HP Color Laserjet 5 Manual

Printing on Letterhead Using Manual Feed
Manual feed is available only when the
optional Rear Feed Unit is installed on the
printer.
1If available, select the media type from
your software application or printer driver.
2Select the media size from your software
application or printer driver.
To perform this selection or other
selections using the control panel, see
Chapter 5, “Using the Control Panel.”
3Select manual feed from your software
application or printer driver.
4Send your file to print.
Note...

5Adjust the manual feed guides at the rear
of the printer for the correct media size.
6When the display prompts you, slide a
single sheet of media between the manual
feed guides until the media stops.
7If you are using letter, A4, or executive
size media, slide the media between the
manual feed guides with the 
long edge of the media down and the
letterhead facing the front of the printer
and to the left.
If you are using legal, A3, or 11 x 17 size
media, slide the media between the
manual feed guides...

Changing print direction on a page
1To print across the width of your paper,
select portrait page orientation from your
software application or printer driver.
To perform this selection or other
selections using the control panel, see
Chapter 5, “Using the Control Panel.”
2To print across the length of your paper,
select landscape page orientation from
your software application or printer driver.
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Some software applications require you to
change the page length and width to change
print direction. For...

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3
Using Color
Introduction
This chapter contains information about the following:
·Colors available with your printer
·Adjusting print color and quality settings
·Controlling printer output
·Matching colors
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Colors Available with Your Printer
Your HP Color LaserJet 5/5M printer can produce almost any color you
want through the use of halftones.   By varying the amount and pattern of
the four toner colors applied to a page in combination with halftoning, your
printer can produce 16 million colors.
Adjusting Print Color and Quality Settings
For most color printing needs, HP ColorSmart default settings will handle
your color adjustments. For some print jobs, you may want to turn off
ColorSmart defaults and set...

ColorSmart
HP ColorSmart technology optimizes the color and halftoning for each
element in a document.  ColorSmart provides two options.
Automatic
For most color printing needs, the default HP ColorSmart automatic mode
will handle all of your color adjustments.
Manual
For custom color printing jobs, you can turn off ColorSmart defaults and set
color controls manually. 
The manual color option allows you to adjust the color settings for text,
graphics and photos separately by manipulating the following...

Matching Colors
The different ways your computer system and printer create color make
color matching a complex process.  For example, your display uses the RGB
(red, green, and blue) color processing system, your software application
may use a different system, and your printer uses the CMYK color
processing system.  Other factors, such as print media and lighting
(fluorescent or incandescent), also influence and limit your ability to match
colors from the screen to your output.  In addition to the...

4
Using Type
Introduction
Your HP Color LaserJet 5/5M printer supports many fonts. The fonts you
have will depend on which printer you have, your software, and other
variables, such as network connections or if you use custom fonts.
This chapter contains information on using type with your HP Color
LaserJet 5/5M printer including:
·Installing fonts with HP FontSmart
·Using internal fonts
·Selecting fonts from software applications
·Selecting fonts and typefaces using the control panel
·Printing a list of...

Installing Fonts with HP FontSmart 
The HP FontSmart font utility provides you with an easy way to manage
the fonts you use with your printer.  You can use it to add fonts to or delete
fonts from your Windows system.
HP FontSmart allows you to display the 45 typefaces included with your
printer on your computer screen.  This approximation of screen display to
printed result is known as WYSIWYG, short for “what you see is what you
get.”  HP FontSmart also includes an additional 65 scaleable TrueType...