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
© Copyright Hewlett-Packard
Company 1998
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws.
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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Control Panel .................................................. |
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To Change a Control Panel Setting: ................ |
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Checking the Printer’s Configuration................ |
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To Print a Menu Map: ............................... |
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To Print a Configuration Page: ................. |
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To Print a PCL or PS Font List: ................ |
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Common Printer Messages.............................. |
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Printing Tasks ................................................ |
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Manually Feeding Paper from Tray 1 ............... |
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Selecting the Output Bin .................................. |
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Loading Tray 1 ................................................. |
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Loading Trays 2, 3, and the Optional |
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2 x 500-sheet Input Tray (Trays 4 and 5) ....... |
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Loading Optional 2000-sheet |
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Input Tray (Tray 4) ......................................... |
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Loading Envelopes in the Envelope Feeder .. |
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Printing Special Paper.................................... |
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Printing Envelopes.................................. |
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Printing Transparencies.......................... |
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Printing Labels ........................................ |
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Printing Cards, Custom-size and |
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Heavy Paper ........................................... |
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Contents (continued) |
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Clearing Paper Jams.................................... |
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Clearing Jams from the Input Tray Areas....... |
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Clearing Jams from the Top Cover Area........ |
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Clearing Jams from the Output Areas ............ |
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Clearing Jams from the Optional Duplex |
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Printing Accessory ......................................... |
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Clearing the Optional Envelope Feeder ......... |
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Clearing Jams from the Stapler...................... |
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Solving Repeated Paper Jams....................... |
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Correcting Output Quality Problems.......... |
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Troubleshooting Steps ................................... |
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Continue Printing When Toner Is Low............ |
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Resets Menu ................................................. |
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Supported Types of Paper........................... |
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For More Information ................................... |
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To Change a Control Panel Setting:
1Press Menu until the desired menu appears.
2Press Item until the desired item appears.
3Press – Value + until the desired setting appears.
4Press Select to save the selection.
5Press Go to exit the menu.
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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 Press Menu until INFORMATION MENU appears.
2 Press Item until PRINT MENU MAP appears.
3 Press Select to print the menu map.
To Print a Configuration Page:
1Press Menu until INFORMATION MENU appears.
2Press Item until PRINT CONFIGURATION appears.
3Press Select to print the configuration page.
To Print a PCL or PS Font List:
1Press Menu until INFORMATION MENU appears.
2Press Item until PRINT PCL FONT LIST or PRINT PS FONT
LIST appears.
3Press Select to print the font list.
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Control Panel - 2 |
Common Printer Messages
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Explanation |
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ACCESS DENIED |
The printer control panel function you are trying |
MENUS LOCKED |
to access has been locked to prevent |
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unauthorized access. |
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See your network administrator. |
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CHECK INPUT |
The optional input tray cannot feed paper to the |
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printer because a door or paper guide is open. |
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Check the doors and paper guides. |
PAPER PATH OPEN |
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PLEASE CLOSE IT |
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ENV FEEDER LOAD |
Load the requested envelope type and size into |
[TYPE] [SIZE] |
the envelope feeder. Make sure the envelope |
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size and type are set correctly from the Paper |
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Handling Menu in the control panel. |
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Press Go if the desired envelope is already |
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loaded in the feeder. |
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Press - Value + to scroll through the available |
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types and sizes. Press Select to accept the |
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alternate type or size. |
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INPUT DEVICE |
An input paper handling device has a condition |
CONDITION xx.yy |
that needs attention before printing can resume. |
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See the documentation that came with the paper |
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handling device for assistance. |
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Control Panel - 3 |
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Explanation |
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MANUALLY FEED |
Load the requested paper into Tray 1. |
[TYPE] [SIZE] |
Press Go if the desired paper is already loaded |
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in Tray 1. |
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Press - Value + to scroll through the available |
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types and sizes. Press Select to accept the |
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alternate type or size. |
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OFFLINE |
Press Go to place the printer online. |
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PERFORM PRINTER |
To ensure optimum print quality, the printer |
MAINTENANCE |
prompts you to perform routine maintenance |
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every 350,000 pages. |
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TRAY x EMPTY |
Load the empty tray (x) to clear the message. |
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If you do not load the specified tray, the printer |
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will continue printing from the next available tray, |
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and the message will continue to display. |
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TRAY x LOAD |
Load the requested paper into the specified |
[TYPE] [SIZE] |
tray (X). |
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Ensure that the trays are correctly adjusted for |
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size. The tray type settings (and size for Tray 1) |
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must be set from the printer’s control panel. |
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If you are trying to print A4 or letter size paper, |
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and this message appears, make sure the |
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default paper size is set correctly from the |
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Printing Menu in the printer’s control panel. |
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Press Go to print from the next available tray. |
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Press - Value + to scroll through the available |
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types and sizes. Press Select to accept the |
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alternate type or size. |
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Control Panel - 4 |
Message |
Explanation |
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13.x PAPER JAM |
Remove jammed paper from the specified |
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location. Open and close the top cover to clear |
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the message. |
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If the message persists after all jams have been |
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cleared, a sensor may be stuck or broken. |
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Contact an HP-authorized service or support |
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provider. (See the HP Support pages in the |
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online user guide for the printer.) |
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41.3 UNEXPECTED |
The paper size you are trying to print is not the |
PAPER SIZE |
same as the control panel setting for Tray 1. |
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Reload the tray with the correct paper size. |
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Make sure that the control panel setting for Tray |
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1 or the Envelope Feeder is correctly adjusted |
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for size. (The printer will continue trying to print |
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the job until size settings are correct.) |
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After performing the actions above, press Go |
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twice. The page containing the error will |
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automatically be reprinted. (Or, you might want |
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to press Cancel Job to clear the job from the |
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printer’s memory.) |
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50.x FUSER ERROR |
An internal error has occurred. Turn the printer |
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off, and then turn the printer on. |
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The message might clear, and then reappear |
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when the next print job is sent. If this message |
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persists, contact an HP-authorized service or |
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support provider. |
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51.x or 52.x |
A temporary printing error occurred. |
PRINTER ERROR |
Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. |
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If this message persists, contact an HP- |
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authorized service or support provider. |
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Control Panel - 5 |
Message |
Explanation |
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69.x |
A temporary printing error occurred. |
PRINTER ERROR |
Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. |
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If this message persists, contact an HP- |
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authorized service or support provider. |
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79.xxxx |
The printer detected an error. The numbers |
PRINTER ERROR |
(xxxx) indicate the specific type of error. |
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Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. |
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Try printing a job from a different software |
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application. If the job prints, go back to the first |
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application and try printing a different file. (If the |
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message only appears with a certain software |
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application or print job, contact the software |
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vendor for assistance.) |
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If the message persists with different software |
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applications and print jobs, record the numbers |
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that appear (xxxx) and contact an HP-authorized |
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service or support provider. |
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