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Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Table of Contents Notice ............................................................................................................................................................................... ii Trademark notices............................................................................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Screen fonts ............................................................................................................................................................11 Customization utility for Windows...............................................................................................................................11 Silent installer .................................................................................................
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Close button ............................................................................................................................................................57 Source Is: ................................................................................................................................................................58 Type Is: ..............................................................................................
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Directory Structure......................................................................................................................................................86 \Directory ....................................................................................................................................................................86 \Directory ........................................................................................
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Uninstalling the Macintosh printing system ..................................................................................................................134 In-box disk layout......................................................................................................................................................134 Folders and files added through installation of the HP LaserJet 9000 software (Macintosh OS)........................
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Purpose and Scope This technical reference provides information and troubleshooting tips for the printing system software for the HP LaserJet 9000 printer. The following information is included in this technical reference: • Descriptions of drivers and platforms with system modifications. • Procedures for installing and uninstalling software components.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Software Description Introduction The printer comes with software and installers for Microsoft (R) Windows (R) and Apple Computer, Inc., Macintosh (TM) systems. UNIX (R) and OS/2 systems are supported, but are available only through the Web. For particular information about a given system’s installer, drivers, and components, locate the section that corresponds to that system.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Bidirectional communication depends upon your network operating system and the method used to connect your printer to the network. The following table provides information about the operating systems and network environments that support bidirectional communication for the HP LaserJet 9000 printer. Client operating system Port type 1 IR Direct Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printing system components Printing system and installer Printing system version HP LaserJet 9000 Series printing system version 1.0.0.0 Installer version HP LaserJet 9000 Series installer version 1.0.0.0 Installer features The common installer is designed to provide a simple and consistent installation method for the product line. The common installer is available for the Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers NOTE: Windows 3.1x is not supported by the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD browser or printing system installer. To install the PCL 6, PCL 5e, or PS printer drivers for Windows 3.1x, use the Printer Manager function in the Windows 3.1x control panel. NOTE: A readme file for the Windows 3.1x printing system is available in the root directory of the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Accessories documentation. View the HP LaserJet 9000 printer documentation for the 2000sheet feeder, the duplexing unit, the multipurpose tray, HP Jetdirect, and the stapler/stacker. Optional software. To increase productivity and get the most out of your HP LaserJet 9000 printer, view a list of optional software available for installation.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Macintosh and Macintosh-compatible system driver versions The HP LaserJet printing solution for Macintosh is composed of the Apple LaserWriter driver, provided with the operating system, and HP-created PPD files. The driver uses these files to determine the features and PS commands that the printer supports. Bidirectional support in AppleTalk and USB connections allows autoconfiguration of the software.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Windows components Version Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 9000 Series Printers Release/Installation Notes 0.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05 HP LaserJet 9000 Uninstaller 2.0.0.0 HP Web Registration 3.7.6.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers information about how to use this feature, see "Job Status and Alerts" in the "Overview of printer features" section. HP LaserJet 9000 user documentation HP LaserJet 9000 guides The HP LaserJet 9000 start and introduce guides are supplied in Adobe Acrobat Reader printer description file (PDF) format for viewing on your computer. You can either view the guides from the HP LaserJet CD browser or install them on your system.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers accessories documentation and then clicking 2000-sheet feeder guide. To install the file, click the accessories documentation check box during a custom installation. HP Duplex Printing Accessory install guide This guide is available on the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM as an Adobe Acrobat .PDF file. You can view the document from the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD browser by clicking accessories documentation and then clicking duplexer guide.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers HP Web Registration This component lets you register your HP LaserJet 9000 printer on the HP Web site or through email. After a successful installation of the software, the installer prompts you to register your HP LaserJet 9000 printer. Also, you can gain access to HP Web Registration from the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD browser by clicking Register Product. You can choose to complete the online registration at that time or later.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers can use the resulting disk set with the Windows Add Printer Wizard. The customization utility prompts these choices: • • • Operating system • Printer model • Printing system components (drivers to copy) • Destination path Create customized installer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • Send the command using the SETUP.LST file located in the setup directory • Use a combination of the two previous methods For example, this file contains two options: /port and /printer. The installer operates as normal because the /u option has not been specified. If you use setup /u for the installer, it operates in unattended mode and uses the two values specified in the defaults section of the SETUP.LST file.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers HP LaserJet Resource Manager This software utility lets you manage fonts, forms, and macros on the hard disk, RAM disk, or optional flash dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). The utility is also used for updating digital copy firmware and HP Web Access firmware. This software program can be downloaded and installed from the Web. To download the HP Resource Manager, go to http://www.hp.com/go/lj9000_firmware.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printer features Overview of printer features The printing system software for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers includes the following features: • Driver Autoconfiguration • Include back cover • PS 3 emulation • Product registration (WebReg) • Set Registration • Job Retention in RAM • Job Status and Alerts • Remote firmware upgrade • HP Web Access Driver Autoconfiguration The HP LaserJet 9000 PCL 6 and PCL 5e drivers for Windows of
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Include back cover This feature lets you include a blank back cover on a document, or to include a back cover from a different paper source than that used in the remainder of the document. You can also select a first page from an alternative paper source. For more information about using this feature, see the heading "Back Cover" under “Paper Tab Features” in the section about PCL 6 and PCL 5e driver features.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 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.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 3: Welcome to Hewlett-Packard’s registration dialog box Title of Dialog box Welcome to HewlettPackard’s Registration Text in Dialog box User Options and Descriptions Welcome to HP’s electronic registration. This information is confidential and for HP registration purposes only. Click the Previous button to return to the Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 4: Hewlett-Packard’s electronic registration dialog box (1 of 3) 19
