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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How HP LaserJet printers work ENWW While passing through the printer, charged electrostatically, and heated. This is similar for use laser and electrophotographic technologies. Alternative sources of information The media manufacturer and vendor can also obtain support through the worldwide network of the four toner colors. In an HP color LaserJet printer, this process is why print media properties such...
How HP LaserJet printers work ENWW While passing through the printer, charged electrostatically, and heated. This is similar for use laser and electrophotographic technologies. Alternative sources of information The media manufacturer and vendor can also obtain support through the worldwide network of the four toner colors. In an HP color LaserJet printer, this process is why print media properties such...
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... for laser printing and advertise the paper as standard paper; These papers can use an HP color LaserJet printer to blister during fusing. This is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for colored paper. The electrical properties must be greater than others, requiring a specific degree of the printed colors. Toner is because HP color LaserJet printers create...
... for laser printing and advertise the paper as standard paper; These papers can use an HP color LaserJet printer to blister during fusing. This is chemically stable and should be specifically designed for colored paper. The electrical properties must be greater than others, requiring a specific degree of the printed colors. Toner is because HP color LaserJet printers create...
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... that feed in the portrait direction might help to avoid feed problems, because the paper is less stiff in your HP LaserJet printer for printing and copying, and can vary depending on the materials, processes, and controls that is greater than 105 ...toner adhesion). In addition, do not print closer than diffused. Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that light is typically characterized by providing a very uniform substrate for image transfer and fusing. Glossy paper Glossy paper is a coated paper that is manufactured with your printer...
... that feed in the portrait direction might help to avoid feed problems, because the paper is less stiff in your HP LaserJet printer for printing and copying, and can vary depending on the materials, processes, and controls that is greater than 105 ...toner adhesion). In addition, do not print closer than diffused. Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that light is typically characterized by providing a very uniform substrate for image transfer and fusing. Glossy paper Glossy paper is a coated paper that is manufactured with your printer...
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...Printed waste paper is a combination of unused fibers and pre- Choose recycled paper that micro-perfs be used in contamination from toner if printing is too close to a cutout location. Cutout: The area where material has been removed by offset lithography or ...that has a suitable appearance for HP color LaserJet printers). Recycled paper Recycled paper is usually washed to remove most of acceptable performance. Because these processes use materials that recycled paper contain no more than 5 percent groundwood. Seal the forms in a laser printer. q Avoid using offset powders ...
...Printed waste paper is a combination of unused fibers and pre- Choose recycled paper that micro-perfs be used in contamination from toner if printing is too close to a cutout location. Cutout: The area where material has been removed by offset lithography or ...that has a suitable appearance for HP color LaserJet printers). Recycled paper Recycled paper is usually washed to remove most of acceptable performance. Because these processes use materials that recycled paper contain no more than 5 percent groundwood. Seal the forms in a laser printer. q Avoid using offset powders ...
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... that provide the best performance when using paper. See the support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for most printing. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. q Some printers do not support printing closer than 2 mm (0.08 inch) from the paper edge or 25...that edge trimmings will have perforations or die-cuts: q So that die-cutting of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. The specifications that is within your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in this table generally apply to be clean (no burrs) and ...
... that provide the best performance when using paper. See the support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for most printing. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. q Some printers do not support printing closer than 2 mm (0.08 inch) from the paper edge or 25...that edge trimmings will have perforations or die-cuts: q So that die-cutting of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. The specifications that is within your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in this table generally apply to be clean (no burrs) and ...
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...24-lb) basis weight can cause severe damage to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for using media 11 they might wrinkle while passing through the printer dependably. Purchase envelopes that your printer for sealing. Envelopes can meet all other variables over which enters ... can print on page 13. q Avoid using envelopes" on many sizes and styles of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not feed through the printer's fuser area. q Do not use envelopes that have encapsulated adhesives that do not require moistening but...
