HP Color LaserJet 3800n User Manual

Walkaround
The following illustrations identify the locations and names of key printer components.
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Figure 1-1  Front view (shown with optional 500-sheet paper feeder)
1Output bin extender
2Output bin
3Top cover
4Printer control panel
5Front door
6Tray 1 (holds 100 sheets of standard paper)
7Tray 2 (holds 250 sheets of standard paper)
8Tray 3 (optional; holds 500 sheets of standard paper)
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Figure 1-2  Back and side view
1On/off switch
2Power connection
3EIO slot (available on the HP Color Las erJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers)
4Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
5Network port (available on the HP Color LaserJet 3000n, 3000dn, 3000dtn, 3600n, 3600dn, 3800n, 3800dn, and 3800dtn
printers)
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Printer software
The printing-system software is included with the printer. See the getting started guide for installation
instructions.
The printing system includes software for end users  and network administrators, and printer drivers for
access to the printer features and communication with the computer.
NOTE For a list of the network environments  that the network-administrator software
components support, see 
Network configuration .
For a list of printer drivers and updated HP prin ter software...

the printer to render the printed page in a Windows or Macintosh system environment. HP JetReady
4.2 transfers the prerendered pages from the ho st computer to the printer and communicates
instructions to the printer about how to co nvert the pages to data that can be printed.
The HP JetReady 4.2 PDL driver is available on the  installation CD for the following operating systems:
● Windows 98, Windows Millenium Edition (Me)
● Windows 2000
● Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and...

Opening the printer drivers
Operating SystemTo change the settings for all
print jobs until the software
program is closedTo change the default settings
for all print jobsTo change the product
configuration settings
Windows 98 and Me1.On the  File menu in the
software program, click
Print .
2. Select the driver, and then
click Properties .
The steps can vary; this
procedure is most common.1. Click  Start, click Settings ,
and then click Printers .
2. Right-click the driver icon,
and then select...

HP Web Jetadmin
HP Web Jetadmin is a browser-based management tool for HP Jetdirect-connected printers within your
intranet, and it should be installed only on the network administrator’s computer.
To download a current version of HP Web Jetadmin and for the latest list of supported host systems,
visit 
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.
When installed on a host server, any client can gain access to HP Web Jetadmin by using a supported
Web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x  or Netscape Navigator...

The embedded Web server provides an interface to the printer that anyone who has a network-
connected computer and a standard Web browser  can use. No special software is installed or
configured, but you must have a supported Web br owser on your computer. To gain access to the
embedded Web server, type the IP address for the pr inter in the address line of the browser. (To find
the IP address, print a configuration page. For mo re information about printing a configuration page,
see 
Using printer...

Print-media specifications
For optimum results, HP recommends using HP media that is designed for HP Color LaserJet printers.
Use media with a weight between 75 g/m2 to 120 g/m2 (20 to 32 lb bond). Although the printer supports
media with weights between 60 g/m2 to 176  g/m2 (16 to 47  lb bond), using li ghter or heavier media could
impact the paper-jam rate and the optimal print-quality performance.
Always use the correct media-type setting in the prin ter driver, and configure the trays for the...

Supported media sizes
Table 1-9  Supported media sizes
Input trayLetterLegalA4A58.5 x 13Executive
(JIS)B5 (JIS)CustomStatementEnvelope1
Tray 1
Tray 2,
tray 3  
1Supported envelope sizes are #10, Monarch, C5, DL, and B5.
Table 1-10  Automatic 2-sided printing 1
Media sizeDimensionsWeight and thickness
Letter216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in)60 to 120 g/m2 (16 to 32 lb bond)
Legal216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in)
A4210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in)
8.5 x 13216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 in)
1Automatic 2-sided printing on weights...

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