HP Color LaserJet 3600n User Manual

							Print Quality sub-menu
Use this menu to adjust all aspects of print quality, including calibration, registration, and color half tone
settings.
Menu itemValuesDescription
ADJUST COLORHIGHLIGHTS
MIDTONES
SHADOWS
RESTORE COLOR
VALUESModifies the half tone settings for each color. The default for each color
is 0.
SET REGISTRATIONPRINT TEST PAGE
SOURCE
ADJUST TRAY 1
ADJUST TRAY 2
ADJUST TRAY 3Shifts the margin alignment to center the image on the page from top to
bottom, and left to right. You can also align the image that is printed on
the front with the image that is printed on the back.
AUTO SENSE MODETRAY 1 SENSING
TRAY >1 SENSINGIf a tray is configured to  PLAIN or ANY SIZE , and the print job does not
specify the media type, the printer will  adjust the print quality for the type
of print media it senses. The default for tray 1 is  FULL SENSING, which
senses transparencies, glos sy paper, and tough paper.
PRINT MODESA list of media types
appears. When you select
a type, a list of available
modes appears.Associates each media type wi th a specific print mode.
OPTIMIZEA list of parameters
appears.Optimizes certain parameters for all jobs rather than (or in addition to)
optimizing by paper type.
EDGE CONTROL
(HP Color LaserJet
3000 and 3800 Series
printers only)OFF
LIGHT
NORMAL
MAXIMUMControls how edges are printed.
QUICK CALIBRATE
NOW Performs a limited printer calibration.
FULL CALIBRATE
NOW Performs all printer calibrations to optimize print quality.
DELAY
CALIBRATION AT
WAKE/POWER-ON
(HP Color LaserJet
3000 and 3800 Series
printers only)NO
YESPrints before the calibration process after turning on the printer or
bringing it out of sleep mode.
CREATE CLEANING
PAGE
(HP Color LaserJet
3000, 3000n, 3600, 
Prints a cleaning page to be used for cleaning the printer. This page
contains instructions for processing the cleaning page. See 
Cleaning theprinter for more information.
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							Menu itemValuesDescription
3600n, 3800, and
3800n printers only)
PROCESS
CLEANING PAGE 
For duplexing printers, this command creates and processes the
cleaning page. For non-duplexing pr inters, after the cleaning page is
loaded in tray 1, this menu item processes the cleaning page that was
created by the  CREATE CLEANING PAGE  command. The cleaning
process takes a few moments. See 
Cleaning the printer  for more
information.
System Setup sub-menu
Use the  SYSTEM SETUP  menu to make changes to default settings for general printer configuration,
such as date/time, printer personality (language), and jam recovery. See 
Changing printer control-panel
configuration settings  for more information.
Menu itemValuesDescription
DATE/TIMEDATE
DATE FORMAT
TIME
TIME FORMATSets the time and date on the printer.
JOB STORAGE LIMIT
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)1–100Limits the number of stored jobs that can be saved to the
printer.
JOB HELD TIMEOUT
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)OFF
1 HOUR
4 HOURS
1 DAY
1 WEEKSets the amount of time that a stored job can remain on the
printer before it is automatically deleted. The default is
OFF.
SHOW ADDRESSAUTO
OFFSelect  AUTO to show the printer IP address on the printer
control panel, alternating with the  Ready message. The
default is  OFF.
This menu item appears only if the printer is connected to a
network.
RESTRICT COLOR USE
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)DISABLE COLOR
ENABLE COLOR
COLOR IF ALLOWEDDisables or restricts color use. The default is  ENABLE
COLOR . To use the  COLOR IF ALLOWED  setting, set up
user permissions by usi ng the embedded Web server.
See 
Using the embedded Web server .
COLOR/BLACK MIX AUTO
MOSTLY COLOR PAGES
MOSTLY BLACK PAGESEstablishes how the printer switches from color to
monochrome (black and white) mode for maximum
performance and print cartridge life.