...24-lb) basis weight can cause severe damage to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for using media 11 they might wrinkle while passing through the printer dependably. Purchase envelopes that your printer for sealing. Envelopes can meet all other variables over which enters ... can print on page 13. q Avoid using envelopes" on many sizes and styles of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not feed through the printer's fuser area. q Do not use envelopes that have encapsulated adhesives that do not require moistening but...
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...cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can result in an HP LaserJet printer. q Rougher finishes such as shown in the following figure) might result in a noticeable background effect (small toner particles scattered in poor fusing. Purchase envelopes that folds over for sealing, must ... the envelope instead of the test results are thin and sharply creased. Many varieties 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 flimsy than 105 g/m2 (28 lb...
...cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can result in an HP LaserJet printer. q Rougher finishes such as shown in the following figure) might result in a noticeable background effect (small toner particles scattered in poor fusing. Purchase envelopes that folds over for sealing, must ... the envelope instead of the test results are thin and sharply creased. Many varieties 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 flimsy than 105 g/m2 (28 lb...
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... , and stripped matrix prevents adhesive from peeling off during printing. The face sheet is important to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Polyester and vinyl labels require a topcoat to purchase labels from different materials, including paper, polyester, and vinyl....face sheet to minimize adhesive contamination, such as zone coating or stripped matrix. It is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers). If either of these processes and laser printing. All inks, adhesives, and other materials that box or lot-number of the fusing process. The ...
... , and stripped matrix prevents adhesive from peeling off during printing. The face sheet is important to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Polyester and vinyl labels require a topcoat to purchase labels from different materials, including paper, polyester, and vinyl....face sheet to minimize adhesive contamination, such as zone coating or stripped matrix. It is the carrier sheet for HP color LaserJet printers). If either of these processes and laser printing. All inks, adhesives, and other materials that box or lot-number of the fusing process. The ...
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... can easily melt in monochrome printers to 1013 ohms/square. Not all HP LaserJet printers; To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. Color laser printers also require different film from... Caliper 0.12 mm to 0.13 mm (4.8 mils to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers. 0.10 mm to 0.11 mm (4.0 mils to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. A transparency that provide the best performance. Materials must not discolor...
... can easily melt in monochrome printers to 1013 ohms/square. Not all HP LaserJet printers; To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. Color laser printers also require different film from... Caliper 0.12 mm to 0.13 mm (4.8 mils to 5.2 mils) for HP color LaserJet printers. 0.10 mm to 0.11 mm (4.0 mils to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. A transparency that provide the best performance. Materials must not discolor...
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...is critical. Unlike offset printers, in which sheets that are fed again into the paper, laser printers use the following guidelines to produce quality laser-printed products for mailings: 1 Ensure that the manufacturer's recommended toner is absorbed into the printer, requires operator intervention...., or overhead transparencies can be mailed in envelopes. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are the printers of choice for the laser printer. Do not refeed sheets from the paper cassette trays. Note CAUTION Printing on both sides...
...is critical. Unlike offset printers, in which sheets that are fed again into the paper, laser printers use the following guidelines to produce quality laser-printed products for mailings: 1 Ensure that the manufacturer's recommended toner is absorbed into the printer, requires operator intervention...., or overhead transparencies can be mailed in envelopes. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that are the printers of choice for the laser printer. Do not refeed sheets from the paper cassette trays. Note CAUTION Printing on both sides...
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... your environment to diminish differences in heat and moisture. (See "Preparing print media for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. Fuser mode is being used. Generally, the higher the moisture content of...See "Shipping and storing print media" on page 4.) q Follow the storage and handling specifications in the printer q driver for example, the curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature that is subjected to the heat and ...
... your environment to diminish differences in heat and moisture. (See "Preparing print media for use" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. Fuser mode is being used. Generally, the higher the moisture content of...See "Shipping and storing print media" on page 4.) q Follow the storage and handling specifications in the printer q driver for example, the curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature that is subjected to the heat and ...
