HP Color LaserJet CP6015de User Manual

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Select staple optionsSelect a stapling option from the Staple drop-down list.
Select an output bin Select an output bin from the Bin drop-down list.
Set job storage options
To perform the following tasks, open  the printer driver and click the Job Storage tab.
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Print one copy for proof before printing all the copiesIn the Job Storage Mode area, click  Proof and Hold. The
product prints the first copy only. A message appears on the
product control panel that prompts you to print the rest of the
copies.
Temporarily store a private job on the product and print it latera) In the  Job Storage Mode  area, click Personal Job . b) In
the Make Job Private  area, enter a 4-digit personal
identification number (PIN).
Temporarily store a job on the product
NOTE: These jobs are deleted if the product is turned off.In the Job Storage Mode area, click  Quick Copy. One copy
of the job is printed immediatel y, but you can print more copies
from the product control panel.
Permanently store a job on the productIn the  Job Storage Mode area, click  Stored Job.
Make a permanently stored job private so that anyone who
tries to print it must provide a PINa) In the Job Storage Mode  area, click Stored Job . b) In the
Make Job Private  area, click PIN to print , and then enter a 4-
digit personal identification number (PIN).
Receive notification when someone prints a stored jobIn the  Job Notification Options  area, click Display Job ID
when printing .
Set the user name for a stored jobIn the User Name  area, click User name  to use the Windows
default user name. To provide a different user name, click
Custom  and type the name.
Specify a name for the stored job a) In the Job Name  area, click  Automatic to use the default
job name. To specify a job name, click Custom  and type the
name. b) Select an option from the  If job name exists drop-
down list. Select  Use Job Name + (1-99)  to add a number to
the end of the existing name, or select  Replace Existing
File  to overwrite a job that already has that name.
Set color options
To perform the following tasks, open  the printer driver and click the Color tab.
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Manually adjust color settings a) In the Color Options area, click  Manual, and then click
Settings . b) You can adjust the general settings for Edge
Control, and settings for text, graphics, and photographs. See
the online Help in the driver for information about each option.
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Turn off color printing and use only shades of gray.In the Color Options  area, click Grayscale.
Change the way that colors are rendered In the Color Themes area, select an option from the drop-
down list. See the online Help in the driver for information about
each option.
Obtain support and product-status information
To perform the following tasks, open  the printer driver and click the Services tab.
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Obtain support information for the product and order supplies
onlineIn the Internet Services  drop-down list, select a support
option, and click  Go!
Check the status of the product, including the level of supplies Click the  Device and Supplies Status icon. The Device
Status  page of the HP embedded Web server opens.
Set advanced printing options
To perform the following tasks, open  the printer driver and click the Advanced tab.
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Select advanced printing optionsIn any of the sections, click a current setting to activate a drop-
down list so you can change the setting.
Change the number of copies that are printed
NOTE:If the software program that you are using does not
provide a way to print a particular number of copies, you can
change the number of copies in the driver.
Changing this setting affects the number of copies for all print
jobs. After your job has printed, restore this setting to the
original value.Open the  Paper/Output  section, and then enter the number of
copies to print. If you select 2  or more copies, you can select
the option to collate the pages.
Print colored text as black rather than as shades of graya) Open the  Document Options  section, and then open the
Printer Features  section. b) In the  Print All Text as Black
drop-down list, select  Enabled.
Load letterhead or preprinted paper the same way for every
job, whether printing on one or both sides of the pagea) Open the  Document Options  section, and then open the
Printer Features  section. b) In the  Alternative Letterhead
Mode  drop-down list, select  On. c) At the product, load the
paper the same way you would for printing on both sides.
Change the order in which pages are printed a) Open the Document Options  section, and then open the
Layout Options  section. b) In the Page Order  drop-down list,
select  Front to Back  to print the pages in the same order as
they are in the document, or select  Back to Front to print the
pages in the reverse order.
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Match colors
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Advanced color use
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							Manage color
Setting color options to Automatic typically produces the best possible print quality for the most common
printing requirements. However, for some document s, setting the color options manually can enhance
the way the document appears. Examples of these  documents include marketing brochures that contain
many images or documents that are printed on a pape r type that is not listed in the printer driver.
Use the printer driver to adjust color  settings. For more information, see 
Set color options
on page 127 for Windows and Set the color options on page 68 for Macintosh.
Automatic or manual color adjustment
The  Automatic  color adjustment option optimizes the neutral gray color treatment, halftones, and edge
enhancements that are used for each element in a document.
NOTE: Automatic is the default setting and is recommended for printing most color documents.
The Manual  color adjustment option allows  you to adjust the neutral gray color treatment, halftones,
and edge enhancements for text, graphics, and photographs.
Manual color options
You can manually adjust color options for Edge Control, Halftones, and Neutral Grays.
