HP LaserJet 9050 User Manual

							ENWWConfigure device menu169
DEFAULT PAPER 
TYPEPLAIN
PREPRINTED
LETTERHEAD
TRANSPARENCY
PREPUNCHED
LABELS
BOND
RECYCLED
COLOR
CARDSTOCK>163
ROUGH 90-105 G/M2
ENVELOPE
 * Allows the user to specify the type of media in each tray. 
Substitute the tray number for 
.
* ENVELOPE  appears for Tray 1 only.
DEFAULT CUSTOM 
PAPER SIZE UNIT OF MEASURE
X DIMENSION
Y DIMENSION Allows the user to set a custom paper size for any of the 
installed trays. Substitute the tray number for 
. This 
menu only appears when the selected tray custom switch 
is in the custom size position. The user selects the X and Y 
dimensions of the custom paper  size using the ruler labels 
in the trays.
PAPER 
DESTINATION=
STANDARD OUTPUT STANDARD OUTPUT
LEFT OUTPUT BIN
STANDARD TOP BIN Allows the user to configure the output paper bin 
destination. Only installed optional bins will appear on the 
menu.
DUPLEX=OFF OFF ON This item appears only when an optional duplex printing 
accessory is installe
d. Set the value to ON to print on both 
sides (duplex) or  OFF to print on one side (simplex) of a 
sheet of paper.
For more information, see the HP support flyer or go to 
www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040
.
DUPLEX 
BINDING=LONG 
EDGE LONG EDGE
SHORT EDGE
Allows the user to change the binding edge for duplex 
printing. The menu item is displayed when a duplex 
printing accessory is installed in the printer and 
DUPLEX=ON
.
OVERRIDE A4/
LETTER=
NO YES
NO
This command is used to print on letter-size paper when 
an A4 job is sent, but no A4-size paper is loaded in the 
printer (or to print on A4-size paper when a letter job is 
sent, but no letter paper is loaded in the printer).
MANUAL FEED=OFF OFF ON Feed the paper manually from optional Tray 1, rather than 
automatically from a tray. When 
MANUAL FEED=ON and 
optional Tray 1 is empty, the printer goes offline when it 
receives a print job. It then displays  MANUALLY FEED [PAPER 
SIZE] .
For more information, see  Manually feeding paper from 
optional Tray 1 .
EDGE TO EDGE
OVERRIDE=NO NO
YES Turns the edge-to-edge mode on or off for all print jobs. 
This mode can be overridden inside a print job by an edge-
to-edge PJL variable.
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PCL submenu
COURIER 
FONT=REGULAR REGULAR
DARK Select the version of Courier font to use:
REGULAR
: The internal Courier font available on the 
HP LaserJet 4 Series printers.
DARK : The internal Courier font available on the 
HP LaserJet III Series printers.
Both fonts are not available at the same time.
WIDE A4=NO YES NO The Wide A4 setting changes the number of characters 
that can be printed on a single line of A4 paper.
YES
: Up to 80 10-pitch characters can be printed on one 
line.
NO : Up to 78 10-pitch characters can be printed on one 
line.
PRINT PS 
ERRORS=OFF ON
OFF Select 
ON to print the PS error page when PS errors occur.
PRINT PDF 
ERRORS= OFF OFF
ON Select 
ON to print the PDF error page when PDF errors 
occur.
Item Values Explanation
FORM LENGTH=60 5  to 128 Sets vertical spacing from 5 to 128 lines for default paper 
size. Enter the value using the numeric keypad.
ORIENTATION= 
PORTRAIT PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPEAllows the user to select
 default page orientation.
Note
It is best to set the page ori entation from the printer driver 
or software application. (Driver and software settings 
override control-panel settings.)
FONT 
SOURCE=INTERNAL INTERNAL
CARD SLOT XINTERNAL
: Internal fonts.
SLOT 1, 2,  or 3: Fonts stored in one of the three DIMM 
slots.
FONT NUMBER=0 0-999 The printer assigns a number to each font and lists them 
on the PCL Font List (See PCL or PS font list). The font 
number appears in the Font # column of the printout.
FONT PITCH=10.00 0.44  to 99.99 Using the numeric keypad or   and  , enter a value. 
This item might not appear, depending on the font 
selected.
SYMBOL SET=PC-8 Variety of 
available symbol 
setsSelect any one of several available symbol sets from the 
printer control panel. A symbol set is a unique grouping of 
all the characters in a font. PC-8 or PC-850 is 
recommended for line draw characters.
Item Values Explanation
 
