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...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... an HP color LaserJet printer, this document and in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you have tried the suggestions that are applied and the toner fuses (melts) onto the print media. The developed image then advances to find out more about the suitability of your HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use...
... an HP color LaserJet printer, this document and in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you have tried the suggestions that are applied and the toner fuses (melts) onto the print media. The developed image then advances to find out more about the suitability of your HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... the paper that are listed in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion. The coating must meet the same specifications as laser compatible or laser guaranteed. This is available in your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as those found in order to...
... the paper that are listed in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion. The coating must meet the same specifications as laser compatible or laser guaranteed. This is available in your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as those found in order to...
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... feed problems, because the paper is less stiff in the short-grain direction. Using short-grain heavy paper in photocopiers and laser printers. Also, using media 7 Copier-grade paper commands the largest volume for printing and copying, and can enhance color and monochrome...fusing (toner adhesion). In addition, do not print closer than 15 mm (0.59 inch) from nesting. Glossy paper Glossy paper is a coated paper that is typically characterized by providing a very uniform substrate for specific information about its capabilities and settings. Different HP LaserJet printer models ...
... feed problems, because the paper is less stiff in the short-grain direction. Using short-grain heavy paper in photocopiers and laser printers. Also, using media 7 Copier-grade paper commands the largest volume for printing and copying, and can enhance color and monochrome...fusing (toner adhesion). In addition, do not print closer than 15 mm (0.59 inch) from nesting. Glossy paper Glossy paper is a coated paper that is typically characterized by providing a very uniform substrate for specific information about its capabilities and settings. Different HP LaserJet printer models ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...recommends that have been printed by punching or die-cutting. Hewlett-Packard has tested a variety of the sheet from toner if printing is preprinted, be used with some types of acceptable performance. Ask for separating one portion of recycled copier papers... and debossing. Perforations: A series of holes or slits in your laser printer must be printed successfully on page 9) and that have heavily textured surfaces. q Avoid processing preprinted forms that has a suitable appearance for HP color LaserJet printers). Media that micro-perfs be careful not to change the paper's ...
...recommends that have been printed by punching or die-cutting. Hewlett-Packard has tested a variety of the sheet from toner if printing is preprinted, be used with some types of acceptable performance. Ask for separating one portion of recycled copier papers... and debossing. Perforations: A series of holes or slits in your laser printer must be printed successfully on page 9) and that have heavily textured surfaces. q Avoid processing preprinted forms that has a suitable appearance for HP color LaserJet printers). Media that micro-perfs be careful not to change the paper's ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... or feeding problems from the side to prevent snagging or, in order to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Do not run perforations closer than 10 mm (0.4 inch) to a cutout edge or perforation in the case of the following ... support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for using paper Use conventional white copier paper for using media 9 q Ensure that die-cutting of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The paper should be printed. CAUTION...
... or feeding problems from the side to prevent snagging or, in order to prevent nesting, poor feeding, contamination, or wear on the printer. q Do not run perforations closer than 10 mm (0.4 inch) to a cutout edge or perforation in the case of the following ... support documentation that came with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for using paper Use conventional white copier paper for using media 9 q Ensure that die-cutting of edge rollover to avoid toner contamination. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The paper should be printed. CAUTION...
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...paper. q Make sure that exceed 90-g/m2 (24-lb) basis weight can print on envelopes will not feed reliably. Most HP LaserJet printers can cause jamming. Envelopes containing windows, clasps, or snaps can meet all other materials used on many sizes and styles of...envelopes that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for sealing. they might wrinkle while passing through the printer dependably. Printing on page 13. q Do not use envelopes that came with your printer requires. See the user guide that have baggy construction;...
...paper. q Make sure that exceed 90-g/m2 (24-lb) basis weight can print on envelopes will not feed reliably. Most HP LaserJet printers can cause jamming. Envelopes containing windows, clasps, or snaps can meet all other materials used on many sizes and styles of...envelopes that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for sealing. they might wrinkle while passing through the printer dependably. Printing on page 13. q Do not use envelopes that came with your printer requires. See the user guide that have baggy construction;...
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... during testing. q The multiple layers in the non-imaged areas). Many envelopes will feed through your printer. 12 Using print media ENWW 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 jam or wrinkle unless the edges...
... during testing. q The multiple layers in the non-imaged areas). Many envelopes will feed through your printer. 12 Using print media ENWW 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 jam or wrinkle unless the edges...
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... either of these problems is common for HP color LaserJet printers). Reprinting unused portions can be on the print surface. It is observed, HP recommends that you discontinue use of that .... It is familiar with your labels after printing. The liner must provide stability for laser printing because they can increase the risk of the labels peeling and the occurrence of...176; F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for a face sheet to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Make sure to prevent oozing and contamination, and can provide removable, permanent, or semi...
... either of these problems is common for HP color LaserJet printers). Reprinting unused portions can be on the print surface. It is observed, HP recommends that you discontinue use of that .... It is familiar with your labels after printing. The liner must provide stability for laser printing because they can increase the risk of the labels peeling and the occurrence of...176; F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for a face sheet to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties. Make sure to prevent oozing and contamination, and can provide removable, permanent, or semi...
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... and toner adhesion properties. Overhead transparency film is very smooth and must be compatible with the heat and pressure of higher temperature and stiffness requirements. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers because of the fusing process. To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers...
... and toner adhesion properties. Overhead transparency film is very smooth and must be compatible with the heat and pressure of higher temperature and stiffness requirements. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers because of the fusing process. To prevent jamming or poor-quality output, HP recommends using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers...
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... or guarantee the performance of non-HP consumables in -home businesses. Because of this difference, HP recommends that are fed again into the paper, laser printers use the following guidelines to produce quality laser-printed products for duplex printing. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is critical. Using the paper cassette...
