HP Color LaserJet 2605 User Manual

							
4 Control panel
This section provides information about the control panel features.
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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
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Control panel menus
Using the control panel menus
To gain access to the control panel menus, use the following steps.
1.Press  Select 
.
2. Press the  Right arrow  
 or Left arrow   button to navigate the listings.
3. Press  Select 
 to select the appropriate option.
4. Press  Cancel Job  
 to cancel an action or  return to the Ready state.
Control panel menu map
From the control panel Main menu, the following menus are available:
NOTEDefault settings are indicated on the control panel by an asterisk (*).
MenuSub-menus and optionsDescription
Photo functions (HP Color LaserJet
2605dtn only)● Print photos
●Job settings
● Select Photos
● Index print
●Fast
● BestUse these options to configure settings
for printing photos.
Reports●
Demo page
● Menu structure
● Config report
● Supplies Status
● Network report
● Usage page
● PCL font list
● PS font list
● PCLXL font listPrints various printer reports.
Photo Setup  (HP Color LaserJet
2605dtn only) ●
Def. image size
● Def. # of copies
● Def. output color Use these options to set up defaults for
photo printing.
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MenuSub-menus and optionsDescription
System setup●Language
 (select desired
language)
● Paper setup
●Def. paper size  (Letter,
Legal, A4)
● Def. paper type  (select
desired paper type)
● Tray 2
 (select paper type
and size)
● Paper out action  (Wait
forever, Cancel, Override
size)
● Print quality
●Calibrate color
● Cartridge low
● Replace Supplies
● Display contrast
 (select desired
contrast settings)
● Courier font
●Regular
● DarkUse these menus to select system
settings.
Service●
Restore defaults
● Cleaning Mode
● Less paper curl
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Off
● On
● Archive print
●
Off
● OnUse these menus to calibrate, restore
factory default settings, and clean the
print paper path.
Network config.  (HP Color LaserJet
2605dn and 2605dtn) ●
TCPIP config
● Link Speed
● Memory card Use these options to configure network
settings.
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.
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 blinks the first  time a non-HP supply is installed.
When the Attention light is blinking, pressing 
 ( Select ) continues the print job after you load print
media for a manual feed, or clears some errors.
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.
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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5 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 ToolboxFX, see
HP ToolboxFX .
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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.
NOTE Because Tray 3 is not included for all models, it is referred to as optional Tray 3 in
this guide.
CAUTION Do 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.
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.
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 There is a short pause before the paper is picked up.
NOTETo load special media such as labels, transparencies, HP LaserJet glossy paper,
HP LaserJet Photo paper, and letterhead or printed forms, feed or place the media with
the side to be printed facing down. For additional information about printing on special
print media, see 
Printing on special media .
NOTE If you are printing on both sides, see 
Printing on both sides for loading
instructions.
Loading Tray 2
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.
NOTE Tray 3 is standard on HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn.
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NOTEInstructions 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.
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.
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