HP LaserJet 5, LaserJet 5M, LaserJet 5N User's Guide

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HP LaserJet 5 and 5M Printers

User’s Manual

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© Copyright Hewlett-Packard
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C3916-90901

First edition, April 1996
Second edition, May 1996

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Network Security

Note

This information is NOT repeated in this manual.

HP LaserJet 5/5M printers allow you to lock out other users’ abilities to
change most printer control panel settings. This is done by setting a
password and turning the lock command on. To verify, the message
ACCESS DENIED will appear when you enter a change using the printer
control panel.

There are three ways to implement printer security:

1 HP LaserJet Utility for Macintosh users.
2 JetAdmin for Novell networks.
3 PJL escape sequence sent from any ASCII editor.

HP LaserJet Utility (Macintosh)

1 Select the HP LaserJet Utility icon in the HP LaserJet folder on

your hard drive.

2 If necessary, click on the Select Printer button to select the HP

LaserJet 5M.

3 Select the Security panel by scrolling down and clicking on the key icon.
4 Click on the Lock Control Panel button. You will be prompted to

enter a password if the password has been set. If a password has not
been set, go to the next step.

5 Click the Set Password button. On the Printer Security dialog, enter

the new password (numeric values can be set from 0 to 65535), and
click on the OK button.

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HP JetAdmin Utility (Novell Networks)

1 Run JETADMIN.
2 Select the printer you want to configure. It is listed under its

“JetDirect Interface Name” which appears on the self test
page/configuration plot.

3 Click on Printer at the top of the menu.
4 Click on Properties.
5 When the Property Pages appear click on the Security tab.
6 Select the Lock option under Control Panel Lock
7 Click on the OK button.

ASCII PJL Escape Sequence

Password: send this sequence to the printer from any ASCII editor:

E

%-12345X@PJL JOB

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@PJL DEFAULT PASSWORD=[numeric password (0 to 65535)]

@PJL EOJ

E

%-12345X

C

CPLOCK: to turn on or off, assuming that a password has NOT been

set, send the following ASCII sequence to the printer:

E

%-12345X@PJL JOB

C

@PJL DEFAULT CPLOCK=ON [OFF]
@PJL EOJ

E

%-12345X

C

If a password HAS been set, send the following ASCII sequence to the
printer to turn CPLOCK on or off.:

E

%-12345X@PJL JOB PASSWORD=(numeric password)

C

@PJL DEFAULT CPLOCK=ON(OFF)
@PJL EOJ

E

%-12345X

C

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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 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 [Menu]) on the printer control panel.

[Key Face] indicates keys (such as [Enter]) 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. There is a charge for some
documents. See the inside cover of this manual for telephone numbers.

Documentation Available for the HP LaserJet 5\5M Printers

Title Part Number

PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package
PostScript SIMM Technical Reference
HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide

5961-0633
C3129-90901
5961-0920

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Contents

1 About Your Printer

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

HP LaserJet 5 Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

HP LaserJet 5M Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Accessories and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

HP LaserJet Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

2 Printing Software Overview

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

Software for MS Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

MS Windows Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

MS Windows Status Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Network Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Software for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

DOS Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

DOS Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Remote Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Software for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Macintosh Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

HP LaserJet Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Optional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Optional Printer Drivers Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Optional Networking Software Available . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

3 Using the Printer Control Panel

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

Control Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Control Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

PCL Fonts Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

PostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Memory Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Parallel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Serial Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Resets Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

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4 Printing

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

Preparing for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Selecting Paper and Other Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Media Input Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Loading Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Loading Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Printing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Stopping a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Manually Feeding Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Reserving or Locking-out Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Printing Letterhead and Preprinted Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Printing Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Printing Labels and Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Printing with Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Printing from the 500-sheet Tray 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

Printing with the Duplex Unit (2-Sided Printing) . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Printing with the Envelope Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Printing with the Infrared Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

5 PostScript Printing

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

Preparing for PostScript Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Using PostScript Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Printer Memory and PostScript Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Printing a Legal Page in PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

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

Control Panel Differences with PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

PostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Menu Items Affected by PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Printing a PostScript Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

