HP Color LaserJet 2840 User Manual

To change the device control panel key-press volume
The key-press volume controls the sound that is made when a device control-panel button is
pressed.
1. Press M
ENU.
2. Use the < or the > button to select System setup, and then press E
NTER.
3. Use the < or the > button to select Volume settings, and then press E
NTER.
4. Use the < or the > button to select Key Press volume, and then press E
NTER.
5. Use the < or the > button to select Off, Soft, Medium, or Loud.
6. Press E
NTER to save your...

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Printing
This section provides information about common printing tasks.
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Printing from Windows
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Printing from the Macintosh OS
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Printer drivers
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Maximizing print speed for letter-size paper
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Selecting an output location
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Setting a custom paper size
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Printing on special media
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Printing on different paper for the first page
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Printing on both sides (duplexing manually)
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Printing booklets
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Canceling a print job
For information about managing the printer and its settings by using the HP Toolbox,...

Printing from Windows
To print from Windows
1. Make sure that print media is loaded in the printer.
2. At your computer, open a document.
3. On the File menu, click Page Setup or a similar command. Make sure that the settings
are correct for this document.
4. From the File menu, click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command. The Print dialog
box opens.
5. Select this printer and change settings as necessary. Do not change any settings, such
as page size or orientation, that you set in the Page Setup...

Printing from the Macintosh OS
To print from the Macintosh OS
1. Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.
2. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
3. Make sure that this printer is selected on the Format for pop-up menu.
4. Select the size of paper onto which you are printing.
5. Select the Orientation and Scale, if necessary, and click OK.
6. On the File menu, click Print.
7. Use one of the following methods to select the source (tray) from which you want to print
or select the type of media onto...

Printer drivers
Using the PCL printer-driver Help (Windows only)
When you are in the printer driver, you can use its Help, which is separate from the Help in a
program. You can activate Help for the printer driver in two ways.
●Click the Help button anywhere it appears in the printer driver. The Help windows give
detailed information about the specific printer driver in use.
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When you see a 
 (bubble icon), click it to view information about the field, option, or
button that the bubble adjoins....

Printing in grayscale
If you have a document that you created in color, it will automatically print in color. Or, you
can set the printer to print a color document in grayscale (black and white) only.
●Windows: Select the Print In Grayscale option on the Color tab of the printer driver.
●Mac OS: In the Print dialog box, select the Color Options tab, and then select the Print
Color as Gray checkbox.
Creating and using watermarks
Use the watermark options to specify that text be placed underneath (in the...

NoteIf you are using Windows 2000, you must have Administrator privileges to save Quick Sets.
●Windows: Create Quick Sets from most printer-driver tabs. Later, you can gain access to
Quick Sets on the Finishing tab in the printer driver.
●Mac OS: This feature is not supported.
Reducing or enlarging (Fit to Page)
Use the Fit to Page option to scale your document to a percentage of its normal size. You
can also choose to scale your document to fit on any size of paper that the printer supports.
●Windows:...

Maximizing print speed for letter-size paper
The printer can print at 20 ppm in black on letter-size paper. When printing letter-size pages
from tray 2, this happens automatically.
For tray 1, the printer is set at the factory to print 19 ppm in black on letter-size paper. To
achieve a print speed of 20 ppm from tray 1, set the tray 1 size to letter. To set the tray 1
size, open the HP Toolbox, click the Settings tab, click Configure Device, and click Paper
Handling. Set the tray 1 size to letter.
When...

Selecting an output location
The printer comes with the top output bin and a rear output door for printing to a straight-
through paper path. Print jobs emerge from the top output bin when the rear output door is
closed. Print jobs emerge from the back of the printer when the rear output door is open.
●Use the top output bin when printing most jobs, including jobs on average-weight paper,
letterhead, and transparencies. The top output bin can hold up to 125 sheets. Prevent
more than 125 sheets from...