HP LaserJet Enterprise M551xh User Manual

Paper type ImageorientationDuplex mode How to load paper
Alternative Letterhead
Mode = Disabled How to load paper
Alternative Letterhead
Mode = Enabled
  2-sided  printing Face down
Top edge toward the front of the
product
Face down
Top edge toward the front of the
product
Prepunched Portrait or landscape 1- or 2-sided printing Holes toward the back of the
productNot applicable
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Configure trays
The product automatically prompts you to configure a tray for type and size in the following situations:
●When you load paper into the tray
● When you specify a particular tray or media type for a print job through the printer driver or a
software program and the tray is not conf
igured to match the print-job’s settings
NOTE:The prompt does not appear if you are printing  from Tray 1, and it is configured for the Any
Size  and  Any Type  settings. In this situation, if the print job does...

4.Press the up arrow  or the down arrow  to highlight the size or type. If you select a custom
size, select the unit of measure, and then set the X dimension and the Y dimension.
5. Press the  OK button to save your selection.
6. Press the Home 
 button to exit the menus.
Automatic overhead transparency sensing (auto sense mode)
The automatic media type sensor functions only when that tray is configured to the  Any Type setting.
Configuring a tray to any other type, such as Bond or Glossy, deactivates...

load the tray with the type or size of paper for your print job before printing it. When you load the
tray, the product begins printing.
Type and size
● Printing by type or size causes the product to pull from the tray that is loaded with the correct type
and size of paper.
● Selecting paper by type rather than source helps protect special paper from accidental use.
● Using the wrong setting might result in unsatisfactory
 print quality. Always print by type for special
print media, such as labels or...

7 Print cartridges, toner collectionunit, and other supplies
●Printer sharing disclaimer
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Supplies information
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Supplies views
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Manage print cartridges
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Replacement instructions
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Solve problems with supplies
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Printer sharing disclaimer
HP does not support peer-to-peer networking, as the feature is a function of Microsoft operating systems
and not of the HP printer drivers. Go to Microsoft at 
www.microsoft.com.
Supplies information
Color Cartridge numberPart number
Standard-capacity replacement black
print cartridge 507A
CE400A
High-capacity replacement black print
cartridge 507X
CE400X
Replacement cyan print cartridge 507A CE401A
Replacement yellow print cartridge 507A CE402A
Replacement magenta print...

Supplies views
Print cartridge views
3
1
2
1 Plastic shield
2Imaging drum
3 Print cartridge memory tag
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Manage print cartridges
Correctly using, storing, and monitoring the print cartridge can help ensure high-quality print output.
Change settings for print cartridges
Print when a print cartridge is at or near end of life
●A 
  Low  message—where  is the color of the supply, and 
is the type of supply—appears when a supply is nearing the estimated end of its useful life.
● A 
  Very Low  message appears when a supply is at its estimated end of
useful life.
Print-quality problems can occur when using a...

NOTE:Using the Continue  setting allows printing beyond Very Low and can result in
unsatisfactory print quality.
Store and recycle supplies
Recycle supplies
To recycle a genuine HP print cartridge, place the us ed cartridge in the box in which the new cartridge
arrived. Use the enclosed return label to send th e used supply to HP for recycling. For complete
information, see the recycling guide that is  included with each new HP supply item.
Print-cartridge storage
Do not remove the print cartridge from...

Replacement instructions
Replace the print cartridge
The product uses four colors and has a different print cartridge for each color: black (K), magenta (M),
cyan (C), and yellow (Y).
CAUTION: If toner gets on clothing, wipe it off with  a dry cloth and wash the clothes in cold water.
Hot water sets toner into fabric.
NOTE: Information about recycling used print cartridges is on the print-cartridge box.
1.Open the front door. Make sure that the door
is completely open.  
2.
Grasp the handle of the used...