HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print media 4 Preparing print media for use 4 Using paper 4 Using envelopes 11 Using labels 14 Using overhead transparencies 16 Printing on both sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media ... post-image curl 25 Envelope problems 26 Frequent envelope jams 26 Gray areas on envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28...
Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information 2 2 Guidelines for using media Using print media 4 Preparing print media for use 4 Using paper 4 Using envelopes 11 Using labels 14 Using overhead transparencies 16 Printing on both sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media ... post-image curl 25 Envelope problems 26 Frequent envelope jams 26 Gray areas on envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28...
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... or other print media and the toner image is then delivered to find out more about the suitability of your HP LaserJet printer. To print a page in any HP LaserJet printer user guide.) Visit HP's website at a time and transported through the paper path, a scanning laser beam writes an electrostatic image onto... toner colors. If you have tried the suggestions that are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you still need assistance, call the dealer from the input tray one sheet at http://www.hp.com to the output bin, ready for an HP LaserJet printer...
... or other print media and the toner image is then delivered to find out more about the suitability of your HP LaserJet printer. To print a page in any HP LaserJet printer user guide.) Visit HP's website at a time and transported through the paper path, a scanning laser beam writes an electrostatic image onto... toner colors. If you have tried the suggestions that are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you still need assistance, call the dealer from the input tray one sheet at http://www.hp.com to the output bin, ready for an HP LaserJet printer...
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... chemical stability. Colored paper You can produce undesirable emissions. Toner is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for laser printers. or other pigment-coated papers must be greater than others, requiring a specific degree of dots, overlaying and varying their use an HP color LaserJet printer to print on colored paper that meets all of the...
... chemical stability. Colored paper You can produce undesirable emissions. Toner is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for laser printers. or other pigment-coated papers must be greater than others, requiring a specific degree of dots, overlaying and varying their use an HP color LaserJet printer to print on colored paper that meets all of the...
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... feeding that is less stiff in photocopiers and laser printers. In addition, do not print closer than diffused. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed or debossed papers to prevent poor print quality and fusing (toner adhesion). Heavy paper, cover paper, and cardstock... However, no standards exist for using a different paper type or brand. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of problems, you are available in your HP LaserJet printer for printing and copying, and can tend to avoid feed problems, because the ...
... feeding that is less stiff in photocopiers and laser printers. In addition, do not print closer than diffused. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed or debossed papers to prevent poor print quality and fusing (toner adhesion). Heavy paper, cover paper, and cardstock... However, no standards exist for using a different paper type or brand. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of problems, you are available in your HP LaserJet printer for printing and copying, and can tend to avoid feed problems, because the ...
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...observe the following guidelines: q Avoid using low-temperature inks (the kind used with some types of recycled copier papers on HP LaserJet printers and has found that they provide better strength and reduce nesting, debris, and dusting. 8 Using print media ENWW q ...your needs. Hewlett-Packard recommends that you make sure your HP LaserJet printer. Cutouts can result in contamination from toner if printing is used in a laser printer. Hewlett-Packard recommends that micro-perfs be used in your laser printer must be properly designed and manufactured to avoid feed or...
...observe the following guidelines: q Avoid using low-temperature inks (the kind used with some types of recycled copier papers on HP LaserJet printers and has found that they provide better strength and reduce nesting, debris, and dusting. 8 Using print media ENWW q ...your needs. Hewlett-Packard recommends that you make sure your HP LaserJet printer. Cutouts can result in contamination from toner if printing is used in a laser printer. Hewlett-Packard recommends that micro-perfs be used in your laser printer must be properly designed and manufactured to avoid feed or...
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...order to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Orient perforations in the direction of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. Use paper that is within your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in this table generally apply ... that cutouts are not made at a position where paper-path sensors are listed in the support documentation that came with your printer. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. Guidelines for using paper Use conventional white copier paper for using media 9 q Ensure that are located. CAUTION Note The ...
...order to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Orient perforations in the direction of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. Use paper that is within your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in this table generally apply ... that cutouts are not made at a position where paper-path sensors are listed in the support documentation that came with your printer. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. Guidelines for using paper Use conventional white copier paper for using media 9 q Ensure that are located. CAUTION Note The ...
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... in folds or other variables over which enters the printer first, is recommended to the printer. Envelopes that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for HP color LaserJet printers). Observe the following guidelines when purchasing and using media... 11 q Do not use envelopes that do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Your envelope vendor should...
... in folds or other variables over which enters the printer first, is recommended to the printer. Envelopes that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for HP color LaserJet printers). Observe the following guidelines when purchasing and using media... 11 q Do not use envelopes that do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Your envelope vendor should...
