software technical reference hp color LaserJet 5500
hp color LaserJet 5500 software technical reference
(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Edition 1, 09/2002 Warranty Trademark Credits The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Table of Contents List of tables List of figures 1 Purpose and Scope Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 HP Color LaserJet 5500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2 Software Description Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E-mail command and response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Euro character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 International Color Consortium profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 PANTONE (R)* color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Font Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Printer Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Include types in application source list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customization Utility for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silent installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customized silent installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driver Management and Configuration Utility (Internal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of tables Table 1. Bidirectional communication support in various operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Table 2. Default alerts selection state for connection type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Table 3. Update messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Table 4. Bubble Help messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 50. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts splash screen dialog text strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Table 51. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog text strings (1 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Table 52. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog text strings (2 of 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Table 53. Installation was successful dialog text strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Table 54.
List of figures Figure 1. Device Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Figure 2. Configuration page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 3. Configure Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Figure 4. Networking tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1 Purpose and Scope Introduction This Software Technical Reference (STR) provides information and troubleshooting tips for the printing system software for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product. This document is prepared in an electronic format to serve as a quick-reference tool for Customer Care Center (CCC) agents, support engineers, system administrators, management information systems (MIS) personnel, and HP LaserJet product end-users, as appropriate.
HP Color LaserJet 5500 The HP Color LaserJet 4600 product is available in five bundle configurations. HP Color LaserJet 5500. This model includes a total of 96 megabytes (MB) of synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), expandable to 384 MB SDRAM (maximum); a multipurpose tray (tray 1); and a 500-sheet XY tray (tray 2). z HP Color LaserJet 5500n.
2 Software Description Introduction The product comes with software and installers for Microsoft (R) Windows (R) and Apple Computer, Inc., Macintosh systems. UNIX (R) and OS/2 systems are supported, and software is available on the Web. For specific information about a system's installer, drivers, and components, locate the section that corresponds to that system.
Technology background information This section addresses the following topics: z z z z z z z z z "HP LaserJet user documentation" in HP LaserJet user documentation "Bidirectional communication" in Bidirectional communication "Driver Autoconfiguration" in Driver Autoconfiguration "HP Web Access" in HP Web Access "Printer Status and Alerts" in Printer Status and Alerts "Remote firmware update" in Remote firmware update "Euro character" in Euro character "International Color Consortium profiles" in Internatio
HP LaserJet product printing-system installation notes The HP LaserJet 5500 Series Printing System Installation Notes are available on the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM. The installation notes (filename READ5500.RTF for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product) contain important information about product features, instructions for installing the printing-system software, and technical assistance.
Table 1. Bidirectional communication support in various operating systems Connection type Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP (32-bit only) Direct Connect X X X X1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Network Port Jetdirect TCP/IP2 IPX/SPX Standard TCP/IP (HP) 3 TCP/IP (MS4) IPX/SPX (HP) X X X LPR AppleTalk Novell4 NetWare 4.
If the environment supports bidirectional communication, the installer presents Driver Autoconfiguration as an installable component by default for a Typical Installation, and as an optional installable component for a Custom Installation. The Driver Autoconfiguration component installs the bidirectional communication software. If the installation environment does not support bidirectional communication, the Driver Autoconfiguration option does not appear during installation.
HP Web Access The HP Web Access feature, also known as the embedded Web server (EWS), contains the following components: z z z Embedded virtual machine for Java (TM) applications Web pages storage space HP Web Access provides a simple, easy-to-use solution for one-to-one printer management. In offices with a limited number of printers, remote management of printing devices can be accomplished without installing any management software, such as HP Web JetAdmin.
Device status If a printer problem exists, status information (such as whether the printer is online or the toner is low) is available through your Web browser linked directly to the printer. You can view this information without physically going to the printer to identify the status. The following illustration shows how this information is presented on the printer's Web page. Figure 1.
Configuration information The HP LaserJet printer configuration page is available remotely through HP Web Access. The HP Web Access configuration page provides configuration information about the product in the same way as the configuration page printed from the printer. The following illustration shows an example of a configuration page viewed remotely through HP Web Access. Figure 2.
• • • • Security Other Links Device Information Language Remote printer configuration Printer configuration information can be obtained through a Web browser by opening the printer HP Web Access page and changing any of the basic configuration information on the Settings tab. Security and password controls provide management information system managers with the level of control required within their environments.
Security • • • • • Admin Password SSL/TLS SNMPv3 Telnet Access Control Diagnostics • • • • Network Statistics Protocol Info Configuration Page Refresh Rate Network settings The following illustration shows the Network Settings option on the HP Web Access Networking tab. From this screen, you can enable and configure the following network services: • • • • • Figure 4.
Configurable e-mail alerts The printer can automatically send e-mail alerts about printer problems or job status to specified e-mail addresses. For example, if toner is low, the printer can notify the person responsible for ordering or changing the cartridge. If there is a printer failure, an e-mail alert can be sent directly to the person responsible for fixing the problem.
Printer Status and Alerts features are available for printers connected by means of a connection, whether direct or over a network, that supports bidirectional functionality. The Printer Status and Alerts feature cannot be installed over infrared (IR) or serial ports. See “Bidirectional communication.” For Windows 95, the Microsoft Winsock2 patch must first be installed. To download the Microsoft Winsock2 patch, go to http://www.microsoft.
• For Microsoft shared products, the host system must have either Printer Status and Alerts or the HP Driver Autoconfiguration option from the HP installer on the computer. Load Printer Status and Alerts on the computer sharing the printer before loading Printer Status and Alerts on the client computer. • For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me client computers that have Printer Status and Alerts installed, installing a printer using the Point and Print method will not activate Printer Status and Alerts.
Click a product icon in the left pane to view information about the product and supplies or to view a history of recent print jobs. The following product information is available: z z z z Device Status indicates the current status of the HP LaserJet product. Supplies shows information about the percentage of print-cartridge life remaining. Media provides information about paper-handling devices and the status of each device.
Refresh-rate intervals for direct-connect printers are: Less Often setting: 5 minutes z One setting to the right of Less Often: 2 minutes z Two settings to the right of Less Often: 1 minute z Three settings to the right of Less Often: 30 seconds z More Often setting: 10 seconds On network printers, the refresh-rate interval changes, depending on the stage of the print job.
Note Depending upon the options you select, information in the status window changes for each job printed, each job completed, and each warning condition detected. Figure 8. Printer Status and Alerts options Note The appearance of the screen varies according to the HP LaserJet product and its configuration. Remote firmware update The HP LaserJet product features a remote firmware update capability. The method for downloading remote firmware updates from the http://www.hp.
Step 6 Look in the configuration page section marked "Printer Information" for the Firmware Datecode. The firmware date code will look something like this: 03/14/2002 03.002.0 Downloading the new firmware from the HP Web site The remote firmware update (.RFU) file and an associated readme file are packaged together as a self-extracting .EXE file. For detailed instructions about how to download the .EXE file, go to the following URL: http://www.hp.com/support/lj5500_firmware The .