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Title of Dialog box Text in Dialog box Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration Please complete the following (required fields are denoted by a blue [This is the first of three asterisk): screens.] [The following items are fields unless otherwise noted.] First name* Middle Initial Last Name* Company/Organization Name* Building/Mail Stop/Dept.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 5: Hewlett-Packard’s electronic registration dialog box (2 of 3) Title of Dialog box Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration [This is the second of three screens.] Text in Dialog box User Options and Descriptions Please tell us about the Hewlett-Packard product you purchased: Click the Previous button to go back to the first screen in this sequence.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 6: Hewlett-Packard’s electronic registration dialog box (3 of 3) Title of Dialog box Hewlett-Packard’s Electronic Registration [This is the second of three screens.] Text in Dialog box User Options and Descriptions Please send your Click the E-mail button to send an eregistration to Hewlett- mail to HP containing the registration Packard using e-mail. information you specified.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 7: Exiting Registration! Title of Dialog box Text in Dialog box User Options and Descriptions Exiting Registration! You have selected to exit Hewlett- Click the Continue button to go back to the screen where Packard’s registration. you were when you clicked If you would like to continue with Exit. registration, please press the Click the Exit button to close continue button to return to the the WebReg utility. place where you exited.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Set registration The Set registration feature allows you to adjust, for each paper tray, the printed area of the page. The printed area can be shifted towards the top, the bottom, the left, the right, or the left and right edges of the page in increments of 0.25 mm (0.0009 inch). You can print a registration page directly from the printer. NOTE: The registration page is printed in landscape mode.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 9: Registration page, side 2 The following instructions, adapted from the registration page shown in the following two illustrations, assist you in shifting the printed area in the desired direction: 1. Examine the borders on the top and bottom of the registration page. 2. Note the Y SHIFT value necessary to move the border in the desired direction, either up or down on the page. 3.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Adjusting the left and right sides of the page at the same time NOTE: The Y shift adjusts both the top and bottom sides. The X1 shift adjusts the printed area to either the left or the right. Use the X2 shift to adjust both the left and right sides of the printed area in the desired direction. To adjust both the left and right sides of the printed area in the desired direction: 1.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers NOTE: These features are available for printers connected to a network that supports bidirectional functionality. The Job Status and Alerts feature does not install over IR, parallel, serial, or USB ports. See “Bidirectional communication.” Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 do not support Job Status and Alerts with terminal server. On Windows 95, only Internet Explorer 4.0 or later supports printer status.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers remains unchanged until you send a print job to the HP LaserJet 9000 printer. When you send a print job, the icon changes to alert you to the status of the print job. Nine icons exist in this feature. The eight icons in the following illustration show current printer status. The ninth icon, the Receiving and Waiting icon, never shows up in the Systray.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • Capabilities provides information about such things as installed trays, paper-handling accessories, and disk storage. Click a print job icon to see information about the progress and status of the print job. Click the Option icon to select options for configuring pop-up status windows displaying document alerts and to set the refresh rate for displaying job status information.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 13: Document Alerts option If the last two conditions occur, the printer status icon in the Windows system tray changes to one of two icons, a yellow triangle or a stop sign, each with an exclamation point. Double-click the icon to open the Job Status and Alerts window and view information about the condition.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers **The HP Color LaserJet 4500 drivers (PCL 5, PCL 6, and PS) are not supported in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me. However, new PCL 5 and PCL 6 (but not PS) drivers will be available soon for this printer that will be supported by Job Status and Alerts. Check www.hp.com for the newest Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me PCL 5 and PCL 6 drivers. This restriction does not affect the Color LaserJet 4550 drivers.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers NOTE: If the firmware upgrade involves a change in the format of nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM), any settings changed from the default settings will revert to default positions, and must be changed again. The elapsed time for an upgrade depends on the I/O transfer time, as well as the time that it takes for the printer to reinitialize.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 7. 8. 9. 10. Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web JetAdmin server. Refresh the browser. Select the .RFU file from the Select new firmware version: drop-down menu. Click Update Firmware. HP Web JetAdmin sends the selected .RFU file to the printer. Also, HP Web JetAdmin 6.1 can be used to perform multiple or unattended installations. 1. Start HP Web JetAdmin. 2. Create a device group.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Troubleshooting a firmware upgrade The following table lists causes of and results of possible interruptions to the firmware upgrade.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers NOTE: All HP LaserJet 9000 printers ship from the factory with the latest available firmware version installed in a backup partition on the flash DIMM. If a remote firmware upgrade fails, the printer can use the backup firmware to restart the computer. You can then attempt the remote firmware upgrade again.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 14: Printer Status page To view information about the printer using HP Web Access, open a supported Web browser and type in the printer IP address. The IP address for the printer is listed on the EIO Jetdirect page. To print a copy of this page from the printer control panel display, see the instructions for printing a configuration page in the "Determining the current level of firmware" section.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Remote printer configuration Printer configuration information can be obtained through a Web browser by launching the printer Web page and changing any of the basic configuration settings. Security and password controls provide management information system managers with the level of control required within their environments. The following illustration shows an example of printer options that can be configured remotely.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • Language. This page lets you select the language in which to view the HP Web Access information. PCL 6 and PCL 5e driver features This section describes the options available on each tab of the HP LaserJet 9000 PCL 6 and PCL 5e driver interfaces. NOTE: The Windows 3.1x Print dialog does not offer a Properties button to open the HP LaserJet 9000 printer driver settings dialog boxes.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Bubble Help Bubble Help features a graphical icon resembling a cartoon speech bubble with a small i in it, representing the international symbol for information. (See below for a list of the Bubble Help messages.) The following illustration shows Bubble Help icons on a driver tab.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Finishing tab features The Finishing tab is the default tab shown when you click Document Defaults… for the driver or a software application. Figure 19: The default appearance of the Finishing tab The Finishing tab contains three group boxes: • Quick Sets • Document Options • Print Quality Quick Sets This group box is present on each tab for the driver.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 20: The Document Options group box a) Document Options group box stapler only b) Document Options group box with duplexing unit only c) Document Options group box with both stapler and duplexing unit The default setting for the Print on Both Sides option is OFF (not selected). Print on Both Sides is not available when: • Paper Type is set to transparency, cardstock, or labels.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers When Paper Size is set to Letter, Legal, or A4, clicking Print on Both Sides makes the Flip Pages Up and Booklet Printing options available. The default for both of these options is OFF. The Flip Pages Up check box, visible only when Print on Both Sides is selected, is used to specify the duplex-binding option.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Paper Size selected Entries in Booklet Printing drop-down menu Letter Off Letter (Left Binding) Letter (Right Binding) Legal (Left Binding) Legal (Right Binding) 11 x 17 (Left Binding) 11 x 17 (Right Binding) Legal Off Legal (Left Binding) Legal (Right Binding) A4 Off A4 (Left Binding) A4 (Right Binding) A3 (Left Binding) A3 (Right Binding) NOTE: Booklet printing is disabled when the following paper sizes are selected: Executive, A3, A
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The preview document image changes to reflect alterations in these settings, as shown in the following illustration. Figure 21: Page order preview image 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 23: Print Quality Details dialog box showing 600 dpi settings ` The Graphics Settings group box includes two options for Complex Graphics. These options let you determine which method to use for managing memory for print jobs. Use HP MEt (Memory Enhancement technology) is the default selection. This is the best choice unless you are receiving printer memory error messages.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Effects tab features The Effects tab is used to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks. Figure 24: The Effects tab ZoomSmart The ZoomSmart group box includes features that scale the image on the page, either by a numeric percentage or by specifying a scale change to a different paper size. ZoomSmart handles scale transformations.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 25: Preview images - Legal on Letter; Scale to Fit off (left) and on (right) When the size for which the document is formatted (that is, the logical size) differs from the target size, the preview image uses a dashed gray line to show the boundaries of the logical page in relation to the target page size. The % of Normal Size option provides a slider bar for scaling the percentage setting.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 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". Watermarks are applied to logical pages. For example, when Pages per Sheet is set to 4 and First Page Only is turned off, there are four watermarks on the physical page (one on each logical page).
