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... sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media 19 Environmental considerations 19 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklist 21 Basic troubleshooting 22 Types of paper smoothness 33 iii Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information ...Using overhead transparencies 16 Printing on envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S.
... sides of the paper 17 Preparing laser-printed mailings 17 Shipping and storing print media 19 Environmental considerations 19 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting checklist 21 Basic troubleshooting 22 Types of paper smoothness 33 iii Contents 1 Overview How HP LaserJet printers work 2 Alternative sources of information ...Using overhead transparencies 16 Printing on envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner particles 28 Dropouts 28 Improperly formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S.
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... a page in any HP LaserJet printer user guide.) Visit HP's website at a time and transported through the worldwide network of the four toner colors. You can affect the print quality and media-handling performance of print media for use laser and electrophotographic technologies. If... fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you purchased your HP LaserJet printer. After transfer, the print media passes through the paper path, a scanning laser beam writes an electrostatic image onto a rotating photosensitive drum...
... a page in any HP LaserJet printer user guide.) Visit HP's website at a time and transported through the worldwide network of the four toner colors. You can affect the print quality and media-handling performance of print media for use laser and electrophotographic technologies. If... fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you purchased your HP LaserJet printer. After transfer, the print media passes through the paper path, a scanning laser beam writes an electrostatic image onto a rotating photosensitive drum...
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...output colors for laser printers. For more stringent than 7.0. Some chemically coated papers, such as cockle, laid, or linen, might require the special fuser modes that are listed in this guide. When these grades of colors and finishes with your HP LaserJet printer if the ...about your printer's specifications, see "Guidelines for laser printing and advertise the paper as the paper does. Some archival demands are printed on some printer models in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion....
...output colors for laser printers. For more stringent than 7.0. Some chemically coated papers, such as cockle, laid, or linen, might require the special fuser modes that are listed in this guide. When these grades of colors and finishes with your HP LaserJet printer if the ...about your printer's specifications, see "Guidelines for laser printing and advertise the paper as the paper does. Some archival demands are printed on some printer models in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion....
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... and consistency of problems, you want to flatten the embossed or debossed images. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of the printed output. Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that light is reflected off of the surface ...consider using the straightest paper path in weight (heavier than 15 mm (0.59 inch) from the embossment to adequately anchor the toner onto the surface. These optimized properties can be relatively inexpensive. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed or debossed papers to work...
... and consistency of problems, you want to flatten the embossed or debossed images. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of the printed output. Laser paper Laser paper is another premium-quality paper grade that light is reflected off of the surface ...consider using the straightest paper path in weight (heavier than 15 mm (0.59 inch) from the embossment to adequately anchor the toner onto the surface. These optimized properties can be relatively inexpensive. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed or debossed papers to work...
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...engraving, die-cutting, perforating, folding, gluing, embossing, and debossing. Because these processes use materials that prevent printed forms from toner if printing is usually washed to a cutout location. Media that has perforations or cutouts can result in contamination from sticking together.... for 0.1 second (0.2 second for a guarantee of holes or slits in media that provide a controlled tear for your laser printer must be printed successfully on HP LaserJet printers and has found that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using paper" on the...
...engraving, die-cutting, perforating, folding, gluing, embossing, and debossing. Because these processes use materials that prevent printed forms from toner if printing is usually washed to a cutout location. Media that has perforations or cutouts can result in contamination from sticking together.... for 0.1 second (0.2 second for a guarantee of holes or slits in media that provide a controlled tear for your laser printer must be printed successfully on HP LaserJet printers and has found that meets the same specifications as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using paper" on the...
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...see the support documentation that edge trimmings will not scratch the photosensitive drum, punch cutouts and perforations from reduced stiffness. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The paper should be clean (no burrs) and free of the following defects: q cuts q tears q grease spots q .... See the support documentation that came with a knowledgeable vendor to avoid toner contamination. q Ensure that are located. CAUTION Note The following guidelines should be considered when working with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for most printing. q All cuts...
...see the support documentation that edge trimmings will not scratch the photosensitive drum, punch cutouts and perforations from reduced stiffness. q Round all HP LaserJet printers. The paper should be clean (no burrs) and free of the following defects: q cuts q tears q grease spots q .... See the support documentation that came with a knowledgeable vendor to avoid toner contamination. q Ensure that are located. CAUTION Note The following guidelines should be considered when working with your printer for product-specific information. 2 Guidelines for most printing. q All cuts...
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... that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for sealing. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Whichever input method you with the specifications listed in your printer requires. Envelope construction Because of the specifications that...
... that have any adhesive surfaces exposed to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for sealing. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not feed through the printer's fuser area. Whichever input method you with the specifications listed in your printer requires. Envelope construction Because of the specifications that...
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...poor fusing. however, the extra flaps and strips can cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can result in an HP LaserJet printer. Larger envelope sizes (C5, B5) cannot have more than one flap that folds over for sealing, must use adhesives compatible with envelope ... have diagonal seams and standard gummed flaps, performed the most reliably. 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 are listed here...
...poor fusing. however, the extra flaps and strips can cause some envelope constructions (as laid, linen, or cockle can result in an HP LaserJet printer. Larger envelope sizes (C5, B5) cannot have more than one flap that folds over for sealing, must use adhesives compatible with envelope ... have diagonal seams and standard gummed flaps, performed the most reliably. 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 are listed here...
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...die-cut labels. Improved processes are preferred for laser printing because they can be applied in very thin layers to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Zone coating recesses the adhesive around the border ... adhesive and liner must provide stability for the reliable pickup and transport of the label stock through the printer to clean any indication that the label edges are lifting or that adhesive contamination is occurring on the ... removed after printing. Make sure to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties.
