3 3 Advanced printing tasks Advanced printing tasks Overview This section presents these advanced printing tasks: Overview z Using features in the printer driver z Different first page z Blank back page z Customizing optional Tray 1 operation z Printing by type and size of paper z Job retention features Printing a private job Storing a print job QuickCopying a job Proofing and holding a job z Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed (FIR) Receiver z Making booklets 50
3 Advanced printing tasks Using features in the printer driver When you print from a software application, many of the printer features are available from the printer driver. To gain access to Windows printer drivers, see “Access the Windows printer driver” on page 23. Note Settings in the printer driver and software application generally override control panel settings. (Software application settings generally override printer driver settings.
Advanced printing tasks For Macintosh, you can select “Custom” and specify the text you choose, depending on your driver version.
3 Advanced printing tasks 53 Different first page To print a different first page Follow these instructions for printing a first page that is different from other pages in the print job. 1 1 For Windows, select “Use different paper for first page” in your printer driver. Choose optional Tray 1 (or manual feed) for the first page and one of the other trays for the remaining pages. Place the paper for the first page in optional Tray 1.
3 Advanced printing tasks Blank back page This option allows you to add blank pages to the end of a print job. For Windows, select Use different paper for first page in the Paper tab of your printer driver, and then choose Back Page. You can then select the paper source you want to use for your back page. To turn the feature off, select No back page. Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper.
3 Advanced printing tasks Customizing optional Tray 1 operation Customize optional Tray 1 to fit your printing needs. The printer can be set to print from optional Tray 1: z When the tray is loaded (Tray 1 Size=Unspecified and Tray 1 Type=Unspecified; formerly First mode). Print speed might be slower than normal. z Only when the type of paper loaded is specifically requested (Tray 1 Size=any size and Tray 1 Type=anything except Unspecified; formerly Cassette mode).
3 Advanced printing tasks Manually feeding paper from optional Tray 1 The manual feed feature is another way of printing special paper from optional Tray 1, such as envelopes or letterhead. If manual feed is selected, the printer prints only from optional Tray 1. When paper is loaded in optional Tray 1, set Tray 1 mode in the Paper-Handling menu to First mode.
3 Advanced printing tasks Printing by type and size of paper You can configure the printer to select paper by type (such as plain or letterhead) and size (such as letter or A4), as opposed to source (a paper tray). Benefits of printing by type and size of paper If you frequently use several kinds of paper, once trays are set correctly, you do not have to check which paper is loaded in each tray before you print.
3 Advanced printing tasks 58 To print by type and size of paper Note Settings in the printer driver and software application override control panel settings. (Software application settings generally override printer driver settings.) 1 Load and adjust the trays. (See the introduce guide on the product CD, or at www.hp.com/cposupport/.) 2 At the printer control panel, press 3 Do one of the following: 4 , use or to scroll to PAPER HANDLING, and press .
3 Advanced printing tasks Job retention features The four special job features available for this printer are: Private jobs, Stored jobs, QuickCopy jobs, and Proof and hold jobs. Follow the instructions below to gain access to the job retention features at the computer. Then, see the specific section for the type of job you want to create. CAUTION If you turn the printer off, all QuickCopy, Proof and hold, and Private jobs are deleted.
3 Advanced printing tasks 60 Printing a private job The private printing feature lets a user specify that a job is not printed until that user releases it using a 4-digit personal identification number (PIN) through the printer control panel. The user specifies the PIN in the driver, and the PIN is sent to the printer as part of the print job. Note The private jobs feature uses available printer RAM memory if the printer does not have a hard disk installed.
3 Advanced printing tasks 61 Deleting a private job A private job is automatically deleted from the printer hard disk accessory after the user releases it for printing. If you want to delete the job without printing it, use this procedure. To delete private jobs 1 Press 2 Use 3 Scroll to USER NAME and press 4 Use or to scroll to your job and press 5 Use or to scroll to Delete and press 6 Use the numeric keypad to enter the PIN, and press Printing a private job .
3 Advanced printing tasks Storing a print job The user can download a print job to the printer hard disk accessory without printing it. The user can then print the job at any time through the printer control panel. For example, a user may want to download a personnel form, calendar, time sheet, or accounting form that other users can access and print. To store a print job on the hard disk accessory, select the Stored Job option in the driver when printing from the printer.
