HP LaserJet 9050 User Manual

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Orienting media
Orient media types and sizes acco rding to the tray from which they will print and according to 
whether the media will be dupl exed (printed on both sides).
Type of media Tray Duplexed Media Orientation
Letter or A4, including 
letterhead
(weights up to 
216 g/m
2)
(58 lb bond)      1 No* Long edge toward feed direction; side to be 
printed on facing up.
Letter or A4, including 
letterhead
(weights up to 
216 g/m
2)
(58 lb bond) 
NOTE
For better duplexing...

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Letter or A4, including 
letterhead
(weights up to
199 g/m
2)
(53 lb bond) 2, 3, or 4 No* Long edge toward feed direction; side to be 
printed on facing down.
Note: When printing on paper that is both 
prepunched and preprinted/letterhead, 
orient the paper in the same way that you 
would orient preprinted/letterhead paper.
Letter or A4, including 
letterhead
(weights up to 
199 g/m
2)
(53 lb bond)  2, 3, or 4 Yes Long edge toward feed direction; first side 
to be printed...

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Other standard sizes 
and custom sizes
(weights up to 
199 g/m
2)
(53 lb bond)    2, 3,  or  4 No* Short edge toward feed direction; side to be 
printed on facing down. 
Other standard sizes 
and custom sizes
(weights up to 
216 g/m
2)
(58 lb bond)
NOTE
For better duplexing 
performance, set the 
size and type for 
Tr a y 1 . 1 Yes Short edge toward feed direction; first side 
to be printed on facing down.
Other standard sizes 
and custom sizes
(weights up to
199 g/m
2)
(53 lb bond)...

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Prepunched Letter or 
A4
(weights up to 
216 g/m
2)
(58 lb bond)  1 Either Long edge with holes toward feed direction; 
side to be printed on facing up. 
Note: When printing on paper that is both 
prepunched and preprinted/letterhead, 
orient the paper in the same way that you 
would orient preprinted/letterhead paper.
Prepunched Letter or 
A4
(weights up to 
199 g/m
2)
(53 lb bond)  2, 3, or 4 Either Long edge with holes toward feed direction; 
side to be printed on...

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Alternate Letterhead mode 
Windows drivers include an Alternate  Letterhead mode, which is configured in the Device Settings portion 
of the printer properties (in the Windows control panel) . This mode causes all print jobs with media types of 
Letterhead and Preprinted to be treated as two-sided ( duplexed), so that you can load paper in the same 
way for one-sided and two-sided printing. Because the prin t speed is the same as it is for two-sided (duplex) 
printing, one-sided...

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Basic printing instructions
This section provides the basic instructions for printing when setting options from the printer 
driver for this printer (Windows) or the Apple LaserWriter (Macintosh). If possible, you should try 
to set printer options from the program in which you are working or from the Print dialog box. 
Most Windows and Macintosh programs allow you to  set the printer options this way. If a setting 
is not available in the program or printer driver, you...

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Selecting the output bin
The printer has several output locations: the standard top bin, the left output bin, and the optional 
output devices.
The left output bin  (1 ), located on the left side of the printer, holds up to 100 sheets of paper.
The  standard top bin  (2 ) is  located at the top of the printer and is the factory default bin. This bin 
can receive up to 500 sheets of paper in the correct (face-down) order as they exit the printer. A 
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8-bin mailbox output bins
If you choose the 8-bin mailbox, the output bins are the upper bin (4) and the eight face-down 
bins ( 3).
The upper bin ( 4) holds up to 125 sheets of paper.
The network administrator can assign the eight bins ( 3) to individual users or workgroups. Each 
bin can stack up to 250 sheets of paper.
Note When an 8-bin mailbox device is connected to the pr inter, the default bin is the printer’s standard 
top bin.
Multifunction finisher output bins
If...

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Printing envelopes
You can print on envelopes by using optional Tray 1, which holds up to 10 envelopes. Many types 
of envelopes can be printed on from optional Tray 1.
Printing performance depends on the construction of the envelope. Always test a few sample 
envelopes before purchasing a large quantity. For envelope specifications, see  Paper 
specifications  or go to www.hp.com/support/lj905_lj9040
.
CAUTION Envelopes with clasps, snaps, windows, coated linings, exposed...

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Adjust the guides to touch the envelope stack without bending the envelopes. Make sure the 
envelopes fit under the tabs on the guides.
4 Change the fuser levers (see  To change the fuser levers).
To change the fuser levers
1If an optional output device is installed, slide it away from the printer to access the left door.
2 Open the left door.
WA R N I N G ! Avoid touching the adjacent fusing area. It can be  hot.