HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn User Manual
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HP Color LaserJet 2605, 2605dn, and 2605dtn Printer User Guide
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Table of contents 1 Printer basicsQuick access to printer information ........................................................................\ ................... .............2 Printer configurations ......................... ............................................................................... ......................3 HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer .............................................................................................3 HP Color LaserJet 2605dn printer .........................................................................................3 HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer ........................................................................................4 Printer features .......................................................\ ....................................................... .........................5 Walk around ................................................................................................................... .........................7 Software ...................................................................................................................... ............................9 Software and supported operating systems ..........................................................................9 Software tips ................................................................................................................. .........9 How do I gain access to the printer features? ......................................................9 How do I get the latest printing software? ...........................................................10 What other software is available? .......................................................................10 Print-media specifications ...................... .............................................................................. .................11 General guidelines .......................................................................\ ..................................... ...11 Paper and print media ......................................................................................................... 11 Printing and storage environment ........................................................................\ ................12 Envelopes ..................................................................................................................... .......12 Labels ........................................................................................................................ ...........14 Transparencies .......................... ...................................................................................... ....15 HP LaserJet glossy paper and HP LaserJet Photo paper .....................................\ ..............15 Letterhead or preprinted forms ............................................................................................15 HP LaserJet Tough paper ....................................................................................................15 Custom-sized print media or cardstock ...............................................................................16 Supported media weights and sizes .................................................................\ ...................16 2 Software for Windows Printer drivers ............................................................................................................... ........................20 Using Help .................................................................................................................... .......20 HP ToolboxFX .................................................................................................................. ....................21 Embedded Web server (EWS) ..................................................................................................... ........22 HP Web Jetadmin ............................................................................................................... ..................23 Uninstalling the printing software ............................................................................................ .............24 Uninstalling software for Windows ........................................................................\ ...............24 Uninstalling software for Windows by using Add or Remove Programs .............................24 3 Software for Macintosh Software for Macintosh computers ...................................................\ ........................................... .........26 ENW W iii
Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks ................................................26 Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct connections (USB) .......................27 To remove software from Macintosh operating systems ....................\ .................................27 Printer drivers for Macintosh computers ....................................................................................... ........28 Supported printer drivers ..................................................................................................... 28 Gaining access to the printer drivers ...................................................................................28 Using features in the Macintosh printer driver ................................................................................ ......29 Creating and using presets in Mac OS X ............................................................................29 Printing a cover page .......................................................................\ .................................. ..29 Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper ....................................................................30 Printing on both sides of the paper .............................................................\ .........................30 Setting the color options ..................................................................................................... .31 Enabling memory ........................................................................\ ....................................... ..32 Managing printer color options on Macintosh computers ....................................................................33 Print Color as Gray ........................................................................................................... ...33 Advanced color options for text, graphics, and photographs ..............................................33 Halftone options ..................................................................................................33 Neutral Grays ......................................................................................................33 RGB Color ..............................................................\ .............................................34 Edge Control .......................................................................................................34 Using Macintosh Configure Device .............................................................................................. ........35 Macintosh Configure Device (Mac OS X V10.3 and Mac OS X V10.4) ..............................35 Troubleshooting common Macintosh problems ...................................................................................36 Solving problems with Mac OS X ........................................................................................36 4 Control panel Control panel features ........................................................................................................ ..................40 Display ....................................................................................................................... ..........40 Control panel menus ........................................................................................................... .41 Using the control panel menus ...........................................................................41 Control panel menu map ........................................................................\ .............41 Understanding Supplies Status .................................. .........................................................42 Black, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta Supplies Status gauges ..............................43 Understanding Printer Status ....................... ........................................................................43 Cancel Job button ...............................................................................................43 Attention light .......................................................................................................43 Ready light ..........................................................................................................43 Left and Right arrow buttons .......................................................................\ ........43 5 Printing tasks Loading trays .................................................................\ ................................................ .......................46 Loading Tray 1 .........................................................\ ....................................................... .....46 Loading Tray 2 .........................................................\ ....................................................... .....47 Printing on special media ..................................................................................................... ................52 Controlling print jobs ............................................................\ ............................................ .....................53 Settings for selecting print media .........................................................................................53 Features in the printer driver .......................................................................\ ........54 Setting a custom paper size ...............................................................54 Printing in grayscale ...........................................................................54 Changing the color settings ................................................................54 iv ENW W
