HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox
HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox is only supported for Windows 98 and later. You must have performed a complete software installation to use the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox.
You can view the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox when the printer is directly connected to your computer or connected to the network. The HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox is a Web page that opens in a Web browser and provides access to the embedded Web server, printer documentation, and printer management and troubleshooting tools.
To use the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox, you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or later or Netscape Navigator 4 or later. All pages can be printed from the browser.
You do not have to have Internet access to open and use the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox. However, if you click a link in the Other Links area, you must have Internet access in order to go to the site associated with the link.
To view HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox
1Open the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox in one of these ways:
•On the desktop,
•On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to HP Color LaserJet 2500, and choose the HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox.
Note | Once you open the URL, you can bookmark it so that you can return to it quickly in the future. |
2The HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox opens in a Web browser. The HP Color LaserJet 2500 Toolbox software contains these tabs: the Device tab, the Documentation tab, and the Troubleshooting tab. It also contains an area with links to the HP website. See the following sections for more information about each tab or area.
Device tab
The two links on this page, Information and Settings, open the page of the same name from the embedded Web server. To open the embedded Web server and see all of its settings and information, click the picture of the printer in the center of the page. If more than one HP Color LaserJet 2500 is connected to the network, you will be prompted to select one. See “Using the embedded Web server” on page 60.
Information. View printer status information. This information comes from the embedded Web server.
Settings. View and change printer settings. This information comes from the embedded Web server.
Documentation tab
This section of the navigation bar contains links to these information sources:
Install Notes. Contains
Read Me! Contains information discovered after other documentation such as the user guide was developed.
User Guide - PDF. Contains the information about the printer usage, warranty, specifications, and support that you are currently reading. This PDF format can be printed by page, chapter, or the entire document, and will be formatted as a traditional book.
User Guide - HTML. Contains the information about the printer usage, warranty, specifications, and support that you are currently reading. This HTML format allows you to easily search for specific topics and jump between topics. Viewable from
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