HP Color LaserJet 3600n User Manual
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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. ENWW Configure Device menu 27
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. 28 Chapter 2 Control panel ENWW
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. ENWW Configure Device menu 29
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. 30 Chapter 2 Control panel ENWW
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. ENWW Configure Device menu 31
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. 32 Chapter 2 Control panel ENWW
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. ENWW Diagnostics menu 33
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. 34 Chapter 2 Control panel ENWW
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 . ENWW Changing printer control-panel configuration settings 35
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. 36 Chapter 2 Control panel ENWW