Creating and using watermarks .........................................................54 Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper (N-up printing) ..........55 Creating and using Quick Sets ......................................................\ .....55 Reducing or enlarging ........................................................................55 Printing on different paper for the first page .......................................55 Restoring the default printer-driver settings .......................................56 To print from Windows ........................................................................................56 Gaining access to printer driver settings .............................................................................56 Printing on both sides .................................................\ ....................................................... ...................58 Canceling a print job .............................................................\ ............................................ ....................60 6 Color Using color ................................................................................................................... .........................62 HP ImageREt 2400 .......................................................................\ ....................................... 62 Media selection ........................................................\ ....................................................... .....62 Color options ..........................................................\ ....................................................... .......62 Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) .................. .......................................................................62 Managing color options ........................................................................................................ ................64 Print in Grayscale ............................................................................................................ .....64 Automatic versus Manual color adjustment .......................................................................\ ..64 Change color options ...................................................\ ....................................................... .6 4 Halftone options ..................................................................................................65 Edge Control .......................................................................................................65 RGB Color ........................................................................\ ...................................65 Neutral Grays ......................................................................................................66 Matching colors ............................................................................................................... ......................67 7 Photo Inserting a memory card ............................................................\ ........................................... ................70 Changing memory card default settings .......................................................\ .................................. ......72 Changing memory card settings for the current job ............................................................................. 73 Printing photos directly from the memory card ................................................................................. ....74 Printing a memory card index .................................................................................................. .............75 8 Networking Set up the printer and use it on the network .................................................................................. ......78 To configure a network port-connected printer configuration (direct mode or peer-to- peer printing) ........................................................\ ........................................................ ........78 To configure a direct-connected shared printer (client server printing) ...............................79 To change from a direct-connected shared printer to a network port-connected printer configuration ..................... .................................................................................... ....79 Managing the network .......................................................................................................... ................80 Viewing network settings .....................................................................................................8 0 Changing network settings ..................................................................................................80 Set my network password ....................................................................................................80 Using the printer control panel ............................................................................................... ..............81 Network configuration page ........................................................................\ .........................81 Configuration page .................................. .......................................................................... ...81 IP configuration ........................................................................\ ...................................... ......81 ENW W v
Configure a static IP address for my printer .......................................................81 Automatic configuration .......................................................................................82 Link speed and duplex settings ...........................................................................................82 Supported network protocols ................................................................................................... .............84 TCP/IP ........................................................................................................................ ..........................86 Internet Protocol (IP) ........................................................................................................ ....86 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) .......................................................................\ ...........86 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ...........................................................................................86 IP address .......................................................................\ ............................................. ........86 IP address: network portion ................................................................................87 IP address: host portion ......................................................................................87 IP address structure and class ............................................................................87 Configuring IP parameters ........................................................................\ ...........................88 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ...................................................88 BOOTP ..................................................................\ .............................................. 88 Subnets ................................................................\ ....................................................... .........88 Subnet mask .......................................................................................................88 Gateways .......................................................................\ ............................................... .......89 Default gateway ..................................................................................................89 TCP/IP configuration .................................... ........................................................................89 Server-based, AutoIP, and manual TCP/IP configuration ..................................89 Server-based TCP/IP configuration ....................................................................90 Default IP address configuration (AutoIP) ..........................................................90 TCP/IP configuration tools ......................... .........................................................90 Troubleshooting .......................................................................\ ........................................ .....................91 Verifying that the printer is on and online ............................................................................91 Resolving communication problems with the network .........................................................91 9 How do I? Print: How do I? .......................................................................\ ....................................... ......................94 Set the printer for high-quality output ..................................................................................94 Print on both sides of the paper .............................................................\ ..............................95 Select paper type for special media ....................................................................................97 Change the device print settings, such as print quality, in HP ToolboxFX ..........................97 Print color documents from my computer in black and white only ......................................98 Change color options ...................................................\ ....................................................... .9 8 Halftone options ..................................................................................................98 Edge Control .......................................................................................................98 RGB Color ..............................................................\ .............................................99 Neutral Grays ......................................................................................................99 Network: How do I? ............................................................................................................ ................100 Set up the printer and use it on the network ......................................................................100 Set my network password ..................................................................................................100 Find my network IP address ..............................................................................................100 Configure a static IP address for my printer ......................................................................100 Add memory: How do I? ........................................................................\ ................................. ............102 Installing memory and font DIMMs ....................................................................................102 Other: How do I? .............................................................................................................. ..................105 Changing print cartridges ...................................................................................................10 5 To change the print cartridge ............................................................................105 vi ENW W
