HP (Hewlett-Packard) LaserJet 4V, 4MV User Manual

HP LaserJet 4V
and 4MV Printers

User’s Manual

© Copyright Hewlett­Packard Company 1994

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First edition, October 1994
Printed in USA

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:
Bold indicates emphasis or a minor heading.
Italic refers to a document title or is used for emphasis.
COMPUTER type indicates text visible on a computer screen.
DISPLAY FONT indicates text visible on the printer control panel’s display.
The cursive letter l is used in examples to distinguish the letter l from the

numeral 1 (one). The character 0 is used in examples to distinguish the
numeral 0 from the letter O.

[Key Face] indicates keys (such as [On]Line] ) on the printer’s control panel.

[Key Face] indicates keys (such as [Insert] ) on your computer keyboard.

Note

Caution

Warning

Notes contain important information set off from the text.

Caution messages appear before procedures which, if not observed, could
result in loss of data or in damage to equipment.

Warning messages alert you to a specific procedure or practice
which, if not followed correctly, could cause serious personal
injury.

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Supplementary Documents

The technical reference guides listed below are designed for programmers.
The paper specification guide is useful for purchasing agents and paper
buyers. These documents are available in English only.

You can order the documents listed below through HP Direct Distribution or
by contacting your authorized HP Dealer (see the inside cover or
Appendix F). There is a charge for some documents.

Documentation Available for the HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers

Title Part Number

The

PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package

•

PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual

Explains the PCL 5 printer language for experienced users and programmers.

•

Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual

Explains HP’s Printer Job Language (PJL) for experienced users and
programmers.

•

PCL/PJL Technical Quick Reference Guide

•

PCL Comparison Guide

Describes the different implementation of commands and extensions across the
printer family supporting PJL and PCL 5.

.

contains the following documents: 5961-0701

.

.

.

HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide

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. 5002-1801

Customer Service

Customer Support

Customer Support options US and Canada

Customer Support Assistance [phone]

(Mountain Time) During the Warranty Period

Obtaining Printer Drivers Phone: [phone] Internet: Anonymous FTP to

Fax: [phone]
Mail: Hewlett Packard

Accessories and Supplies [phone]
HP Authorized Dealers and Service [phone] (US) [phone] (Canada)
HP Repair Contracts [phone] (US) [phone] (Canada)

Software Application Notes and Audio Tips

HP FIRST* [phone]

[phone]

All other countries contact your authorized HP dealer, see Appendix F.

Customer Support options Europe

Customer Support Assistance See the flyer included with printer.
Obtaining Printer Drivers Call HP First.
Accessories and Supplies See Appendix F.
HP Authorized Service See Appendix F.
HP Dealer See Appendix F.

Software Application Notes

HP FIRST* United Kingdom 0-800-96-02-71

Netherlands 06-02-22-420
Belgium 078-11-19-06
Belgium (French) 078-11-70-43
Germany 0130-8100-61
France 05-90-5900
Switzerland (German) 155-1527
Switzerland (French) 155-1526
Austria 0660-8128
English outside of U.K. (31) 20-681-5792

* HP First (Fax Information Retrieval Support Technology) is a no-charge, 24 hours self-help service that provides answers to
the most common questions about your printer. Through HP FIRST, you can receive ordering information, software application
notes and printer driver update request forms.

Simply dial the HP FIRST number from a touch tone phone connected with a Group 3 Facsimile machine and follow the voice
prompts that guide you to select an index of available support and product documents.

Mon-Fri 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

192.6.71.2 or ftp.boi
Download: Using your Modem,
[phone]

P.O. Box 1754
Greeley, CO 80632

Contents

1 About Your Printer

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

The HP LaserJet 4V Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Enhanced Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

PCL Language and Language Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Memory and Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Printer Drivers and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Input/Output (I/O) Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Toner Economy and Energy Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Typefaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

PCL Typefaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

The HP LaserJet 4MV Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

PostScript and Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Networking Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

PostScript Typefaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Accessories and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

HP LaserJet 4V/4MV Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

2 Software For Your Printer

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Software for the HP LaserJet 4V Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Software for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Software for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Software for the HP LaserJet 4MV Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Software for the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

PostScript Driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Networking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Optional Networking Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Optional Printer Drivers Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

