HP LaserJet 8150, 8150 N,
8150 DN, 8150 HN, and
8150 MFP Printers
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User Guide
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Edition 3, 5/2003
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HP Customer Care
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of suppor t ser vices from Hewlett-Packard and our support par tners. These
services are designed to give you the results you need, quickly and
professionally.
Online Services:
For 24-hour access to information over your modem, we suggest these
services:
World Wide Web
Printer drivers, updated HP printer software, plus product and suppor t
information may be obtained from the following URLs:
in the U.S.http://www.hp.com
in Europehttp://www2.hp.com
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Printer drivers may be obtained from the following sites:
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in Japanhttp://www.jpn.hp.com
in Koreahttp://www.hp.co.kr
in Taiwanhttp://www.hp.com.tw
or the local driver websitehttp://www.dds.com.tw
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ong SAR, Indonesia,
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HP direct ordering for accessories or supplies:
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HP Service Information:
To locate HP-Authorized Dealers, call 1-800-243-9816 (U.S.) or
1-800-387-3867 (Canada).
HP Service Agreements:
Call 1 (800) 743-8305 (U.S.) or (800) 268-1221 (Canada). For extended
service, call 1-800-446-0522.
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Customer support options worldwide
Customer Support and Product Repair Assistance for
the U.S. and Canada
Call (208) 323-2551 Monday through Friday from 6 am to 6 pm, (Mountain
Time) free of charge during the warranty period. However, your standard
long-distance phone charges still apply. Have your system nearby and your
serial number ready when calling.
If you know your printer needs repair, call 1-800-243-9816 to locate your
nearest HP-Authorized ser vice provider, or call (208) 323-2551 for HP
centralized service dispatch.
Post-warranty telephone assistance is available to answer your product
questions. Call (900) 555-1500 ($2.50* per minute, U.S. only) or call
1-800-999-1148 ($25* per call, Visa or MasterCard, U.S. and Canada) Monday
through Friday from 6 am to 6 pm (Mountain Time). Charges begin only when
you connect with a support technician. *Prices subject to change.
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European Customer Support Center Language and
In-Country Options Available
Open Monday through Fr iday 8:30–18:00 CET
HP provides a free telephone support ser vice during the warranty period. By
calling a telephone number listed below, you will be connected to a responsive
team waiting to help you. If you require suppor t after your warranty has
expired, you can receive support for a fee through the same telephone nu mber.
The fee is charged on a per-incident basis. When calling HP, have the following
information ready: product name and serial number, date of purchase, and
description of the problem.
This section explains some of the features of this online user guide as well as
tips and tricks to help you use it to its greatest potential. It provides an
overview of the following information:
!Navigation Features
!Text Conventions
!Additional Features of Acrobat Reader
!Tips for Use
Additional features can be accessed through your Acrobat Reader menus and
toolbars.
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Navigation Features
ButtonButton NameFunction
Page Up and Down
Arrows
Table of Contents IconThis Table of Contents Icon calls up the table of
Introduction IconThe Introduction Icon calls up this introduction to
Index IconThe Index Icon calls up the online user guide text
The Page Up and Down arrows allow you to scroll
page-by-page through the online user guide. The
Page Up arrow allows you to go back one page,
while the Page Down arrow allows you to move
forward one page.
contents for the online user guide.
the guide.
Navigation Features
index. The index entries are linked to their related
topics.
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Text Conventions
Some text is formatted differently to indicate specific meanings or functions.
Below is a table that defines the different text formats and what they indicate.
Text Format StyleMeaning or Function
K
EY CAP
Hypertext
DISPLAY PANELThis format is used to indicate text that is displayed on the control
InputThis format indicates that the text is typed by the user at a
This format is used to represent buttons on the printer, as well as
keys on the computer keyboard.
This format is used to indicate that the text is linked to another
page of the document. Clicking on the underlined text takes you
to that page. Sometimes, a page number and section heading are
included in the blue underlined text, but any text for matted this
way indicates the presence of a link.
panel.
command prompt or into a dialog box.
Text Conventions
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Additional Features of Acrobat Reader
In addition to the navigation buttons provided on the right side of the page,
Adobe Acrobat Reader has a number of other features that you may find
useful.
