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C opyright Hewlett-Pa ckard C ompany 1994

All Rights Reserved.Reproduction, adaptation,or tran slat ion without prior

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Publicat ion numberC3141-90915

First edition, October 1994

Printed in USA

Warranty

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Conventions

This ma nua l uses th e followin g conventions:

Boldindicat es empha sis or a minor heading.

I t a l i crefers to a d ocument title or is used for empha sis.

COMPUTERty pe indica tes t ext visible on a computer s creen.

DISPLAY FONTindicat es text visible on t he printer contr ol pan els display .

The cursive letter l is used in exa mples to distinguish the letter lfrom th enumeral 1(one). The cha ra cter 0 is used in exam ples to distinguish thenumeral 0from the letter O.

[KeyFace]indicates keys (such as [On]Line]) on the printers control panel.

[KeyFace]indicates keys (such as [Insert]) on your computer keyboard.

Note Notes contain important information set off from the text.

Ca ut ion Ca ution messa ges a ppear before procedures w hich, if not observed, couldresult in loss of data or in damage to equipment.

W a rn ing Warning messages alert you to a specific procedure or practicewhich, if not followed correctly, could cause serious personalinjury.

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Supplementary Documents

The technical r eference guides listed below a re designed for programm ers.The paper specification guide is useful for purchasing a gents a nd pa per

buyers. These documents a re ava ilable in Eng lish only.

You can order the documents listed below through HP Direct Distribution orby conta cting your a uth orized H P Dea ler (see the inside cover orAppendix F). There is a cha rge for some documen ts .

Documentation Available for the HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers

Title Part Number

The PCL/PJL Technical Reference Packagecontains the following documents: 5961-0701

PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual.

Explains the PCL 5 printer language for experienced users and programmers.Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual.

Explains HPs Printer Job Language (PJL) for experienced users andprogrammers.

PCL/PJL Technical Quick Reference Guide.

PCL Comparison Guide.Describes the different implementation of commands and extensions across theprinter family supporting PJL and PCL 5.

HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide. 5002-1801

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Customer Service

Customer Support

Customer Support options US and Canada

Customer Support Assistance (208) 323-2551 Mon-Fri 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.(Mountain Time) During the Warranty Period

Obtaining Printer Drivers Phone: (303) 339-7009 Internet:Anonymous FTP to192.6.71.2 or ftp.boiDownload:Using your Modem,(208) 344-1691

Fax: (303) 330-7655

Mail: Hewlett PackardP.O. Box 1754Greeley, CO 80632

Accessories and Supplies (800) 538-8787

HP Authorized Dealers and Service (800) 243-9816 (US) (800) 387-3867 (Canada)

HP Repair Contracts (800) 633-3600 (US) (800) 268-1221 (Canada)Software Application Notes and Audio Tips

HP FIRST* (800) 333-1917(208) 344-4809

All other countries contact your authorized HP dealer, see Appendix F.

Customer Support options Europe

Customer Support Assistance See the flyer included with printer.

Obtaining Printer Drivers Call HP First.

Accessories and Supplies See Appendix F.

HP Authorized Service See Appendix F.

HP Dealer See Appendix F.

Software Application Notes

HP FIRST* United Kingdom 0-800-96-02-71

Netherlands 06-02-22-420

Belgium 078-11-19-06

Belgium (French) 078-11-70-43

Germany 0130-8100-61

France 05-90-5900

Switzerland (German) 155-1527

Switzerland (French) 155-1526

Austria 0660-8128

English outside of U.K. (31) 20-681-5792

* HP First (Fax Information Retrieval Support Technology) is a no-charge, 24 hours self-help service that provides answers tothe most common questions about your printer. Through HP FIRST, you can receive ordering information, software applicationnotes and printer driver update request forms.

Simply dial the HP FIRST number from a touch tone phone connected with a Group 3 Facsimile machine and follow the voiceprompts that guide you to select an index of available support and product documents.


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Contents

1 About Your Printer

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

The HP La serJ et 4V P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Enh an ced P rint Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

P CL Lan guage an d La nguage Sw itching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

P aper Ha ndling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Memory a nd Memory Man a gement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

P rinter Drivers and Softwa re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

In put/Out put (I/O) Fea tu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Toner Economy an d Energy Sa vings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Typefa ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

P CL Typefa ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

The HP La serJ et 4MV P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

P ostScript an d Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Netw orking Ca pabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

P ostScript Typefaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Accessories a nd Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

HP La serJ et 4V/4MV P rinter P ar ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

2 Software For Your Printer

In tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Softwa re for the HP La serJ et 4V P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Softw a re for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Softw ar e for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Softwa re for the HP La serJ et 4MV P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Softwa re for the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

P ostScript Driver for Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Networking Softwa re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Optional Networking Softwa re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Optional P rint er Drivers Ava ilable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

3 Printing Tasks

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

P rint ing P a per from the B est P a per Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Selecting P aper a nd Other P rint Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Loadin g P a per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Adjusting the P aper St op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Loading P a per into the Lett er or A4 P aper Ca ssett e . . . . . . . . . . 3-6Loading P a per into the 11x17 or A3 P aper Ca ssett e . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Loading Letter, Lega l, 11x17, A4, or A3 P a per into th e MP Tra y . . . 3-10

Ma nua lly Feeding P a ges from th e MP Tra y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

P rinting La bels or Tran sparencies from the MP Tra y . . . . . . . . . 3-13

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P rinting on Custom-sized P aper from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

P rinting Letterhead D ocuments, P reprinted Forms, and S pecial

P a pers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

Reserving or Locking Out the MP Tra y or P aper Ca ssettes . . . . . . 3-18

P rinting an Envelope from the MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19Loading an En velope into the MP Tra y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

P rintin g a n En velope from a Softw ar e Applicat ion . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

P rintin g from the Optional 500-sheet U niversa l Lower Ca ssett e . . . 3-22

Loading P aper into the Optional Lower Ca ssett e . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

St opping a P rint Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

4 Understanding the Control Panel

In tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Contr ol P an el La yout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Ind icator Light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Control P an el Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Settings an d Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Contr ol P an el Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

To select a menu item : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

P rint ing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

P CL Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

J ob Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Configura tion Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Memory Configura tion Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

P a ra llel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Menu of Reset s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

5 Special Tasks

In tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1Sw itching P rinter La nguages (P ersonalit ies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Testing Your P rint er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

P rint ing a Test P ag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Un derstanding the Self Test P rintout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Ch ecking Inst alled P CL Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

U nderst a nding the P CL Typeface List P rint out . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

How Much Memory Do You Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

How Your P rint er Us es Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Keeping Down loa ded Resources in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

How I/O B uffering Improves P erforma nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Ch oosing P rint Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Fine-Tuning P rint Qua lity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Adjusting P rint Densit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12To Adjust P rint Densit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

En ha ncing Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Ha rmonizing P rint Density an d REt Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Sa ving Toner w ith E conoMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

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Sa ving En ergy wit h P ower Sa ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

6 PostScript Printing

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

U sing the Right P rint er Dr iver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2How Much Memory Do You Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Control P an el Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

H ow Form Feed an d Reset Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

To select a menu item: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

P ostScript Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Menu It ems Affected by P ostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Test Menu It ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

To print a Test Menu pa ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

P ostScript Configurat ion P age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

P ostScript Demonstrat ion P age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

P ostScript Typeface List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

The P ostScript Disk Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

7 Maintaining Your Printer

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Cleaning the P rinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

P rint er Clea ning Tas ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Working wit h th e Toner Ca rtr idge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Toner Ca rtr idge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

St oring, Insta lling, an d Recycling the Toner Ca rtridge . . . . . . . 7-3

H P s P olicy on U se of Non-HP Toner Ca rtr idges . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Ext ending Toner Ca rtr idge Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Clea ring th e TONER LOW Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

8 Solving Printer ProblemsInt roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Troubleshooting Ch eck List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

P rinter Response P roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Softwa re, Computer, and P rinter Interface P roblems . . . . . . . . 8-4

