HP LaserJet 5Si NX User's Guide

HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer User’s Guide

English

HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer

User’s Guide

Publication number C3166-90952

First edition, December 1996

Warranty

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

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

Trademark Credits

Adobe™, PostScript™ , and PostScript II

™

are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Arial, Times New Roman, and Monotype

are registered trademarks of the Monotype Corporation. Bi-Tronics™, PCL5™ , and REt™ are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Helvetica and Univers are trademarks of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. Macintosh computer is a product of Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft® and Windows® are U.S.

registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Novell™ is a trademark of Novell, Incorporated. TrueType™ is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

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Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions: Italics are used for emphasis or to refer to another document. COMPUTER FONT 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 [On]Line] ) on the printer control

panel.

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

keyboard.

Note Notes contain important information about a topic in the text. CAUTION Caution messages appear before procedures which, if not observed,

could result in loss of data or in damage to equipment.

WARNING 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 these documents through HP Direct Distribution or by contacting your authorized HP dealer. (See Appendix E for a list of HP sales and service offices.) There is a charge for some documents.

Documentation Available for the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printers

Title Part Number

The

PCL/PJL Technical Reference Package

documents:

•

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

contains the following

5010-3997

•

PCL Comparison Guide

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

HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide HP JetDirect Print Server Software Installation Guide

The following related documents provide further information about the PostScript printer language:

• The PostScript Language Reference Manual (Adobe)

• PostScript Language Supplements (Adobe)

Also check the README files that come with the software.

5010-6394 5963-6599

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iii

Supplementary Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iv

1 About Your Printer

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

Standard Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer 1-4

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Printing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

PCL Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si MX Printer . . . . . . . 1-8

Additional Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Networking Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

PostScript Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si NX Printer . . . . . . . 1-10

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Networking Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Accessories and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

The Optional Printer Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

2 Memory and Memory Management

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

Storing Print Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Saving Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Determining Memory Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Improving Performance with I/O Buffering . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

3 Printer Software

Printing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

What is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer Drivers . . . . . . . 3-4

Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

End-User Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Network Administrator Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

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4 Printer Control Panel

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

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

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

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

Control Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Selecting a Menu Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Tray Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

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

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

PCL Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Print Quality Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

PostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Input/Output (IO) Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

5 Print Tasks

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

Print Source and Media Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Media Selection Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Media Use Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Paper Trays 1, 2, 3, and (optional) Tray 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Loading Media Into Tray 1 (Multi-purpose) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Loading Paper into Tray 2 or Tray 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Optional 2000 Sheet Input Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Loading Paper into Tray 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Envelopes in Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Loading Envelopes into Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Printing Envelopesfrom YourSoftware Application . . . . . 5-18

Optional Envelope Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

Printing from the Optional Envelope Feeder . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

Changing Media Type and Size from the Control Panel . . . . . 5-21

Output Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

Selecting the Left Output Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

Adjusting the Paper Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

Printing to the Multibin Mailbox or Mailbox with Stapler . . 5-27

Stapling Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28

Different First Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

Custom Size Paper in Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

Printing on the Smallest-Sized Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

Printing Bleeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32

Two-Sided Printing with the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

Binding Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34

Selecting Two-Sided Printing from the Control Panel . . . . . 5-34

Stopping a Print Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35

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6 Print Quality

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

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

Changing the Print Resolution Setting from the Control Panel 6-2

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

Adjusting Print Density from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . 6-3

Resolution Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Activating REt from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

Solving Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Turning on EconoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting

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

Cleaning Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

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

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

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

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

Redistributing Toner in the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

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

Optional Stapler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Loading Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Clearing Staple Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Printer Response Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Software, Computer, and Printer Interface Problems . . . . . 7-10

Problems with Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35

Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36

Calling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48

A Specifications

Location Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

FCC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Canadian DOC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

VCCI Statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Laser Statement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

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B PCL Printer Commands (Escape Sequences)

PCL Printer Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Escape Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Setup Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

PCL Font Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

C Memory and Personality SIMM Installation

Installing a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Testing a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Verifying a Memory SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Verifying a PostScript SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

D Warranty and Software License

HP Maintenance Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

On-Site Service Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

One-Year On-Site Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Warranty Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

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

Service After the Warranty Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Repacking Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

HP Software Product License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

E HP Customer Services and Sales

HP Support, Sales, and Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Sales and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

INDEX

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About Your Printer

Introduction

This chapter introduces the features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX and 5Si NX printers.

Table 1-1 lists the printer’s standard features.

