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hp LaserJet 2300 series printers software technical reference
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Table of Contents List of tables List of figures 1 Purpose and scope Introduction.............................................................................................................................................17 HP LaserJet 2300 printer models...........................................................................................................18 2 Software description Introduction.............................................................................................................
Printing-system components...............................................................................................................47 Printing system and installer.............................................................................................................47 HP LaserJet 2300 software CD-ROM for Windows systems..........................................................47 Installer features....................................................................................................
Effects tab features ..........................................................................................................................69 Print Document On setting.............................................................................................................69 Scale to Fit option...........................................................................................................................70 % of Normal Size option.............................................................
Copies............................................................................................................................................89 Orientation .....................................................................................................................................89 About..............................................................................................................................................90 Driver extensions................................................
Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline.................................................................................107 Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap................................................................................108 Installable Options........................................................................................................................108 HP PCL 5e, PCL 6, and PS unidriver features..............................................................................
Scale to Fit option.........................................................................................................................128 % of Normal Size option...............................................................................................................128 Watermarks....................................................................................................................................129 Current Watermarks..................................................................
Job stream output...........................................................................................................................148 Stream output modes.....................................................................................................................148 Connectivity....................................................................................................................................148 Bidirectional communication.....................................................
System Requirements.......................................................................................................................197 Macintosh........................................................................................................................................197 IBM OS/2........................................................................................................................................197 Linux....................................................................
List of tables Table 1: Features of the HP LaserJet 2300 printer models.................................................................18 Table 2: Bidirectional-communication availability in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share............28 Table 3: Bidirectional-communication availability in Novell Netware environments.............................28 Table 4: Enterprise Autoconfiguration availability in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share............
Table 42: Driver support for printing destination feature....................................................................154 Table 43: Driver support for installable options.................................................................................154 Table 44: Driver support for PS-specific features..............................................................................155 Table 45: Default fonts................................................................................................
List of figures Figure 1: Device Status page..............................................................................................................35 Figure 2: Configuration page...............................................................................................................36 Figure 3: Configure Device..................................................................................................................38 Figure 4: Networking tab.............................................
Figure 42: The default appearance of the Paper/Quality tab ............................................................110 Figure 43: The User Guide Print Settings Print Task Quick Set .......................................................113 Figure 44: The default appearance of the Advanced tab .................................................................117 Figure 45: The default appearance of the Finishing tab ...................................................................
Figure 93: HP LaserJet Installer dialog box (custom install) .............................................................212 Figure 94: Installing dialog box .........................................................................................................
16 Software Technical Reference
1 Purpose and scope Introduction This Software Technical Reference (STR) provides information about and troubleshooting tips for the printing system software for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. 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 printer end-users, as appropriate.
HP LaserJet 2300 printer models Table 1: Features of the HP LaserJet 2300 printer models Model 2300L Memory Speed Connectivity • 32 megabyte • 20 pages per • Parallel • s (MB) random-acc ess memory (RAM) Expandable to 288 MB RAM • minute (ppm) letter-size media 19 ppm A4-size media • connection USB connection Paper handling • One • • 18 HP LaserJet 2300 printer models 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
Model 2300 Memory • 32 MB RAM • Expandable to 288 MB RAM Speed Connectivity • 25 ppm letter- • Parallel • size media 24 ppm A4-size media • connection USB connection Paper handling • One • • Software Technical Reference 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.5 by 14 inches) One 250-sheet tray (tray 2); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
Model 2300d Memory Speed • 48 MB RAM • Expandable to 304 MB RAM Connectivity • 25 ppm letter- • Parallel • size media 24 ppm A4-size media • connection USB connection Paper handling • One • • • 20 HP LaserJet 2300 printer models 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.5 by 14 inches) One 250sheet tray (tray 2); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
Model 2300n Memory • 48 MB RAM • Expandable to 304 MB RAM Speed Connectivity • 25 ppm letter- • Parallel • size media 24 ppm A4-size media • • connection USB connection HP Jetdirect 10/100BaseTX printserver card for network connection Paper handling • One • • Software Technical Reference 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.5 by 14 inches) One 250-sheet tray (tray 2); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
Model 2300dn Memory Speed • 48 MB RAM • Expandable to 304 MB RAM Connectivity • 25 ppm letter- • Parallel • size media 24 ppm A4-size media • • connection USB connection HP Jetdirect 10/100BaseTX printserver card for network connection Paper handling • One • • • 22 HP LaserJet 2300 printer models 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.5 by 14 inches) One 250-sheet tray (tray 2); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
Model 2300dtn Memory • 48 MB RAM • Expandable to 304 MB RAM Speed Connectivity • 25 ppm letter- • Parallel • size media 24 ppm A4-size media • • connection USB connection HP Jetdirect 10/100BaseTX printserver card for network connection Paper handling • One • • • Software Technical Reference 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.5 by 14 inches) One 250-sheet tray (tray 2); maximum paper size, legal (216 mm by 356 mm, 8.
24 HP LaserJet 2300 printer models Software Technical Reference
2 Software description Introduction The HP LaserJet 2300 printer 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 contains information about the following topics: • • • • • • • HP LaserJet printer drivers HP LaserJet user documentation Bidirectional communication Driver Autoconfiguration HP Embedded Web Server Printer Status and Alerts Euro character HP LaserJet printer drivers HP LaserJet printer drivers for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer control the print settings. These printer drivers differ, depending on the operating system environment.
You can either view the guide from the HP LaserJet 2300 software CD-ROM or install it on your system. To view the user guide from the HP LaserJet 2300 software CD-ROM, click printer documentation on the main installer screen, and then click user guide. To install the online user guide, select the User Guide check box during a Custom Installation. The guide is installed in the Manuals folder on the target system.
Table 2: Bidirectional-communication availability in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share Method Installer Connection type 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT 4.0 2000 XP Microsoft Share 9x/NT 4.
The following tables show the availability Enterprise Autoconfiguration for various operating systems and network environments that support bidirectional communication. Table 4: Enterprise Autoconfiguration availability in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share Method Installer Connection type Microsoft Windows 98 Me NT 4.0 2000 XP Microsoft Share 9x/NT/4.0 2000/XP host with host with 4.
Method Connection type Standard Novell Netware 4.x Netware 5.x Bindery NDS queue Bindery NT 4.0 queue queue IPX/SPX TCP/IP (HP) TCP/IP (MS1) IPX/SPX (HP) 1Bidirectional functionality is supported only with the client software from Novell. It is not supported with Microsoft Client Service for NetWare. The following tables provides information about the availability of Printer Status and Alerts in various operating systems and network environments.
Table 7: Printer Status and Alerts availability in Novell Netware environments Method Installer Connection type Direct connect USB (DOT4) Network Jetdirect TCP/IP IPX/SPX Standard TCP/IP (HP) TCP/IP (MS1) IPX/SPX (HP) Netware 4.x x (98, Me2) Parallel x (98, Me2) x (NT 4.0) Novell x (98, Me2) x (2000) x (98, Me2) x (NT 4.0) x (2000) x (XP) x (XP) Netware 5.x x (98, Me2) x (98, Me2) x (98, Me2) x (98, Me2) x (NT 4.0) x (NT 4.
the Add Printer Wizard uses the pre-existing bidirectional communication software to configure the printer driver. If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs the bidirectional communication software. It communicates with the printer and automatically matches the printer driver with the actual printer configuration. EAC is activated only once to use the autoconfiguration utility, and is then shut off. The files required to install EAC remain on your system.
For additional information and a copy of the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide, go to the following Web site: http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300 To view information about the printer by using the HP Embedded Web Server, open a supported Web browser and type in the printer transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) address or host name. To find the TCP/IP address, look for "IP Address" on the enhanced input/output (EIO) Jetdirect page, in the "TCP/IP" section under "Protocol Information".
Information tab The HP Embedded Web Server offers the following additional features. To view the information, click the items on the menu that is on the left side of the HP Embedded Web Server Information tab: • • • • • • 34 Device Status. This page provides current status information about your printer. Configuration Page. This page provides information about the configuration for your printer. Supplies Status.
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 on a computer that is 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.
Configuration information The HP LaserJet printer configuration page is available remotely through the HP Embedded Web Server. The HP Embedded Web Server configuration page provides configuration information about the printer 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 the HP Embedded Web Server.