PostScript Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

6 Adjusting Print Quality

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

Choosing Print Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Fine-Tuning Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Adjusting Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Enhancing Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Harmonizing Print Density and REt Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

EconoMode Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Saving Toner with EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

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7 Solving Printer Problems

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

Calling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Paper Pickup and Transfer Guide Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Fusing Assembly Paper Jams—Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Fusing Assembly and Paper Exit Paper Jams— Rear Cover . . . 7-6

Optional Tray 3 Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Optional Duplex Unit Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Resetting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Testing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Self Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Understanding the Self Test Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

Checking Installed PCL Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

Understanding the PCL Font List Printout . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Print Quality Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Vertical Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Dropouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Vertical Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Toner Smear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Background Gray Toner Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17

Vertical Repetitive Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Improperly Formed Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Vertical Line at Edge of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Service Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

Printer Response Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

Software/Computer/Printer Interface Problems . . . . . . . . . 7-28

Problems Using Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33

PostScript Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35

8 Maintaining and Adjusting the Printer

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

Managing the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Toner Cartridge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Storing, Installing, and Recycling the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . 8-2

HP’s Policy on Use of Non-HP Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Clearing the TONER LOW Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Extending Toner Cartridge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Printer Cleaning Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

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Saving Power with the PowerSave Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

User-Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Tray 1 Paper Pickup Roller & Separation Pad . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Tray 2 Pickup Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Transfer Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Fusing Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Optional Tray 3 Pickup Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

A Media Specifications

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

Paper and Preprinted Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Adhesive Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Overhead Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

B Common PCL Printer Commands

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

C Specifications & Regulatory Information

Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

D Printer Memory

Determining Needed Printer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

How Your Printer Uses Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

SIMM Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

E Serial Pin-out and Cabling Configuration

Serial Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

F Warranty and Software License

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

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

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

Repacking Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4

HP Software Product License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5

G Sales and Service Offices

Calling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

Index

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About Your Printer

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features of the HP LaserJet 5 and 5M
printers and provides illustrations of key printer parts.

Figure 1-1

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Introducing the HP LaserJet 5/5M printer

This chapter is divided into the following sections:

• HP LaserJet 5 Printer Features

• HP LaserJet 5M Printer Features

• Accessories and Options

• Ordering Information

• HP LaserJet Printer Parts

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HPLaserJet 5 Printer Features

Print Speed A12 page-per-minute engine with Accelerated Printing Technologies for

impressive performance.

Print Quality The printer offers true 600-dpi printing with Resolution Enhancement

technology (REt), MicroFine toner, and 120 levels of gray for smooth,
photo-like images. REt adjusts the size and placement of each dot to
smooth edges and curves. Combined with MicroFine toner, this sharpens
the appearance of text and graphics.

PCL
Language

Language
Switching

Paper
Handling

The printer comes with the PCL 6 printer language, which is compatible with
all previous HP LaserJet printers. PCL 6 offers 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 printer languages (such as PostScript) are installed, the
printer can automatically determine and switch to the appropriate language
of a print job.

The printer can print on a variety of sizes and weights of paper as well as
envelopes, labels, and transparencies.

•Tray 1 adjusts to hold envelopes and various sizes of paper that can be fed

manually or stacked for multiple copies.

•Tray 2 holds up to 250 sheets of 20 lb. (75 g/m

•An optional Tray 3 holds up to 500 sheets of 20 lb. (75 g/m

2

) paper.

2

) paper.

•An optional Duplex Unit allows printing on both sides of the paper.

•An optional Envelope Feeder holds approximately 75 envelopes for

continuous envelope printing.

Memory The printer comes with 4 MBytes of memory and is upgradable to a maximum

of 66 MBytes. The printer has four SIMM slots for additional 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16
MByte industry-standard memory modules. The SIMM slots can also hold
optional languages (such as PostScript), typefaces, and Flash SIMMs.

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Memory
Management

Software
Utilities

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

In addition to printer drivers that let you select most printer options from your
computer screen, the software includes utilities specific for Windows,
Macintosh and networked computers. See Chapter 2 for a description of the
various software utilities.

