HP Color LaserJet 1600 User Manual

							
2 Control panel
This section provides information about the control panel features.
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Control panel features
The printer contains the following lights and buttons on the control panel:
1
1Color print cartridge indicators
2Attention light (amber)
3Ready light (green)
4Cancel Job  button
5Message area
6Right arrow   button
7Select  button
8Left arrow   button
Display
The printer’s display gives you information about the printer, job status, and levels of supplies.
1Message area
2Supplies gauges
3Print cartridge colors are indicated from left to right: black, yellow, cyan, and magenta
Understanding Supplies Status
The supplies gauges show the consumption levels of print cartridges (black, yellow, cyan, and magenta).
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Black, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta Supplies Status gauges
A ? appears instead of the consumption level when the level is not known. This can occur in the following
circumstances:
●Missing cartridges
● Incorrectly placed cartridges
● Cartridges with an error
● Some non-HP cartridges
The supplies gauge appears whenever the printer shows the Ready state with no warnings. It will also
appear when the printer shows a warning or error message concerning a print cartridge or multiple
supplies. If a supply is empty, the gauge will flash.
Understanding Printer Status
The printer has four buttons and two lights to indicate and control the printer status.
Cancel Job button
● When the Ready light is blinking, pressing  (Cancel Job ) cancels the current job.
● When a Supplies Status gauge is blinking and the Attention light is on (indicating that a non-HP
supply has been installed), pressing 
 (
Select ) allows you to continue printing.
CAUTION You might not receive any indication when a non-HP supply is empty. If you continue
printing after the supply is empty, damage to the printer can occur. See 
Hewlett-Packard limited
warranty statement .
Attention light
Generally, the Attention light blinks when the printer is out of paper, when a jam has occurred, or when
other problems that need attention occur.
The Attention light is on and one of the Supplies Status gauges is blinking the first time a non-HP supply
is installed.
Ready light
The Ready light is on when the printer is ready to print (experiencing no errors that prevent printing) and
blinks when it is receiving data to be printed.
Ready light and Select button
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When the Ready light is on and the Attention light is blinking, pressing  (Select ) continues the
print job after you load print media for a manual feed, or clears some errors.
● When the Ready light is blinking, the front door has been opened and then closed. Press 
(Select ) to return the printer to the Ready state. If you do not press  (Select ), the printer returns
to the Ready state on its own.
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Left and Right arrow buttons
Use the  (Left arrow ) and  (Right arrow ) buttons to navigate through the printer control panel menus.
A Demo page can be printed by pressing the 
 ( Left arrow ) and  (Right arrow ) buttons simultaneously.
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3 Printing tasks
This section provides information about common printing tasks.
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Loading trays
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Printing on special media
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Controlling print jobs
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Printing on both sides
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Canceling a print job
For information about managing the printer and its settings by using the HP Toolbox, see 
Maintenance .
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Loading trays
Use special print media, such as envelopes, labels, HP LaserJet glossy paper, HP LaserJet Photo
paper, and transparencies in Tray 1 and Tray 2.
Loading Tray 1
Tray 1 (the single sheet priority feed slot) prints single sheets of print media or a single envelope. Use
Tray 1 when feeding one sheet of paper, envelope, postcard, label, HP LaserJet glossy paper,
HP LaserJet Photo paper, or transparency. You can also use Tray 1 to print the first page on different
media than the rest of the document.
For information about loading special print media such as envelopes, labels, and transparencies, see
Printing on special media.
To load Tray 1
1.Media guides ensure that the media is correctly fed into the printer and that the print is not skewed
(crooked on the media). Slide the media-width guides slightly wider than the print media.
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2.Feed print media into Tray 1 with the side to be printed down, and the top, short edge in first. Make
sure that the media is inserted far enough into the printer for the paper feed mechanism to grab
the media.
NOTE If you are printing on both sides, see Printing on both sides  for loading instructions.
Loading Tray 2 or optional Tray 3
Tray 2 and optional Tray 3 are accessed from the front of the printer and hold up to 250 sheets of paper.
Tray 2 also supports other media such as envelopes, postcards, transparencies, HP LaserJet glossy
paper, and HP LaserJet Photo paper.
CAUTIONDo not fan paper before loading it into trays. Avoid overloading trays.
CAUTIONAvoid reusing paper that has been stapled. Staples left in reused paper will cause
printer damage that will require repairs that may not be covered under the warranty.
To load Tray 2 or optional Tray 3
NOTE Instructions are the same for loading media in Tray 2 and optional Tray 3.
1.Pull Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 out of the printer and remove any paper.
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2.Move the rear guides to match the size of paper that you are loading. Tray 2 and optional Tray 3
accept several standard paper sizes.
3.If printing paper longer than Letter/A4, extend the rear of the tray until it matches the size you are
loading.
4.Slide the media-width guides slightly wider than the print media.
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5.Load the paper. If this is special paper such as letterhead, load it with the side to be printed on
facing up and the top edge toward the front of the tray.
NOTE If you print using the Print on Both Sides (manually) feature, see Printing on both
sides for loading instructions.
6.Make sure that the stack of paper is flat in the tray at all four corners, and keep it below the height
tabs on the media-length guide in the rear of the tray.
7.Slide the tray into the printer. The back of the tray will protrude from the back of the printer.
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Printing on special media
If printing on a special type of media, printing speeds might be automatically reduced to improve the
output quality for that specific media.
Use these guidelines when printing on special types of media.
Printing on envelopes
Use only envelopes that are recommended for laser printers. See Print-media specifications for more
information.
● Load a single envelope into Tray 1 or up to ten envelopes in Tray 2.
● Do not load more than ten envelopes into Tray 2.
● The weight of the envelope paper should not exceed 90 g/m
2 (24 lb).
● Make sure that envelopes are not damaged and are not stuck together.
● Never use envelopes that have clasps, snaps, windows, coated linings, self-stick adhesives, or
other synthetic materials.
● If you are using a non-standard size of envelope, select the appropriate envelope as the Type. For
more information, see 
Printing on custom-sized print media or cardstock
.
CAUTIONFailure to follow the guidelines above can result in jams.
For more information, see Print-media specifications .
To print on envelopes from Tray 1
1. Adjust the side-width guides.
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