Hp LASERJET 8100N, LASERJET 8100, LASERJET 8100DN Ready Reference Guide

Ready Reference Guide

English

HP LaserJet 8100, 8100 N, and 8100 DN Printers

Ready Reference Guide

HP LaserJet 8100, 8100 N, and 8100 DN Printers

Publication number C4214-90921 Reorder number C4214-99001

First Edition, October 1998

Warranty

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

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Contents

Control Panel.................................................. 1

To Change a Control Panel Setting: ................1

Checking the Printer’s Configuration................ 2

To Print a Menu Map:...............................2

To Print a Configuration Page: ................. 2

To Print a PCL or PS Font List: ................ 2

Common Printer Messages.............................. 3

Printing Tasks ................................................7

Manually Feeding Paper from Tray 1............... 7

Selecting the Output Bin ..................................8

Loading Tray 1 ................................................. 9

Loading Trays 2, 3, and the Optional

2 x 500-sheet Input Tray (Trays 4 and 5).......10

Loading Optional 2000-sheet

Input Tray (Tray 4) .........................................12

Loading Envelopes in the Envelope Feeder ..14

Printing Special Paper.................................... 15

Printing Envelopes .................................. 15

Printing Transparencies .......................... 15

Printing Labels........................................ 15

Printing Cards, Custom-size and

Heavy Paper........................................... 15

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Contents (continued)

Clearing Paper Jams.................................... 16

Clearing Jams from the Input Tray Areas.......17

Clearing Jams from the Top Cover Area........ 18

Clearing Jams from the Output Areas............18

Clearing Jams from the Optional Duplex

Printing Accessory ......................................... 19

Clearing the Optional Envelope Feeder.........19

Clearing Jams from the Stapler...................... 20

Solving Repeated Paper Jams....................... 22

Correcting Output Quality Problems.......... 23

Troubleshooting Steps ................................... 24

Continue Printing When Toner Is Low............26

Resets Menu.................................................27

Supported Types of Paper...........................28

For More Information...................................32

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Control Panel

Places printer online or offline, resumes printing, and exits menus

Cycles through menus

Printer is ready

Cycles through selected menu’s items

Ready Data Attention

2-line display

READY

Item

Processing information

- Value +

Use the item key to navigate the printer’s online help

Cancels current print job

Cancel Job

Select

Action is requiredsee display

To Change a Control Panel Setting:

Press

Press Go to exit the menu.

until the desired menu appears.

until the desired item appears.

Item – Value + Select

until the desired setting appears.

to save the selection.

Cycles through selected menu item’s values

Saves selected control panel setting

Control Panel - 1

Checking the Printer's Configuration:

From the printer’s control panel, you can print pages that give details about the printer and its current configuration. The following information pages are described here:

• Menu Map

• Configuration Page

• PCL or PS Font List

To Print a Menu Map:

1 2 3

To Print a Configuration Page:

1 2 3

To Print a PCL or PS Font List:

1 2

Press Press Press

Press Press

LIST

Press

Menu Item

until

Select

Menu Item

until

Select

Menu Item

until

appears.

Select

INFORMATION MENU

until

PRINT MENU MAP

to print the menu map.

INFORMATION MENU

until

appears.

PRINT CONFIGURATION

to print the configuration page.

INFORMATION MENU

until

PRINT PCL FONT LIST

to print the font list.

appears.

PRINT PS FONT

Control Panel - 2

Common Printer Messages

Message Explanation

ACCESS DENIED MENUS LOCKED

CHECK INPUT

DEVICE

alternates with

PAPER PATH OPEN PLEASE CLOSE IT

ENV FEEDER LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE]

INPUT DEVICE CONDITION xx.yy

The printer control panel function you are trying to access has been locked to prevent unauthorized access.

See your network administrator. The optional input tray cannot feed paper to the

printer because a door or paper guide is open. Check the doors and paper guides.

Load the requested envelope type and size into the envelope feeder. Make sure the envelope size and type are set correctly from the Paper Handling Menu in the control panel.

Press Go if the desired envelope is already loaded in the feeder.

- Value +

Press types and sizes. Press alternate type or size.

An input paper handling device has a condition that needs attention before printing can resume.

See the documentation that came with the paper handling device for assistance.

to scroll through the available

Select

to accept the

Control Panel - 3

Message Explanation

MANUALLY FEED [TYPE] [SIZE]

OFFLINE

PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE

TRAY x EMPTY

TRAY x LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE]

Load the requested paper into Tray 1. Press Go if the desired paper is already loaded

in Tray 1.

- Value +

Press types and sizes. Press alternate type or size.

Press Go to place the printer online. To ensure optimum print quality, the printer

prompts you to perform routine maintenance every 350,000 pages.

Load the empty tray (x) to clear the message. If you do not load the specified tray, the printer

will continue printing from the next availab le tr a y, and the message will continue to display.

Load the requested paper into the specified tray (X).

Ensure that the trays are correctly adjusted for size. The tray type settings (and size for Tray 1) must be set from the printer’s control panel.

If you are trying to print A4 or letter size paper, and this message appears, make sure the default paper size is set correctly from the Printing Menu in the printer’s control panel.

Press Go to print from the next available tray.

- Value +

Press types and sizes. Press alternate type or size.

to scroll through the available

Select

to accept the

to scroll through the available

Select

to accept the

Control Panel - 4

Message Explanation

13.x PAPER JAM [LOCATION]

41.3 UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE

50.x FUSER ERROR

51.x or 52.x PRINTER ERROR

Remove jammed paper from the specified location. Open and close the top cover to clear the message.

If the message persists after all jams have been cleared, a sensor may be stuck or broken. Contact an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the HP Support pages in the online user guide for the printer.)

The paper size you are trying to print is not the same as the control panel setting for Tray 1. Reload the tray with the correct paper size.

Make sure that the control panel setting for Tray 1 or the Envelope Feeder is correctly adjusted for size. (The printer will continue trying to print the job until size settings are correct.)

After performing the actions above, press twice. The page containing the error will automatically be reprinted. (Or, you might want to press printer’s memory .)

An internal error has occurred. Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on.

The message might clear, and then reappear when the next print job is sent. If this message persists, contact an HP-authorized service or support provider.

A temporary printing error occurred. Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. If this message persists, contact an HP-

authorized service or support provider.

Cancel Job

to clear the job from the

Control Panel - 5

Message Explanation

69.x PRINTER ERROR

79.xxxx PRINTER ERROR

A temporary printing error occurred. Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. If this message persists, contact an HP-

authorized service or support provider. The printer detected an error. The numbers

xxxx

(

) indicate the specific type of error.

Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. Try printing a job from a different software application. If the job prints, go back to the first application and try prin ting a different file. (If the message only appears with a certain soft ware application or print job, contact the software vendor for assistance.)

If the message persists with different software applications and print jobs, record the numbers that appear ( service or support provider.

xxxx

) and contact an HP-authorized

Control Panel - 6

+ 28 hidden pages