Table 1-1 Standard Printer Features

Feature Description

Speed/Performance

Print Resolution

Memory

Languages/Fonts

•24 pages per minute

•40 Megahertz AMD processor

•600 x 600 dots per inch with

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)

•More than 120 levels of gray

•Microfine toner

•4 (5Si/5Si NX) or 12 (5Si MX)

MBytes of RAM , expandable using industry standard SIMMs

•Memory Enhancement

Technology (MEt) automatically compresses data to use RAM more efficiently

•HP PCL 5e

•Printer Job Language (PJL)

•Printer Management Language

(PML)

•45 scaleable PCL fonts

(plus 65 additional fonts with HP FontSmart)

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Feature Description

Languages/Fontsavailableonly with PostScript SIMM (Optional on 5Si/5Si NX, Standard on 5Si MX)

Paper Handling (Input)

Paper Handling (Output)

Software

•39 scaleable PostScript fonts

•Auto language switching

•Adobe PostScript Level 2

•Tray 1: A multipurpose tray for

paper, transparencies, and envelopes. Capacity is up to 100 sheets with standard paper

•Trays 2 and 3 accept up to 500

sheets each, and automatically sense paper size. These trays should be used for paper only

•Top output bin holds up to 500

sheets of standard paper only, and automatically senses when full

•Left output bin holds up to 100

sheets of paper, usable for envelopes, transparencies, or standard paper

•Full-functionprinter drivers (PCL

and PostScript) for all major operating systems

•HP JetAdmin network printer

software for all major operating systems

•Improved document production

and monitoring capability

•Transparent access to printer

capabilities and information in Windows 95 and Windows 3.1

Connectivity

•HP JetDirect Print Server

(Standard on 5Si MX, optional on 5Si/5Si NX)

•Bi-directional parallel port with

ECP and MLC support

•One available MIO slot for

optional I/O. (2 available on 5Si)

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Feature Description

Environmental features

•EconoMode reduces toner

consumption

•Power Save setting (meets

Energy Star guidelines)

•High content of recyclable

components and materials

•15,000-pagetoner cartridge

capacity (average)

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Figure 1-1

Duty Cycle

•100,000pages per month

The HP LaserJet 5Si Printer is shown in Figure 1-1.

HP LaserJet 5Si Printer

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Standard Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer

The HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX printer provides 24-ppm (pages-per-minute) printing of Letter or ISO A4 paper at true 600-dpi (dots-per-inch) resolution. Your printer handles a wide variety of paper weights and sizes, including wide format paper 11 x 17 in (279 x 432 mm).

Paper Handling

HP JetAssist, Hewlett Packard’s trademark for an accessible paper-handling architecture, is available in the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX printers. It enables intelligent, friendly communication with paper-handling devices, making them easy to use.

Table 1-2 identifies each tray and bin with the specific capacity and the media each supports. Tray 1, the multi-purpose tray, accommodates all media types and sizes. Trays 2 and 3 are equipped with sensors that automatically detect the size of paper you have loaded and the amount of paper in the tray.

Optional paper handling accessories are available through your HP dealer. They are described later in this chapter.

Table 1-2 Paper Handling

Tray or Bin Capacity Media

Input Trays

Tray 1 (multi-purpose)

Tray 2 up to 500 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Legal, JIS B4 Tray 3 up to 500 sheets Paper:Letter ,ISO A4, Legal, JIS B4, ISO A3, 11

Tray 4 (optional)

up to 100 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Executive, Legal, 11 x 17 in

(279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4 Maximum size: 11.7 x 17.7 in (297 x 450 mm)

Minimum size: 3.9 x 7.5 in (99 x 191 mm) Other media: transparencies and sheets of labels Envelopes:Commercial #10, C5, DL, Monarch,

ISOB5

x 17 in (279 x 432 mm)

up to 2000 sheets Paper:Letter, ISO A4, Legal, JISB4,ISOA3,11

x 17 in (279 x 432 mm)

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Tray or Bin Capacity Media

Output Bins

Top Output Bin (face-down)

Left Output Bin (face-up)

Addressable Mailbins (optional)

Stapler Bin (optional)

up to 500 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Executive, Legal, 11 x 17 in

(279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4

up to 100 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Executive, Legal, 11 x 17 in

(279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4

up to 250 sheets per bin

up to 350 sheets Paper: Letter, ISOA4 ONLY

Paper:Letter, ISO A4, Legal, JIS B4, ISO A3, 11 x 17 in (279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4 No envelopes,transparencies,or labels

Memory Management

The 5Si is equipped with 4 MByte RAM and can be expanded to 132 MBytes maximum. To allow for expansion, the printer has 4 slots for Single Inline Memory Modules, which accept 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 megabytes of RAM each. The 5Si MX ships with an 8 MByte SIMM installed for a total of 12 MBytes.