3 Printing Tasks

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Printing Paper from the Best Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Selecting Paper and Other Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Adjusting the Paper Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Loading Paper into the Letter or A4 Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Loading Paper into the 11x17 or A3 Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Loading Letter, Legal, 11x17, A4, or A3 Paper into the MP Tray . . . 3-10

Manually Feeding Pages from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Printing Labels or Transparencies from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . 3-13

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Printing on Custom-sized Paper from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Printing Letterhead Documents, Preprinted Forms, and Special

Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Reserving or Locking Out the MP Tray or Paper Cassettes . . . . . . 3-18

Printing an Envelope from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

Loading an Envelope into the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Printing an Envelope from a Software Application . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Printing from the Optional 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette . . . 3-22

Loading Paper into the Optional Lower Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

Stopping a Print Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

4 Understanding the Control Panel

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Control Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Control Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Settings and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

To select a menu item: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

PCL Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Memory Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Parallel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Menu of Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Contents-2

5 Special Tasks

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Switching Printer Languages (Personalities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Testing Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Printing a Test Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Understanding the Self Test Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Checking Installed PCL Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Understanding the PCL Typeface List Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

How Much Memory Do You Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

How Your Printer Uses Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Keeping Downloaded Resources in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

How I/O Buffering Improves Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Choosing Print Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Fine-Tuning Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Adjusting Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

To Adjust Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Enhancing Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Harmonizing Print Density and REt Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Saving Toner with EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Saving Energy with Power Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

6 PostScript Printing

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Using the Right Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

How Much Memory Do You Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Control Panel Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

How Form Feed and Reset Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

To select a menu item: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

PostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Menu Items Affected by PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Test Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

To print a Test Menu page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

PostScript Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

PostScript Demonstration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

PostScript Typeface List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

The PostScript Disk Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

7 Maintaining Your Printer

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Printer Cleaning Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Working with the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Toner Cartridge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Storing, Installing, and Recycling the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . 7-3

HP’s Policy on Use of Non-HP Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Extending Toner Cartridge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Clearing the TONER LOW Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

8 Solving Printer Problems

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Troubleshooting Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Printer Response Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Software, Computer, and Printer Interface Problems . . . . . . . . 8-4

Problems Using Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

PostScript Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Removing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Cassette Area Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Print Quality Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Dropouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Toner Smear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Background Gray Toner Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Contents-3

Repetitive Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Improperly Formed Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Line at Edge of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Clearable Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28

Calling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29

A Common PCL Printer Commands

PCL Printer Commands (Escape Sequences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

PCL Printer Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Using PCL Printer Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

PCL Font Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

B Environmental Specifications

Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

FCC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

VCCI Statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Laser Statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

C Media Specifications

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Paper and Preprinted Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Adhesive Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Overhead Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Contents-4

D Memory/Personality SIMM Installation

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Memory SIMM Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Installing a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Testing a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Memory SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

PostScript SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Troubleshooting a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Service / Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

E Warranty and Software License

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Warranty Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Limit of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Service During the Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Service After the Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

Repacking Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

Help From the HP Customer Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

HP Software Product License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

F Sales and Service Offices

Calling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Index

Contents-5

Contents-6

About Your Printer

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features listed below for the HP LaserJet 4V
and 4MV printers (Figure 1-1). More information about these features
appear in later chapters.

• Enhanced Print Quality

• PCL Language and Language Switching

• Paper Handling

• Memory and Memory Management

• Printer Drivers and Software

• Input/Output Features

• Energy Savings and Toner Economy

• Typefaces

• PostScript and Memory

• Networking Capabilities

• Accessories and Options

• HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printer Parts

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Figure 1-1

HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer with interchangeable Paper Cassette

About Your Printer 1-1

The HP LaserJet 4V Printer

The HP LaserJet 4V printer provides 16-page-per-minute printing of Letter
or A4 paper at true 600-dpi (dots-per-inch) resolution. Your printer can
easily handle a wide variety of paper sizes, including wide format paper.

Your HP LaserJet 4V can grow along with your printing and networking
needs by adding a wide variety of accessories and options. For example,
Adobe’s PostScript language, extra memory, I/O cards, additional 250-sheet
paper cassettes, and an optional 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette are
available to increase your printing capabilities.