• hp instant support. This link connects you to a set of dynamic Web resources that help you solve specific problems and determine additional services that might be available for your device. Specific status and configuration information about the printer is retained and directed to the "Solve a Problem" Web site. This site offers targeted support content and messages to help resolve problems as quickly as possible. • Order Supplies.
Remote printer configuration Printer configuration information can be obtained through a Web browser by opening the printer HP Embedded Web Server page and changing any of the basic configuration information on the Settings tab. Security and password controls give management information system managers the level of control that they require within their environments. The following illustration shows an example of printer options that can be configured remotely.
Networking tab The following illustration shows the Network Settings option on the HP Embedded Web Server Networking tab. Figure 4: Networking tab The menu on the left side of the screen contains other networking options under three categories: configuration, security, and diagnostics. For more information, see the HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide.
Configuration • Note Network Settings. Use these pages to enable or disable network protocols, or set values for HP Jetdirect configuration parameters. If you type a value, click Apply to set it, or click Cancel to ignore the entry. When changing the TCP/IP address, the connection to the HP Embedded Web Server is closed, and client printing might be affected. To re-establish a connection, use the new TCP/IP address. • Other Settings. This link appears if the Web pages support multiple languages.
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 who is responsible for ordering or changing the cartridge. If a printer failure occurs, an e-mail alert can be sent directly to the person who is responsible for fixing the problem.
E-mail command and response The HP LaserJet 2300 printer can send e-mail messages directly. However, you must configure the e-mail information to initiate this feature. 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.
For all operating systems, the computer must have Internet Explorer version 4.72 or later installed; version 5.0 or later is recommended. Printer Status and Alerts communicates with the printer only during an active print job, which minimizes network traffic. The following restrictions apply to HP products that use Printer Status and Alerts: • • • • Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP do not support Printer Status and Alerts with terminal servers.
Figure 6: Printer Status and Alerts icons Double-click the status icon to open the Printer Status and Alerts window, shown in the following illustration. Figure 7: Printer Status and Alerts window Note 44 The appearance on the screen varies according to the HP LaserJet printer and its configuration.
The Printer Status and Alerts window consists of two panes. The left pane shows icons for the available printers, an icon for each current print job in progress, and an Options icon. The right pane provides information based on what is selected in the left pane. The buttons at the top can be used to perform the following functions: • • • • • Left arrow: Return to the previous pane. Right arrow: Go to the next pane. Circular arrows: Refresh the pane. Home: Return to the device status.
Six settings for the refresh rate are available. The default setting is halfway between Less Often and More Often. The Less Often setting specifies the least frequent update intervals, which have minimal impact on network traffic. The More Often setting updates the status more frequently, but also has the most impact on traffic. The Never setting disables the job-status monitoring mechanism for the selected printer.
Figure 9: Printer Status and Alerts options Note The appearance of the screen varies according to the HP LaserJet 2300 printer and its configuration. Euro character The euro is the name for the currency of the European Union (EU). Use of this unit was launched on January 1, 1999. The euro has changed the way business is conducted in Europe and has affected every company and industry in the world. It is vital that companies understand and prepare for the changes the euro brings.
Figure 10: Installation software CD-ROM main screen The HP LaserJet 2300 software CD-ROM contains the following options. The text that follows each of the following options is approximately the same text that appears when you put the cursor on the option button. Note The options on your printer might vary from the illustration. install printer - This wizard guides you through the installation of your HP LaserJet printing system.
• • • Note Install Notes User Guide hp Jetdirect Guide For systems that do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later installed, you are given the option to install 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 2300 software CDROM.
Printer drivers HP supports the use of older drivers with new printers. Because earlier (legacy) HP LaserJet printers might have different versions of the PCL language, new drivers are not supported with legacy printers. The drivers associated with each printer use the version of PCL language that is installed in the printer. The printing system for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer includes the following printer drivers.
• the HP LaserJet Installer for Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9, and Mac OS X. • • • • the HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Installer. SYSTEM/EXTENSIONS/PRINTER DESCRIPTIONS (for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9). LIBRARY/PRINTERS/PPDS/CONTENTS/RESOURCES/LANGUAGE.LPROJ (for Mac OS X). the HP LaserJet Utility, an HP printer utility that is installed in the HP LaserJet folder of Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9. It provides configuration and management support for PS and PCL printers.
• advanced automatic discovery of peripherals on the network without manually typing information about each printer into a database • • simple integration into enterprise-management packages • capacity to find peripherals based on parameters such as the Internet protocol (IP) address, color capability, and model name capacity to organize peripherals into logical groups, with an option that provides virtual office maps for easy navigation HP Web JetAdmin can be used for access to the HP Embedded Web Se
3 Driver features Introduction This chapter describes the features of the the HP LaserJet 2300 series printer drivers. The chapter contains the following major sections: • HP traditional PCL 5e and PCL 6 driver features. This section describes the PCL 5e and PCL 6 drivers for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0. • The HP traditional PS driver features. This section describes the PS driver for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0.
Help system The HP LaserJet PCL 6 and PCL 5e drivers include a full-featured Help system to provide assistance with printing and configuration options. What's this? Help What's this? Help is supported by Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. You can gain access to What's this? Help messages in any of the following ways: • • • Right-click a control and click What's this?, and a pop-up Help window appears.
Bubble Help Bubble Help features a graphical icon that resembles 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 12: 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.
Finishing tab features The following illustration shows the Finishing tab. Figure 13: The default appearance of the Finishing tab The options in the Print Quality group box might vary, depending on your HP LaserJet 2300 printer model. The Finishing tab contains a document preview image and three group boxes: • • • Print Task Quick Sets Document Options Print Quality Document preview image The preview image is a line-drawn image of a page that represents graphics and text.
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 reverses when the orientation changes. Click on the label to toggle between English and metric units.
Driver feature U.S.
2Not supported in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me 3Windows NT 4.0 only User Guide Print Settings The User Guide Print Settings option provides a Print Task Quick Set for optimal printing of the HP LaserJet 2300 User Guide. Figure 14: The User Guide Print Settings Print Task Quick Set Custom Print Task Quick Sets (Untitled) When you change any of the default settings on the Finishing tab or any of the other tabs, the name in the Print Task Quick Set drop-down menu dynamically changes to Untitled.
You can store a maximum of 25 user-defined Print Task Quick Sets on a particular system. If you attempt to save too many, a message box appears that reads, "There are too many Print Task Quick Sets defined. Please delete some before adding new ones." Document Options Print on Both Sides option The default setting for the Print on Both Sides option is OFF (not selected).
• • • • • • Letterhead Prepunched Bond Recycled Colored Rough 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. Select the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box to print on the second side of the paper for the base HP LaserJet 2300, 2300L, and 2300n printers.
Flip Pages Up The Flip Pages Up check box, enabled only when Print on Both Sides is selected, is used to specify the duplexbinding option. By default, the Flip Pages Up check box is not selected. The following table demonstrates the results of selecting this box, depending on the paper orientation selected on the Basics tab.
Book and booklet printing Book and booklet printing are both supported by the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. A book is a print job consisting of at least two pages that can have a different media type for the first page (front cover) or last page (back cover). Use the First Page and Back Cover minitabs on the Paper tab (available when you select the Use different paper for first page check box) to select different media for the first and last pages.
Activating Booklet Printing Note The following instructions apply only to the HP traditional PCL 5e and PCL 6 drivers. The HP traditional PS driver supports booklet printing through Windows programs that provide booklet-printing configuration settings. 1. Click File, click Print, and then click Properties. Figure 17: Activating booklet printing 64 2. Click the Finishing tab. On the drop-down menu, select Print on Both Sides. 3.
Figure 18: Selecting booklet printing type Note The appearance of the screen might vary from product to product. Print Quality settings, for example, can be "600 dpi", or "Faster Printing", or "Default". Selecting a book cover The booklet cover must be the same size as the inside sheets. 1. Click File, click Print, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Paper tab, and then select the Use different paper for first page check box. 3. Click the First Page tab.
Note If you are making a booklet (as opposed to a book), you can use the Paper tab to select a different first page for the print job, but the Back Cover minitab is not available. This is because the last page of the print job is printed when the printer runs the print job, and when the print job is folded into a booklet, the "last" page would in fact fall in the middle of the booklet. Pages per Sheet The Pages per Sheet drop-down menu provides six settings: 1 (default), 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16.