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers To edit an existing watermark, select the watermark in the Current Watermarks list. If you change the Watermark Message for that watermark, you are, in effect, creating a new watermark. The Watermark Message is also the name that identifies the watermark in the Current Watermarks list, except when more than one watermark has the same message.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 27: The Paper tab All Pages The controls on this tab are contained in an All Pages mini-tab. As the name implies, this means that the settings specified on that tab apply to all pages of the document. However, when you click the Use different paper for first page check box, the mini-tab becomes three mini-tabs. These three mini-tabs are: • First Page, which contains the same controls as All Pages.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Back Cover The Back Cover mini-tab allows you to select an alternative media source (or the same source as First Page) from which a blank page is drawn and placed after the back page of a document. The mini-tab contains three radio buttons and a drop-down menu. No Back Cover is selected as the default, with the drop-down source selection box disabled. Clicking Use an Alternate Source activates the drop-down menu.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Size is: Width Height Letter 216 mm (8.5 inches) 279 mm (11.0 inches) Legal 215.9 mm (8.5 inches) 355.6 mm (14.0 inches) Executive 184 mm (7.25 inches) 267 mm (10.5 inches) A3 297 mm (11.69 inches) 420 mm (16.54 inches) A4 210 mm (8.26 inches) 297 mm (11.70 inches) A5 148 mm (5.83 inches) 210 mm (8.27 inches) B4 (JIS) 257 mm (10.12 inches) 364 mm (14.33 inches) B5 (JIS) 182 mm (7.17 inches) 257 mm (10.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Size is: Width Height 16K 196.85 mm (7.75 inches) 273 mm (10.75 inches) 8K 273 mm (10.75 inches) 393.7 mm (15.5 inches) 11 by 17 Oversize 297 mm (11.69 inches) 449 mm (17.69 inches) For more information about media types and sizes, see "Media attributes". Custom ... The Custom Paper Size dialog box appears when you click the Custom … button on the Paper tab.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The new name is compared only against the list of user-defined custom paper names, and not against the standard paper size names. The complete set of titles for this button and the specific characteristics that determine its title and capabilities are discussed in the dynamic command button section.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers custom paper size to be deleted, after which the Name drop-down menu changes to Untitled, the height and width controls are unchanged, and the button title changes to Save. • Rename is the button title when you type something into the Name drop-down menu after selecting an existing custom paper size from the drop-down menu.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers NOTE: If units are in millimeters, the custom paper size range minimum is the limit rounded up to the nearest whole millimeter. Custom paper size range maximum is the limit rounded down to the nearest whole millimeter. Any non-numerical entry will revert to the last valid entry. Width and height entries are validated when the focus has changed.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Media source or paper handling accessory Minimum size width by height Maximum size width by height 3000-sheet stacker face-down bin 148 mm by 210 mm (3.9 inches by 7.5 inches) 312 mm by 470 mm (12.28 inches by 18.46 inches) 3000-sheet stapler/stacker 98 mm by 191 mm (3.9 inches by 7.5 inches) 312 mm by 470 mm (12.28 inches by 18.46 inches) 3000-sheet stapler/stacker face-down bin 148 mm by 210 mm (3.9 inches by 7.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers If the drop-down menu contains … And the button says … Then it will do this when the Close button is clicked Delete The dialog box closes, and the current paper size is set to that which was last displayed in the drop-down menu. Rename The dialog box closes, but you lose the changes that were not saved. The current paper size remains the same as it was when the Custom button was selected.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • Color • Labels • Letterhead • Plain • Preprinted • Prepunched • Recycled • Rough • Transparency For more information about media types and sizes, see "Media attributes".
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 31: The Destination tab Destination Features The Destination Features group box provides controls for Job Retention. This group box is only visible if Printer Hard Disk or Job Retention Enabled is selected in the More Configuration Options dialog box available on the Configure tab. Hardware configuration and availability of Job Retention options NOTE: The Job Retention in RAM feature is not supported under Windows 3.1x.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 2. Open the Printers window. 3. Right-click the printer icon. This opens a drop-down menu. Click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 4. Click the Configure tab. 5. Click Other Options. 6. Under Storage, click the Printer Hard Disk check box. 7. Close all dialog boxes by clicking OK. Your PCL printer driver is now configured to use the hard disk and Job Retention features of your HP LaserJet 9000 printer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Private Job. This option allows you to send a print job directly to the printer memory. The print job can be printed only after you enter a personal identification number (PIN) in the printer control panel. (You can set the PIN in the Print dialog box.) After the job is printed, the printer removes it from the printer memory.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The Job Name is used for specifying a name to identify the job on the printer control panel. When the driver is installed, or when the Factory Defaults Quick Set is selected, this string is initialized to the empty string (" "), but the dialog box will detect this condition and replace the string with "Untitled". Restrictions for the job name field are described below.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Releasing stored jobs at the printer Once you send a print job using Job Retention, you can release the job to print using the printer control panel. 1. Press the select button (the one with the check mark) to enter the menus. 2. Press the up and down buttons to scroll to RETRIEVE JOB, and then press the select button. 3. Press the up and down buttons to scroll to your job and press the select button. 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printer image The bitmap image in the lower-right portion of the Destination tab screen represents the current physical configuration of the printer according to the driver configuration data (obtained automatically through bidirectional communication, or configured manually through the driver). It should have the same appearance as the image in the same location on the Paper tab and the Configure tab.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers so that the number of copies set in one location (such as the application) will appear in the other (such as the driver). For some applications, this communication does not take place, and the copies values are treated independently. For these applications, setting 10 copies in the application and then setting 10 copies in the driver will result in 100 copies (10 x 10) being printed.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The Driver extensions text box provides you with some visibility of any extended driver functionality. It can contain a brief description of the driver extension and a version number. Configure tab features The Configure tab lets you 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.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Tray 1 installed If the optional tray 1 is installed, it can be selected in the Configure tab. The printer image automatically changes to include tray 1. Optional Paper Destinations The Optional Paper Destinations drop-down menu contains the following options: • HP 3000-Sheet Stapler/Stacker • NOTE: HP 3000-Sheet Stacker If the 3000-sheet stapler/stacker is configured on the Configure tab, the Staple option is included on the Finishing tab.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printer Memory Total Memory. This shows the total amount of memory physically installed in the printer. Driver Work Space. The Driver Work Space (DWS) option lets you specify the amount of workspace memory available to the printer. In environments supporting bidirectional communication, this option is configured automatically.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 4. Find and select the appropriate Printer Cartridge Metrics (PCM) file that came with the font DIMM. 5. Click Open. 6. If you want, specify a Font DIMM Name in the Add Font DIMM dialog box. 7. Click OK. The selected .PCM file appears in the Installed DIMMs: list. Select the .PCM file to display a list of available fonts in the Fonts on DIMM: list. 8. Click OK to close the Add Font DIMM dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The NT Forms tab lets you specify which media sizes and types are loaded in each of the available paper trays. The advantage is that it constrains the choices available in the Size and Type lists on the Paper tab. This constraint prevents information overload when you request unavailable sizes or types. Available Trays is a drop-down menu containing all printer trays specified on the Configure tab.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 38: Page Setup tab 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) 72