Note If the printer is attached to a parallel port other than LPT1, then substitute the proper LPT port number in the Mode command. The response you receive should be similar to these examples: > LPT1 Not Rerouted > Infinite retry on parallel printer time-out Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP The .RFU file can be sent directly to the printer with a COPY command from a command prompt or MS-DOS window: copy /b FILENAME PORTNAME where FILENAME is the name of the .
Step 6 Type BIN at the > prompt. Step 7 Press ENTER. Step 8 Type: put where is the location where the .RFU file was downloaded from the Web. For example, type: PUT C:\CLJ5500\CLJ5500FW.RFU and then press ENTER. The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the printer. This can take about five minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with the printer or computer. The printer automatically power cycles off and on again to activate the update.
Step 1 Start HP Web JetAdmin. Step 2 Create a device group. A simple way to do this is: a. Click Devices on the 1. Choose: drop-down menu. b. Click Device Model from the 2. Filter: drop-down menu. c. In the 3. Criteria (Optional): field, type your model number (for example, "5500" [without quotation marks]). d. Click Go. Step 3 In the Device List, select the printers you want to include in the group, and then click Create Group.
E-mail command and response The HP LaserJet product can send e-mail messages directly. However, you must configure e-mail information to initiate this capability. One use for this feature is to send diagnostic information to solve a printer problem. An e-mail sent to the printer requests configuration information. The printer automatically sends that information back to the service provider. In many cases, the problem can be identified quickly and solved remotely.
This HP LaserJet product includes euro characters for each of the internal fonts. The printer can print the euro character in the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems. Hewlett-Packard is committed to maximizing document portability through supporting and promoting eurosymbol standards. International Color Consortium profiles HP provides cyan-magenta-yellow-black (CMYK) (HP5500C.ICM) and sustained redgreen-blue (sRGB) (HP5500R.
Vector graphics such as company logos created in PANTONE (R)* Application Palettes can be imported into Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or other MS Office applications. To do this, the color application must create an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file of the image for insertion as a file into the Office document (using the insert file function). Note Cutting and pasting from the clipboard does not work. These tasks do not preserve the PANTONE (R)* name or the CMYK palette value.
The following illustration shows the main screen of the printing system software CD browser, which appears when you insert the printing software CD-ROM in your CDROM drive. If the screen does not appear when you insert the CD-ROM, click Start, click Run, click Browse..., navigate to the root directory of the CD-ROM, and then double-click the SETUP.EXE file to start the browser. Figure 9.
• • • • Note User Guide HP Jetdirect Guide hp FIR Guide (the HP Fast Infrared Receiver Guide) Release Notes For systems that do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (or later) installed, you will be given the option to download that software. Clicking any of the links to documentation that is provided in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format opens a dialog box from which you can install Adobe Acrobat Reader software from the HP LaserJet software CD browser.
Installable components This section provides information about the various installable components available either with the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM or from the HP Web site. Printer drivers HP supports the use of older drivers with new printers. Because earlier HP LaserJet printers might have different versions of the PCL language, new drivers are not supported with earlier printers. The drivers associated with each printer use the version of PCL language that is installed in the printer.
Macintosh and Macintosh-compatible system driver versions The HP LaserJet printing solution for Macintosh is composed of the Apple LaserWriter driver, which is provided with the operating system, and HP-created PPD files. The driver uses these files to determine the features and PS commands that the printer supports. Bidirectional support in AppleTalk and universal serial bus (USB) connections allows autoconfiguration of the software.
Additional productivity tools HP Web Registration You can use this component to register your HP LaserJet product on the HP Web site or through e-mail. After you have successfully installed the software, the installer prompts you to register your HP LaserJet product. Also, you can gain access to HP Web Registration from the HP LaserJet software CD browser by clicking Register Product. You can choose to complete the online registration at that time or later.
• • • Software Technical Reference Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Red Hat Linux 7.1 SuSE Linux 7.
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3 Driver features Introduction This chapter describes the features of the PCL 5c and PCL 6 printing system drivers in one section, and the Windows PS driver in another. The third section describes the structure and availability of the printing-system software CD-ROM. PCL 5c and PCL 6 driver features This section describes the options available on each tab of the PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver interfaces.
Constraint messages Constraint messages are unsolicited messages that appear in response to specific actions you take. These messages alert you to selections that are illogical or impossible given the capabilities of the product or the current settings of other controls. For example, if you click Print on Both Sides and then change the paper type to transparencies, a message appears asking you to resolve this conflict. Figure 10.
Bubble Help Bubble Help features a graphical icon resembling a cartoon speech bubble with a small i in it, representing the international symbol for information. The following illustration shows Bubble Help icons on a driver tab. Figure 11. A property page with Bubble Help icons The bubble typically appears next to a disabled control, although it can also accompany an enabled control if there is an important note concerning its use.
Table 4. Bubble Help messages Condition Effect Message Finishing tab: Pages per Sheet is greater than 1 Finishing tab: Booklet Printing is not available if Print on Both Sides check box is selected. To use this feature, set "Pages per Sheet" to 1 (see "Finishing" tab). Finishing tab: Pages per Sheet is greater than 1 Effects tab: To use this feature, set "Pages per Print Document On is not available. Sheet" to 1 (see "Finishing" tab ).
Table 4. Bubble Help messages (continued) Condition Effect Message Paper tab: Paper tab: In order to use this feature, choose a The Source Is tray in the Other Bubble Help points to Type Is drop- source tray different from the first Pages mini-tab is the same as down menu. page. the one defined in the First Page mini-tab. Effects tab: Watermarks exceed 30. Effects tab: You cannot add a new watermark Bubble Help points to Watermarks. because the list is full.
Finishing tab features The Finishing tab is the default tab that appears when you click Document Defaults... (or Printing Preferences..., depending on your operating system) for the driver or for a software application. Figure 12. The default appearance of the Finishing tab The options in the Print Quality group box might vary, depending on your HP LaserJet product.
Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the preview image. When you move the mouse over the preview image, the mouse cursor will change from an arrow to a gloved hand. You can toggle between portrait and landscape page orientation by clicking on the image. The light-yellow dimensions label that appears below the preview image reflects the selected page size. The horizontal dimension is always first, so the order of the numbers will reverse when the orientation changes.
User’s Manual This setting provides a quick set for optimal printing of the use guide (User’s Manual), as shown in the following illustration. Figure 13. Finishing tab - User’s Manual Quick Set Custom Quick Sets When you change any of the default settings on the Finishing tab or any of the other tabs, the name in the Quick Set drop-down menu dynamically changes to Untitled.
• Type is on the Paper tab is set to Transparency, Cardstock, or Labels. • Size is is anything except Letter, Legal, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5 (Japanese Industry Standard, or JIS), Executive, 11 x 17, or custom sizes greater than or equal to 148 mm by 210 mm (5.8 inches by 8.3 inches) and less than or equal to 312 mm by 470 mm (12.3 inches by 18.5 inches). When Paper Size is set to Letter, Legal, or A4, clicking Print on Both Sides makes the Flip Pages Up and Booklet Printing options available.
