Changing printer control panel configuration settings

37

Job storage limit

37

Job held timeout

37

Tray behavior options: use requested tray and manually feed

38

PowerSave Time

39

Personality

40

Clearable warnings

40

Auto continue

41

Supplies low

41

Jam recovery

42

Language

42

Using the printer control panel in shared environments

44

3 I/O Configuration

 

Network configuration

46

Configuring TCP/IP parameters

46

Disabling network protocols (optional)

51

Parallel configuration

53

Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration

54

HP Jetdirect print servers

54

Available enhanced I/O interfaces

54

NetWare networks

54

Windows and Windows NT networks

55

AppleTalk networks

55

UNIX/Linux networks

55

4 Printing tasks

 

Controlling print jobs

58

Source

58

Type and Size

58

Precedence for print settings (software)

58

Selecting print paper

60

Paper to avoid

60

Paper that may damage the printer

60

Configuring input trays

62

Configuring Tray 1 size

62

Configuring Tray 1 type

62

Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 detectable standard paper size

63

Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 paper type

63

Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 custom paper

63

Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 nondetectable standard sizes

65

Printing from Tray 1 (multipurpose tray)

65

Printing envelopes from Tray 1

66

Printing from Tray 2, Tray 3, and Tray 4

68

Loading detectable standard-sized paper into Tray 2, Tray 3, and Tray 4

68

Loading undetectable standard or custom-sized paper into Tray 2, Tray 3, and

 

Tray 4

71

Printing on special media

73

Transparencies

73

Glossy paper

73

Colored paper

73

Envelopes

73

Labels

74

Heavy paper

74

HP LaserJet Tough paper

75

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HP 5500 manual O Configuration

5500 specifications

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