HP LaserJet 5100Le User's Guide

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hp LaserJet 5100Le

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A user of the Hewlett-Packard printer associated with this use guide is granted a license to: a) print hard copies of this use guide for PERSONAL, INTERNAL, or COMP ANY use subject to the restriction not to sell, resell, or otherwise distribute the hard copies; and b) place an electronic copy of this use guide on a network if server-provided access to the electronic copy is limited to PERSONAL, INTERNAL users of the Hewlett-Packard printer associated with this use guide.

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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Publication number Q1863-online

Edition 3, 5/2003

Hewlett-Packard Company 11311 Chinden Boulevard Boise, Idaho 83714

1 Printer Basics

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Printer Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Printer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Printer Parts and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Accessories and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Control Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Control Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Control Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Configure the control panel display language (Optional) . . 12

Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Software for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Software for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

2 Printing Tasks

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Selecting the Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing to the Top Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Printing to the Rear Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Loading Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Loading Tray 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Printing Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printing Letterhead, Prepunched, or Preprinted Paper . . . . 27

Printing Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Printing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Printing Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Printing Rotated Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Printing Full-Bleed Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Printing Cards, Custom-Size and Heavy Paper . . . . . . . . . 35

Printing Vellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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Advanced Printing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using Features in the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Customizing Tray 1 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing by Type and Size of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Job Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Proofing and Holding a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Printing a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

3 Printer Maintenance

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Performing Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Managing the Print Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

HP Policy on Non-HP Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Print Cartridge Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Print Cartridge Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Continue Printing When Toner is Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4 Problem Solving

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Clearing Jams from the Input Tray Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Clearing Jams from the Top Cover Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Clearing Jams from the Output Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Solving Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Correcting Output Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Determining Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Troubleshooting Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Linux Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Checking the Printer’s Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

PCL Font List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

A Specifications

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Polyester media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Supported Sizes and Weights of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Supported Types of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Vellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Card Stock and Heavy Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

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Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

B Control Panel Menus

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Private/Stored Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

Paper Handling Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Print Quality Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

I/O Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

Resets Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17

C Printer Memory and Expansion

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Checking Memory Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Adjusting Memory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

D Printer Commands

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Understanding PCL Printer Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Combining Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Selecting PCL Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Common PCL Printer Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Glossary

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Printer Basics

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of an HP LaserJet 5 100 series printer. If you have not done so, see the start guide provided with the printer for setup instructions.

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

• Features and benefits of the printer.

• Important printer pa rts and locations.

• Accessories and supplies available fo r the printer.

• The layout and basic op eration of the printer’s control panel.

• Helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility.

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Printer Features and Benefits

Many of the printer’s features and benefits are outlined below. Specific chapters contain more information on each feature. See this guide’s index or contents to locate this information.

Wide Format Printing

Increased capability from your laser printer:

• Prints on paper sizes up to 312 x 470 mm (12.28 x 18.5 inches).

• Prints full bleed images (up to A3 size and 279 x 432 mm

[11 x 17 inches]) by printing images on larger paper that can be trimmed to the edges.

High Print Quality

Professional results that meet the demands of complex documents:

• ProRes 1200 (true 1200 dpi) for highest quality graphics printing.

• FastRes 1200 for fast, high-quality image printing.

• HP UltraPrecise toner for high quality print.

High Performance

Faster printing for improved productivity:

• Prints 22 pages per min ute (A4) or 11 pages per minute (A3).

• 300 MHz RISC microprocessor.

• Prints the first page in less than 13 seconds.

Ease of Use

Easy to use and administer:

• Helpful printer software provided on a compact disc.

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Expandability

Ability to grow with the printing needs of workgroups:

• 3 built-in DIMM slots for memory expansion.

• Available flash and memory DIMM cards.

• Up to 192 MB maximum memory capability.

Paper Handling

Versatile to meet a combination of user needs:

• 100 sheet multi-purpose tray.

• 250 sheet pa per tray.

Best Value

Providing industry-leading value to customers:

• 10,000 page print cartridge.

Euro Character

Equipping customers for a changing world market:

• This printer is currently enabled to print the all-new euro character.