Enhanced Print Quality

The HP LaserJet 4V prints at true 600-dpi with Resolution Enhancement
technology (REt) and MicroFine toner. REt adjusts the size and placement
of each dot to smooth angles and curves. Combined with MicroFine toner,
this sharpens the appearance of text and graphics.

The printer also offers 300-dpi printing with REt to give you a wider range
of printing alternatives.

PCL Language and Language Switching

The HP LaserJet 4V printer arrives with enhanced PCL 5 printer language,
which is compatible with all previous HP LaserJet printers. PCL 5 provides
faster printing performance, built-in Intellifont and TrueType type scaling
technologies, built-in HP-GL/2 vector graphics, and advanced imaging
capabilities, such as reverse (white on black) printing and patterned fonts.

When optional, additional printer languages (such as PostScript) are
installed, the HP LaserJet 4V printer can assess printer jobs as it receives
them and automatically switch to the appropriate language.

1-2 About Your Printer

Paper Handling

Your printer arrives with a pull-down Multipurpose (MP) Tray to handle a
variety of print media. The MP Tray holds approximately 100 sheets of
paper, and adjusts to print on an envelope, labels, or transparencies. You
also receive two interchangeable 250-sheet Paper Cassettes for Letter or A4,
and 11x17 or A3 paper. These features are shown along with the media
sizes they handle in Figure 3-1 of Chapter 3.

Optional replacement Paper Cassettes and a 500-sheet Universal Lower
Cassette base unit are also available. They are described later in this
chapter.

Memory and Memory Management

The HP LaserJet 4V printer comes with 4 MBytes of memory and can be
expanded to 68 MBytes. The printer has four SIMM (Single In-line Memory
Module) slots for additional 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MBytes. The SIMM slots can
also hold optional languages (such as PostScript), typefaces, and other
SIMM-based products.

Memory Enhancement technology (MEt), a standard printer feature, allows
most documents to print using the printer’s standard amount of memory.
MEt automatically compresses data to print complex pages.

Printer Drivers and Software

Your printer arrives with a software package that contains DOS drivers and
the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV Printing System for Microsoft Windows 3.1 which
includes 45 TrueType screen fonts.

About Your Printer 1-3

Input/Output (I/O) Features

Standard built-in Bi-Tronics parallel interface allows high-speed two-way
communication between the printer and your computer. Your printer also
comes with a Modular I/O (MIO) slot designed to support optional MIO
cards. Automatic I/O switching between all installed I/O ports allow you to
connect multiple computers or even multiple networks to the printer
simultaneously. If serial connection is required, contact your local dealer for
information about an optional serial MIO card or serial-to-parallel converter.

Toner Economy and Energy Savings

The printer’s EconoMode reduces the amount of toner on the printed page
and is ideal for printing document drafts. When EconoMode is on, the print
on the page appears significantly lighter but still readable.

The HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV printers are designed to conserve electricity
by substantially reducing power consumption when idle for a user-specified
length of time. Adjustable Power Save qualifies both models for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Computers award.

The EPA, as a matter of policy, does not endorse any particular company or
its products.

Typefaces

The HP LaserJet 4V Printer comes with 35 scalable Intellifont typefaces, as
well as 10 TrueType typefaces, and one bitmapped line printer font that
match the Windows 3.1 type offering. You can scale TrueType typefaces
within the printer. You also receive matching TrueType screen fonts for true
WYSIWYG, short for “what you see is what you get.” Type samples appear
in Figure 1-2.

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PCL Typefaces

Figure 1-2

About Your Printer 1-5

The HP LaserJet 4MV Printer

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer offers all the features of the HP LaserJet 4V
printer, plus is fully configured with additional memory, Adobe’s PostScript
Level 2 language, and an HP JetDirect interface that allows you to connect
your printer to LocalTalk or Ethernet networks.

PostScript and Memory

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2, which
is backward compatible with earlier versions of Adobe’s PostScript. Type
samples are shown in Figure 1-3.

The printer contains 12 MBytes of installed memory. By adding optional 1,
2, 4, 8, or 16 MByte SIMMs you can increase memory to a total of 44
MBytes. An optional 42.8 MByte PostScript Disk Accessory is available for
storing downloaded fonts.

