Printer front view ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Printer back view .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Supported operating systems ......................................................................................................................... 11
Mobile printing solutions .................................................................................................................................. 13
Power consumption, electrical specications, and acoustic emissions .................................................... 14
Operating environmental range ...................................................................................................................... 14
Printer hardware setup and software installation ............................................................................................................ 15
2 Paper trays .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Load the Priority input tray ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Priority input tray paper orientation ............................................................................................................... 20
Load the Main input tray ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Main input tray paper orientation ................................................................................................................... 24
Load and print envelopes ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
3 Supplies, accessories, and parts .......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Order supplies, accessories, and parts ............................................................................................................................... 30
Supplies and accessories ................................................................................................................................. 30
Customer self-repair parts ............................................................................................................................... 30
Congure the HP toner-cartridge-protection supply settings ........................................................................................ 32
Toner-cartridge information ............................................................................................................................ 37
Remove and replace the toner cartridge ....................................................................................................... 38
Replace the imaging drum .................................................................................................................................................... 42
Imaging drum information ............................................................................................................................... 42
Remove and replace the imaging drum ......................................................................................................... 43
How to print (Windows) .................................................................................................................................... 48
Automatically print on both sides (Windows) ............................................................................................... 48
Manually print on both sides (Windows) ........................................................................................................ 49
Print multiple pages per sheet (Windows) .................................................................................................... 49
Select the paper type (Windows) .................................................................................................................... 50
How to print (OS X) ............................................................................................................................................ 52
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Automatically print on both sides (OS X) ....................................................................................................... 52
Manually print on both sides (OS X) ................................................................................................................ 52
Print multiple pages per sheet (OS X) ............................................................................................................ 53
Select the paper type (OS X) ............................................................................................................................ 53
Mobile printing ........................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Wi-Fi Direct (wireless models only) ................................................................................................................ 55
Enable or disable Wi-Fi Direct ..................................................................................................... 57
Change the printer Wi-Fi Direct name ....................................................................................... 57
HP ePrint via email ............................................................................................................................................ 58
HP ePrint software ............................................................................................................................................ 59
Use walk-up USB printing (touchscreen models only) ..................................................................................................... 62
Make a copy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Copy on both sides (duplex) ................................................................................................................................................. 68
Copy on both sides manually ........................................................................................................................... 68
Scan by using the HP Scan software (Windows) ............................................................................................................... 72
Scan by using the HP Easy Scan software (OS X) .............................................................................................................. 73
Set up the Scan to E-mail feature (touchscreen models only) ....................................................................................... 74
Before you begin ................................................................................................................................................ 74
Method one: Use the Scan to Email Wizard (Windows) ............................................................................... 74
Method two: Set up the Scan to Email feature via the HP Embedded Web Server (Windows) ............. 76
Step one: Access the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) ......................................................... 76
Step two: Congure the Scan to E-mail feature ....................................................................... 76
Step three: Add contacts to the E-mail Address Book ............................................................ 78
Step four: Congure the default E-mail Options ...................................................................... 78
Set up the Scan to E-mail feature on a Mac .................................................................................................. 79
Step one: Access the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) ......................................................... 79
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Method one: Use a web browser to open the HP Embedded Web Server
Before you begin ................................................................................................................................................ 82
Method one: Use the Scan to Network Folder Wizard (Windows) ............................................................. 82
Method two: Set up the Scan to Network Folder feature via the HP Embedded Web Server
Step two: Congure the Scan to Network Folder feature ....................................................... 86
Scan to a USB ash drive (touchscreen models only) ...................................................................................................... 88
Scan to email (touchscreen models only) .......................................................................................................................... 89
Scan to a network folder (touchscreen models only) ...................................................................................................... 90
Set up to send and receive faxes ......................................................................................................................................... 94
Before starting ................................................................................................................................................... 94
Step 1: Identify the phone connection type .................................................................................................. 94
Step 2: Set up the fax ........................................................................................................................................ 95
Dedicated phone line .................................................................................................................... 95
Shared voice/fax line .................................................................................................................... 96
Shared voice/fax line with an answering machine .................................................................. 97
Step 3: Congure the fax time, date, and header ......................................................................................... 98
HP Fax Setup Wizard .................................................................................................................... 98
Printer control panel ..................................................................................................................... 99
HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) and HP Device Toolbox (Windows) ................................. 99
Step 4: Run a fax test ..................................................................................................................................... 100
Send a fax ............................................................................................................................................................................. 101
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Fax from the atbed scanner ........................................................................................................................ 101
Fax from the document feeder ..................................................................................................................... 102
Use speed dials and group-dial entries ....................................................................................................... 102
Send a fax from the software ....................................................................................................................... 103
Send a fax from a third-party software program, such as Microsoft Word ........................................... 103