HP is committed to maximizing document portability through supporting and promoting euro symbol standards.

• To learn more abou t printing the euro character, visit HP’s

LaserJet euro website at http://www.hp.com/go/laserjeteuro.

Environmental Features

• EconoMode uses approximately 50 % less toner, which extends

the life of the print cartridge (HP does not recommend full-time use of EconoMode)

• PowerSave setting saves energy (meets ENERGY STAR

guidelines)

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Printer Information

Congratulations on your purchase of the HP LaserJet 5100Le printer! This printer (product number: Q1863A) is a 22 pages per minute (ppm) laser printer that comes standard with a 100-sheet multi-purpose Tray 1, a 250-sheet Tray 2, and 16 MB of memor y. The printer is able to print full-bleed images on paper sizes up to A3 and 11 x 17 in (279 x 432 mm).

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Printer Parts and Locations

Control

panel and

display

(250-sheet)

Tray 2

Latches (to open rear door)

Top output bin

Paper size indicator

(set with dial inside tray)

Paper stop

Top cover

Product and

serial numbers

(located on the

underside of

the top cover)

Tray 1

(100-sheet)

Paper level

indicator

Rear door

(paper jam access)

Power switch

Power

connector

Parallel interface

connector

Figure 1 Printer Parts (front and rear views)

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Rear output bin

(straight-through

paper path)

Accessories and Supplies

You can increase the capabilities of the printer with optional accessories and supplies.

Memory, font, or flash DIMM

Note Use accessories and supplies specifically designed for the printer

to ensure optimum performance.

Figure 2 Optional Accessories

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Ordering Information

Use only accessories specifically designed for this printer. To order an accessory, contact an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the telephone support flyer included with the printer.)

Ordering Information

Item Description or Use Part Number

HP Multipurpose Paper HP brand paper for a variety of uses

(1 box of 10 reams, 500 sheets each). T o order a sample, in the U.S. call 1-800-471-4701.

HP LaserJet Paper Premium HP brand paper for use

with HP LaserJet printers (1 box of 10 reams, 500 sheets each). To order a sample, in the U.S. call 1-800-471-4701.

HP LaserJet Recycled

Printing Supplies

Paper

Print Cartr idge (10,000 pages)

Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM)

SDRAM DIMMs 16 MB

Flash DIMM Permanent storage for fonts and

Mass Storage

Memory, Fonts, and

HP brand recycled paper for a variety of uses. 500 sheets. T o order a sample, in the U.S. call 1-800-471-4701.

Replacement HP UltraPrecise print cartridge.

Boosts the ability of the printer to handle large print jobs (maximum 192 MB with HP brand DIMMs):

32 MB 64 MB

forms: 2 MB

4 MB

HPM1120

HPJ1124

E1120

C4129J

C7843A C7845A C9680A

C4286A C4287A

Parallel Cab les 2 Meter IEEE-1284 cable

3 Meter IEEE-1284 cable

Accessories

Cable and Interface

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C2950A C2951A

Ordering Information (Continued)

Item Description or Use Part Number

HP LaserJet Printer Family Print Media Guide

PCL 5/PJL Technical Reference Documentation CD

Documentation

HP LaserJet 5100Le Start Guide

Printer Maintenance Kit Contains user-replaceable parts

Maintenance

A guide to using paper and other print media with HP LaserJet printers.

A guide to using printer commands with HP LaserJet printers.

An additional copy of the start guide. Q1860-90901

and instructions for routine printer maintenance.

110 V printer:

new exchange

220 V printer:

new exchange

5963-7863

5961-0976

Q1860-67902 Q1860-69002

Q1860-67903 Q1860-69003

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Control Panel Layout

The printer’s control panel consists of the following:

READY

2-line display

Figure 3 Control Panel Layout

Ready Data Attention

Cancel

Job

Control Panel Lights

Item

- Value +

Select

Light Indication

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

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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 off li n e. 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] or UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE.

• Confirms a manual feed request if Tray 1 is loaded and TRAY 1

MODE=CASSETTE

printer’s control panel.

