HP 5n C3952A, C2021A, 5 C3916A, 5m C3917A, 4 plus C2037A, 4 C2001A manual Configuration, Introduction

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Configuration

Introduction

The Configuration of the printer consists of setting hard and soft user defaults, and setting up the host computer to communicate with the printer (System Configuration). For installation instructions refer to Installation in the Getting Started Manual that is shipped with the printer.

Hard defaults are the I/O Menu and Configuration Menu settings. These are set when the printer is installed and remain as configured. The soft defaults (Printing menu and PCL menu) change with the print job requirements. System Configuration includes installing printer drivers, MODE commands and updating the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

The instructions in this chapter explain how to access the printer features through the control panel, and how to set up the printer in different configurations. This chapter explains how to check the configuration settings, and how to verify that a configuration is correctly selected.

Setup and configuration information for accessories is available in this chapter. This information is intended to augment and not replace the information provided with the accessories themselves. If possible, use the information provided with the accessories when installing the accessory products.

Use the information that comes with the printer drivers when installing the printer. Many features of the printer are not available without the correct printer driver for the software application.

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