AUTO
 will reset the printer to the factory default setting. The
default is  AUTO.
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							Menu itemValuesDescription
Select MOSTLY COLOR PAGES if nearly all of your print
jobs are color with high page coverage.
Select  MOSTLY BLACK PAGES  if you print mostly
monochrome print jobs, or a combination of color and
monochrome print jobs.
TRAY BEHAVIORUSE REQUESTED TRAY
MANUALLY FEED
PROMPT
PS DEFER MEDIA
USE ANOTHER TRAY
SIZE/TYPE PROMPT
DUPLEX BLANK PAGESSpecifies settings for the tray selection behavior. (Use this
setting to configure the trays to behave like trays in some
previous HP printers.)
The default for  USE REQUESTED TRAY  is
EXCLUSIVELY .
The default for  MANUALLY FEED PROMPT  is ALWAYS .
PS DEFER MEDIA  affects how paper is handled when
printing from an Adobe® PS print driver.  ENABLED uses
HPs paper handling.  DISABLED uses the Adobe PS paper
handling. The default is  ENABLED.
USE ANOTHER TRAY  defines whether the printer prompts
the user to use another tray when the selected tray is
unavailable. The default is  ENABLED.
SIZE/TYPE PROMPT  defines whether the printer prompts
the user to reconfigure the tr ay after loading and closing the
tray. The default is DISPLAY .
DUPLEX BLANK PAGES  defines whether the printer flips
a page over even when a page is blank. The default is
AUTO  (duplex models only).
See 
Tray Behavior menu options  for more information.
SLEEP DELAY1 MINUTE
15 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
45 MINUTES
60 MINUTES
90 MINUTES
2 HOURS
4 HOURSReduces power consumption when the printer has been
inactive for an extended period.
Sets the length of time the printer remains inactive before
going into sleep mode. The default is 30 MINUTES .
See 
Sleep Delay and Sleep Mode features  for more
information.
WAKE TIME MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY Sets a “wake-up” time for the printer to warm up and calibrate
each day. The default for each day is 
OFF. If you set a wake
time, HP recommends setting  an extended sleep delay time
period, so that the printer will not return to sleep mode soon
after waking.
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							Menu itemValuesDescription
OPTIMUM SPEED/ENERGY
USAGE
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)FASTER FIRST PAGE
SAVE ENERGYAffects print speed by defining whether the fuser cools
between jobs. When FASTER FIRST PAGE  is selected, the
fuser does not cool, and printing is faster. When  SAVE
ENERGY  is selected, the fuser cools between jobs. The
default is  FASTER FIRST PAGE .
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS1–10Adjusts the brightness of the printer control panel. The
default is 5. See 
Display Brightness feature .
PERSONALITY
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)AUTO
PCL
PDF
PSSets the default personality to automatic switching, PCL,
PDF, or PostScript emulation. The default is  AUTO.
See 
Personality feature  for more information.
CLEARABLE WARNINGS
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)JOB
ONSets the amount of time that a clearable warning appears on
the printer control panel. The default is  JOB, which appears
until the end of the job that generated the warning.  ON
appears until the 
 is pressed.
See 
Clearable Warnings feature  for more information.
AUTO CONTINUEOFF
ONDetermines printer behavior when the system generates an
auto-continuable error. The default is  ON.
ON  automatically continues printing after 10 seconds.
OFF  pauses printing. Press 
 to continue printing.
See 
Auto Continue feature  for more information.
REPLACE SUPPLIESSTOP AT LOW
STOP AT OUT
OVERRIDE AT OUTSets low or out supplies operating options. The default is
STOP AT OUT.
STOP AT LOW  pauses printing when a low supply is
reported. Press 
 to continue printing.
OVERRIDE AT OUT  allows the printer to continue printing
even after some supplies have run out.
See 
Replace Supplies feature  for more information.
ORDER AT0–100The user can set the percent remaining at which the  ORDER
AT  message is displayed. The default percentage is  15.
