HP LaserJet 4100 User Manual

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Hewlett-Packard Company 11311 Chinden Boulevard Boise, Idaho 83714 USA

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Third Edition, March 2002

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Contents

About this guide 9

How to use this online user guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Navigational features in this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Features of Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Where to look for more information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Setting up the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

1 Printer basics

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Printer features and benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Printer configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Printer parts and locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Accessories and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Items and part numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Ordering through service or support providers . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Ordering directly through the embedded web server . . . . . . .22

Ordering directly through the printer software. . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Control panel layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Control panel lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Control panel keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using the printer online help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Control panel menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Printer software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Software provided. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Printer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Software for Windows-based computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Software for Macintosh computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Software for networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

4 Contents

2 Printing tasks

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Selecting the output bin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Printing to the top output bin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Printing to the rear output bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Loading tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Loading trays 2, 3, and 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Printing both sides of paper (optional duplexer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Guidelines for printing both sides of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Placement for paper requiring a specific orientation. . . . . . . .51

Layout options for printing both sides of paper. . . . . . . . . . . .52

Printing special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Printing small or narrow paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Printing letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (single-

sided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Printing envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Printing labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Printing transparencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Printing cards, custom-size, and heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Advanced printing tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Using features in the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Customizing what tray is used for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Job retention features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Quick copying a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Proofing and holding a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Printing a private job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Storing a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Printing a stored job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Deleting a stored job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver. . . . . . . . . .80

Setting up to print with Windows 9x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Setting up to print with Macintosh computers. . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Printing a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Interrupting and resuming printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

3 Printer maintenance

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Managing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

HP toner cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Non-HP toner cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Toner cartridge authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Toner cartridge storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Toner cartridge life expectancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Checking the toner level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Cartridge interaction (shaking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Toner low and toner out conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Contents

Cleaning the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

General guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Cleaning procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Cleaning the fuser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Running the cleaning page manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Running the cleaning page automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Performing preventative maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Configuring alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

4 Problem solving

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Paper jam locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Clearing jams from the top cover and toner cartridge areas. .98

Clearing jams from the optional envelope feeder . . . . . . . . .100

Clearing jams from the input tray areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Clearing jams from the optional duplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Clearing jams from the output areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Clearing jams from the fuser area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Solving repeated paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Understanding printer messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Mopy disk error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Correcting output quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Light print (partial page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Light print (entire page). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Specks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Dropouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Gray background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Toner smear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Loose toner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Repeating defects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Repeating image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Misformed characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Page skew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Curl or wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Wrinkles or creases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Vertical white lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Tire tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

White spots on black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Determining printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Troubleshooting flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Troubleshooting flowchart for Macintosh users . . . . . . . . . .143

Troubleshooting the optional printer hard disk accessory. . . . . .146

Troubleshooting PS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Troubleshooting optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver problems.148

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Communicating with an optional HP JetDirect print server . . . . .150

Checking the printer configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Menu map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Supplies status page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

PCL or PS font list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

5 Service and support

HP Customer Care Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

HP fraud hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Customer support options worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

HP Customer Care Center and product repair assistance for the

U.S. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

European HP Customer Care Center language and in-country

options available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

In-country/region support numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Warranty information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Guidelines for repacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Service information form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Limited warranty for toner cartridge life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

HP software license terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Worldwide country/region sales and service offices . . . . . . . . . .172

Appendix A Specifications

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Paper specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Supported sizes and weights of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Supported types of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Guidelines for using paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Transparencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Card stock and heavy paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Printer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Product compatibility matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

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Appendix B Control panel menus

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Control panel menu map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Quick Copy Jobs Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Private/Stored Jobs Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Paper Handling Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Print Quality Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

I/O Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Resets Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

EIO Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Appendix C Printer memory and expansion

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Checking memory installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Saving resources (permanent resources). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Installing EIO cards/mass storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Appendix D Printer commands

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Understanding PCL 5e printer command syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Combining escape sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Entering escape characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

Selecting PCL 5e fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Common PCL 5e printer commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

Appendix E Regulatory information

FCC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Environmental product stewardship program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Protecting the environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Material safety data sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Laser safety statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Canadian DOC regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

EMI statement (Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Laser statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

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Appendix F Embedded web server

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

Accessing the embedded web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Embedded web server pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Home pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Device pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

Network pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

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Click on a thumbnail to move to the page it represents.

Click on the Find button, or choose

Find

from the

Tools

menu.

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To print the whole document: From the File menu, choose Print. Choose All n pages (n represents the total number of pages in the document), then click OK.

Note Go to http://www.adobe.com/

for the latest versions and additional

languages of Adobe™ Acrobat Reader.

Where to look for more information

Several references are available for use with this printer. Additional information is available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj4100

Setting up the printer

Getting Started Guide

Information for setting up your printer (Getting Started), as well as tips and quick information for using the printer (Quick Reference). For additional copies, contact HP DIRECT at (800) 538-8787 (U.S.) or contact your HP-authorized dealer.

HP JetDirect Print Server Administrator’s Guide

Information for configuring and troubleshooting the HP JetDirect print server, available on the CD that came with the printer.

14 About this guide

Using the printer

Getting Started Guide

Online Help

Information on printer options that are availab le from within printer drivers . To view a help file, access the online help through the printer driver.

HP Fast InfraRed Receiver User Guide

Information on using and troubleshooting the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver.

Accessory guides

Instructions for installing and using accessories or toner cartridges, included with the accessory.

Overview

Printer basics

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of an HP LaserJet 4100 series printer. If you have not done so, see the getting started guide provided with the printer for setup instructions.

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

●

features and benefits of the printer

●

important printer parts and locations

●

accessories and supplies available for the printer

●

the layout and basic operation of the printer control panel

●

helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility

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Printer features and benefits

Speed and throughput

● instant-on fuser prints the first page in 12 seconds

● prints letter-size paper at 25 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size

paper at 24 ppm

● “RIP ONCE” capability with 32 MB or hard disk options

Resolution

● FastRes 1200—produces 1200-dpi print quality for fast, high-

quality printing of business text and graphics

●

ProRes 1200—produces 1200-dpi printing for best quality of graphic images

● HP UltraPrecise toner for crisp, sharp output

Paper handling

●

HP LaserJet 4100 and 4100N: hold 600 sheets of paper

●

HP LaserJet 4100TN and 4100DTN: hold 1100 sheets of paper

●

expandable to hold up to 1600 sheets of paper with optional accessories

●

prints a wide range of sizes, types, and weights

Language and fonts

●

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

●

80 fonts for Microsoft® Windows

Toner cartridge

● supplies status page with toner gauge, page count, and

information on paper sizes used

● no-shake cartridge design

●

check for authentic HP toner cartridges

Printer features and benefits

Expandable design

●

optional paper handling accessories:

• stackable 500-sheet paper trays (up to two additional trays)

• power envelope feeder (holds up to 75 envelopes)

• duplex printing accessory (for two-sided printing)

●

flash storage (for forms, fonts, and signatures)

●

expandable memory (up to 256 MB)

●

two EIO slots for connecting to networks or additional devices

●

HP JetSend enabled

●

hard disk (for job retention)

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Printer configurations

This printer is available in four configurations:

HP LaserJet 4100

● 16 MB RAM

● 100-sheet paper tray

● 500-sheet paper tray

HP LaserJet 4100N

● 32 MB RAM

●

HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card for network connection

●

100-sheet paper tray

●

500-sheet paper tray

HP LaserJet 4100TN

●

32 MB RAM

●

HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card for network connection

●

100-sheet paper tray

●

two 500-sheet paper trays

HP LaserJet 4100DTN

●

32 MB RAM

●

HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card for network connection

●

100-sheet paper tray

●

two 500-sheet paper trays

●

duplex printing accessory (duplexer)

Printer parts and locations

Top cover (toner cartridge underneath)

Control panel

Power switch

Tray 1 (100-sheet)

Top output bin

Additional memory can be installed here

Printer parts (front view, HP LaserJet 4100/4100N printer)

Tray numbers

Paper level indicator

Tray 2 (500-sheet)

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1 Fuser (can be removed to clear paper jams) 2 Rear output bin (straight-through paper path) 3 Power connector 4 Dust cover (tray 2 dust cover not installed if duplexer is installed) 5 Parallel interface port 6 Enhanced I/O (EIO) slots 7 Fast InfraRed (FIR) port for an optional FIR receiver 8 Memory access door (more than one DIMM can be installed) 9 Accessory interface port 10 Serial and model numbers (under top cover) 11 Toner cartridge access (under top cover)

Printer parts (back view)

Accessories and supplies

You can increase the capabilities of the printer with optional accessories and supplies, as shown below. See “Ordering information” on page 22.

Note

Use accessories and supplies specifically designed for the printer to ensure optimum performance.

The printer supports two enhanced input/output (EIO) cards. One of the card slots is already used in the HP LaserJet 4100N/4100TN/ 4100DTN for the HP JetDirect 10/100Base-TX print server card.

HP JetDirect print server (EIO card)

Hard disk accessory (EIO card)

Memory DIMM, flash DIMM, or font DIMM

Duplex printing accessory (duplexer), for 2-sided printing

Stackable 500-sheet paper tr a y (maximum of two , as sho wn here, for a total input capacity of 1,600 sheets)

Envelope feeder

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Ordering information

Items and part numbers

Use only parts and accessories specifically designed for this printer. See the table ahead, which is organized according to type of accessory:

● paper handling

● memory, fonts, and mass storage

● hardware

● cables and interfaces

●

documentation

● maintenance

● printing supplies

See “Product compatibility matrix” on page 203 for information on the compatibility of accessories for the HP LaserJet 4000, 4050, and 4100 Series printers.