P roblems U sing Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

P ostScript Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Clearing P aper J am s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Removing P aper J a ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Ca ssett e Area P aper J am s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

Repeat ed P aper J am s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Improving P rint Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

P rint Quality Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Fa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18Dr opouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Lin es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Toner Sm ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

B a ckground G ra y Toner Sh ad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

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Repetitive Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Improperly Formed Ch a ra cters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Line a t Ed ge of P a per . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

Und erstanding P rinter Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Clea ra ble War nings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28Ca lling for H elp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29

A Common PCL Printer Commands

P CL P rinter Commands (Escape Sequences) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

P CL P rinter Command Synt ax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Using P CL P rinter Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

P CL Font Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

B Environmental Specifications

Loca tion Requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -1

FC C Regula tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -3

VCCI St a tement (J a pan ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -3

Sa fety Informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -4

La ser St at ement for Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -5

C Media Specifications

Int roduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

P aper a nd P reprinted Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Adhesive La bels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Overhead Tra nspa rencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

E nvelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

D Memory/Personality SIMM Installation

G enera l Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Memory SIMM P art Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1Inst alling a SI MM B oard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Testing a SI MM B oard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Memory SI MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

P ostScript SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Troubleshooting a SI MM B oard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

Service /Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-5

E Warranty and Software License

Limited Wa rra nty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Exclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Wa rra nt y Limita tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Limit of Lia bility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3Service During the War ran ty P eriod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Service After the Warra nty P eriod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

Repacking G uidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

Help From th e H P Cus tomer Support Cent er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

HP Softwa re P roduct License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-6

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F Sales and Service Offices

Ca lling for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

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1

About Your Printer

Introduction

This chapter int roduces the feat ures listed below for the H P La serJ et 4Va nd 4MV printers (Figure 1-1). More informa tion a bout th ese featur esappear in lat er chapters.

Enha nced Pr int Quali ty

P CL La nguage and La nguage Switching

P aper Handling

Memory a nd Memory Mana gement

P rinter Drivers and Softwa re

Input /Output Fea tures

Energy Savings and Toner Economy

Typefaces

P ostS cript a nd Memory

Networking Ca pabilit ies

Accessories and Options

HP LaserJ et 4V and 4MV Pr inter Pa r ts

HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer with interchangeable Paper Cassette

Figure 1-1

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The HP LaserJ et 4V Printer

The H P La serJ et 4V printer provides 16-page-per-minut e printing of Letter

or A4 paper a t t rue 600-dpi (dots -per-inch) resolution. Your prin ter caneasily ha ndle a wide va riety of paper sizes, including wide forma t paper.

Your HP LaserJ et 4V can grow along with your printing a nd networkingneeds by add ing a w ide variety of accessories an d options. For exa mple,Adobes P ostScript la ngua ge, extra memory, I/O car ds, a dditiona l 250-sheetpaper cassett es, and an optional 500-sheet Un iversal Lower Ca ssette a reavailable to increase your printing capabilities.

Enhanced Print Quality

The HP La serJ et 4V prints a t tr ue 600-dpi with R esolution Enh a ncementtechnology (RE t) and MicroFine toner. RE t a djusts th e size a nd placementof each dot to smooth a ngles an d curves. Combined with MicroFine toner,this sha rpens th e appear ance of text a nd gra phics.

The printer a lso offers 300-dpi printing w ith R Et to give you a wider ra ngeof printing a lternatives.

PCL Language and Language Switching

The HP LaserJ et 4V printer arrives with enhanced PC L 5 printer langua ge,which is compatible with all previous HP La serJ et printers. PC L 5 providesfast er printing performa nce, built-in In tellifont a nd TrueType type scalingtechnologies, built-in H P -G L/2 vector gra phics, and a dva nced ima ging

capabilities, such as reverse (white on black) printing and patterned fonts.

When optional, additional printer languages (such as PostScript) areinstalled, the HP LaserJ et 4V printer can assess printer jobs as it receivesthem a nd a utomatically switch to the appropriate langua ge.

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Paper Handling

Your print er ar rives wit h a pull-down Mult ipurpose (MP ) Tra y to ha ndle ava riety of print m edia. The MP Tra y holds a pproximat ely 100 sheets of

paper, an d a djusts to print on an envelope, labels, or tra nspa rencies. Youa lso receive tw o interchangea ble 250-sheet P a per Ca ssettes for Lett er or A4,a nd 11x17 or A3 paper. These fea tur es ar e shown a long with the mediasizes they ha ndle in Figure 3-1 of Cha pter 3.

Optional replacement P aper Ca ssettes an d a 500-sheet Universal L owerCa ssette base unit a re also ava ilable. They are described later in th ischapter.

Memory and Memory Management

The HP La serJ et 4V printer comes w ith 4 MB ytes of memory a nd can beexpa nded t o 68 MBy tes. The printer h as four S IMM (Single In-line Memory

Module) slots for ad ditional 1, 2, 4, 8, a nd 16 MB ytes. The SI MM slots canalso hold optional languages (such as PostScript), typefaces, and otherSI MM-ba sed products.

Memory E nha ncement t echnology (MEt), a sta nda rd printer feature, a llowsmost documents t o print using the printers st anda rd a mount of memory.MEt aut oma tically compresses da ta to print complex pages.

Printer Drivers and Software

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Input/Output (I/O) Features

St a nda rd built-in B i-Tronics par a llel int erface allows high -speed tw o-w aycommun ication between th e printer an d your computer. Your printer also

comes w ith a Modular I/O (MIO) slot designed t o support optional MIOcards. Automa tic I/O sw itching betw een all in sta lled I/O ports a llow you toconnect mult iple computers or even multiple netw orks to the print ersimulta neously. If serial connection is req uired, conta ct your loca l dealer forinformat ion a bout a n optiona l serial MI O card or seria l-to-para llel converter.

Toner Economy and Energy Savings

The printers E conoMode reduces the a mount of toner on the print ed pagean d is ideal for printing document dra fts. When E conoMode is on, the printon t he page a ppears significan tly lighter but st ill reada ble.

The HP La serJ et 4V a nd 4MV print ers ar e designed to conserve electricity

by subst an tia lly reducing power consumpt ion w hen idle for a u ser-specifiedlength of time. Adjustable Power Save qualifies both models for the U.S.Environmental P rotection Agencys E nergy St ar Computers a wa rd.

Th e EPA , as a matt er of poli cy, does not end orse any pa r ti cular company or

its pr oducts.

Typefaces

The HP La serJ et 4V P rinter comes wit h 35 scala ble Int ellifont typefaces, aswell a s 10 TrueType typefaces, an d one bitma pped line printer font tha tmatch the Windows 3.1 type offering. You can scale TrueType typefaceswit hin t he printer. You a lso receive mat ching TrueType screen fonts for t rueWYSIWYG, short for w ha t you see is wha t you get. Type sam ples a ppea rin F igure 1-2.



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PostScript Typefaces

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Accessories and Options

You can increas e your printers capa bilities by adding a ccessories a nd

options such as the 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette and replacement250-sheet P a per Ca ssett es shown in F igure 1-4. Ta ble 1-1 on the n ext pagelists t he paper sizes a nd capa city for ea ch option. See the inside front coverof this ma nual for HP dealer and ordering informa tion. See Cha pter 3 tofind more informa tion about media specifica tions.

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Option Part Number Description or Use

Toner Cartridge C3900A Replacement toner cartridge.Memory upgrades 1 MByte - C3130A

2 MByte - C3131A4 MByte - C3132A8 MByte - C3133A16 MByte - C3146A

You can upgrade to a total of 68 MBytes of memory, inthe HP LaserJet 4V and upgrade to 44 MBytes in theHP LaserJet 4MV.

Adobes PostScript Level 2 printerlanguage

C3159A You can add Adobes Level 2 PostScript language byinstalling this SIMM in your printer. (Additional memoryrequired.) It is standard in the 4MV printer.

250-sheet replacement PaperCassette

C3160A 250 sheet, adjustable between Letter and A4.


C3161A 250 sheets, adjustable between 11x17 and A3.


