HP Color LaserJet 3800n User Manual

Automatic media type sensing (auto sense mode)
The HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers  can automatically classify media into one of the
following categories:
● Plain
● Transparency
● Glossy
● Extra-heavy glossy
● Glossy film
● Heavy
● Light
The automatic media type sensor functions  only when that tray is configured to Any Type Plain.
Configuring a tray to any other type, such as  Bond or Glossy , deactivates the media sensor in that tray.
NOTEGet optimal performance with the automatic...

Tray 2 or tray 3 sensing
Expanded sensing
●The printer stops the first five pages fed from each
 paper tray to sense the type and averages the
five results.
● The printer assumes that the sixth and all subseq
uent pages are of the same media type, until the
printer is turned off or goes into sl eep mode, or until the tray is opened.
Transparency only (default)
● The printer does not stop any pages for sens
ing but distinguishes between transparencies
(Transparency mode) and paper (Normal mode).
● This is...

Using features in the Windows printer driver
When you print from a software program, many of the product features are available from the printer
driver. For complete information about the features that are available in the printer driver, see the printer-
driver Help. The following features are described in this section:
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Creating and using quick sets
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Using watermarks
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Resizing documents
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Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver
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Using different paper and printing covers
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Printing a...

Using watermarks
A watermark is a notice, such as Confidential, that is printed in the background of each page of a
document.
1. Open the printer driver (see 
Opening the printer drivers ).
2. From the  Effects tab, click the  Watermarks drop-down list.
3. Click the watermark that you want to use. To create a new watermark, click  Edit.
4. If you want the watermark to appear only  on the first page of the document, click First Page
Only .
5. Click  OK.
To remove the watermark, click  (none) in the...

6.Click  Save.
7. Click  Close . The name that you saved appears in the paper-size list for future use.
Using different paper and printing covers
Follow these instructions for printing a first page that is different from other pages in the print job.
1.Open the printer driver (see 
Opening the printer drivers ).
2. On the Paper  or Paper/Quality tab, select the appropriate paper for the first page of the print job.
3. Click  Use Different Paper/Covers .
4. In the list box, click the pages or covers  that...

Setting the color options
Options on the Color tab control how colors are interpreted  and printed from software programs. You
can choose either  Automatic or Manual color options.
● Select Automatic
 to optimize the color and halftone settings for text, graphics, and photographs.
The  Automatic  setting provides addition al color options for program s and operating systems that
support color-management systems.  This setting is recommended for printing all color documents.
● Select 
Manual  to adjust...

NOTEIf you installed the HP Image Zone software, you can use it to edit and further enhance
digital photos.
Using the Services tab
NOTE The Services tab is not available for Windows 9x.
If the product is connected to a network, use the  Services tab to obtain product and supply-status
information. Click the  Device and Supplies status icon  to open the Device Status  page of the
HP Embedded Web Server. This page shows the current  status of the product, the percentage of life
remaining for each supply,...

Using features in the Macintosh printer driver
When you print from a software program, many of the printer features are available from the printer
driver. For complete information about the features that are available in the printer driver, see the printer-
driver Help. The following features  are described in this section:
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Creating and using presets in Mac OS X
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Printing a cover page
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Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
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Setting the color options
NOTE Settings in the printer driver and...

Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You can print more than one page on a single sheet  of paper. This feature provides a cost-effective way
to print draft pages.
1. Open the printer driver (see 
Opening the printer drivers ).
2. Click the  Layout pop-up menu.
3. Next to Pages per Sheet, select the number of pages that you want to print on each sheet (1, 2,
4, 6, 9, or 16).
4. Next to Layout Direction , select the order and placement of the pages on the sheet.
5. Next to Borders, select the...

Printing on special media
Use these guidelines when printing on special types of media.
Transparencies
●Handle transparencies using the edges. Oils from your fingers deposited on the transparency can
cause print quality problems.
● Use only overhead tr
ansparencies recommended for use in this printer. Hewlett-Packard
recommends using HP Color LaserJet Transparencies with this printer. HP products are designed
to work together for optimum printing results.
● In either the software program or the printer...