HP Color LaserJet 4700dn User Manual

Automatic duplex printingDimensionsWeight or thickness 
A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.7
in)
8.5 x 13: 215.9 x 330.2 mm
(8.5 x 13 in)
Legal: 215.9 x 355.6 mm (8.5
x 14 in)
Executive: 184.2 x 266.7 mm
(7.25 x 10.5 in)
JIS B5: 182 x 257 mm (7.17 x
10.12 in)
Glossy paper (A4/letter, 13 x
8.5 in, legal, executive, JIS
B5)
NOTEDo not use
inkjet papers in this
printer.
See above for standard sizes
supportedRange:
75 g/m
2 (20 lb) bond to 120 g/
m2 (32 lb) bond
 
HP Color Laser Glossy
Photo & Imaging Paper (A4/...

Stapler/stackerDimensionsWeight or thicknessCapacity
Stapling (30 sheets)
NOTEMedia
types: paper and
cardstock, glossy
paper,
transparencies,
photo paper
NOTE See above
for supported trays
and media sizes.60 g/m2 (16 lb) to 160 g/m2
(43 lb)
 
Stapling (20 sheets)
NOTE See above
for supported media
types.
NOTE See above
for supported trays
and media sizes.60 g/m2 (16 lb) to 220 g/m2
(53 lb)  
Table 1-5
   Stapler/stacker (continued)
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2 Control panel
This chapter contains information on the printer control panel, which provides control of printer functions
and communicates information about the printer and print jobs. The following topics are covered:
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Introduction
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Control panel buttons
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Interpreting control panel indicator lights
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Interpreting stapler/stacker indicator light codes
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Control panel menus
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Menu hierarchy
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Retrieve job menu
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Information menu
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Paper handling menu
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Configure device menu
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Diagnostics menu
●...

Introduction
The control panel provides control of printer functions and communicates information about the printer
and print jobs. Its display provides graphic information about printer and supplies status, making it easy
to identify and correct problems.
Figure 2-1   Control panel buttons and lights
1Display
2Up arrow () button
3Select ( ) button
4Down arrow () button
5Stop button
6Attention light
7Data  light
8Ready  light
9Menu button
10Back/Exit  () button
11Help () button
The printer communicates...

Figure 2-2   Printer display
1Message area
2Prompt area
Figure 2-3   Printer display
1Message area
2Supplies gauge
3Print cartridge colors are indicated from left to right: black, magenta, cyan, and yellow
The message and prompt areas of the display alert you to the state of the printer and tell you how to
respond.
The supplies gauge shows the consumption levels of pr int cartridges (black, magenta, cyan, and yellow).
A 
 appears instead of the consumption level when the level is not known. This can...

Accessing the control panel from a computer
You can also access the printer control panel from a computer by using the Settings page of the
embedded Web server.
The computer shows the same information that the control panel shows. From your computer, you can
also perform control panel functions such as checking supplies status, viewing messages, or changing
tray configuration. For more information, see 
Using the embedded Web server.
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Control panel buttons
Use the buttons on the control panel to perform printer functions and to navigate and respond to menus
and messages in the display.
Button nameFunction
 SelectMakes selections and resumes printing after recovery errors.
  Up arrow
 Down arrow
Navigates menus and text, and increases or dec reases the values of numerical items
in the display.
  Back/exit arrowNavigates backward in nested menus, or quits menus or help.
MenuAccesses and exits the menus.
StopPauses the current job and...

Interpreting control panel indicator lights
Figure 2-4   Control panel indicator lights
1Ready
2Data
3Attention
Indicator
OnOffFlashing
Ready
(green)Printer is online (able to
accept and process data).Printer is offline or is turned
off.Printer is attempting to stop
printing and go offline.
Data
(green)Processed data is present in
the printer, but more data is
needed to complete the job.Printer is not processing or
receiving data.Printer is processing and
receiving data.
Attention
(amber) A critical...

Interpreting stapler/stacker indicator light codes
The following table lists errors that can occur in the stapler/stacker unit that are reported by the accessory
light and on the printer control panel display.
IndicatorSolidBlinkingOff
Green
NOTEThe
indicator light shows
solid green during
some continuable
errors.
● The accessory is ready
and is functioning
properly.
● Fewer than 20 staples
remain in the stapler
cartridge. 
STAPLER
LOW ON STAPLES
appears on the printer
control panel display.
Order and...

IndicatorSolidBlinkingOff
paper, or staple the job
manually. MIXED
PAPER SIZES IN JOB
TO STAPLE  appears on
the printer control panel
display.
Amber ●The accessory is
experiencing a hardware
malfunction.
For more information,
see 
Control panel
messages. ●
The device requires user
intervention. The bin
could be full, there could
be a stapler jam, or the
stapler cartridge could
require replacement. For
more information, see
Control panelmessages
.
If the message
CORRUPT FIRMWARE
IN  EXTERNAL
ACCESSORY...