Print Quality The HP LaserJet printer driver Print Quality group box provides options that control resolution, graphics settings, and font settings. The Print Quality group box also includes a Details button. Clicking this button opens the dialog box. The Print Quality Details dialog box provides options for various print-quality settings, as shown in the following illustration.
Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) The Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) feature is implemented to address the moiré effect created when certain programs 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 The Print all Text as Black feature is off by default.
Effects tab features Use the Effects tab to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks. Figure 21: 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 image to fit the new paper size.
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.
• • 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. When First Page Only is selected, the watermark is printed only on the first page of the document. The First Page Only check box is disabled when the current watermark selection is "(none)".
watermark appears in the Current Watermarks list and in the Watermark Message edit box as "Untitled" until you name it. To name the new watermark, type the selected watermark text in the Watermark Message edit box. To delete a watermark, select the watermark in the Current Watermarks list and click Delete. Note You can have no more that 30 watermarks in the Current Watermarks list at one time.
• • Very Dark Darkest These values represent the intensity of the gray that is used for the Color attribute. A choice of Light plus Gray (from the Color attribute) produces a lightly saturated gray watermark. A choice of Lightest plus Gray produces the lightest shade of watermark; Darkest plus Gray produces a black watermark. Size Font sizes from 1 to 999 points are available from the Size menu. The default point size is language-dependent.
Figure 24: Paper tab All Pages The controls on this minitab are contained in an All Pages minitab. As the name implies, this means that the settings specified on that minitab apply to all pages of the document. However, when you select the Use different paper for first page check box, the All Pages minitab is replaced by three minitabs. These three minitabs are: • • • First Page, which contains the same controls as All Pages.
Whenever you make changes to all pages (that is, when Use different paper is cleared), these changes are reflected in both the First Page and Other Pages settings whenever the user sets “Use different paper”. First Page The All Pages minitab turns into three minitabs when you select the Use different paper for first page check box: First Page, Other Pages, and Back Cover. The First Page minitab is shown in the following illustration.
Other Pages Use the Other Pages minitab 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.
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. Use the Back Cover minitab to select an alternative media source (or the same source as First Page) from which a blank page is drawn and placed after the final page of the body of the document. The minitab contains three option buttons and two drop-down menus.
updates the media-dimensions text label as well as the preview image. Changing the orientation (on the Basics tab) also updates the dimensions text label. Size can be specified only for the first page or for all pages. On the Other Pages and Back Cover minitabs, the Size is drop-down menu does not appear because the media size must be consistent for all pages of the job. Certain software programs can override this command and specify different media sizes within a single document.
Name drop-down menu The Name drop-down menu shows 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.
Table 13: Name drop-down menu text strings State 1 2 3 4 Drop-down menu contents Untitled Button label Save Save Delete Rename Action Click Save Type something into the Name drop-down menu Change the width or height values Select a saved item from the drop-down menu Click Save Type something into the Name drop-down menu Change the width or height values Select a saved item from the drop-down menu Click Delete Type something into the Nam
Media source or paper-handling Minimum size - width by height accessory Tray 2 148 mm by 210 mm Maximum size - width by height 216 mm by 330 mm Tray 3 (5.8 inches by 8.3 inches) 210 mm by 279 mm (8.5 inches by 13.0 inches) 216 mm by 297 mm Duplex printing accessory (8.3 inches by 11.0 inches) 210 mm by 279 mm (8.5 inches by 11.7 inches) 216 mm by 356 mm (8.3 inches by 11.0 inches) (8.5 inches by 14.0 inches) Paper and envelope icons The paper and envelope icons visually define width and height.
• • • Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 (if installed - this can be a 250-sheet or 500-sheet tray) The default setting is Auto Select, which allows the printer firmware to select the media source. Any optional paper trays that are installed through the Configure tab are also shown here. If a conflict exists among paper source, size, and type, and you choose to keep the conflicting settings, the settings are processed in the following order: paper size, paper type, and then paper source.
Destination tab features The Destination tab provides options for job storage and output bin. 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.
Hardware configuration and availability of Job Storage options The HP LaserJet 2300 printer can accommodate the following Job Storage options: • • Proof and Hold Private Job The following illustration shows the Job Storage Settings window. Figure 30: Job Storage Settings window Job Storage modes Using the Job Storage feature on the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, you can store documents at the printer and then control their printing at the printer control panel.
Off This option turns the Job Storage feature off (disables the feature), which means that the print job will not be stored in the printer. Proof and Hold This option stores the print job 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 at the printer control panel. The number of proof-and-hold print jobs that can be stored in the printer is set at the printer control panel.
The Job Name and the User Name fields can contain no more than 16 characters each, and are limited to A through Z and 0 through 9, because the name appears on the printer control-panel display. If you try to type a lowercase character, it automatically shifts to uppercase. If you try to type a character with an ASCII code of fewer than 32 or more than 126 characters, the character is removed from the edit field, along with all characters that follow it.
Note Type the PIN one digit at a time. Use the up or down arrow to obtain the first digit, and then press the select button. The cursor in the control panel then moves to the place for the next digit. Proceed likewise for each digit, and press the select button when the PIN is complete. Output bin options The Output Bin Options group box contains a drop-down menu that you can use to select from a list of configured output bins.
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. You can also use it to retrieve information about the driver.
Copies Use the Copies feature 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. Valid entries are numbers from 1 to 9999 for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. The copies value will not advance from the maximum number (9999) to 1 when the up arrow is used, or change from 1 to the maximum number (9999) when the down arrow is used.
About By clicking the About button on the Basics tab or clicking 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 following figure shows the About box. The information it contains varies according to HP LaserJet model number, driver, date, and versions.
Configure tab features Use the Configure tab to tell the driver about the hardware configuration of the printer. If bidirectional communication is enabled in a supported environment, set up this tab by clicking the Update Now button. If your environment does not support bidirectional communication, the Update Now button is unavailable, so you must manually configure the options on this tab. The Configure tab is available when the driver is opened from the Printers folder by clicking Properties.
• The Total Printer Memory value is 32 MB. • • • • The value shown in the (DWS)(driver work space) dialog box is 3.0 MB. The Duplexing Unit check box is not selected. The Allow Manual Duplexing check box is selected. The Mopier Enabled check box is not available, and a Bubble Help message icon appears beside the check box. The message states that 48 MB of memory is required to enable the feature.
• • • The Allow Manual Duplexing check box is selected. The Mopier Enabled check box is selected. The Job Storage Enabled check box (on the More Configuration Options subtab of the Configure tab) is selected. • The Ignore Application Collation check box (on the More Configuration Options subtab of the Configure tab) is selected. • The Allow Scaling from Large Paper check box (on the More Configuration Options subtab of the Configure tab) is not selected. • No optional paper source is selected.
Optional paper destinations The Optional Paper Destinations drop-down menu contains only the following option: • (None) Optional paper sources The Optional Paper Sources drop-down menu lists optional paper sources for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. The list of available paper sources varies, depending on your printer, its input accessories, and the printer configuration settings on the Configure tab. For the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, two optional paper sources are available.
Storage You can use the Storage section to specify whether Job Storage is enabled. Job Storage is automatically enabled if the printer has 48 MB of total memory or more. Job Storage Enabled determines whether Job Storage appears as a feature on the Destination tab (for HP LaserJet 2300 printers that have at least 48 MB of total printer memory). Ignore Application Collation The Ignore Application Collation setting in the printer properties is used to allow the driver manage collation.
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 about 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 7. Click OK. The selected .PCM file appears in the Installed DIMMs list. Select the .PCM file to see a list of available fonts in the Fonts on DIMM list. 8. Click OK to close the Add Font DIMM dialog box. The fonts on the DIMM should now be available on the system. When using font DIMMs with the PCL 5e and PCL 6 drivers: To install screen fonts that match the font DIMM, use the .HPB file specifically designed to work with that DIMM. If there are no screen fonts for the DIMM, use the .
NT Forms tab features The NT Forms tab appears only in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating environment. The NT Forms tab (like the Configure tab) can be viewed only from the Properties window. Figure 36: Driver NT Forms tab Use the NT Forms tab to specify which media sizes and types are loaded in each of the available paper trays. This constrains the choices available in the Size and Type lists on the Paper tab. This constraint prevents information overload if you request unavailable sizes or types.