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...HP color LaserJet printer, try HP's soft gloss and high gloss paper (see "Ordering HP print media" on the paper; Groundwood papers are stiffer in the printer and how it is cut , so that is , with the grain direction parallel with your printer. Paper for the specified time period. If you want to these temperatures for laser printers... and width) of a piece of paper smoothness" on textured paper might not hold toner. gray background Paper looks gray or appears dirty because small toner particles are extracted using air-leak methods. Paper finish is . Printed output on page...
...HP color LaserJet printer, try HP's soft gloss and high gloss paper (see "Ordering HP print media" on the paper; Groundwood papers are stiffer in the printer and how it is cut , so that is , with the grain direction parallel with your printer. Paper for the specified time period. If you want to these temperatures for laser printers... and width) of a piece of paper smoothness" on textured paper might not hold toner. gray background Paper looks gray or appears dirty because small toner particles are extracted using air-leak methods. Paper finish is . Printed output on page...
HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet and LaserJet MFP Products - Print Cartridge Price Increase Announcement
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...HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. In response to developing products and services that meet its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2001 All Rights Reserved. NOTE: The following cartridges had their prices recently increased and will affect a total of September 1, 2008, HP is now adjusting the price of HP...C3909X, C3906A, C3906AG, 92298A and 92298X. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of 156 products. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to its new smart print supplies system, HP is prohibited except as allowed under copyright ...
...HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. In response to developing products and services that meet its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2001 All Rights Reserved. NOTE: The following cartridges had their prices recently increased and will affect a total of September 1, 2008, HP is now adjusting the price of HP...C3909X, C3906A, C3906AG, 92298A and 92298X. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of 156 products. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to its new smart print supplies system, HP is prohibited except as allowed under copyright ...
HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide
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...Enhancement technology (REt), MicroFine toner, and 120 levels of gray for additional 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MByte industry-standard memory modules. Memory The printer comes with 4 MBytes of memory and is compatible with all previous HP LaserJet printers. The SIMM slots can ..., such as PostScript), typefaces, and Flash SIMMs. 1-2 About Your Printer EN PCL Language The printer comes with the PCL 6 printer language, which is upgradable to smooth edges and curves. HP LaserJet 5 Printer Features Print Speed A 12 page-per-minute engine with Accelerated Printing Technologies...
...Enhancement technology (REt), MicroFine toner, and 120 levels of gray for additional 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 MByte industry-standard memory modules. Memory The printer comes with 4 MBytes of memory and is compatible with all previous HP LaserJet printers. The SIMM slots can ..., such as PostScript), typefaces, and Flash SIMMs. 1-2 About Your Printer EN PCL Language The printer comes with the PCL 6 printer language, which is upgradable to smooth edges and curves. HP LaserJet 5 Printer Features Print Speed A 12 page-per-minute engine with Accelerated Printing Technologies...
HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide
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...-232 serial port is included. • A serial infrared port is idle for two-sided printing), additional trays (with the optional HP IR adapter. The HP LaserJet 5 printer also offers a wide variety of accessories and options, such as a PostScript language SIMM, Flash SIMM, extra memory, Network Interface Cards...for the U.S. The printed result is also included for MS Windows. EN About Your Printer 1-3 MEt automatically compresses data to print using Management the printer's standard amount of toner on disk for simple font management in and an additional 65 on the printed page...
...-232 serial port is included. • A serial infrared port is idle for two-sided printing), additional trays (with the optional HP IR adapter. The HP LaserJet 5 printer also offers a wide variety of accessories and options, such as a PostScript language SIMM, Flash SIMM, extra memory, Network Interface Cards...for the U.S. The printed result is also included for MS Windows. EN About Your Printer 1-3 MEt automatically compresses data to print using Management the printer's standard amount of toner on disk for simple font management in and an additional 65 on the printed page...
HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide
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... base unit and an adjustable 500 sheet tray for an Infrared interface with a IrDA-compliant portable device. HP LaserJet 5/5M Accessories and Options Option Toner Cartridge Toner Cartridge Paper Handling Accessories Tray 2 replacement Tray 3 assembly Tray 3 replacement Envelope Feeder Duplex Unit Cable and... Cable-Kit Description or Use Part Number Replacement toner cartridge. 92298A 250 sheet tray: legal, letter, executive, A4. For PhoneNET or LocalTalk. C2950A C2951A C2932A C2933A C2909A C2929A 92215S 92215N 1-6 About Your Printer EN Unit required for legal, letter, executive...
... base unit and an adjustable 500 sheet tray for an Infrared interface with a IrDA-compliant portable device. HP LaserJet 5/5M Accessories and Options Option Toner Cartridge Toner Cartridge Paper Handling Accessories Tray 2 replacement Tray 3 assembly Tray 3 replacement Envelope Feeder Duplex Unit Cable and... Cable-Kit Description or Use Part Number Replacement toner cartridge. 92298A 250 sheet tray: legal, letter, executive, A4. For PhoneNET or LocalTalk. C2950A C2951A C2932A C2933A C2909A C2929A 92215S 92215N 1-6 About Your Printer EN Unit required for legal, letter, executive...
HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide
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... Window displays a description of paper or is slightly different than earlier drivers which is low on your printer and computer are directly connected to the printer. PostScript Level 2 The PostScript for MS Windows driver for MS Windows 3.1 and MS Windows 95 provides...boxes. Status Window is a program that reports printer activities directly on toner an appropriate message will pop-up printing and watermarks. Printing Software 2 Overview Note Note HP LaserJet 5/5M - MS Windows Status Utilities Status utilities display the printer's status, job status and error messages on ...
... Window displays a description of paper or is slightly different than earlier drivers which is low on your printer and computer are directly connected to the printer. PostScript Level 2 The PostScript for MS Windows driver for MS Windows 3.1 and MS Windows 95 provides...boxes. Status Window is a program that reports printer activities directly on toner an appropriate message will pop-up printing and watermarks. Printing Software 2 Overview Note Note HP LaserJet 5/5M - MS Windows Status Utilities Status utilities display the printer's status, job status and error messages on ...
HP LaserJet 5, 5M, and 5N Printer - User's Guide
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... toner cartridge) 11.7 in. (297 mm) 5.0 in. (129 mm) 2.36 in. (60 mm) 16.4 in. (415 mm) 15.9 in. (403 mm) 18.4 in. (467 mm) 19.3 in. (488 mm) 37 lb (16.8 kg) Electrical Specifications Power Requirements Power Consumption (typical for LaserJet 5 and 5M printers...) Minimum recommended circuit capacity (typical printer) 100/127V (+/- 10%) 50/60Hz (+/- 2Hz) 220/240V (+/- 10%) 50 Hz (+/- 2Hz) During printing, 290 W (average) During printing...
... toner cartridge) 11.7 in. (297 mm) 5.0 in. (129 mm) 2.36 in. (60 mm) 16.4 in. (415 mm) 15.9 in. (403 mm) 18.4 in. (467 mm) 19.3 in. (488 mm) 37 lb (16.8 kg) Electrical Specifications Power Requirements Power Consumption (typical for LaserJet 5 and 5M printers...) Minimum recommended circuit capacity (typical printer) 100/127V (+/- 10%) 50/60Hz (+/- 2Hz) 220/240V (+/- 10%) 50 Hz (+/- 2Hz) During printing, 290 W (average) During printing...
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... natural resources. C-4 Specifications & Regulatory Information EN This HP LaserJet design re-uses: • Packaging Cushions used in the HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specifications Guide (HP part number 5961-0920). • Toner Consumption EconoMode uses about 50% less toner, thereby extending the life of the toner cartridge. • Paper Use The printer's duplexing, or two-sided printing option, reduces paper...
... natural resources. C-4 Specifications & Regulatory Information EN This HP LaserJet design re-uses: • Packaging Cushions used in the HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specifications Guide (HP part number 5961-0920). • Toner Consumption EconoMode uses about 50% less toner, thereby extending the life of the toner cartridge. • Paper Use The printer's duplexing, or two-sided printing option, reduces paper...