						

							ENWWConfigure device menu171
Print quality submenu
Some items in this menu are accessible from a software application, or from the driver (if the 
appropriate driver is installed). Driver and software settings override control-panel settings. For 
more information, see Using features in the printer driver .
APPEND CR TO 
LF=NOYES
NOSelect 
YES to append a carriage return to each line feed 
encountered in backward-compatible PCL jobs (pure text, 
no job control). Some environments, such as UNIX, 
indicate a new line using only the line feed control code. 
This option allows the user to append the required carriage 
return to each line feed.
SUPRESS BLANK 
PAGES=NO NO
YESWhen set to 
YES, form feeds are ignored if the page is 
blank.
Item Values Explanation
SET 
REGISTRATION  PRINT TEST 
PAGE
SOURCE=TRAY 2
ADJUST TRAY 
Shift the margin alignment to center the image on the page from 
top to bottom, and left to right. Y
ou can also align the image on the 
front, with the image printed on the back. 
FUSER MODES    List of paper 
typesConfigure the fuser mode associated with each paper type.
The fuser mode can only be changed from this menu option in the 
control panel.
AUTO
: Utilizes the optimum mode for that media type.
NORMAL : Normal temperature, prints at 50 pages per minute (ppm) 
(40 ppm for the HP LaserJet 9040).
LOW : Low temperature, prints at 50 ppm (40 ppm for the 
HP LaserJet 9040).
HIGH1 : Raises the temperature, prints at 50 ppm (40 ppm for the 
HP LaserJet 9040).
HIGH2 : Raises the temperature, prints at 32 ppm.
SPECIAL : Mode to print at normal speeds with a 40-second delay 
added to the beginning of the next job. After each 400 pages are 
printed, the first page of that job  is printed at a slower speed in 
order to clean the fuser. No defects should be noticeable on the 
printed page. This is not a preferred setting.
The default value for each paper type is  AUTO.
For a complete list of supported paper types, see  Paper 
specifications .
CAUTION
If you change the fuser mode to  HIGH1 or HIGH2 , be sure to change 
it back to the default when you are done printing. Setting a paper 
type to  HIGH1 or HIGH2  might shorten the life of some 
consumables, such as the fuser,  and might cause other failures or 
jams.
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RESOLUTION=
FASTRES  1200      300
600
FASTRES 1200 Select the resolution from the following values:
300
: Produces draft print quality at maximum printer speed. 
300 dpi (dots per inch) is recommended for some bitmapped fonts 
and graphics, and for compatibility with the HP LaserJet III family 
of printers.
600 : Produces high print quality at maximum product speed.
FASTRES 1200 : Produces optimum print quality (comparable to 
1200 dpi) at maximum product speed.
Note
It is best to change the resolution from the driver or software 
application. (Driver and software settings override control-panel 
settings.)
RET=MEDIUM OFF LIGHT
MEDIUM
DARKUse printer Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) setting to 
produce print with smooth angles, curves, and edges.
All print resolutions, including FastRes 1200, benefit from REt.
Note
It is best to change the REt setti
ng from the driver or software 
application. (Driver and software settings override control-panel 
settings.)
ECONOMODE ON OFFWhen set to ON, the printer prints with a reduced amount of toner 
per page; however, the print quality of the page is drastically 
reduced.
TONER 
DENSITY=3 1
 to  5 Lighten or darken the print on the page by changing the toner 
density setting. The settings range from  1 (light) to  5 (dark), but the 
default setting of  3 usually produces the best results.
Note
It is best to change the toner densi ty from the driver or software 
application. (Driver and software settings override control-panel 
settings.)
SMALL PAPER 
MODE=NORMAL NORMAL
SLOWWhen printing narrow media the part 
of the fuser rollers that do not 
make contact with the media swell up and can cause wrinkles.
Item Values Explanation
 
						

							ENWWConfigure device menu173
System setup submenu
Items in this menu affect the printer function. Configure the printer according to your printing 
needs.
 