• Overrides a manual feed request from Tray 1 by selecting paper from the

next available tray.

• Exits the control panel menus. (To save a selected control panel setting, first press [Select].)

[Cancel Job] Cancels the print job that the printer is processing. The time it takes to cancel

depends on the size of the print job. (Press it only once.)

[Menu] Cycles through the control panel menus. Press the right end of the button

to move forward or the left end of the button to move backward.

[Item] Cycles through the selected menu’s items. Press the right end of the button

to move forward or the left end of the button to move backward.

has been set from the Paper Handling Menu in the

[- Value +] Cycles through the selected menu item’s values . Press [+] to move forw ard

or [-] to move backward.

[Select] • Saves the selected value for that item. An asterisk (*) appears next 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.

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Control Panel Menus

For a complete list of control panel items and possible values, see page B-1.

Press [Menu] for access to all control panel menus.

To change a control panel setting:

1 Press [Menu] until the desired menu appears. 2 Press [Item] until the desired item appears. 3 Press [- Value +] until the desired setting appears. 4 Press [Select] to sav e the selection. An asterisk (*) appears next

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

5 Press [Go] to exit the menu.

Note Settings in the printer driver and software application override

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

If you cannot access a menu or item, it is not an option for the printer .

To print a control panel menu map:

To see the current settings for all of the menus and items availab le in the control panel, print a control panel menu map.

1 Press [Menu] until INFORMATION MENU appears. 2 Press [Item] until PRINT MENU MAP appears. 3 Press [Select] to print the menu map.

Y ou might want to store the menu map near the printer for reference.

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Configure the control panel display langua ge (Optional)

By default, the control panel on the printer displays messages in English. If necessary, set the printer to display messages and print configuration pages in another supported language.

1 Turn the printer off. 2 Hold down [Select] while turning on the printer. 3 When SELECT LANGUAGE appears in the LED display, release

[Select].

4 After the printer has finished initializing, LANGUAGE = ENGLISH will

appear in the LED display.

5 When LANGUAGE = ENGLISH appears in the display, press

[- VALUE +] to scroll through the available languages.

6 Press [Select] to save the desired language as the new default. 7 Press [Go] to return to READY. 8 T o activate your new language choice, turn the printer off and then

turn the printer on.

9 The LED display text should now appear in the selected language.

Note For Japanese, language selection will change the default symbol

set for the specific language. For all other languages, the default symbol set is PC-8.

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Printer Software

The printer comes with helpful software on a compact disc. See the start guide for installation instructions.

Note Check the ReadMe file provided on the compact disc for additional

software included and supported languages. The printer drivers provided on the compact disc must be installed

to take full advantage of the printer’s features. The other software programs are recommended, but are not required for operation. See the ReadMe file for more information.

The most recent drivers, additional drivers, and other software are available from the Internet. Depending on the configuration of Windows-driven computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest software. If you do not hav e access to the Internet, see the telephone support flyer included with the printer to obtain the most recent software.

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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 file provided on the compact disc for additional

software included and supported languages. Certain printer features are a vailable on ly fro m th e PC L 6 driver.

See the printer software help for availability of features.

Drivers Included with the Printer

The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available on the Internet. Depending on the configuration of Windows computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers.

PCL 5e PCL 6

Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT® 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP

1.Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition

     

Within the computer installation program, select Typical Install to install the PCL 5e, and PCL 6 drivers. Select Custom Install to install only the software you prefer, or if you are a network administrator. Select Minimum Install to install only the PCL 6 driver for basic printing.

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Additional Drivers

You can obtain the following printer drivers by downloading them from the Internet, or by requesting them from an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the telephone support flyer included with the printer.)

• OS/2 PCL/PCL 6 printer driver*

• AutoCAD™ (Rev. 15 compatible Windows printer driver available

on the compact disc. Rev. 14 printer driver available with HP LaserJet 5100 printer drivers (http://www,hp.com/lj5100).)

*The OS/2 drivers are also available from IBM, and are packaged with OS/2.

Note If the desired printer driver is not on the compact disc 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.