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If any except the first of these conditions is not met, a Bubble Help appears next to Booklet Printing to tell you why it is disabled. Activating booklet printing Note The following instructions apply only to PCL drivers. Booklet Printing is supported by the HP PS (PostScript) driver through Windows applications that provide booklet-printing configuration settings. Step 1 Click File, click Print, and then click Properties. Figure 14. Activating booklet printing Step 2 Click the Finishing tab.
Step 3 In the Booklet Printing drop-down menu, select the type of booklet printing you want. The booklet printing type consists of the media size and the location of the binding. For example, Letter (Left binding). Figure 15. Selecting booklet printing type Note The appearance of the screen might vary from product to product. Print Quality settings, for instance, can be "600 dpi", or "Faster Printing", or "Default". Selecting a booklet cover The booklet cover must be the same size as the inside sheets.
Pages per Sheet The Pages per Sheet drop-down menu provides six settings: 1 (default), 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16. If you type another value into the box (for example, 3), the control will round the value entered to the nearest valid value (in this example, 4). Related controls indented beneath the Pages per Sheet edit box are Print Page Borders and Page Order, which become active when Pages Per Sheet is greater than 1.
The following illustration shows default Print Quality Details settings for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product. The menu on your HP LaserJet product might vary. Figure 17.
Graphics Settings group box The Raster Compression settings under the Graphics Settings group box, available on the PCL 6 driver only, support adaptive compression modes for Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) data. These settings are available: • Automatic: (default). When this setting is used, the printer driver determines and applies the best compression method. • Best Quality: This setting forces the driver to use a compression method that results in no loss of data.
Heavy and Cardstock media can be manually printed on the second side, but there is no change to the print mode. Transparencies and labels should not be manually printed on the second side. Manually printing on the second side of a page is available when you are using the PCL 6 or PS driver (the PCL 5c driver does not support the feature). Select the Manually Print on 2nd Side check box to print on the second side of the paper for the base HP Color LaserJet model printers.
Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) The Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) feature is implemented to address the moiré effect created when certain applications encounter certain patterns. Use this feature to turn off the pattern scaling. What you lose is WYSIWYG with patterns, but the printed result might look better. The feature works only with programs that use vector hatch patterns. This option is on by default. Print all Text as Black Print all Text as Black is off by default.
Effects tab features The Effects tab is used to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks. Figure 18. Effects tab Print Document On setting Use Print Document On to format the document for one paper size and then print the document on a different paper size, with or without scaling the page image to fit the new paper size. The Print Document On control is disabled by any of the following conditions: • Percent of Normal Size is not 100. • Pages per Sheet (on the Finishing tab) is not 1.
Scale to Fit option The Scale to Fit option specifies whether each formatted document page image is scaled to fit the target paper size. By default, Scale to Fit is selected when Print Document On is selected. If the setting is turned off, then the document page images will not be scaled, and are instead centered at full size on the target paper. If the document size is larger than the target paper size, then the document image is clipped. If it is smaller, then it is centered within the target paper.
Watermarks Use the Watermarks feature to choose a watermark, create your own custom watermarks (text only), or edit an existing watermark. The following watermarks are preset in the driver: • • • • (none) Confidential Draft SAMPLE The drop-down menu shows alphabetically sorted watermarks that are currently available on the system, plus the string "(none)", which indicates that no watermark is selected. This is the default setting. Any watermark selected from this list appears in the preview image.
The dialog box shows a preview image and provides options for creating a new watermark and controlling the message angle and font attributes. Click OK to accept all changes made in the Watermark Details dialog box. However, clicking Cancel does not cancel all changes. If you make changes to a watermark, and then select a different watermark or click New, all changes made to the previous watermark are saved, and only the current, unsaved changes can be canceled.
Color The color selection combo box provides a fixed, unalterable set of color choices, in palette/color name-pair form, for the watermark. The triplet values for these colors are shown in the following table. Table 7.
• • • • • Medium Medium Dark Dark Very Dark Darkest These values represent the intensity of the color selected in the Color attribute. Size Font sizes from 1 to 999 points are available from the Size menu. The default point size is language-dependent. The choice of regular, bold, italic, and bold italic is available from the Style drop-down menu. Default settings The default settings for new watermarks are Arial (R) font, Gray color, Very Light shading, 150 points, and Regular style.
Note The printer image shown in the following illustration might differ from your HP LaserJet product, depending on the model number and accessory devices. Figure 21. Paper tab All Pages The controls on this mini-tab are contained in an All Pages mini-tab. As the name implies, this means that the settings specified on that mini-tab apply to all pages of the document. However, when you select the Use different paper for first page check box, the All Pages mini-tab is replaced by three mini-tabs.
Other Pages Use the Other Pages mini-tab to select an alternative media type or source for the pages that follow the first page of a document. The choices and defaults for Source is and Type is are the same as for First Page. Figure 22. Other Pages mini-tab Back Cover Use this feature to include a blank back cover on a document, or include a back cover from a paper source different from that used for the remainder of the document.
When the Back Cover mini-tab is active, clicking No back cover deactivates the drop-down menus, but does not change their value. No Bubble Help is available for the inactive drop-down menus. The settings revert to defaults when Use different paper for first page is selected again. Figure 23.
Custom The Custom Paper Size dialog box appears when you click the Custom button on the Paper tab. The following illustration shows the initial appearance of the Custom Paper Size dialog box. Figure 24.
Name drop-down menu The Name drop-down menu displays the name of the last selected custom paper size. Use the Name drop-down menu to type new names for custom paper sizes and to select from the list of currently defined custom paper sizes.
The following table illustrates the relationships between the Name drop-down menu, the command button, and the actions that take users from one state to another. Table 8.
Custom width and height control limits The minimum paper size for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product is 76 mm by 127 mm (3.0 inches by 5.0 inches) and the maximum is 297 mm by 470 mm (12.05 inches by 18.5 inches). The following table summarizes paper size limits for each paperhandling device. Table 9.
Table 10. Close dialog box text strings (continued) If the drop-down menu contains … And the button says … Then this happens when the Close button is clicked Save The dialog box closes, but you lose the changes that were not saved. The current paper size remains the same as it was when the Custom button was selected. Delete The dialog box closes, and the current paper size is set to that which was last displayed in the drop-down menu.
No mechanism exists for manually adding custom paper types from the driver. Custom sizes can be added only by using the bidirectional communication mechanism, so they must already exist in the printer when the bidirectional query occurs. If bidirectional communication is enabled, then the information returned is an updated list of paper types. If bidirectional communication is not enabled, then the driver looks for custom paper types saved from a previous bidirectional communication query, and uses those.
The printer image in the lower-right portion of the Destination tab represents the current physical configuration of the printer and corresponds to its configuration data, either obtained automatically through bidirectional communication or configured manually. It should look the same as the image that appears in the same location on the Paper tab and the Configure tab.