8 Manage the printer .............................................................................................................................................................................. 105
Use HP Web Services applications (touchscreen models only) .................................................................................... 106
Change the printer connection type (Windows) ............................................................................................................. 107
Advanced conguration with HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) and HP Device Toolbox (Windows) ..................... 108
Advanced conguration with HP Utility for OS X ............................................................................................................ 112
Open HP Utility ................................................................................................................................................ 112
HP Utility features ........................................................................................................................................... 112
Congure IP network settings ........................................................................................................................................... 114
View or change network settings ................................................................................................................. 114
Rename the printer on a network ................................................................................................................ 115
Manually congure IPv4 TCP/IP parameters from the control panel ..................................................... 116
Link speed and duplex settings .................................................................................................................... 117
Printer security features ..................................................................................................................................................... 119
Assign or change the system password using the Embedded Web Server .......................................... 119
Lock the formatter .......................................................................................................................................... 120
Congure the Quiet Print Mode settings .......................................................................................................................... 121
Print with EconoMode .................................................................................................................................... 123
Set the Sleep/Auto O After Inactivity setting ............................................................................................ 123
Set the Shut Down After Inactivity delay and congure the printer to use 1 watt or less of power . 124
Set the Delay Shut Down setting .................................................................................................................. 125
Update the rmware ........................................................................................................................................................... 127
Method one: Update the rmware using the control panel ..................................................................... 127
Method two: Update the rmware using the Firmware Update Utility ................................................... 128
Customer support ................................................................................................................................................................ 130
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Control panel help system (touchscreen models only) ................................................................................................. 131
Restore the factory-set defaults ....................................................................................................................................... 132
A “Cartridge is low” or “Cartridge is very low” message displays on the printer control panel ............................... 133
Change the “Very Low” settings ................................................................................................................... 133
For printers with fax capability ................................................................................................. 134
Order supplies .................................................................................................................................................. 134
Printer does not pick up paper or misfeeds .................................................................................................................... 135
The printer does not pick up paper .............................................................................................................. 135
The printer picks up multiple sheets of paper ............................................................................................ 136
The document feeder jams, skews, or picks up multiple sheets of paper ............................................ 137
Clear paper jams .................................................................................................................................................................. 138
Jam locations ................................................................................................................................................... 138
Experiencing frequent or recurring paper jams? ....................................................................................... 139
Clear jams in the document feeder .............................................................................................................. 141
Clear jams in the Main input tray .................................................................................................................. 144
Clear jams in the toner-cartridge area ......................................................................................................... 149
Clear jams in the output bin ........................................................................................................................... 153
Clear jams in the duplexer ............................................................................................................................. 156
Clean the ADF replaceable lm assembly ........................................................................................................................ 160
Print from a dierent software program .................................................................................................... 162
Check the paper-type setting for the print job ........................................................................................... 162
Check the paper type setting (Windows) ................................................................................ 162
Check the paper type setting (OS X) ........................................................................................ 163
Check toner-cartridge status ........................................................................................................................ 163
Clean the printer .............................................................................................................................................. 164
Print a cleaning page .................................................................................................................. 164
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges ..................................................................... 165
Visually inspect the toner cartridge and imaging drum ............................................................................ 165
Check paper and the printing environment ................................................................................................ 166
Step one: Use paper that meets HP specications ............................................................... 166
Step two: Check the environment ............................................................................................ 166
Step three: Set the individual tray alignment ........................................................................ 166
Try a dierent print driver .............................................................................................................................. 167
Check the EconoMode settings ..................................................................................................................... 168
Adjust Print Density ........................................................................................................................................ 168
Improve copy and scan image quality .............................................................................................................................. 170
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges .......................................................................................... 170
Check the paper settings ............................................................................................................................... 171
Optimize for text or pictures ......................................................................................................................... 172
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges .......................................................................................... 175
Check the send-fax resolution settings ....................................................................................................... 176
Check the error-correction settings ............................................................................................................. 177
Check the t-to-page setting ........................................................................................................................ 179
Clean the pickup rollers and separation pad in the document feeder .................................................... 180
Send to a dierent fax machine .................................................................................................................... 181
Check the sender's fax machine ................................................................................................................... 181
Solve general fax problems ........................................................................................................................... 189
Faxes are sending slowly ........................................................................................................... 189
Fax quality is poor ...................................................................................................................... 190
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Fax cuts o or prints on two pages ......................................................................................... 191
Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 193
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2-line LCD control panel view (M148dw, M227d, M227sdn, M230sdn models)