HP Color LaserJet CM1015 User Manual
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Control print jobs When changing print settings, follow the hierarchy of how changes are prioritized. (Note that the names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on the software program.) ●Application Settings dialog box. This dialog box opens when you click Application Settings or a similar command on the File menu in the software program. This dialog box is part of the program in which you are working. Settings that are changed here override settings that are changed anywhere else. ●Print dialog box. This dialog box opens when you click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu in the software program. It is also part of the program, but it has a lower priority than the Application Settings dialog box. Settings that are changed in the Print dialog box do not override settings that are changed in the Application Settings dialog box. Settings that are changed here do override settings that are changed in the printer driver. ●Printer driver. The printer driver opens when you click Properties in the Print dialog box. Settings that are changed here do not override settings that are changed anywhere else. Selecting print media settings When a job is sent to the printer, the printer driver controls what paper tray is used to pull media through the printer. By default, the printer automatically selects the tray, but a specific tray can be chosen based on three user specified settings: Source, Type, and Size. These settings are available from the Application Setting dialog box, the Print dialog box, or the printer driver. SettingDescription SourceDirects the printer to pull paper from a user-specified tray. The printer tries to print from this tray, no matter what type or size media is loaded in it. However, if the selected tray is configured from the HP ToolboxFX for a type or size and that does not match the print job, the printer does not print automatically. To begin printing, load the selected tray with the correct type or size of print media for the print job. When loading the tray, the printer begins printing. If the printer does not begin printing: ●Verify the tray configuration matches the size or type of the print job. ●Press OK to have the printer try to print from another tray. Type or Size Directs the printer to pull paper or print media from the first tray that is loaded with the type or size that you selected. Always print by Type for special print media such as labels or transparencies. NOTEWhen the trays have not been configured for a certain type or size from the HP ToolboxFX, load the paper or print media into a tray then select the Type or Size from the Page Setup dialog box, the Print dialog box, or the printer driver. ENWWControl print jobs 57
SettingDescription NOTEAn Administrator or individual user can set the HP ToolboxFX to direct the MFP to pull from a tray that is pre-configured for a specified Type or Size. This is helpful when frequently printing on the same type of media; a dedicated tray is already pre- configured for printing. Printer-driver features Some printer drivers and some operating systems do not support all of these MFP features. TaskDriver TabOption Set custom paperPaperSize is Print in grayscaleColorPrint in Grayscale Create and use watermarks NOTEFor Windows 2000 and XP environments, Administrator privileges are required to create watermarks but are not required to add existing watermarks to documents. EffectsWatermark Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper (N-up printing)FinishingPages per sheet Reduce or enlarge a document before printingEffectsFit to Page Print the first page on different paperPaper/QualityAppropriate paper size Change color settingsColorSettings Create and use Quick Sets. Quick Sets save the current print-driver settings such as the page orientation, N-up printing, or the paper source for later use. Save up to 30 sets. NOTEIn the Windows 2000 environment, Administrator privileges are required to save Quick Sets. All. To later retrieve settings, choose Finishing For printing using the Print on Both Sides (manually) feature, see Print on both sides of the paper. Restore the default printer-driver settings This feature might be useful when experiencing quality issues, or if the print media is not being selected from the correct tray. Select Defaults in the Quick Sets dialog box on the Finishing tab of the printer driver. 58 Chapter 6 PrintENWW
Print from Windows 1.Load the print media. 2.On the File menu of your application, click Page Setup or a similar command. Ensure the settings are correct for this document. 3.From the File menu, click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command. The Print dialog box opens. 4.Select the correct MFP and change settings as necessary. Do not change any settings, such as page size or orientation, that were previously set in the Application Settings dialog box. 5.If this print job is to be printed on a non-standard size or weight of paper, see Selecting print media settings for more information. 6.If not already done, click Properties. The printer driver opens. 7.On the various tabs, set additional settings that did not appear in the Application Settings or Print dialog box. For more information about printer-driver settings, see Printer-driver features. 