Edge Control
The  Edge Control  setting determines how edges are rendered. Edge control has three components:
adaptive halftoning, Resolution Enhancement technology (REt), and trapping. Adaptive halftoning
increases the edge sharpness. Trapping reduces the  effect of incorrect color alignment by slightly
overlapping the edges of adjacent objects. The color REt option smoothes the edges.
NOTE: If you notice white gaps between objects, or if  you notice areas that have a slight shadow of
cyan, magenta, or yellow at the edge, choose an e dge-control setting that increases the trapping level.
Four levels of edge control are available:
●Maximum
 is the most aggressive trapping setting. Adap tive halftoning and color REt settings are
on.
● Normal
 is the default trapping setting. Trapping is at a medium level. Adaptive halftoning and color
REt settings are on.
● Light
 sets trapping at a minimal level. Adaptive  halftoning and color REt settings are on.
● Off
 turns off trapping, adaptive halftoning, and color REt.
Halftone options Halftone options affect the resolution and clarity of your color output . You can select halftone settings
for text, graphics, and photographs inde pendently. The two halftone options are  Smooth and Detail .
● The 
Smooth  option provides better re sults for large, solid-filled print areas.  It also enhances
photographs by smoothing out fine color gradations. Choose this option when uniform and smooth
area fills are top priority.
● The 
Detail option is useful for text and graphics th at require sharp distinctions among lines or
colors, or for images that contain a pattern or a high level of detail. Choose this option when sharp
edges and details are top priority.
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							NOTE:Some software programs convert text or graphics to bitmap images. In these cases, setting
the color options for photographs also affects how text and graphics appear.
Neutral Grays
The  Neutral Grays  setting determines the method used for cr eating gray colors that are used in text,
graphics, and photographs.
Two values are available for the  Neutral Grays setting:
● Black Only
 generates neutral colors (grays and black)  using only black toner. This guarantees
neutral colors without a color cast.
● 4-Color generates neutral colors (grays and black) by
 combining all four toner colors. This method
produces smoother gradients and tr ansitions to non-neutral colors, and it produces the darkest
black.
Print in grayscale
Use grayscale printing to print documents in bla ck and shades of gray. For Windows, select the  Print
in Grayscale  option. For Macintosh, select the  Print Color as Gray option.
Restrict color use
This product includes a  RESTRICT COLOR setting. A network administrator can use the setting to
restrict user access to the color printing in order  to conserve color toner. If you are unable to print in
color, see your network administrator.
Restrict color printing
1. Press  Menu.
2. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight CONFIGURE DEVICE , and then press the checkmark button
.
3. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP , and then press the checkmark button .
4. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight  RESTRICT COLOR , and then press the checkmark button
.
5. Select one of the following options:
● DISABLE COLOR
. This setting denies color-printing capabilities to all users.
● ENABLE COLOR
 (default). This setting allows color-printi ng capabilities for all users.
● COLOR IF ALLOWED
. The setting allows the network administrator to allow color use for
select users and/or applications. Use the em bedded Web server to designate which users
and/or applications can print in color.
6. Press the checkmark button 
 to save.
For more information about restricting and reporting color usage, go to 
www.hp.com/go/coloraccess.
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							RGB Color (Color Themes)
You can change RGB Color settings from the prin ter-driver. For more info rmation on accessing the
printer driver, see 
Set color options on page 127  for Windows and Set the color options on page 68 for
Macintosh.
Five values are available for the  RGB Color setting:
● Select 
Default (sRGB)  for most printing needs. This setting instructs the product to interpret RGB
color as sRGB, which is the accepted standard of Microsoft and the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C).
● Select Image optimization (sRGB)
 to enhance documents in which the content is mainly bitmap
images, such as .GIF or .JPEG file s. This setting instructs the product to use the best color matching
for rendering sRGB, bitmap images. This setting has no effect on text or vector-based graphics.
Using glossy paper in combination with this  setting provides the maximum enhancement.
● Select AdobeRGB
 for documents that use the  AdobeRGB color space rather than sRGB. For
example, some digital cameras capture images  in AdobeRBG, 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 that  you turn off the color management in the software
program and allow the product software to manage the color space.
● Select Custom Profile
 when you want to increase the color saturation in the midtones. Less
colorful objects are rendered more colorfully. You can download custom profiles from 
www.hp.com/
go/cljcp6015_software.
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							Match colors
The process of matching product output color to your computer screen is quite complex because printers
and computer monitors use different me thods of producing color. Monitors display colors by light pixels
using an RGB (red, green, blue) color process, but printers  print colors using a CMYK (cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black) process.
Several factors can influence your ability to match prin ted colors to those on your monitor. These factors
include:
● Paper
● Printer colorants (inks or toners for example)
● Printing process (inkjet, press, or laser technology for example)
● Overhead lighting
● Personal differences in perception of color
● Software programs
● Printer drivers
● Computer operating system
● Monitors and monitor settings
● Video cards and drivers
● Operating environment (humidity for example)
Keep the above factors in mind when colors on your  screen do not perfectly match your printed colors.
For most users, the best method for matching colors on your screen to your  product is to print sRGB
colors.
