HP Color LaserJet 3600n User Manual

●Provides only pertinent information on the configuration page
● Allows the printer control panel to display protocol-specific error and warning messages
To disable IPX/SPX
NOTE
Do not disable this protocol in Windows-bas ed systems that print to the printer using
IPX/SPX.
1. Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  I/O, and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  EMBEDDED JETDIRECT , and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  IPX/SPX, and then press...

Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration
NOTEThis feature is available for  the HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers only.
If you are adding a print server to a base mode l (HP Color LaserJet 3000 or HP Color LaserJet
3800), additional printer memory might be required.
The enhanced input/output (EIO) slot holds compatib le accessory devices, such as the HP Jetdirect
print server network cards or other  devices. Plugging an EIO network card into the slot increases the
number of network interfaces...

4 Printing tasks
This chapter describes how to perform basic printing tasks:
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Controlling print jobs
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Selecting print media
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Configuring trays
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Automatic media type sensing (auto sense mode)
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Using features in the Windows printer driver
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Using features in the Macintosh printer driver
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Printing on special media
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Using 2-sided (duplex) printing
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Managing special printing situations
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Managing stored jobs
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Managing memory
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Controlling print jobs
In  Windows, three settings affect how the printer driver pulls media when you send a print job. The
Source,  Type, and Size  settings appear in the  Page Setup, Print , or Print Properties  dialog boxes in
most software programs. If you do not change these settings, the printer automatically uses the default
printer settings to  select a tray.
CAUTIONMake printer setup changes through the software program or the printer driver
whenever possible, because changes that you make at...

NOTEThe names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software
program.
● Page Setup dialog box
: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the  File menu of the program
you are working in to open this dialog box.  Settings changed here override settings changed
anywhere else.
● Print dialog box
: Click Print, Print Setup , or a similar command on the  File menu of the program
you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the  Print dialog box have a lower
priority and...

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/clj3000...

To order HP Color LaserJet printing supplies:
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www.hp.com/go/ljsupplies in the U.S.
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www.hp.com/ghp/buyonline.html  worldwide
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Configuring trays
You can configure the printer trays by type and size. Load different media in the printer trays and then
request media by type or size in the software program.
NOTE If you have used previous HP Color Lase rJet printers, you might be accustomed to
configuring tray 1 to first mode or cassette mode . To mimic the settings for first mode, configure
tray 1 for  ANY SIZE  and ANY TYPE. The printer will pull pa per from tray 1 first (if paper is loaded
in that tray) when the print job does not...

There are three steps to set up custom paper. When all are completed, the display returns to the PAPER
HANDLING  menu. After a custom size is  set for a tray, the printer retains the sett ing until you change
it in the control panel.
x y
y
1
2
1X dimension
2Y dimension
Unit of measure
1. Press 
 to highlight  UNIT OF MEASURE, and then press .
2. Press 
 or  to highlight the correct measurement, and then press .
X dimension
The X dimension is the width of the  page as it feeds into the printer.
1. Press...

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3
4
X
Y
1Page length (Y dimension)
2Page width (X dimension)
3Media length guides
4Media width guides
Use the following procedure to configure a tray for a  custom size. Once a custom size is set for a tray,
it will be retained until the me dia length guides are reset.
Setting a custom size in tray 2 or tray 3
1. Open the tray and place the media face-up in the tray.
2. Set the media length guides to the appropri ate non-standard position and close the tray.
3. When the tray configuratio n message...