Laserjet Enterprise 500 Color
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HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551
Copyright and License
Trademark Credits
Conventions used in this guide
Conventions used in this guide
Table of contents
Software for Windows
Use the product with Mac
Connect the product with Windows
Paper and print media
Print cartridges, toner collection unit, and other supplies
Print tasks 119
Color 159
Manage and maintain 167
Solve problems 183
Appendix a Supplies and accessories 221
Appendix B Service and support 225
Appendix C Product specifications 235
Appendix D Regulatory information 237
Index 249
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Product basics
Product comparison
ModelFeatures
Environmental features
Accessibility features
Product views
Product front view
Product back view
Interface ports
Serial number and model number location
Control panel menus
Control-panel layout
Control-panel help
Retrieve Job From USB menu
Control panel menus
Sign In menu
Navigate the control-panel menus
Retrieve Job From Device Memory menu
3Retrieve Job From Device Memory menu
Supplies menu
4Supplies menu
Supplies menu
Trays menu
Trays menu
7General Settings menu
Administration menu
General Settings menu
Reports menu
AM/PM
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Retrieve From USB Settings menu
Retrieve From USB Settings menu
General Print Settings menu
General Print Settings menu
10Default Print Options menu
Default Print Options menu
9General Print Settings menu
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Display Settings menu
Display Settings menu
Manage Supplies menu
12Manage Supplies menu
Manage Trays menu
13Manage Trays menu
Jetdirect Menu
Network Settings menu
14Network Settings menu
Keep
802.1x Reset Keep Reset Security Yes
15Jetdirect Menu
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Troubleshooting menu
16Troubleshooting menu
Troubleshooting menu
Calibrate/Cleaning menu
Device Maintenance menu
Backup/Restore menu
17Backup/Restore menu
USB Firmware Upgrade menu
Service menu
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Software for Windows
Supported operating systems and printer drivers for Windows
Select the correct printer driver for Windows
HP UPD PS driver
HP PCL 6 driver
HP UPD PCL 6 driver
HP UPD PCL 5 driver
UPD installation modes
HP Universal Print Driver UPD
Change the default settings for all print jobs
Change print job settings for Windows
Priority print settings for Windows
Windows 7 Click Start, and then click Devices and Printers
Change the product configuration settings
Click the Device Settings tab
Click Start, Control Panel, and then Add or Remove Programs
Remove the printer driver from Windows
Windows XP
Windows Vista
HP Embedded Web Server
HP Web Jetadmin
Supported utilities for Windows
HP ePrint
Software for other operating systems
Software
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Use the product with Mac
Supported operating systems and printer drivers for Mac
Install software for Mac operating systems
Software for Mac
Administration Reports Configuration/Status Pages
Install software for Mac computers on a wired network
Configure the IP address
Install the software
Remove the printer driver from Mac operating systems
Open System Preferences Select Print & Fax
Change the default settings for all print jobs
Change print job settings for Mac
Priority print settings for Mac
Change the product configuration settings
HP Printer Utility for Mac
HP Printer Utility features
Software for Mac computers
Open the HP Printer Utility
HP ePrint
Supported utilities for Mac
HP Embedded Web Server
AirPrint
Change the paper size and type with Mac
Cancel a print job with a Mac
Basic print tasks with Mac
Resize documents or print on a custom paper size with Mac
Use printing presets
Create and use printing presets with Mac
Create a printing preset
Print a cover page with Mac
Use automatic duplex printing
Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper with Mac
Print on both sides of the page duplex printing with Mac
Print on both sides manually
Store jobs with Mac
Select the Device Maintenance tab
Solve problems with a Mac
Use the Services menu with Mac
Select the Services on the Web tab
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Connect the product with Windows
CD installation
Printer sharing disclaimer Connect with USB
1Supported network protocols
Connect to a network with Windows
Supported network protocols
Network type Supported protocols
2Advanced Security features for network management
Service name Description
Install the product on a wired network with Windows
Configure the IP address
Install the software
Set or change the network password
Configure network settings with Windows
View or change network settings
Administration Network Settings Jetdirect Menu
TCP/IP
IPv6 Settings Address Manual Settings Enable
IPv6 Settings Address
Setting Description Auto
Link speed and duplex settings
Administration Network Settings Jetdirect Menu Link Speed