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About your

Printer

I/O Features

•The printer provides automatic I/O switching between all installed I/O ports

allowing multiple computers to be connected simultaneously.

•The printer comes with a Modular I/O (MIO) slot designed to support

optional HP JetDirect cards or compatible MIO cards from other companies.
(See the “Accessories and Options” section later in this chapter for a list of
HP JetDirect cards.)

•The printer comes with an IEEE 1284 parallel interface for high-speed

two-way communications between the printer and the computer.

•A standard RS-232 serial port is included.

•A serial infrared port is included for wireless printing with the optional HP IR

adapter.

Energy
Savings

The printer is designed with the PowerSave feature to conserve electricity by
substantially reducing power consumption when it is idle for a specified
length of time. The user-adjustable PowerSave feature qualifies the
HP LaserJet 5 Printer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s

ENERGY STAR Computers award.

Toner
Savings

Fonts The printer comes with 45 scalable TrueType fonts built-in and an additional

Options The HP LaserJet 5 printer also offers a wide variety of accessories and

The EconoMode feature lowers printing costs by reducing the amount of
toner on the printed page by 50%, so the toner cartridge lasts longer. The
printed result is similar to the draft mode found on some dot matrix printers.

65 on disk for MS Windows. HP FontSmart software is also included for
simple font management in MS Windows.

options, such as a PostScript language SIMM, Flash SIMM, extra memory,
Network Interface Cards, duplexer (for two-sided printing), additional trays
(with varying sizes and capacities) and an envelope feeder.

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HPLaserJet 5M Printer Features

The HP LaserJet 5M printer offers all the features of the HP LaserJet 5
printer, plus more memory, a built-in PostScript language SIMM, and an
HP JetDirect card that can connect your printer to LocalTalk and
EtherNet networks.

Memory The printer has 6 MBytes of installed memory (upgradable to 52 MBytes),

and 3 available SIMM slots for additional 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MByte
industry-standard memory modules.

PostScript The HP LaserJet 5M printer comes with the Adobe PostScript Level 2

software, which is backward compatible with earlier versions of Adobe
PostScript. The printer also comes with Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer
drivers for Macintosh and Windows (version 3.1 and later), and the

LaserJet Utility for the Macintosh

Fonts The printer comes with 35 built in fonts and an additional 75 fonts on disk for

MS Windows.

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HP

Networking

The printer’s JetDirect card lets you connect directly to your LAN (Local Area
Network) for faster printing. You can also print in multiple platform
environments. The HP JetDirect card automatically switches between
protocols, so a single printer can serve many networks at once or be moved
to a new network with no additional hardware investment.

The HP JetDirect card supports the following networks. Clients can be DOS,
Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, or UNIX.

•Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x

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

•IBM LAN Server for OS/2, v. 2.x, 3.x

•Microsoft Networking

•HP-UX v. 9.x, 10.x

•SunOS v. 4.1.3, 4.1.4

•SCO UNIX V/386 (contact OS vendor for level of support)

•Solaris v. 2.3, 2.4

•IBM/AIX (contact OS vendor for level of support)

•Apple EtherTalk, phase 1 and 2

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Accessories and Options

You can increase your printer’s capabilities by adding the following
accessories and options. See the inside front cover of this manual for
HP dealer and ordering information.

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About your

Printer1About your

Printer

Note

Figure 1-2

Accessories and Options from previous HP LaserJet printers do not
work with the HP LaserJet 5\5M printers.

Printer with options shown shaded

A. Envelope Feeder D. IR Adapter

(wireless printing)

Note

B. Duplex Unit

(for two-sided printing)

C. 500-sheet Tray 3 F. Flash SIMM

Other accessories and options (not shown) are available. For a complete

E. PostScript SIMM

listing, see the table on the following page.