Ordering through service or support providers

To order a part or accessory, contact an HP-authorized service or support provider (see “HP direct ordering for accessories or supplies” on page 160, “HP direct ordering for genuine HP parts” on page 160, or “HP authorized resellers and support” on page 160).

Ordering directly through the embedded web server

Use the following steps to order printing supplies directly through the embedded web server (see “Accessing the embedded web server” on page 252 for an explanation of this feature).

1 In your web browser, enter the IP address for the printer home

page. This takes you to the printer status page.

2 Click the Device tab at the top of the screen. 3 If asked to provide a password, enter the password.

Ordering information

On the left side of the Device Configuration page, double-click

Order Supplies

. This provides a URL from which to purchase consumables. Supplies inf ormation with part numbers and printer information is provided.

Select the part numbers you wish to order and follow the instructions on the screen.

Ordering directly through the printer software

The printer software gives you the ability to order parts and accessories directly from your computer . Three things are required to use this feature:

●

the “Supplies Information and Ordering” software must be installed on your computer (use the custom installation option to install this software)

●

the printer must be directly connected to your computer (parallel)

●

you must have access to the World Wide Web

At the bottom right of your screen (in the system tray), click the Printer icon. This opens the status window.

On the left side of the status window, click the Printer icon from which you wish to obtain status.

At the top of the status window, click

Supplies

link. You can also

scroll down to Supplies Status.

Click

Order Supplies

. This opens a browser that produces a

URL from which to purchase consumables.

Select the supplies you wish to order.

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Paper handling Item Part number Description or use

500-sheet feeder and paper tray

C8055A Stackable paper feeder and 500-sheet

paper tray. Envelope feeder C8053A Automatically feeds up to 75 envelopes. Duplex printing accessory

(duplexer)

C8054A Allows automatic printing on both sides of

paper. Replacement 500-sheet

paper tray (without the feeder)

C8056A Supports multiple paper sizes and custom

sizes (see “Supported sizes and weights

of paper - trays 2, 3, and 4” on page 190).

Memory, fonts, and mass storage Item Part number Description or use

SDRAM DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module)

4 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB

C4140A C4141A C4142A C4143A C3913A C9121A

Boosts the ability of the printer to handle

large print jobs (maximum 256 MB with

HP-brand DIMMs).

Flash DIMM 2 MB

4 MB

C4286A C4287A

Permanent storage for fonts and forms.

Font DIMM Korean

Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese

D4838A C4293A C4292A

8-MB Asian MROM.

EIO hard disk C2985B Permanent storage for fonts and forms.

Also used for making multiple original

prints and Job Retention features.

Ordering information

Hardware Item Part number Description or use

FIR receiver C4103A Fast InfraRed Receiver.

Cables and interfaces Item Part number Description or use

Parallel cables 2-meter IEEE-1284 cable

3-meter IEEE-1284 cable

C2950A C2951A

Macintosh computer serial cable

92215S For connecting to a Macintosh

computer.

Macintosh network cable kit

92215N For connecting to PhoneNET or

LocalTalk.

Enhanced I/O (EIO) cards Token Ring networks

Fast Ethernet (10/100Base-TX

single RJ-45 port)

HP JetDirect Connectivity card (EIO)

for USB, Serial, LocalTalk

J4167A J4169A

J4135A

HP JetDirect EIO internal print server network cards.

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Documentation Item Part number Description or use

HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide

5963-7863 A guide to using paper and other print

media with HP LaserJet printers (English only).

HP LaserJet 4100 Software and User Documentation CD-ROM

Americas/Western Europe Europe Asia Pacific

C8049-60104 C8049-60105 C8049-60106

An additional copy of the software and user documentation CD.

Getting Started Guide

C8049-90903 Printed copy of the getting started

guide for the HP LaserJet 4100, 4100N, 4100TN, and 4100DTN printers (English only).

Maintenance Item Part number Description or use

Printer maintenance kit 110 V printer kit

220 V printer kit

C8057A C8058A

User-replaceable parts and instructions for printer maintenance.

Ordering information

Printing supplies

Item Part number Description or use

Toner cartridges

6,000 pages 10,000 pages

C8061A C8061X

Replacement HP UltraPrecise toner cartridge.

HP LaserJet Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 200 sheets/ ream, 12-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 3-hole, 500 sheets/ream, 10-ream carton

Legal (8.5 by 14 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

A4 (216 by 279 mm), 500 sheets/ ream, 5-ream carton

HPJ1124

HPJ200C

HPJ113H

HPJ1424

CHP310

For use with HP Color LaserJet printers and HP LaserJet monochrome printers. Good for letterhead, high-value memos, legal documents, direct mail, and correspondence.

Specifications: 96 bright, 24 lb.

HP LaserJet Soft Gloss Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 50 sheets/box A4 (216 by 279 mm), 50 sheets/

box

C4179A C4179B

For use with HP Color LaserJet printers and HP LaserJet monochrome printers. Coated paper, good for business documents with high impact, such as brochures, sales material, and documents with graphics and photographic images.

Specifications: 32 lb.

HP LaserJet Transparency

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 50 sheets/box A4 (216 by 279 mm), 50 sheets/

box

92296T 92296U

For use with HP LaserJet monochrome printers.

Specifications: 4.3 mil thickness.

HP MultiPurpose Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 5-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 250 sheets/ ream, 12-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 3-hole, 500 sheets/ream, 10-ream carton

Legal (8.5 by 14 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

HPM1120

HPM115R

HP25011

HPM113H

HPM1420

For use with all office equipment— laser and inkjet printers, copiers, and fax machines. Created for businesses that want one paper for all their office needs. Brighter and smoother than other office papers.

Specifications: 90 bright, 20 lb.

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HP Office Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 3-hole, 500 sheets/ream, 10-ream carton

Legal (8.5 by 14 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), Quick Pack, 2,500-sheet carton

A4 (216 by 279 mm), 500 sheets/ ream, 5-ream carton

HPC8511

HPC3HP

HPC8514

HP2500S

CHP110

For use with all office equipment—- laser and inkjet printers, copiers, and fax machines. Good for high-volume printing.

Specifications: 84 bright, 20 lb.

HP Office Recycled Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 3-hole, 500 sheets/ream, 10-ream carton

Legal (8.5 by 14 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

HPE1120

HPE113H

HPE1420

For use with all office equipment— laser and inkjet printers, copiers, and fax machines. Good for high-volume printing.

Satisfies U.S . Executive Order 13101 for en vironmentally preferable products.

Specifications: 84 bright, 20 lb, 30% post-consumer content.

HP Premium Choice LaserJet Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

A4 (216 by 279 mm), 500 sheets/ ream, 4-ream carton

A4 (216 by 279 mm), 250 sheets/ ream, 8-ream carton

HPU1132

CHP410

CHP415

For use with HP Color LaserJet printers, HP LaserJet monochrome printers, and color copiers. Good for hardcopy presentations, business reports and proposals, data sheets, price lists, and newsletters.

Specifications: 98 bright, 32 lb.

HP Printing Paper

Letter (8.5 by 11 in), 500 sheets/ ream, 10-ream carton

A4 (216 by 279 mm), 500 sheets/ ream, 5-ream carton

HPP1122

CHP210

For use with laser and inkjet printers. Created especially for small and home offices. Heavier and brighter than copier paper.

Specifications: 92 bright, 22 lb.

Printing supplies (continued)

Item Part number Description or use

Control panel layout

Control panel

The printer’s control panel consists of the following:

Control panel lights

Ready

Data

Attention

Item

–Value+

Select

Cancel

Job

Two-line display

READY

Printer online help

Light Indication when lit

Ready The printer is ready to print. Data The printer is processing information. Attention Action is required. See the control panel display for an

associated message.

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Control panel keys

Key Function

GO • Places the printer either online or offline.

• Prints any data residing in the printer’s buffer.

• Allows the printer to resume printing after being offline. Clears most

printer messages and places the printer online.

• Allows the printer to continue printing with an error message such as

TRAY

x LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE]

UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE

• Confirms a manual feed request if tray 1 is loaded and

TRAY 1

MODE=CASSETTE

has been set from the Paper Handling Menu in the

printer’s control panel.

• Overrides a manual feed request from tr a y 1 by selecting paper from the next available tray.

• Exits the control panel menus. (To save a selected control panel setting, first press S

ELECT

ANCEL JOB

Cancels the print job that the printer is processing. (Press C

ANCEL JOB

only

once.) The time it takes to cancel depends on the size of the print job.

ENU

Cycles through the control panel menus. Press the right side of the key to

move forward or the left side of the key to move backward.

TEM

Cycles through the items in the selected menu. Press the right side of the

key to move forward or the left side of the key to move backward.

-V

ALUE

+ Cycles through the values in the selected menu item. Press + to move

forward or - to move backward.

ELECT

• Saves the selected v alue for that item. An asterisk (*) appears ne xt to the selection, indicating that it is the new default. Default settings remain when the printer is switched off or reset (unless you reset all factory defaults from the Resets Menu).

• Prints one of the printer information pages from the control panel.

Control panel layout

Using the printer online help system

This printer features an online help system on the control panel that provides instructions for resolving most printer errors. Certain control panel error messages alternate with instructions on accessing the online help system.

