HP Color LaserJet 2605 User Manual

Class A Network AddressNetwork 15xxxxxxxxx
IP Address fields with Subnet
Mask appliedNetworkSubnetHostHost
Example of a node’s IP Address
on Subnet 1151257
Example of a node’s IP Address
on Subnet 25415 254 64 2
As illustrated in Table 8-7 Example: Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 applied to class A network
, the Class
A IP network address “15” has been assigned to company ABC. To allow additional networks at
company ABC’s site, the subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 is used. This subnet mask specifies that the
second...

Server-based TCP/IP configuration
In its factory-default state, the printer will first try BOOTP. If this fails it will then try DHCP. If this fails,
it will then obtain an IP address via AutoIP. In addition, a default IP address will not be assigned if a
network cable is not attached to the printer.
Default IP address configuration (AutoIP)
A default IP address will be assigned via the  AutoIP protocol if the server based methods fail. When
DHCP or BOOTP fails to obtain an IP address, the printer uses...

Troubleshooting
Verifying that the printer is on and online
Check the following items to make sure the printer is ready to print.
1.Is the printer plugged in and turned on?
Make sure that the printer is plugged in and turned on. If the problem persists, you might have a
defective power cable, power source, or printer.
2. Is the printer  Ready light on?
If the light is blinking, you might need to wait until the current job is completed.
3. Is the printer control panel display blank?
●Make sure the...

If you are able to ping the printer, verify that the IP address configuration for the printer is
correct on the computer. If it is correct, delete and then add the printer again.
If the ping command failed, verify that the network hubs are on, and then verify that the network
settings, the printer, and the computer are all configured for the same network.
5. Have any software applications been added to the network?
Make sure they are compatible and that they are installed correctly with the correct...

9 How do I?
Use this section to perform basic tasks with the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printers.
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Print: How do I?
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Network: How do I?
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Add memory: How do I?
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Other: How do I?
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Print: How do I?
Use this section to answer printing questions.
Set the printer for high-quality output
You can print on special media such as transparencies, labels, heavy paper, glossy paper, photo
paper, and card stock, by using the optimizing feature in the printer driver.
1. Load the media input tray. Make sure that the top of the media is forward and the side to be
printed on (the rough side of transparencies) is facing up.
2. Adjust the media guides to fit the width of the media.
3. Open a...

●HP Premium Cover  200 g/m2
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HP Premium Plus Photo  220 g/m2
7.Print the document. Remove the media from the printer as it prints to prevent it from sticking
together, and place the printed pages on a flat surface.
The media type can also be selected and configured in HP ToolboxFX. To configure these
media types from HP ToolboxFX, click  Device Settings, click the System Settings  tab, and
then open the  Print Modes page. Make any necessary changes, and then click  Apply to save
the changes.
To print a...

2.Use the following procedure to configure the printer to Print on both sides (manually).
In the printer driver, select the  Finishing tab, select the  Print on both sides (manually)  option,
and then send the job to print.
3. After the job is finished printing, remove any blank  paper as prompted by the control panel. Lift
the printed stack from the output bin and insert the printed stack without rotating or turning the
stack over into the printer tray that was used for the first part of the job.
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4....

Select paper type for special media
Use the guidelines in following table when 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. See 
Print-media specifications for media that is recommended for this printer. For instruction
on loading the trays, see 
Loading Tray 1  or Loading Tray 2.
Table 9-1    Special media printing guidelines
Paper typeMaximum amount
that can be loaded
into Tray...

●Print Density
● Paper type settings
● Print Modes
● System Setup
● Service
4. Click  Ap p ly  to save the changes that you make on these pages.
NOTE If you have similar settings in the printer driver, those settings take priority over the
settings that are established in HP ToolboxFX.
Print color documents from my computer in black and white only
In the software program, select  File, Print , the HP Color LaserJet 2605  or HP Color LaserJet
2605_dtn PCL6  print driver, click  Properties, click the...