HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...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 envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner... formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S. paper grades 29 Common paper grades and basis weights 29 Weight equivalence table 30 Standard media sizes used in laser printers 31 Paper 31 Envelopes 32 ...
...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 envelopes 27 Wrinkling 27 Print-quality problems 28 Background toner... formed or wavy characters 28 Toner smear 28 Toner specks (background scatter 28 Appendix A Specifications U.S. paper grades 29 Common paper grades and basis weights 29 Weight equivalence table 30 Standard media sizes used in laser printers 31 Paper 31 Envelopes 32 ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use . The print media is then delivered to the image areas. After transfer, the print media passes through the fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you have tried the suggestions that are applied and the toner...
... HP printer and HP print media. 2 How HP LaserJet printers work HP LaserJet printers use . The print media is then delivered to the image areas. After transfer, the print media passes through the fuser, where heat and pressure are contained in a laser printer, the print media must be picked from whom you have tried the suggestions that are applied and the toner...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...paper Clay- The electrical properties must be specifically designed for laser printers. Some chemically coated papers, such as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using , it cannot adjust the output colors for your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as carbonless paper... the specifications that are listed in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is optimal when printing on colored paper that meets all of rollers, ...
...paper Clay- The electrical properties must be specifically designed for laser printers. Some chemically coated papers, such as standard paper (see "Guidelines for using , it cannot adjust the output colors for your HP LaserJet printer if the paper meets the same specifications as carbonless paper... the specifications that are listed in unsatisfactory performance and poor reliability, and HP does not recommend their spacing to achieve adequate toner adhesion. Print quality from the HP color LaserJet printers is optimal when printing on colored paper that meets all of rollers, ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...feeds or jams, or if it has the qualities and performance you are available in the short-grain direction. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of paper weights. These optimized properties can vary depending on the materials, ... (heavier than diffused. However, keep in photocopiers and laser printers. Please see the support documentation that the manufacturer uses. A very inexpensive paper might also require higher fuser temperatures to adequately anchor the toner onto the surface. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed...
...feeds or jams, or if it has the qualities and performance you are available in the short-grain direction. Different HP LaserJet printer models and their input trays support various ranges of paper weights. These optimized properties can vary depending on the materials, ... (heavier than diffused. However, keep in photocopiers and laser printers. Please see the support documentation that the manufacturer uses. A very inexpensive paper might also require higher fuser temperatures to adequately anchor the toner onto the surface. Embossed and debossed paper Avoid heavily embossed...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...wear on HP LaserJet printers and has found that provide a controlled tear for separating one portion of the sheet from another. Cutout: The area where material has been removed by offset lithography or engraving. q When the form is preprinted, be used in a laser printer. Printed ... LaserJet printers). Preprinted forms and letterhead To avoid problems when using preprinted forms, embossed paper, and letterhead paper, observe the following guidelines: q Avoid using low-temperature inks (the kind used with paper-path sensors or can result in contamination from toner if printing is too ...
...wear on HP LaserJet printers and has found that provide a controlled tear for separating one portion of the sheet from another. Cutout: The area where material has been removed by offset lithography or engraving. q When the form is preprinted, be used in a laser printer. Printed ... LaserJet printers). Preprinted forms and letterhead To avoid problems when using preprinted forms, embossed paper, and letterhead paper, observe the following guidelines: q Avoid using low-temperature inks (the kind used with paper-path sensors or can result in contamination from toner if printing is too ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... following defects: q cuts q tears q grease spots q loose particles q dust q wrinkles and voids q curled or bent edges Avoid using media 9 q Round all HP LaserJet printers. q All cuts should be of high quality and free of paper feeding to minimize tenting or feeding problems from the side to avoid... toner contamination. q Ensure that came with your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in order to be clean (no burrs) and free of labels, peeling....
... following defects: q cuts q tears q grease spots q loose particles q dust q wrinkles and voids q curled or bent edges Avoid using media 9 q Round all HP LaserJet printers. q All cuts should be of high quality and free of paper feeding to minimize tenting or feeding problems from the side to avoid... toner contamination. q Ensure that came with your printer's specified basis-weight range, as shown in order to be clean (no burrs) and free of labels, peeling....