Whenever a ? appears in an error message or a message alternates with

FOR HELP PRESS THE ? KEY

, press the right side of the I

TEM

key

to navigate through a sequence of instructions.

Note

To exit the online help system, press G

ELECT

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Control panel menus

For a complete list of control panel items and possible values, see "Control panel menus" on page 205.

Press M

ENU

for access to all control panel menus. When additional trays or other accessories are installed in the printer, new menus or menu items might automatically appear.

To print a control panel menu map

To see the current settings for the menus and items available in the control panel, print a control panel menu map. You might want to store the menu map near the printer for reference.

1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

INFORMATION MENU

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

repeatedly until

PRINT MENU MAP

appears.

3 Press S

ELECT

to print the menu map.

Note Certain menu options appear only when the associated accessory is

installed. For e xample, the EIO men u appears only if you ha v e an EIO card installed.

To change a control panel setting

1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until the desired menu appears.

2 Press I

TEM

repeatedly until the desired item appears.

3 Press -V

ALUE

+ repeatedly until the desired setting appears.

4 Press S

ELECT

to save the selection. An asterisk (*) appears next

to the selection in the display, indicating that it is now the default.

5 Press G

to exit the menu.

Note Settings in the printer driver and software application ov erride control

panel settings. (Software application settings override printer driver settings.)

If you cannot access a menu or item, it is either not an option for the printer, or y ou have not enabled the associated higher le vel option. See your network administrator if this function has been lock ed (the control panel reads

ACCESS DENIED MENUS LOCKED

Printer software

Software provided

The printer comes with printing software and other helpful software on a CD. If your computer does not have a CD drive but you have access to one, you can copy the software onto diskettes for installation into your computer. See the getting started guide for installation instructions.

The printer drivers provided on the CD must be installed to take full advantage of printer features. The other software programs are recommended, but are not required for operation. See the ReadMe.wri file for more information.

Note

Check the ReadMe.txt file provided on the CD for late-breaking information.

Note Network administrators

: HP Resource Manager should be installed only on the network administrator computer . Load all other applicable software on the server and all client computers.

Windows client

Macintosh

client

Network administrator— Windows software

Drivers

Network administrator

—

Macintosh software

PPDs HP LaserJet Utility* Fonts*

Windows software

Drivers

Macintosh software

PPDs HP LaserJet Utility

* Not supported for the languages of Czech, Korean, Japanese, Russian,

Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Turkish.

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Depending on the configuration of Windows-based computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access and can obtain the latest software. If y ou do not have access to the Internet, see "HP Customer Care Service and Support" on page 157 for information on obtaining the most recent software.

Included with the printer is a CD containing the HP LaserJet Printing System. On the CD are software components and drivers for end users and network administrators. See the ReadMe.wri file for the most current information.

The CD includes software designed for end users and network administrators operating in the following environments:

● Microsoft Windows 9x

● Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

●

Microsoft Windows 2000

●

Apple Mac OS, version 7.5 3 or greater

●

AutoCAD™ drivers, versions12–15

Additional drivers and documentation for Windows NT 3.51 are available on the Internet. Additional drivers, font installer, and documentation for Windows 3.1x are available on the CD that came with the printer.

Printer software

Printer drivers

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

Note

Check the ReadMe.wri file provided on the CD for additional software included and supported languages.

Certain printer features are a v ailable only from the PCL 6 driv ers. See the printer software help for availability of features.

The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj4100

. Depending on the configuration of Windows-based computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers.

You can obtain the following additional printer drivers by downloading them from the Internet, or by requesting them from an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See "HP Customer Care Service and Support" on page 157.)

●

NT 3.51 PCL 5e, NT 3.51 PS (available for English only)

●

UNIX and Linux Model Scripts

OS/2 drivers are available from IBM and are packaged with OS/2. They are not available for the languages of Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese.

Note

If the desired printer driver is not on the CD or is not listed here, check the software application’s installation disks or ReadMe files to see if they include support for the printer. If not, contact the software manufacturer or distributor and request a driver for the printer.

Operating system PCL 5e PCL 6 PS

PPDs

Windows 3.1x

✓✓

✓

Windows 9x

✓✓✓✓

Windows NT 4.0

✓✓✓✓

Windows 2000

✓✓✓✓

Macintosh OS

✓

a. PostScript 2 emulation is referred to as PS throughout this user guide. b. Level 1 emulation only.

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Software for Windows-based computers

Network administrators: If the printer is attached to a network

through an HP JetDirect EIO card, the printer must be configured for that network before you can print. For Microsoft and Novell NetWare networks, you can use the printer installation software. For other options, refer to the HP JetDirect Print Server Administrator’s Guide (included with printers that contain an HP JetDirect print server).

Use the Customization Utility option to create a set of disks with the exact software you want the end users to use. This allows you to distribute drivers without distributing administration software to end users.

Access the Windows printer driver

To configure the driver, access it in one of the following ways:

Note Settings in the printer driver and software application ov erride control

panel settings. (Software application settings override printer driver settings.)

Operating system

Temporarily change settings (from a software application)

Change default settings (across all applications)

Windows 9x From the

File

menu, click

, and

then click

Properties

. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Click the

Start

button, point to

Settings

, and then click

Printers

. Right-click the printer icon, and choose

Properties

Windows NT 4.0 From the

File

menu, click

, and

then click

Properties

. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Click the

Start

button, point to

Settings

, and then click

Printers

Right-click and choose

Document

Defaults

Properties

Windows 2000 From the

File

menu, click

, and

then click

Properties

. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Click the

Start

button, point to

Settings

, and then click

Printers

Right-click and choose

Printing

Preferences

Properties

Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.51

From the

File

menu, click

, click

Printers

, and then click

Options

. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

From the Windows control panel, double-click

Printers

, highlight the

printer, and click

Setup

Printer software

Choose the right printer driver for your needs

Choose a printer driver based on the way you use the printer.

●

Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of the printer’s features. Unless backward compatibility with previous PCL drivers or older printers is necessary, the PCL 6 driver is recommended.

●

Use the PCL 5e driver if you want print results to look comparable to those from older printers, or for font DIMM support.

●

Use the PS driver for compatibility with PostScript Level 2. Certain features are not available in this driver .

●

The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages.

Printer driver help

Each printer driver has help screens that can be activated either from the Help button, the F1 key, or a question mark symbol in the upper right corner in the printer driver (depending on the Windows oper ating system used). These help screens give detailed inf ormation about the specific driver. Printer driver help is separate from the software application help.

HP Resource Manager

The HP Resource Manager should be installed only on the network administrator’s computer. The HP Resource Manager allows you to control the hard disk and flash memory accessory features not found in the drivers. Bidirectional communication is required.

Use the HP Resource Manager to do the following:

●

initialize disk and flash memory

●

download, delete, and manage f onts and macros to disk and flash memory across networks

• PostScript Type 1, PostScript Type 42, TrueType™ fonts converted to PostScript format, TrueType, and PCL bitmap fonts

• To download Type 1 fonts, Adobe Type Manager must be loaded and turned on.

You can obtain a copy of HP Resource Manager over the Internet. See “Online services” on page 157 for details.

Note

HP Resource Manager is not available for the Macintosh.

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HP JetSend communications technology

HP JetSend is a technology from HewlettPackard that allows devices to communicate with each other simply and directly. HP JetSend is built into your printer , allo wing it to receive information from any HP JetSendenabled sending device anywhere on your network, whether it is in the same office or at

a remote location. When you use the HP F ast InfraRed Receiver accessory, your printer can also receive information from any HP JetSend-enabled infrared device. Examples of HP JetSend sending devices include 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 (www.jetsend.hp.com/products) for information on HP JetSend software. With the software, you will be able to exchange intra-company documents directly between two or more computers and send to 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 JetSendenabled printer.

Note HP JetSend software is not supported for the languages of Japanese,

Korean, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese.

Printer software

How the JetSend communications technology works

Networked devices

To use the HP JetSend capability between networked devices, print a configuration page to find your HP JetSend IP address, and give y our address to anyone who wants to send information to your printer via HP JetSend. (See “Configuration page” on page 152.)

From an HP JetSend sending device, a person only needs to enter the printer’s IP address and press “send.”

Infrared devices

To use HP JetSend infrared capability, line up the infrared sensors between the sending and receiving devices, and choose the “send” option on the sending device.

The devices will automatically negotiate the best possible outcome because they have HP JetSend in them.

Note

HP JetSend software is not available for the Macintosh computer.

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Software for Macintosh computers

PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs)

PPDs, in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver , access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation program for the PPDs and other software is provided on the CD. Use the Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver that comes with the computer.

HP LaserJet Utility

HP LaserJet Utility allows control of features that are not available in the driver. The illustrated screens make selecting printer features from the Macintosh computer easier than ever. Use the HP LaserJet Utility to do the following:

● customize the printer control panel messages

●

name the printer, assign it to a zone on the network, download files and fonts, and change most of the printer settings

●

set a password for the printer

●

from the computer, lock out functions on the printer control panel to prevent unauthorized access (see the printer software help)

● configure and set the printer for IP printing

Note The HP LaserJet Utility is not supported for the languages of Czech,

Korean, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Turkish.

Printer software

Software for networks

For a summary of available HP network installation and configuration software solutions, see the

HP JetDirect Print Server Administrator’s

Guide

. You can find this guide on the CD included with the printer.