C3162A 250 sheets, legal only.


C3163A 250 sheets, JIS B4 only.


C3164A 250 sheets, JIS B5 only.

500-sheet Universal LowerCassette Base Unit (includes500-sheet paper cassette)

C3760A 500 sheets, adjustable for Letter, legal, 11x17, A4, A3,JIS B4.

500-sheet replacement papercassette for Universal LowerCassette Base

C3761A 500 sheets, adjustable for Letter, legal, 11x17, A4, A3,JIS B4.

Bi-Tronics Parallel cable 24542D HP-recommended Bi-Tronics parallel cable.

Modular I/O and Network Cards J2550A

J2552A

J2555A

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card withEthernet/IEEE802.3 10Base-T.

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card withLocalTalk, DIN-8 and Ethernet/IEEE802.3 10Base-T,BNC. (Standard in 4MV.)

HP JetDirect Multi-protocol Network Card with TokenRing (DB9 and RJ45).

UNIX Interface Software J2374B HP JetDirect interface software for HP-UX systems.

J2375B HP JetDirect interface software for SunOS and SolarisUNIX systems.

PostScript Disk Accessory C3295A 42.8 MBytes

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HP LaserJ et 4V/4MV Printer Parts

The followin g illustra tions show t he locat ions a nd na mes of key printer

par ts (Figures 1-5 th rough 1-7).

1. Front cover 7. 250-sheet Letter or A4 Paper Cassette2. Control panel 8. Front cover release button3. Output bin 9. Multipurpose (MP) Tray4. Adjustable paper stop 10. MP Tray extension5. 250-sheet 11x17 or A3 Paper Cassette 11. MP Tray paper width guides6. ON/OFF switch 12. Fuser assembly door

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1. Print density dial 3. Location of toner cartridge 6. Transfer roller2. Arrow guide for installing

toner cartridge in printer4. Fuser 7. Multipurpose (MP) Tray5. Registration roller

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2

Software For Your Printer

Introduction

This chapt er introduces the softw a re you received with your printer a ndbriefly describes its features. It also lists additional software you can obtainfor your printer by contacting HP Distribution or your aut horized HP dealer(see the inside cover of th is ma nua l).

P ackaged with t he HP La serJ et 4V printer is softwa re you need to take fulladvantage of your printers features in Windows and DOS environments.The HP La serJ et 4MV printer a lso comes wit h softw ar e to use wit h AdobesP ostS cript lan guage a nd softwa re to connect your printer to a wide var ietyof netw orks.

To set up your printer correctly, you must ha ve alrea dy inst a lled theappropriate software for your printer and environment. If you have notinstalled the softwa re, see the Getti ng Started Guide.

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Software for DOS

Included wit h your printer is a package that conta ins drivers a ndinstallation instructions for serveral DOS applications. If a driver for your

DOS softwa re package wa s not included, contact your softw aremanufacturer.

Note If a driver is not yet a vailable, you could use an older H P La serJ et printerdriver (such as t he HP LaserJ et 4 or III printer driver) until a newer driverbecomes ava ilable. However, you may n ot be able to access the a dva ncedfeat ures of your new printer w ithout t he proper driver.

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Software for the HP LaserJ et 4MV Printer

In a ddit ion to the capabilit ies of the HP La serJ et 4V printer, the HP

LaserJ et 4MV printer comes with both the P CL a nd P ostScript langua gesand connectivity features. The HP LaserJ et 4MV printer comes w ith a ll theHP La serJ et 4V softw are described earlier in this chapter, plus the softwa relisted on th e following pages.

Software for the Macintosh

The HP LaserJ et 4MV printer comes with softwa re that installs thefollowing Ma cintosh softw ar e on your computers har d disk:

HP LaserJ et Pr inter Driver and Guide

Bitmapped screen fonts

HP LaserJ et Ut i l i ty and Guide

HP LaserJ et Printer Driver and Guide

The HP La serJ et 4MV printer comes wit h printer driver for Macintoshcomputers, an auto-installation utility and an online printing guide. Onceyou install this driver, most of your printers features are available from theP rint Options dia log box.

Bitmapped Screen Fonts

When you insta ll the HP La serJ et 4MV printer driver, bitma pped screenfonts are automatically installed on your system. These screen fonts matchyour printers 35 interna l P ostScript fonts, a llowin g you to see on screenhow your print ed page w ill look.

HP LaserJ et Utility and Guide

The Las erJ et Ut ility allows you to control most print er fea tures from yourcomputer screen. You can display or customize th e current control panelmessage. You can name the printer, assign it to a zone on your network,download files and fonts, and change most of the printers default settingsusing this utility. The utility also allows you to permanently download fontsto the print ers optiona l P ostScript D isk Accessory. You can set t he printerspassw ord and even lock out t he contr ol pan el without lea ving yourcomputer. This ut ilitys illustra ted screens ma ke selecting print er feat uresfrom your Macintosh easier tha n ever. The HP LaserJ et Ut ility G uide is a n

online ma nua l that explains how to use the HP La serJ et Utility .

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Microsoft LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server

This softwa re helps network administra tors quickly setup HP La serJ etprinters t hrough a n OS/2 server. Along with a n inst a ller, there are tw osoftware components. The Redirectorallows the redirection of print data

from a spooler directly to the HP La serJ et printer. The Setupcomponentallows the network administrator to specify which printer receives printdat a and provides seamless integrat ion between the Redirector and theLAN Manager or LAN Server print system.

Optional Networking Software

You can order optional networking software from HP Distribution or yournearest authorized HP Dealer (see inside cover of this manual). Software forthe following networks is available:

Window s for Workgr oups

HP-UX SunOS

Solaris

To learn m ore about netw orking with the H P La serJ et 4MV printer, see theHP J etDi rect N etwork In terface Configur at ion Gui de.

Optional Printer Drivers Available

You can order the following optiona l printer drivers from HP Dist ribution oryour nearest authorized HP Dealer (see inside cover of this manual):

OS/2 PC L print er driver

OS/2 P ostS cript print er driver

Note If your software is not listed here, please contact your softwarema nufacturer or distributor an d request a driver for the HP LaserJ et 4Vprinter or the H P La serJ et 4MV printer. If a driver is not yet a vailable, youcould use an older HP La serJ et printer driver (such as the HP La serJ et 4 orIII printer driver) until a newer driver becomes available. However, youma y not be able to access the a dvanced feat ures of your new printer withoutthe proper driver.

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3

Printing Tasks

Introduction

Your new La serJ et printer makes it ea sy for you to perform a wide varietyof printing tasks. You can print on several sizes and weights of paper andenvelopes, as well as on transparencies and labels.

This cha pter explains h ow t o do the following:

Printing paper from the best paper source

Selecting paper and other print media

Loading paper into th e Letter or A4 an d 11x17 or A3 Pa per Ca ssett es

Loading Lett er, Lega l, 11x17, A4, or A3 pa per into t he Multipurpose(MP ) Tra y

Manua lly feeding paper from the MP Tray

P rint ing on labels, tra nspa rencies, or custom-sized paper from the MPTray

Printing Letterhead documents, preprinted forms, and special papers

Reserving or locking out the MP Tray or Paper Cassettes

P rinting a n envelope from t he MP Tray

Printing from the optional 500-sheet Universal Lower Cassette Stopping a print request

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Printing Paper from the Best PaperSource

Your print er can print on envelopes an d a ll the paper sizes identified inFigure 3-1 and Table 3-1 using the adjustable Multipurpose (MP) Tray (1)the Letter or A4 Paper Cassette, and 11x17 or A3 Paper Cassette (2) tha tar rived wit h your printer. You can use th e MP Tra y to hold one, severa l oras ma ny a s 100 sheets of paper. The MP Tra y a lso adjusts for man yenvelope sizes. The P aper C as settes ca n hold a pproximat ely 250 sheets ofpaper.

You can purcha se the optional 500-sheet U niversa l Lower Ca ssett e(3)or250-sheet replacement tra ys. These options a nd accessories a re listed inCh apt er 1 wit h paper size specifications.

