HP LaserJet Enterprise M551n User Manual

							ModelFeatures
HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color
M551dn
Part number: CF082A This model has the same features as HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551n plus the
following:
Paper handling
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Automatic two-sided printing
Connectivity
●Hardware integration pocket for installing accessories
● USB port for walk-up printing
HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color
M551xh
Part number: CF083A This model has the same features as HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551dn plus the
following:
Paper handling
●
500-sheet paper and heavy media tray (Tray 3)
Memory
●HP Encrypted High Performance Hard Disk
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							Environmental features
DuplexSave paper by using duplex printing as your default print setting (select models only).
Print multiple pages per sheet Save paper by printing two or more pages of a document side-by-side on one sheet of paper. Access this feature through the printer driver.
Recycling Reduce waste by using recycled paper.
Recycle print cartridges by using the HP return process.
Energy savings Instant on Fusing technology and HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology enable this product to
quickly go into reduced power states when not printing, thus saving energy.
HP Smart Web printing Use HP Smart Web printing to select, store, and organize text and graphics from multiple Web pages and then edit and print exactly what you see onscreen. It gives you the control
you need for printing meaningful information while minimizing waste.
Download HP Smart Web printing from this Web site: 
www.hp.com/go/smartweb.
NOTE: HP Smart Web printing is compatible with Windows browsers only.
Job storage Use the job storage features to manage print jobs. By using job storage, you activate printing
while you are at the shared product, eliminating lost print jobs that are then reprinted.
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							Accessibility features
The product includes several features that aid you with accessibility issues.
● Online user guide that is compatible with text screen-readers.
● All doors and covers can be opened by using one hand.
● Paper can be loaded in Tray 1 by using one hand.
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							Product views
Product front view
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1Output-bin extension
2 Standard output bin
3 Duplex reverse guide (select models only)
4 USB port on the control panel for walk-up printing and hardware integration pocket for installing accessories
(select models only)
5 Control panel
6 Right door (access for clearing jams)
7 Tray 1 (pull the handle to open the tray)
8 Power button (illuminates when turned on)
9 Lower-right door (access for clearing jams) (included with HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551xh)
10 Tray 2
11 Optional Tray 3 (included with HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551xh)
12 Front door (access to print cartridges and toner collection unit)
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							Product back view
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1Slot for a cable-type security lock
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3 Power connection
Interface ports
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1USB port for a third-party device
2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 printing port
3 RJ-45 network port
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							Serial number and model number location
The model number and serial number are listed on an identification label located on the back of the
product. The serial number contains information  about the country/region of origin, the product
version, production code, and the pr oduction number of the product.
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							2 Control panel menus
●Control-panel layout
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Control panel menus
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Sign In menu
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Retrieve Job From USB menu
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Retrieve Job From Device Memory menu
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Supplies menu
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Trays menu
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Administration menu
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Troubleshooting menu
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Device Maintenance menu
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							Control-panel layout
The control panel includes a color, graphical and text display, job-control buttons, and three light-
emitting diode (LED) status lights. 
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1 Control panel display Shows status information, menus, help information, and error messages.
2 Up arrow 
 button Navigates menus and text, and increases the values of numerical items in
the display.
3 OK button Makes selections, resumes printing after continuable errors, and overrides
a non-HP print cartridge.
4 Ready 
 light Indicates that the product is ready to begin processing any job.
5 Data 
 light Indicates that the product is receiving data.
6 Attention 
 light Indicates that the product has a condition that requires intervention.
Examples include an empty paper tray or an error message on the display.
7Down arrow 
 button Navigates menus and text, and decreases the values of numerical items in
the display.
8 Home 
 button Returns to the top level menu.
9 Back arrow 
 button Navigates backward in nested menus.
10 Stop 
 button Halts the current job, presents a choice to resume or cancel the current job,
clears paper from the product, and clears any continuable errors that are
associated with the halted job. If the product is not printing a job, pressing
the Stop 
 button pauses the product.
11 Help 
 button Provides detailed information about product messages or menus.
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							Control-panel help
The product has a built-in Help system that explains how to use each screen. To open the Help system,
press the Help 
 button on the control panel.
For some screens, the Help opens to a global menu  where you can search for specific topics. You can
browse through the menu structure by pressing the arrow buttons on the control panel.
For screens that contain settings for individual jobs,  the Help opens to a topic that explains the options
for that screen.
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							Control panel menus
To use all of the capabilities of this product, a firmware upgrade might be required. HP recommends
that you periodically go to 
www.hp.com/go/lj500colorM551_software to see if a new version of
firmware is available.
NOTE: Print a configuration page to determine the version of firmware currently installed in this
product.
Navigate the control-panel menus
●Press the Home 
 button to access the menus.
● Use the up arrow button 
 and down arrow button  to highlight a desired menu item.
● Press the 
OK button to select the menu item.
Sign In menu
Table 2-1   Sign In menu
First level Second level Values
User Access Code Access Code  
Administrator Access Code Access Code  
Service Access Code Access Code  
Retrieve Job From USB menu
Use the Retrieve Job From USB  menu to view listings of jobs stored on an external USB memory
device.
NOTE: You must enable this feature by using the co ntrol-panel menus or the HP Embedded Web
Server before it can be used.
To enable this feature by using the control-panel menus, access the  Administration menu, General
Settings  sub menu, Retrieve From USB Settings  sub menu, and then select Enable. To enable
this feature by using the HP Embedded Web Server, access the  Print tab.
Table 2-2  Retrieve Job From USB menu
First level Second level Values
Retrieve Job From USB   OK
Cancel
  Select a File or Folder Select from the provided list.
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