Item Values Explanation
DATE/TIME DATE
DATE FORMAT
TIME
TIME FORMATSets the date and time for the printer. The Real Time Clock is 
set to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
JOB STORAGE 
LIMIT=32  1
 to  100 Specifies the number of jobs  that can be stored on the printer 
hard disk accessory.
JOB HELD 
TIMEOUT=
OFF   OFF
1 HOUR
4 HOURS
1 DAY
1 WEEKSets the amount of time that quick copy, proof and hold, 
private, and stored jobs are kept before being automatically 
deleted from the queue.
SHOW ADDRESS=OFF AUTO OFFSets whether or not the printer IP address will be shown with 
the Ready message. If this value is “on,” the address of the 
EIO card in slot 1 is shown.
TRAY BEHAVIOR USE  REQUESTED 
TRAY
MANUAL FEED 
PROMPT
PS DEFER 
MEDIA Specifies the behavior of the tray by indicating which tray the 
printer should print from.
USE REQUESTED TRAY
 sets the tray that the printer should 
print from for specified jobs. The values for this menu item 
are  EXCLUSIVELY  (default) and  FIRST.
MANUAL FEED PROMPT  determines whether or not the product 
prompts the use when a job does not match a requested 
configured tray. The values for this menu item are  ALWAYS 
(default) or  UNLESS LOADED .
PS DEFER MEDIA  sets whether the paper-handling model is 
based on PostScript rules or HP rules. The values for this 
menu item are  ENABLED (default) and  DISABLED.
SLEEP DELAY=60 
MINUTES 1 MINUTE
15 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
60 MINUTES
90 MINUTES
2 HOURS
4 HOURSSet how long the printer remains idle before it enters Sleep 
mode:
●Minimizes the amount of power consumed by the printer 
when it is idle.
●Reduces wear on the printer electronic components 
(Turns off the display backlight).
●When you send a print job, press a control-panel button, 
open a paper tray, or open the top cover, the printer 
automatically exits Sleep mode.
Note
Sleep turns off the backlight on the display, but the display is 
still readable.
WAKE TIME 
SUBMENU SETTING WAKE 
TIMESets the time that the printe
r automatically comes out of 
sleep mode. This feature can be set for a different time for 
each day of the week.
 
						