Ca ut ion P rint hea vy-weight pa pers, labels, and tra nsparencies only from the MPTra y. Load only one size of paper at a t ime in the MP Tra y.

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Selecting Paper and Other Print Media

Table 3-1 presents guidelines to select supported paper for printing from the

MP Tra y or P a per Ca ssett e. (See Appendix C for more informa tion.)

MP Tray Dimensions Weight Capacity

Maximum Paper Size 11.7 x 17.7 in297 x 450 mm

Single sided:16 to 20 lb.(60 to 75 g/m2)

100 sheets of 20# paper

Minimum Paper Size 3.9 x 5.8 in100 x 148 mm

Single side:16 to 28 lb.(60 to 105 g/m2)

Paper, Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in

216 x 279 mmPaper, A4 8.3 x 11.7 in

210 x 297 mm

Paper, Executive 7.3 x 10.5 in191 x 267 mm

Paper, Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in216 x 356 mm

Paper, 11x17 11 x 17 in297 x 432 mm

Paper, A3 11.7 x 16.5 in297 x 420 mm

Paper, JIS B5 6.9 x 9.8 in176 x 250 mm

Paper, JIS B4 9.8 x 13.9 in250 x 353 mm

Postcard, JPOST 3.9 x 5.8100 x 148 mm

Postcard, JPOSTD 5.8 x 7.9148 x 200 mm

Transparency See minimum andmaximum paper sizeslisted above.

0.0039 in to 0.0045 in.thick(0.099 to 0.114 mm)

limit to paperfill markon paper width guides

Labels 0.005 in to 0.007 in thick(0.127 to 0.178 mm)

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Paper Cassette Dimensions Weight Capacity

Paper, Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in216 x 279 mm Single sided:16 to 28 lb.(60 to 105 g/m2)

250 sheets of 20# paper

Paper, A4 8.3 x 11.7 in210 x 297 mm

Paper, 11x17 11 x 17 in297 x 432 mm

Paper, A3 11.7 x 16.5 in297 x 420 mm

Paper, Legal(optional)

8 1/2 x 14 in216 x 356 mm

Paper, JIS B4

(optional)

9.8 x 13.9 in

250 x 353 mmPaper, JIS B5(optional)

6.9 x 9.8 in176 x 250 mm

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Loading Paper

Your print er ha ndles paper from th e Multipurpose (MP ) Tra y (1, F igur e 3-2)or a P aper Casset te (2, F igur e 3-2). By default , t he printer draw s first fromthe MP Tra y, unless you specify otherw ise through your softwa re or th econtr ol panel configurat ion.

Adjusting the Paper Stop

P rinted pa ges are delivered to the output bin loca ted a t t he top of yourprinter. When loadin g pa per, set t he a djusta ble paper st op (Figure 3-3) onthe output tray to match the paper size you are loading. This adjustmentallows the paper to exit the printer and lie flat in the output bin.

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Loading Paper into the Letter or A4Paper Cassette

The Letter or A4 P a per Ca ssett e holdsapproximat ely 250 sheets of pa per. See Ta ble3-1 and Appendix C for media specifications.

Ca ut ion

To avoid a paper jam , never remove thecassett e while printing. If pa per curls orskews excessively when printed, take thecassette out a nd t urn t he sta ck of paper over.

To load paper into the Paper

Cassette:1 P ull the Letter or A4 Pa per Ca ssette out

of the printer a nd place it on a flat surface.

2 Load paper w ith the side-to-be-printed u pa nd t op of pag e towa rd th e left side of thecassette.

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3 Slide in a s ta ck of paper until it is in solidconta ct with the rear of the cassette.

P ress down on a ll four corners of thepaper stack so paper rests flat in t hecassette, fits under front metal holders,an d below back tabs.

Make sure the height of the paper stackdoes not exceed the limit m a rk on theright side of the cassette.

4 Slide the cassette back into the printer.

Remember to adjust t he paper stop guideon th e output bin (see Figur e 3-3).

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3 Slide in a st ack of paper unt il it is in solidconta ct with the rear of the cassett e.

P ress down on a ll four corners of thepaper stack so paper rests flat in thecassette, fits under front metal holders,and below back tabs.

Make sure the height of the paper stackdoes not exceed the limit ma rk on theright side of the cassette.

4 Slide the cassette back into the printer.


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U se these procedures to load paper into th eopt ional lega l and J IS B4 P aper Casset tes.

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Loading Letter, Legal, 11x17, A4, or A3Paper into the MP Tray

The Multipurpose (MP) Tray allows you tofeed one sheet of paper a t a time, or toautomatically feed a stack of approximately100 sheets. The MP Tray can be used forsta nda rd a nd custom-sized papers, envelopes,labels, a nd t ra nspa rencies. See Ta ble 3-1 andAppendix C for the MP Tra ys mediaspecifications.

Ca ut ion

To avoid a pa per ja m, never a dd pa per orother print media to the MP Tray while theprinter is printing.

To load paper into the MP Tray:

1 Open the MP Tra y by gra sping the dooron the front of the printer, at the pat ternof raised dots on ea ch side.

P ull the tray down gently until it stops.

2 P ull out t he tra y extension, if needed forthe paper size you are printing.

3 Slide the paper width guides to theappropriate size marked on the tra y.

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4 P lace paper in the MP Tray , withside-to-be-print ed dow n. The heigh t of t hepaper st a ck should not exceed t he limitmar k on the paper width guides.

Paper loading differs by size.

a.Load Letter or A4 with the top of thepage to be print ed placed towa rd t he leftside of the MP Tra y.

b. Load Legal, 11x17 or A3with t he top

of the pa ge to be printed leadin g into theprinter.

5 Slide paper into the printer a s far as itwill go, until leading edges rest lightlyaga inst the printer.

Make sure the paper fits squa rely a ndfirmly betw een t he paper width guides,without bending t he paper.


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Manually Feeding Pages from the MPTray

On ra re occas ions (wh en printing tr a nspa rencies, for inst a nce), you maywa nt t he printer to stop after each page. U sually, you select Ma nual F eedthrough your software. However, if it is not available you can set MANUALFEED=ONin the P rint ing Menu of the printers control pa nel.

To manually print a single sheet of paper with software:

1 Make sure the MP Tray is empty.

2 In your software applications print setup, set Paper Source to Manual Feedor complete the procedure below.

Note The paper source you select in y our softwa re a pplicat ion overrides th econtr ol pa nel setting. To manu a lly feed paper, be sure you select Man ua lFeed in your softw ar e applicat ions print set up.

3 Send the document to the printer. The printer goes off-line. The controlpanel displays the message, MF FEED LETTER, if you choose Letter size paper.

4 P lace the sh eet of pa per into the MP Tra y w ith t he side-to-be-printed down .Move the paper w idth guides to lightly touch the edges of the pa per. Theprinter automatically pulls the sheet of paper into the printer.

To select Manual Feed from the control panel:

1 Press [OnLine]to ta ke the printer off line.

2 Press [Menu]once to reach PRINTING MENU.

3 Press [Item]until MANUAL FEED=setting appears.

4 Press [+/-]once to reach MANUAL FEED=ON.

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Printing Labels or Transparencies fromthe MP Tray

P rint la bels a nd tr anspa rencies from the MP Tray to prevent them fromcurling or jamming in the printer.

Ca ut ion To avoid damaging the printer: Do not print labels or transparenciesfrom a P aper Ca ssette or optional Universal Lower Ca ssette. Do not printon both s ides of labels or tra nspa rencies.

Guidelines and Specifications

U se only la bels recommended for laser printers. The labels must becompatible with the heat and pressure of the fusing assembly process. See

Appendix C for media specifica tions.

Do not use labels tha t separa te from th e backing sheet or tha t a re wrinkledor da ma ged in any w ay. D o not feed a sheet of labels through the printermore tha n once beca use the la bel adhesive is designed for only one passthrough the printer.