HP Web JetAdmin

HP Web JetAdmin is a browser-based management tool and should be installed only on the network administrator’s computer. It can be installed and run on the following systems:

●

Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000

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HP-UX

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Sun Solaris

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Red Hat Linux

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SuSE Linux

HP Web JetAdmin is available from the Internet at

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

Note

For the latest list of supported host systems, visit HP Customer Care Online at http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.

When installed on a host server, HP W eb JetAdmin can be accessed by any client through a supported web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape Navigator 4.x or later) by browsing to the HP Web JetAdmin host.

Use HP Web JetAdmin to do the following:

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Install and configure printers that are connected to a network with an HP JetDirect print server. When installed on a supported Microsoft host system, HP Web JetAdmin will configure Novell NetWare parameters on the HP JetDirect print server and NetWare server.

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Manage and troubleshoot network printers from any location.

UNIX

The HP JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX is a simple printer installation utility for HP-UX and Solaris networks. It is available for download from HP Customer Care Online at

http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing

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Overview

Printing tasks

Overview

This chapter presents

basic printing tasks

, such as:

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selecting the output bin

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loading the trays

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printing on both sides of paper with the optional duplexer

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printing on special paper, such as letterhead and transparencies

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using the optional power envelope feeder

This chapter also introduces some

advanced printing tasks:

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printing multiple originals

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creating Quick Sets to save the printer’s setup information for different kinds of print jobs

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printing pages with a watermark in the background

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printing the first page of a document on a different kind of paper than the rest of the pages

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printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper

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printing booklets

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printing with ZoomSmart

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customizing what tray is used for printing

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Selecting the output bin

The printer has two output locations: the rear output bin and the top output bin. To use the top output bin, be sure the rear output bin is closed. To use the rear output bin, open it.

● If paper coming out of the top output bin has problems, such as

excessive curl, try printing to the rear output bin.

● To avoid paper jams, do not open or close the rear output bin

while the printer is printing.

Printing to the top output bin

The top output bin collects paper face-down, in correct order. The top output bin should be used for most print jobs and for transparencies.

Selecting the output bin

Printing to the rear output bin

The printer always prints to the rear output bin if it is open. Paper printed to this bin will be face-up, with the last page on top.

To open the rear output bin, grasp the handle at the top of the bin. Pull the bin down, and slide out the extension.

Printing from tray 1 to the rear output bin provides the straightest paper path (which can reduce curl). Opening the rear output bin might improve performance with the following:

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envelopes

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labels

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small custom-size paper

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postcards

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paper heavier than 28 lb (105 g/m2)

Note

Opening the rear output bin disables the optional duple xer (if installed) and the top output bin.

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Loading tray 1

Tray 1 is a multi-purpose tray that holds up to 100 sheets of paper, 10 env elopes , or 20 index cards. The printer’s default is to pull paper from tray 1 first. To change this, see “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 69.

Tray 1 pro vides a con v enient w a y to print envelopes, transparencies, custom-size paper, or other types of media without having to unload the other trays. It can also be used just as a convenient additional input tray. For supported sizes of paper, see “Supported sizes and weights of paper” on page 189.

Note

To avoid paper jams, do not load trays while the printer is printing.

1 Open tray 1. 2 Pull out the tray extension. 3 Set the side guides to the desired

width.

4 Load paper in the tray.

Note

Make sure the paper fits under the tabs on the guides and not above the load level indicators.

Generally, load paper with the side to be printed up, and the top, short edge toward the printer. For information on loading special paper, see “Printing special paper” on page 53.

5 Adjust the side guides so that they

lightly touch the paper stack but do not bend the paper.

Loading trays 2, 3, and 4

Trays 2, 3, and 4 are 500-sheet paper trays. Tray 3 is optional and comes with the 4100TN and 4100DTN models. Tray 4 is an additional 500-sheet option.

The trays adjust for six standard sizes of media, as well as for man y custom sizes (for details, see “Supported sizes and weights of paper - trays 2, 3, and 4” on page 190). Three adjustments on the trays let the printer sense the paper size that is loaded.

Note

To avoid paper jams, do not load trays while the printer is printing.

Pull the tray completely out of the printer.

If the tray is not already set to the desired paper size, you will need to make up to three adjustments:

2A:

To adjust the width, squeeze the lever on the left guide and slide the guides into place to match the width of the paper.

2B:

To adjust the length, squeeze the lev er on the rear paper guide and slide it to the desired paper size until it clicks into place. Standard sizes are labeled. For A5-size paper, lift the metal backstop near the center of the tray.

2C:

To make the third adjustment, squeeze the blue tab located on the right side of the tray and move it to the correct position based on the paper size required.

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3 Load paper into the tray. 4 Make sure the paper is flat in the tra y

at all four corners and below the front and back tabs.

5 Slide the tray back into the printer.

Note

If the tray is not properly adjusted, the printer might display an error message or paper might jam.

For paper orientation when you are printing on both sides, see “Printing both sides of paper (optional duplexer)” on page 49. For information on loading special paper, see “Printing special paper” on page 53.

Printing both sides of paper (optional duplexer)

The printer can automatically print on both sides of paper with an optional duplex printing accessory (duplexer). This is called duplexing.

The duplexer supports the following paper sizes: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, and B5 (JIS). It does not support custom sizes.

Note

See the documentation included with the duplexer for installation instructions. Duplexing might require additional memory (see “Printer memory and expansion” on page 229).

The tray 2 dust cover must be removed when the optional duplexer is installed.

Installed Removed

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Guidelines for printing both sides of paper

Note the following guidelines:

● Do not print on both sides of labels, transparencies, envelopes,

vellum, or paper heavier than 28 lb (105 g/m

). Paper jamming might occur with these types of media, and damage to the printer might occur with labels.

● You might need to configure the printer driver to recognize the

duplexer. (See the printer driver online help for details.)

● To print on both sides of paper, make the selection from the

software or printer driver. (See the printer driver online help.)

● If you do not use the printer driver that came with the printer, you

might need to change the Duplex setting from the P aper Handling Menu in the printer control panel to

DUPLEX=ON

. Also in the Paper Handling Menu, set Binding to long edge or short edge. (For more information, see “Layout options for printing both sides of paper” on page 52.)

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Close the rear output bin to use the duplexer (see “Selecting the output bin” on page 44). Opening the rear output bin disables the duplexer.

Printing both sides of paper (optional duplexer)

Placement for paper requiring a specific orientation

Several kinds of paper require a specific orientation when you duplex—for example, letterhead, preprinted paper, and paper with watermarks and prepunched holes. The duplexer prints the second side of paper first. Orient paper in the trays as shown below.

For tray 1, load the front side facing do wn and the top tow ard y ou. For all other trays, load the front side facing up and the top toward the printer.

Tray 1 Trays 2, 3, 4

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Layout options for printing both sides of paper

The four duplex orientation options are shown below. These options can be selected from the printer driver or from the printer control panel (set

BINDING

from the Paper Handling Men u and

ORIENTATION

from the Printing Menu).

Note When using Windows drivers, select “Flip P ages Up” to get the binding

options designated with (*) above.

4. Short-edge landscape

3. Short-edge portrait*

2. Long-edge landscape*

1. Long-edge portrait

1. Long-edge portrait This is the default printer setting, and the most common layout used, with every printed image oriented right side up. Facing pages are read from top to bottom on the left page, then from top to bottom on the right page.

2. Long-edge landscape This layout is often used in accounting, data processing, and spreadsheet applications. Every other printed image is oriented upside-down. Facing pages are read continuously from top to bottom.

3. Short-edge portrait This layout is often used with clipboards. Every other printed image is oriented upside-down. Facing pages are read continuously from top to bottom.

4. Short-edge landscape Each printed image is oriented right side up. Facing pages are read from top to bottom on the left page, then from top to bottom on the right page.

Printing special paper

This section discusses printing on types of paper that require special handling:

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“Printing small or narrow paper” on page 53

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“Printing letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (singlesided)” on page 53

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“Printing envelopes” on page 55

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“Printing labels” on page 61

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“Printing transparencies” on page 62

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“Printing cards, custom-size, and heavy paper” on page 63

Printing small or narrow paper

Follow the guidelines belo w if y ou will be printing primarily on small or narrow paper:

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Use the 6,000-page toner cartridge (part number C8061A). Toner might leak if large quantities of small or narrow media are printed using the 10,000-page cartridge (part number C8061X). (See “Ordering information” on page 22.)

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Print from tray 1 to the rear output bin if you experience problems such as paper jams or curl.

See “Printing cards, custom-size, and heavy paper” on page 63 for further information on printing on non-standard sizes.

Printing letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (single-sided)

When printing letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper, it is important to correctly orient the paper. For instructions, see the next page.

Note

Follow the guidelines in this section for printing on one side only. For guidelines on duplexing, see “Guidelines for printing both sides of paper” on page 50.

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For tray 1, load paper with the side-to-be-printed facing up, and the top, short edge toward the printer.

For all other tra ys , load paper with the side-to-be-printed f acing down, and the top edge toward y ou.

Paper orientation for tray 1

Paper orientation for trays 2, 3, and 4

Printing special paper

Printing envelopes

With the optional envelope feeder, the printer will automatically feed up to 75 envelopes. To order an envelope feeder, see “Ordering information” on page 22. To print with the envelope feeder, see “Feeding envelopes automatically (optional envelope feeder)” on page 57. For envelope specifications, see “Envelopes” on page 197.

Many types of envelopes can be printed from tray 1. Up to 10 can be stacked in the tr a y. Printing performance depends on the construction of the envelope. Always test a few sample envelopes before purchasing a large quantity.

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In the software, set margins at least 15 mm (0.6 in) from the edge of the envelope.