COLOR SUPPLY OUTSTOP
AUTOCONTINUE BLACKSets the printer behavior when a color print cartridge is
empty. When the printer is set to AUTOCONTINUE BLACK,
the printer continues printing using black toner only. The
default is  STOP.
JAM RECOVERY AUTO
OFF
ON Sets whether the printer will attempt to reprint pages after a
jam. The default is 
AUTO.
See 
Jam Recovery feature  for more information.
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							Menu itemValuesDescription
RAM DISK
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)AUTO
OFFDetermines how the RAM disk feature is configured.
Select  AUTO to allow the printer to determine the optimal
RAM disk size based on the am ount of available memory.
OFF  disables the RAM disk, but  a minimal RAM disk is still
available. The default is  AUTO.
LANGUAGE A list of available languages
appears.Sets the default control-panel language.
See 
Language feature
 for more information.
I/O sub-menu
Use the I/O menu to configure the printer input/output options.
See 
Network configuration .
Menu itemValuesDescription
I/O TIMEOUT5–300Selects the I/O timeout in seconds.
PAGE BUFFERING
(HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series
printer only)OFF
ONSets whether the printer should maximize performance or
minimize engine wear while waiting for information to be
transferred. Select ON if the printer uses USB or Ethernet
10Base-T. The default is  OFF.
PARALLEL INPUT
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only)HIGH SPEED
ADVANCED
FUNCTIONSSets speed and other options for an optional parallel
connection.
EMBEDDED JETDIRECTPossible values are:
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX
APPLETALK
DLC/LLC
SECURE WEB
DIAGNOSTICS
RESET SECURITY
LINK SPEEDConfigures the HP Jetdirect embedded print server.
NOTE For the HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer,
the only available network protocol is  TCP/IP.
EIO 1 JETDIRECT
(HP Color LaserJet 3000 and
3800 Series printers only) Values vary, depending
on the product in the EIO
slot.
See the documentation that came with the EIO device.
Resets sub-menu
Use the 
RESETS menu to reset factory settings and to disable and enable sleep mode.
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							Menu itemValuesDescription
RESTORE FACTORY
SETTINGSNoneClears the page buffer, removes all perishable personality data, resets the
printing environment, and returns all default settings to factory defaults. This
menu does not restore HP Jetdirect network settings to factory default values.
SLEEP MODE OFF
ON Enables and disables sleep 
mode. The default is ON.
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							Diagnostics menu
Use the DIAGNOSTICS  menu to run tests that can help identify and solve problems with the printer.
Menu itemDescription
PRINT EVENT LOGPrints an event log that shows the last 50 entries in  the printer event log, starting with the most recent.
SHOW EVENT LOGShows the last 50 printer events on the control-panel display, starting with the most recent.
PQ
TROUBLESHOOTINGPrints a series of print-quality assessment pages that help troubleshoot many print-quality problems.
PRINT DIAGNOSTICS
PAGEPrints the diagnostics page.
DISABLE
CARTRIDGE CHECKPrints with one or more cartridges removed so that you can diagnose print cartridge-related problems.
PAPER PATH
SENSORSShows the values of the sensors. Values are updated as media passes each sensor. Jobs can be
initiated from the control panel or sent from the computer.
PAPER PATH TESTTests the printer paper-handling features, such as the configuration of the trays.
MANUAL SENSOR
TESTAllows a service representative to test the pape r-path sensors and switches for correct operation.
COMPONENT TESTActivates individual parts independently to isolate noise, leak ing, and other hardware issues.
PRINT/STOP TESTIsolates print-quality issues more accurately by stopping the printer in mid-print cycle. Stopping the
printer in mid-print cycle causes a ja m that might need to be removed manually.  Only a service
representative should perform this test.
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							Changing printer control-panel configuration settings
Use the printer control panel to make changes to default printer configuration settings, such as tray size
and type, sleep delay time, printer personality (language), and jam recovery.
