HP Color Laserjet 5 Manual

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Your Color LaserJet 5/5M Printer
Introduction
This user’s guide contains information on using most of the common
features of your new HP Color LaserJet 5/5M printer.
The following topics are discussed in this chapter:
·Key Features
·Locating printer features
·Controlling your printer
·Color support and printer speeds
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Key Features
This printer provides the quality and reliability of Hewlett-Packard printers
as well as these specific features:
Performance·10 ppm monochrome printing
·2 ppm color printing
·1 ppm transparency printing
·Resolution Enhancement (REt) for black printing
·High quality black and color printing
Paper Handling·250-sheet letter/A4 tray
·Optional 250-sheet rear feed unit with manual feed slot
·250-sheet face-down, correct-order output bin
·Software-selected face-up output bin
·Letter, legal, 11 x...

Locating printer features
The following figure shows the locations of printer features.
Figure 1-1
1  Toner Reservoir Input Door
2  Face Down Output Bin
3  Top Cover Release Button
4  Control Panel
5 Power On/Off Switch
6  Face Up Output Bin
7 Front Input Tray
8 Maintenance Access Door  9  Flip Up Paper Stop 
    (for A4 and Letter Media)
10 Optional Rear Feed Unit
11  Rear Tray Paper Access Door
12  Rear Tray Paper Guides
13  Rear Tray Size Selection Lever
14  Manual Feed Paper Guides
à à
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Figure 1-2
1 Mounting Slots for 
   Optional Rear Feed Unit
2 Serial Number Label
3  Power Plug Connector
4 SIMMs Access Door
5  MIO Slot6  Bi-Tronics Parallel Connector
7  Optional Rear Feed Unit
8  Manual Feed Input
9  Rear Tray Paper Access Door
NoteFor information about the locations of maintenance units, see Chapter 6.
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Controlling Your Printer
·Select printer settings through your software application or
printer driver.
The best and easiest way to control your printer is through your software
application. Changing these settings will affect only your print job. Most
software applications allow you to choose printing selections from menus
within the software application. These selections override the selections on
the printer control panel.
·Select printer settings with the control panel.
You can also control your...

Color Support and Printer Speeds
The approximate printer speeds and color support offered by this printer are
listed below.  See Appendix B  for media specifications. Printer speeds may
vary because:
·Complex graphics or large graphics may require additional time to
download to the printer.
·Downloading time is dependent on your I/O configuration, the type of
computer you are using, the amount of printer memory installed, the
network operating system you are using, and how your network is
configured.
·If...

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Common Printing Tasks
Introduction
This chapter contains specific procedures to accomplish the following tasks:
·Selecting paper and other print media
·Loading media in the input trays
·Changing media type and size
·Printing from an input tray
·Printing using manual feed
·Printing transparencies
·Printing on letterhead
·Changing print direction on a page
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Selecting Paper and Other Print Media
·Use only print media that meet the guidelines outlined in this chapter or in
Appendix B.
·Before purchasing large quantities of print media or specialized forms, test
a small quantity with your printer. Make sure your supplier obtains and
understands the paper and print media requirements specified in the paper
specification guide for this product.  Do not attempt to print non-supported
sizes or weights of paper or other media.
CautionUsing print media sizes and...

Supported Media
·The following table lists the size and type of media supported by each input
tray.
·The media size for each front input tray is labeled on the front right corner
of the tray.
·The printer can detect the size of media in the installed input trays.
·The printer automatically detects and prints transparencies at a slower rate
(1 ppm).
·For complete media specifications, see Appendix B.
Tray Location Media Type  Media Size Maximum
CapacityMedia Weight
Front Paper Letter/A4
Executive
Legal
11...

Loading Media in the Front Input Tray
1Firmly grip the center of the input tray
and pull it out of the printer.
Make sure the face up output bin is closed
before before removing the input tray.
2Remove the cover from the input tray, lift
the warning flap, then press down on the
media lift plate until it locks in place.
3If you are loading letter, A4, or executive
size media, slide the media under the
metal tabs from the front of the tray with
the long edge of the media toward the
back of the tray.
Media...