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HP LaserJet 5/5M Accessories and Options

Option Description or Use Part Number

Toner Cartridge

Toner Cartridge Replacement toner cartridge. 92298A

Paper Handling Accessories

Tray 2 replacement 250 sheettray: legal, letter, executive,A4. C3924A(universal)

250 sheet tray, letter only. C3925A(letter)

250 sheettray,A4 only. C3926A(A4)

Tray 3 assembly Includes a base unit and an adjustable 500

Tray 3 replacement 500 sheettray: legal, letter, executive,A4. C3923A(legal/universal)

Envelope Feeder 75-envelopepower feeder.

Duplex Unit The Duplex Unitallows you to automaticallyprint

Cable and Interface Accessories

Parallel cable 2 Meter IEEE-1284cable

Serial cables 9-9 pin serial cable (male/female). C2932A

SerialAdapter 25-9 pin adapter. C2909A

HP IR Adapter Unit requiredfor an Infrared interface with a

Macintosh Serial Cable 92215S

Macintosh Network Cable-Kit For PhoneNETor LocalTalk. 92215N

sheet tray for legal, letter, executive,and A4.

Supports Commercial#10, #7
C5, and B5 envelope sizes.

on both sides of a page.

3 Meter IEEE-1284cable

9-25 pin serial cable (male/female). C2933A

IrDA-compliant portable device.

3

⁄4(Monarch) DL,

C3921A(universal)

C3927A

C3920A

C2950A
C2951A

C2929A

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Option Description or Use Part Number

Modular I/O and Network Cards HP JetDirectMulti-protocol Network Cardwith

Ethernet/IEEE802.310Base-T.

J2550A

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HP JetDirectMulti-protocol Network Cardwith
LocalTalk and Ethernet/IEEE802.310Base-T,
BNC, and DN8.

HP JetDirectMulti-protocol Network Cardwith
Token Ring (DB9 and RJ45).

UNIX InterfaceSoftware HP JetDirectinterface software for HP-UX

Memory, additional languages

Memory SIMMs You can install up to 64 MBytes of additional

Flash SIMM Additional non-volatile RAM. 2MByte - C3930A

Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer
language (this includes 2MB of
additional memory).

* Ships with HP LaserJet 5M

systems.

HP JetDirectinterface software for SunOS and
Solaris UNIX systems.

memory, in the HP LaserJet 5 and up to 48
MBytes in the HP LaserJet 5M.

You can add the Adobe Level 2 PostScript
language by installing this SIMM in your printer.

J2552A*

J2555A

J2374C

J2375C

1 MByte - C3130A
2 MByte - C3131A
4 MByte - C3132A
8 MByte - C3133A
16 MByte - C3146A

4 MByte - C3931A

C3918A*

Ordering Information

To order HP LaserJet 5/5M accessories and options :

United States

• Call HP Direct Ordering at [phone].

• To find a dealer near you (or if your dealer is temporarily out of

stock), call the HP Customer Information Center [phone].

Worldwide

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• See Appendix G for Sales and Service Offices for authorized dealers

outside of the U.S.

HPLaserJet Printer Parts

The following illustrations give the location and names of key printer
parts.

Figure 1-3 Front/right side view (with Tray 1 open)

A. Top cover E. 250-sheet Tray 2
B. Outputbin F. Tray 1 paper width guide
C. Control panel and display G. Tray 1 and extension
D. ON/OFFpower switch H. Envelope Feeder access cover location

(shown with cover removed)

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Figure 1-4 Top/right side view with top door open and toner cartridge removed

A. Toner cartridge guides F. Right side cover (opened)
B. Paper access door

(for paper jam removal)

C. Top door (opened) H. Tray 1 release point (pull to open)
D. Toner cartridge location

(shown with cartridge removed)

E SIMM slots access door J. Serial Number Label

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G. 250-sheet Tray 2

I. Transfer Roller removal tool

Figure 1-5 Rear/left side view

A. Rear access cover latch

(press down to release)

B. Rear access cover F. Serial Infrared port
C. Serial number label G. Bi-Tronics parallel port
D. Power plug connector H. Modular I/O (MIO) slot

E. Serial port

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Printing Software Overview

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.