Networking Capabilities

The printer’s factory installed HP JetDirect card lets you connect your
printer directly to your local area network (LAN). The HP JetDirect card
automatically switches among networked protocols, so a single printer can
serve many networks at once or be moved to a new network with no
additional hardware investment.

The printer’s built-in HP JetDirect card supports the following network
operating systems. Clients can be DOS, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, or
UNIX.

• Novell NetWare 286 v. 2.15c and beyond; 386 v. 3.11, 3.12, 4.0, 4.01

• Microsoft LAN Manager for OS/2, v. 2.1

• IBM LAN Server for OS/2, v. 3.0

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, v. 3.1, 3.11

• Microsoft Windows NT, v. 1.0

• HP-UX v. 8.0, 9.0

• SunOS v. 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3

• SCO UNIX V/386 v. 3.2.2, 3.2.4

• Solaris v. 2.1, 2.2

• IBM/AIX v. 3.2.5

• Apple EtherTalk System 6 and 7

• Apple LocalTalk System 6 and 7

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PostScript Typefaces

Figure 1-3

About Your Printer 1-7

Figure 1-4

Accessories and Options

You can increase your printer’s capabilities by adding accessories and
options such as the 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette and replacement
250-sheet Paper Cassettes shown in Figure 1-4. Table 1-1 on the next page
lists the paper sizes and capacity for each option. See the inside front cover
of this manual for HP dealer and ordering information. See Chapter 3 to
find more information about media specifications.

Printer with Paper Cassette options.

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Table 1-1 Accessories and Options

Option Part Number Description or Use

Toner Cartridge C3900A Replacement toner cartridge.
Memory upgrades 1 MByte - C3130A

Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 printer
language

250-sheet replacement Paper
Cassette

250-sheet replacement Paper
Cassette

250-sheet replacement Paper
Cassette

250-sheet replacement Paper
Cassette

250-sheet replacement Paper
Cassette

500-sheet Universal Lower
Cassette Base Unit (includes
500-sheet paper cassette)

500-sheet replacement paper
cassette for Universal Lower
Cassette Base

2 MByte - C3131A
4 MByte - C3132A
8 MByte - C3133A
16 MByte - C3146A

C3159A You can add Adobe’s Level 2 PostScript language by

C3160A 250 sheet, adjustable between Letter and A4.

C3161A 250 sheets, adjustable between 11x17 and A3.

C3162A 250 sheets, legal only.

C3163A 250 sheets, JIS B4 only.

C3164A 250 sheets, JIS B5 only.

C3760A 500 sheets, adjustable for Letter, legal, 11x17, A4, A3,

C3761A 500 sheets, adjustable for Letter, legal, 11x17, A4, A3,

You can upgrade to a total of 68 MBytes of memory, in
the HP LaserJet 4V and upgrade to 44 MBytes in the
HP LaserJet 4MV.

installing this SIMM in your printer. (Additional memory
required.) It is standard in the 4MV printer.

JIS B4.

JIS B4.

Bi-Tronics Parallel cable 24542D HP-recommended Bi-Tronics parallel cable.
Modular I/O and Network Cards J2550A

J2552A

J2555A

UNIX Interface Software J2374B HP JetDirect interface software for HP-UX systems.

J2375B HP JetDirect interface software for SunOS and Solaris

PostScript Disk Accessory C3295A 42.8 MBytes

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card with
Ethernet/IEEE802.3 10Base-T.

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card with
LocalTalk, DIN-8 and Ethernet/IEEE802.3 10Base-T,
BNC. (Standard in 4MV.)

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card with Token
Ring (DB9 and RJ45).

UNIX systems.

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HP LaserJet 4V/4MV Printer Parts

The following illustrations show the locations and names of key printer
parts (Figures 1-5 through 1-7).