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Open the rear output bin to get a straight paper path. This produces better results if enve lopes are curling.

If you print large quantities of envelopes continuously or if you interleave env elopes with wide media, y ou might need to select

SMALL

PAPER SPEED = SLOW

at the printer control panel. This setting reduces the throughput speed of narrow media to allow the heat generated from printing this media to dissipate. Although using this feature will slow your printer's throughput speed, it will help protect your printer from damage while ensuring excellent print quality.

WARNING!

Nev er use envelopes with coated linings, e xposed self-stick adhesives , or other synthetic materials. These items can emit noxious fumes.

CAUTION

Envelopes with clasps, snaps, windows, coated linings, exposed selfstick adhesiv es, or other synthetic materials can se v erely damage the printer.

To avoid jamming and possible printer damage, never try to print on both sides of an envelope.

Before y ou load envelopes, make sure they are flat and not damaged or stuck together. Do not use envelopes with pressure-sensitive adhesive.

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Loading envelopes in tray 1

1 Open tray 1, but do not pull out the

extension. (Most envelopes feed best without the extension. How ev er , oversize envelopes might need the extension.)

2 Load up to 10 envelopes in the

center of tray 1 with the side-to-beprinted facing up, and the postageend toward the printer. Slide the envelopes into the printer as far as they will go without forcing them.

3 Adjust the guides to touch the

envelope stack without bending the envelopes . Make sure the en v elopes fit under the tabs on the guides.

Note

If envelopes curl, use the rear output bin (see “Printing to the rear output bin” on page 45).

Printing special paper

Feeding envelopes automatically (optional envelope feeder)

With the optional envelope feeder, the printer will automatically feed up to 75 envelopes. To print envelopes without an envelope feeder, see “Printing envelopes” on page 55.

The envelope feeder supports only standard-size envelopes (see “Supported sizes and weights of paper - optional envelope f eeder” on page 191).

Note

See the documentation included with the envelope feeder for installation instructions.

You might need to configure the printer driver to recognize the envelope feeder. See the printer driver online help for details.

Tray extension

Guides

Envelope weight

Release lever

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Inserting and removing the envelope feeder

1 Open tray 1. 2 Remove the plastic cover from the

printer. (Replace the co v er when the envelope feeder is not attached.)

3 Insert the envelope feeder into the

printer until it locks into place. (The connector on the top right side of the envelope feeder fits into the plug in the printer.) Pull gently on the envelope feeder to be sure that it is securely in place.

4 To remove the envelope feeder,

press the release button on the left side and pull the envelope feeder away from the printer.

Printing special paper

Loading envelopes in the envelope feeder

Note

Print only on envelopes approv ed f or use in the printer (see “Printing envelopes” on page 55 and “Envelopes” on page 197).

Fold down the tr a y e xtension. Lift the envelope weight.

Squeeze the release lev er on the left envelope guide and slide the guides apart.

Load envelopes into the envelope feeder with the side-to-be-printed facing up, and the postage end toward the printer. Push the envelopes into the envelope feeder as far as they will go without forcing them. Push the bottom envelopes in slightly farther than the top envelopes. (Stack them as shown.)

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4 Adjust the guides to touch the

envelopes without bending them. Make sure the env elope feeder is not overfilled.

5 Lower the envelope weight onto the

envelopes.

Note

Select the envelope size from the software application (if the setting is available), the printer driver, and the Paper Handling Menu in the printer control panel (see “Paper Handling Menu” on page 210). To print by type and size of paper, see “Printing by type and size of paper (locking trays)” on page 70.

Printing special paper

Printing labels

Use only labels recommended for use in laser printers. Make sure that labels meet the correct specifications (see “Labels” on page 196).

Do:

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Print a stack of up to 50 labels from tray 1 or a stack of 50 to 100 labels from other trays.

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Load labels in tray 1 with the side-to-be-printed f acing up , and the top, short edge toward the printer . F or other tra ys , load paper with the side-to-be-printed facing down, and the top edge toward you.

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Try opening the rear output bin to reduce curl and other problems (see “Printing to the rear output bin” on page 45).

Do not:

●

Do not load the trays to capacity because labels are heavier than paper.

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Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet, wrinkled, or damaged in any way.

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Do not use labels that have the backing sheet exposed. (Labels must cover the entire backing sheet with no exposed spaces.)

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Do not feed a sheet of labels through the printer more than once. The adhesive backing is designed for only one pass through the printer.

●

Do not print on both sides of labels.

●

Do not print on sheets from which labels have been removed.

CAUTION

Failure to follow these instructions can damage the printer.

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Printing transparencies

Use only transparencies recommended for use in laser printers. For transparency specifications, see “Transparencies” on page 196

● Load transparencies face up in tray 1 with the top toward the

printer. Up to 50 transparencies can be loaded in tray 1.

● A stack of 50 to 100 transparencies can be printed from tray 2, 3,

or 4 (although stacking more than 50 at a time is not recommended). Because transparencies are heavier than paper, do not load tray 2, 3, or 4 to capacity. Load them with the side-tobe-printed facing down, and the top edge toward you.

● To prevent transparencies from becoming too hot or sticking

together, use the top output bin.

●

Remove each transparency from the output bin before printing another.

● Do not feed transparencies through the printer more than once.

●

Print only on one side of a transparency.

●

Place transparencies on a flat surface to cool after remo ving them from the printer.

●

Select the transparency paper type from the printer driver so that the printer uses the low fuser mode that is best for printing them.

● If two or more transparencies feed at the same time, try fanning

the stack.

Printing special paper

Printing cards, custom-size, and heavy paper

Custom-size paper can be printed from any tray. For paper specifications, see “Paper specifications” on page 188.

The maximum paper weight is 199 g/m

(53 lb) from tray 1 and

105 g/m

(28 lb) from trays 2, 3, and 4.

Note

To prevent curl and other problems, heavy paper and very small custom-size paper should be printed from tray 1 to the rear output bin. Open the rear output bin to use it (see “Printing to the rear output bin” on page 45).

The printer control panel can be set for one custom size at a time. Do not load more than one size of custom paper into the printer.

Guidelines for printing custom-size paper

●

Do not attempt to print on paper smaller than 76 mm (3 in) wide or 127 mm (5 in) long.

●

In the software application, set page margins at least 4.23 mm (0.17 in) away from the edges.

●

Feed short-edge first.

Setting custom paper sizes

When custom paper is loaded, size settings need to be selected from the software application (the preferred method), the printer driver, and the printer control panel.

Tray Minimum size Maximum size

Tray 1 76 by 127 mm

(3 by 5 in)

216 by 356 mm (8.5 by 14 in)

Tray 2, 3, or 4 148 by 210 mm

(5.8 by 8.2 in)

216 by 356 mm (8.5 by 14 in)

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Note Settings in the printer driver and software application ov erride control

panel settings. (Software application settings generally o verride printer driver settings.)

If the settings are not available from the software, set the custom paper size from the control panel:

1 From the Printing Menu set

CONFIGURE CUSTOM PAPER=YES

2 From the Printing Menu, select inches or millimeters as the unit of

measurement.

3 From the Printing Menu, set the X dimension (the front edge of

the paper) as shown in the figure abov e . The X dimension can be 76 to 216 mm (3 to 8.5 in).

4 Set the Y dimension (the side edge of the paper) as shown in the

figure above . The Y dimension can be 127 to 356 mm (5 to 14 in). For example, if the custom paper is 203 by 254 mm (8 by 10 in),

set X=203 mm and Y=254.

5 If custom paper is loaded into tray 1, set

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

and then set

TRAY 1 SIZE=CUSTOM

from the Paper Handling Menu in the printer control panel. See “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 69.

If custom paper is loaded in tray 2, 3, or 4, be sure the paper siz e slider is set to Custom (see “Loading trays 2, 3, and 4” on page 47).

X (front edge)

Y (side edge)

Feed short edge first

Advanced printing tasks

This section will help you take full advantage of the printer’s features.

Using features in the printer driver

When you print from a software application, many of the printer’s features are available from the printer driver. To access Windows printer drivers, see “Access the Windows printer driver” on page 36.

Note

Certain printer features might not be available with all drivers. Check the drivers for available options.

Settings in the printer driver and software application generally ov erride control panel settings. (Software application settings generally o verride printer driver settings.)

Printer collation

The Printer Collation feature, only a vailable with a minimum of 32 MB of RAM or a hard disk accessory, allows multiple original prints (mopying) that provides you the following advantages:

●

reduces network traffic

●

faster return to application

●

all documents are original

Note

See the application or printer driver online help for specific steps.

RIP ONCE

RIP ONCE allows the print job to be processed one time at the printer. The RIP ONCE capability creates an image of the page then saves a compressed image of the page into memory. RIP ONCE is enabled when a minimum of 32 MB of RAM or a hard disk accessory is installed in the printer. Pages are printed by decompressing page images without pausing to process the print job again. The print job will print exactly the same ev ery time because the compressed image is not dependent on any other printer data.

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Saving printer setup information (Quick Sets)

Printer drivers allow you to save the printer settings you use most often as the default settings. For example, the driver might be set to print on letter size paper, portrait orientation, with automatic tray selection (from the first available tray).

Windows PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers will allow you to save printer settings for multiple kinds of print jobs. F or e xample , y ou might want to create a Quick Set for enve lopes, or for printing the first page of a document on letterhead.

See the printer driver online help for more information on the Quick Sets feature.