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Software for Windows

Use the Typical Install or Custom Install option to install the HP software. (This includes several printer drivers. For more information, see page 17.)

Access the Windows Printer Driver

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

Temporarily Change Settings

Operating System

Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me

Windows NT 4.0 From the File menu, click Print,

Windows 2000 From the File menu, click Print,

Windows XP From the File menu, click Print,

Note Settings in the printer driver and software application override

(from a software application)

From the File menu, click Print, and then click Setup or Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

and then click Setup or Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Change Default Settings (across all applications)

Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.

Right-click the printer icon, and select Properties.

Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon, and select Document Defaults or Properties.

Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon, and select Printing Preferences or Properties.

Click the Start button, point to Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer icon, and select

Properties

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

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Choose the Right 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. Certain features are not available in this driver. (Do not use the PCL 5e driver provided with this printer with older printers.)

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 operating system used). These help screens give detailed information about the specific driver. Printer driver help is separate from the software application help.

Software for Linux

For information about Linux support for the printer, see the HP Linux support homepage: http://hp.sourceforge.net/.

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Printing Tasks

Overview

This chapter presents basic printing tasks, such as:

• Selecting the outp ut bin.

• Loading the trays.

• Printing on sp ecial paper, such as letterhead and envelopes.

This chapter also introduces some advanced printing tasks, to help you tak e fu ll advantage of the printer’s features. These tasks are “advanced” because they require you to change settings from a software application, the printer driver, or the printer’s control panel.

• The printer driver allows you to:

• Create Quick Sets to save the printer’s setup information for

different kinds of print jobs.

• Print pages with a watermark in the background.

• Print the first page of a document on a different kind of paper

than the rest of the pages.

• Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper.

• Store, Quick Copy, and proof and hold print jobs.

(See “Using Features in the Printer Driver” on page 43.)

• Tray 1 can be used in several different ways. See “Customizing

Tray 1 Operation” on page 45.

• If you frequently use several kinds of paper or share the printer

with others, print by type and size to ensure that print jobs always print on the desired paper. See “Printing by Type and Size of Paper” on page 47.

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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 outpu t bin, ope n it.

The following table shows the minimum and maximum sizes of paper supported in the output bins.

Top Output Bin Rear Output Bin

Width From 3.9 to 11.7 inches wide

(100 to 297 mm wide)

Length From 5 to 18.5 inches long

(127 to 470 mm long)

From 3 to 12.28 inches wide

(76 to 312 mm wide)

Guidelines

• 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.

• Do not print envelopes, labels, paper wider than 11.7 inches

(297 mm) wide, small custom-size paper, postcards, or light or

heavy paper to the top output bin.

• For printing stacks of large paper only, the paper stop on the top

output bin prevents long paper from being pushed over the edge

of the printer.

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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 is recommended for printing the following:

• over 50 sheets of paper, continuously

• transparencies

Figure 6 Top Output Bin

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Printing to the Rear Output Bin

The printer always prints to the rear output bin if it is open. Paper comes out of the printer face-up, with the last page on top.

To open the rear output bin, grasp the handle at the top of the bin and pull the bin down. Slide out the first extension, then flip open the second extension if necessary.

Printing from Tray 1 to the rear output bin provides the straightest paper path. Opening the rear output bin might improve output quality with the following:

• envelopes

• labels

• paper wider than 11.7 inches (297 mm) or less than 3.9 inches

(100 mm) wide

• small custom-size paper

• postcards

• paper lighter than 16 lb (60 g/m

) or heavier than 28 lb (105 g/m2)

Figure 7 Rear Output Bin

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HP LaserJet 5100Le User's Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Printer Basics

Overview

Printer Features and Benefits

Printer Information

Printer Parts and Locations

Accessories and Supplies

Ordering Information

Control Panel Layout

Control Panel Lights

Control Panel Keys

Control Panel Menus

Configure the control panel display langua ge (Optional)

Printer Software

Printer Drivers

Software for Windows

Software for Linux

Printing Tasks

Overview

Selecting the Output Bin

Printing to the Top Output Bin

Printing to the Rear Output Bin