Memory Enhancement Technology (MEt) automatically compresses page data to provide the most efficient use of the printer’s RAM.

For more information on memory management, see Chapter 2, “Memory and Memory Management”.

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Printing System

Included with your HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer is a CD containing the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX/5Si Mopier Printing System (hereafter called the Printing System.). On the Printing System CD are software components and drivers that benefit end users and network administrators by providing full-feature support and management capabilities for your printer.

The Printing System includes software designed for end users operating in the following environments:

• Microsoft Windows 3.1x

• Microsoft Windows 95

• Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0

• IBM OS/2 version 2.0 or greater

• Apple Macintosh System 7 or greater

It also includes software for network administrators using the following network operating systems:

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• Novell NetWare 3.x or 4.x

• Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0

• IBM LAN Server 3.0 or greater

• Apple AppleTalk

For more information about software and drivers, see Chapter 3,

“Printer Software.”

Input/Output

A built in Bi-Tronics parallel interface allows high-speed two-way communication between the printer and your computer. Two MIO slots allow for extended connectivity. If serial connection is required, contact an authorized HP dealer for information about an optional serial MIO card or a serial-to-parallel converter.

The HP JetDirect Print Server (standard on the 5Si MX/5Si NX and available as an option on the 5Si) allows the printer to function through most networks without a separate print server.

Energy Efficiency

The printer’s Power Save feature conserves electricity by substantially reducing power consumption when idle for a user-specified length of time. As an EPA Energy Star partner, Hewlett-Packard has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.

You may change the POWER SAVE DELAY from the default of 1 hour. This item is located in the CONFIGURATION MENU on the printer control panel.

EconoMode

EconoMode reduces the amount of toner applied to the printed page and is ideal for printing document drafts. When EconoMode is on, the print on the page appears significantly lighter but is still readable. (EconoMode has no effect on the speed of the printer or the amount of energy used—it only conserves toner.)

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Figure 1-2

PCL Fonts

The printer comes with 35 scaleable fonts, as well as 10 True Type fonts. You can scale True Type fonts within the printer. You also receive matching True Type screen fonts for true WYSIWYG, short for “what you see is what you get.” These internal fonts are part of the PCL language. PCL font samples appear in Figure 1-2.

About Your Printer

PCL Fonts

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Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si MX Printer

The HP LaserJet 5Si MX printer is configured with additional memory, Hewlett-Packard’s PCL 5 language, Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language, and an HP JetDirect print server that allows you to connect your printer to Ethernet or Local Talk networks.

Additional Memory

The HP LaserJet 5Si MX contains 12 MBytes of installed memory. By adding optional SIMMs with 2,4,8,16, or 32 MBytes, you can increase memory to a total of 76 MBytes.

Networking Capabilities

The HP LaserJet 5Si MX printer’s factory-installed HP JetDirect print server allows you to connect your printer directly to your Local Area Network (LAN). The HP JetDirect 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 HP JetDirect print server supports the following network operating systems:

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

and 4.1

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

• IBM LAN Server for OS/2, v. 3.0

• Microsoft Windows and Windows for Workgroups, v. 3.1, 3.11

• Apple Ether Talk

• Apple Local Talk

• Microsoft Windows NT, v. 1.0, 3.51, and 4.0

• Microsoft Windows 95

• HP-UX v. 8.0, 9.0, 10

• 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, 2.3, 2.4

• IBM AIX v. 3.2.5

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Figure 1-3

Clients may be DOS, Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Macintosh, or UNIX. Refer to the JetDirect documentation for further details.

PostScript Fonts

The HP LaserJet 5Si MX is configured with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language and includes 35 scaleable PostScript fonts. The 5Si/5Si NX requires the optional Adobe PostScript SIMM be installed before this option is available. Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 is compatible with earlier versions of the language. PostScript font samples are shown in Figure 1-3.

About Your Printer

Times Roman

Courier

Courier Oblique

Courier Bold

Courier Bold Oblique

PostScript Fonts

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Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si NX Printer

The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer is configured with Hewlett-Packard’s PCL 5 language, and an HP JetDirect print server that allows you to connect your printer to Ethernet networks.

Memory Management

The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer contains 4 MBytes of installed memory, and can be expanded to as much as 132 MBytes by adding optional SIMMs with 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 MBytes each.