You can also gain access to the printer control panel from a computer by using the  Settings page of
the embedded Web server. The computer shows the same information as the control panel. For more
information, see 
Using the embedded Web server .
CAUTIONConfiguration settings seldom need to be changed. Hewlett-Packard Company
recommends that only the system administrator change configuration settings.
Tray Behavior menu options
The  TRAY BEHAVIOR menu provides the following user-defined options:
● USE REQUESTED TRAY
: Select EXCLUSIVELY (the default value) to ensure that the printer will
not automatically select another  tray when you indicate that a specific tray should be used.
Select  FIRST to allow the printer to pull from a second tray if the specified tray is empty or contains
a different media type or size.
● MANUALLY FEED PROMPT
: If you select ALWAYS (the default value), the system always
generates a prompt before pulling from  the multipurpose tray. If you select UNLESS LOADED, the
system generates the prompt only if the multipurpose tray is empty or if it is configured for a different
type or size.
● PS DEFER MEDIA
: If you select ENABLED (the default value), the printer uses HPs paper-
selection process. Select  DISABLED to allow the printer to use the Adobe paper-selection process.
● USE ANOTHER TRAY
. If you select ENABLED (the default value), the printer prompts users to
use another tray when the selected  tray is unavailable. If you select DISABLED, the printer does
not prompt the user.
● SIZE/TYPE PROMPT
. If you select DISPLAY (the default value), the printer prompts users to
confirm the media size or type loaded in the tray  immediately after the tray has been loaded. If you
select  DO NOT DISPLAY, the printer does not prompt the user.
● DUPLEX BLANK PAGES
. If you select AUTO (the default value), the printer might not flip pages
in the duplexer for blank pages, which en hances printer performance. If you select  YES, the printer
duplexer flips each page.
To set the Use Requ ested Tray feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE , and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR , and then press .
5. Press 
 to select USE REQUESTED TRAY .
6. Press 
 or  to select EXCLUSIVELY  or FIRST .
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the Ready state.
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							To set the Manually Feed Prompt feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR , and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  MANUALLY FEED PROMPT , and then press .
6. Press 
 or  to select  ALWAYS or UNLESS LOADED .
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the  Ready state.
To set the PS Defer Media feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR , and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  PS DEFER MEDIA , and then press .
6. Press 
 or  to select  ENABLED  or DISABLED .
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the  Ready state.
To set the Use Another Tray feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR , and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  USE ANOTHER TRAY, and then press .
6. Press 
 or  to select  ENABLED  or DISABLED .
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the  Ready state.
To set the Size/Type Prompt feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE, and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR , and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  SIZE/TYPE PROMPT , and then press .
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							6.Press  or  to select DISPLAY  or DO NOT DISPLAY.
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the Ready state.
To set the Duplex Blank Pages feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE , and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR, and then press .
5. Press 
 to highlight  DUPLEX BLANK PAGES , and then press .
6. Press 
 or  to select AUTO  or YES.
7. Press 
 to save the selected behavior, and then press  Menu to return to the Ready state.
Sleep Delay and Sl eep Mode features
The SLEEP DELAY feature determines how long the printer must  be inactive before it switches to sleep
mode to reduce power consumption. You can set th e length of time before the printer goes into sleep
mode to one of the following settings:
● 1 MINUTE
● 15 MINUTES
● 30 MINUTES
 (the default setting)
● 45 MINUTES
● 60 MINUTES
● 90 MINUTES
● 2 HOURS
● 4 HOURS
NOTE
The printer display appears dimmed when the printer is in sleep mode. Sleep mode does
not affect printer warm-up time , unless the printer is in sleep mode for more than 8 hours.
To set the Sleep Delay feature
1.Press  Menu.
2. Press 
 to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE , and then press .
3. Press 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press .
4. Press 
 to highlight  SLEEP DELAY, and then press .
5. Press 
 or  to select the appropriate time period, and then press  to set the selected time
period.
6. Press  Menu to return to the Ready state.
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