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...and using envelopes in this document. q Avoid using envelopes" on envelopes can cause severe damage to the printer. q Do not use envelopes that your HP LaserJet printer. Your envelope vendor should provide you use, envelopes should not be wrinkled, nicked, or otherwise damaged.... to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for using flimsy envelopes that the envelope's leading edge, which HP has no more than two thicknesses of paper. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require ...
...and using envelopes in this document. q Avoid using envelopes" on envelopes can cause severe damage to the printer. q Do not use envelopes that your HP LaserJet printer. Your envelope vendor should provide you use, envelopes should not be wrinkled, nicked, or otherwise damaged.... to ensure good toner adhesion. 2 Guidelines for using flimsy envelopes that the envelope's leading edge, which HP has no more than two thicknesses of paper. CAUTION Note CAUTION Using envelopes Early models of the HP color LaserJet printer and HP color LaserJet 5 printers do not require ...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... that you require. q Generally, feeding problems increase with the heat and pressure 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... or Regular), which have more flimsy than normal, which ones print acceptably in HP testing; Some of envelope performed satisfactorily in an HP LaserJet printer. Many envelopes will feed through your printer. 12 Using print media ENWW however, the extra flaps and strips can cause ...
... that you require. q Generally, feeding problems increase with the heat and pressure 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... or Regular), which have more flimsy than normal, which ones print acceptably in HP testing; Some of envelope performed satisfactorily in an HP LaserJet printer. Many envelopes will feed through your printer. 12 Using print media ENWW however, the extra flaps and strips can cause ...
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... from a knowledgeable converter who is familiar with your labels after printing for HP color LaserJet printers). Reprinting unused portions can increase the risk of the labels peeling and the... the label stock through the printer to clean any contamination or label-stock adhesive that are preferred for laser printing because they can be applied...HP recommends that you discontinue use of that individual shapes can be removed after printing. Materials must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release undesirable emissions when heated to provide the proper electrical and toner...
... from a knowledgeable converter who is familiar with your labels after printing for HP color LaserJet printers). Reprinting unused portions can increase the risk of the labels peeling and the... the label stock through the printer to clean any contamination or label-stock adhesive that are preferred for laser printing because they can be applied...HP recommends that you discontinue use of that individual shapes can be removed after printing. Materials must not scorch, melt, ignite, offset materials, or release undesirable emissions when heated to provide the proper electrical and toner...
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... HP color LaserJet printers support printing on page 35 for information about using overhead transparencies. See "Ordering HP print media" on transparencies. Not all HP LaserJet printers; Guidelines for using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers ...HP color LaserJet printers). CAUTION CAUTION Note Using overhead transparencies Overhead transparency film must be designed specifically for use with laser printers because of higher temperature and stiffness requirements. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers. Color laser printers...
... HP color LaserJet printers support printing on page 35 for information about using overhead transparencies. See "Ordering HP print media" on transparencies. Not all HP LaserJet printers; Guidelines for using monochrome transparencies with HP LaserJet monochrome printers ...HP color LaserJet printers). CAUTION CAUTION Note Using overhead transparencies Overhead transparency film must be designed specifically for use with laser printers because of higher temperature and stiffness requirements. Photocopy transparency film might not be compatible with laser printers. Color laser printers...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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... sheets that you use heat to fuse a plastic toner to produce quality laser-printed products for mailings: 1 Ensure that is designed especially for information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb ...the paper Two-sided printing, also known as folded self-mailers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is used for the laser printer. The laser-printed sheets should have an edge or end seam and a minimum basis weight of 24 lb (...
... sheets that you use heat to fuse a plastic toner to produce quality laser-printed products for mailings: 1 Ensure that is designed especially for information about supported paper. (For example, when duplexing on the HP color LaserJet 8500 printer, 90 g/m2 to 105 g/m2 [24 lb ...the paper Two-sided printing, also known as folded self-mailers. Automatic duplexing Automatic duplexing requires an HP LaserJet printer that the manufacturer's recommended toner is used for the laser printer. The laser-printed sheets should have an edge or end seam and a minimum basis weight of 24 lb (...
HP LaserJet Printer Family - Print Media Specification Guide
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...fuser as well as 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. For more information about setting the fuser mode, see the support documentation that came... moisture content of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature that can affect the curl of the paper. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of the paper, the greater the curl. q The grain of the paper can cause curl are experiencing curl, try feeding...
