HP Color LaserJet 2550L User Manual

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Managing the printer
This printer comes with several software tools that help you monitor, troubleshoot problems
with, and maintain the printer. Information about using these tools is in the following sections:
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Special pages
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HP Toolbox
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Special pages
Special pages reside within the memory of the printer. These pages help you to diagnose
and solve problems with the printer.
Note
If the printer language was not correctly set during installation, you can set the language
manually so that the pages print in one of the supported languages. Change the language
by using the HP Toolbox (
HP Toolbox) or HP Web Jetadmin.
Demo page
To print the Demo page, press  (GO) when the printer is Ready (Ready light on) and is not
printing. You can also view...

4.Page Counts. This section lists the total number of pages printed, the number of color
pages printed, and information about paper jams.
5.Product Settings. This section lists information that is gathered during software
installation, including the language and the company name.
6.Installed Personalities and Options. This section contains information about optional
items that might be installed, such as a DIMM or an HP Jetdirect print server.
7.Print Settings. This section contains information about...

3.Warranty Note. This section contains information about how the printer warranty is
affected when you use non-HP supplies. It also requests that you call the HP fraud
hotline if a supply that is being detected as a non-HP supply was sold to you as a
genuine HP supply. (See 
HP fraud hotline.)
4.Ordering Information. This section contains basic information about how to order new
HP supplies.
5.Recycling Information. This section contains a link to the website that you can visit for
information about...

HP Toolbox
The HP Toolbox is a Web application that you can use for the following tasks:
●Check the printer status.
●Configure the printer settings.
●View troubleshooting information.
●View online documentation.
You can view the HP Toolbox when the printer is directly connected to your computer or
when it is connected to the network. You must perform a complete software installation to
use the HP Toolbox.
Note
You do not have to have Internet access to open and use the HP Toolbox. However, if you
click a...

To view the HP Toolbox
1. Open the HP Toolbox in one of these ways:
●On the Windows desktop, double-click the HP Toolbox icon.
●On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, and click the HP Toolbox.
●For Macintosh OS X, on the hard drive, click Applications, and then click the
Utilitites folder. Double-click the HP Toolbox icon.
Note
After you open the URL, you can bookmark it so that you can return to it quickly in the future.
2. The HP Toolbox opens in a Web browser. The HP Toolbox software contains...

●Supported Media. View information about media that the printer supports, and view
information about solving problems related to print media.
●Demo Page. Print the Demo page for this printer.
Alerts tab
Use the Alerts tab to configure the printer to automatically notify you of printer alerts. The
Alerts tab has links to the following main pages:
●Set up status alerts
●Set up e-mail alerts
●Administrative settings
Set up status alerts page
On the Set up status alerts page, you can choose to turn alerts on...

Documentation tab
The Documentation tab contains links to these information sources:
●User Guide. Contains the information about the printer usage, warranty, specifications,
and support that you are currently reading. The user guide is available in both HTML
and PDF format.
●Readme. Contains important information about the printer that is not available in the
user guide. The Late-Breaking Readme contains last-minute information about the
printer (in English only).
Device Settings window
When you click...

●I/O. View and change the I/O timeout setting.
●Service. Gain access to various procedures required to service the printer.
Network window
The network administrator can use the Network window to control the network-related
settings for the printer when it is connected to an IP-based network. This button will not
appear if the printer is directly connected to a computer, or if the printer is connected to a
network through anything other than an HP Jetdirect print server.
HP Toolbox links
The HP Toolbox...

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