HP traditional PS driver features This section provides information about the features of the HP traditional PS printer driver. PS 3 emulation support for the HP LaserJet 2300 series printer A set of 92 PS 3 emulation soft fonts is included with the printing-system software. If you want to permanently install the fonts in the printer, PS 3 fonts are also available from HP in an optional font DIMM. The PS 3 emulation maintains full compatibility with Adobe PS 3 when PS 3 fonts are purchased from Adobe.
Page Setup tab features The Page Setup tab contains controls for the following options: • • • • Paper Size Paper Source Copy Count Orientation Figure 37: Page Setup tab 100 HP traditional PS driver features Software Technical Reference
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 PS options) Figure 38: Advanced tab Software Technical Reference HP traditional PS driver features 101
Job Storage tab features The Job Storage tab for the PCL 6 driver (for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems) is shown in the following figure. Note Limited Job Storage functions for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me operating systems are available under Printer Features on the PS driver Advanced tab. Figure 39: Job Storage tab When Job Storage on the Device Settings tab is enabled, the Job Storage tab appears in the driver user interface.
Job Storage modes Using the Job Storage feature on the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, you can store documents at the printer and then control their printing at the printer control panel. This feature is intended to provide greater flexibility, convenience, security, and cost savings. After the Job Storage feature has been enabled, you can use its features by clicking Settings on the Destination tab of the printer driver.
Document identifiers used in Job Storage When you use a job storage feature, your document is identified at the printer control panel by user name and job name. User Name Use the User Name edit box to identify the job at the printer control panel.
3. 4. Note Press the up and down buttons to scroll to the user or job name, and then press the select button. Press the up and down buttons to scroll to PRINT. The PRINT selection has an icon next to it indicating that the job is locked, type. If so, type the PIN, and then press the select button.) Press the select button. Type the PIN one digit at a time. Use the up or down arrow to obtain the first digit, and then press the select button.
Device Settings tab features The Device Settings tab contains controls for paper-handling devices and controls for managing the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. To gain access to the Device Settings tab, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the printer name, click Properties, and then click the Device Settings tab. When you select features in the Device Settings tab that can be changed, a Change ... Setting dialog box opens in the bottom of the Window.
Available PostScript Memory The available PostScript memory is a subset of the printer's total physical memory. It is usually best to use the default setting, which is determined by the printer manufacturer. Driver workspace is reflected in the Available Postscript Memory setting of the Device Settings tab in the HP traditional PS driver interface. Output Protocol The Output Protocol setting specifies the protocol that the printer uses for print jobs. The possible settings are: • ASCII.
Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap This setting specifies the maximum font size (in pixels) for which the PS driver downloads TrueType fonts as bitmap (Type 3) fonts. A font larger than the maximum value is downloaded as an outline (Type 1) font. Installable Options The items listed under Installable Options are printer-specific printing options that you can install for your printer.
Context-sensitive Help Press the Help button on a driver tab or in a dialog box, and context-sensitive Help appears. 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 printer or the current settings of other controls.
Paper/Quality tab features Use the Paper/Quality tab to specify the type and source of your print media, as well as print-quality settings. You can also indicate paper selection choices for the first page of the document that are different from the choices for the other pages. The Paper/Quality tab is shown in the following illustration.
was installed (the original settings). However, if the attribute combinations that are associated with watermark definitions, custom paper sizes, or the User Guide Print Settings print task quick set have been changed or deleted, the original settings are not restored. The Default Print Settings setting appears automatically if no other driver settings have been changed since the driver was installed, or if all driver settings match the original settings.
Driver feature Watermark font color U.S.
User guide print settings The User Guide Print Settings setting provides a print task quick set for optimal printing of the HP LaserJet 2300 use guide. Figure 43: The User Guide Print Settings Print Task Quick Set Custom Print Task Quick Sets (Untitled) When you change any of the default settings on the Finishing tab or any of the other tabs, the name in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down menu dynamically changes to Untitled.
• Use different paper • • Source is: Type is: First page and other pages A cover can have two forms, depending on the type of booklet a user is printing: • For full-size (e.g., LETTER size, Letter type) book printing, select a different media for the first page and add an extra blank back page. The front cover can contain print or be a blank page, and can either be pulled from a different paper source or be of another media type.
• • • • • • • • • Labels Letterhead Plain Preprinted Prepunched Recycled Rough Transparency Unspecified Print Quality For the HP LaserJet PCL 6 driver, the Print Quality group box contains the following resolution options: • • • • ProRes 1200 (141 lpi) ProRes 1200 (180 lpi) FastRes 1200 (Faster) 600 dpi FastRes 1200 (Faster) is the default setting.
EconoMode Use the EconoMode check box to turn this toner-saving feature on and off independently of the other Print Quality tab settings. When this check box is selected, the preview image lightens to show the expected appearance of the printed page when this feature is applied. The option is off by default. The EconoMode option can be activated from the printer control panel, from the Print Quality tab in the application's properties, or from the Print Quality tab in the driver.
Advanced tab features You can use the Advanced tab to change the layout of printed pages. Using this tab, you can select items such as paper size and copies in the driver (although most contemporary programs support these features in their print dialog box or through the program page settings) or special controls that are not commonly used. The main features of the Advanced tab are described in the following sections.
This setting is not synchronized with the collate setting in the application's print dialog. For instance, when using Microsoft Word, the Collate check box in the Print dialog box is selected by default, whereas, in the driver, the Collated check box in the Advanced tab is not selected by default. The application setting takes precedence over the driver setting, and the printed output is collated by default.
• Select Send Graphics as Vector to send graphics to the printer as a combination of HP-GL2 and raster images. This setting might produce higher-quality graphics output. • Select Send Graphics as Raster to send all graphics to the printer as images composed of individual dots. This setting might improve printing speed. Finishing tab features The appearance of the Finishing tab differs, depending on the printer model and the installed paper-handling accessories.
• • • • Pages per Sheet Print Page Borders(activated when Pages per Sheet setting is greater than 1) Page Order (activated when the Pages per Sheetsetting is greater than 1) Rotate by 180 degrees Print Task Quick Sets The Print Task Quick Sets control is available on the Paper/Quality, Finishing, Effects, and Destination tabs. The feature is used to store the current combination of driver settings that are found on all other tabs.
When you print on both sides manually, the printer driver does not automatically select the appropriate print mode for best print quality. Consequently, it is important to select the paper type that corresponds to the media you are using for the print job.
When you have completed the steps displayed on the dialog, the second half of the print job will print on the backside. The driver does not require the application to specifically support odd and even page printing, as it is in charge of coordinating this function. Flip Pages Up The Flip Pages Up check box, enabled only when Print on Both Sides is selected, is used to specify the duplexbinding option. By default, the Flip Pages Up check box is not selected.
Figure 47: Print on Both Sides Instructions for straight paper path Software Technical Reference HP PCL 5e, PCL 6, and PS unidriver features 123
Book and booklet printing Book and booklet printing are both supported by the HP LaserJet 2300 printer. A book is a print job consisting of at least two pages that can have a different media type for the first page (front cover) or last page (back cover). Use the First Page and Back Cover minitabs on the Paper tab (available when you select the Use different paper for first page check box) to select different media for the first and last pages.
Activating Booklet Layout 1. Click File, click Print, and then click Properties. Figure 48: Activating booklet printing 2. Click the Finishing tab. On the drop-down menu, select Print on Both Sides. 3. In the Booklet Layout drop-down menu, select the type of booklet printing that you want. The booklet printing type consists of the media size and the location of the binding (for example, Letter [Left binding]). Selecting a book cover The booklet cover must be the same size as the inside sheets. 1.
• • • Off Left Edge Binding Right Edge Binding When you select Left Edge Binding or Right Edge Binding, the document preview image changes to show the location of the binding, and, if the Pages per Sheet setting is on the default setting of 1, it automatically changes to 2. You may change the Pages per Sheet setting manually to 4, 6, 9, or 16. Pages per Sheet The Pages per Sheet drop-down menu provides six settings: 1 (default), 2, 4, 6, 9 and 16.
Rotate by 180 degrees This feature causes the driver to rotate all page images 180 degrees. The purpose of this feature is to provide more control over the binding edge and for controlling the image on special media. For example, a printer might not fuse tone correctly near the trailing edge of an envelope. To correct this problem, rotate the media 180 degrees in the paper tray and select the Rotate by 180 degrees check box.