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PERSONALITY=AUTO AUTO
PCL
PS
PDF
XHTML
MIMESelect the default printer language (personality). Possible 
values are determined by which valid languages are installed 
in the printer.
Normally you should not change the printer language (the 
default is 
AUTO). If you change it to a specific printer 
language, the printer does not aut omatically switch from one 
language to another unless specific software commands are 
sent to the printer.
CLEARABLE 
WARNINGS=
JOB  ON
JOB
Set the amount of time that a clearable warning appears on 
the printer control panel.
ON
: Warning messages appear on the control panel until   
is pressed.
JOB : Warning messages appear on the control panel until the 
end of the job from which they were generated.
AUTO CONTINUE=ON ON OFFDetermine how the printer reacts to errors.
ON
: If an error prevents printing, the message is displayed, 
and the printer goes offline for 10 seconds before returning 
online.
OFF : If an error prevents printing, the message remains on 
the display, and the printer does not print until   is 
pressed.
Note
To stop printing when out of staples (when a stapler 
accessory is installed), set  AUTO CONTINUE=OFF on the 
control-panel  System setup  menu.
CARTRIDGE LOW=
CONTINUE CONTINUE
STOPDetermine how the printer functions when toner is low. The 
CARTRIDGE LOW
 message first appears when the print 
cartridge is almost out of toner. (About 2400 pages can still 
be printed at 5% coverage.)
CONTINUE : The printer continues to print while the  CARTRIDGE 
LOW  message is displayed.
STOP : The printer goes offline and wait for further action.
For more information, see  Managing the print cartridge .
CARTRIDGE OUT= 
CONTINUE STOP
CONTINUEDetermine how the printer functions when toner is out. 
JAM RECOVERY=
AUTO AUTO
ON
OFFDetermine how the printer functions when a jam occurs.
AUTO
: The printer automatically selects the best mode for 
printer jam recovery (usually  ON). This is the default setting.
ON : The printer automatically reprints pages after a paper jam 
is cleared.
OFF : The printer does not reprint pages following a paper 
jam. Printing performance might be increased with this 
setting.
LANGUAGE=ENGLISH List of 
available 
languagesSets the language that is used on the control panel.
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I/O submenu
Items in the I/O (input/output) menu affect the communication between the printer and the 
computer.
I/O timeout submenu
Parallel input submenu
EIO X Jetdirect submenu 
The EIO (enhanced input/output) submenu appears only when an EIO device is installed in an 
EIO slot on the printer (such as an HP Jetdirect print server). The items in the menu depend on 
the particular accessory product installed. If the printer contains an HP Jetdirect print server EIO 
card, you can configure basic networking parameters using the EIO menu. These and other 
parameters can also be configured through HP Web Jetadmin or other network configuration 
tools (such as by using Telnet or browsing the embedded Web server).
For more information about the EIO submenu, see the documentation that came with the EIO 
Jetdirect card. Item Values Explanation
I/O TIMEOUT=15 5 
to 300 Select the I/O timeout period in seconds. ( I/O timeout refers to the 
time, measured in seconds, that the printer waits before ending a 
print job.)
This setting allows you to adjust timeout for best performance. If 
data from other ports appear in the middle of your print job, 
increase the timeout value.
Item Values Explanation
HIGH SPEED=YES YES
NOThe printer accepts faster parallel communications used for 
connections with newer computers.
ADVANCED
FUNCTIONS=ON ON
OFFTurn the bidirectional parallel communication on or off. The default 
is set for a bidirectional parallel port (IEEE-1284).
This setting allows the printer to send status readback messages 
to the computer. (Turning the parallel advanced functions on might 
slow language switching.)
 
						

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Embedded Jetdirect submenu
Item Options Values Explanation
TCP/IP ENABLE
HOST NAME
CONFIG 
METHOD
DHCP 
RELEASE
DHCP RENEW
MANUAL 
SETTINGSON
OFF
BOOTP
DHCP
AUTO IP
MANUAL
NO 
(default)
 
YES
IP ADDRESS  
SUBNET 
MASK  
SYSLOG 
SERVER
DEFAULT 
GATEWAY  
IDLE 
TIMEOUT Enable the TCP/IP protocol.
Disable the TCP/IP protocol.
An alphanumeric string, up to 32 characters, used 
to identify the device. This name is listed on the 
Jetdirect configuration page. The default host name 
is NPIxxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of 
the LAN hardware (MAC) address.
Use BootP (Bootstrap Protocol) for automatic 
configuration from a BootP server. 
Use DHCP (Dynamic Host 
Configuration Protocol) 
for automatic configuration from a DHCP server. If 
selected and a DHCP lease exists, DHCP 
RELEASE and DHCP RENEW menus will be 
available to set DHCP lease options. 
Use automatic link-local IP  addressing. An address 
in the form 169.254.x. x will be automatically 
assigned.
Use the MANUAL SETTING S menu to configure 
TCP/IP parameters.
The current DHCP lease along with the leased IP 
address are released.
The print server does not request to renew the 
DHCP lease.
The print server requests to renew the current 
DHCP lease.
The unique IP address of the printer.
The subnet mask for the printer.
The IP address of the syslog  server used to receive 
and log syslog messages.
The IP address of the gateway or router used for 
communications with other networks.
The time period, in seconds, after which an idle 
TCP print data connection is closed (default is 270 
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TCP/IPDEFAULT IP
PRIMARY 
DNS
SECONDARY 
DNS
PROXY 
SERVER
PROXY PORTAUTO IP
LEGACY
 