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 39: Advanced tab 73
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Device Settings tab features The Device Settings tab contains controls for paper-handling devices and controls for managing the HP LaserJet 9000 printer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Media attributes Paper source commands The PCL 5e escape sequence for paper source is Esc&l#H (the '' l' is a lowercase 'L', not a numeral '1'). See the table below for values of #. For example, Esc& l1H is the command for tray 2. The PCL 6 escape sequence for paper source is ubyte # MediaSource. For example, ubyte 4 MediaSource is the command for tray 2.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers PCL5 value Paper sizes Width Height A3 297.0 mm (11.69 inches) 420 mm (16.53 inches) 27 Envelope #10 105 mm (4.12 inches) 241 mm (9.5 inches) 81 Envelope DL 110 mm (4.3 inches) 220 mm (8.66 inches) 90 Envelope C5 162 mm (6.38 inches) 229 mm (9.01 inches) 91 Envelope B5 176 mm (6.93 inches) 250 mm (9.84 inches) 100 Envelope Monarch 98 mm (3.87 inches) 190 mm (7.5 inches) 80 11 by 17 279 mm (11.0 inches) 432 mm (17.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Tray 4 HCI Standard paper sizes Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 A3 Y Y Y Y Envelope #10 Y N N N Envelope DL Y N N N Envelope C5 Y N N N Envelope B5 Y N N N Envelope Monarch Y N N N 11 by 17 Y Y Y Y B4 (JIS) Y Y Y Y B5 (JIS) Y N N N Double Postcard Y N N N Executive (JIS) Y N N N 16K Y N N N 8K Y N N N Oversize 11.7 by 17.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The following table shows paper sizes supported by HP LaserJet 9000 printer output devices.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 6 Double postcard and Oversize paper sizes do not have a JetLink code. This output device supports custom paper sizes within the following specifications: Minimum 100 mm by 148 mm (3.94 inches by 5.83 inches); maximum 279 mm by 432 mm (11 inches by 17 inches). 7 PCL 5e and PCL 6 custom paper sizes Tray Paper sizes Width Height Tray 1 Custom (leading edge) Minimum: 98 mm (3.87 inches) Maximum: 312 mm (12.28 inches) Minimum: 191 mm (7.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Input media types (PS string) Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 HCI Cardstock* Y Y Y Y Rough Y Y Y Y *Tray 1 accepts cardstock at a maximum weight of 216 g/m2 (60-lb.). Trays 2, 3, and 4 accept cardstock of 16 to 28 lb. weight. The following table identifies the media types supported by HP LaserJet 9000 printer output devices.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Table cells marked in yellow are defined as “hard to read,” and the driver shows a warning. This table shows the “short edge” twice because papers that are narrower than Legal size cannot be stapled using the Angled option.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Orientation Duplex Simplex Paper Size Portrait Short edge Portrait Rotated Simplex Legal Short edge Portrait Print Both Side (booklet) Legal Short edge Portrait Rotated Print Both Side (booklet) Legal Short edge Portrait Flip Pages Up (tablet) Legal Short edge Portrait Rotated Flip Pages Up (tablet) Legal Short edge Landscape Simplex Short edge Landscape Rotated Simplex Legal Short edge Landscape Print Both Sid
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Paper Type commands The PCL 5e escape sequence for paper type is "Esc&n#Wdpapertype", where "#" is the number of characters in the paper type plus 1. For example, in the sequence " Esc&n6WdPlain", "Plain" has 5 letters plus 1 for a total of 6. NOTE: For the command to work properly, at least one of the paper trays in the printer must be configured in the control panel for the paper type used in the command.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers First level Second level Third level WIN2000 WIN3X WIN9X_ME WINNT40 FONTINST MANUALS READER Fourth level Fifth level WIN32 DISK1 DISK2 PCL5E PCL6 PS DISK1 DISK2 PCL5E PCL6 PS PCL5E PCL6 PS WIN3X The following tables show the directories and files contained on the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM. Root directory Directory structure Files in this directory Directories in this directory :\ENGLISH\ READ9000.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Drivers directory Directory structure :\ENGLISH \DRIVERS\ \Directory \Directory \Directory Files AUTOCAD DOS [no subdirectory] ACADDOS.EXE WIN16 DISK1 DISK1.ID R12DRV.Z R12SUP.Z R13DRV.Z R13SUP.Z README.TXT SETUP.EXE SETUP.INS SETUP.PKG _INST16.EX_ _ISDEL.EXE _SETUP.DLL _SETUP.LIB DISK2 APDS.Z COMSUP.Z DISK2.ID DISK1 DISK1.ID R13DRV.Z R13SUP.Z R14DRV.Z R14SUP.Z README.TXT SETUP.EXE SETUP.INS SETUP.PKG _INST32I.EX_ _ISDEL.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Directory Structure \Directory WIN2000 \Directory PCL5E Files HPBAFD32.DL_ HPBF511E.DL_ HPBF511F.DL_ HPBF511G.DL_ HPBF511H.DL_ HPBF511I.CAT HPBF511I.DL_ HPBF511I.HL_ HPBF511I.INF HPBF511I.PM_ HPBF511J.DL_ HPBF511K.DL HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ PCL6 HPBAFD32.DL_ HPBF512E.DL_ HPBF512F.DL_ HPBF512G.DL_ HPBF512H.DL_ HPBF512I.CAT HPBF512I.DL_ HPBF512I.HL_ HPBF512I.INF HPBF512I.PM_ HPBF512J.DL_ HPBF512K.DL_ HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ PS HP9000PS.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Directory Structure :\ENGLISH\ DRIVERS\ \Directory \Directory DISK2 Files HPBFCA3.DR_ HPBFCA3E.HL_ HPBFCA4.DL_ HPBFCA8.PM_ WIN9X_ME PCL5E HPBAFD16.DL_ HPBF5110.DR_ HPBF5110.HL_ HPBF5110.INF HPBF5110.CAT HPBF5110.PM_ HPBF5111.DL_ HPBFAB.DD_ HPBFAB16.DL_ HPBFAB32.DL_ HPBFTM16.DL_ HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ PCL6 HPBAFD16.DL_ HPBF5120.CAT HPBF5120.DR_ HPBF5120.HL_ HPBF5120.INF HPBF5120.PM_ HPBF5121.DL_ HPBFAB.DD_ HPBFAB16.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Directory Structure \Directory \Directory Files HPBF5114.PM_ HPBF5115.DL_ HPBF5116.DL_ HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ PCL6 HPBAFD32.DL_ HPBF5120.DL_ HPBF5121.DL_ HPBF5122.DL_ HPBF5123.DL_ HPBF5124.CAT HPBF5124.DL_ HPBF5124.HL_ HPBF5124.INF HPBF5124.PM_ HPBF5125.DL_ HPBF5126.DL_ HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ PS HP9000PS.CAT HP9000PS.INF HP9000_6.PPD HP9000_6.PP_ HPDCMON.DL_ PS4UI.DL_ PSCRIPT.NT_ PSCRIPT4.DL_ PSCRIPT4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Reader directory Directory structure Files in this directory :\ENGLISH\READER\ AR405.EXE HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM, Macintosh partition NOTE: The file layouts shown in this section are from the Americas version of the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM. File layouts differ according to language for the European and Asian versions of the software CD-ROM.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers HP LaserJet Installers directory Directory structure Files in this directory :\HP LASERJET INSTALLERS\MACINTOSH OS 8&9 HP LASERJET INSTALLATIE (Dutch installer) HP LASERJET INSTALLER (U.S.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers PDF directory Directory structure Directories in this directory \PDF\ DEUTSCH ENGLISH ESPANOL FRANCAIS ITALIANO NEDRLNDS PORTUGUS PDF\English directory Directory structure Files in this directory \PDF\ENGLISH C8084A.PDF C8568A.PDF C8531A.PDF C8532.PDF START.PDF INTRODUCE.PDF JETDIRECT.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Availability and fulfillment This section provides information about the availability of the HP LaserJet 9000 Series Printing System software and related software and firmware. Software and firmware is available on CD-ROM from HP fulfillment centers or can be downloaded from the http://www.hp.com/go/lj9000_software and http://www.ho.com/go/lj9000_firmware Web sites.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers CD-ROM fulfillment This section provides information about fulfillment centers and Web ordering for the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM. Fulfillment centers The HP LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM is available from regional fulfillment centers. The following table lists these fulfillment centers and the territories they support. Contact the local Customer Care Center for additional information.