• • Percent of Normal Size is not 100. Pages per Sheet (on the Finishing tab) is not 1. When Print Document On is selected, the drop-down menu shows the media sizes on which you can print. The list contains all standard media sizes supported by the selected media source and any custom sizes that you have created (if the currently selected media source is manual, auto, or any tray). When Print Document On is selected, Scale to Fit is automatically selected.
Watermarks Use the Watermarks settings 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.
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.
• • • • • Medium Medium Dark Dark Very Dark Darkest These values represent the intensity of the color selected in the Color attribute setting. 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 font, Gray color, Very Light shading, size 80 points, and Regular style.
Destination tab features The Destination tab provides options for job storage and output bins. The Destination tab is shown in the following illustration. Note The Destination tab appears only if the Job Storage setting in the Device Settings tab is selected. Figure 53: Destination tab features Print Task Quick Sets The Print Task Quick Sets option is available on the Paper/Quality, Finishing, Effects, and Destination tabs.
Hardware configuration and availability of Job Storage options The HP LaserJet 2300 printer can accommodate the following Job Storage options: • • Proof and Hold Private Job The following illustration shows the Job Storage Settings window. Figure 54: Job Storage Settings window Job storage modes Using the Job Storage feature on your HP LaserJet 2300 printer, you can store documents at the printer and then control their printing at the printer control panel.
Off This option turns the Job Storage feature off (disables the feature), which means the print job will not be stored in the printer. Proof and Hold This option stores the print job 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 at the printer control panel. The number of proof-and-hold print jobs that can be stored in the printer is set at the printer control panel.
Job Name The Job Name field is used for specifying a name to identify the job on the printer control panel. When the driver is installed, this string is initialized to the empty string (" "), but the dialog box will detect this condition and replace the string with "Untitled". The following describes the restrictions for the Job Name field.
3. 4. Note Press the up and down buttons to scroll to your job name and press the select button. Press the up and down buttons to scroll to DELETE. (The DELETE selection might have an icon next to it indicating that the job is locked. If so, type the PIN number, and then press the select button.) Type the PIN one digit at a time. Use the up or down arrow to obtain the first digit, and then press the select button. The cursor in the control panel then moves to the place for the next digit.
Device Settings tab The Device Settings tab communicates the hardware configuration of the printer to the driver. The Device Settings tab appears whenever the driver is opened from the Printers folder by selecting and right-clicking the printer, and then clicking Properties… for the driver. When the driver is opened from within a program, the Device Settings tab is not visible. When opened from the Printers folder, the Device Settings tab appears, as shown in the following illustration.
Input paper-handling options Input paper-handling options include standard trays, high-capacity input trays, configurable sized paper trays (XY trays), and envelope feeders. Generally, items that are installed separately have a separate Installable Options setting. For example, for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer, tray 3 can be a high-capacity (500-sheet) tray. The additional input trays are included as paper sources in the driver's Paper/Quality tab.
Mopier mode and collation Table 20: Driver Mopier mode and collation settings Mopier mode Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Application collation Not selected Clear Selected Selected Clear Clear Selected Driver collation Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Selected Not selected Enabled Selected Selected Expected result 3 copies uncollated 3 copies uncollated 3 copies collated by OS 3 copies collated by OS 3 copies uncollated 3 copies uncollated 3 copies c
File layouts differ by language for the European and Asian versions of the software CD-ROM. Availability and fulfillment This section provides information about the availability of the HP LaserJet printing system software and related software. Printing-system software on CD-ROM is available from HP fulfillment centers or can be downloaded from the Web at the following URL: http://www.hp.com/go/lj2300_software In-box CD-ROMs The HP LaserJet software CD-ROM is available in three regional versions.
http://www.hp.com/go/lj2300_software This is the preferred method for obtaining the latest software. The Web sites offers a notification option for automatic email notification about new software releases. Printing-system software The HP LaserJet printing system software is available for download from the HP Web site at the following URL: http://www.hp.com/go/lj2300_software The software supports the following operating systems: • • Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.
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 4.0; and "XP" refers to Windows XP.
PS Fonts Component X 9x/Me X 4.0 X 2K/XP X Mac X UNIX Linux 1Supported as a standalone utility. 2The Windows 2000 and Windows XP HP unidrivers have no Update Now button, but autoconfiguration is supported over the network using TCP/IP and IP/IPX protocols.
Software component localization The following table provides localization information about the HP LaserJet 2300 printing system software. The information in this table does not necessarily reflect in-box solutions. Components that are not available in any given language are supported in English. Table 23: Software component localization for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer by language, A-J Comp Opera onent ting syste m PS 9x, PPD 4.0, 2000, XP Printer 9x, 4.
Comp Opera AR onent ting syste m Web 4.0, JetAd 2000, min UNIX Help HP 9x, Embe 4.0, dded 2000, Web XP Server Online 9x, 4.0, manu 2000, als XP (PDF) IBM OS/2 OS/2 driver - PCL 5e IBM OS/2 OS/2 driver - PS Stand 9x, x ard 4.0, fonts 2000, XP PS 3 9x, x fonts 4.
IT = Italian Table 24: Software component localization for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer by language, K-Z Comp Operati onent ng system PS 9x, PPD 4.0, 2000, XP Printer 9x, 4.0, Status 2000, and XP Alerts Macint Mac osh PS PPD Macint Mac osh LJ Utility Macint Mac osh Install ation Notes PCL 6 9x, 4.0, 2000, XP PCL 9x, 5e 4.0, 2000, XP Printin 9x, g 4.0, Syste 2000, m XP Install ation Notes Com 9x, mon 4.0, Windo 2000 ws Install er Web 4.0, JetAd 2000, min UNIX Web 4.
Comp Operati KO onent ng system HP 9x, Embe 4.0, dded 2000, Web XP Serve r Online 9x, x 4.0, manu 2000, als XP (PDF) IBM OS/2 OS/2 driver - PCL 5e IBM OS/2 OS/2 driver - PS Stand 9x, ard 4.0, fonts 2000, XP PS 3 9x, fonts 4.0, 2000, XP NW PG PO RU x x x x x x x x x x x x SC x SK x SP SW x x x x x x x x TC TH TU x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 1For the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, the English driver is used. 2The English driver is used.
Driver feature comparison in various operating systems The following tables detail the software features available for each driver type and for each supported operating system that the HP LaserJet 2300 printer supports. The printing system driver for Windows 2000 and Windows XP is the new HP unidriver, with a user interface look and feel that is consistent across the PCL 5e, PCL 6, and PS driver. The printing-system drivers for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.
Bidirectional communication Table 28: Driver support for bidirectional communication features Operating System Driver Parallel Network Windows XP Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95 Windows 98, Me (32-bit)), Windows 2000 PCL PCL PS PCL PCL PS PCL PCL PS PCL PCL PS 6 5e 6 5e 6 5e 6 5e X X X X X X X X1 X1 X X X X X X X X1 X1 X USB X X X1 Mac PS X X X X1 1Requires a DOT4 stack.
Help features Table 31: Driver support for Help features Operating system Driver What's this Help (F1) Help button Bubble Help MS Windows "?" Help Windows XP Windows NT 4.
Operating system Driver Ignore application collation Mopy Windows XP Windows NT 4.0 (32-bit)), Windows 2000 PCL 6 PCL PS PCL 6 PCL PS 5e 5e X X X X X X X X Windows 95, 98, Me Mac PCL 6 PCL PS 5e X X X X X PS X 1Available only with Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9.x, using Manual Duplex and Booklet Plugin.
Operating system Driver Send graphics as vector Send graphics as raster Send page as raster Resolution (ProRes 1200 180 lpi) Resolution (ProRes 1200 212 lpi) Resolution (FastRes 1200) Resolution (600 dpi) Resolution (300 dpi) Manually print on second side RET Scale patterns (WYSIWYG) Font DIMM (on/off) Send TrueType as bitmaps TrueType fonts Levels of gray Edge to edge Print text as black Windows XP Windows NT 4.
Operating system Driver A4 A5 B5 (ISO) B5 (JIS) A3 11x17 8K 16K B4 (JIS) Executive (JIS) Double Postcard (JIS) Envelope #10 Envelope Monarch Envelope C5 Envelope DL Envelope B5 Custom Custom paper size definition Windows XP (32-bit)), Windows 2000 PCL 6 PCL PS 5e X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Windows NT 4.
Paper sources Table 40: Driver support for paper sources Operating system Driver Autoselect Manual feed Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Assign paper size to tray Assign paper type to tray Windows XP (32-bit)), Windows 2000 PCL 6 PCL PS 5e X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Windows NT 4.
