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2.Insert an envelope into Tray 1, with the short edge leading into the printer and the flap on the right
side facing up. Make sure that the envelope is inserted far enough into the printer for the paper
feed mechanism to grab the envelope.
To print on envelopes from Tray 2
1.Open Tray 2 and slide out the extender fully. If Tray 2 is already loaded, remove any paper or other
print media from it.
2.Slide the side-width guides in Tray 2 outward until they are slightly wider than the envelopes.
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3.Place the stack of envelopes into the tray with the flaps on the right side, the side to be printed
facing up, and with the short edge leading into the printer.
NOTE If the envelope has a flap on a short edge, this edge must enter the printer first.
4.Slide the side-width guides inward until they lightly touch the stack without bending it. The stack
should be centered between the guides and must be under the tabs on the guides.
5.Select the envelope you are using as the Size in the printer driver.
Printing on labels
Follow these guidelines for using labels. See Print-media specifications  for more details.
CAUTIONTo avoid damaging the printer, use only labels that are recommended for laser
printers. Never print on the same sheet of labels more than once or print on a partial sheet of
labels.
● Avoid labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled or damaged in any way.
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●Feed or place labels in the trays with the top, short edge in first and the side to be printed on facing
down for Tray 1 and the side to be printed on facing up for Tray 2. For Tray 1, make sure that the
media is inserted far enough into the printer for the paper feed mechanism to grab the media.
●Select 
Labels  as the Type in the  Print dialog box or the printer driver.
● If a sheet of labels jams in the printer, see 
Clearing jams
.
Transparencies
When printing on transparencies, use the following guidelines:
CAUTIONTo avoid damaging the printer, use only transparencies that are recommended for
laser printers.
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CAUTIONTransparent print media that is not designed for LaserJet printing will melt in the
printer, and will damage the printer.
● Feed or place transparencies in the trays with the top, short edge in first and the side to be printed
on facing down for Tray 1 and the side to be printed on facing up for Tray 2. For Tray 1, make sure
that the media is inserted far enough into the printer for the paper feed mechanism to grab the
media.
●
Select 
Transparencies  as the Type in the printer driver.
● Place transparencies on a flat surface after removing them from the printer.
Printing on HP LaserJet glossy pa
per and HP LaserJet photo paper
This printer supports printing on HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet photo paper. Follow these
guidelines when printing on HP LaserJet glossy paper. See 
Print-media specifications for more
information.
● Handle HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet photo paper by the edges. Oil from your fingers
that is deposited on HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet photo paper can cause print-quality
problems.
● Use HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet photo paper only with this printer. HP products
are designed to work together for optimum printing results.
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●Feed or place HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet photo paper in the trays with the top,
short edge in first and the side to be printed on facing down for Tray 1 and the side to be printed
on facing up for Tray 2.
●Select 
Light Glossy , Glossy , or Heavy Glossy  as the Type (Windows) in the printer driver. Select
Light Glossy  for media weights of 105 g/m2 (28 lb), select  Glossy for media weights of 120 g/
m2 (32 lb), and select  Heavy Glossy for media weights of 160 g/m2 (43 lb).
Printing on letterhead or preprinted forms
This section shows how to orient letterhead or preprinted forms when you are printing only on one side.
●Tray 1: Feed paper with the top edge first and the side to be printed face down as shown in the
following figure.
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●Tray 2: Orient paper in with the with the side to be printed face up and the top edge toward the
front of the printer as shown in the following figure.
●Avoid using raised or embossed letterhead.
● Avoid using letterhead that is printed with low-temperature inks, such as those used in some types
of thermography.
● The printer uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the print media. Make sure that any colored
paper or preprinted forms use inks that are compatible with this fusing temperature (210° C (410° F)
for 0.1 second).
Printing on HP LaserJet Tough paper
When printing on HP LaserJet Tough paper, follow these guidelines:
●
Handle HP LaserJet Tough paper by the edges. Oil from your fingers that is deposited on
HP LaserJet Tough paper can cause print-quality problems.
● Use HP LaserJet Tough paper only with this printer. HP products are designed to work together
for optimum printing results.
● In either the software program or the printer driver, select 
Tough Paper as the media type, or print
from a tray that is configured for HP LaserJet Tough paper.
For loading information, see 
Printing on letterhead or preprinted forms .
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Printing on custom-sized print media or cardstock
Postcards, 3-x-5-inch (index) cards, and other custom-sized print media can be printed on from Tray 1
or Tray 2. The minimum size is 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches) and the maximum size is 216 x 356 mm (8.5
x 14 inches).
●Always insert the short edge first into Tray 1 or Tray 2. To print in landscape mode, make this
selection through your program. Inserting the media long-edge-first might cause a jam.
● In your program, set margins at least 6.4 mm (0.25 inch) away from the edges of the print media.
● Select the custom media that you are using as the 
Type in the printer driver and set the correct
Size .
For instructions on loading media in Tray 1, see 
To load Tray 1 .
For instructions on loading media in Tray 2 or optional Tray 3, see 
To load Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 .
See 
Print-media specifications  for more information.
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Controlling print jobs
This section provides basic printing instructions. When making changes to printing settings, follow the
hierarchy of how changes are prioritized. (Note that the names of commands and dialog boxes might
vary depending on your software program.)
●Page Setup
 dialog box . This dialog box opens when you click  Page Setup or a similar command
on the  File menu in your software program. This dialog box is part of the program in which you are
working.  Settings that are changed here override settings that are changed anywhere else .