To use the Job Storage and Job Storage Enabled options, the printer must have the optional hard disk installed, the Printer Hard Disk selected in the More... dialog box of the Configure tab, and the print driver configured to use hard-disk storage. Configuring the printer driver for a printer hard disk If the print driver on your computer is not yet configured to use the hard disk, follow these steps: Note These steps must be completed for each driver. Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon.
Proof and Hold This option stores the print job on the printer hard disk, and prints only the first copy of the job, allowing you to check the first copy. If the document prints correctly, you can print the remaining copies of the print job from the printer control panel. The number of proof-and-hold print jobs that can be stored in the printer is set from the printer control panel.
A stored job can be handled in two ways, as either a private or a public job. A private stored job allows you to send a print job directly to the printer memory and can be printed only after you type a PIN in the printer control panel. (You can set the PIN in the Print dialog box.) After the job is printed, the job remains in the printer memory and can be printed again from the printer control panel.
Using Job Storage options when printing You can use Job Storage options in the Destination tab of the printer driver. Note The printer driver installed on your computer must be configured to use the Job Storage features. See the "Configuring the printer driver for a printer hard disk" section. Step 1 Click Print from the software application. The Print dialog box appears. Step 2 Click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. Step 3 Click the Destination tab to display the destination options.
Step 1 Press the select button (the one with the check mark) to enter MENUS. Step 2 RETRIEVE JOB is highlighted. Step 3 Press the select button to select RETRIEVE JOB. Step 4 Press the down arrow to highlight your USER NAME. Step 5 Press the select button to select your USER NAME. Step 6 Press the down arrow to highlight a JOB NAME. Step 7 Press the select button to select the JOB NAME. Step 8 Press the down arrow to highlight DELETE. Step 9 Press the select button to select DELETE.
Basics tab features The Basics tab provides options for setting the number of copies to be printed and for the orientation of the print job. It also lets you retrieve information about the driver. Figure 26. Basics tab Copies The Copies feature allows you to specify the number of copies to print. The number of copies you request appears in the Copies box. You can select the number by typing in the box or by using the up and down arrows to the right of the edit box.
Because applications can also be used to set the desired number of copies, conflicts between the application and the driver can arise. In most cases, the application and the driver communicate, so that the number of copies set in one location (such as the application) will appear in the other (such as the driver). For some applications, this communication does not take place, and the copies values are treated independently.
About By clicking the About button on the Basics tab or selecting the HP logo on any of the driver property pages, the About box appears. To close the About box, click OK, press ESC, press ALT + F4, or press ENTER. The figure below shows the About box. The information varies according to HP LaserJet model number, driver, date, and versions. Figure 27. About This Driver dialog box Driver extensions The Driver Extensions text box provides you with some visibility of any extended driver functionality.
Color tab features Use the Color tab to specify predefined color-option settings or to fine-tune the color treatments and half-toning. Color output can also be converted to grayscale. The Color tab is shown in the following illustration. Figure 28. Color tab Color options Use the Color Options group box to adjust the independent color controls. The settings affect the print job's color rendering and print quality. To use default coloration settings, click the Automatic option button.
Manual color settings When you click the Settings... option button, the Color Settings dialog box appears. The default settings are shown in the following illustration. To change the settings, make your selections using the drop-down menus in the Color Settings dialog box, and then click OK. You are then prompted to save your selections as a Custom, or manual, setting. Figure 29.
The Halftone setting controls the selection of a device-dependent halftone algorithm that is embedded in the printer firmware. The Halftone options, Detail and Smooth, affect the resolution and clarity of your color output. You can independently adjust halftone settings for text, graphics, and photos. • Smooth. This option provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas. It also enhances photographs by smoothing out fine color gradations. Choose this option for uniform and smooth area fills.
The Configure tab is available when the driver is opened from the Printers folder by clicking Properties. When you open the driver from within an application, the Configure tab will not be visible, with a few exceptions, such as when using Excel 5.0 or Corel (R) Chart 4.0. When opened from the Printers folder, the Configure tab looks like the following illustration. Figure 30.
When the HP Color LaserJet 5500 or the HP Color LaserJet 5500n is selected, the following settings apply: • The Driver Work Space (DWS) value shown in the Other Options dialog box is 6.0 MB. • The Total Printer Memory value is 96 MB. • No optional paper destinations, paper sources, duplexing unit, or hard disk are selected. HP Color LaserJet 5500dn resets all configuration settings to match the capabilities of the 5500dn model. Settings affected are: • The Total Printer Memory value is 96 MB.
Mopier enabled A mopier is an HP-designed printer that produces multiple, collated copies from a single print job. Multiple-original printing (mopying) increases printer performance and reduces network traffic by sending the job to the printer once, then storing it on the hard disk. The remainder of the copies are printed at the printer’s fastest speed. All documents can be created, controlled, managed, and finished from the desktop, which eliminates the extra step of using a photocopier.
Other Options The Other Options group box contains a single More command button. Clicking the More button opens the More Configuration Options dialog box. Figure 31. More Configuration Options dialog box Storage In Storage, you can specify whether a printer hard disk is installed and whether Job Storage is enabled. Job Storage is enabled by default.
Selecting Printer Hard Disk enables the Job Storage check box and selects it as the default. Selecting Printer Hard Disk also enables and selects the Mopier Enabled check box by default for all HP Color LaserJet 5500 models except the HP Color LaserJet 5500hdn model, for which Printer Hard Disk, Job Storage, and Mopier Enabled are preselected default settings. Total Printer Memory updates from a successful bidirectional query, or can be set manually. Driver Work Space.
Fonts The Fonts group box contains a Font DIMM check box and a corresponding Configure button. Selecting the Font DIMM check box tells the driver that a Font DIMM is installed, and that stored data regarding the fonts on the DIMM is available. When the check box is selected, the Configure button is enabled. Click the Configure button to open the Configure Font DIMMs dialog box.
Note Step 5 Click Open. Step 6 If you want, specify a Font DIMM Name in the Add Font DIMM dialog box. Step 7 Click OK. The selected printer cartridge metrics (.PCM) file appears in the Installed DIMMs list. Select the .PCM file to display a list of available fonts in the Fonts on DIMM list. Step 8 Click OK to close the Add Font DIMM dialog box. The fonts on the DIMM should now be available on the system.
The Ignore Application Collation setting is not a means to print non-collated copies. If you want to print non-collated copies, disable mopying. Automatic Configuration If you have modified the configuration of the HP LaserJet product since installation, click the Update Now button to automatically reflect the new configuration in the driver. For more information about the Driver Automatic Configuration feature, see “Driver Autoconfiguration.
NT Forms tab features The NT Forms tab appears only in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating environments. The NT Forms tab (like the Configure tab) can be viewed only from the Properties window. Figure 33. Driver NT Forms tab The NT Forms tab lets you specify which media sizes and types are loaded in each of the available paper trays. The advantage is that it constrains the choices available in the Size and Type lists on the Paper tab.
