HP Color LaserJet 2605dn User Manual

4.Slide the media-width guides slightly wider than the print media.
NOTE Load 10 envelopes or less into Tray 2 with the flaps on the right side, the side to
be printed facing up, and with the short edge leading into the printer. If the envelope has
a flap on a short edge, this edge must enter the printer first.
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5.Load the media.
NOTE If this is special paper such as labels, transparencies, HP LaserJet glossy paper,
HP LaserJet Photo paper, and letterhead or printed forms, load it with the side to be
printed on facing up and the top edge toward the front of the tray. For additional
information about printing on special print media, see 
Printing on both sides .
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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.
NOTE If you are printing on both sides, see Printing on both sides for loading instructions.
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Printing on special media
Use the guidelines in following table when printing on special media. When 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 5-1    Special media printing guidelines
Paper typeMaximum amount
that can be loaded
into Tray  2 or...

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...

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
● 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...

NOTEIf 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.
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...

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.
Select  Defaults  in the Quick Sets  dialog box on the  Finishing tab of the printer driver.
To print from Windows
1.Make sure that print media is loaded in the printer.
2. On the  File menu, click  Page Setup or a similar command. Make sure that the...

Operating SystemTemporarily change settings for
jobs that are printed nowPermanently change default
settings1Change configuration settings
(For example, to add an optional tray
or to enable or disable a driver
feature such as Allow manual
duplexing)
Windows 98
Second Edition and
MeOn the File menu, click  Print,
select this printer, and then click
Properties . (The actual steps can
vary; this is the most common
method.)Click  Start, point to  Settings, and
then click  Printers. Right-click the
printer...

Printing on both sides
To print on both sides of the paper, you have to return to the printer and reinsert the paper manually
after the first side has printed.
CAUTIONDo not print on both sides of labels or transparencies. Damage to the printer and
jams might result.
To print on both sides (manually)
1. Insert enough paper into Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 to accommodate the print job.
NOTE In Windows,  Print on both sides (manually)  must be enabled to complete
these instructions. To enable duplexing, in...