Paper and print media
Media type Do not
Understand paper use
Special paper guidelines
Understand paper use
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1Supported paper and print media sizes
Size and dimensions Tray Tray 3 optional
Supported paper sizes
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Supported paper types
Paper type Tray Tray 2 Tray 3 optional
Paper type Tray Tray 3 optional
Tray or bin Paper type Specifications Quantity
Tray and bin capacity
Tray and bin capacity
Load paper trays
Load Tray
Load paper trays
Print envelopes
Address type Left margin Top margin
Load the optional 500-sheet paper and heavy media tray Tray
Load standard-sized paper into Tray
Load custom-size paper into Tray
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Paper orientation for loading trays
Tray
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Tray 2 or optional Tray
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Configure a tray to match print job settings
Configure trays
Configure a tray when loading paper
Configure a tray from the control panel
Select the paper by source, type, or size
Automatic overhead transparency sensing auto sense mode
Auto-sense settings
Source
Type and size
Print cartridges, toner collection unit, and other supplies
Printer sharing disclaimer Supplies information
Color Cartridge number Part number
Supplies views
Print cartridge views
Manage print cartridges
Change settings for print cartridges
Print when a print cartridge is at or near end of life
Recycle supplies
Store and recycle supplies
HP anticounterfeit Web site
Print-cartridge storage
Replacement instructions
Replace the print cartridge
Replacement instructions
Replace the toner collection unit
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Check the print cartridges
Solve problems with supplies
Type of print cartridge Steps to resolve the problem
Inspect the print cartridge for damage
Repeating defects
Print the Supplies Status
Memory chip missing errors
10.XX.YY Supply memory error
Memory chip memory errors
Interpret control panel messages for supplies
Cyan cartridge very low
Black cartridge very low
Cyan cartridge low
Incompatible color cartridge
Fuser kit low
Fuser kit very low
Incompatible fuser
Replace color cartridge
Magenta cartridge low
Magenta cartridge very low
Replace fuser kit
Replace Supplies
Replace toner collection unit
Supplies very low
Supplies in wrong position
Supplies low
Used supply in use
Unsupported supply installed
Toner Collection Unit Almost Full
Wrong cartridge in color slot
Yellow cartridge low
Yellow cartridge very low
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Print tasks
Cancel a print job with Windows
Basic print tasks with Windows
Open the printer driver with Windows
Change the number of print copies with Windows
Save custom print settings for reuse with Windows
Get help for any printing option with Windows
Use a printing shortcut with Windows
Click the Printing Shortcuts tab
Create printing shortcuts
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Improve print quality with Windows
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Print on both sides duplex with Windows
Manually print on both sides with Windows
Automatically print on both sides with Windows
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Print multiple pages per sheet with Windows
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Select page orientation with Windows
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Set color options with Windows
Use HP ePrint
Additional print tasks with Windows
Print colored text as black grayscale with Windows
Print on preprinted letterhead or forms with Windows
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On the File menu in the software program, click Print
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Print the first or last page on different paper with Windows
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Scale a document to fit page size with Windows
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Add a watermark to a document with Windows
Create a booklet with Windows
Use job storage features with Windows
Create a stored job with Windows
Print a stored job
Set job storage options with Windows
Job Storage Mode area, click the Proof and Hold option
Delete a stored job
Print one copy for proof before printing all the copies
Temporarily store a job on the product
Permanently store a job on the product
Specify a name for the stored job
Receive notification when someone prints a stored job
Set the user name for a stored job
Supported glossy paper
Print special jobs with Windows
Print business graphics or marketing material
Supported tough paper
Print weatherproof maps and outdoor signs
Set the duplex alignment
Walk-up USB printing
Open the Retrieve Job From USB menu
Color
Click Properties or Preferences
Adjust color/color settings
Change the color theme for a print job
Change the color options
Manual color options
Halftone
Setting description Setting options Edge Control