Us e only tra nspa rencies recommended for use in la ser printers, such as H Por 3M overhead tra nsparency film. B ecause t ra nsparency films t end to st ickto each other, remove each tra nspa rency from th e output bin before printingthe n ext one.

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To load and print labels ortransparencies:

1 Open the MP Tra y by gra sping the dooron the front of the printer, at the pat ternof raised dots on each side.


2 P ull out t he tra y extension if needed forthe paper size you are printing.

3 P lace labels or tra nsparencies,side-to-be-printed down, with top of pageto the left of the MP Tra y. Move the paperwidt h guides to lightly touch the paper onboth sides.

In your software applications print setup,specify the paper size and Manual Feed.

Note

When printing multiple transparencies, aseach print, promptly remove it from the

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Printing on Custom-sized Paper from theMP Tray

You can print on cust om-sized paper from t heMP Tra y. The la rgest size of paper supportedis 11.7x17.7 inches (297x450 mm) of 20 lb.paper a nd t he sma llest size is 3.9x5.8 inches(100x148 mm). When you select custom -sizedpaper, t he pri nter assumes the maxim um page

size i s 11.7x17.7 inches (297x450 mm).

To print Tabloid Bleeds:

Since the printer has the ability to print onspecially cut paper up to 11.7x17.7 inches, you

can print tabloid size (11x17 in.) bleed imageswith crop ma rks. Refer t o your softwa reapplica t ion and HP LaserJ et Ut i l i ty Guide(Ma cintosh) or Windows on-line h elp.

To print on Custom-sized Paper:

Some software applications require you tocalculate ma rgins in order to print oncustom-sized paper. The following example isprovided as a guideline. Ada pt th is example toyour paper size an d unit of measurement.

1 In your softw ar e applicat ion, select MP

Tra y for the paper source and Ma ximum(Windows PCL) or Oversize (Macintoshan d Windows P ostScript) for the papersize.

2 Ca lculate ma rgins to identify the area t obe printed. Illustration 2 and steps 2Aand 2B sh ow how to calculate a ma rginfor 4x6 inch paper.

A.Take the ma ximum paper width size11.7 inches, an d subtr act 4 inches for th ewidth of the card. Take the answer, 7.7inches, and divide it by 2 which equals3.85 inches.

In your softw ar e applicat ion, select a leftma rgin of 3.85 a nd a right m a rgin of 3.85inches.(Cont in ued on th e next page.)

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B.I f your softw are a llows for it , a lso set thebottom margin. Take the maximum paperlength s ize 17.7 inches, subtra ct 6 inches (thelength of the card ). The bottom ma rgin equa ls11.7 inches.

Note

The edge of the pa per feeding int o the print ermust be at least 3.9 inches (100 mm) to allowrollers inside the printer to gra b the paper.Side edges must be at least 5.8 in (148 mm).

3 Open the MP Tra y by gra sping the dooron the front of the printer, at the pat ternof raised dots on each side.


4 P ull out t he tra y extension if needed forthe paper size you are printing.

5 P lace paper in the tra y between the paperwidt h gu ides, w ith the side-to-be-printeddown.

Adjust the paper width guides to lightlytouch both edges of the paper, w ithoutbending.

Remember to adjust t he paper stop guideon the output bin of the print er (seeFigur e 3-3).

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Printing an Envelope from a SoftwareApplication

1 Load a n envelope into the MP Tra y.

2 Specify MP Tray in your softw ar eapplications printer setup and set thepage-size setting t o the appropria teenvelope size, such as COM 10 or D L.

3 If your softw are does not aut omaticallyforma t a n envelope, specify Lan dscape forpage orientat ion in your softwa reapplications print s etup.

Send t he envelope printing job to th eprinter.

Ca ut ion

To avoid a printer jam, once you beginprinting, d o not r emove the envelope andreinsert it.

To set margins for return andmailing address:

For best print quality, use the following table.

It gives you typical a ddress margins for aCommercial #10 or DL envelope. Forenvelopes of other sizes, adjust t he ma rginsettin gs unt il they please you. Try t o avoidprinting over the a rea w here an envelopesthree back flaps meet.

Type of Address LeftMargin

TopMargin

Return 0.5 in(15 mm)

0.5 in(15 mm)

Mail destination 4.0 in(85 mm)

2.0 in(51 mm)

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Printing from the Optional 500-sheetUniversal Lower Cassette

An optiona l 500-sheet U niversa l Lower Ca ssett e is ava ilable for yourprinter. It consist s of a ba se into which a pa per ca ssett e slides. Your printerrests on top of the Lower C assett e base.

The Lower Ca ssett e adjusts for Lett er, lega l, 11x17, A4, A3, and J IS B 4pa per. The ca sset te h olds a pproxima tely 500 sheets of 20 lb. (75 g/m

2) pa per.

When a Lower Cassette is installed, by default the printer prints on mediain t he followin g order:

1 MP Tray 2 Lower Cassette 3 P aper Casset te

You can cha nge the printing order by reconfiguring it t hrough th e printercontr ol pan el. For example, assu me all paper sources conta in the sa me sizeof paper. If you send a print request to the printer and the MP Tray isempty, the printer prints from the Lower Cassette unless you specify

otherwise. If the Lower C assette is a lso empty, the printer prints from theP aper Casset te.

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Loading Paper into the Optional LowerCassette

1 P ull the Lower Ca ssette out of the base.

2 Adjust th e cassett e for th e paper size youwa nt to load by moving the side paperguides and rear paper guide. The rearguide must click in the correctposition for the paper size you areprinting.

3 Slide a pproximat ely 500 sheets of paperinto the cassett e, not t o extend beyond thelimit ma rk on the sides.

Paper loading differs by size.

A.Load Letter or A4paper with th e topof the page t owa rd t he left side of theLower Cassette, side-to-be-printed up(shown in illustra tion 3).

B.Load 11x17, legal, A3, or J IS B4paper with top of the page towar d thefront of the printer, side-to-be-printed up.

4 P ress down on a ll four corners of thepaper stack to ensure the paper rests flatin the cassett e, without bending the paper.The paper stack must be in contactwith the front slanted wall of theLower Cassette.

5 Slide the Lower Ca ssette back into thebase.


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Stopping a Print Request

You can st op a prin t request from your softw a re applica tion or from the

printers control pa nel. In either case, the printer print s the pa ges itreceived an d st ored in m emory before you stopped t he print r equest, t hencancels the remainder.

If ma ny requests ha ve been sent to the printer through your softwa re, theyma y be w ait ing in a print queue (Windows P rint Ma nager, for exam ple). Seethe instructions that came with your software for specific instructions oncanceling a print request.

To stop a print request from the printers control panel:

1 Press [OnLine]t o ta ke the print er off-line.

The printer st ops receiving da ta .

2 When the display reads 00 OFFLINE, hold down [Shift]an d press [Reset]untilthe display reads 07 RESET. Any rema ining pages in t he printers memoryare cleared.



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When thisindicator: Looks like this: It means this: Do this:

Ready OnFlashingOff

Ready to print.Print job in progress.Not ready to print.

Let job finish printing.See display panel message.

On Line OnFlashingOff

Ready to receive data.Going off line.Printer is off line. Access other keys or press

to place printer back on line.

Form Feed On

FlashingOff

Data still in print buffer.

Buffered data is printing.No buffered data in printer.

Take printer off line; press ;press to place printer backon line.

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Key Explanation

Switches the state of communication between computer and printer either on(on line) or off (off line). For the printer to receive data, both the On Line andReady indicator lights must be lit.

Prints any data remaining in printers buffer. Does notsend a blank sheet ofpaper through the printer.

Only active when MP Tray is set to cassette (select in theConfiguration Menu). Selects size of paper loaded in MP Tray. Pressing saves your selection. (See Chapter 3 for more information about the MP Tray.)

Saves a control panel key setting you selected. An asterisk (*) appears next tothe saved selection, indicating that it is the default. Default settings remain inplace when the printer is switched off or reset.

Accesses alternate functions of bottom-row control panel keys, which are colorcoded to match it. Hold down while pressing an associated key.