3 Advanced printing tasks 63 Printing a stored job The user can print a job stored on the printer hard disk accessory from the control panel. To print a stored job 1 Press 2 Use 3 Scroll to USER NAME and press 4 Use 5 To print the default number of copies, press . When change the number, use the numeric keypad or and If Print has Storing a print job . or or to scroll to Retrieve Job and press . . to scroll to your job and press . is selected, the screen changes to Copies=n.
3 Advanced printing tasks 64 Deleting a stored job Jobs stored on the printer hard disk accessory can be deleted from the control panel. To delete a stored job 1 Press . 2 Use 3 Scroll to USER NAME and press 4 Use or to scroll to your job and press 5 Use or to scroll to Delete and press or If Delete has Storing a print job to scroll to Retrieve Job and press . . . . next to it, the job requires a PIN to delete. See “Printing a private job” on page 60.
3 Advanced printing tasks QuickCopying a job The QuickCopy feature prints the requested number of copies of a job and stores a copy on the printer hard disk accessory. Additional copies of the job can be printed later. This feature can be turned off from the driver. The default number of different QuickCopy jobs that can be stored on the printer is 32. From the control panel, you can set a different default number. See “JOB STORAGE LIMIT=32” on page 186.
3 Advanced printing tasks 66 Printing additional copies of QuickCopy jobs This section describes how to print additional copies of a job stored on the printer hard disk accessory from the control panel. To print more copies of a QuickCopy job 1 Press 2 Use 3 Scroll to USER NAME and press 4 Use 5 To print the default number of copies, go to the next step. Otherwise, to check or change the number of copies to print: 6 or or to scroll to Retrieve Job and press . .
3 Advanced printing tasks 67 Deleting a QuickCopy job Delete a QuickCopy job at the printer when you no longer need it. If the printer needs additional space to store new QuickCopy jobs, the printer will automatically delete other stored QuickCopy jobs, starting with the oldest job. Note Stored QuickCopy jobs can be deleted from the control panel or from HP Web JetAdmin. To delete a QuickCopy job 1 Press .
3 Advanced printing tasks Proofing and holding a job The proof and hold feature provides a quick and easy way to print and proof one copy of a job and then to print the additional copies. To permanently store the job and prevent the printer from deleting it when space is needed for something else, select the Stored Job option in the driver. The proof and hold feature uses available RAM memory on the printer if the printer does not have a hard disk installed.
3 Advanced printing tasks 69 Printing the remaining copies of a held job The user can print the remaining copies of a job held on the printer hard disk accessory from the control panel. To print a proof and hold job 1 Press 2 Use 3 Scroll to USER NAME and press 4 Use 5 Use or computer. If Print has Proofing and holding a job . or or to scroll to Retrieve Job and press . . to scroll to your job and press to scroll to Print and press . .
3 Advanced printing tasks 70 Deleting a held job When a user sends a proof and hold job, the printer automatically deletes that user’s previous proof and hold job. If there is not a proof and hold job already for that job name and the printer needs additional space, the printer may delete other proof and hold jobs, starting with the oldest one. To delete a proof and hold job 1 Press .
3 Advanced printing tasks Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed (FIR) Receiver The optional HP Fast InfraRed (FIR) Receiver enables wireless printing from any IrDA-compliant portable device (such as a laptop computer) to the HP LaserJet 9000 Series printers. The printing connection is maintained by positioning the sending FIR port within operating range. Note that the connection can be blocked by objects such as a hand, paper, direct sunlight, or any bright light shining into either FIR port.
3 Advanced printing tasks Printing a job using FIR Depending on the size of the job, printing with the HP Fast InfraRed Receiver may be slower than printing with a cable connected directly to the parallel port. To print a job 1 Align your laptop computer (or other portable device equipped with an IrDA-compliant FIR window) within one meter (three feet) maximum of the HP FIR Connect.
3 Advanced printing tasks Interrupting and resuming printing The job interrupt and resume feature lets you temporarily stop the current print job in order to print another job through a FIR connection. When the FIR job is completed, the interrupted job resumes printing. To interrupt the job at the printer, connect to the FIR port on the printer and send a job to the printer. The printer stops printing the current job when it reaches the end of the job it is printing.
3 Advanced printing tasks Making booklets To make booklets easily, you can use the multifunction finisher as your output device. You can gain access to the booklet-printing feature through some programs, such as desktop publishing programs. Refer to the user guide that came with your program for information on making booklets. If you are using a program that does not support booklet making, you can create booklets using your HP drivers.
