the product behaves when the
one of the color print cartridges reaches
the very low threshold.
Stop: The product stops printing
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until you replace the print cartridge.
Prompt: The product stops printing
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and prompts you to replace the print
cartridge. You can acknowledge
the prompt and continue printing.
Continue: The product alerts you
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that the print cartridge is very low,
but it continues printing.
Print Black: The product alerts you
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that the print cartridge is very low,
but it continues printing in black
only. To configure the product to
print in color and use the remaining
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Menu itemSub-menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
toner in the print cartridge past very
low, follow these steps:
1.On the product control panel,
touch the OK button, and then
touch the System Setup
button.
2.Touch the At Very Low
button, and then touch the
Color Cartridges button.
Touch the Continue button.
When you choose to replace the
very low print cartridge, color
printing resumes automatically.
User-Defined LowBlackType the percentage of life estimated life
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Courier fontRegular
Dark
Selects a version of the Courier font. The
remaining at which the product alerts you
that the print cartridge is low.
default is Regular.
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Service menu
Use this menu to restore default settings, clean the product, and activate special modes that affect print
output. Items that have asterisks (*) indicate the factory default setting.
Menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
Cleaning PageUse this option to clean the product if you see
toner specks or other marks on the printed
output. The cleaning process removes dust and
excess toner from the paper path.
When you select this item, the product prompts
you to load plain paper in Tray 1 and then press
OK to start the cleaning process. Wait until the
process is complete. Discard the page that
prints.
USB SpeedHigh*
Full
Less paper curlOn
Off*
Archive printOn
Off*
Firmware DateDisplays the current firmware datecode.
Restore defaultsSets all customized copy settings to the factory
Sets the USB speed to High or Full. For the
product to actually operate at high speed, it must
have high speed enabled and be connected to
an EHCI host controller that is also operating at
high speed. This menu item also does not reflect
the current operating speed of the product.
If printed pages are consistently curled, use this
option to set the product to a mode that reduces
curl.
If you are printing pages that will be stored for a
long time, use this option to set the product to a
mode that reduces toner smearing and dusting.
default values.
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Network Setup menu
Use this menu to establish network configuration settings.
Menu itemSub-menu itemDescription
Wireless Menu (wireless products
only)
Run Network TestTests the wireless network and prints a report with the
Turn Wireless On/OffEnable or disable the wireless network feature.
TCP IP config
Auto CrossoverOn
Network servicesIPv4
WPS SetupIf your wireless router supports this feature, use this
method to set up the product on a wireless network.
This is the simplest method.
results.
Automatic
Manual
Off
IPv6
Select Automatic to automatically configure all the
TCP/IP settings.
Select Manual to manually configure the IP address,
subnet mask, and default gateway.
The default setting is Automatic.
This item is used when you are connecting the
product directly to a personal computer using an
Ethernet cable (you might have to set this to On or
Off depending on the computer being used).
The default setting is On.
This item is used by the network administrator to limit
the network services available on this product.
On
Off
The default setting is On.
Show IP AddressNo
Yes
Link SpeedAutomatic (Default)
10T Full
10T Half
100TX Full
100TX Half
Restore defaults Press OK to restore the network configuration
No: The product IP address will not appear on the
control panel display.
Yes: The product IP address will appear on the
control panel display.
The default setting is No.
Sets the link speed manually if needed.
After setting the link speed, the product automatically
restarts.
settings to the default values.
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