Scaling page image (ZoomSmart)

Windows PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers include a feature called ZoomSmart that lets you scale the page image from any page size to any page size. You can do this either by a numeric percentage or by specifying a different paper size scale.

See the printer driver online help for more information on the ZoomSmart feature.

Printing booklets

Windows PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers let y ou control the printing of booklets when duplexing. You have the choice of binding on the left or right side on Letter, Legal, or A4 paper size.

See the printer driver online help for more information on this feature.

Printing with a watermark

A watermark is a notice, such as “Top Secret,” printed in the background of each page in a document. Check the driver for available options, or see the printer driver online help for more information.

Advanced printing tasks

Different first page

Follow these instructions for printing a first page that is different from other pages in the print job.

For Windows, select “Use different paper for first page” in your printer driver. Choose one tr ay (or Manual F eed) f or the first page and one of the other trays for the remaining pages. Place the paper for the first page in tray 1 (or whichever tray you selected). (For manual feed, place paper in tray 1 after the job is sent to the printer and the printer requests paper.) For loading tray 1, place the paper with the side-to-be-printed up, the top of the page facing the rear of the printer.

For Macintosh computers, select “First from” and “Remaining from” in the print dialog box.

Note

Where and how you make selections depends on your software application or associated printer driver. (Some options may only be available through the printer driver.)

Load the paper for the remaining pages of the document into another tray. You may select the first and remaining pages by type of paper . F or more inf ormation, see “Manually f eeding paper from tray 1” on page 71.

Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper (n-up)

You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature is available in some printer drivers, and provides a costeffective way to print draft pages.

To print more than one page on a sheet of paper, look for a Layout or Pages Per Sheet option in the printer driver. (This is sometimes called 2-up, 4-up, or n-up printing.)

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Customizing what tray is used for printing

Understanding tray order

When the printer receives a print job, it selects the paper tra y b y trying to match the requested paper type and size with what has been loaded in the trays. Using an “autoselect” process, it searches all available input paper trays for the paper that satisfies the request, starting with the bottom tray and ending with the top tray (tr ay 1). The printer begins printing the job as soon as it finds the proper type/size.

If any paper is loaded in tray 1 and tray 1 is set to

FIRST

mode in the Paper Handling Menu, the printer will always pull paper from tray 1 first. (See the explanation of FIRST mode in “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 69.)

If the search fails, the printer displa ys a message on the control panel requesting you to load the correct paper type/size. You can load that paper type/size, or you can override the request by entering a different type/size at the control panel.

If a tray runs out of paper during a print job, the printer automatically switches to any paper tray that contains the same paper type/size.

The autoselect process changes somewhat if you customize tray 1 operation (as explained in “Customizing tr a y 1 operation” on page 69) or set tray 1 for manual f eed (as explained in “Manually f eeding paper from tray 1” on page 71).

Advanced printing tasks

Customizing tray 1 operation

The printer can be set to print from tray 1 as long as it is loaded, or to print only from tray 1 if the type of paper loaded is specifically requested. Set

TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

in the Paper Handling Menu at the printer control panel (see “Paper Handling Menu” on page 210).

Setting Explanation

TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST

Means that the printer usually pulls paper from tray 1 first unless it is empty or closed. If you do not keep paper in tray 1 all the time, or you use tr ay 1 only for manually feeding paper, keep the default setting of

TRAY 1 MODE=FIRST

in the Paper

Handling Menu.

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

Means that the printer treats tray 1 like trays 2, 3, and 4. Instead of looking for paper in tra y 1 first, the printer pulls paper from the tray that matches type and size settings selected from the software.

When

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

is set, an option

appears in the Paper Handling Menu to configure

size

as well as

type

settings for tray 1.

Through the printer driver, you can select paper from any tray (including tray 1) by type, size, or source. To print by type and size of paper, see “Printing by type and size of paper (locking trays)” on page 70.

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Printing by type and size of paper (locking trays)

You can configure the printer to select paper by type (such as plain or letterhead) and size (such as letter or A4), as opposed to source (a paper tray).

See “Supported sizes and weights of paper” on page 189 and “Supported types of paper” on on page 192.

Benefits of printing by type and size of paper

If you frequently use several different kinds of paper, once trays are set up correctly, you do not have to check which paper is loaded in each tray before you print. This is especially helpful when the printer is shared, and more than one person loads or removes paper.

Printing by type and size of paper is a way to be sure that print jobs always print on the desired paper. (Some older model printers hav e a feature which “loc ks out” tr ays to prevent printing on the wrong paper. Printing by type and size of paper eliminates the need to lock out trays.)

To print by type and size of paper 1 Be sure to load the trays correctly and make all three

adjustments. (See the sections on loading paper, starting with “Loading tray 1” on page 46).

2 From the Paper Handling Menu in the printer control panel, select

the paper type for each tray. If you are unsure what type you are loading (such as bond or recycled), check the label on the package of paper.

3 Select the paper size settings from the control panel.

• Tray 1: If the printer has been set to

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

from the Paper Handling Menu, also set the paper size from the Paper Handling Menu. If custom paper is loaded, set the size of custom paper from the Printing Menu to match the paper loaded in tray 1. To print custom-size paper, see

“Guidelines for printing custom-size paper” on page 63.

• Trays 2, 3, and 4: Paper size is automatically detected when

paper is properly loaded into the tray and the paper size adjustments have been made to match the paper size (see “Loading trays 2, 3, and 4” on page 47 for information on tray adjustments). If custom paper is loaded, set the size of custom paper from the Printing Menu to match the paper loaded in the tray. Set the paper size slider in the tray to Custom. To print custom-size paper, see “Guidelines for printing custom-size paper” on page 63.

Advanced printing tasks

•

Optional envelope f eeder

: Set the paper size from the P a per

Handling Menu.

From the software or printer driver, select the desired type and size of paper.

Note

The type and size settings can also be configured from HP Web JetAdmin software for netw orked printers. See the printer driver online help.

To print by type and size, it might be necessary to unload or close tray 1, or set

TRAY 1 MODE=CASSETTE

from the Paper Handling Men u in the printer control panel. For more information, see “Customizing tray 1 operation” on page 69.

Settings in the printer driver and software application ov erride control panel settings. (Software application settings generally o verride printer driver settings.)

Manually feeding paper from tray 1

The manual feed feature is another way of printing on special paper from tray 1. Setting manual feed to on either from the printer control panel or from the printer driver will stop the printer after each job is sent, allowing you time to load special media in tray 1. Press

continue printing. If there is already paper in tray 1 when you send the print job and the

printer control panel has

TRAY 1= FIRST

as the default configuration

for tray 1 operation, the printer will

not

stop and wait for paper to be

loaded. To use this feature, set

TRAY 1=CASSETTE

in the Paper Handling Menu (see the description of “TRAY 1 MODE= FIRST” on page 210).

If you hav e selected

MANUAL FEED=ON

in the printer control panel, this setting will override the printer driver, and all print jobs sent to the printer will request manually fed paper in tray 1 unless a specific tray has been selected from the printer driver. If this feature is to be used only occasionally, it is best to set

MANUAL FEED=OFF

in the printer control panel and to select the manual feed option from within the printer driver on a job-by-job basis.

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Job retention features

To use the job retention features listed below, you must install a hard disk accessory in the printer and properly configure the drivers.

To support job retention features for complex jobs, HP recommends that you install additional memory (see “Ordering information” on page 22).

CAUTION Make sure to identify your jobs in the printer driver before printing. Using

default names ma y ov erride previous jobs with the same def ault name or cause the job to be deleted.

Quick copying a job

The quick cop y f eature prints the requested number of copies of a job and stores a copy on the printer’s hard disk accessory. Additional copies of the job can be printed later. This feature can be turned off from the driver.

For more information about specifying the number of quick copy jobs that can be stored, see the

QUICK COPY JOBS

control panel item

described in “Quick Copy Jobs Menu” on page 206.

Printing additional copies of a quick copy job

To print additional copies of a job stored on the printer’s hard disk accessory from the control panel:

1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

QUICK COPY JOBS MENU

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

until the desired user or job name appears.

3 For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the

first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

4 Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

COPIES=1

appears.

5 Press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired number of copies appears.

6 Press S

ELECT

to print the job.

Job retention features

Deleting a quick copy job

When a user sends a quick copy job, the printer overwrites any previous jobs with the same user and job name. If there is not a quick copy job already stored under the same user and job name and the printer needs additional space, the printer may delete other quick copy jobs starting with the oldest job. The default number of quick copy jobs that can be stored is 32. The number of quic k cop y jobs that can be stored is set from the control panel (see the description of

“

QUICK COPY JOBS=32

” on page 221).

Note

If you turn the printer off, all quick cop y , proof and hold, and private jobs are deleted. A quick cop y job can also be deleted from the control panel or from HP Web JetAdmin.

Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

QUICK COPY JOBS MENU

appears.

Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

COPIES=1

appears.

Press -V

ALUE

+ until

DELETE

appears.

Press S

ELECT

to delete the job.

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Proofing and holding a job

The proof and hold feature provides a quic k and easy wa y to print and proof one copy of a job and then print the additional copies.

To permanently store the job and prevent the printer from deleting it when space is needed for something else, select the Stored Job option in the driver.

Printing the remaining copies of a held job

The user can print the remaining copies of a job held on the printer’s hard disk accessory from the control panel.

1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

QUICK COPY JOBS MENU

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

3 For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the

first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

4 Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

COPIES=1

appears.

5 Press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired number of copies appears.

6 Press S

ELECT

to print the job.