Step 3 Use the This Tray Contains/Type drop-down menu to select the paper type that is configured for the tray. Step 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the remaining trays. Step 5 If necessary, click the Clear All button to reconfigure all the trays, and remove the size and type constraints imposed on the Paper tab. Windows PS driver features This section provides information about the features of the Windows PS printer driver.
Page Setup tab features The Page Setup tab contains controls for the following options: • • • • • Figure 34.
Advanced tab features The Advanced tab contains controls for the following types of options: • Paper/Output (advanced control over the options available on the Page Setup tab) • Graphic (including resolution, scaling, and TrueType font controls) • Document Options (including printer features and PostScript options) Figure 35.
Job Storage tab features The Job Storage tab for the PCL 6 driver (using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems) is shown in the following figure. Note Limited Job Retention functions for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me operating systems is supported under Printer Features (on the PS driver Advanced tab). Figure 36.
Note The printer configuration can be set to hold a maximum of 50 quick-copy or proof-and-hold jobs. The number is set on the printer control panel in the Configuration menu, and the default is 32. When this preset limit is reached, a newer document will overwrite the oldest. Also, a document that has the same user and job name as one already stored on the hard disk will overwrite the existing document. Quick-copy jobs are deleted if the printer's power is removed.
The job remains stored on the printer until it is deleted or overwritten by a document with the same user and job names. Stored jobs remain on the printer hard disk when power is interrupted. Use this feature for forms and other common or shared documents. A stored job can be handled in two ways: as either a private or a public job. If you create a private stored job, a print job is sent directly to the printer memory and can be printed only after you type a PIN in the printer control panel.
Device Settings tab features The Device Settings tab contains controls for paper-handling devices and controls for managing the HP LaserJet product. To gain access to the Device Settings tab, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the product name, click Properties, and then click the Device Settings tab. Figure 37.
HP LaserJet software CD-ROM In-box file layout The HP LaserJet printer system consists of two partitions: one for installation using Windows operating systems, the other for Macintosh operating systems. The files include both documentation files and files required to install and uninstall the systems.
In-box CD-ROMs The HP LaserJet software CD-ROM is available in three regional versions. The following table lists the three versions of the software CD-ROM, along with the languages each version supports. Table 12.
Web deployment Software and firmware to support HP LaserJet products are available for download from the http://www.hp.com/support/lj5500_software and http://www.hp.com/support/ lj5500_firmware Web sites. This is the preferred method for obtaining the latest software and firmware. The Web site offers a notification option for automatic e-mail notification about new software and firmware releases.
Other operating systems Drivers and related software are available for these additional operating environments: • Macintosh OS (PPDs and Universal Installer) • AutoCAD (AutoCAD family drivers) • OS/2 (PCL 5c,and PS) Software component availability The following table lists the availability of HP LaserJet software components by operating system. Note In the following table, “9x/Me” refers to Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me. “2K” refers to Windows 2000; “4.0” refers to Windows NT 4.
Table 13. Software component availability for HP Color LaserJet 5500 product (continued) Component 9x/ Me 4.
Table 14. Software component localization for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product Component Operating AR EN FR IT system GE SP JN KO TC SC TH SW DU PG NW FN DN CZ PO RU HU TU Macintosh LJ Mac Utility x x x x x x x x x x x Macintosh Installation Notes Mac x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x PCL 6 9x, 4.0, 2000, XP x x x x x x x x x x x2 x x x x x x x x x x x PCL 5c 9x, 4.
PG = Portuguese PO = Polish Ru = Russian SC = Simplified Chinese SW = Swedish SP = Spanish TC = Traditional Chinese TH = Thai TU = Turkish Software Technical Reference HP LaserJet software CD-ROM 111
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4 Installing Windows printing system components Introduction This section provides system requirements and procedures for installing and removing the HP LaserJet printing system software using Windows operating systems. It also provides information about font support and system modifications. The following Windows operating systems are supported: z z Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me Windows NT 4.
Font support Basic fonts Microsoft Windows software includes these basic fonts that can be used with any HP printer: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Arial (R) Courier New Italic Times New Roman Italic Arial Italic Courier New Bold Times New Roman Bold Arial Bold Courier New Bold Italic Times New Roman Bold Italic Arial Bold Italic Symbol Wingdings Courier New Times New Roman Default fonts The following default fonts are installed through a Typical Installation of the HP LaserJet printing system software.
Table 15. Default fonts (continued) File name Font name cpsr65w.TTF CourierPS Bold cpsr66w.TTF CourierPS Bold Oblique cpsr46w.TTF CourierPS Oblique garr45w.TTF Garamond garr65w.TTF Garamond Bold garr46w.TTF Garamond Italic garr66w.TTF Garamond Kursiv Halbfett helr45w.TTF Helvetica helr65w.TTF Helvetica Bold helr66w.TTF Helvetica Bold Oblique helr47w.TTF Helvetica Narrow helr67w.TTF Helvetica Narrow Bold helr68w.TTF Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique helr48w.
Table 15. Default fonts (continued) File name Font name timr46w.TTF Times Italic timr45w.TTF Times Roman unvr65w.TTF Univers Bold unvr66w.TTF Univers Bold Italic unvr67w.TTF Univers Condensed Bold unvr68w.TTF Univers Condensed Bold Italic unvr57w.TTF Univers Condensed Medium unvr58w.TTF Univers Condensed Medium Italic unvr55w.TTF Univers Medium unvr56w.TTF Univers Medium Italic Ninety-two additional PS 3 fonts are also available on the CD-ROM. Table 16.
Table 16. Additional PS 3 fonts (continued) File name Font name PS_10268.TTF Eurostile Bold PS_14512.TTF Eurostile Bold ExtendedTwo PS_14511.TTF Eurostile ExtendedTwo PS_10267.TTF Eurostile Medium PS_24509.TTF Geneva PS_13872.TTF GillSans PS_13874.TTF GillSans Bold PS_13875.TTF GillSans Bold Italic PS_14053.TTF GillSans Condensed PS_14054.TTF GillSans Condensed Bold PS_14051.TTF GillSans ExtraBold PS_13873.TTF GillSans Italic PS_13870.TTF GillSans Light PS_13871.
Table 16. Additional PS 3 fonts (continued) File name Font name PS_94073.TTF Marigold PS_14525.TTF Mona Lisa Recut PS_24524.TTF Monaco PS_24510.TTF New York PS_12506.TTF Optima PS_12510.TTF Optima Bold PS_12511.TTF Optima Bold Italic PS_12507.TTF Optima Italic PS_14072.TTF Oxford Italic PS_11546.TTF Stempel Garamond Roman Italic PS_11545.TTF StempelGaramond Roman PS_11547.TTF StempelGaramond Roman Bold PS_11548.TTF StempelGaramond Roman Bold Italic PS_14507.
For Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, administrator rights on the system are necessary to install the software. When the HP LaserJet printing system installer runs, the HP LaserJet uninstaller is always added to the system. Installing from the printing system CD-ROM To install the HP LaserJet printing system from the CD-ROM that came with your product, follow these instructions: Step 1 Close all applications. Step 2 Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
When you select the Install Printer option from the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM browser, the Choose Setup Language dialog box appears. This dialog box does not appear when the setup language is Hebrew or Arabic. Figure 38. Choose Setup Language dialog box Note The Choose Setup Language dialog box lists only the languages available on the particular HP LaserJet software CD-ROM you are using. Table 17.
Note While the Setup dialog box appears, the installer is decompressing files into the system Temp directory. The elapsed time to complete this action depends upon the performance of the system. Table 18. Setup dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Setup HP LaserJet 5500 Series Printing System Setup is preparing the InstallShield (R) Wizard that will guide you through the rest of the setup process. Please wait. No user options.
Figure 40. Welcome dialog box Table 19. Welcome dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Welcome Welcome to the color HP LaserJet Next takes you to the 5500 Series Printing System Setup HP Software License Agreement Wizard. dialog box. It is strongly recommend that you close all other applications before running this Setup wizard. Before continuing, refer to the Setup poster and make any required connections.
Figure 41. HP Software License Agreement dialog box Table 20. HP Software License Agreement dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions HP Software License Agreement Please read the following license agreement. Use the scroll bar to view the entire agreement. Yes takes you to the Web Update dialog box. [Scrolling fields with text of license agreement] Back returns you to the Welcome dialog box.
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Table 21. Web Update dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Web Update Setup can look for updated software This is a conditional dialog box; that at the Hewlett-Packard Web site. is, it appears only if the Setup program determines there might be an Internet connection available.
Figure 43. Type of Connection dialog box Table 22.
Figure 44. Select Port dialog box Figure 45. Select Port dialog box Software Technical Reference Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.
Table 23. Select Port dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select Port Select the port you want to use with Regardless of the port chosen this printer: (Parallel or Other), clicking Next takes you to the printer Model dialog box. (If Connected to this computer was selected in the Type of Connection Parallel [option button] dialog box) [Default.
Figure 46. Network Setup dialog box Figure 47. Network Setup dialog box Software Technical Reference Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.
Table 24. Network Setup dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Network Setup Indicate the type of network connection If you choose the Client Setup option, Next takes you to the Specify Network Path dialog box, and then to the Installation Type dialog box.
Table 25. Network Printer Configuration dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Network Printer Configuration How do you want to identify the network printer you are installing? If you click Search from a list of available printers, Next takes you to the Identify Printer dialog box. Search from a list of available printers [option button] If you click Specify a printer by address, Next takes you to the Identify Printer dialog box.
Figure 48. Identify Printer dialog box (1 of 2) Figure 49.
Table 26. Identify Printer dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Identify Printer Select the network printer you want If you identify the printer by selecting from the list, and your HP LaserJet to install. product appears in the list and is selected, Next takes you to the Set Network Communication Mode Printers on your local network: dialog box.
Figure 50. Specify Network Path dialog box Table 27. Specify Network Path dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Specify Network Path Type the network path or the queue If a network path or queue name is name of your printer. If you do not entered, Next takes you to the know its name, click Browse to view Cable Type Selection dialog box. the available network printers.
Figure 51. Set Network Communication Mode dialog box Table 28. Set Network Communication Mode dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Set Network Communication Mode Select a communication mode for this printer [drop-down menu: User options and descriptions Select a communication mode and type the appropriate address information. Windows TCP/IP (recommended) After you have specified a communications mode, Next takes you to the printer Model dialog box.
Figure 52. Printer Model dialog box Table 29. Printer Model dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Model Select the model you are setting up. Next takes you to the Installation Type dialog box.
Figure 53. Installation Type dialog box Note The components of a Typical Installation might vary from product to product. Software Technical Reference Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.
Table 30. Installation Type dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Installation Type Choose the installation type. If Typical Installation is selected, Next takes you to the Printer Name dialog box.
Figure 54. Printer Name dialog box Table 31. Printer Name dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Printer Name Specify a name for this printer. You Next takes you to the Printer can use the name supplied below or Sharing dialog box. type a new one. The name will be used to identify the printer in your Printers folder. The default printer name in the text field is HP LaserJet 5500 PCL 6.
Figure 55. Printer Sharing dialog box Note When you do not share the printer, additional driver support is not available. If you share the printer on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems by selecting Share as, you must type a name. You can also provide additional printer driver support for other operating systems.
Table 32. Printer Sharing dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Printer Sharing Indicate whether this printer will be Next starts the file copy process. shared with other network users. If you choose sharing, give the printer a share name. Back returns you to the Printer Name dialog box. Not shared [option button] Cancel takes you to the Exit Setup dialog box.
Figure 56. Finish dialog box Figure 57.
Table 33. Finish dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Finish Your HP LaserJet 5500 printer has been successfully installed. Finish completes the installation process and initiates test-page printing and Web-page registration if those options are selected. Installation Details [button] Select the actions to perform when Setup finishes.
Table 34. Exit Setup dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Exit Setup Setup is not complete. If you quit the Setup program now, the program will not be installed. Exit Setup quits the Installer program. [when Cancel is selected during installation] Resume takes you to the dialog box You can run the Setup program at a you most recently canceled. later time to complete the installation. To continue installing the program, click Resume.
Note Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP computers running a terminal server do not support the Printer Status and Alerts option. Figure 60. Components dialog box, Custom Installation Note The appearance of this screen might vary, depending on product and connection type. Software Technical Reference Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.
Table 35. Custom Installation dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Components Select the components you want to Next takes you to the Printer Name dialog box. install. Components: [list] User options and descriptions Back returns you to the Installation Type dialog box.
To gain access to the product-registration options, go to the main menu of the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM browser and click Register Product. This starts the HP WebReg utility and opens the following window. Figure 61. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box Software Technical Reference Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.
Table 36. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Welcome to HP's registration. This information is confidential and for HP registration purposes only.
Figure 62. Welcome to Hewlett-Packard’s Registration dialog box Table 37. Welcome to Hewlett-Packard’s Registration dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's Registration Welcome to HP's electronic registration. This information is confidential and for HP registration purposes only. Click the Previous button to return to the Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box.
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Table 38. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (1 of 3) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Please complete the following (required fields are denoted by a blue asterisk): Click the Previous button to go back to the Welcome to HewlettPackard's Registration dialog box. [The following items are fields unless otherwise noted.] Click the Continue button to go to the second screen in this sequence.
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Table 39. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (2 of 3) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Please tell us about the HewlettPackard product you purchased: Click the Previous button to go back to the first screen in this sequence. [This is the second of three screens.
Figure 65. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box (3 of 3) Table 40. Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (3 of 3) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Please send your registration to Hewlett-Packard via e-mail. [This is the third of three screens.
Figure 66. Exiting registration! dialog box Table 41. Exiting registration text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Exiting Registration! You have selected to exit HewlettPackard's registration. Click the Continue button to go back to the screen where you were when you clicked the Exit button. If you would like to continue with registration, please press the continue button to return to the place where you exited.