10 Managing the printerDevice pages and reports ...................................................................................................... .............110 Demo page ..................................................................................................................... ...110 Configuration page .................... ........................................................................................ .110 Supplies Status page .......................................................................\ ..................................1 11 Networking page .......................................................................\ ........................................ .113 Fonts pages ................................................................................................................... ....113 Usage page .................................................................................................................... ....113 Menu map ...................................................................................................................... .....................114 HP ToolboxFX .................................................................................................................. ..................115 To view HP ToolboxFX ......................................................................................................115 Status .................................................................\ ....................................................... .........116 Event log ...........................................................................................................116 Alerts .................................................................\ ....................................................... ..........117 Set up status alerts ...........................................................................................117 Set up e-mail alerts ...........................................................................................117 Help .......................................................................................................................... ..........117 Device settings ............................................................................................................... ....118 Device information ............................................................................................118 Paper handling ..................................................................................................119 Printing ..............................................................................................................119 PCL5e ...............................................................................................................119 PostScript .............................................................\ .............................................120 Print quality ........................................................................................................120 Print density .......................................................................................................120 Paper types .......................................................................................................121 Memory card (HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn) ......................................................121 System setup ....................................................................................................122 Service ..............................................................................................................122 Network settings .............................................................................................................. ..122 Using the embedded Web server ........................................................................\ ......................... ......123 To access the embedded Web server using a network connection ..................................123 Information tab ........................................................\ ....................................................... ....124 Settings tab ...........................................................\ ....................................................... ......124 Networking tab .........................................................\ ....................................................... ...125 Other links found in HP ToolboxFX ...................................................................................125 11 Maintenance Managing supplies ............................................................................................................. .................128 Supplies life ................................................................................................................. .......128 Checking and ordering supplies ........................................................................................128 To check status and order using the control panel ...........................................128 To check and order supplies using HP ToolboxFX ..........................................128 To check and order using HP Web Jetadmin ...................................................129 Storing supplies .............................................................................................................. ...129 Replacing and recycling supplies ......................................................................................129 HP policy on non-HP supplies ...........................................................................................129 Resetting the printer for non-HP supplies .........................................................129 HP anti-counterfeit website ...............................................................\ .................................130 Cleaning the printer .......................................................................................................... ..................131 ENW W vii
To remove toner build-up ...................................................................................................131 To clean the paper path using HP ToolboxFX ..................................................................133 Cartridge out override .......................................................................\ ................................. .................134 Configuration ................... .............................................................................................. .....134 On-going operation ............................................................................................................ 134 Changing print cartridges ..................................................................................................... ..............135 To change the print cartridge .......................................................................\ ......................135 Calibrating the printer ....................................................................................................... ..................138 To calibrate the printer at the printer .................................................................................138 To calibrate the printer from the HP ToolboxFX ................................................................138 12 Problem solving Troubleshooting process ................................. ...................................................................................140 Troubleshooting checklist ....................................... ...........................................................140 Control panel messages ........................................................................................................ .............142 Alert and warning messages .............................................................................................142 Critical error messages ................................................\ ......................................................1 45 Clearing jams ................................................................................................................. .....................148 Where to look for jams ...................................................................\ ....................................1 48 To clear jams from inside the printer .................................................................................149 To clear jams from the duplex area (HP Color LaserJet 2605dn and 2605dt\ n models only) ......................................................................................................................... ..........150 To clear jams from the top bin (HP Color LaserJet 2605) .................................................152 To clear jams from the top output area (HP Color LaserJet 2605dn and 26\ 05dtn models only) .................................................................................................................. .....153 To clear jams from Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 .....................................................................155 Print problems ................................................................................................................ .....................156 Print quality problems ........................................................................................................ 156 Identifying and correcting print defects .............................................................156 Print-quality checklist .......................................................................\ .156 General print quality issues ..............................................................156 Solving issues with color documents ...............................................161 Media-handling problems ..................................................................................................162 Print-media guidelines .......................................................................................162 Solving print-media problems ...........................................................................163 Performance problems ......................................................................................................164 Troubleshooting tools ......................... ................................................................................ ................165 Device pages and reports .......................................................................\ ...........................165 Demo page ........................................................................................................165 Configuration page .......................................................................\ .....................165 Supplies Status page ........................................................................................165 HP ToolboxFX .................................................................................................................. ..165 To view HP ToolboxFX .....................................................................................165 Troubleshooting tab ..................... .....................................................................165 Service menu .......................................................................\ ........................................... ...166 Restoring the factory-set defaults .....................................................................166 Cleaning the paper path .......................................................................\ .............166 Calibrating the printer .......................................................................\ .................166 13 Working with memory viii ENW W