1Manual color options
Neutral Grays
Use HP EasyColor
Match colors to your computer screen
Sample book color matching
Pantone color matching
Administration Reports Other Pages
Print color samples
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Manage and maintain
1Reports menu
Configuration
Print information pages
Other Pages Demonstration
Are installed
Use the HP Embedded Web Server
General tab
HP Embedded Web Server features
Information tab
2HP Embedded Web Server Information tab
Print tab
4HP Embedded Web Server Print tab
Security tab
Troubleshooting tab
HP Web Services tab
Networking tab
Other Links list
7HP Embedded Web Server Other Links list
Use HP Web Jetadmin
IP Security
Product security features
Security statements
Secure the HP Embedded Web Server
Data affected
Erase Job Data
Erase Job Data
Click the HP Secure High Performance Hard Disk Drive link
Lock the control panel menus
Open the Access Control menu
Secure stored jobs
Lock the formatter cage
Disable or enable sleep mode
Economy settings
Powersave modes
Administration General Settings Energy Settings
Enabled Disabled
Set the sleep timer
Sleep Timer Settings Sleep/Auto Off Timer
Set the sleep schedule
Clean the paper path
Clean the product
Product updates
Device Maintenance Calibrate/Cleaning
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Solve problems
Self help
Solve general problems checklist
Factors that affect product performance
Restore factory settings
Administration General Settings Restore Factory Settings
Control-panel messages
Interpret control-panel messages
Control-panel message types
Message type Description
Product picks up multiple sheets of paper
Paper feeds incorrectly or becomes jammed
Product does not pick up paper
Prevent paper jams
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Clear jams
Jam locations
Clear jams in the output bin area
Clear jams in Tray
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Clear jams in Tray
Clear jams in the right door
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Clear jams in the lower right door Tray
Change jam recovery
Administration General Settings Jam Recovery
Paper does not feed automatically Cause Solution
Paper does not feed automatically
Change the paper type setting for Mac
Use the correct paper type setting in the printer driver
Change the paper type setting for Windows
Improve print quality
None
Adjust color settings in the printer driver
Change the color theme for a print job
Use paper that meets HP specifications
Change the color options
Calibrate the product to align colors
Print a cleaning
Device Maintenance Calibrate/Cleaning Full Calibration
Use the printer driver that best meets your printing needs
HP UPD PCL
Product does not print or it prints slowly
Product does not print
Product prints slowly
Solve walk-up USB printing problems
File does not print from the USB storage accessory
Solve walk-up USB printing problems
Solve network problems
Solve connectivity problems
Solve direct-connect problems
Computer is using the incorrect IP address for the product
Computer or workstation might be set up incorrectly
Computer is unable to communicate with the product
Product is in Ready mode, but nothing prints
Solve product software problems with Windows
Click Settings
Click Devices and Printers
Solve product software problems with Mac
Print job was not sent to the product that you wanted
Software troubleshooting
Hardware troubleshooting
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Supplies and accessories
Order parts, accessories, and supplies
Print cartridges and toner collection unit
Accessories
Part numbers
Cables and interfaces
Maintenance kits
Service and support
Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement
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Data stored on the print cartridge
End User License Agreement
Transfer
OpenSSL
Customer self-repair warranty service
Customer support
Product specifications
Product Height Depth Width Weight
Physical specifications
Table C-1Product dimensions
Product Height Depth Width
Regulatory information
FCC regulations
Environmental product stewardship program
Multiple returns more than one cartridge
Return and recycling instructions
United States and Puerto Rico
Single returns
Non-U.S. returns
Paper
Material restrictions
Residents of Alaska and Hawaii
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Supplementary Information
Declaration of conformity
Energy Use
For Regulatory Topics only, contact
Boise, Idaho USA
September
Vcci statement Japan Power cord instructions
Safety statements
Laser safety
Power cord statement Japan
Luokan 1 laserlaite
EMC statement Korea Laser statement for Finland
GS statement Germany
Restriction on Hazardous Substances statement Ukraine
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Index
Symbols/Numerics
Accessories
Settings Firmware Retrieve job from device
HP Printer Utility
Msds
Stored jobs 152 Printing from Tray Printing on both sides
TCP/IP
Msds
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