HP Color Laserjet 5 Manual

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Color Balance Adjustment
This procedure will allow you to adjust the balance of your printer by
changing the densities of the four toners (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow).
Because this procedure adjusts the parameters within your printer
hardware, it will affect all print jobs.  
CautionThis procedure changes the color balance of your printer by altering
developer bias and laser power.  It will affect all print jobs.  Do not perform
this procedure before exhausting recommended troubleshooting...

Adjusting Color Balance
CautionAdjusting the color balance will change your printer hardware.  Perform all
of the troubleshooting methods listed above before attempting the following
procedure.
1Print a self test page.
See Chapter 5 for instructions on printing a self test page.  The self test
page will display the last set of saved color settings and provides a record of
your initial settings before any adjustments.  The factory setting for each
color is 0 (other possible settings include -2, -1, 1, and...

Adjusting Black and Cyan Density Settings
5Adjust the cyan (C+/C-) density setting.
·Press the [Item] key to get the C density display.
·Repeat the last three steps in 4, this time using the cyan bar.
6Reprint the color balance test page.
Press the [Item] key until “Color Balance Test Page” is displayed on the front
panel.  Press the [Enter] key.  A new test page will print.  Examine the black
and cyan bars.  If the two center arrows blend into their respective
backgrounds, go to step 10, otherwise...

Adjusting Magenta and Yellow Density Settings
7Adjust the magenta and yellow density settings.
Examine the color balance circles from a distance of 6 feet (2 m).  If the
center circle (Figure G-3, callout 4) blends into the background, the magenta
and yellow densities do not need to be adjusted (go to step 9).  Determine
which circle blends in best with the background.  Make note of the magenta
(M) and yellow (Y) density adjustments (for example, M+, Y+ for Figure G-3,
callout 5) for that circle. 
·Press...

Glossary
AppleTalkRefers to the Apple Macintosh
standard communication protocol.
ApplicationA software program or group
of programs for solving common business
tasks, for example, Lotus 1-2-3, Windows, or
WordPerfect.
Bitmap Font A particular collection of
symbols with fixed character size and shape.
Bitmap fonts are made of dot-by-dot patterns
in pre-defined point sizes.
Bi-TronicsA parallel interface that allows
two way communication between the printer
and your computer.
Centronics An industry...

Embedded Printer Commands Printer
commands written by the user directly into a
software file.
Enter Key Saves the current menu item
selection. An asterisk (*) appears in the
display to indicate the selection has been
saved.
Error Message Communicates data and
print errors to the user. See Chapter 5 for a
complete list.
Escape Sequences PCL 5 software
commands sent to the printer. The printer
distinguishes these commands from regular
text by the presence of an escape character (a
special control code)....

Job A specific piece of work to be
batch-processed by a computer or a peripheral
device such as a printer. 
LAN See Local Area Network.
LAN Administrator See Network
Administrator.
Landscape Orientation See Orientation.
Language Switching Resetting the
printer firmware in order to change the way
the printer interprets and processes print
data. The printer supports language switching
between PCL 5 and PostScript.
Local Area Network (LAN) One or more
PC workstations and one or more servers or
hosts...

+ (Plus) Key Displays the next value
available for the current menu item.
Point Size The height of a font. Point size
is measured from slightly above the top of
uppercase letters to slightly below the bottom
of lower-case descenders, such as the tail of
the letter “y”. There are approximately 72
points per inch.
PostScript Language A page description
language created by Adobe Systems, Inc.,
specifically for describing the appearance of
text and graphics on a page. See PCL 5
Language.
Print BufferPrinter...

Soft Font Bitmap or scalable fonts that can
be transferred from disks on your computer to
the printer memory. Also known as
downloadable fonts.
Software Application Any word
processing, programming or special
application package that can be installed in
your computer system. Microsoft Word and
Lotus 1-2-3 are examples of software packages.
Spacing The horizontal distance of
individual printed characters. All fonts have
either fixed or proportional spacing.
Stroke Weight The thickness of print of a
font,...

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