Your printer is packaged with the software you need to take full
advantage of your printer’s features in MS Windows, some DOS
environments, and to connect your printer to a wide variety of networks.
The HP LaserJet 5M printer also comes with software you need to use
your printer with the PostScript language for Macintosh and MS
Windows environments.

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

This chapter is divided into the following sections:

• Software for MS Windows

• MS Windows Printer Drivers

• MS Windows Status Utilities

• Fonts

• Network Management Utilities (HP JetAdmin)

• Software for DOS

• DOS Printer Drivers

• DOS Utilities

• Software for Macintosh

• Macintosh Printer Drivers

• Bitmapped Screen Fonts

• HP LaserJet Utility

• Optional Software

• Optional Printer Drivers Available

• Optional Networking Software Available

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Software for MS Windows

Your printer comes with the HP LaserJet 5/5M Printing System for
Microsoft Windows. If you have set up your printer correctly, you have
already used the auto-installation setup program to load the following:

• MS Windows Printer Drivers

• Status Utilities

• Fonts

• Network Management Utilities

MS Windows Printer Drivers

The printer drivers enable your MS Windows applications to communicate
with your printer and use all of your printer’s features. Once you load the
MS Windows drivers, you can reach them from the Print dialog box in any
MS Windows application. This is usually accessed from the Printer Setup
or Printer Options selection, however, each application may be different.
The MS Windows Printer Drivers work in the MS Windows 3.1, 3.11,
MS Windows for Workgroups and MS Windows 95 environments.

Note

Each driver has screen helps which can be activated from the Help
button on each property sheet on the printer driver. These help screens
can give detailed information about the specific driver you are using.

These driver helps are separate from your software application’s screen
helps. You will know that you are in an HP printer driver if the HP logo
is on the bottom of the window.

HP LaserJet 5/5M - Standard

The standard driver provides full backward compatibility for LaserJet
printers. This allows you to print documents created with other HP
drivers and ensure that the output will be similar. This driver can be
selected in the Printers settings window located in the MS Windows
Control Panel.

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HP LaserJet 5/5M - Enhanced

This is a new, enhanced driver which provides better printing
performance with complex graphics in MS Windows, as well as better
WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) performance. This may
provide output which is slightly different than earlier drivers which were
not WYSIWYG. This driver can be selected from the MS Windows
Printer Control Panel.

PostScript Level 2

The PostScript for MS Windows driver for MS Windows 3.1 and MS
Windows 95 provides new functions such as n-up printing and
watermarks.

MS Windows Status Utilities

Status utilities display the printer’s status, job status and error messages
on the computer screen. Status utilities are provided for both networked
environments and directly connected computers.

Note No status utilities are available when using serial cables or switch boxes.

Status Window

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This utility is for computers using the MS Windows 3.1 environment
that are directly connected to the printer.

The Status Window is a program that reports printer activities directly
on your computer screen. When a printer condition arises that needs
your attention, the Status Window displays a description of the
condition and suggests an action. For example, if the printer runs out of
paper or is low on toner an appropriate message will pop-up on the
computer screen.

Status Window is only available if your printer and computer are
directly connected through a parallel port (for example, LPT1 or LPT2).

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HP JetPrint

The HP JetPrint utility for networks reports printer activities similar to
the Status Window. It also allows users to see all accessible print
queues and allows users to manage their print jobs. The Job Details
button on the HP JetPrint screen provides more detailed information on
a print job.

HP JetPrint is represented by an icon in the lower left hand corner in the
MS Windows 3.1 Networked Environment.

In MS Windows 95, HP JetPrint is available for both networked
environments and directly connected computers. HP JetPrint is
represented as a tray icon in the lower right hand corner.

To see status information, click on the icon. The icon changes colors
based on the status of the printer:

• Red- the printer is not able to print.

• Yellow- warning message.

• Green- the printer is ready to print.

Fonts

HP FontSmart

HP FontSmart is a MS Windows application that delivers the screen
fonts for the printer’s internal 45 printer fonts, plus another 65 fonts on
disk. HP FontSmart adds font management for MS Windows 3.1/3.11,
MS Windows 95 and MS Windows NT. When PostScript is available,
HP FontSmart also delivers the matching screen fonts for the 35
PostScript fonts using the MS Windows font names.

