HP LaserJet 9050N User Manual

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Layout options for printing on both sides of paper   
The four print layout options are shown below. Select the binding and orientation options for this 
printer from the Print dialog box, if possible. The terminology in the  Print dialog box for the 
binding edge might be different than the terms that are listed here.
If you cannot set these options from the  Print dialog box, set them from the control panel. Select 
the  Configure Device  menu, select the Printing menu, select  DUPLEX BINDING  or 
ORIENTATION , and then select the layout option that you want.
2. Long-edge
landscape 1. Long-edge
portrait (default)
3. Short-edge
portrait
4. Short-edge
landscape
Printing left-to-right
Printing right-to-left
1. Long-edge
portrait (default)
3. Short-edge
portrait
2. Long-edge
landscape 4. Short-edge
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Printing on special paper
This section contains guidelines for printing on special media, which includes letterhead, 
transparencies, postcards, and custom-size and heavy paper, and printing full-bleed images.
Printing on letterhead, prepunched paper, or preprinted paper 
(single-sided)
●When printing on letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper, be sure to correctly orient the 
paper. See  Orienting media  for instructions.
●If the paper is heavier than 199 g/m2 (53 lb bond) and less than 216 g/m2 (58 lb bond) load it 
only in optional Tray 1. See  Paper specifications, or go to www.hp.com/support/
lj9050_lj9040 for complete paper specifications.
Printing on letterhead, prepunch ed paper, or preprinted paper 
(double-sided)
●When printing on letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper, be sure to correctly orient the 
paper. See  Orienting media  for instructions.
●When printing on both sides of prepunched paper, you must select prepunched paper as the 
paper type in the  Paper Handling  menu from the control panel or select prepunched paper 
from your printer driver.
Printing labels
●Orient labels according to the guidelines in  Orienting media.
●Print a stack of up to 50 sheets of labels from optional Tray 1.
●Use only labels recommended for laser printers. Make sure the labels meet the correct 
specifications. (See  Paper specifications, or go to www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040
.)
CAUTION Failure to follow these instructions can damage the printer.
Special cautions:
●Do not load optional Tray 1 to capacity, because labels are heavier than paper.
●Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet, wrinkled, or damaged in any 
way.
●Do not use labels that have the backing sheet exposed. (Labels must cover the entire 
backing sheet with no exposed spaces.)
●Do not feed a sheet of labels through the printer more than once. The adhesive backing is 
designed for only one pass through the printer.
●Do not print on both sides of labels.
 
						

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Printing on transparencies
●Transparencies used in this printer must be able to withstand the 200°C (392°F), the 
maximum temperature for the printer.
●Use only transparencies recommended for use in laser printers.
●Use the left output bin for transparencies. If you select the optional stacker, stacker/stapler, 
multifunction finisher, or 8-bin mailbox, use the upper bin for transparencies.
CAUTIONDo not attempt to print on both sides of transparencies. Do not attempt to print on envelopes, 
custom paper, or paper that is heavier than 199 g/m2 (58 lb). Printing on other transparencies 
can damage the printer.
Guidelines for custom-size paper, card stock, and heavy paper 
●You can print on custom-size paper from optional Tray 1, Tray 2, Tray 3, or optional Tray 4.
●Any paper heavier than 199 g/m2 (53 lb) must be fed only from optional Tray 1. For paper 
specifications, see  Paper specifications  or go to www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040
.
●If you are printing from optional Tray 1, the edge of the paper feeding into the printer must be 
at least 98 mm (3.9 inches) wide to allow rollers inside the printer to grab the paper, and a 
maximum of 312 mm (12.3 inches). Measuring  from the leading edge to the trailing edge of 
the paper, the length must be at least 191 mm (7.5 inches) and a maximum of 470 mm 
(18.5 inches).
●If you are printing from Tray 2 or 3, the edge of the paper feeding into the printer must be at 
least 148 mm (5.8 inches) wide to allow rollers inside the printer to grab the paper, and a 
maximum of 297 mm (11.7 inches). Measuring  from the leading edge to the trailing edge of 
the paper, the length must be at least 210 mm (8.3 inches) and a maximum of 432 mm 
(17.0 inches).
●If you are printing from optional Tray 4, the edge of the paper feeding into the printer must be 
at least 182 mm (7.2 inches) wide to allow rollers inside the printer to grab the paper, and a 
maximum of 297 mm (11.7 inches). Measuring  from the leading edge to the trailing edge of 
the paper, the length must be at least 210 mm (8.3 inches) and a maximum of 432 mm 
(17.0 inches).
Printing full-bleed images
Because the product can print on specially cu t paper up to 312 x 470 mm (12.3 x 18.5 inches), 
you can print bleed images of up to 297 x 450 mm (11.7 x 17.7 inches) in size by using crop 
marks. Full-bleed images can be printed from Tray 1 only. The default for edge-to-edge or full-
bleed printing is “off ”. See your program help for more information.
 