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Web deployment Software and firmware to support the HP LaserJet 9000 printers are available for download from the http://www.hp.com/go/lj9000_software and http://www.ho.com/go/lj9000_firmware Web sites. This is the preferred method for obtaining the latest software and firmware. The Web site offers a notification option for automatic e-mail notification about new software and firmware releases.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Software component availability The following table lists the availability of HP LaserJet 9000 software components by operating system. NOTE: Component Drivers PCL 6 Wizard PCL 5e Wizard PCL 6 8100 PCL 5e 8100 PCL5 Unidriver GPD Pscript Driver & PPD Mac QuickDraw PPD OS/2 IBM Drivers Autocad Installers Common Windows Installer* In the following table, "3.x" refers to Windows 3.1x. “9x/Me” refers to Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me. "4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Component 3x Adobe Acrobat Reader X HP LaserJet 9000 X Start Guide * HP LaserJet 9000 Use X Guide * HP LaserJet 9000 X Installation * HP LaserJet 9000 X Release Notes 2000-sheet Feeder X Guide * Duplexing unit Guide * X Multipurpose Tray X Guide * HP Jetdirect Guide * X Stacker/Stapler Guide X * Online Manual Printer X Mac PS Help Help X Other PS Fonts X PS Font DIMM * *A new software component. 9x/ME 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Software component localization The following table provides localization information about the HP LaserJet 9000 Series Printing system software. The information in this table does not necessarily reflect in-box solutions. Component Operating systems AR EC EN SP JN KO TC SC SW DU PG NW FN DN CZ PO RU HU TU PS PPD 3.x, 9x, 4.0, 2000 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Job Status and Alerts 9x, 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers GE = German SP = Spanish JN = Japanese KO = Korean TC = Traditional Chinese SC = Simplified Chinese SW = Swedish DU = Dutch PG = Portuguese NW = Norwegian FN = Finnish DN = Danish CZ = Czech PO = Polish HU = Hungarian TU = Turkish 98
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers System requirements This section lists the system requirements necessary to install and use the HP LaserJet 9000 Series printing system software on each supported operating system. Windows 95/98/Me • Pentium processor • 16 MB RAM • 20 MB available disk space Windows 2000 • Pentium processor • 16 MB RAM • 20 MB available disk space Windows NT 4.0 • Pentium processor • 16 MB RAM • 20 MB available disk space Windows 3.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Installation and Removal This section provides procedures for installing and removing the HP LaserJet 9000 Series Printing System software for each supported operating system. It also provides information about font support and system modifications. Supported operating systems include: • Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 • Windows 3.x • Macintosh Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Font support Basic fonts Microsoft Windows software includes these basic fonts that 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 "HP 80" Default Fonts The following "HP 80" defaul
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers File name Font name AVGR65W.TTF ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi AVGR66W.TTF ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Oblique BOKR35W.TTF ITC Bookman Light BOKR36W.TTF ITC Bookman Light Italic BOKR75W.TTF ITC Bookman Light Demi BOKR76W.TTF ITC Bookman Light Demi Italic CHANC___.TTF ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic CPSR45W.TTF CourierPS CPSR46W.TTF CourierPS Oblique CPSR65W.TTF CourierPS Bold CPSR66W.TTF CourierPS Bold Oblique DINGS___.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers File name Font name CGOR65W.TTF CG Omega Bold CGOR66W.TTF CG Omega Bold Italic CGTR45W.TTF CG Times CGTR46W.TTF CG Times Italic CGTR65W.TTF CG Times Bold CGTR66W.TTF CG Times Bold Italic CLAR67W.TTF Clarendon Condensed Bold 92 PS 3 fonts Ninety-two additional PS 3 screen fonts are available for purchase at http://hp.com: File name Font name ps_14530.ttf Albertus Light ps_12639.ttf Albertus ps_12640.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers File name Font name ps_13873.ttf Gill Sans Italic ps_13874.ttf Gill Sans Bold ps_13875.ttf Gill Sans Bold Italic ps_14051.ttf Gill Sans Condensed ps_14053.ttf GillSans Condensed Bold ps_14054.ttf GillSans Condensed Bold ps_12542.ttf Goudy Oldstyle ps_12543.ttf Goudy Oldstyle Italic ps_12544.ttf Goudy Bold ps_10695.ttf Goudy Bold Italic ps_12545.ttf Goudy Extra Bold ps_14526.ttf Helvetica Condensed ps_14527.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers File name Font name ps_11548.ttf Stempel Garamond Bold Italic ps_14507.ttf Taffy ps_13501.ttf Univers 45 Light ps_13502.ttf Univers 45 Light Oblique ps_14021.ttf Univers 55 ps_14022.ttf Univers 55 Oblique ps_14023.ttf Univers 65 Bold ps_14024.ttf Univers 65 Bold Oblique ps_14029.ttf Univers 57 Condensed ps_14039.ttf Univers 57 Condensed Oblique ps_14030.ttf Univers 67 Condensed Bold ps_14040.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. If you downloaded the printing system electronically, run the downloaded .EXE file(s) first. If SETUP.EXE does not automatically run, browse to the root location of the downloaded SETUP.EXE file, double-click the file, and go to step 7. If the CD-ROM auto-play begins, go to step 7. If auto-play does not begin, go to step 5. (If auto-play did not begin after step 4.) Click Start, and then click Run.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Title of dialog box Choose Setup Language Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the language for The installer automatically detects this installation from the your computer system language and presents this choice as the choices below: default. You can select another language [Pull-down menu lists available languages for available on the CD-ROM by clicking the down arrow of the installation.] pull-down menu.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 43: Welcome dialog box Title of dialog box Welcome Text in dialog box Welcome to the HP LaserJet 9000 Series Printing System Setup Wizard. User options and descriptions Next takes you to the HP Software License Agreement dialog box. It is strongly recommend that you close Click Installation Notes to all other applications before running open the file READ9000.WRI. this Setup wizard.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 44: HP software license agreement dialog box Title of dialog box HP Software License Agreement Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Please read the following license agreement. Use the scroll bar to view the entire agreement. Yes takes you to the Web Update dialog box. [Scrolling fields with text of license agreement] No takes you to the Exit Setup dialog box. Back returns you to the Welcome dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 45: Web Update dialog box Title of dialog box Web Update (Conditional) Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Setup can look for updated software at the Hewlett-Packard Web site. This is a conditional dialog box; that is, it appears only if the Setup program determines there might be an Internet connection available.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 46: Type of connection dialog box Title of dialog box Type of Connection Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Please select the way your printer will be connected: If Connected to this computer (a "direct connection") is selected, Next takes you to the Select Port dialog box. This is the default option.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 47: Select port dialog box (for direct connections) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Select Port Select the port you want to use with this printer: (If Connected to this computer was selected in the Type of Connection dialog box Parallel [radio button] [Default. When selected, a pull-down list of parallel ports is available.] User options and descriptions In either case, Next takes you to the printer Model dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 48: Network setup dialog box (for network connections) Title of dialog box Network Setup [If Connected to the network was selected in the Type of Connection dialog box] Text in dialog box Indicate the type of network connection Basic Microsoft Server Setup Create a connection (network port) to a printer attached directly to the network.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 49: Network printer configuration dialog box Title of dialog box Network Printer Configuration Text in dialog box User options and descriptions How do you want to identify the network printer you are installing? Search from a list of available printers [radio button] [Description] Searches the local network for printers and allows you to choose your printer from a list of discovered printers.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 50: Identify printer dialog boxes 115