PS-specific features Table 44: Driver support for PS-specific features Operating system Driver Font substitution PS memory Output protocol Send CTRL-D before each job Send CTRL-D after each job Convert gray text to PS gray Convert gray graphics to PS gray Add euro currency symbol Job timeout Wait timeout Minimum font size to download as outline Minimum font size to download as bitmap PS language level Send error handler Mirrored output Negative output output option Optimize for speed Optimize for portabili
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4 Installing Windows printing system components Introduction The information that follows addresses the following topics: • • • • • • Supported operating systems System requirements Font support General Windows installation instructions Detailed Windows installation instructions Setting a default printer Supported operating systems The HP LaserJet 2300 printing system software supports the following Windows operating systems: • • • • • • Note Windows 95 (parallel and networked only) Windows 98 Window
Font support Basic fonts Microsoft Windows software includes these basic fonts, which can be used with any HP printer: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Arial 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.
File name GARR66W.TTF HELR45W.TTF HELR65W.TTF HELR66W.TTF HELR47W.TTF HELR67W.TTF HELR68W.TTF HELR48W.TTF HELR46W.TTF AVGR45W.TTF AVGR46W.TTF AVGR65W.TTF AVGR66W.TTF BOKR75W.TTF BOKR76W.TTF BOKR35W.TTF BOKR36W.TTF CHANC___.TTF DINGS___.TTF LETR45W.TTF LETR65W.TTF LETR46W.TTF MARIGOLD.TTF NCSR75W.TTF NCSR76W.TTF NCSR56W.TTF NCSR55W.TTF PALR65W.TTF PALR66W.TTF PALR46W.TTF PALR45W.TTF SYMPS__.TTF TIMR65W.TTF TIMR66W.TTF TIMR46W.TTF TIMR45W.TTF UNVR65W.TTF UNVR66W.TTF UNVR67W.TTF UNVR68W.TTF UNVR57W.
File name PS-11120.TTF PS_11119.TTF PS_11118.TTF PS_11846.TTF PS_24516.TTF PS_12704.TTF PS_14508.TTF PS_12581.TTF PS_12585.TTF PS_12586.TTF PS_12582.TTF PS_24517.TTF PS_24518.TTF PS_14513.TTF PS_10269.TTF PS_12968.TTF PS_10369.TTF PS_10370.TTF PS_14514.TTF PS_14515.TTF PS_10249.TTF PS_10267.TTF PS_10268.TTF PS_14512.TTF PS_14511.TTF PS_10267.TTF PS_24509.TTF PS_13872.TTF PS_13874.TTF PS_13875.TTF PS_14053.TTF PS_14054.TTF PS_14051.TTF PS_13873.TTF PS_13870.TTF PS_13871.TTF PS_12542.TTF PS_12544.
File name PS_14506.TTF PS_14504.TTF PS_13778.TTF PS_13777.TTF PS_13779.TTF PS_13780.TTF PS_12675.TTF PS_12677.TTF PS_12625.TTF PS_12623.TTF PS_94073.TTF PS_14525.TTF PS_24524.TTF PS_24510.TTF PS_12506.TTF PS_12510.TTF PS_12511.TTF PS_12507.TTF PS_14072.TTF PS_11546.TTF PS_11545.TTF PS_11547.TTF PS_11548.TTF PS_14507.TTF PS_13501.TTF PS_14023.TTF PS_14024.TTF PS_13502.TTF PS_14030.TTF PS_14040.TTF PS_14021.TTF PS_14022.TTF PS_14029.TTF PS_14039.TTF PS_13548.TTF PS_13547.TTF PS_14481.TTF PS_14480.
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 printer, follow these instructions: 1. Close all programs. 2. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Note If your CD-ROM does not start automatically, click Start, click Run, and then browse to and click the SETUP.EXE file in the root directory of the CD-ROM. 3.
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 57: Choose Setup Language dialog box Note The Choose Setup Language dialog box lists only the languages that are available on the particular HP LaserJet software CD-ROM you are using.
Table 48: Setup dialog box text strings Setup Title of dialog box Text in dialog box HP LaserJet 2300 Series Printing System Setup is preparing the InstallShield (R) Wizard that will guide you through the rest of the setup process. Please wait. User options and descriptions No user options. This is an information-only dialog box.
Figure 60: HP Software License Agreement dialog box Table 50: HP Software License Agreement dialog box text strings Title of dialog box HP Software License Agreement Text in dialog box Please read the following license agreement. Use the scroll bar to view the entire agreement. Do you accept the terms of the preceding license agreement? If so, click Yes. If you select No, Setup will close. Software Technical Reference User options and descriptions Yes takes you to the Web Update dialog box.
Figure 61: Web Update dialog box Table 51: Web Update dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Web Update Text in dialog box Setup can look for updated software at the Hewlett-Packard Web site. Would you like Setup to check the Web for updated software? Yes (requires an active Internet connection) [option button] No [option button] User options and descriptions This is a conditional dialog box; that is, it appears only if the Setup program determines that an Internet connection might be available.
Figure 62: Type of Connection dialog box Table 52: Type of Connection dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Type of Connection Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Please select how your printer will be connected: If you select Connected to this computer (a "direct connection" using a parallel cable, universal Connected to this computer (e.g.
Figure 63: Select Port dialog box Table 53: Select Port dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Select Port (This dialog box appears if Connected to this computer was selected in the Type of Connection dialog box ) Text in dialog box Select the port you want to use with this printer: Parallel [option button and dropdown menu] Express Install using HP recommended defaults [check box] Other [option button] Other [option button] USB [option button] 168 Installation instructions User options and descr
Figure 64: Network Setup dialog box Table 54: Network Setup dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Network Setup Text in dialog box Indicate the type of network connection Basic Microsoft Server Setup [option button] User options and descriptions If you select Client Setup, Next takes you to the Specify Network Path dialog box, and then to the Installation Type dialog box. Create a connection (network port) to a printer attached directly to the network.
Figure 65: Network Printer Configuration dialog box Table 55: Network Printer Configuration dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Network Printer Configuration Text in dialog box How do you want to identify the network printer you are installing? Search from a list of available printers [option button] Specify a printer by address Description User options and descriptions If you select Search from a list of available printers, Next takes you to the Identify Printer dialog box.
Figure 66: Identify Printer dialog box (1 of 2) Software Technical Reference Installation instructions 171
Figure 67: Identify Printer dialog box (2 of 2) 172 Installation instructions Software Technical Reference
Table 56: Identify Printer dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Identify Printer Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the network printer you want If you identify the printer by to install. selecting from the list, and your HP LaserJet printer appears in the Printers on your local network: list and is selected, Next takes you If your printer is not found on the to the Set Network list, click 'Refresh', or go back and Communication Mode dialog box.
Figure 68: Specify Network Path dialog box Table 57: Specify Network Path dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Specify Network Path Text in dialog box Type the network path or the queue name of your printer. If you don't know its name, click Browse to view the available network printers. Network path or queue name: Browse ...[button] User options and descriptions If you type a network path or queue name, Next takes you to the Cable Type Selection dialog box.
Figure 69: Set Network Communication Mode dialog box Table 58: Set Network Communication Mode dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Set Network Communication Mode Text in dialog box Select a communication mode for this printer. TCP/IP Settings The following TCP/IP settings are specified for this printer. [Conditional fields showing TCP/IP or other address information] Change Settings... [button] Use default port name. [check box] User options and descriptions Select a communication mode.
Figure 70: Printer Model dialog box dialog box Table 59: Printer Model dialog box text string Model Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the model you are setting up. Next takes you to the Installation Type dialog box. Model: Description Back returns you to the Select Port dialog box when you are performing a direct connection installation, or to the Set Network CommunicationMode dialog box when you are performing a network installation.
Figure 71: Installation Type dialog box Note The components of a Typical Installation might vary from printer to printer. Table 60: Installation Type dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Installation Type Text in dialog box Choose the installation type. Typical Installation Custom Installation User options and descriptions If you select Typical Installation, Next takes you to the Printer Name dialog box.
Figure 72: Printer Name dialog box Table 61: Printer Name dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Printer Name Text in dialog box Specify a name for this printer. You may use the name supplied below or type a new one. The name will be used to identify the printer in your Printers folder. Printer Name: Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this as the default printer? Yes [option button] No [option button] User options and descriptions Next takes you to the Printer Sharing dialog box.
