HP Color LaserJet 2700 User Manual

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Media typeSizeWeightCapacity1
PaperLetter
Legal
Executive
A4
A5
B5-JIS
8.5 x 1360 to 120 g/m2 (16 to 32 lb)Up to 500 sheets
HP Color Laser Photo Paper,
gloss and HP Color Laser
Photo Paper, matte
2
Same as for paper106 to 120 g/m2 (28 to 32 lb)Up to 200 sheets
CardstockSame as for paperup to 120 g/m2 (32 lb)Up to 200 sheets
LetterheadSame as for paper60 to 120 g/m2 (16 to 32 lb)Up to 500 sheets
1Capacity can vary depending on media weight and thickness, and environmental...

Selecting print media
You can use many types of paper and other print media with this printer.
Before purchasing any paper or specialized forms in quantity, verify that your paper supplier has
obtained and understands the print-media  requirements that are specified in the HP LaserJet Printer
Family Print Media Specification Guide .
See 
Supplies and accessories  to order the HP LaserJet Printer Family  Print Media Specification
Guide . To download a copy of the guide, go to 
www.hp.com/support/clj2700...

Printing and storage environment
Ideally, the printing and media-storage environment should be at or near room temperature, and not too
dry or too humid. Remember that paper is hygroscopic; it absorbs and loses moisture rapidly.
Heat causes the moisture in paper to evaporate, while cold causes it to condense on the sheets. Heating
systems and air conditioners remove most of the humidity from a room. As paper is opened and used,
it loses moisture, causing streaks and smudging. Humid weather or water...

Printing on special media
Transparencies
●Handle transparencies by the ed
ges. Oils from your fingers can cause print-quality problems.
● Use only overhead tr
ansparencies recommended for use in this printer. Hewlett-Packard
recommends using HP Color LaserJet Transparencies with this printer. HP products are designed
to work together for optimum printing results.
● In either the software program or the printer driver, select 
Transparency as the media type, or
print from a tray that is co nfigured for...

If your software does not automatically format an envelope, specify Landscape for page orientation in
the software program. Use the guidelines in the table t hat follows to set margins for return and destination
addresses on Commercial #10 or DL envelopes.
Address typeLeft marginTop margin
Return15 mm (0.6 inch)15 mm (0.6 inch)
Destination 102 mm (4.0 inch) 51 mm (2.0 inch)
Labels
● In either the software program 
or the printer driver, select Labels as the media type, or configure
tray 1 or tray 2 for...

NOTEFor information about how to load letterhead and preprinted forms, see Loading special
media.
Recycled paper
This printer supports the use of recycled paper. Recycled paper must meet the same specifications as
standard paper. See the HP LaserJet Printer Family Print Media Specification Guide. Hewlett-Packard
recommends that recycled paper contain no more than 5% ground wood.
HP LaserJet media
Hewlett-Packard offers many types of media that are made specifically for use in HP LaserJet printers.
HP...

2 Control panel
This section provides information about the control panel features.
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Understanding control-panel features
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Using the control-panel menus
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Using the printer control panel in shared environments
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Understanding control-panel features
The printer has the following lights and buttons on the control panel:
1Left arrow button (< ): Press this button to navigate through the menus or to decrease a value that appears on the display.
NOTE Press the left and right arrow buttons simultaneously to print a demo page.
2OK button : Press the  OK button for the following actions:
● Open the control-panel menus.
● Select a menu item.
● Clear some printer errors.
● Continue printing after reloading a tray.
●...

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Using the control-panel menus
To use the menus
1.Press OK to open the menus.
2.Press < or > to navigate through the listings.
3.Press OK to select the appropriate option. An asterisk (*) appears next to the active selection.
4.Press X to exit the menu without saving any changes.
The sections that follow describe the options for each of the main menus:
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Reports menu
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System Setup menu
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Network Config. menu (HP Color LaserJet 2700n printer only)
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Service menu
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