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Title of dialog box Identify Printer Text in dialog box User options and descriptions If you identify the printer by selecting from the list, and the HP LaserJet 9000 appears in the Printers on your local network: list and is selected, Next takes [List, with attributes of Hardware you to the Set Network Communication Mode dialog Address, IP Address, and IPX box. Address listed, if available] Select the network printer you want to install.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 51: Specify network path dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Specify Network Type the network path or Path the queue name of your printer. If you do not know its name, click Browse to view the available network printers. Network path or queue name: [text field] If a network path or queue name is entered, Next takes you to the Cable Type Selection dialog box. Browse ...
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 52: Set network communication mode dialog box Title of dialog box Set Network Communication Mode Text in dialog box Select a communication mode for this printer [dropdown menu: Windows TCP/IP (recommended) other modes listed] TCP/IP Settings [Conditional fields for entering TCP/IP or other address information] Use default port name [check box] User options and descriptions Select a communication mode and enter the appropriate address i
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 53: Printer model dialog box Title of dialog box Model Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the model you are setting up. Next takes you to the Installation Type dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 54: Installation type dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Installation Type Choose the installation type. Typical Installation [radio button] User options and descriptions If Typical Installation is selected, Next takes you to the Printer Name dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 55: Printer name dialog box Title of dialog box Printer Name Text in dialog box Specify a name for this printer. You can use the name supplied below or type a new one. The name will be used to identify the printer in your Printers folder. User options and descriptions Next takes you to the Printer Sharing dialog box. Printer Name: [text entry field] The default printer name in the text field is HP LaserJet 9000 PCL 6.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 56: Printer sharing dialog box NOTE: This screen is shown only if the installation takes place on a Windows NT or 2000 computer (it is not shown to Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me users). When performing a Typical Install (or a Custom Install with only a single driver) the Sharing screen in the top of the figure is displayed.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Title of dialog box Printer Sharing Text in dialog box Indicate whether this printer will be shared with other network users. If you choose sharing, give the printer a share name. User options and descriptions Next starts the file copy process. Back returns you to the Printer Name dialog box. Not shared [radio button] Share as [text entry field] Cancel takes you to the Exit Setup dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 57: Finish dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Finish User options and descriptions Finish completes the installation Your HP LaserJet 9000 printer has been successfully process and initiates test-page printing and Web-page registration installed. if those options are selected. Installation Details [button] Click Installation Details to display a modal dialog box that shows installation details.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 58: Exit setup dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Exit Setup Setup is not complete. If you quit the Setup program now, [when Cancel is the program will not be selected] installed. User options and descriptions Exit Setup quits the Installer program. You can run the Setup program at a later time to complete the installation. To continue installing the program, click Resume. To quit the Setup program, click Exit Setup.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 59: Custom installation component selection dialog box Title of dialog box Components Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Select the components you want to install. Next takes you to the Printer Name dialog box. Components: Back returns you to the Installation Type dialog box. Description [Conditional text, according to Cancel takes you to the Exit the item currently highlighted Setup dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • 7. 8. 9. 10. Inbox CD-ROM option. Browse to the appropriate directory for your operating system and language. • Internet download option. Browse to the folder where the Web files were downloaded and decompressed. Select the appropriate .INF file. Click Open, and then click OK. Select the appropriate printer. Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Operating system Steps Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000 5. Click Next, and then click Local Printer. Click Next. If your operating system is Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, go to step 7. Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 6. Select the appropriate port in the list of ports, or click Add Port to connect to a network port not in the list of available ports. Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000 7.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Operating system Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000 Steps 17. Complete the installation through the Add Printer Wizard. Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 server and Windows 95/98/Me clients 1. Install the Windows NT driver on the server using the Add Printer Wizard: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. • Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me PS driver version 4.0 or later. Setting a default printer This section applies to Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and 2000. 1. From the Start menu, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Select the printer you want to set as the default printer. 3. From the File menu, click Set As Default. A check mark appears next to the menu option. 4. Click Close.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 7. Select the appropriate printer and click OK. 8. Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The following bitmap screen fonts reside on the HP LaserJet 9000 printer: • ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book • Helvetica • Palatino • ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book Oblique • Helvetica Bold • Palatino Bold • ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi • Helvetica Bold Oblique • Palatino Bold Italic • ITC Avant Garde Gothic Demi Oblique • Helvetica Oblique • Palatino Italic • ITC Bookman Demi • Helvetica Narrow • Symbol • ITC Bookman Demi
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers The following fonts are resident on all HP LaserJet 9000 printers, but can be used by Macintosh platforms only by installing additional screen fonts. You can either use these screen fonts directly from the HP LaserJet 9000 software CD browser, or obtain them from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/lj9000_cdrom.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 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 with access rights to the printer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers In the following listing, "MACINTOSH HD" indicates the drive on which the software was installed. MACINTOSH HD: HP LASERJET File Name Description INSTALLATION NOTES HP LaserJet 9000 printer readme file. COLORSYNC PROFILES (folder) Setup Assistant runs following software installation. You can also run it at any time by double-clicking. HP LASERJET UTILITY The LaserJet Utility helps you configure and manage HP LaserJet printers.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers MACINTOSH HD: SYSTEM: FONTS File Name Description The following fonts are installed by the HP LaserJet 1200 Series software: Albertus Medium Antique Olive Albertus Extra Bold Arial CG Omega CG Times Courier Clarendon Condensed Bold Coronet Garamond Marigold Letter Gothic Symbol Times New Roman Univers Univers Condensed Font files MACINTOSH HD: SYSTEM: HELP File Name Description HP LASERJET PRINTER HELP: (Subdirectory) Contains HTML and gr
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Macintosh (Macintosh OS) installation This section provides information about the various installation dialog box sequences for the Macintosh operating system. Main Install dialog box sequence This section provides information about the Macintosh installation dialog box sequence for the Easy Install (the typical installation option).