Customization Utility for Windows Use the Customization Utility button to create your own customized installation of printing-system components. To start the utility, click Customization Utility on the main menu of the HP LaserJet software CD-ROM browser. The available options for creating a customized installation are: • Copy printer drivers only. Using this option, you can copy the HP LaserJet Windows printer drivers to a selected form of media (disk, CD-ROM, network drive, and so on).
Driver Management and Configuration Utility (Internal) Driver Management and Configuration (DMC) is a software architecture and set of tools that permits HP and third-party software to be customized and distributed within managed corporate printing environments. It provides network administrators with the capability to preconfigure printer drivers and other printing software and manage that software on client workstations remotely.
0 = HP LaserJet 5500 printer 1 = HP LaserJet 5500n printer 2 = HP LaserJet 5500dn printer 3 = HP LaserJet 5500dtn printer 4 = HP LaserJet 5500hdn printer • /pd=n is used to specify whether the selected printer is the default printer, when you have multiple printers connected to your network. The value specified by n is an integer (that is, 0 or 1). For this argument, entering 1 (one) sets the selected printer as the default printer.
Note This section outlines the procedures for installing print drivers with Point and Print. If these procedures are not successful, contact Microsoft. Hewlett-Packard provides drivers that are compatible with the Point and Print feature, but this is a function of the Microsoft operating systems, not of HP print drivers. Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP drivers from HP are supported only on Intel X86 (R) processor types. Any other processor types must use Windows NT drivers from Microsoft.
Table 42. Windows servers with Windows clients (continued) Computer function Steps Client only 9. You can install the driver using Point and Print in one of the following four ways: · In Network Neighborhood, locate the server and double-click the printer share name. · In Network Neighborhood, locate the server. Then drag and drop the icon for the shared printer into your Printers folder. · In the Printers folder, open the Add Printer Wizard.
5 Installation for Macintosh, IBM OS/2, and Linux operating systems Introduction This section provides system requirements and procedures for installing and removing the HP LaserJet printing system software for supported operating system other than Windows. It also provides information about font support and system modifications.
Macintosh Macintosh component descriptions The printer includes the following software for Macintosh computers. PPDs (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x and Mac OS X classic) HP LaserJet PPDs These PS printer-definition files for HP LaserJet products are installed to the Printer Descriptions folder, which is in the Extensions folder within the System folder. PPDs, in combination with the LaserWriter driver, provide access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer.
Online Help This HTML-based help system replaces the Apple Guide help system provided with earlier HP printers. The help system can be viewed through a browser or in the Macintosh OS Help Center. HP Auto Setup Utility This utility is installed to the Startup Items folder of Macintosh OS 8.6 and newer Macintosh systems. It provides assistance to set up a new printer, then moves itself to Trash. Screen fonts These screen fonts are available only for Macintosh computers and Macintosh compatibles.
• Wingdings • CG Times • Marigold The following bitmap screen fonts reside on the HP LaserJet product: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Helvetica Palatino ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Oblique Helvetica Bold Palatino Bold ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Helvetica Bold Oblique Palatino Bold Italic ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Oblique Helvetica Oblique Palatino Italic ITC Bookman Demi Helvetica Narrow Symbol ITC Bookman Demi Italic Helvetica Narrow Bo
The following fonts are resident on all HP LaserJet products, but can be used by Macintosh platforms only by installing additional screen fonts. You can either use these screen fonts directly from the HP LaserJet software CD browser, or obtain them from the HP Web site at CD-ROM.
• • • • CG Times Bold CG Times Bold Italic Wingdings CG Times Bold Italic Installing the Macintosh printing system On a Macintosh-compatible computer, the installation procedures are the same for a network administrator, a network client, and a single user. Install the software on any computer that has access rights to the printer.
Uninstalling the Macintosh printing system To uninstall the Macintosh Printing System, drag the PPDs and the unwanted component(s) to Trash. In-box disk layout The Macintosh Printing System consists of one file: the HP LaserJet Installer Integrated installer program.
Table 43. Figure 68. HP LaserJet for Macintosh installer splash screen dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions Splash screen hp LaserJet for Macintosh Click Continue to open the HP LaserJet Installer dialog box. [This title does not appear in the dialog box.] Continue...
Table 44. HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (easy install) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions HP LaserJet Installer Easy Install [drop-down menu] If you want to install the files in a location other than the default "Macintosh HD," click Select Folder to specify a location.
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Table 45. HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (custom install) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions HP LaserJet Installer Custom Install [drop-down menu] Select the install location using the Select Folder option (if the desired location is different from "Macintosh HD"). Printer Descriptions HP LaserJet Utility Select available components to install by using the check boxes in the list.
Figure 70. Installing dialog box Table 46. Installing dialog text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions Installing Items remaining to be installed: [conditional number] This dialog box shows installation progress. No action is required unless you wish to stop the installation. Click the Stop button to interrupt the install file copy process. Installing: HP LaserJet XXXX Series Stop [button] Figure 71. Installation was successful dialog box Table 47.
Printer setup using AppleTalk Chooser This section provides information about installing the printer using the AppleTalk Chooser. Figure 72. Important! dialog box Table 48. Important! dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions Important! To set up your HP LaserJet printer, Click OK, and then continue use one of the following methods: installing the printer using either the AppleTalk Chooser, or USB/LPR.
Table 49. How do I select my printer? dialog text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions How do I select my printer? For instructions, click the right arrow. This is a standard Macintosh OS help sequence. Topics [button] [An eight-panel Apple Guide sequence describes how to gain access to the Macintosh Chooser and how to select and set up the printer.
Figure 75. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog box Table 51. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog text strings (1 of 2) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Click the Install button to install: Click the Install button to start the installation. Screen Fonts Items will be installed on the disk "Apple External HD" Click the Quit button to quit the Installer without making changes to the system.
Figure 76. Installation was successful dialog box Table 53. Installation was successful dialog text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User Options and Descriptions [This untitled dialog box begins with Installation was successful. If you Click the Quit button to exit the the words "Installation was are finished, click Quit to leave the Installer. successful."] Installer. If you want to perform additional installations, click Continue.
Step 9 Point to the downloaded printer drivers. Step 10 Click Refresh. Wait until the window fills with printer drivers. Step 11 Select a driver by clicking the left mouse button over the desired driver. Step 12 Click Install. Installing a printer in OS/2 with pre-existing printer object on desktop To install a new printer driver using an existing printer object, use the following procedure: Note If the 16-bit HP LaserJet driver is installed on a system, delete it before installing this driver.
Font support Note Fonts can be downloaded to the printer by using the Font Installer feature of the printer driver.
z z z z CG Times Bold Line Printer CG Times Bold Italic Marigold Changing a printer driver in the printer object Once both the printer object and the printer driver have been installed, the correct printer driver should be selected in the print object. This might also be necessary if you are using different printer drivers with a single print object. To change to a different printer driver: Step 1 Right-click the Printer object. Step 2 Click Settings. Step 3 Click the Printer Driver tab.