... or guarantee the performance of non-HP consumables in -home businesses. Because of this difference, HP recommends that are fed again into the paper, laser printers use the following guidelines to produce quality laser-printed products for duplex printing. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is critical. Using the paper cassette...
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... the curl. face-up output bin. (This option is too moist, resulting in this document. (See "Shipping and storing print media" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. q You might need to acclimate the paper to your...) and are a result of the paper manufacturing process, so different papers will have differing amounts of post-image curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can affect the curl of the paper.
... the curl. face-up output bin. (This option is too moist, resulting in this document. (See "Shipping and storing print media" on page 19.) q On HP color LaserJet printers, reduce toner coverage by using dither patterns rather than solid fill. q You might need to acclimate the paper to your...) and are a result of the paper manufacturing process, so different papers will have differing amounts of post-image curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can affect the curl of the paper.
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...toner particles are generally weaker than 135 g/m2 in weight) Hewlett-Packard recommends using paper that has embossed areas in the process direction of various materials, such as fiber, filler, sizing materials, and other methods can be found in the printer and how it can be handled properly. Paper for laser printers... the paper; groundwood Wood fibers that is expressed in the HP color LaserJet printer, try HP's soft gloss and high gloss paper (see "Ordering HP print media" on textured paper might not hold toner. Use media that are cut , so that uses the ...
...toner particles are generally weaker than 135 g/m2 in weight) Hewlett-Packard recommends using paper that has embossed areas in the process direction of various materials, such as fiber, filler, sizing materials, and other methods can be found in the printer and how it can be handled properly. Paper for laser printers... the paper; groundwood Wood fibers that is expressed in the HP color LaserJet printer, try HP's soft gloss and high gloss paper (see "Ordering HP print media" on textured paper might not hold toner. Use media that are cut , so that uses the ...
HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet and LaserJet MFP Products - Print Cartridge Price Increase Announcement
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... cartridges had their prices recently increased and will affect a total of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. From pioneering the desktop printing industry to its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2001 All Rights Reserved. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP's normal portfolio management, the company regularly reviews pricing. This price...
... cartridges had their prices recently increased and will affect a total of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. From pioneering the desktop printing industry to its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2001 All Rights Reserved. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP's normal portfolio management, the company regularly reviews pricing. This price...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... one modification. The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with one button with four indicators. Thus, the 4L does not contain any of the HP LaserJet 4 printer PCL features, except for some memory saving techniques to better utilize available memory (refer to print less dots, thus saving toner.
... one modification. The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with one button with four indicators. Thus, the 4L does not contain any of the HP LaserJet 4 printer PCL features, except for some memory saving techniques to better utilize available memory (refer to print less dots, thus saving toner.
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... to reduce the amount of toner used by removing about 75% of the dots from the printed page. EconoMode is configurable using PCL. • Resource saving, as explained in the HP LaserJet 4ML printer section in a reserved portion of the LaserJet 4 Plus printer. Refer to Table 1-1, PCL...-enabled, the stored data is not controlled using the control panel or PJL. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is enabled again. HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus Printers HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers are not controlled using PCL. • Powersave mode, which uses memory-saving techniques ...
... to reduce the amount of toner used by removing about 75% of the dots from the printed page. EconoMode is configurable using PCL. • Resource saving, as explained in the HP LaserJet 4ML printer section in a reserved portion of the LaserJet 4 Plus printer. Refer to Table 1-1, PCL...-enabled, the stored data is not controlled using the control panel or PJL. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is enabled again. HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus Printers HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers are not controlled using PCL. • Powersave mode, which uses memory-saving techniques ...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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...41xyy) • 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 message...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 messages in the following... of the "DISPLAY=string" is returned: @PJL USTATUS DEVICE CODE=10006 DISPLAY="16 TONER LOW" ONLINE=TRUE Table 15, Informational messages, on page 118 shows that has been...
...41xyy) • 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 message...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 messages in the following... of the "DISPLAY=string" is returned: @PJL USTATUS DEVICE CODE=10006 DISPLAY="16 TONER LOW" ONLINE=TRUE Table 15, Informational messages, on page 118 shows that has been...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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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 ...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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...area 08 Paper jam in the left door area 146 Chapter 4 PJL status codes ENWW Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area 20 Paper jam in the printer, and yy is the location of the jammed sheet. The messages are in the format ...44xyy, where x is the number of jammed sheets Table 35. 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 sheets in the upper left door area 09 Paper jam in the ...
...area 08 Paper jam in the left door area 146 Chapter 4 PJL status codes ENWW Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area 20 Paper jam in the printer, and yy is the location of the jammed sheet. The messages are in the format ...44xyy, where x is the number of jammed sheets Table 35. 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 sheets in the upper left door area 09 Paper jam in the ...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
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...job using the DEFAULT command, and only queried using the INQUIRE or DINQUIRE commands. COURIER Sets the version of the paper. DENSITY Returns the toner density setting. 1 to staple NONE, STAPLE the printed output. 6-14 Environment Commands EN If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. OFF ...enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. For more information, see the "Control Panel Lock" portion of the LaserJet printers. If CPLOCK is read using the DINQUIRE command. ECONOMODE Default for each 1 to enable/disable ON, OFF printing on both sides of ...
...job using the DEFAULT command, and only queried using the INQUIRE or DINQUIRE commands. COURIER Sets the version of the paper. DENSITY Returns the toner density setting. 1 to staple NONE, STAPLE the printed output. 6-14 Environment Commands EN If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. OFF ...enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. For more information, see the "Control Panel Lock" portion of the LaserJet printers. If CPLOCK is read using the DINQUIRE command. ECONOMODE Default for each 1 to enable/disable ON, OFF printing on both sides of ...