8.Select the Print command to print the job. Printer-driver settings The printer driver is a software component that controls, through user-specified options, common printing features when sending print jobs to the MFP. Changes to printer-driver settings can be temporary for print jobs that are run while the program is still open, or changes to the default settings can be permanent; they are in effect now and in the future. Operating SystemTemporarily change settings for jobs that are printed nowPermanently change default settings1Change configuration settings (For example, to add an optional tray or to enable or disable a driver feature such as “Allow manual duplexing”) Windows 2000 and XP (Classic Start Menu)On the File menu, click Print, select this printer, then click Properties or Preferences. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers or Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer icon, then click Printing Preferences.Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers or Printers and Faxes. Right- click the printer icon, then click Properties. Click the Configure tab. Windows XPOn the File menu, click Print, select this printer, then click Properties or Preferences. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)Click Start, click Printers and Faxes, right-click the printer name or icon, then click Printing Preferences.Click Start then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer icon, then click Properties. Click the Configure tab. 1Access to default MFP settings might be restricted and therefore unavailable. ENWWControl print jobs 59
Print on both sides of the paper NOTEFor 2-sided printing, load a pre-printed form and letterhead into tray 1 face-up with the top edge of the page loaded into the MFP. Load preprinted forms and letterhead into tray 2 and tray 3 face-down with the top edge at the front of the tray. NOTE Feeding pre-printed forms and letterhead is different than loading for 1-sided printing. CAUTION Do not print on both sides of labels or transparencies. This can damage the MFP and result in jams. To print on both sides (manually) 1. Insert enough paper into tray 2 or optional tray 3 to accommodate the print job. 2.In Windows, Print on both sides (manually) must be enabled to complete these instructions. ● In the printer driver, select the Finishing tab, select the Print on both sides (manually) option, then send the job to print. 60 Chapter 6 Print ENWW
NOTEFlip paper before continuing. 3.After the job is finished printing, remove any blank paper as prompted by the control panel. Lift the printed stack from the output bin and insert the printed stack without rotating the stack over into the tray that was used for the first part of the job. A 4.Press OK to continue printing on the second side. ENWW Print on both sides of the paper 61
Cancel a print job A print job can be canceled from: ●A program ●A print queue ●The Cancel button NOTEWhen a print job appears to have started (it shows in the queue), cancel it from the workstation. Considerations when canceling printing ●If the MFP has not started printing, cancel the job within the program that sent the print job. ●If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, try to delete the job from the print spooler. ●If the print job is already printing, press Cancel. The MFP finishes printing any pages that are already moving through the MFP and deletes the remainder of the print job. ●If more than one print job is in memory, press Cancel once for each job after the job starts printing. The Ready light blinks and Canceling print displays in the message area. 62 Chapter 6 PrintENWW
7 Color ●Overview ● Manage color options ● Match colors ENWW63
Overview The MFP provides carefully designed and tested color tables to provide smooth, accurate color rendition of all printable colors. HP provides online tools to help businesses of all sizes with their color printing. HPs Office Color Printing Center ( http://www.hp.com/go/color) identifies solutions and information on creating finished projects. HP ImageREt 2400 ImageREt 2400 is a system of key color laser technologies that offer excellent print quality. At the foundation of the system are imaging enhancements, HP Smart supplies, and high-resolution imaging. Optimized for printing on HP color laser high-gloss papers, HP ImageREt provides superior results on all supported media and under a variety of environmental conditions. For more information, see http://www.hp.com and search on ImageREt 2400. Media selection For the best color and image quality, select the appropriate media type from the printer-driver properties. See Media supported on this MFP for more information. Color options In the Windows environment, the Automatic and Manual color options are on the Color tab in the printer driver. Color options use object tagging, which allows optimal color settings to be used for different objects (text, graphics, and photos) on a page. The printer driver determines which objects are used on a page and uses color settings that provide the best print quality for each object. Object tagging, combined with optimized default settings, produces great color from the MFP without having to establish any special settings. 64 Chapter 7 ColorENWW