● Print
 dialog box . This dialog box opens when you click  Print, Print Setup , or a similar command
on the  File menu in your software program. It is also part of the program, but it has a lower priority
than the  Page Setup  dialog box. Settings that are changed in the  Print dialog box  do not override
settings that are changed in the  Page Setup dialog box. Settings that are changed here  do override
settings that are changed in the printer driver.
● Printer driver
. The printer driver opens when you click  Properties in the Print dialog box. Settings
that are changed here  do not override settings that are changed anywhere else.
Printing by tray Source versus by paper Type or paper Size
Three settings affect how the printer driver tries to pull media when you send a print job. These settings,
Source , Type , and  Size, appear in your program  Page Setup dialog box, the  Print dialog box, or the
printer driver. The printer automatically selects a tray if you do not change these settings. If you do want
to change these settings, you can print by  Source, by Type , by Size .
● Source
. Printing by  Source means that you select a specific tray from which you want the printer
to pull paper. The printer tries to  print from this tray, no matter what type or size is loaded in it.
However, if you select a tray that is configured from the HP  Toolbox for a type or size and that does
not match your print job, the printer does not pr int automatically. Instead, it waits for you to load
the tray that you selected with the type or size of print media for your print job. When you load the
tray, the printer begins printing. (If it does not begin, you might need to configure the tray to match
the size or type of the print job.) Or, press 
 ( Select ) to have the printer try to print from another
tray.
● Type
 or Size . Printing by  Type or Size  means that you want the printer to pull paper or print media
from the first tray that is loaded with the type or size that you selected.  Always print by Type for
special print media such as labels or transparencies .
● If you want to print by 
Type or Size  and the trays have not been configured for a certain type
or size from the HP Toolbox, load the paper or print media into a tray and then select the
Type  or Size  from the  Page Setup  dialog box, the  Print dialog box, or the printer driver.
● If you often print on a certain type or size of media, you can use the HP Toolbox to configure
a tray for that type or size. (See 
HP Toolbox
.) Then, when you select that Type or Size as you
print a job, the printer pulls from the tray that is configured for that type or size.
Features in the printer driver
Some printer drivers and some operating systems do not support all of these printer features.
● Setting a custom paper size
● Printing in grayscale
● Changing the color settings
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●Creating and using watermarks
● Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper (N-up printing)
● Creating and using Quick Sets
● Reducing or enlarging
● Printing on different paper for the first page
● Changing the print quality
● Restoring the default printer-driver settings
For printing using the Print on Both Sides (manually) feature, see 
Printing on both sides .
Setting a custom paper size
Use the Custom Paper feature to set up the printer to print to sizes other than standard ones.
● Windows: Try to set this setting from 
one of these locations, in this order: the  Page Setup dialog
box in the program, the  Print dialog box in the program, or the  Paper tab in the printer driver.
Printing in grayscale
If you have a document that you created in color, it will automatically print in color. Or, you can set the
printer to print a color document in grayscale (black and white) only.
● Windows: Select the 
Print In Grayscale option on the Color tab of the printer driver.
Changing the color settings
When you are printing in color, the printer driver automatically sets the optimal color settings for you.
However, you can manually make adjustments to how the printer prints in color for text, graphics, and
photographs. See 
Printing on special media  for more information.
● Windows: On the 
Color tab of the printer driver, click  Settings.
Creating and using watermarks
Use the Watermark options to specify that text be placed underneath (in the background of) an existing
document. For example, you might want to have large gray letters reading draft or confidential placed
diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document. You can change color, position, and wording
of the watermark.
NOTE If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, you must have Administrator privileges to create
watermarks. You do not need Administrator privileges to add existing watermarks to documents.
● Windows: Gain access to the 
Watermark options on the  Effects tab in your printer driver.
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper (N-up printing)
N-up printing is the ability to print multiple pages on one sheet of paper. The pages will appear decreased
in size. You can specify up to nine pages per sheet, and they will be arranged on the sheet as shown
in the following figures if you use the default arrangement. You can also choose whether a border
appears around each page or not.
● Windows: Gain access to 
Pages per Sheet on the Finishing  tab in the printer driver.
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Creating and using Quick Sets
Use Quick Sets to save the current print-driver settings such as the page orientation, N-up printing, or
the paper source for later use. You can save up to a total of 30 sets of settings. For convenience, Quick
Sets can be selected and saved from most printer-driver tabs.
NOTE If you are using Windows 2000, you must have Administrator privileges to save Quick
Sets.
● Windows: Create Quick Sets from most printer-driver tabs. Later, you can gain access to Quick
Sets on the 
Finishing tab in the printer driver.
Reducing or enlarging
Use the  Fit to Page  option to scale your document to a percentage of its normal size. You can also
choose to scale your document to fit on any size of paper that the printer supports.
● Windows: Gain access to 
Fit to Page settings on the  Effects tab in the printer driver.
Printing on different paper for the first page
Printing on different paper for the first page is useful if, for example, you are printing a letter that uses
letterhead on the first page and plain sheets for the subsequent pages. The size for all pages of the
print job must be the same in the printer driver.
● Windows: Try to set this setting from 
one of these locations, in this order: the  Page Setup dialog
box in the program, the  Print dialog box in the program, or the  Paper/Quality tab in the printer
driver.
Restoring the default printer-driver settings
You can return all settings in the printer driver to their default values. This feature might be useful if you
are experiencing quality issues, or if the print media is not being selected from the correct tray.
● Windows: Select 
Defaults in the Quick Sets  dialog box on the  Finishing tab of the printer driver.
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