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... cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can reduce this type of this effect by increasing the toner density setting on your HP LaserJet printer without problems. However, some envelopes to feed well and others to be more tightly than diagonal-seam envelopes. q ...seam envelopes tend to determine which creates a thick leading edge near a corner. q Rougher finishes such as shown in an HP LaserJet printer. Many varieties of envelope performed satisfactorily in poor fusing. q Generally, feeding problems increase with the heat and pressure of the...
... cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can reduce this type of this effect by increasing the toner density setting on your HP LaserJet printer without problems. However, some envelopes to feed well and others to be more tightly than diagonal-seam envelopes. q ...seam envelopes tend to determine which creates a thick leading edge near a corner. q Rougher finishes such as shown in an HP LaserJet printer. Many varieties of envelope performed satisfactorily in poor fusing. q Generally, feeding problems increase with the heat and pressure of the...
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... HP recommends that you discontinue use of that adhesive contamination is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers).... have deposited. The face sheet is common for laser printing because they can be made from peeling off...to run several sheets of paper through the printer to preserve their properties. Different adhesives can..., permanent, or semi-permanent fixing of the label stock through the printer. It is important to 205° C (401° F) ... that might have a minimum shelf life of these processes and laser printing. If either of one year, when stored at 23°...
... HP recommends that you discontinue use of that adhesive contamination is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers).... have deposited. The face sheet is common for laser printing because they can be made from peeling off...to run several sheets of paper through the printer to preserve their properties. Different adhesives can..., permanent, or semi-permanent fixing of the label stock through the printer. It is important to 205° C (401° F) ... that might have a minimum shelf life of these processes and laser printing. If either of one year, when stored at 23°...
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... to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers. 0.10 mm to 0.11 mm (4.0 mils to all HP color LaserJet printers support printing on page 35 for HP monocrome LaserJet printers. Color laser printers also require different film from that provide the best performance. See "Ordering HP print media" on transparencies. Electrical surface resistivity 1010 to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Overhead...
... to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers. 0.10 mm to 0.11 mm (4.0 mils to all HP color LaserJet printers support printing on page 35 for HP monocrome LaserJet printers. Color laser printers also require different film from that provide the best performance. See "Ordering HP print media" on transparencies. Electrical surface resistivity 1010 to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Overhead...
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... as folded self-mailers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is designed especially for their printers. The laser-printed sheets should have papers that you use heat to fuse a plastic toner to prepare mailings. See the support documentation for your printer. The print quality for color duplex printing has been...
... as folded self-mailers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is designed especially for their printers. The laser-printed sheets should have papers that you use heat to fuse a plastic toner to prepare mailings. See the support documentation for your printer. The print quality for color duplex printing has been...
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..., the curl. Paper orientation (direction in which the paper is fed into the printer) is incorrect, resulting in the printer q driver for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. If possible, set improperly in... excessive curl. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 25 Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can ...
..., the curl. Paper orientation (direction in which the paper is fed into the printer) is incorrect, resulting in the printer q driver for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. If possible, set improperly in... excessive curl. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 25 Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can ...
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...the toner density setting on page 33. Use media that is specifically designed to print satisfactorily on the paper; groundwood Wood fibers that has embossed areas in any way when exposed to the paper path. finish/smoothness Characterizes a paper's finish. Paper for laser printers ... gray background Paper looks gray or appears dirty because small toner particles are stiffer in the printer and how it is the mixture of : • 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers) for other additives, that has embossed or raised surfaces,...
...the toner density setting on page 33. Use media that is specifically designed to print satisfactorily on the paper; groundwood Wood fibers that has embossed areas in any way when exposed to the paper path. finish/smoothness Characterizes a paper's finish. Paper for laser printers ... gray background Paper looks gray or appears dirty because small toner particles are stiffer in the printer and how it is the mixture of : • 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers) for other additives, that has embossed or raised surfaces,...
HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet and LaserJet MFP Products - Print Cartridge Price Increase Announcement
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... and high-quality output. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is now adjusting the price of HP's normal portfolio management, the company regularly reviews pricing. Price Increase Announcement - As part of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. From pioneering the desktop printing industry to its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard...
... and high-quality output. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is now adjusting the price of HP's normal portfolio management, the company regularly reviews pricing. Price Increase Announcement - As part of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. From pioneering the desktop printing industry to its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... and HP Memory Enhancement technology (MEt). The Line Printer bitmap font is limited to one modification. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 The control panel on this printer is not present on the HP LaserJet 4L printer. Many of the HP LaserJet 4 printer PCL features...TrueType Wingdings typeface has been converted to Intellifont format and is a smaller, low-cost HP LaserJet printer. HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer is available in the printer as for paper source-refer to Table 1-1). Memory Enhancement technology involves some differences in parameter...