						

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Advanced printing tasks
Overview
This section presents these advanced printing tasks :
●Using features in the printer driver
●Setting the registration
●Using a different first page
●Including a blank back page
●Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
●Customizing optional Tray 1 operation
●Specifying paper to print on
●Using the job-storage features
Printing a private job
 Storing a print job
 QuickCopying a job
 Proofing and holding a job
 
						

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Using features in the printer driver
When you print from a software program, many of the printer features are available from the 
printer driver. To gain access to Windows printer drivers, see  Gaining access to the printer 
drivers .
Note Settings in the printer driver and software program generally override control-panel settings. 
(Software program settings generally override printer driver settings.) 
Printer collation
The printer collation feature allows multiple original prints (mopying) that provide you the 
following advantages:
●reduced network traffic
●faster return to the software program
●all original documents
Saving printer setup information
Printer drivers allow you to save the printer settings you use most often as the default settings. 
For example, the driver might be set to print on 2 sides (duplex).
All printer drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers for 
Windows 9X, ME, and NT 4.0 allow you to save printer settings for multiple kinds of print jobs. 
For example, you might want to create a quick set for envelopes, or for printing the first page of a 
document on letterhead.
New printer driver features
Look for Quick Sets , Scale to Fit  (any page size to any page size), and  Booklet Printing 
options in the Windows printer driver, or see the printer driver help for more information.
Printing watermarks 
A watermark is a notice, such as “Top Secret,” printed in the background of each page in a 
document. Check the driver for available options, or see the printer driver online help for more 
information.
For Macintosh, you can select “Custom” and specify the text you choose, depending on your 
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Setting the registration 
Use the Set Registration feature to center the front and back images on a page that has been 
duplexed (printed on both sides). This feature also helps you set edge-to-edge printing to within 
approximately 2 millimeters (0.1  inch) of all edges of the paper. Image placement will vary 
slightly for each input tray. The alignment procedure must be performed for each tray. The 
administrator can use an internal-tray registration page to calibrate each tray.
To set the registration
1 Press   to open the menus.
2 Use  and  to scroll to  CONFIGURE DEVICE and then press  .
3 Use  and  to scroll to  PRINT QUALITY and then press  .
4 Use  and  to scroll to  SET REGISTRATION and then press  .
You can select a tray by specifying a  SOURCE. The default  SOURCE is tray 2. If you want to set the 
registration for tray 2, go to step 7. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
5 Use  and  to scroll to  SOURCE and then press  .
6 Use   and   to select a tray and then press  . After selecting a tray, the control-panel 
display returns to the  SET REGISTRATION menu.
7 Use  and  to scroll to  PRINT TEST PAGE and then press  .
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Using a different first page
To print a different first page   
Follow these instructions for printing a first page that is different from other pages in the print job. 
The instructions are provided for Tray 1, however, you can print a different first page from other 
trays.
1 For Windows, select “Use different paper for first page” in your printer driver. Select one tray 
for the first page and one of the other trays for the remaining pages. Place the paper for the 
first page in the first tray that you selected. (For manual feed, place paper in optional Tray 1 
after the job is sent to the printer and the printer requests paper.) For loading optional Tray 1, 
place the paper with the side to be printed on facing up, the top of the page toward the rear 
of the printer.
For Macintosh computers, select “First from” and “Remaining from” in the  Print dialog box.
Note Where and how you make selections depends on your software program or associated printer 
driver. (Some options are only available through the printer driver.)
2 Load the paper for the remaining pages of the document into another tray. You can select the 
first and remaining pages by type of paper. For more information, see  Specifying paper to 
print on .
 
						

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Including a blank back page
This option allows you to add blank pages to the end of a print job.
For Windows, select Use different paper for first page  on the Paper tab of your printer driver, 
and then select  Back Page. You can then select the paper source you want to use for your back 
page. To turn the feature off, select  No back page.
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper. This feature is available in some 
printer drivers and provides a cost-effective way to print draft pages.
To print more than one page on a sheet of paper, look for a layout or pages per sheet option in 
the printer driver. (This is sometimes called 2-up, 4-up, or n-up printing.)
 
						

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Customizing optional Tray 1 operation
Customize optional Tray 1 to fit your printing needs.
The printer can be set to print from optional Tray 1:
●When the tray is loaded and  TRAY 1 SIZE=ANY SIZE and TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY TYPE ; (formerly 
First  mode). Print speed might be slower than normal.
●Only when the type of paper loaded is specifically requested and  TRAY 1 SIZE=a specific 
size and  TRAY 1 TYPE= a specific type (formerly  Cassette mode).
Printing from optional Tray  1 when the loaded paper is 
requested
When  TRAY 1 SIZE= a specific size and  TRAY 1 TYPE=a specific type (formerly  Cassette mode), 
the printer treats optional Tray 1 like the internal trays. Instead of looking for paper in optional 
Tray 1 first, the printer pulls paper starting either from the bottom tray upward or starting with the 
tray that matches type or size settings selected in the program from which you are printing.
From the program or the  Print dialog box, select the type and size for a tray, if possible. If not, set 
the type and size from the printer control panel. (See  Specifying paper to print on.)
When  TRAY 1 SIZE= a specific size and  TRAY 1 TYPE=a specific type is set at the printer control 
panel, an option appears in the  PAPER HANDLING menu to configure  size as well as  type settings 
for optional Tray 1.
Manually feeding paper from optional Tray 1
The manual feed feature is another way of printing special paper from optional Tray 1, such as 
envelopes or letterhead.