Job retention features

Deleting a held job

When a user sends a proof and hold job, the printer automatically deletes that user’s previous proof and hold job. If there is not a proof and hold job already for that job name and the printer needs additional space, the printer may delete other proof and hold jobs starting with the oldest one.

Note

If you turn the printer off, all quick cop y , proof and hold, and private jobs are deleted. A job can also be deleted from the control panel.

Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

QUICK COPY JOBS MENU

appears.

Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

COPIES=1

appears.

Press -V

ALUE

+ until

DELETE

appears.

Press S

ELECT

to delete the job.

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Printing a private job

The private printing feature lets a user specify that a job is not printed until that user releases it using a 4-digit personal identification number (PIN) through the printer control panel. The user specifies the PIN in the driver and it is sent to the printer as part of the print job.

Specifying a private job

To specify that a job is private from the driver, select the Private Job option and type a 4-digit PIN.

Releasing a private job

The user can print a private job from the control panel. 1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

PRIVATE/STORED JOBS MENU

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

3 For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the

first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

4 Press S

ELECT

PIN:0000

appears.

5 Press -V

ALUE

+ to change the first number of the PIN, and then

press S

ELECT

. An * appears in place of the number . Repeat these

steps to change the remaining three numbers of the PIN.

COPIES=1

appears.

6 Press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired number of copies appears.

7 Press S

ELECT

to print the job.

Job retention features

Deleting a private job

A private job is automatically deleted from the printer’s hard disk accessory after the user releases it for printing, unless the user selects the Stored Job option in the driver.

Note

If you turn the printer off, all quick cop y , proof and hold, and private jobs are deleted. A private job can also be deleted from the printer control panel before it is ever printed.

Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

PRIVATE/STORED JOBS MENU

appears.

Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

PIN:0000

appears.

Press -V

ALUE

+ to change the first number of the PIN, and then

press S

ELECT

. An * appears in place of the number . Repeat these

steps to change the remaining three numbers of the PIN.

COPIES=1

appears.

Press -V

ALUE

+ until

DELETE

appears.

Press S

ELECT

to delete the job.

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Storing a print job

The user can download a print job to the printer’s hard disk accessory without printing it. The user can then print the job at any time through the printer control panel. For example , a user ma y want to download a personnel form, calendar, time sheet, or accounting form that other users can access and print.

To store a print job permanently on the hard disk accessory, select the Stored Job option in the driver when printing the job.

Printing a stored job

The user can print a job stored on the printer’s hard disk accessory from the control panel.

1 Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

PRIVATE/STORED JOBS MENU

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

3 For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the

first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

4 Press S

ELECT

to select the job name.

COPIES=1

appears. 5 Press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired number of copies appears.

6 Press S

ELECT

to print the job.

Storing a print job

Deleting a stored job

Jobs stored on the printer’s hard disk accessory can be deleted from the control panel.

Press M

ENU

repeatedly until

PRIVATE/STORED JOBS MENU

appears.

Press I

TEM

until the desired user name appears.

For Macintosh computers only: The user name appears on the first line of the display and the job name appears on the second line of the display. After you have selected the desired user name using I

TEM

, press -V

ALUE

+ until the desired job name appears.

Press S

ELECT

to select the job.

COPIES=1

appears.

Press -V

ALUE

+ until

DELETE

appears.

Press S

ELECT

to delete the job.

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Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver

The optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver enables wireless printing from any IRD A-compliant portable device (such as a laptop computer) to the HP LaserJet Series printers.

The printing connection is maintained by positioning the sending infrared (FIR) port within operating range. Note that the connection can be blocked by objects such as a hand, paper, direct sunlight, or any bright light shining into either FIR port.

Note For more information, see the user guide that came with the HP Fast

InfraRed Receiver. If your operating system does not have infrared software installed,

contact your computer manufacturer for drivers and installation instructions.

Setting up to print with Windows 9x

Before launching the InfraRed Driver, complete the following steps:

1 Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2 Select the HP LaserJet 4100, 4100N, 4100TN, or 4100DTN as

your default printer.

3 While in the same Printers folder, choose Properties/Details,

and make sure that Virtual Infrared LPT Port is selected.

4 Select the file to print.

Setting up to print with Macintosh computers

The first step for setting up an infrared printer is creating a Desktop Printer icon using the Desktop Printer Utility. By default, the Desktop Printer Utility is located in the Apple Extras/Apple LaserWriter folder on the hard drive.

Printer IR will not be an option if the Infrared Control Panel and extensions are not active. In addition, the infrared print capability is possible only with the HP LaserWriter version 8.6 driver or later.

1 Launch the Desktop Utility. 2 Select Printer IR (Infrared) and click OK.

Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver

Change

PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File

to match the

printer.

On the

File

menu, select

Save

Enter a name and location for the desktop printer icon and click

Note

Once the icon is on the desktop (or saved elsewhere), printer options need to be manually configured. This step is essentially the same as selecting

Configure

after setting up a printer in the Chooser. To set the

options, highlight the Desktop Printer icon and select

Change Setup

from the

Printing

menu.

Printing a job

Align your laptop computer (or other portable device equipped with an IRDA-compliant FIR window) within 1 meter (3 feet) maximum of the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver. The FIR window must be at an angle of within +/- 15 degrees relative to the printer to ensure an effective connection for printing.

Print the job. The status indicator on the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver lights up, and, after a short delay, the printer status panel displays

PROCESSING JOB

If the status indicator does not light up, realign the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver with the FIR port on the sending device, resend the print job , and maintain the alignment of all devices. If you have to move the equipment (for example, to add paper), make sure that all devices remain within the range of operation to maintain the connection.

If the connection is interrupted before your print job is complete, the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver status indicator turns off. You have up to 40 seconds to correct the interruption and continue the job. If the connection is resumed within this time, the status indicator lights up again.

Note

The connection is permanently broken if the sending port is moved out of operating range or if anything passing between the ports blocks transmission for more than 40 seconds. (This block could be a hand, paper , or even direct sunlight.) Depending on the size of the job , printing with the HP F ast InfraRed Receiv er may be slo wer than printing with a cable connected directly to the parallel port.

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Interrupting and resuming printing

The job interrupt and resume feature lets you tempor arily stop the job that is currently printing in order to print another job through an FIR connection. When the FIR job is finished printing, the interrupted job resumes printing.

To interrupt the job at the printer, connect to the FIR port on the printer and send a job to the printer. The printer stops printing the current job when it reaches the end of the copy it is printing. The printer then prints the job sent over the FIR connection. When the printer is done printing that job, it resumes printing the original job with multiple copies where it left off.

Overview

Printer maintenance

Overview

This chapter explains basic printer maintenance:

●

managing the toner cartridge

●

cleaning the printer

●

cleaning the fuser (manual and automatic)

●

performing preventative maintenance

●

configuring alerts

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Managing the toner cartridge

HP toner cartridges

When you use a genuine new HP toner cartridge (part number C8061A or C8061X), you can obtain the following types of supplies information:

● amount of toner remaining

● estimated number of pages remaining

● number of pages printed

● other supplies information

Non-HP toner cartridges

Hewlett-Packard Company cannot recommend use of non-HP toner cartridges, either new or remanufactured. Because they are not HP products, HP cannot influence their design or control their quality. Service or repair required as a result of using a non-HP toner cartridge will not be covered under the printer warranty.

When you use a non-HP toner cartridge, the printer is unable to report on the number of pages that can still be printed with the amount of toner left in the cartridge. The toner level estimate will only be an approximate percentage.

If the non-HP toner cartridge was sold to you as a genuine HP product, please call HP’s fraud hotline (see “HP fraud hotline” on page 161).

Toner cartridge authentication

The printer will let you know that a cartridge is not a genuine HP toner cartridge when you insert it in the printer. If you insert a used HP cartridge from another HP printer, the printer can take up to 20 printed pages to receive the message authenticating that the cartridge is a genuine HP part.

If the printer control panel message states that this is not a genuine HP toner cartridge and you believe you purchased an HP cartridge, call the HP fraud hotline at 1-887-219-3183 (toll-free in North America).

Managing the toner cartridge

Toner cartridge storage

Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until you are ready to use it. The shelf life of a cartridge in an unopened package is approximately 2.5 years.

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes.

Toner cartridge life expectancy

The life of the toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require. When printing text at 5% coverage, an HP toner cartridge lasts an average of 10,000 or 6,000 pages, depending on which toner cartridge is installed. (A typical business letter is about 5% coverage.) This assumes that print density is set to 3 and EconoMode is off. (These are the def ault settings. F or details on other settings, see the description of

ECONOMODE

and

TONER DENSITY

“Print Quality Menu” on page 217.) At any time, y ou can v erify life e xpectancy b y chec king the toner le v el,

as described below.

Checking the toner level

You can check the toner level using the printer control panel, the embedded web server, printer software, or HP Web JetAdmin.

Using the printer control panel

Press M

ENU

until

INFORMATION MENU

appears.

Press I

TEM

until PRINT SUPPLIES STATUS PAGE appears.

Press S

ELECT

to print the supplies status page. See “Supplies status page” on page 154 for information on the supplies status page.

Using the embedded web server

In your web browser, enter the IP address for the printer home page. This takes you to the printer status page. (See “Accessing the embedded web server” on page 252.)

On the left side of the screen, click

Supplies Status

. This takes you to the supplies status page, which provides toner level information. See “Supplies status page” on page 154 for information on the supplies status page.