Sample book color matching
The process for matching product output to prepri nted sample books and standard color references is
complex. In general, you can obtain a reasonably good match to a sample book if the inks used to create
the sample book are cyan, magenta, yellow, and bla ck. These are usually referred to as process color
sample books.
Some sample books are created from spot colors. Sp ot colors are specially created colorants. Many of
these spot colors are outside of the range of the product. Most spot color sample books have companion
process sample books that provide CMYK approximations to the spot color.
Most process sample books will state which process  standards were used to print the sample book. In
most cases they will be SWOP, EU RO, or DIC. To get optimal color matching to the process sample
book, select the corresponding ink emulation from th e product menu. If you cannot identify the process
standard, use SWOP ink emulation.
Printing color samples
To use the color samples, select t he color sample that is the closest  match to the desired color. Use the
sample’s color value in your software program to describe the object you wish to match. Colors may
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							vary depending on paper type and the software program used. For more details on how to use the color
samples, go to 
www.hp.com/support/cljcp6015.
Use the following procedure to print color sa mples at the product using the control panel:
1. Press  Menu.
2. Press the checkmark button 
 to highlight  INFORMATION, and then press the checkmark button
.
3. Select  PRINT CMYK SAMPLES  or PRINT RGB SAMPLES  to print the samples.
PANTONE® color matching
PANTONE has multiple color ma tching systems. PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® is very popular
and uses solid inks to generate a wide range of color hues and tints. See 
www.hp.com/go/
cljcp6015_software  for details on how to use PANTO NE Colors with this product.
NOTE:PANTONE Colors generated might not match PAN TONE-identified standards. Consult current
PANTONE Publications  for accurate color.
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HP ImageREt 4800
HP ImageREt 4800 print technology is a system of innovative technologies developed exclusively by
HP to deliver superior print quality. The HP ImageREt system sets itself apart from the industry by
integrating technology advancemen ts and optimizing each element of the print system. Several
categories of HP ImageREt have been developed for a variety of user needs.
The system uses key color-laser technologies, including image enhancements, smart supplies, and
high-resolution imaging, to prov ide superior images for general office documents and marketing
collateral. Optimized for printing on HP color la ser high-gloss papers, HP Image REt 4800 provides
superior results on all supported paper, and  under a variety of environmental conditions.
Paper selection
For the best color and image quality, it is important to select the appropriate paper type from the product
menu or from the front panel.
sRGB
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) is a worldwide color  standard originally developed by HP and Microsoft
as a common color language for monitors, input devices (scanners, digital cameras), and output devices
(products, printers, plotters). It is the default color space used for HP products, Microsoft operating
systems, the Web, and most office software sold today. sRGB is representative of the typical Windows
computer monitor today and the convergence  standard for high-definition television.
NOTE:Factors such as the type of monitor you use an d the room’s lighting can affect the appearance
of colors on your screen.
The latest versions of Adobe PhotoShop, CorelD RAW™, Microsoft Office, and many other software
programs use sRGB to communicate  color. Most importantly, as the default color space in Microsoft
operating systems, sRGB has gained  broad adoption as a means to exchange color information between
software programs and devices usin g a common definition that assures typical users will experience
greatly improved color matching. sRGB improves your  ability to match colors between the product, the
computer monitor, and other input devices (scanner, digital camera) automatically, without the need to
become a color expert.
Print in four colors — CMYK
Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (C MYK) are the inks used by a printing press. The process is often
called four-color printing. CMYK data files are typically used by and originate from graphic arts (printing
and publishing) environments. The pr oduct will accept CMYK colors through the PS printer driver. The
product color-rendering of CMYK is designed to prov ide rich, saturated colors for text and graphics.
CMYK ink set emulation (HP postscript level 3 emulation)
The product color rendering of CMYK can be made to  emulate several standard offset press ink sets.
In some situations, the CMYK color values in an image or document might not be suited to the product.
For example, a document might be optimized for another product. For best results, the CMYK values
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							should be adapted to the HP Color LaserJet CP6015 Series. Select the appropriate color input profile
from the printer driver.
●Default CMYK+
. HP CMYK+ technology produces optimal pr inting results for most printing jobs.
● Specification for Web Offs
et Publications (SWOP). Common ink standard in the United States
and other countries/regions.
● Euroscale
. Common ink standard in Europe and other countries/regions.
● Dainippon Ink and Chemical (DIC)
. Common ink standard in Japan and other countries/regions.
● Custom profile
. Select this option to use a custom input profile to accurately control color output,
for example, to emulate another HP color LaserJet product. Color profiles can be downloaded from
www.hp.com .
TrueCMYK
This mode can be selected on the  Advanced tab of the PS print driver when an external third party
digital front end, such as raster image processing  (RIP) software, is used to manage the document flow
within an organizati on. It will not generate accept able results for most users unless a digital front end is
used. For a complete description of how this mode works visit 
www.hp.com  and search for TrueCMYK.
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