ButtonButton NameFunction
Actual SizeThis button sets the document view to the page’s actual
size.
Fit PageThis button changes the document view so the page
fits in the window.
Fit Visible WidthThis button changes the document view so the visible
content and page width fit in the window.
Pag e On lyThis button displays the page only with no bookmarks
or thumbnails.
Pag e Wi t h
Bookmarks
Additional Features of Acrobat Reader
This button displays the page and bookmarks to the
different sections of the document in a window to the
left of the screen.
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ButtonButton NameFunction
Pag e Wi t h
Thumbnails
BackThis button allows you to go to the previous link or to
FindThis button calls up the Find dialog.
ZoomThis button allows you to change the page size.
This button displays the page and small images of each
page in a window to the left of the screen.
undo your last change.
Additional Features of Acrobat Reader
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Tips for Use
Use bookmarks to navigate between chapters.
When reading large amounts of text, turn off bookmarks and change the page
view to full screen.
Use the find function under the Tools menu to find specific terms.
Use the back button (page 22
previous page when jumping from link to link.
To print this document - For best quality and quickest printing, always print
using a compatible PostScr ipt Level 3 emulation printer driver.
Due to the size of these print files, it is recommended that you print portions of
this document rather than printing the whole document at one time.
To save paper when you are printing this online user guide, you can create a
quick set to print 2 pages of the online user guide (N-up printing) on both sides
of the paper (duplex printing). See the printer driver help for details on these
feat ur es .
) in Adobe Acrobat Reader to return to the
Tips for Use
Chapter 1Printer Basics24
Printer Basics
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Overview
Congratulations on your purchase of an HP LaserJet printer. If you have not
done so, see the getting started guide provided with the printer for setup
instructions.
For detailed informatio n on the HP Digital Copy (that comes with the
HP LaserJet 8150 MFP), see the section on page 324
or the getting started
Overview
guide provided with the HP Digital Copy.
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:
!Printer Features and Benefits
!Printer Information
!Accessories and Supplies
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!Control Panel Layout
!Paper Handling LED Status Inter pretation
!Printer Software
Overview
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Printer Features and Benefits
Speed and Throughput
!Transmit Once, RIP ONCE technology
!32 pages per minute (ppm) on Letter or ISO A4 paper
!Duty Cycle: 150,000 pages per month on Letter or ISO A4 paper
!250 MHz microprocessor
Resolution
!600 dots per inch (dpi) with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)
!FastRes 1200 provides 1200 dpi quality at full speed
!More than 220 levels of gray
Printer Features and Benefits
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Memory
!32 MB (8150/8150 N/8150 DN/8150 HN) of RAM, expandable (up to
160 MB) using industr y standard 100-pin DIMMs (Dual In-Line Memory
Modules)
!64 MB (8150 MFP) of RAM, expandable (up to 160 MB) using industr y
standard 100-pin DIMMs (Dual In-Line Memory Modules)
!Memory Enhancement tech nology (MEt) automatically compresses data to
use RAM more efficiently
!3.2 Gigabyte hard disk (8150 MFP)
Enhanced Productivity (8150 MFP)
!Fast, convenient walk up digital copying
!Advanced paper handling including electronic collation, dual scan heads,
and automatic stapling
!Digital Sender module that easily conver ts and sends paper documents to
email
Printer Features and Benefits
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Language and Fonts
!HP PCL 6
!HP PCL 5e for compatibility
!Printer Job Language (PJL)
!Printer Management Language (PML)
!45 scalable Tr ueType typefaces
!PostScript Level 3 Emulation standard
Paper Handling Options
!Input
" Tray 1: A multipurpose tray for paper, transparencies, labels, and
envelopes. Holds up to 100 sheets of paper.
" Trays 2 and 3: Two 500-sheet trays. These trays automatically sense
paper sizes.
" Optional 2 x 500-sheet Input Tray (Trays 4 and 5): Two 500-sheet trays.
These trays automatically sense paper sizes.
" Optional 2000-sheet Input Tray (Tray 4): One 2000-sheet tray. This tray