Figure 73: 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.
Figure 74: Finish dialog box Table 63: Finish dialog box text strings Finish Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Your hp LaserJet printer has been successfully installed. Your system needs to be restarted. You will be prompted to restart your computer later. Installation Details Select the actions to perform when Setup finishes.
Figure 75: Exit Setup dialog box Table 64: Exit Setup dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Exit Setup Text in dialog box Setup is not complete. If you quit the Setup program now, the program will not be installed. You may run the Setup program at a later time to complete the installation. User options and descriptions Exit Setup closes the Installer program. Resume takes you to the dialog box that you most recently canceled. To continue installing the program, click Resume.
Figure 76: Components dialog box, Custom Installation Note The components of a Custom Installation might vary from printer to printer. Table 65: Custom Installation dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Components Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the components you want to Next takes you to the Printer install. Name dialog box. Components: Back returns you to the Installation Type dialog box.
Product registration (HP WebReg) The HP LaserJet software CD-ROM browser provides two options for registering the HP LaserJet 2300 printer: • • Note registration through the Internet to the http://register.hp.com Web site registration by e-mail Web registration for Hebrew and Arabic is in English. 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 77: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box 184 Installation instructions Software Technical Reference
Table 66: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration text strings Title of dialog box Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Text in dialog box Welcome to HP's registration. This information is confidential and for HP registration purposes only. This is the fastest and easiest way for you to join our select group of HP owners who register to receive: Direct-to-you details about: • Ideas and ways to use your new HP printer. • Other exciting HP products.
Figure 78: Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's Registration dialog box Table 67: Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's Registration dialog box text strings Title of dialog box Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's Registration Text in dialog box Welcome to HP's electronic registration. This information is confidential and for HP registration purposes only.
Figure 79: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box (1 of 3) Software Technical Reference Installation instructions 187
Table 68: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (1 of 3) Title of dialog box Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Text in dialog box Please complete the following (required fields are denoted by a blue asterisk): User options and descriptions Click the Previous button to go back to the Welcome to HewlettPackard's Registration dialog box. First name* Click the Continue button to go to the second screen in this sequence.
Figure 80: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box (2 of 3) Software Technical Reference Installation instructions 189
Table 69: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (2 of 3) Title of dialog box Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Text in dialog box Please tell us about the HewlettPackard product you purchased: User options and descriptions Click the Previous button to go back to the first screen in this sequence. Where will your new HewlettPackard product primarily be used? Click the Continue button to go to * [drop-down menu] the third screen in this sequence.
Figure 81: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box (3 of 3) Table 70: Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration dialog box text strings (3 of 3) Title of dialog box Hewlett-Packard's Electronic Registration Text in dialog box Please send your registration to Hewlett-Packard via e-mail. E-mail [button] [default option] Exit [button] Previous [button] User options and descriptions Click the E-mail button to send an e-mail to HP that contains the registration information you specified.
Figure 82: Exiting registration! dialog box Table 71: Exiting registration text strings Title of dialog box Exiting Registration! Text in dialog box You have selected to exit HewlettPackard's registration. If you would like to continue with registration, please press the continue button to return to the place where you exited. User options and descriptions Click the Continue button to go back to the screen where you were when you clicked the Exit button.
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 following are available options for creating a customized installation. • Create Customized Installer.
Method 1: Command line Type the following at the command line (do not type the beginning and ending quotation marks): "/SETUP/SETUP.EXE /U /PORT=XXXX /PRINTER=N /PD=N" Method 2: SETUP.LST Use the SETUP.LST file to specify command-line arguments to the installer for an unattended installation. You can send command-line arguments in one of the following ways: • • • Send the command directly to the installer. Send the command using the SETUP.LST file located in the setup directory.
Driver-only installation 1. Close all software programs. 2. In Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and and Windows 2000 OSs, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. In Windows XP, click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional) or Printers and other hardware devices (Windows XP Home). 3. Double-click Add Printer. 4.
For all operating systems, use the Add Printer Wizard to install the appropriate operating system driver on the server and client machines, as shown in the following table. Table 72: Windows servers with Windows clients Computer function Server and clients Server and clients Server only Server and clients Server and clients Server only Server only Server only Client only Steps 1. Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2.
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 This section describes the software components for Macintosh systems that are supported by the HP LaserJet 2300 printing-system software. Macintosh component descriptions The printer includes the following software for Macintosh computers: PPDs (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, Mac OS X classic, and Mac OS X) HP LaserJet PPDs In Mac OS 8.6 to 9.
Screen fonts (Mac OS classic) These screen fonts are available only for Macintosh computers and Macintosh-compatible computers. Because the screen fonts match your printer fonts, you can see on the screen how your printed page will look.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 Bold Times Bold ITC Bookman Light Helvetica Narrow Bold Oblique Times Bold Italic ITC Bookman Light Italic Helvetica Narrow Oblique Times Italic Courier New Century Schoolbook Bold Times Roman Courier Bold New Cen
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Symbol Antique Olive Coronet Times New Roman Antique Olive Bold Courier Times New Roman Bold Antique Olive Italic Courier Bold Times New Roman Bold Italic Arial Courier Bold Oblique Times New Roman Italic Arial Bold Courier Italic Univers Bold Arial Bold Italic Garamond Antiqua Univers Bold Italic Arial Italic Garamond Halbfett Univers Condensed Bold Italic CG Omega Garamond Kursiv Univers Condensed Medium CG Omega Bold Garamond Ku
• • 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.
To set up a USB direct printer connection with Mac OS 8.6 through 9.x 1. Run the Apple Desktop Printer Utility. 2. Select HP Printer (USB) if you installed this component during a Custom Install and intend to use the HP LaserJet utility for configuration. - OR Select Printer (USB), and then click OK. 3. Click Change in the USB Printer Selection area. 4. Select the USB printer in the printer selection window, and then click OK. 5.
Folders and files added through installation of the HP LaserJet software (Mac OS) The tables in the following sections detail the changes to your system as new folders and files are added when the HP LaserJet 2300 printer software is installed on Macintosh OS systems. Note This listing does not include temporary directories and files that are created, and then deleted, during the installation process. In the following listing, "MACINTOSH HD" indicates the drive on which the software was installed.
Figure 84: HP LaserJet Installer dialog box (easy install) Table 74: HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (easy install) Title of dialog box hp LaserJet Installer Text in dialog box Easy Install [drop-down menu] Click the Install button to install: · Printer Descriptions (Classic) · hp LaserJet Utility (Classic) · Installation Notes (Classic) · hp LaserJet Help (Classic) Disk space available: [conditional] Approximate disk space needed: [conditional] Items will be installed on the disk "Macintosh HD
Figure 85: HP LaserJet Installer dialog box (custom install) Table 75: HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (custom install) Title of dialog box hp LaserJet Installer Text in dialog box Custom Install [drop-down menu] Printer Descriptions (Classic) hp LaserJet Utility (Classic) Installation Notes (Classic) User options and descriptions If you want to install the files in a location other than the default "Macintosh HD," click Install Location: to specify a location.
Figure 86: Installing dialog box Table 76: Installing dialog text strings Title of dialog box Installing Text in dialog box Items remaining to be installed: [conditional number] User options and descriptions This dialog box shows the installation progress. No action is required unless you want to stop Installing: HP LaserJet XXXX Series the installation. Click Stop to Stop [button] interrupt the install file-copy process.
HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Installer dialog box sequence This section provides information about the installation dialog box sequence for the HP Screen Font Installer.
Figure 89: HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog box Table 79: HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog text strings (1 of 2) Title of dialog box HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Text in dialog box Click the Install button to install: User options and descriptions Click Install to start the installation. Screen Fonts Click Quit to quit the Installer without making changes to the system.
Table 81: Installation was successful dialog text strings Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Installation was successful. If you are finished, click Quit to leave the Installer. If you wish to perform additional installations, click Continue. User options and descriptions Click Quit to exit the Installer. Click Continue to return to the HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer.