Cycles through menus, returning to at the end of the cycle unlessa problem is encountered. When an option is added to the printer (PostScript,for example), a menu for that option appears in the sequence. (See ControlPanel Menu in this chapter.)

Reset( )

Resets the printer (displays ). Clears the printers buffer and makesthe current control panel values the defaults. (See The Menu of Resets at theend of this chapter).

Cycles through the selected menus items. Menu items vary depending onoptions installed and configuration of other menu choices.

Continue( )

Allows the printer to resume printing after a printer message (such as ) has placed it off line. Clears most printer messages (suchas manual feed requests) and places the printer back on line.

or Press to step through a menus items. Hold down to scroll through items.Press or hold down (+ ) to move through items in reverse order.

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Setting or Default Explanation

Temporary setting A value set for the current print job by your software application. Forexample, a request from your software to print three copies instead of thecontrol panel default value of one copy is a temporary setting. The printercontinues to use the temporary setting until you send another softwarerequest or reset the printer.

Control panel default A value you set at the control panel by selecting a menu item, thenpressing . An asterisk appears following the items name to indicatethat it is now the default. The printer retains this default when it isswitched off.

Factory default The value set for each menu item at the factory. Factory defaults aremarked with an asterisk in the menu tables on the pages that follow.

Table 4-2 Setting the Defaults

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Control Panel Menu Map

PRINTING MENU PCL MENU PS MENU JOB MENUCONFIGMENU

MEM CONFIGMENU*

PARALLELMENU TEST MENU

COPIES FONTSOURCE

PRT PS ERRS RESOLUTION MP TRAY IO BUFFER HIGH SPEED SELF T EST

PAPER[ENVELOPE]

FONTNUMBER

JAMRECOVER

PERSONALITY LOCK IO SIZE ADV FNCTNS CONT SELF TEST

ORIENTATION PITCH or PTSIZE

PWR SAVE CLR WARN RESRCSAVE PCL TYPEFACE LIST

FORM SYM SET IO TIMEOUT AUTO CONT PCL MEM PCL DEMO PAGE

MANUAL FEED LOW TONER PS MEM PS CONFIG PAGE

RET PS TYPEFACE LIST

ECONOMODE PS DEMO PAGE

You can change these menu items either from a softwareapplication or from the printer s control panel.

You can change these menu items only from the printerscontrol panel.

Shaded items appear when the PostScript option is installed.

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Item Options Explanation

COPIES 1* to 999 Select any number from 1 to 999.

PAPER

LETTER**, LEGAL,A4***, EXEC, 11x17, A3,JIS B4, JIS B5, CUSTOM

COM10**, MONARCH,C5, DL***, B5, JPOST,

JPOSTD

Sets default image size at which printer formats pageunless a software setting overrides it.

ORIENTATION P*, L P means portrait (vertical) and L means landscape(horizontal) orientation of print on the page.

FORM 5 to 128 LINES(60** and 64***)

Sets vertical spacing, from 5 to 128 lines, for defaultpaper size. Scrolls in increments of 1 line.

MANUAL FEED OFF*, ON Available only through MP Tray. When Manual Feed ison and the MP Tray is empty, the printer goes off linewhen it receives a print job and displays paper sizeor envelope size. When you placea sheet in the MP Tray, the printer goes back on line

and prints the sheet.

RET OFF, LIGHT, MEDIUM*,DARK

Refines print quality of characters and graphics bysmoothing the fine gradations along the angles andcurves of the printed image. (See EnhancingResolution in Chapter 5.)

ECONOMODE OFF*, ON EconoMode substantially reduces the amount of toneron the printed page; the result is similar to draft modeon some dot matrix printers. (See Saving Toner withEconoMode in Chapter 5.)

*Factory default. **Factory default for 110V printers. ***Factory default for 220V printers.

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RESOLUTION 300 or 600* At 600 dpi (dots per inch), the printer might need as much asfour times more memory to format a page than it needs at300 dpi. For most purposes, 600 dpi is recommended.

PERSONALTY AUTO*PCLPS

Personalitymeans printer language. Your printer can switchfrom its standard personality, PCL, to other personalities,such as PostScript. When is set to , theprinter analyzes each print job it receives and switchespersonalities automatically.

When you make another personality the default, the printerstops switching personalities automatically unless a softwarecommand specifically instructs it to do so. (See SwitchingPrinter Languages (Personalities) in Chapter 5.)

If you select PS as the default, you may want to set in the Parallel Menu to .

PWRSAVE OFF, 15 MIN,30 MIN*, 1 HR,2 HRS, 3 HRS

Sets the amount of time the printer is idle before the fusershuts down. The printer automatically starts warming thefuser when you send a print job to the printer, press a controlpanel key, load or remove paper, or open the top door. (SeeSaving Energy with Power Save in Chapter 5.)

IO TIMEOUT 5 to 30015*

I/O timeout refers to the time, measured in seconds, that theprinter waits before ending an incomplete print job. Scrolls inincrements of 10. This setting allows you to adjust timeout forbest performance. If data from other ports appear in themiddle of your print job, increase the timeout value.

PAGEPROTCT AUTO*ON

You will not see this item unless the error has occurred. (See Chapter 8, Solving Printer Problems.)

*Factory default.

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MP TRAY FIRST*

CASS

MANUAL

Draws paper from the MP Tray regardless of paper size..

is not recommended for sharedenvironments.

Operates as a paper cassette. Paper feeds automati-cally. Paper size must be selected with the key because the MP Tray cannot sensethe size of the paper. If the MP Tray is set as a cassette,the Paper Cassette (or Lower Cassette) becomes thedefault. The key works only when the MPTray is set to .

Operates only as a manual feed tray.

LOCK NONE*MPPCLCand combinations

You can lock out a tray or a combination of trays so theprinter will not draw paper from it. (See ReservingCassettes in Chapter 3.) Lock-out options depend onhow the MP Tray is configured and whether an optional500-sheet Lower Cassette (LC) is installed. When theMP Tray is set to or and no optional LowerCassette is installed, no paper sources are available tobe locked out. All possible options and their definitionsare as follows:

NONEMPPCLCPC MPLC MPLC PC

No trays or cassettes locked out.The MP Tray is locked out.The Paper Cassette is locked out.The optional Lower Cassette is locked out.Only the optional Lower Cassette is available.Only the Paper Cassette is available.Only the MP Tray is available.

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IO BUFFER AUTO*, OFF, ON The I/O buffer is a port ion of the printers memory setaside to hold incoming data. When this item is set to ,the memory set aside for I/O buffering is automaticallydetermined by the printer based on available memory.When it is set to , the size can be manually adjusted.When it is set to , no memory is set aside. If you havea 4MV printer it was set to at the factory. (See HowI/O Buffering Improves Performance in Chapter 5.)

[IO SIZE] 10K and up When is set to , appears in themenu. Use this item to add or reduce I/O buffer memory inincrements of 10 KBytes up to 100 KBytes, then in100 KByte increments.

RESRCSAVE AUTO*, OFF, ON This item appears when a certain amount of memory and

a personality SIMM are installed in the printer. If it is set to, the printer automatically determines the amount ofmemory to allocate to installed personalities (languages).When it is set to , additional memory management itemselections appear for each installed personality (see nextitem). When it is set to , no memory is allocated andpersonality-dependent resources (such as fonts) are lostwhen personality changes. If you have a 4MV printer itwas set to at the factory. (See How Your Printer UsesMemory in Chapter 5.)

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HIGH SPEED YES*, NO The speed at which data is transmitted to the printer. setsthe Bi-tronics parallel interface to run at a higher data ratesupported by newer computers. sets the Bi-tronics parallelinterface to run at a slower speed compatible with oldercomputers.

ADV FNCTNS ON*, OFF Choosing enables bi-directional parallelcommunication, which allows your printer to send statusreadback messages to your computer. Setting advance functions

to may slow personality switching.

*Factory default.

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Menu of Resets

Option Selected Printer Response Explanation

restores most of the printers factorydefault settings. It also performs a reset.