Manage color options Setting color options to Automatic typically produces the best possible print quality for color documents. However, in some situations, you might want to print a color document in grayscale (black and shades of gray) or to change one of the MFPs color options. NOTEFor additional information about modifying color when copying, see Adjust copy quality and Adjust the color balance in copies. Print in Grayscale Selecting the Print in Grayscale option from the printer driver prints a document in black and shades of gray. This option is useful for printing color documents that are to be photocopied. Selecting Print in Grayscale in the Print Quality options on the Paper Quality tab allows for changing the settings to accommodate different types of jobs. Automatic versus Manual color adjustment The Automatic color adjustment option optimizes the neutral gray color treatment, and the edge enhancements that are used for each element in a document. For more information, see the printer driver online Help. NOTEAutomatic is the default setting and is recommended for printing all color documents. Use the Manual color adjustment option to adjust the neutral gray color treatment, and the edge enhancements for text, graphics, and photographs. To gain access to the Manual color options, on the Color tab, click Manual, then click Settings. Change color options Use the Manual color adjustment to adjust the Color (or Color Map) options. NOTESome software programs convert text or graphics to raster images. In these cases, the Photographs setting also controls the text and graphics. Halftone options Halftoning is the method by which the MFP mixes the four primary colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) in varying proportions to create millions of colors. Halftone options affect the resolution and clarity of the color output. The two halftone options are Smooth and Detail. ●The Smooth option provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas. It also enhances photos by smoothing out fine color gradations. Choose this option when uniform and smooth area fills are the most important attributes. ●The Detail option is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions among lines or colors, or images that contain a pattern or a high level of detail. Choose this option when sharp edges and details are the most important attributes. ENWWManage color options 65
Edge Control The Edge Control setting determines how edges are rendered. Edge Control consists of two components: Adaptive Halftoning and Trapping. Adaptive Halftoning increases the edge sharpness. Trapping reduces the effect of color-plane misregistration by slightly overlapping the edges of adjacent objects. The following levels of edge control are available: ●Off sets Trapping and Adaptive Halftoning to Off. ●Normal provides the default trapping settings. Adaptive Halftoning is set to On. ●Maximum provides the most trapping. Adaptive Halftoning is set to On. Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) is a worldwide color standard that was originally developed by HP and Microsoft as a common color language for monitors, input devices (scanners and digital cameras), and output devices (MFPs and plotters). It is the default color space that is used for HP products, Microsoft operating systems, the World Wide Web, and most office software that is sold today. The sRGB standard is representative of the typical Windows computer monitor and is the convergence standard for high- definition television. NOTEFactors such as the type of monitor used and the rooms lighting can affect the appearance of colors on the screen. For more information, see Match colors. The latest Versions of Adobe® PhotoShop®, Microsoft Office, and many other applications use sRGB to communicate color. Most importantly, as the default color space in Microsoft operating systems, sRGB has gained broad adoption as a way to exchange color information between software programs and devices by using a common definition that assures typical users experience greatly improved color matching. The sRGB standard improves the ability to match colors between the MFP, the computer monitor, and other input devices (scanners and digital cameras) automatically, without the need to become a color expert. RGB Color The RGB Color option determines how colors are rendered. ●Select Default (sRGB) for most printing needs. This setting instructs the MFP to interpret RGB color as sRGB, which is the accepted standard of Microsoft and the World Wide Web Organization. ●Select AdobeRGB for documents that use the AdobeRGB color space rather than sRGB. For example, some digital cameras capture images in AdobeRGB, and documents that are produced with Adobe PhotoShop use the AdobeRGB color space. When printing from a professional software program that uses AdobeRGB, it is important to turn off the color management in the software program and allow the MFP software to manage the color space. ●Photo Image interprets the RGB color as if it were printed as a photograph by using a digital mini- lab. It is designed to render the deeper, more saturated colors differently than Default mode. Use this setting for printing photos. ●Device sets the MFP to print RGB data in raw device mode. To render photographs properly when this option is selected, manage color through the software program or in the operating system. ●Vivid instructs the MFP to increase the color saturation in the midtones. Less colorful objects are rendered more colorfully. This value is recommended for printing business graphics. 66 Chapter 7 ColorENWW