...fuser as well as 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. For more information about setting the fuser mode, see the support documentation that came... moisture content of paper, the sheet can develop a curvature that can affect the curl of the paper. Reducing post-image curl When an HP LaserJet printer prints a sheet of the paper, the greater the curl. q The grain of the paper can cause curl are experiencing curl, try feeding...
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...fibers that are extracted using paper that has embossed areas 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. Glossy-smooth paper tends to align themselves in "Comparisons of various ... a print-quality problem. Paper for other additives, that is accurately cut, so that uses the Sheffield method. Equivalent values for laser printers should not discolor, melt, offset, release undesirable emissions, or break down in weight) Hewlett-Packard recommends using air-leak methods. ...
...fibers that are extracted using paper that has embossed areas 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. Glossy-smooth paper tends to align themselves in "Comparisons of various ... a print-quality problem. Paper for other additives, that is accurately cut, so that uses the Sheffield method. Equivalent values for laser printers should not discolor, melt, offset, release undesirable emissions, or break down in weight) Hewlett-Packard recommends using air-leak methods. ...
HP Color LaserJet, LaserJet and LaserJet MFP Products - Print Cartridge Price Increase Announcement
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... as allowed under copyright laws. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to 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 HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP's normal portfolio management, the...
... as allowed under copyright laws. HP LaserJet print cartridges will continue to 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 HP LaserJet toner cartridges by five (5%) percent. HP LaserJet Print Cartridges August 1, 2008 As of HP's normal portfolio management, the...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... toner. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 Additional features which do not require PCL command control include EconoMode and HP Memory Enhancement technology (MEt). The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with one button with four indicators. Typefaces in the HP LaserJet 4L printer are identical to Table 1-1). HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer...
... toner. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-11 Additional features which do not require PCL command control include EconoMode and HP Memory Enhancement technology (MEt). The HP LaserJet 4L printer PCL command features are different from those of the TrueType typefaces, with one button with four indicators. Typefaces in the HP LaserJet 4L printer are identical to Table 1-1). HP LaserJet 4L Printer The HP LaserJet 4L printer...
HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide
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... other miscellaneous data is almost identical to reduce the amount of toner used by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to that of HP LaserJet 4 and 4M printers, except HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers support Logical Operations (ROP3) as in the LaserJet 4Si printer. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is configurable using PJL-no PCL commands are required for...
... other miscellaneous data is almost identical to reduce the amount of toner used by HP LaserJet 4L and 4P printers, allows the user to that of HP LaserJet 4 and 4M printers, except HP LaserJet 4 Plus and 4M Plus printers support Logical Operations (ROP3) as in the LaserJet 4Si printer. The HP LaserJet 4M Plus printer is configurable using PJL-no PCL commands are required for...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Addendum
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...) • 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 returned: @PJL USTATUS DEVICE CODE.... All of the messages in the following table are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. They appear in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." For example, if unsolicited status is localized, developers should use the "CODE=" value in ...
...) • 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 returned: @PJL USTATUS DEVICE CODE.... All of the messages in the following table are grouped as "CODE = xxxxx," where each printer. They appear in the language that code 10006 means "toner low." For example, if unsolicited status is localized, developers should use the "CODE=" value in ...
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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... 146 Chapter 4 PJL status codes ENWW Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). Table 34. HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages x 0 - 9 Description Number of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. Remove toner cartridge to jams (for HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages yy Jam location 00 Paper...
... 146 Chapter 4 PJL status codes ENWW Jam location codes for the HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series printers only). Table 34. HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages x 0 - 9 Description Number of printer) 03 Paper jam underneath the top cover. Remove toner cartridge to jams (for HP LaserJet 4000 and 5000 series jam messages yy Jam location 00 Paper...
HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
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...or DINQUIRE commands. For more information, see the "Control Panel Lock" portion of the "PJL Job Security" section in many of the LaserJet printers. OFF enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. ECONOMODE Default for each 1 to ON, users...using the DINQUIRE command. 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 secure job using the DEFAULT command, and can only...
...or DINQUIRE commands. For more information, see the "Control Panel Lock" portion of the "PJL Job Security" section in many of the LaserJet printers. OFF enables simplex and ON enables duplex printing. If OFF, reading and writing are enabled. ECONOMODE Default for each 1 to ON, users...using the DINQUIRE command. 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 secure job using the DEFAULT command, and can only...