HP LaserJet 1018 User Manual

Printer configuration
Below is the standard configuration for the HP LaserJet 1018 printer.
HP LaserJet 1018 printer
●12 pages per minute (ppm) for A4 media and 12 ppm for letter media
● First page out in as few as 10 seconds
● FastRes 1200: 1200 dpi effective output quality (600 x 600 x 2 dpi with HP Resolution
Enhancement technology [REt])
● 150-sheet main input tray
● Priority feed slot
● 100-sheet output capacity
● EconoMode (saves toner)
● Print watermarks, booklets, multiple pages per sheet...

Walkaround
The following illustrations identify the components of the HP LaserJet 1018 printer.
1Attention light
2 Ready light
3 Print cartridge door
4 Output media support
5 Priority feed slot
6 150-sheet main input tray
7 Output bin
1On/off switch
2 Power receptacle
3 USB port
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Printer control panel
The printer control panel is composed of two lights. These lights produce patterns that
identify your printers status.
1Attention light : Indicates that the printer media input trays  are empty, the print cartridge door is
open, the print cartridge is missing, or other errors. See 
Printer information page  for more
information.
2 Ready light : Indicates that the printer is ready to print.
NOTESee Status light patterns for a description of the light patterns.
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Media paths
The following sections describe the input trays and output bin.
Priority feed slot
You should use the priority feed slot when feeding one sheet of paper, envelope, postcard,
label, or transparency. You can also use the priority feed slot to print the first page on
different media than the rest of the document.
Media guides ensure that the media is correctly fed  into the printer and that the print is not
skewed (crooked on the media). When loading media, adjust the media guides to match the...

Output bin
The output bin is located on the top of the printer. Printed media is collected here in the
correct sequence. The output media support provides improved stacking for large print jobs.
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Printer connections
The HP LaserJet 1018 printer supports USB 2.0 High Speed connections.
Connecting the USB cable
1. Plug the USB cable into the printer.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer when prompted to do so during
the software installation.
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Printer software
The following sections describe the supported operating systems and the software that is
provided with the HP LaserJet 1018 printer.
NOTE
Not all software is available in all languages.
Supported operating systems
The printer comes with software for the following operating systems:
● Windows XP
● Windows 2000
● Windows ME
● Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
● Windows Server 2003
For more information about upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows
Server 2003, go to...

Printer properties (driver)
Printer properties control the printer. You can change the default settings, such as media
size and type, printing multiple pages on a single sheet of media (N-up printing), resolution,
and watermarks. You can access the printer properties in the following ways:
●Through the software application that you are using to print. This only changes the
settings for the current software application.
● Through the Windows operating system. This changes  the default settings for all...

To access the printer properties online help
1. From the software application, click File, and then click Print.
2. Click Properties, and then click Help.
Print setting priorities
There are two ways to change print settings for this printer: in the software application or in
the printer driver. Changes made in the software application override settings changed in the
printer driver. Within a software application, changes made in the Page Setup dialog box
override changes made in the Print dialog box.
If...

Printer information page
The Printer Test page is a printer information page that resides within the memory of the
printer. During installation you can choose to print the Printer Test page. If the page prints,
you correctly installed the printer.
Printer Test page
The Printer Test page contains information about printer driver and port settings. The page
also contains information about the printer name and model, computer name, and so on.
You can print the Printer Test page from the printer driver.
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