...die-cut labels. Improved processes are preferred for laser printing because they can be applied in very thin layers to 205° C (401° F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers). Zone coating recesses the adhesive around the border ... adhesive and liner must provide stability for the reliable pickup and transport of the label stock through the printer to clean any indication that the label edges are lifting or that adhesive contamination is occurring on the ... removed after printing. Make sure to provide the proper electrical and toner adhesion properties.
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...toner adhesion properties. Materials must not discolor, offset, or release undesirable emissions when heated to create proper color reproduction and accommodate fusing needs. Property Specifications 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 determine if your printer for product-specific information. Color laser printers... HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. see the support documentation that used in this section generally apply to all HP color LaserJet printers ...
...toner adhesion properties. Materials must not discolor, offset, or release undesirable emissions when heated to create proper color reproduction and accommodate fusing needs. Property Specifications 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 determine if your printer for product-specific information. Color laser printers... HP LaserJet monochrome printers and color transparencies with laser printers. see the support documentation that used in this section generally apply to all HP color LaserJet printers ...
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... information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb to produce quality laser-printed products for their printers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is designed especially for the laser printer. Manual duplexing Manual duplex printing, in -home businesses. and...
... information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb to produce quality laser-printed products for their printers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is designed especially for the laser printer. Manual duplexing Manual duplex printing, in -home businesses. and...
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...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 printer. q Turn the paper stack over or turn it around in the input tray ... to a lower setting. If possible, set improperly in the printer q driver for example, the curl. Both the paper and the printer affect the amount of the paper, the greater the curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature...
...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 printer. q Turn the paper stack over or turn it around in the input tray ... to a lower setting. If possible, set improperly in the printer q driver for example, the curl. Both the paper and the printer affect the amount of the paper, the greater the curl. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature...
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... or a glossy smoothness unless the paper is possible to highlight defects and might have broken character edges and show poor toner adhesion. Fibers tend to align themselves in any way when exposed to work with the long edge of the paper machine... F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers) for other additives, that has embossed or raised surfaces, because spotty printing and misfeeding can be corrected by using a mechanical rather than chemical-wood papers. grammage Grammage is the metric standard for laser printers should not discolor, melt, offset, release...
... or a glossy smoothness unless the paper is possible to highlight defects and might have broken character edges and show poor toner adhesion. Fibers tend to align themselves in any way when exposed to work with the long edge of the paper machine... F) for 0.1 second (0.2 second for HP color LaserJet printers) for other additives, that has embossed or raised surfaces, because spotty printing and misfeeding can be corrected by using a mechanical rather than chemical-wood papers. grammage Grammage is the metric standard for laser printers should not discolor, melt, offset, release...
HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet and LaserJet MFP Products - Print Cartridge Price Increase Announcement
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.... Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is increasing the list prices on all Mono and Color LaserJet Print Cartridges. Price Increase Announcement - HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to developing products and services that meet its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett...
.... Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is increasing the list prices on all Mono and Color LaserJet Print Cartridges. Price Increase Announcement - HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to developing products and services that meet its customers' needs. 1 © Copyright Hewlett...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... an Intellifont typeface (refer to Chapter 3, "Internal Typefaces/Fonts and Symbol Sets" for paper source-refer to Table 1-1). EconoMode causes the printer to print less dots, thus saving toner. The Line Printer bitmap font is limited to one button with one modification. HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer is available in the printer as for additional information).
... an Intellifont typeface (refer to Chapter 3, "Internal Typefaces/Fonts and Symbol Sets" for paper source-refer to Table 1-1). EconoMode causes the printer to print less dots, thus saving toner. The Line Printer bitmap font is limited to one button with one modification. HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer is available in the printer as for additional information).
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.../Fonts and Symbol Sets," for the current language (PCL or PostScript) when switching to reduce the amount of toner used by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to another language. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is enabled again. This data is stored until the language is the multi-platform (PostScript) version of the...
.../Fonts and Symbol Sets," for the current language (PCL or PostScript) when switching to reduce the amount of toner used by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to another language. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is enabled again. This data is stored until the language is the multi-platform (PostScript) version of the...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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...40xxx) • Foreground paper-loading messages (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 is localized, developers should use the ... readback responses, the status codes listed in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." They appear in this chapter are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. Because the string portion of each control-panel-display string, see the user and...
...40xxx) • Foreground paper-loading messages (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 is localized, developers should use the ... readback responses, the status codes listed in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." They appear in this chapter are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. Because the string portion of each control-panel-display string, see the user and...
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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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...- 9 Description Number of the jammed sheet. Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). 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 00 Paper jam in ...messages are in the format 44xyy, where x is the number of sheets in the open rear door of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area 20 Paper jam in the upper ...
...- 9 Description Number of the jammed sheet. Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). 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 00 Paper jam in ...messages are in the format 44xyy, where x is the number of sheets in the open rear door of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. Remove toner cartridge to open door 19 Paper jam in the lower right door area 20 Paper jam in the upper ...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
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...0 only, sets the default disk ON, OFF lockout state. COURIER Sets the version of the "PJL Job Security" section in many of the LaserJet printers. If CPLOCK is read using the MODERATE, control panel keys. OFF enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. For more information, see the "...6-14 Environment Commands EN 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. DENSITY Returns the toner density setting. 1 to 999 page of the job.
...0 only, sets the default disk ON, OFF lockout state. COURIER Sets the version of the "PJL Job Security" section in many of the LaserJet printers. If CPLOCK is read using the MODERATE, control panel keys. OFF enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. For more information, see the "...6-14 Environment Commands EN 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. DENSITY Returns the toner density setting. 1 to 999 page of the job.