Hp LASERJET 9000 Advanced printing tasks

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Advanced printing tasks

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Overview

Th i s s e c t i o n pre s e n t s t h e s e advanced printing tasks:

z Using features in the printer driver
z Different first page
z Blank back page
z Customizing optional Tray 1 operation
z Printing by type and size of paper

Overview

z Job retention features

 Printing a private job
 Storing a print job
 QuickCopying a job
 Proofing and holding a job

z Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed (FIR) Receiver
z Making booklets

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Using features in the printer driver

When you print from a software application, many of the printer features are available from the printer driver.
To gain access to Windows printer drivers, see “Access the Windows printer driver” on page 23.

Note Settings in the printer driver and software application generally override control panel settings.

(Software application settings generally override printer dr iver settings.)

Printer collation

The printer collation feature allows multiple original prints (mopying) that provide you the following
advantages:

z reduced network traffic
z faster return to application
z all original documents

Saving printer setup information

Printer drivers allow you to save the printer settings you use most often as the default settings. For example,
the driver might be set to print on letter-size paper, portrait orientation, with automatic tray selection (from the
first available tray).

Windows PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers allow you to save printer settings for multiple kinds of print jobs.
For example, you might want to create a quick set for envelopes, or for printing the first page of a document on
letterhead.

New printer driver features

Look for Quick Sets, Scale to Fit (any page size to any page size), and Booklet Printing options in the Windows
printer driver, or see the printer driver help for more information.

Printing watermarks

A watermark is a notice, such as “Top Secret,” printed in the background of each page in a document. Check
the driver for available options, or see the printer driver online help for more information.

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For Macintosh, you can select “Custom” and specify the text you choose, depending on your driver version.

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Different first page

To print a different first page

Follow these instructions for printing a first page that is different from
other pages in the print job.

1 For Windows, select “Use different paper for first page” in your

printer driver. Choose optional Tray 1 (or manual feed) for the
first page and one of the other trays for the remaining pages.
Place the paper for the first page in optional Tray 1. (For manual
feed, place paper in optional Tray 1 after the job is sent to the
printer and the printer requests paper.) For loading optional Tray
1, place the paper with the side to be printed up, the top of the
page facing the rear of the printer.

For Macintosh computers, select “First from” and “Remaining

from” in the print dialog box.

Note

Where and how you make selections depends on your software
application or associated printer driver. (Some options may only be
available through the printer driver.)

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2 Load the paper for the remaining pages of the document into

Different first page

another tray. You may select the first and remaining pages by
type of paper. For more information, see “Printing by type and

size of paper” on page 57.

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Blank back page

This option allows you to add blank pages to the end of a print job.
For Windows, select Use different paper for first page in the Paper tab of your printer driver, and then

choose Back Page. You can then select the paper source you want to use for your back page. To turn the
feature off, select No back page.

Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper

You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature is available in some printer drivers
and provides a cost-effective way to print draft pages.

To pr int more than one page on a sheet of paper, look for a layout or pages per sheet option in the printer
driver. (This is sometimes called 2-up, 4-up, or n-up printing.)

Printing
left-to-right

Blank back page

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Customizing optional Tray 1 operation

Customize optional Tray 1 to fit your printing needs.
The printer can be set to print from optional Tray 1:

z When the tray is loaded (Tray 1 Size=Unspecified and Tray 1 Type=Unspecified; formerly First mode).

Print speed might be slower than normal.

z Only when the type of paper loaded is specifically requested (Tray 1 Size=any size and Tray 1

Type=anything exce pt Unspecified; former ly Cassette mode).

Printing from optional Tray 1 when the loaded paper is requested

When Tray 1 Size=any size and Tray 1 Type=anything except Unspecified (formerly Cassette mode), the
printer treats optional Tray 1 like the internal trays. Instead of looking for paper in optional Tray 1 first, the
printer pulls paper starting either from the bottom tray upward or starting with the tray that matches type or
size settings selected in the program from which you are printing.

From the program or the Print dialog box, set the type and size for a tray, if possible. If not, set the type and
size from the printer control panel. (See “Printing by type and size of paper” on page 57.)

When Tray 1 Size=any size and Tray 1 Type=anything except Unspecified is set at the printer control panel,
an option appears in the Paper Handling menu to configure size as well as type settings for optional Tray 1.

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Manually feeding paper from optional Tray 1

The manual feed feature is another way of printing special paper from optional Tray 1, such as envelopes or
letterhead. If manual feed is selected, the printer prints only from optional Tray 1.

When paper is loaded in optional Tray 1, set Tr a y 1 mode in the Paper-Handling menu to First mode.

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Printing by type and size of paper

You can configure the pr inter to select paper by type (such as plain or letterhead) and size (such as letter or
A4), as opposed to source (a paper tray).

Benefits of printing by type and size of paper

If you frequently use several kinds of paper, once trays are set correctly, you do not have to check which paper
is loaded in each tray before you print. This is especially helpful when the printer is shared and more than one
person loads or removes paper.

Printing by type and size of paper is a way to be sure that print jobs always print on the desired paper.
To set the type for the paper or media you loaded when you are unsure which type (such as bond or recycled)

to choose, check the label on the package of paper. For supported types of paper, see the introduce guide on
the product CD, or go to www.hp.com/cposupport/

Note The type and size settings can also be configured from the HP Web JetAdmin software for networked

printers. See the printer driver online help.

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Printing by type and size of paper