Items in the Config, Memory Configuration andParallel Menus are not reset. clears onlythe active input buffer.

clears the input and output buffersfor the active I/O only and performs a simple reset.

clears the input and output buffers forall I/Os and performs a simple reset.

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5

Special Tasks

Introduction

This cha pter expla ins specia l ta sks you perform occas ionally t o adjust y ourprinter, manage its memory, and fine-tune print quality using the printerscontr ol pa nel. Many of these functions can a lso be performed using t hesoftwa re tha t cam e with your printer. Refer to Ch apter 2, Softwa re for yourPrinter, or the online help files associated with the software for more

information.

For more informa tion a bout the print ers contr ol pa nel, see Ch apt er 4,Understa nding the Control Pa nel.

Chapter 6, PostScript Printing, describes special tasks you performdifferently when you print with Adobes PostScript language.

This cha pter expla ins how to perform t he following special ta sks:

Switching printer languages (personalities)

P rint ing a t est page

P rinting a list of P CL t ypefaces

Determ ining how much memory you need Ch oosing print resolution

Fine-tuning print qua lity

Sa ving toner with EconoMode

Sa ving energy w ith P ower Sa ve

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Switching Printer Languages(Personalities)

If more tha n one printer la nguage is insta lled, by default your printer is setto switch automatically between languages as it receives printing jobs. Forexam ple, if you ha ve a HP La serJ et 4M printer, you can send jobs to theprinter in either Hewlett-Packards PCL or Adobes PostScript languagedocuments without making special control panel settings.

In your printers contr ol panel, printer la ngua ges are referred to aspersonalities.

Note Norma lly you should not chan ge the printers personality s etting from AUTO,the defau lt. If you do cha nge it to a specific print er langua ge (PCLor PS), theprinter will not aut oma tically switch from one language to a nother unlesssoftwa re commands a re sent to the printer.

To change the printers personality setting:


2 Press [Menu]until JOB MENUappears.

3 Press [Item]until PERSONALTY=setting appears.

4 Press [+]or [Shift]+ [-]until the sett ing you wan t a ppears.

5 Press [Enter]to sa ve your selection. An as terisk (*) appear s next t o yourselection.

6 Press [OnLine]to place the print er ba ck on line.

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Testing Your Printer

U sing th e printers contr ol pan el, you can r un t he following tests to get

information about your printers current settings, options, and print quality.(If P ostScript is insta lled, you can a lso print t hree PostScript tests. S eeCha pter 6, PostScript P rinting, for more informa tion.)

Self Test

Continuous Self Test

When you run a self test, t he printer checks its int erna l contr oller a nd I /Ointerface, then prints a test page. You can r eview th e self test printout toverify proper insta llat ion of such options a s paper tra ys or persona lities.You can also use the self test printout to view current print density andResolution E nha ncement sett ings a nd ha rmonize them.

Printing a Test Page

You print a ll test pa ges from the print er contr ol pa nels Test Menu.

To print a test page:


2 Press [Menu]until TEST MENUappears.

3 Press [Item]until the test you want to print a ppears.

4 Press [Enter]to print the test .

5 Press [OnLine]to place the print er back on line.

Note When y ou select CONT SELF TEST, the printer prints self test pagescontin uously until you press [Shift]+ [Continue]or [OnLine].

Understanding the Self Test Printout

Figure 5-1 is a sa mple self test print out. Numbers in th e sample printoutma tch num bers in th e key to th e printout on the following pa ge. Thea ppea ra nce of the self test print out va ries depending on th e optionscurrently installed in your printer.

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Item Key to Figure 5-1

1 Menu selections:Lists selections in the order in which they appear in the control paneldisplay. Also includes options such as PostScript and Modular I/Os.

2 MIO information:Reserved for MIO and network statistics. For some installed MIO options,this block of information can be as long as 20 lines and three columns.

3 Serial Number and Formatter Number:Shows version number of internal code.

4 RAM size:Shows total installed printer memory.

5 Page Count: Shows the number of pages the printer has printed.

6 Firmware Datecode:Eight-digit date (YYYYMMDD) and version number of formatter code.

7 Control Panel options status:Shows status of control panel Lock and Password functions.

8 Other installed options:Lists optional paper trays, personalities, and other installed options.

9 PostScript Disk:Appears when the option is installed and displays access status.

10 I/O Buffering and Resource Saving:Information about the current configuration appearshere. If the printer does not have enough memory installed to enable I/O Buffering orResource Saving, the amount of additional memory needed appears here.

11 Print Pattern:Illustrates print density and quality.

12 Resolution Enhancement:When resolution is set to 600 dpi, the REt block appears here.The REt block illustrates current resolution enhancement. (See Fine-Tuning Print Quality, inthis chapter).

13 PCL Memory Information:Shows the total amount of installed memory. Also indicates theamount of available memory for PCL applications (such as font downloading software).

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Checking Installed PCL Fonts

Your H P La serJ et printer comes wit h 45 scala ble typefaces (35 Int ellifont

an d 10 TrueType interna l scala ble typefaces) a nd one bitma pped LineP rinter font . You can find out w hich P CL fonts a re currently insta lled inyour printer by printing a PCL Typeface List.

You can also print a PostScript Typeface List. See Chapter 6, PostScriptPrinting, for more information.

The typeface list printout shows t he sta ndar d P CL typefaces a nd fonts,optiona l SI MM-based fonts a nd permanent soft fonts. P ermanent soft fontsare downloaded soft fonts tha t st ay resident in t he printer unt il youdownload other fonts to replace them, or until you turn the print er off.

To print a PCL Typeface List:

Follow the steps sh own on page 5-3, selecting PCL TYPE LISTin st ep 3.

Understanding the PCL Typeface List Printout

Figure 5-2 is the first pa ge of a s a mple PC L Typeface List. Numbers in t hesa mple typeface list m a tch num bers in th e key to Figure 5-2 shown below.

See Appendix A, Common P CL P rinter C omma nds, for step-by-stepinstr uctions on using printer comma nds t o select a font in D OS a pplications.

Item Key to Figure 5-2

1 Typefaceis the name of the typeface.2 Pitch/Pointindicates the specified pitch or point size of the font. Scale indicates a scalable

typeface.

3 Escape Sequence(a PCL programming command) is used to select the designated font.

4 Font #is the number you use to select internal or downloaded soft fonts from the controlpanel. (Do not confuse the font numberwith the soft font ID, described next.) The letterpreceding the font number shows the source of the font (I means Internal, and S meansPermanent soft font, and M means SIMM) (slot number follows).

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How Much Memory Do You Need?

The a mount of memory you need depends on how y ou use your printer. Your

HP La serJ et 4V printer, which conta ins only the P CL la nguage, comes with4 MBytes of internal memory. The P CL printer language is compact a ndefficient, so you ca n print most t ext an d gra phics at 300 or 600 dpi wit houtadding memory to your printer.

You might wa nt t o add memory to your printer if you commonly printcomplex graphics, use ma ny d ownloaded t ypefaces, print complexdocuments or you w a nt t o use adva nced functions (such a s I/O B ufferingand Resource Saving). For the H P La serJ et 4V printer, you can a dd up to 64MB ytes of memory for a t otal of 68 MByt es.

Your H P La serJ et 4MV printer comes with 4 MBty es of internal memory,and a pre-installed 8 MByte memory SIMM for a total of 12 MBytes. Youcan add up to 32 MBytes of additional memory.

For storage of downloaded fonts, an optional 42.8 MByte PostScript DiskAccessory is available. See Chapter 6, PostScript Printing, for moreinforma tion a bout P ostScript printing.

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How Your Printer Uses Memory

The printers memory receives, holds, a nd processes da ta from incoming

print jobs an d ma na ges down loa ded resources. Resources include PC L softfonts, sym bol sets, ma cros, a nd pat terns, a nd (when the P ostS cript option isinstalled) P ostScript fonts, forms, a nd pa tterns.

