HP Color Laserjet 5 Manual

							Interpreting Control Panel Indicator Lights
See the following table to interpret the indicator lights on the control panel.
Indicator On Off Flashing
On Line (green) Printer is on line Printer is off line Printing in
process or going
off line
Data (amber) Data is in the
printer buffer or
the printer is
processing dataPrinter buffer
emptyPrinter is
receiving data
Attention (amber) Printer requires 
attentionPrinter does not
require attention
Manual Feed *
(amber)Manual Feed
selected through
the data stream or
control panelManual Feed not
selected
* Manual feed is available only when the optional Rear Feed Unit is installed on the printer.
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							Resetting the Printer to User Defaults
1Click [On Line] until the On Line indicator is no longer lit.
2Click [Reset].
07 RESET appears on the printer display. The printer automatically returns
on line after the printer is reset.
A 07 RESET clears the page buffer, removes all non-permanent fonts and
macros, and returns all print menu settings to user selected defaults.
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							Resetting the Printer to Factory Defaults
1Click [On Line] until the On Line indicator is no longer lit.
2Press and hold [Reset].
3When 09 MENU RESET is displayed, release [Reset].
09 MENU RESET appears on the printer display after approximately five
seconds. The printer automatically returns on line after the printer is reset.
A 09 MENU RESET clears the page buffer, removes all non-permanent fonts
and macros, and returns all printing menu defaults to their factory defaults,
except for CONFIG menu settings.
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							PCL Factory Defaults
The following table lists the PCL factory defaults for printer settings. 
Menu Item Factory Default
PCL PRINT MENU COPIES 1
FONT SOURCE INT (Internal)
FONT NUMBER 0 (Upright, medium,
Courier)
PITCH 10.00
PT. (Point) SIZE 12.00
TRAY FRONT
OUT BIN UPPER (Face Down)
PAPER LETTER (8.5 by 11) *
ORIENTATION P (Portrait)
FORM 60 (6 lines/inch)
MANUAL FEED OFF
SYM SET ROMAN-8
PCL CONFIG MENU SYS AUTO **
AUTO CONT ON
I/O TIMEOUT 15
REt 
(Resolution
Enhancement)MEDIUM
PWRSAVE 60MIN
PARALLEL HIGH SPEED YES
ADV FNCTNS YES
* This setting may default to A4 in some countries.
** SYS=PCL if only one personality is available on the printer.
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							Changing Selections on the Control Panel
1Click [On Line] until the On Line indicator is no longer lit.
2Click [Menu] until the menu you desire appears on the printer display.
PCL or PS PRINT MENU
PCL or PS CONFIG MENU
PARALLEL MENU
MIO CONFIG MENU
PCL or PS TEST MENU
The prefix PCL or PS depends on whether PCL or PostScript (PS) is currently
selected. The MIO MENU is only available if an MIO card is installed in the
printer.
3Click [Item] until the item you want to change appears on the printer
display.
See “Print Menu Selections” and “Config Menu Selections” in this chapter
for a list of available item selections.
4Click [+] until the selection you desire appears on the printer display.
Click  -  to view the previous selection. Press and hold [+] or [-] to scroll
through the item selections.
5Click [Enter] to save your selection.
An asterisk (*) appears to the right of your selection.
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							6Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all of your changes are complete.
7Click On Line to return the printer on line.
8If 10 PRESS RESET TO ACTIVATE appears on the printer display and you want
your changes activated immediately, click [Reset].
Resetting the printer at this point activates your selections and clears the
page buffer. The printer automatically returns on line after the printer is
reset.
9If you did not reset the printer, click [On Line] to return the printer on line.
The On Line indicator lights. Changes to the control panel will not take
effect until all data in the page buffer prints.
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							Print menu selections
PCL Print Menu PostScript (PS) Print Menu
Menu Item Selections Menu Item Selections
COPIES 1 to 999 COPIES 1 to 999
FONT SOURCE INT (internal)
SFT (soft fonts)
M1 - M4 (SIMM slots)
FONT NUMBER 0 to 999
PITCH * 0.44 to 99.97
POINT SIZE * 4.00 to 999.75
TRAY (Input) FRONT
REAR **
BOTH **TRAY FRONT
REAR **
BOTH **
PAPER LETTER
A4
LEGAL
A3
EXEC
TABLOID***PAPER LETTER
A4
LEGAL
A3
EXEC
TABLOID***
FT MEDIA (Front Tray) PAPER
TRN (Transparency)
RT MEDIA 
(Rear Tray) **PA P E R
TRN (Transparency)
MF MEDIA (Manual
Feed)PA P E R
TRN (Transparency)
OUT BIN UPPER (Face Down)
LOWER (Face Up)OUT BIN UPPER (Face Down)
LOWER (Face Up)
ORIENTATION P (portrait)
L (landscape)
FORM 
(vertical form length)5 to 128
MANUAL FEED ** ON
OFFMANUAL FEED ON
OFF
SYM SET (See the 
PCL Color
Technical Reference
Guide
 for symbol set
lists)
* This item is optional depending on the font type selected with FONT SOURCE and FONT NUMBER.
** This item is only available if the optional rear input tray is installed.
***Tabloid  refers to 11 x 17 paper size.
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							Config menu selections
PCL Config Menu PostScript (PS) Config Menu
Menu Item Selections Menu Item Selections
SYS AUTO
PCL
POSTSCRIPTSYS AUTO
PCL
PostScript
AUTO CONT OFF
ONAUTO CONT OFF
ON
I/O TIMEOUT 5 to 300 I/O TIMEOUT 5 to 300
RET * LIGHT
MEDIUM
DARK
OFFRET * LIGHT
MEDIUM
DARK
OFF
PWRSAVE ** 15MIN (minutes),
30MIN, 60MIN, 2HRS
(hours),  3HRS, or OFFPWRSAVE ** 15MIN (minutes),
30MIN, 60MIN, 2HRS
(hours),  3HRS, or OFF
JAM RECOVER OFF
ON
START PAGE OFF
ON
PRT PS ERRS OFF
ON
* Only affects black.
** PWRSAVE reduces power consumption when the printer is not in use.
Parallel Menu Selections
Parallel Menu
Menu Item Selections
HIGH SPEED YES
NO
ADV FNCTNS (Advance Functions) YES
NO
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							Selecting an Input Tray
1Click [On Line] until the On Line indicator is no longer lit.
2Click [Menu].
PCL (or PS) PRINT MENU appears on the first line of the printer display.
3Click [Item] until TRAY appears on the second line of the printer display.
4Click [+] to select your input tray.
(A) REAR - selects the optional rear tray.
(B) FRONT - selects the front tray.
(C) BOTH - automatically selects the tray with the correct media size.
Input Tray Locations
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In step 4, the REAR and BOTH selections are only available when the optional
rear input tray is installed. If BOTH is selected and both trays have the correct
size media, the printer will pull from the front tray. If the front tray runs out of
media, then the printer will automatically pull from the rear tray. 
If PCL is selected as the printer language, selecting REAR or FRONT locks out
the unselected input tray.
Figure 5-2
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							5Click [Enter] to save your selection.
An asterisk (*) appears to the right of your selection.
6Click [On Line] to return the printer on line.
7If 10 PRESS RESET TO ACTIVATE appears on the printer display and you want
your changes activated immediately, click [Reset].
Resetting the printer at this point activates your selection and clears the
page buffer. The printer automatically returns on line after the printer is
reset.
8If you did not reset the printer, click [On Line] to return the printer on line.
The On Line indicator lights. Changes to the control panel will not take
effect until all data in the page buffer prints.
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