Networking Capabilities

The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer’s factory-installed HP JetDirect print server allows you to connect your printer directly to your Local Area Network (LAN). The HP JetDirect 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 HP JetDirect print server supports the following network operating systems:

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

and 4.1

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

• IBM LAN Server for OS/2, v. 3.0

• Microsoft Windows and Windows for Workgroups, v. 3.1, 3.11

• Microsoft Windows NT, v. 1.0, 3.51, and 4.0

• Microsoft Windows 95

• HP-UX v. 8.0, 9.0, 10

• 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, 2.3, 2.4

• IBM AIX v. 3.2.5

Clients may be DOS, Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Macintosh, or UNIX. Refer to the JetDirect documentation for further details.

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Printer Parts

Figures 1-4 and 1-5 show the locations and names of key printer parts.

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Figure 1-4 KeyPrinter Parts: Front View

1. Left Output Bin 7. Tray 1 extensions

2. Control Panel 8. Tray 1 PaperWidth Guides

3. Top Output Bin 9. Tray 2

4. Adjustable paper stop 10. Tray 3

5. Top cover 11. Power Switch

6. Tray 1 (multi-purpose) 12. Front door

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Figure 1-5

Key Printer Parts: Rear View

1. Printer Circuit Assembly (formatter board)

2. Printer’s Hard Disk (optional)

3. HP MIO slots (on the 5Si MX/5Si NX slot 1 contains the HP JetDirect Server)

4. Bi-Tronics parallel port

5. External Paper Handling Controller Board

6. SIMM slots

7. Power connector

8. Print engine serial number

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Figure 1-6

Accessories and Options

As printing and network needs grow, you can increase the printer’s capabilities by adding accessories and options. Figure 1-6 shows the paper handling options available. These options are described in Table 1-3, along with other available options. Ordering information can be found in Appendix E, “HP Sales and Customer Service”. Look for information about using the accessories in Chapter 5, “Print Tasks.”

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Paper Handling Accessories and Options

1. Envelope Feeder

2. Duplex Unit

3. 2000-Sheet Input Tray

4. Multi-Bin Mailbox (provides mailbox, job seperation, and job stacking)

5. Mailbox with Stapler (provides mailbox, job seperation, job stacking, and stapling)

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The Optional Printer Hard Disk

The Printer Hard Disk accessory can be used to permanently store downloaded fonts and forms in the printer. Unlike standard printer memory, items on the Printer Hard Disk remain in the printer even when the printer is powered off.

Fonts downloaded to the Printer Hard Disk are available to all users of the printer.

Macintosh Users can use the HP LaserJet Utility, and Windows users can use the HP printer driver to download fonts. The Printer Hard Disk can also be write-protected through software for additional security. Refer to the online help associated with your HP Software for more information. For the Macintosh environment, refer to the HP LaserJet Utility Guide online help included with your HP LaserJet Utility software. For the Windows environment, refer to your HP Windows driver online help.

If you are a PostScript language programmer, refer to Adobe’s PostScript Language Reference Manual for information about downloading forms and patterns to the disk.

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Table 1-3 Accessories and Options

Option Part Number Description

Toner Cartridge C3909A Replacement toner cartridge Stapler Cartridges C3772A 3-pack of staple cartridges.Each cartridge

contains 2000 staples.

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Memory upgrades 2 MByte—C3131A

4 MByte—C3132A 8 MByte—C3133A 16 MByte—C3146A

Adobe PostScript Level 2 SIMM

Duplex Unit C3762A Provides duplexed (double-sided) printing

Envelope Feeder C3765A Attaches to printer above Tray 1;holds up to

2000-Sheet Input Tray

Multi-Bin Mailbox C3764A Features eight bins holding up to 250 sheets

Mailbox with Stapler C3774A Features five bins holding up to 250 sheets

HP parallel printer cable (2 meter)

HP parallel printer cable (3 meter)

Modular I/O and Network Cards

Printer Hard Disk C2965A 420 MByte Hard Disk Drive for PCL and

C3169A Adds Adobe’s PostScriptLevel2 language to

C3765A Adjustable for Letter, Legal, 11x17, ISO A4,

C2950A HP-recommended IEEE-1284 Cable, with A

C2951A HP-recommended IEEE-1284 Cable, with A

J2550A HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card

J2555A HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card with

Additional printer memory 32 MB SIMMs are also available from third

party suppliers

the 5Si/5Si NX printers

capability

100 envelopes.Supports Commercial #10, C5, DL, Monarch, ISO B5.