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Title of dialog box Text in dialog box HP LaserJet Installer Easy Install [pull-down menu] Click the Install button to install: Printer Descriptions HP LaserJet Utility Installation Notes ColorSync Profiles Disk space available: [conditional] Approximate disk space needed: [conditional] The folder "HP LaserJet Folder" will be created on the disk "Macintosh HD" Select Folder [button] User options and descriptions If you want to install the f
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 62: HP LaserJet installer dialog box (Custom Install) Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions HP LaserJet Installer Select the install location using the Select Folder option (if the desired location is different from "Macintosh HD").
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 63: Installation progress dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Installing Items remaining to be installed: [conditional number] Click the Stop button to interrupt the install file copy process. Installing: HP LaserJet 9000 Series Stop [button] Figure 64: Finish dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Finish Installation was successful.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printer setup using AppleTalk Chooser This section provides information about installing the printer using the AppleTalk Chooser. Figure 65: Important dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions Important! To set up your HP LaserJet printer, use one of the following methods: Click OK, and then continue installing the printer using either the AppleTalk Chooser, or USB/LPR.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 66: Apple Guide help sequence Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions How do I select my printer? This is a standard Macintosh OS help sequence. For instructions, click the right arrow. Topics [button] [An eight-panel Apple Guide sequence describes how to gain access to the Macintosh Chooser and how to select and set up the printer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers 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 67: Screen fonts installer splash screen dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box HP LaserJet Screen Fonts User options and descriptions HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Click the Continue button to open the HP LaserJet Screen Fonts [The phrase "Screen Fonts" dialog box.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 68: HP LaserJet screen fonts installer dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box User options and descriptions HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Click the Install button to install: Click the Install button to start the installation. Click the Quit button to quit the Installer without making changes Items will be installed on the to the system.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Figure 69: Finish dialog box Title of dialog box Text in dialog box Finish Installation was successful. Click the Quit button to exit the If you are finished, click Installer. Quit to leave the Installer. [This title is not displayed.] User options and descriptions If you want to perform Click the Continue button to return to additional installations, click the HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Continue. installer.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers IBM OS/2 Warp, 3.0 and greater Font support NOTE: Fonts can be downloaded to the printer by using the Font Installer feature of the printer driver.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers OS/2 installation instructions NOTE: Installation procedures differ depending upon whether or not a printer object does or does not exist on the OS/2 Desktop being used. Use the instructions that match the desktop. Installing a printer in OS/2 when a printer object does not appear on the computer desktop To create a printer object and install a printer driver, use the following procedures: NOTE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Changing a printer driver in the printer object Once both the printer object and the printer driver have been installed, the correct printer driver should be selected in the print object. This might also be necessary if using different printer drivers with a single print object. To change to a different printer driver: 1. Right-click the Printer object. 2. Click Settings. 3. Click the Printer Driver tab. 4. Double-click the Title bar icon.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Known Issues General printer ISSUE: Labels do not print from the cassette trays. DESCRIPTION: Printing labels from trays 2, 3, and 4 can damage the printer. Labels can be printed only from optional tray 1. WORKAROUND: Do not print labels from trays 2, 3, and 4. Use tray 1. ISSUE: Transparencies do not print correctly. DESCRIPTION: The printer can accommodate only transparencies designed specifically for laser printers.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers DESCRIPTION: The Turkish language is not supported through the HP LaserJet printing system installer in Windows 2000. WORKAROUND: Use the Add Printer Wizard to install the driver for the Turkish language. ISSUE: Acrobat Reader appears as installable, but cannot be installed through the Silent Installer option of the printer's Customization utility.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers WORKAROUND: 1. Make sure that the temp directory defined in the system variables is created during installation of the HP LaserJet 9000 printing system. 2. Instead of selecting Connected to this computer, select Connected to the network and click Next. Then, click Back and change the selection to Connected to this computer. Click Next and continue with the installation. The Dr. Watson error should not appear.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers ports.” The printer will be set up to the local printer port. The driver installation finishes, and the printer is set up to print to LPTx. WORKAROUND: Run the installer again and enter a name with fewer than 63 characters. ISSUE: The IP Address is set using Suggest Settings and printer creation fails.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Local (IR, parallel, and USB) bidirectional support ISSUE: Some advanced features of the LaserJet 9000 printing system are not supported over a parallel or USB printer connection. DESCRIPTION: Printing system components that require bidirectional communication are not supported over parallel or USB printer connections.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers WORKAROUND: Turn on Ignore Application Collation in the printer driver and turn off collation in the application’s Print dialog box. ISSUE: PNG graphic images do not print with the current version of Netscape Navigator (4.73). DESCRIPTION: Netscape does not support PNG images by default. A PNG plug-in must be downloaded from Netscape and installed into the browser. WORKAROUND: Download and install the PNG plug-in from Netscape.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers ISSUE: A fatal error is received when trying to cancel a complex booklet printing job. DESCRIPTION: A fatal error might be received when attempting to cancel a complex print job with Booklet Printing selected. The fatal error occurs when using CTRL + ALT + DELETE to cancel a complex print job that appears to be hung. WORKAROUND: Complex print jobs (for example, jobs with complex graphics) might take a very long time to spool.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers new driver (version 4.3.2.89) is a user-mode driver, the Windows NT 4.0 client does not support it. This causes the general protection fault on the Windows NT 4.0 client. WORKAROUND: Uninstall all HP LaserJet 9000 kernel mode PCL 5e drivers from the Windows 2000 host. Install the updated user mode Windows 2000 PCL 5e driver on the Windows 2000 host. Install the Windows NT 4.0 drivers on the Windows 2000 host for Point and Print.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers ISSUE: The watermark prints upside down when N-up is selected using the HP LaserJet 9000 printer PS driver. DESCRIPTION: When attempting to print with N-up selected at 2 pages per sheet using the PS driver, the watermark prints upside down on the printout. This occurs in all operating systems. WORKAROUND: Use the settings in the driver. Under Watermarks, set value to greater than 2.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers • Windows 95 systems using Internet Explorer 3.0 or lower support only job status and not printer status. • Unlike HP Toolbox, Job Status and Alerts only polls the printer during an active print job to minimize network traffic. ISSUE: Multiple copies of the same print job show up in the Job Status and Alerts window as separate jobs. DESCRIPTION: Some software applications send each copy of a print job as a separate job.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers DESCRIPTION: If this happens, the icons eventually time out and disappear, within 5 to 10 minutes. WORKAROUND: Tracking multiple jobs works best when using an HP Standard TCP/IP port or Microsoft Standard TCP/IP port. ISSUE: If you are using the HP LaserJet 9000 installer to install to an existing LPR port on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, the Job Status and Alerts option will not appear.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers subdirectory Sys/login/win95/print/drivers/9. If there are a number of files with the “.TMP” extension, you have verified the problem. WORKAROUND: Install the Novell patch or support pack for Novell 3.3 available at http://Novell.com. To obtain the patch, click Get Support, click Patches and Files, click Netware, click Novell Clients, and then download and install the latest Client 3.3 patch. ISSUE: Generates a Dr.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Index $ symbol, path names, 100 % of Normal Size, 47 .INF files, 129 .PCM files, 70 .PDF files Adobe Acrobat Reader, installing, 10 directory structure, Macintosh, 91 directory structure, Windows, 88 documentation, installing, 9 documentation, viewing, 5 .PFM files, 70 .