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1

4

5

10

Figure 1-5 Front and right side view with MP Tray open

1. Front cover 7. 250-sheet Letter or A4 Paper Cassette

2. Control panel 8. Front cover release button

3. Output bin 9. Multipurpose (MP) Tray

4. Adjustable paper stop 10. MP Tray extension

5. 250-sheet 11x17 or A3 Paper Cassette 11. MP Tray paper width guides

6. ON/OFF switch 12. Fuser assembly door

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1

2

3
4

5

6

7

Figure 1-6 Front view with front cover open (with toner cartridge removed)

1. Print density dial 3. Location of toner cartridge 6. Transfer roller

2. Arrow guide for installing
toner cartridge in printer

4. Fuser 7. Multipurpose (MP) Tray

5. Registration roller

About Your Printer 1-11

1

2

3

Figure 1-7 Rear and left side view

1. Optional PostScript Disk
Accessory location

2. Parallel Bi-Tronics interface 7. Serial number location

3. Single In-line Memory
Module [SIMM] slots

4

4. HP JetDirect interface
(optional on LaserJet 4V
printer)

5. Power connector outlet 8. Optional Universal Lower

5678

6. Dust cover for 250-sheet
1 1x17 or A3 Paper Cassette

Cassette connector access

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Software For Your Printer

Introduction

This chapter introduces the software you received with your printer and
briefly describes its features. It also lists additional software you can obtain
for your printer by contacting HP Distribution or your authorized HP dealer
(see the inside cover of this manual).

Packaged with the HP LaserJet 4V printer is software you need to take full
advantage of your printer’s features in Windows and DOS environments.
The HP LaserJet 4MV printer also comes with software to use with Adobe’s
PostScript language and software to connect your printer to a wide variety
of networks.

To set up your printer correctly, you must have already installed the
appropriate software for your printer and environment. If you have not
installed the software, see the Getting Started Guide.

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Software For Your Printer 2-1

Software for the HP LaserJet 4V Printer

The HP LaserJet 4V printer comes with Windows and DOS software drivers
that you need to use your printer with Hewlett-Packard’s PCL printer
language. Drivers are program files that allow your software to use the
printer’s features, including the internal typefaces.

Note

Installing a driver is an important part of setting up your printer. Follow
the instructions in the Getting Started Guide to install the software for your
printer.

Software for Windows 3.1

Your printer comes with the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV Printing System for
Microsoft Windows 3.1 software, which includes the following:

• Windows PCL printer driver

• TrueType screen fonts

Windows PCL Printer Driver

The printer driver enables your Windows applications to communicate with
your printer and use all of your printer’s features. Once you load the
Windows driver, you can change printer settings or access features using
the Print dialog box in any Windows application by choosing Print Setup, or
from the Windows Control Panel group.

TrueType Screen Fonts

Screen fonts allow you to see on your computer screen what your printed
page will look like. This approximation of screen display to printed result is
known as WYSIWYG, short for “what you see is what you get.” The
TrueType fonts match the printer’s internal typefaces. These fonts are
automatically loaded and configured when you install the HP LaserJet
4V/4MV Printing System for Windows 3.1.

2-2 Software For Your Printer

Software for DOS

Included with your printer is a package that contains drivers and
installation instructions for serveral DOS applications. If a driver for your
DOS software package was not included, contact your software
manufacturer.

Note

If a driver is not yet available, you could use an older HP LaserJet printer
driver (such as the HP LaserJet 4 or III printer driver) until a newer driver
becomes available. However, you may not be able to access the advanced
features of your new printer without the proper driver.

Software For Your Printer 2-3

Software for the HP LaserJet 4MV Printer

In addition to the capabilities of the HP LaserJet 4V printer, the HP
LaserJet 4MV printer comes with both the PCL and PostScript languages
and connectivity features. The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with all the
HP LaserJet 4V software described earlier in this chapter, plus the software
listed on the following pages.

Software for the Macintosh

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with software that installs the
following Macintosh software on your computer’s hard disk:

• HP LaserJet Printer Driver and Guide

• Bitmapped screen fonts

• HP LaserJet Utility and Guide

HP LaserJet Printer Driver and Guide

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with printer driver for Macintosh
computers, an auto-installation utility and an online printing guide. Once
you install this driver, most of your printer’s features are available from the
Print Options dialog box.

Bitmapped Screen Fonts

When you install the HP LaserJet 4MV printer driver, bitmapped screen
fonts are automatically installed on your system. These screen fonts match
your printer’s 35 internal PostScript fonts, allowing you to see on screen
how your printed page will look.