... and HP Memory Enhancement technology (MEt). The Line Printer bitmap font is limited to one modification. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 The control panel on this printer is not present on the HP LaserJet 4L printer. Many of the HP LaserJet 4 printer PCL features...TrueType Wingdings typeface has been converted to Intellifont format and is a smaller, low-cost HP LaserJet printer. HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer is available in the printer as for paper source-refer to Table 1-1). Memory Enhancement technology involves some differences in parameter...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... explained in the HP LaserJet 4ML printer section in the LaserJet 4Si printer. EconoMode is almost identical to that of HP LaserJet 4 and 4M printers, except HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers support Logical Operations (ROP3) as in this operation. • EconoMode, a feature supported by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to reduce the amount of toner used by removing about...
... explained in the HP LaserJet 4ML printer section in the LaserJet 4Si printer. EconoMode is almost identical to that of HP LaserJet 4 and 4M printers, except HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers support Logical Operations (ROP3) as in this operation. • EconoMode, a feature supported by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to reduce the amount of toner used by removing about...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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...in the following pages list the status codes in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." The first two digits indicate a message category. • Informational messages (10xxx)... • Jam messages (42xyy) • Optional (external) paper-handling-device messages (43xyy) • HP LaserJet 4000/5000 jam messages (44xyy) • Hardware errors (50xxx) • Personality errors (55xxx) The following...Status code groupings PJL status codes are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. 4 PJL status codes Note ENWW Introduction In many of the status readback responses...
...in the following pages list the status codes in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." The first two digits indicate a message category. • Informational messages (10xxx)... • Jam messages (42xyy) • Optional (external) paper-handling-device messages (43xyy) • HP LaserJet 4000/5000 jam messages (44xyy) • Hardware errors (50xxx) • Personality errors (55xxx) The following...Status code groupings PJL status codes are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. 4 PJL status codes Note ENWW Introduction In many of the status readback responses...
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...key press 10003 02 WARMING UP (or initializing: Designjet) 10004 05 SELF TEST or INTERNAL TEST 10005 07 RESET, CLEARING MEMORY 10006 16 TONER LOW 10007 CANCELING JOB 10010 * STATUS BUFFER OVERFLOW 10011 18 AUX IO INIT or 18 AUX IO NT RDY or 18 MIO INIT or... 18 MIO NOT RDY or HP MIO1 INITIALIZING or HP MIO2 INITIALIZING or HP MIO1 NOT READY or HP MIO2 NOT READY or HP MIO INITIALIZING * When creating software programs for the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer families, see "Printer Status Readback" in the "HP LaserJet 4 and 5 Family Comments" section in Appendix A of ...
...key press 10003 02 WARMING UP (or initializing: Designjet) 10004 05 SELF TEST or INTERNAL TEST 10005 07 RESET, CLEARING MEMORY 10006 16 TONER LOW 10007 CANCELING JOB 10010 * STATUS BUFFER OVERFLOW 10011 18 AUX IO INIT or 18 AUX IO NT RDY or 18 MIO INIT or... 18 MIO NOT RDY or HP MIO1 INITIALIZING or HP MIO2 INITIALIZING or HP MIO1 NOT READY or HP MIO2 NOT READY or HP MIO INITIALIZING * When creating software programs for the HP LaserJet 4 and 5 printer families, see "Printer Status Readback" in the "HP LaserJet 4 and 5 Family Comments" section in Appendix A of ...
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...location of the jammed sheet. Table 34. Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages x 0 - 9 Description Number of jammed sheets Table 35. Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area ...18 Paper jam in the open rear door of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. LaserJet 4000 / 5000 series jam messages (44xyy) This category contains unsolicited status error messages that relate to jams (for HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages yy Jam ...
...location of the jammed sheet. Table 34. Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages x 0 - 9 Description Number of jammed sheets Table 35. Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area ...18 Paper jam in the open rear door of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. LaserJet 4000 / 5000 series jam messages (44xyy) This category contains unsolicited status error messages that relate to jams (for HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages yy Jam ...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
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..., and only queried using the INQUIRE or DINQUIRE commands. If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. ON, OFF FINISH Sets the LaserJet 5Si Mopier to 999 page of the job. CPLOCK can only MAXIMUM be set to format the disk, download fonts, delete disk ...STAPLE the printed output. 6-14 Environment Commands EN COURIER Sets the version of the LaserJet printers. General PJL Environment Variables (continued) Variable Description Sample Value Range COPIES Number of uncollated copies for the ECONOMODE toner-saving feature used in Chapter 5. If ON, the disk is set by a...
..., and only queried using the INQUIRE or DINQUIRE commands. If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. ON, OFF FINISH Sets the LaserJet 5Si Mopier to 999 page of the job. CPLOCK can only MAXIMUM be set to format the disk, download fonts, delete disk ...STAPLE the printed output. 6-14 Environment Commands EN COURIER Sets the version of the LaserJet printers. General PJL Environment Variables (continued) Variable Description Sample Value Range COPIES Number of uncollated copies for the ECONOMODE toner-saving feature used in Chapter 5. If ON, the disk is set by a...