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 not specify a tray, the product prints
from Tray 1, even if the paper size and type setti ngs in the print job do not match the paper loaded in
Tray 1.
Configure a tray when loading paper
1. Load paper in the tray. Close the tray if you are using Tray 2 or 3.
2. The tray configuration message appears.
3. Do one of the following:
●Press the 
OK button to accept the size and type.
● To modify the tray size configuration, press the down arrow 
 to highlight the Modify
option, and then press the  OK button.
a. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight the correct size, and then press the  OK button.
b. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight the correct type, and then press the  OK button.
Configure a tray to match print job settings
1. In the software program, specify the sour ce tray, the paper size, and the paper type.
2. Send the job to the product.
If the tray needs to be configured,  the tray configuration message appears.
3. Load the tray with the spec ified size and type of paper, and then close the tray.
4. When the size and type confirmation messages appear, press the  OK button to confirm the paper
size and type.
Configure a tray from the control panel
You can also configure the trays for size and type without a prompt from the product.
1. Press the Home 
 button.
2. Open the  Trays menu.
3. Press the down arrow 
 to highlight the size or type setting for the desired tray, and then press the
OK  button.
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							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 the media sensor in that tray.
The product can automatically classify paper types into one of two categories:
● Non-transparency
● Transparency
For more control, a specific type must be se lected in the job or configured in a tray.
Auto-sense settings
Full sensing (Tray 1 only)
●The product distinguishes between transparencies (Transparency mode) and paper (Normal
mode).
● Each time the product prints a page, it senses transparencies or non-transparencies.
● This is the slowest mode.
Transparency only ●The product distinguishes between transparencies (Transparency mode) and paper (Normal
mode).
● The product assumes that the second and all subseq
uent pages are of the same media type as the
first page.
● This is the fastest mode and is useful for high-volume printing in Normal mode.
Select the paper by source, type, or size
In the Microsoft Windows operating system, three settings affect how the printer driver tries to pull
media when you send a print job. Source, Type, and Size settings appear in the 
Page Setup, Print ,
Preferences , or Print Properties  dialog boxes in most software programs. Unless you change
these settings, the product automatically  selects a tray using the default settings.
Source
To print by source, select a specific tray in the printer driver for the product to pull from. If you select a
tray that is configured for a type or size that do es not match your print job, the product prompts you to
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							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 transparencies.
● Print by type or size for envelopes, if possible.
● To print by type or size, select the type or size from the 
Page Setup dialog box, the  Print
dialog box, the  Preferences dialog box, or the  Print Properties dialog box, depending on
the software program.
● If you often print on a certain type or size of paper, configure a tray for that type or size. Then,
when you select that type or size as you print a job, the product automatically pulls paper from the
tray that is configured for that type or size.
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							7 Print cartridges, toner collectionunit, and other supplies
●Printer sharing disclaimer
●
Supplies information
●
Supplies views
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Manage print cartridges
●
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 cartridge 507A CE403A
Environmental features: Recycle print cartridges by using the HP Planet Partners return and
recycling program.
For more information about supplies, go to 
www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.
The information contained herein is subject to chan ge without notice. For the latest supplies information
go to 
www.hp.com/support/lj500colorM551_manuals .
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							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  supply that is at its estimated end of life.
Enable or disable the Very Low Settings options from the control panel
You can enable or disable the default settings at  any time, and you do not have to re-enable them
when you install a new cartridge.
CAUTION: Once an HP supply has reached Very Low,  the HP premium Protection Warranty on that
supply has ended.
1. At the control panel, press the Home  button.
2. Open the following menus:
●Administration
● Manage Supplies
● Supply Settings
● Black Cartridge
 or Color Cartridges
● Very Low Settings
3. Use the arrow buttons to highlight  your selection, and then press the OK button to select it. Select
one of the following options:
NOTE: If you select the  Stop or Prompt to continue  option, the product stops printing when
it reaches the Very Low threshold. When you replace the cartridge, the product automatically
resumes printing.
● Select the 
Stop option to set the product to stop printing until you replace the cartridge.
● Select the 
Prompt to continue  option to set the product to stop printing and prompt you to
replace the cartridge. You can acknowledge the prompt and continue printing.
● Select the 
Continue  option to set the product to alert you that the cartridge is very low, but
to continue printing.
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							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 its package until you are ready to use it.
CAUTION:To prevent damage to the print cartridge, do  not expose it to light for more than a few
minutes.
HP policy on non-HP print cartridges
Hewlett-Packard Company cannot recommend the us e of non-HP print cartridges, either new or
remanufactured.
NOTE: Any damage caused by a non-HP print cartridg e is not covered under the HP warranty and
service agreements.
HP anticounterfeit Web site
Go to www.hp.com/go/anticounterfeit when you install an HP print cartridge and the control-panel
message says the cartridge is non-HP. HP will help determine if the cartridge is genuine and take steps
to resolve the problem.
Your print cartridge might not be a genuine HP print cartridge if you notice the following:
● The supplies status page indicates 
that a non-HP supply is installed.
● You are experiencing a high number of problems with the print cartridge.
● The cartridge does not look like it usually 
does (for example, the packaging differs from
HP packaging).
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							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 print cartridge
and pull out to remove.  
3.
Store the used print cartridge in a protective
bag. Information about recycling used print
cartridges is on the print-cartridge box.  
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