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers output device constraints, 78 PCL and PS values, 76 standard sizes, 52 tray constraints, 77 B5 paper output device constraints, 78 PCL and PS values, 76 standard sizes, 52 tray constraints, 77 Back Cover settings, 51 base model, 1 Basic Microsoft Server Setup dialog box, Windows, 113 Basics tab, PCL drivers, 65 Best Quality, 44 bidirectional communication availability, 95 Configure tab options, 67 custom paper types, adding, 58 Driver Autoconfig
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers number of copies, 66 paper source, 58 connection dialog box, Windows, 111 constraint messages, 38 context-sensitive help, 38 control panel status, viewing, 28 Cooperative Object Layering Abstraction (COLA) architecture, 2 copies, number of, 65, 71 copying installers, 12 Corel Chart 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers IBM OS/2, installing, 147 Job Status and Alerts support, 30 known issues, 153 localization, 97 Macintosh, 7 NT Forms tab, 70 Page Setup tab, 71 Paper tab, 49 PCL, 6. See also PCL drivers Point and Print installation, 127 PS emulation support, 16. See also PS drivers Web site, 7 Windows 2000, 6 Windows 3.1x, 6, 130 Windows 95/98/Me, 6 Windows directory structure, 85 Windows NT 4.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers double-byte support, 4 Euro character support, 3 IBM OS/2, 146 installer, Macintosh, 143 localization, 97 Macintosh, 131, 136 management software, 14 screen, 11 troubleshooting, 156 Windows, 101 forms management software, 14 storing, 62 fulfillment centers, 93 full-featured configuration, operating systems supporting, 2 General Protection Faults, 155 gloved hand, pointer, 39, 59 Graphics Settings, 45 grayed out controls, 39 hard disk automatic c
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers media status, 28 media types, 75 paper source settings, 51 registration, 24 selecting, 59 Install Network Printer Wizard, known issues, 151 installation Adobe Acrobat Reader, 10 bidirectional communication software, 2 CD browser, Windows, 5 dialog boxes, Macintosh, 137 dialog boxes, Windows, 106 documentation, 9 driver-only, Windows, 126 folders and files added, Macintosh, 134 guide, 96 IBM OS/2 drivers, 147 Job Status and Alerts, 26 Macintosh p
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers CD-ROM versions, 92 Choose Setup Language dialog box, Windows, 106 directory structure, Macintosh, 89 Hebrew drivers, 157 HP Resource Manager, 14 HP Web Access, 37 Turkish installation, troubleshooting, 149 uninstalling, 151 LaserJet 9000 software CD-ROM fulfillment centers, 93 ordering, 93 regional versions, 92 LaserJet Resource Manager.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Memory Enhancement technology (MEt), 45 Message Angle, watermarks, 49 MEt (Memory Enhancement technology), 45 metric units, settings, 57 Microsoft Excel, 27, 67 Microsoft Internet Explorer, versions supported, 27, 110 Microsoft Point and Print installation availability, 95 troubleshooting, 155, 159 Windows, 127 Microsoft Server Setup dialog box, Windows, 113 Microsoft Share, bidirectional communication support, 3 Microsoft Windows 2000.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers optional 2000-sheet input tray. See tray 4 optional 3000-sheet stacker. See stacker optional 3000-sheet stapler/stacker.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Destination tab, 59 downloading, 94 Driver Autoconfiguration, 15 Effects tab, 46 features, 6 Finishing tab, 40 font DIMMs, supported, 70 hard disk, configuring, 60 help system, 38 Job Status and Alerts support, 30 known issues, 154, 155 localization, 97 NT Forms tab, 70 operating systems supported, 2 Paper tab, 49 Windows 3.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Printer Status page, HP Web Access, 35 Printer Status, Job Status and Alerts, 28 printer=n, 13 Printing icon, Job Status and Alerts, 28 printing system availability, components, 95 CD browser, Windows, 4 components, 4 copying, 12 directory structure, Macintosh, 89 directory structure, Windows, 83 downloading, 94 known issues, 149 languages supported, 92, 97 Macintosh installation, 134 system requirements, 99 uninstalling, Macintosh, 134 versions
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Save button, Custom Paper Size, 54 saving custom paper sizes, 54 settings, 40 Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG), 45 Scale to Fit, 46 scaling PS driver options, 72 ZoomSmart, 46 screen fonts, Macintosh features, 11 folders and files added, 136 installer, 143 supported, 131 scroll bar, % of Normal Size option, 47 Seagate Crystal Reports, Job Status and Alerts, 27 Security page, HP Web Access, 37 Select Folder, Macintosh installation dialog box, 138 Select
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers tabs, PS drivers Advanced, 72 Device Settings, 74 Page Setup, 71 taskbar System Tray, Job Status and Alerts icons, 28 TCP/IP bidirectional communication support, 3 settings, 118 terminal servers, Job Status and Alerts support, 27 text, printing as black, 45 This Tray Contains, 71 toner cartridges. See print cartridges Toolbox, HP, 27.
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers Macintosh support, 134 Type of Connection dialog box, Windows, 111 USB/LPR, 141 Use an Alternate Source, paper settings, 51 Use default port name, 118 Use Different Paper for First Page, 51, 153 Use guide availability, 96 viewing, 9 Use HP MEt, 45 Use More Memory, 45 Use the First Page Source, 51 User Name, Job Retention, 62 vector hatch pattern options, 45 verifying firmware upgrades, 33 versions downloading most recent, 4 firmware, 31 installe
Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers directory structure, 83, 87 downloading drivers, 94 drivers supported, 6 Euro character support, 3 features, printing system components, 8 fonts, 101 installer features, 4 installing printing system, 105 Job Status and Alerts support, 27 network installation, 127, 129 PCL driver help, 38 plug-n-play, troubleshooting, 150 Point and Print installation, 127, 130 sharing, enabling, 130 system requirements, 99 versions, printing system components, 7