HP LaserJet Utility and Guide

The LaserJet Utility allows you to control most printer features from your
computer screen. You can display or customize the current control panel
message. You can name the printer, assign it to a zone on your network,
download files and fonts, and change most of the printer’s default settings
using this utility. The utility also allows you to permanently download fonts
to the printer’s optional PostScript Disk Accessory. You can set the printer’s
password and even lock out the control panel without leaving your
computer. This utility’s illustrated screens make selecting printer features
from your Macintosh easier than ever. The HP LaserJet Utility Guide is an
online manual that explains how to use the HP LaserJet Utility.

2-4 Software For Your Printer

PostScript Driver for Windows 3.1

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with a printer driver for use with
Adobe’s PostScript language. Once you install this driver, most of your
printer’s features are available from the Print Setup dialog box within your
Windows applications. You can also use this software to permanently
download fonts to the printer’s optional PostScript Disk Accessory.

Networking Software

You can connect the HP LaserJet 4MV printer to more kinds of network
environments than ever before. For Windows and DOS, your printer comes
with software for Novell NetWare. For OS/2 platforms, Microsoft LAN
Manager and IBM LAN Server print utilities are supplied. You can also
obtain printer software for other networking environments, as explained
later in this section.

Novell Networking Software

The HP LaserJet 4MV printer comes with printer description files for Novell
networking, plus the following utilities.

HP JetAdmin for Windows and DOS: HP JetAdmin is a utility for
Novell network administrators that helps you set up and manage your
printer in a Novell networked environment. HP JetAdmin provides simple
installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and management of HP
JetDirect-connected printers. The HP JetAdmin utility allows you to
remotely configure, troubleshoot, and manage all the HP network printers
and plotters on a Novell network from computers running Windows or DOS.
You can also set passwords for the printer’s control panel using
HP JetAdmin.

HP JetPrint Utility for Windows: The HP JetPrint Utility makes
network printing easier and more productive than ever by allowing you to
view, select, and print to all HP printers on the network from an easy-to-use
screen. HP JetPrint allows you to view control panel messages and to check
the status and progress of print jobs on your computer screen. The HP
JetPrint Utility works only in Windows.

Software For Your Printer 2-5

Microsoft LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server

This software helps network administrators quickly setup HP LaserJet
printers through an OS/2 server. Along with an installer, there are two
software components. The Redirector allows the redirection of print data
from a spooler directly to the HP LaserJet printer. The Setup component
allows the network administrator to specify which printer receives print
data and provides seamless integration between the Redirector and the
LAN Manager or LAN Server print system.

Optional Networking Software

You can order optional networking software from HP Distribution or your
nearest authorized HP Dealer (see inside cover of this manual). Software for
the following networks is available:

• Windows for Workgroups

• HP-UX

• SunOS

• Solaris

To learn more about networking with the HP LaserJet 4MV printer, see the
HP JetDirect Network Interface Configuration Guide.

Optional Printer Drivers Available

You can order the following optional printer drivers from HP Distribution or
your nearest authorized HP Dealer (see inside cover of this manual):

• OS/2 PCL printer driver

• OS/2 PostScript printer driver

Note

2-6 Software For Your Printer

If your software is not listed here, please contact your software
manufacturer or distributor and request a driver for the HP LaserJet 4V
printer or the HP LaserJet 4MV printer. If a driver is not yet available, you
could use an older HP LaserJet printer driver (such as the HP LaserJet 4 or
III printer driver) until a newer driver becomes available. However, you
may not be able to access the advanced features of your new printer without
the proper driver.

Printing Tasks

Introduction

Your new LaserJet printer makes it easy for you to perform a wide variety
of printing tasks. You can print on several sizes and weights of paper and
envelopes, as well as on transparencies and labels.

This chapter explains how to do the following:

• Printing paper from the best paper source

• Selecting paper and other print media

• Loading paper into the Letter or A4 and 11x17 or A3 Paper Cassettes

• Loading Letter, Legal, 11x17, A4, or A3 paper into the Multipurpose

(MP) Tray

• Manually feeding paper from the MP Tray

• Printing on labels, transparencies, or custom-sized paper from the MP

Tray

• Printing Letterhead documents, preprinted forms, and special papers

• Reserving or locking out the MP Tray or Paper Cassettes

• Printing an envelope from the MP Tray

• Printing from the optional 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette

• Stopping a print request

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