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TrueType Screen Fonts

Screen fonts allow you to see a close representation on the computer
screen of what the printed page will look like. This is known as
WYSIWYG, short for “what-you-see-is-what-you-get.” The TrueType
fonts match the printer’s internal fonts. These fonts are automatically
loaded and configured when you install the HP LaserJet 5/5M Printing
System for Microsoft Windows.

Network Management Utilities

Note

Network Management Utilities allow remote configuration and control
of networked printers. These utilities allow network administrators to
setup and configure networked printers in a variety of network
environments.

Network utilities are available through the Custom setup option during
software installation. These utilities will not be loaded when running
the default (Typical) installation unless you are signed on as a network
administrator. To add these utilities at a later time re-load the
installation program (see Getting Started Guide) and run the Custom
setup option. Follow the instructions on the screen.

HP JetAdmin

HP JetAdmin allows management and configuration of the printers and
accessories on a Novell Netware or Microsoft network. This also offers
in-depth printer and network diagnostics, as well as the ability to upload
printer drivers to a network file server. Management of the flash
accessory is also provided through HP JetAdmin.

HP JetAdmin is available through the Control Panel in MS Windows 95
or from the LaserJet group in MS Windows 3.1.

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Software for DOS

Your printer comes with two DOS application printer drivers and two
DOS-environment software utilities.

DOS Printer Drivers

Printer drivers are program files that allow your software to use the
printer’s features, including the internal fonts. Printer drivers for the
following DOS applications are included on the DOS Application
Utilities and Drivers diskette:

• WordPerfect 5.1 and 6.0

• Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 4.0

Note To obtain printer drivers for additional DOS applications:

• Check your DOS application’s installation disks to see if they include

support for the HP LaserJet 5/5M printer.

• Order an updated driver from your DOS application’s vendor.

DOS Utilities

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The DOS utilities are only available when the printer is directly
connected to the computer with a parallel cable. They will not be
available if a serial cable or switch box is being used.

Status Monitor

The Status Monitor, a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program,
reports printer messages and error conditions directly to your computer
screen. It is especially useful if you can’t see the printer while you
work. When a printer condition arises, the Status Monitor displays a
message on your screen without affecting your work in progress.

You can set up your computer to run the Status Monitor automatically
when you turn on your computer, or you can load it at any time.

To load the Status Monitor, type STAT at the DOS prompt. You can
display the Status Monitor Main Menu at any time by typing [Ctrl] +

[Alt] + [E], the default hot-key combination.

Remote Control Panel

The Remote Control Panel, or RCP, enables you to change printer
settings if your DOS software application does not support the printer
feature you want to use.

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Some DOS applications, such as WordPerfect for DOS, may override
settings you specify from the RCP. Change all desired settings available
in your software application first, and any remaining settings with the
RCP.

You can start the Remote Control Panel from the Status Monitor by
typing [R]. You can also start the Remote Control Panel from the DOS
prompt by typing RCP.

Additional help is available for the Remote Control Panel by clicking on
the help tab at the top of the screen or by typing [Alt] + [H].

You can use the Remote Control Panel and Status Monitor only in DOS,
and only if your printer and computer are directly connected through a
local parallel port (for example, LPT1 or LPT2). These applications do
not work on networked printers.

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Software for Macintosh

The HP LaserJet 5M printer comes with an installer program that
automatically installs the following on your hard disk:

• Macintosh printer drivers

• Bitmapped screen fonts

• HP LaserJet Utility

Macintosh Printer Drivers

HP LaserJet

The “HP LaserJet” is an Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer driver. Once
you install this driver, most of your printer’s features are available from
the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes.

LaserJet 5M GX

The “LaserJet 5M GX” is a printer driver designed to give you access to
your printer from a Macintosh with QuickDraw GX installed. If you are
not using QuickDraw GX, you will not need this driver.

Fonts

Bitmapped Screen Fonts

When you install the HP LaserJet 5M 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.

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