Keeping Downloaded Resources in Memory

When only the P CL personality is insta lled, the printer uses all a vailablememory to ma inta in download ed resources. When tw o or more persona litiesa re insta lled, the printer reserves a portion of memory for each personalitysresources. This feat ure is called Resource Sa ving. It enables th e printer tokeep downloaded resources in m emory under m ost conditions.

Resource Saving in PCL-Only PrintersIn a P CL-only printer, ava ilable memory is a utomatically a llocated to keepdownloaded resources in memory. When you ad d memory to th e printer,more memory a utoma tically becomes a va ilable for Resource Sa ving. Youneed not change the amount of memory available for Resource Saving in aPCL-only printer.

Resource Saving in PCL and PostScript Printers

When the PostScript option is installed, Resource Saving automaticallybecomes available when sufficient memory is installed. By default, theprinter automatically allocates resources to each printer personality,depending on the a mount of memory ea ch personalit y needs. Most users w ill

not need to customize the print ers Resource Sa ving configura tion, but y oucanchange the amount of memory allocated to each printer personality.

If you download a large number of PostScript fonts, consider ordering theoptional 42.8 MByt e P ostScript D isk Accessory.

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How I/O Buffering Improves Performance

When you send a job to th e printer, you can get ba ck to work more quicklyafter you press Print from a softwa re program because your printer

a utoma tically reserves a portion of its memory, a n I /O buffer, to hold jobs inprogress.

In most cases, it is to your a dvant age to let the printer automat icallyreserve memory for I /O buffering. S ee Memory Configura tion Menu inCha pter 4 for informa tion about changing this sett ing.

For each MB yte of memory you ad d to your printer, 100 KB ytes w illa utoma tically be reserved t o hold print jobs in progress. This feat ure, calledI/O B ufferin g, a nd w orks like a prin t spooler. The print ers memory holdsthe job wh ile it prints, freeing up your system so you can get ba ck to work.

Note When you chan ge the IO BUFFERsetting, all downloaded resources are

deleted, unless they a re stored on the optional P ostScript D isk Accessory.

Choosing Print Resolution

You can s elect 300 or 600 dpi (dots per inch) from th e RESOLUTIONitem inthe J ob Menu (see Cha pter 4). Your print er offers great ly improved printqua lity a t 600 dpi. To take best a dva nta ge of 600-dpi printing, use softwa reprinter drivers d esigned for your printer.

Note When you chan ge the RESOLUTIONsetting, all downloaded resources aredeleted, unless they a re stored on the optional P ostScript D isk Accessory.

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To Adjust Print Density

You can cha nge the print density using theprinters density dia l by following th ese steps:

W a rn ing

The fusing assembly gets HOT.Do nottouch the fusing assembly.

1 Using both ha nds, open the MP Tray bygra sping the door on the front of the

printer, at t he patt ern of raised dots oneach side. If th e MP Tra y is open, removeany pa per.

2 P ush up th e front cover release butt onan d gently pull open the front cover.

3 The density d ial is located a t t he upperleft corner of th e printer. Move the dia lforward (toward you) to increase thedensity or ba ckwa rd (awa y from you) toreduce the density. The factory d efault isset a t t he center or mid-ra nge.

4 Using both hands, gently close the frontcover an d, unless you wa nt t o use it, closethe MP Tray .

Note

It m ay ta ke printing up to 20 pages for thenew print density sett ing to sta bilize.

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Figure 5-4 illustrat es three REt sett ings. Set RE t so tha t t he REt block is auniform gra y w ith n o vertical lines (see Ima ge 2 below). Ima ge 1 is too lightand Ima ge 3 is too dark.

Harmonizing Print Density and REt Settings

B ecause print density a nd RE t sett ings a ffect each other, it is wise to adjustthem at t he same time.

To harmonize print density and REt settings:

1 Ma ke sure printer resolution is set t o 600 dpi.

2 Adjust t he print density dial. (The center default position usua lly produces auniform gray REt block on the self test printout.)

3 P rint a self test a nd examine the Resolution E nha ncement block.

4 Set R Et to produce a block as close to a un iform gra y a s possible, as shownin Image 2 of Figure 5-4.

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Saving Toner with EconoMode

EconoMode lowers printing costs by reducing t he am ount of toner on th e

printed page. We recommend EconoMode for draft copy only due tosubsta ntia l reduction of print qua lity. When set to ON, the printed image islighter (like A, below), but st ill reada ble. (B , below represents th e defaultOFFsett ing.)

To turn on EconoMode:

You can change this sett ing using th e softwa re tha t came w ith your printer(see softw a re a nd online helps) or through t he printers contr ol pan el byfollowing t hese steps:


2 Press [Menu]until PRINTING MENUappears.

3 Press [Item]until ECONOMODE=OFFappears.

4 Press [+]to select ECONOMODE=ON.

5 Press [Enter]to sa ve your selection. An as terisk (*) appear s next t o yourselection.

6 Press [OnLine]to place the print er ba ck on line.

Note HP does not recommend full-time use of EconoMode. Full-time use willresult in a loss of print qua lity due to normal t oner cartridge mechanicalwear .

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Saving Energy with Power Save

To reduce the amount of power it consumes, your printer ha s a n a djusta ble

P ower Sa ve feature. P ower Sa ve shuts down t he printers fuser a fter theprinter ha s been idle for a specified am ount of time.

The P ower Sa ve feat ure is both a djusta ble and optional. You can set P owerSa ve to start aft er the printer has been idle for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1hour, 2 hours, or 3 hours, or you can turn P ower Sa ve off. By defa ult, P owerSa ve is set t o ON. an d th e amount of idle time is set t o 30 minutes.

When th e printer is in Pow er Sa ve mode, the printers control pa nel displaysthe message 00 POWERSAVE, wh ich replaces messa ges on the contr ol pa nel(such a s 00 READYor 00 OFF LINE).

Note Er ror messages override the P ower Sa ve message. When a n error condition

is present, the printer displays the error message. At the appropriate time,the printer goes into Power S a ve, but the error messag e continues to bedisplayed.

The printer automat ically w ar ms up w hen you send a print job to theprinter, press a contr ol panel key, load or r emove pa per, or open the frontcover.

To change the Power Save setting:

You can change this sett ing using t he softwa re tha t came w ith your printer(see softw ar e an d online helps) or t hrough t he printers contr ol pa nel byfollowin g t hese steps:


2 Press [Menu]until JOB MENUappears.

3 Press [Item]until PWRSAVE=settingappears.

4 Press [+]until the sett ing you wan t a ppears.

5 Press [Enter]to sa ve your selection. An a sterisk (*) a ppea rs next t o yourselection.

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Using the Right Printer Driver

This chapter assumes you ha ve an H P LaserJ et 4MV printer or tha t you

have added the P ostS cript langua ge SIMM to your HP L aserJ et 4V printer.To print in Adobes P ostScript la ngua ge you also need the right print erdriver for your softwa re.

Printer Drivers for Macintosh

The HP LaserJ et 4MV printer and H P J etDirect netw ork cards come with aprinter driver for Macintosh computers, bitm a pped screen fonts a nd th e HPLaserJ et Ut i l i ty and G uide.

Printer Drivers for Windows

To make full use of your printers fea tures, you must use the P ostScript

printer driver tha t came w ith your printer.

Printer Drivers for DOS Applications

For DOS applications, you must select a P ostS cript lan guage printer driverfrom with in your softw a re applica tion. If your softw a re does not include aPostScript language printer driver selection, it may not support PostScriptprinting. For more informa tion on selecting a nd insta lling a DOS P ostScriptprinter driver, see your software documentation or contact your softwarevendor.

How Much Memory Do You Need?

The HP LaserJ et 4MV printer comes with 4 MBytes of internal memory andan 8 MByte SI MM for a total of 12 MBytes of memory. If you ha ve the HPLaserJ et 4V printer and a re adding P ostScript , we recommend tha t youinstall a t least 8 MBytes of addit ional memory and turn I /O B uffering a ndResource Sa ving to OFFat the contr ol panel.

To use I/O B uffering an d Resource S