Figure 92: HP LaserJet Installer dialog box (easy install) Table 83: HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (easy install) Title of dialog box hp LaserJet Installer Text in dialog box Easy Install [drop-down menu] Click the Install button to install: · Printer Dialog Extensions (OS X) · Printer Descriptions (OS X) · Printer Descriptions (Classic) · hp LaserJet Utility (Classic) · Installation Notes (Classic) · ColorSync Profiles Disk space available: [conditional] Approximate disk space needed: [condi
Figure 93: HP LaserJet Installer dialog box (custom install) Table 84: HP LaserJet Installer dialog text strings (custom install) Title of dialog box hp LaserJet Installer Text in dialog box Custom Install [drop-down menu] Printer Dialog extensions (OS X) Printer Descriptions (OS X) Printer Descriptions (Classic) hp LaserJet Utility (Classic) Installation Notes (Classic) hp LaserJet Help (Classic) Disk space available: [conditional] Approximate disk space needed: [conditional] Install Location: Items wil
Figure 94: Installing dialog box Table 85: Installing dialog text strings Title of dialog box Installing Text in dialog box Items remaining to be installed: [conditional number] User options and descriptions This dialog box shows the installation progress. No action is required unless you want to stop Installing: HP LaserJet XXXX Series the installation. Click Stop to Stop [button] interrupt the install file copy process. IBM OS/2 Warp 3.
Installing a printer in OS/2 with a pre-existing printer object on desktop To install a new printer driver by 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. Use these directions if a printer object exists on the OS/2 desktop, but you do not have the correct printer driver installed on the system. This could happen if a different printer has been added to the system. 1.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Arial Bold Italic Garamond Antiqua Univers Bold Italic Arial Italic Garamond Halbfett Univers Italic CG Omega Garamond Kursiv Univers Condensed CG Omega Bold Garamond Kursiv Halbfett Univers Condensed Bold CG Omega Bold Italic Letter Univers Condensed Bold Italic CG Omega Italic Letter Bold Univers Condensed Medium Italic CG Times Letter Italic Wingdings CG Times Bold Line Printer CG Times Bold Italic Marigold Changing a printer driver in the printer objec
To set or change printer properties: 1. Point to the Printer object. Right-click the Printer object. 2. Click Settings. 3. Click the Printer Driver tab. 4. Right-click the correct printer driver. 5. Click Settings. 6. Change the properties to match the printer setup. 7. Double-click the Titlebar icon. The printer object is now set up to print a job. For 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 topics: • Media attributes Media attributes This section includes the following information about media attributes: • • • • • paper sources and destinations paper-tray configurations paper-source commands media types and sizes PCL 5e and PCL 6 custom paper sizes Paper sources and destinations The following table indicates the standard and optional paper sources and destinations for the HP LaserJet 2300 seri
Paper-tray configurations The HP LaserJet 2300 printer comes with an integral standard 250-sheet input cassette, which is always designated as tray 2. An additional 250-sheet or 500-sheet cassette can be stacked beneath the printer, providing a tray 3. The cassette hardware provides mechanical system for automatically assigning these tray numbers. The following table indicates the paper tray configurations that are possible for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer.
Paper sizes Legal Executive Executive (JIS) A5 A4 Envelope Commercial #10 Envelope DL (ISO) Envelope C5 (ISO) Envelope B5 (ISO) Envelope Monarch B5 (ISO)3 B5 (JIS) Width 216 mm (8.5 inches) 184 mm (7.25 inches) 216 mm (8.5 inches) 148 mm (5.83 inches) 210.0 mm (8.27 inches) 105 mm (4.12 inches) 110 mm Height PCL 5 escape value1 "LEGAL 150,100 " PCL 5 PCL 6 PS margin margin comma x,y s nds5 landscap e 120,100 100, "Legal" 100 "EXEC" 150,100 120,100 100, 100 "Executi ve" 330 mm 18 (12.
Paper sizes Double Postcard 16K3 8.5 inches by 13 inches Width 100 mm Height PCL 5 escape value1 148 mm 72 PCL 5 margin x,y portrait PCL 62 "JPOST 100,100 D" (5.83 (3.94 inches) inches) 197 273 mm 17 mm (10.75 (7.75 inches) inches) 215 330 mm 10 mm (13.0 "ROC16 150, 100 K" PCL 5 PCL 6 PS margin margin comma x,y s nds5 landscap e 100,100 100, "Double 100 Postcard " 120, 100 100, 100 "W558h 774" 4 4 true "FOOLS CAP" Custom (leading edge) (8.
Input media types (PS string) Color Cardstock * Rough Envelope Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 (250sheet) Tray 3 (500sheet) Duplexing unit Manual duplex Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y N Y N Y N *Tray 1 accepts cardstock at a maximum weight of 164 g/m2 (45 lb). PCL 5e and PCL 6 custom paper sizes Note The PS driver does not support user-defined media sizes. The following table shows custom paper sizes that are available for the HP LaserJet 2300 printer.
Esc& Esc& Esc& 13 9 n# Wd Wd Wd Paper type Transparency2 Envelope 1The correct command for cardstock 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 IPX/SPX networks 40 % of Normal Size option in drivers 70 500-sheet tray. See trays About tab in drivers 136 access control security 40 accessibility support in drivers 149 accessories 31 enabling 93 supported by Driver Autoconfiguration 31 Acrobat Reader.
custom preference recall support 151 custom Print Task Quick Sets 59 customer support for product 37 Customization Utility 48 availability by operating system 142 description 48 description 193 default printer, Windows 196 defaults 57 document properties 67 Print Task Quick Sets 57 Print Task Quick Sets 110 watermarks 73 deleting print jobs 86 Destination tab in drivers 83 Destination tab Print Task Quick Sets 132 destinations, enabling in driver 94 Device Information page, HP Embedded Web server 34 Device
standalone 141 stream output mode support 148 UNIX operating systems 51 user interface support 149 using older with new printers 50 Watermarks options 70 watermarks support 152 Windows 50 dual inline memory modules (DIMMs), status 45 duplex printing options in drivers 60 duplexing options in drivers 138 duplexing unit 80 custom sizes 80 driver support 154 enabling in driver 93 enabling in driver 138 sources and destinations 217 DWS (Driver Work Space) 97 EAC (Enterprise AutoConfiguration) 31 description 31
operating systems supported 142 HP preconfiguration 193 description 193 description 193 HP Screen Font Installer 208 HP Software License Agreement dialog box 165 HP traditional PCL 5e driver 142 operating systems supported 142 HP traditional PCL 6 driver 142 operating systems supported 142 HP traditional PS driver 99 features 99 operating systems supported 142 HP Web JetAdmin 32 and HP Embedded Web Server 32 availability by operating system 142 description 51 using to access EWS 52 Web site 52 HP Web Regist
Linux operating systems 51 availability of drivers 51 availability of software components 142 model scripts 142 printer support Web site 197 system requirements 197 localization, software components 144 Mac QuickDraw PPD 142 Macintosh operating system 139 dialog boxes, Mac OS Classic installation 204 dialog boxes, OS X installation 210 directory structure, printing system 139 font installation 208 Macintosh operating systems 25 availability of software components 142 ColorSync profiles 198 driver versions 5
Other Pages tab in drivers 76 Other Settings 40 Output Bin Options in drivers 87 output bins.
deleting 105 deleting 135 Print on Both Sides option in drivers 60 Print Page Borders option in drivers 66 Print Quality options in drivers 67 Print task quick sets 127 Destination tab features 132 Effects tab features 127 Print Task Quick Sets 57 about 57 about 110 custom 59 custom 113 defaults 57 defaults 110 operating systems supported 151 use guide 59 use guide 113 printer 18 documentation 26 features 18 Printer Dialog Extensions (PDEs). See PDEs (Printer Dialog Extensions) printer drivers.
Scale to Fit option in drivers 70 screen fonts, Macintosh 199 screen-readable documentation 27 security 40 access control 40 Select Language 40 Select Port dialog box 167 Send CTRL-D commands 107 Send TrueType as Bitmaps option in drivers 118 serial number for printer 45 settings 151 custom preference recall support 151 Settings tab, HP Embedded Web Server 37 shading, configuring for watermarks 72 sharing printer 179 silent installer for Windows 193 Size Is option in drivers 77 sizes of media supported 218
Windows operating systems 25 availability of software components 142 bidirectional communication support 27 driver versions 50 Enterprise Autoconfiguration support 29 fonts supported 158 HP traditional PS driver features for Windows 95, 98, Me, and NT 4.0 99 installation using Point and Print 195 installers 142 installing printer software 161 PCL 5e and PCL 6 driver features for Windows 2000 and XP 108 PCL 5e and PCL 6 driver features for Windows 95, 98, Me, and NT 4.
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