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Using printer software

Three things are required to use this feature:

● the “Supplies Information and Ordering” software must be

installed on your computer (use the custom installation option to install this software)

● the printer must be directly connected to your computer (parallel)

● you must have access to the World Wide Web

1 At the bottom right of your screen (in the system tray), double-

click the Printer icon. This opens the status window.

2 On the left side of the status window, click the Printer icon from

which you wish to obtain status.

3 At the top of the status window, click the Supplies link. You can

also scroll down to Supplies Status.

Note If you want to order supplies, click Order Supplies. This opens a

browser that produces a URL from which to purchase consumables. Select the supplies you wish to order and finish the ordering process.

Using HP Web JetAdmin

In HP Web JetAdmin, select the printer device. The device status page shows toner level information.

Cartridge interaction (shaking)

When you install a toner cartridge for the first time, gently shake it from side to side to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. Due to new cartridge design, this is the only time you will need to shake the cartridge.

Managing the toner cartridge

Toner low and toner out conditions

When toner is low

When toner is low, the printer control panel displays a

TONER LOW

message and the printer continues to print. The message first appears when about 15% of the toner remains in the cartridge (about 1,500 pages remaining for the 10,000-page cartridge and about 900 pages remaining for the 6,000-page cartridge at 5% page coverage).

You might prefer to have the printer stop instead of continuing when the

TONER LOW

message first appears—for example, if you want print quality to remain consistently high during print jobs or if you do not want toner to run out during a long print job. To configure the printer to stop, change the

TONER LOW

menu item on the Print Quality Menu

from

CONTINUE

STOP

(see “TONER LOW= CONTINUE” on page 219).

Then when

TONER LOW

appears, the printer will stop printing. You can

resume printing by pressing G

When toner is out

When the toner cartridge runs out of toner, the printer control panel displays a

TONER OUT

message and the printer stops printing. You

can continue printing the current job by pressing G

. The message continues to appear for every job until you take one of the following actions:

●

replace the toner cartridge

●

press GO (the printer will print the current job)

If you want the printer to continue printing when TONER OUT appears, change the

TONER OUT

menu item on the Print Quality Menu from

STOP

CONTINUE

(see “TONER OUT= STOP” on page 219). Subsequent

jobs will continue to print indefinitely while

TONER OUT

is display ed.

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Cleaning the printer

General guidelines

Follow the cleaning procedure on the following page every time you change the toner cartridge or whenever print quality problems occur. As much as possible, keep the printer free from dust and debris.

● Clean the outside of the printer with a slightly water-dampened

cloth.

● Clean the inside with a dry, lint-free cloth.

CAUTION Do not use ammonia-based cleaners on or around the printer.

While cleaning the printer, be careful not to touch the transf er roller (the black, rubber roller located underneath the toner cartridge). Skin oils on the roller can cause print quality problems.

Cleaning the printer

Cleaning procedure

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord.

Open the top cover and remove the toner cartridge.

WARNING!

Avoid reaching too far into the printer. The adjacent fusing area might be hot!

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes.

Wipe any dust or dirt off the paper feed guides (shaded areas) with a dry, lint-free cloth.

Note

If toner gets on your clothing, wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water. (Hot water sets toner into fabric.)

Using the green handle, lift the paper access plate and wipe off any residue with a dry, lint-free cloth.

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5 Reinstall the toner cartridge, close

the top cover, plug the power cord in, and turn the printer on.

Cleaning the fuser

Run the printer cleaning page to keep the fuser free of toner and paper particles that can sometimes accumulate. Accumulation of toner and particles can cause specks to appear on the front or back side of your print jobs (see “Specks” on page 130).

To ensure optimum print quality, HP recommends that you use the cleaning page every time you replace the toner cartridge or on an automatic schedule that you can set up.

You can run a cleaning page in two ways:

●

manually as needed from the printer control panel

●

automatically according to an interval that you set

The cleaning procedure takes about 2.5 minutes to complete. A message on the control appears while the cleaning is taking place (either

PROCESSING CLEANING PAGE

PROCESSING AUTO CLEANING

PAGE

Running the cleaning page manually

In order for the cleaning page to work properly, print the page on copier grade paper (not bond, heavy, or rough paper).

To run the cleaning page manually:

At the printer control panel, press M

ENU

until

PRINT QUALITY

appears.

Press I

TEM

until

CREATE CLEANING PAGE

appears.

Press S

ELECT

to create the cleaning page. A page with a black

stripe prints.

Follow the instructions on the cleaning page to complete the cleaning process.

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Running the cleaning page automaticall y

Using the procedure below, you can set the printer to print cleaning pages automatically at an interval that you choose.

In order for the cleaning page to run without intervention, you must keep the selected size and Plain paper type available in the printer.

The printer will not interrupt a printing job in process. You can discard the output page created by the automatic cleaning

process. To set the cleaning page to run automatically: 1 At the printer control panel, press M

ENU

until

PRINT QUALITY

appears.

2 Press I

TEM

until

AUTO CLEANING PAGE=OFF

appears.

3 Press -V

ALUE

+ to change

OFF

and then press S

ELECT

4 Press I

TEM

until

AUTO CLEANING FREQUENCY=2000

appears.

The default frequency is e v ery 2,000 pages. To change this value, press -V

ALUE

+ up or down. The options are 1,000, 2,000, 5,000,

10,000, and 20,000 pages.

5 Once you have selected the page frequency, press S

ELECT

save the choice.

6 Press I

TEM

once again until

CLEANING PAGE SIZE=LETTER

appears. You can choose to run the cleaning page on either Letter size or

A4 size.

7 Press -V

ALUE

+ to select either A4 or Letter and then press

ELECT

to save your selection.

Performing preventative maintenance

You should replace certain parts when the

PERFORM PRINTER

MAINTENANCE

message appears on the printer control panel. This will

help ensure that your printer maintains optimum performance. The maintenance message will appear every 200,000 pages. To

check the number of pages the printer has printed, print either a configuration page or a supplies status page (see “Configuration page” on page 152 or “Supplies status page” on page 154 for details).

To order the printer maintenance kit, see “Ordering information” on page 22. The kit includes:

●

fuser

●

rollers (transfer, pickup, and feed)

●

instructions

Note

The printer maintenance kit is a consumable item and is not covered under warranty.

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Configuring alerts

You can use HP Web JetAdmin or the printer’s embedded web server to configure the system to alert you of problems with the printer. The alerts take the form of e-mail messages to the e-mail account or accounts that you specify.

You can configure the following:

● the device you want to monitor (in this case, the printer)

● what alerts are to be received (for example , alerts for paper jams,

paper out, toner low, toner out, and cover open)

● the e-mail account to which the alerts should be forwarded

For See the following

HP Web JetAdmin

●

“HP Web JetAdmin” on page 41 f or general information about HP Web JetAdmin

●

HP Web JetAdmin online help f or details on alerts and how to set them up

Embedded web server

●

“Embedded web server” on page 251 for general information about the embedded web server

●

Embedded web server online help for details on alerts and how to set them up

Overview

Problem solving

Overview

This chapter will help you to troubleshoot and solve printer problems.

Clear paper jams

Occasionally, paper can jam during printing. This section will help you to locate paper jams, properly clear them from the printer , and solve repeated paper jams.

Understand printer messages

Many different messages can appear on the printer control panel display. Some messages tell the printer’s current status, such as

INITIALIZING

. Other messages require an action, such as

CLOSE TOP COVER

. Many of these messages are self-explanatory. However, some messages indicate a problem with the printer, or request further action or description. This section lists these types of messages, and tells what to do if a message persists.

Correct output quality problems

The printer should produce print jobs of the highest quality. If print jobs do not look sharp and clear, def ects such as lines , specks, or smears appear on the page, or paper is wrinkled or curled, use this section to troubleshoot and solve the output quality problem.

Determine printer problems

Before you can fix a printer problem, you must understand where the problem lies. Use the flowchart in this chapter to determine the printer problem, and then follow the corresponding troubleshooting suggestions.

Check printer configuration

From the printer , you can print information pages, which giv e details about the printer and its configuration.

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Clearing paper jams

If the printer control panel displays a paper jam message, look for paper in the locations indicated in the figure on the next page, then see the procedure for clearing the paper jam. You might need to look for paper in other locations than indicated in the paper jam message. If the location of the paper jam is not obvious, look first in the top cover area underneath the toner cartridge.

When clearing paper jams, be very careful not to tear the paper. If a small piece of paper is left in the printer, it could cause additional jams. If paper jams are a recurring problem, see “Solving repeated paper jams” on page 110.

Note The top cover of the printer must be opened and then closed to clear

a paper jam message.

Clearing paper jams

Paper jam locations

Top cover and toner cartridge area

Optional envelope feeder

Input tray areas

Optional duplexer

Output areas (top and rear)

Fuser area

Note

Loose toner might remain in the printer after a paper jam and cause output quality problems. These should clear up within a few pages.

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Back

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Clearing jams from the top cover and toner cartridge areas

1 Open the top cover and remove the

toner cartridge.

CAUTION

To prevent damage to the toner cartridge, do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes.

2 Use the green handle to lift the

paper access plate.

3 Slowly pull the paper out of the

printer. Do not tear the paper.

Note

If paper is difficult to remove, try clearing it from the input tray area (see “Clearing jams from the input tray areas” on page 102).

Avoid spilling loose toner. Using a dry, lint-free cloth, clean any loose toner that might have fallen into the printer.

If loose toner falls into the printer, it might cause temporary problems with print quality. Loose toner should clear from the paper path after a few pages are printed.

If toner gets on your clothing, wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water. (Hot water sets toner into fabric.)

Continued on the next page.

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