.
A link-local IP address 169.254.x.x will be set.
The address 192.0.0.192 will be set, consistent 
with older Jetdirect products.
Specify the IP address (n.n.n.n) of the Primary 
Domain Name System (DNS) Server.
Specify the IP address (n.n.n.n) of the Secondary 
Domain Name System (DNS) Server.
Specifies the proxy server to be used by embedded 
applications in your printer. A proxy server is 
typically used by network clients for Internet 
access. It caches Web pages, and provides a 
degree of Internet security, for those clients. 
To specify a proxy server, enter its IP address or 
fully-qualified domain name. The name can be up 
to 64 characters.
For some networks, you may need to contact your 
Independent Service Provider (ISP) for the proxy 
server address.
Enter the port number used by the proxy server for 
client support. The port number identifies the port 
reserved for proxy activity on your network, and can 
be a value from 0 to 65535.
IPX/SPX ENABLE
FRAME TYPEON
OFF
AUTO
EN_8023
EN_II
EN_8022
EN_SNAPEnable the IPX/SPX protocol.
Disable the IPX/SPX protocol.
Selects the frame type setting for your network.
AUTO
 (default) Automatically sets and limits the 
frame type to the first one detected.
Frame type selections for Ethernet networks.
APPLETALK ENABLE ON OFFEnable or disable the AppleTalk protocol.
DLC/LLC ENABLE Enable or disable the DLC/LLC protocol.
SECURE WEB HTTPS  REQUIRED
HTTPS 
OPTIONAL For secure, encrypted communications, only 
HTTPS access is accepted. The print server will 
appear as a secure site.
Access using either HTTP or HTTPS permitted.
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DIAGNOSTICS LOOPBACK 
TEST
PING TEST
PING 
RESULTSYES
NO
DEST IP
PACKET 
SIZE
TIMEOUT
COUNT
PRINT 
RESULTS
EXECUTE
PACKETS 
SENT
PACKETS 
RECEIVED
PERCENT 
LOST
RTT MIN
RTT MAX
RTT AVE
PING IN 
PROGRESS
REFRESHCAUTION
 This test will erase your TCP/IP 
configuration.
YES  the loopback test will be initiated.
NO  the loopback test will not be initiated.
Specify the IP address of the remote host. A valid 
IP address must be entered.
Specify the size of each packet, in bytes, to be sent 
to the remote host. The minimum is 64 (default) and 
the maximum is 2048.
Specify the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a 
response from the remote host. The default is 1 
and the maximum is 100.
Specify the number of pint test packets to send for 
this test. Select a value from 1 to 100. To configure 
the test to run continuously, select 0.
If the ping test was not set for continuous operation, 
you can choose to print the test results.  YES to print 
results,  NO to skip.
Specify whether to initiate the ping test. Select  YES 
to initiate,  NO to skip.
Determines the number of packets (0-65535) sent 
to the remote host since the most recent test was 
initiated or completed.
Displays the number of packets (0-65535) received 
from the remote host sinc e the most recent test 
was initiated or completed.
Displays the percent of ping test packets that wee 
sent with no response from the remote host since 
the most recent test wa s initiated or completed.
Displays the minimum detected round-trip-time 
(RTT), from 0 to 4096 milliseconds, for packet 
transmission and response.
Displays the maximum detected RTT, from 0 to 
4096 milliseconds, for packet transmission and 
response.
Displays the average detected RTT, from 0 to 4096 
milliseconds, for packet transmission and response.
Displays whether or not a ping test is in progress. 
YES  indicates a test in progress,  NO indicates that a 
test completed or was not run.
Updates the ping test  data with current results.
Item Options Values Explanation