ISO A3, JIS B4

each

each and a stapler

and B connectors

with Ethernet/IEEE802.3 10Base-T

Token Ring (DB9 and RJ45)

PostScript

110V Maintenance Kit

220V Maintenance Kit

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C3971A Maintenance kit that contains replacement

rollers and fuser for 110V printers and mopiers.May be purchased through an HP-authorized dealer

C3972A Maintenance kit that contains replacement

rollers and fuser for 220V printers and mopiers.May be purchased through an HP-authorized dealer

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Memory and Memory Management

Introduction

The HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si NX printer comes with 4 MBytes of internal memory and 4 SIMM slots to allow for memory expansion. The 5Si MX features a pre-installed 8-MByte single inline memory module (SIMM) for a total of 12 MBytes. Memory is added in increments of 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 MBytes. (Note that 32-MByte SIMMs are not available from HP; contact third-party providers.)

The SIMM slots can also hold optional languages, fonts, and other SIMM-based products. The 5SI MX comes with a SIMM for the PostScript language installed in one of the slots.

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

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Storing Print Data

The print engine memory receives, holds, and processes data from incoming print jobs. It manages downloaded resources, including PCL language, soft fonts, symbol sets, macros, and patterns. The print engine also stores PostScript fonts, forms, patterns, and dictionaries.

In heavy use installations, the optional 420-MByte hard disk is recommended to optimize the functionality of your print engine.

Saving Resources

When two or more personalities (such as PCL and PostScript) are installed, the print engine reserves a portion of memory for each personality’s resources. This feature is called Resource Saving. It enables the print engine to keep downloaded resources (such as fonts, forms, and macros) in memory under most conditions.

Resource Saving is automatically available on the print engine. By default, the print engine allocates resources to each print engine personality, based on the amount of memory each personality needs. Most users do not need to customize the Resource Saving configuration, but you can change the amount of memory allocated to each print engine personality.

See Chapter 4, “Printer Control Panel,” to learn how to configure memory for your printer.

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Determining Memory Requirements

The amount of memory you need depends on the types of documents you print. Your print engine can print most text and graphics at 300 or 600 dpi without additional memory.

Add memory to your print engine if you:

• Commonly print complex graphics.

• Use many temporarily downloaded fonts.

• Print complex documents.

• Print duplexed PostScript documents.

• Use advanced functions (such as I/O Buffering and Resource Saving).

Table 2-1 presents the amount of memory required for the most common print jobs using 600-dpi printing.

Table 2-1 Minimum Memory Requirements

Memory

Management

PCL Minimum Memory

Print Job Paper Size

single-sided printing Letter, A4, Legal 4 MBytes 9 MBytes

11 x 17 in, A3 4 MBytes 12 MBytes

two-sided printing Letter, A4 4 MBytes 12 MBytes

Legal 4 MBytes 14 MBytes 11 x 17 in, A3 10 MBytes 22 MBytes

Requirements

PostScript Minimum Memory Requirements

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Improving Performance with I/O Buffering

When you select a print command from your software application, the software sends your request to the print engine. To help you get back to work more quickly, the print engine reserves a portion of its memory to hold the file or page to be printed in an I/O buffer until it is the next to be printed.

For each MByte of memory you add to your printer, 10 KBytes is automatically reserved to hold print jobs in progress. The more memory that is reserved, the greater the number of files or pages the printer can store.

In most cases, it is to your advantage to let the printer automatically reserve memory for I/O buffering. However, you may change the amount of the I/O buffer by increments of 100 KBytes up to a maximum of 10,000 KBytes.

See Chapter 4, “Printer Control Panel,” to learn how to use the printer’s Input/Output (I/O) Menu to change the I/O buffer.

Note When you change the I/O buffer setting, all downloaded resources are

deleted, unless they are stored on the optional hard disk.

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Printer Software

Printing System

Included with your HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX printer is a CD containing the HP LaserJet 5Si /5Si MX /5Si Mopier Printing System. On the Printing System CD are software components and drivers that benefit end users and network administrators. The CD has two partitions, one for Intel-based systems and one for Apple Macintosh systems. When you insert the CD, the partition that corresponds to your operating system is automatically made available to you. The other partition will be hidden.

The Printing System includes software designed for end users operating in the following environments:

• Windows 3.1x

• Windows 95

• Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0

• IBM OS/2 version 2.0 or greater

• Apple Macintosh System 7 or greater

Additional drivers for Apple Macintosh GX System 7.5 or greater and DOS WordPerfect 5.x and 6.x are available through your Hewlett-Packard distributor or through electronic BBS channels.

The Printing System also includes software for network administrators using the following network operating systems:

• Novell NetWare 3.x or 4.x

• Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0

• IBM LAN Server 3.0 or greater

• Apple AppleTalk

Network administration software for UNIX and Microsoft LAN Manager is available through your Hewlett-Packard distributor or through electronic BBS channels.

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