Step 2 Click Settings. Step 3 Click the Job Properties tab. Step 4 Change the properties. Step 5 Click Save. The default job properties associated with a printer object are now set up. For more information about how to print a job, see the OS/2 tutorial or the information folder.
6 Engineering Detail Introduction This section presents engineering detail for the following topic: z "Media attributes" Media attributes This section includes the following information about media attributes: z z z paper-source commands media types and sizes PCL 5c and PCL 6 custom paper sizes Paper-source commands The PCL 5e escape sequence for paper source is “Esc&l#H” (the “l” is a lowercase “L” rather than the numeral “1”). See the following table for values of #.
Media types and sizes The tables in this section provide information about media features, media attributes, and paper-handling constraints for the HP LaserJet products. Note Table 55. The following table lists the features and attributes of various media listed under the Size Is: dropdown menu on the Paper tab. The list order can vary, depending on the product and operating system. The list will contain all the sizes shown below, and might contain sizes from other drivers.
Table 55. Supported features and attributes (continued) Paper sizes Width Height PCL 5 PCL 62 escape value1 PCL 5 margin x,y portrait PCL 5 margin x,y landscape PCL 6 margins 16K3 197 mm 273 mm 17 “ROC16K” 150, 100 120, 100 100, 100 (7.75 inches) (10.75 inches) 216 mm 330 mm 18 “JISEXEC” 150, 100 120, 100 100, 100 (8.5 inches) (12.99 inches) 148 mm 200 mm 72 “JPOSTD” 100, 100 100, 100 100, 100 (5.83 inches) (7.
Table 56. Input-device supported sizes for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product Standard paper sizes Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Double Postcard Y N N N 8K Y Y Y Y 16K Y Y Y Y Executive (JIS) Y Y Y Y Custom Y Y Y Y The following table identifies the media types that are supported by HP Color LaserJet 5500 product input devices, trays 1 through 4. Table 57.
Note PCL 5c and PCL 6 custom paper sizes The PS driver does not support user-defined media sizes. The following table shows custom paper sizes available for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product. Table 58. PCL 5e and PCL 6 custom paper sizes for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 product Tray Paper sizes Width Height Tray 1 Custom (leading edge) Minimum: Minimum: 76 mm (3.0 inches) 127 mm (5.0 inches) Maximum: Maximum: 306 mm 470 mm (12.05 inches) (18.5 inches) Minimum: Minimum: 148 mm (5.
Table 59. Paper-type commands Esc& n# Wd Paper type Esc& 13 Wd Transparency2 Esc& 6 Wd Heavy Esc& 9 Wd Envelope Esc& 7 Wd Glossy Esc& 6 Wd Light Esc& 13 Wd Heavy glossy Esc& 11 Wd Tough Paper 1 The correct command for card stock is “Esc&n11WdCard Stock”, with a space between the “d” and the “S”, and with an uppercase “S”. 2You must spell out the word “Transparency” in the string, although it is abbreviated on the printer control panel.
Index Symbols % of Normal Size option in printer drivers 63 .HPB files 95 .INF file (add printer) 108 .PCM files 95 .RFU (remote firmware update) files description 31 Numerics 2-sided printing.
configuration page printing 30 viewing remotely using HP Web Access 22 configurations of product, geographic variations 13 Configure Font DIMMs dialog box 94 Configure tab in driver help 88 configuring destinations 91 devices remotely 23 duplexing unit 90 e-mail alerts 25 e-mail command and response 35 font DIMMs 94 job retention 92 links to off-printer solutions 22 mopier 91 paper destinations 91 paper sources 91 pop-up windows in Printer Status and Alerts utility 25, 28 predefined user settings for printi
disabling alerts 28 job retention 78, 101 disk storage, verifying installed options 28 Document Options for printer drivers 52 documentation for product accessibility screen-readable versions 16 availability of components by operating system 108 configuring quick set for optimal printing 52 description 16 localization of components by operating system 109 location on installation CD-ROM 105 obtaining 16 documents configuring settings for all pages 68 including back cover 69 indentifier for job storage 80 op
H halftones, setting 87 hard disk configuring printer driver 78, 92 removing jobs 81 sending jobs directly to 79, 102 height and width, setting custom 73 help Bubble 47 context sensitive 45 for PCL 5c and PCL 6 drivers 45 localization by operating system 109 What’s this? 45 Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box 147, 150 history information for jobs 25 HP Auto Setup Utility for Macintosh operating systems 163 HP Color LaserJet 5500 configurations 14 custom paper size limits on width and height
installing fonts for IBM operating systems 176 fonts for Macintosh operating systems 174 HP LaserJet printing system software 37, 118 Macintosh printing system 166 Microsoft Point and Print 158 online documentation 16 only printer driver 158 Printer Status and Alerts utility 25 printers using AppleTalk Chooser 173 using Customization Utility 156 using silent installer 156 Windows printing system 113 IPX/SPX and terminal servers 15 IR connection, setting up for Windows 126 J Java software included with HP W
models HP Color LaserJet 5500 14 moire effect, resolving 61 monitoring disabling in Printer Status and Alerts utility 28 print jobs and printer status using Printer Status and Alerts utility 25 mopier, enabling 91 More Configuration Options dialog box 92 N naming custom paper sizes 72, 73 jobs 80 NDS See also bindery; Novell NetWare NETBIOS Extended User Interface (NETBEUI) and terminal servers 15 NetWare. See Novell NetWare network operating systems.
PCL 6 printer driver autoconfiguration 18 bidirectional communication 18 custom paper sizes 185 description 40, 45 font DIMMs 95 help system 45 localization by operating system 109 paper source commands, HP Color LaserJet 5500 181 support for Windows 3.1x 160 supported features and attributes 182 .
Printer Memory options in printer drivers 92 Printer Model options in printer drivers 89 Printer Name dialog box 139 printer objects changing printer driver 179 creating 176 installing printer when missing from desktop 176 installing printer when present on desktop 177 Printer Sharing dialog box 140 Printer Status and Alerts utility availability of components by operating system 108 description 25 disabling monitoring 28 icons 27 installing 25 localization of components by operating system 109 restrictions
S scale patterns 58 Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) option in printer drivers 61 Scale to Fit option in printer drivers 63 scaling documents for different paper sizes 62 documents to fit target paper size 63 setting percentage 63, 100 Security options in HP Web Access 24 Select Port dialog box 127 servers See also e-mail servers Set Network Communication Mode dialog box 135 Settings tab in HP Web Access 22 Setup dialog box 120 shading, selecting for watermarks 66 sharing printers in Windows operating systems 140 s
Web sites Adobe 98 firmware 31, 107 firmware update 30 known issues and workarounds 17 Linux 161 Microsoft Winsock2 patch 26 product registration 146 software 106, 107 terminal server technology 15 Web Update dialog box 124 Welcome dialog box 122 Welcome to Hewlett-Packard’s Registration dialog box 149 What’s this? help 45 width and height, setting custom 73 Windows 3.
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