HP LaserJet Enterprise P3015 User Manual

							Supported utilities for Windows
HP Web Jetadmin
HP Web Jetadmin is a simple print and imaging peripheral management software tool that helps optimize
product use, control color costs, secure products, and streamline supplies management by enabling
remote configuration, proactive monitoring, security troubleshooting, and reporting of printing and
imaging products.
To download a current version of HP Web Jetadmin and for the latest list of supported host systems,
visit 
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.
When installed on a host server, a Windows client can gain access to HP Web Jetadmin by using a
supported Web browser (such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer) by navigating to the HP Web Jetadmin
host.
Embedded Web server
The product is equipped with an embedded Web server, which provides access to information about
product and network activities. This information appears in a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Apple Safari, or Firefox.
The embedded Web server resides on the product. It is not loaded on a network server.
The embedded Web server provides an interface to the product that anyone who has a network-
connected computer and a standard Web browser can use. No special software is installed or
configured, but you must have a supported Web browser on your computer. To gain access to the
embedded Web server, type the IP address for the product in the address line of the browser. (To find
the IP address, print a configuration page. For more information about printing a configuration page,
see 
Print the information and show-me-how pages on page 108 .)
For a complete explanation of the features and functionality of the embedded Web server, see 
Use the
embedded Web server on page 113.
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							HP Easy Printer Care
HP Easy Printer Care software is a program that you can use for the following tasks:
●Check the product status
● Check the supplies status and use HP SureSupply to shop online for supplies
● Set up alerts
● View product usage reports
● View product documentation
● Gain access to troubleshooting and maintenance tools
● Use HP Proactive Support to routinely scan your printing system and to prevent potential problems.
HP Proactive Support can update software, firmware, and HP printer drivers.
You can view HP Easy Printer Care software when the product is directly connected to your computer
or when it is connected to a network.
Supported operating systems● Microsoft® Windows 2000, Service Pack 4
● Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 1 (32-bit
and 64-bit)
● Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
● Microsoft Windows Vista™ (32-bit and 64-bit)
Supported browsers
●Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0
To download HP Easy Printer Care software , go to www.hp.com/go/easyprintercare
. This Web site also
provides updated information about supported browsers and a list of HP products that support HP Easy
Printer Care software.
For more information about using HP Easy Printer Care software, see 
Open the HP Easy Printer Care
software on page 110 .
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							Software for other operating systems
OSSoftware
UNIXFor HP-UX and Solaris networks, go to www.hp.com/support/go/jetdirectunix_software to
install model scripts using the HP Jetdirect printer installer (HPPI) for UNIX.
For the latest model scripts, go to 
www.hp.com/go/unixmodelscripts .
Linux For information, go to www.hp.com/go/linuxprinting.
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							4 Use the product with Macintosh
●Software for Macintosh
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Use features in the Macintosh printer driver
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							Software for Macintosh
Supported operating systems for Macintosh
The product supports the following Macintosh operating systems:
●Mac OS X V10.3.9, V10.4, V10.5, and later
NOTE:
For Mac OS X V10.4 and later, PPC and Intel® Core™ Processor Macs are supported.
Supported printer drivers for Macintosh
The HP LaserJet software installer provides PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) files, Printer Dialog
Extensions (PDEs), and the HP Printer Utility for use with Mac OS X and Macintosh computers. The
HP printer PPD and PDE files, in combination with the built-in Apple PostScript printer drivers, provide
full printing functionality and access to specific HP printer features.
Remove software from Macintosh operating systems
You must have administrator rights to remove the software.
Mac OS X V10.3 and V10.4 1.Browse to the following folder:
Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources
2. Open the  .lproj  folder where  is a two-letter language code.
3. Delete the .GZ file for this product.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each language folder.
Mac OS X V10.5 1.Browse to the following folder:
Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources
2. Delete the .GZ file for this product.
Priority for print settings for Macintosh
Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made:
NOTE: The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.
●Page Setup dialog box
: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the  File menu of the program
you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here might override settings changed
anywhere else.
● Print dialog box
: Click Print, Print Setup , or a similar command on the File  menu of the program
you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the  Print dialog box have a lower
priority and do  not override changes made in the  Page Setup dialog box.
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							●Default printer driver settings
: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used in
all print jobs,  unless settings are changed in the  Page Setup, Print, or Printer Properties  dialog
boxes.
● Printer control panel settings
: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower priority
than changes made anywhere else.
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							Change printer-driver settings for Macintosh
Change the settings for all print jobs
until the software program is closedChange the default settings for all
print jobsChange the product configuration
settings
1.On the File  menu, click Print .
2. Change the settings that you want
on the various menus. 1.
On the  File menu, click Print .
2. Change the settings that you want
on the various menus.
3. On the  Presets  menu, click  Save
as and type a name for the preset.
These settings are saved in the
Presets  menu. To use the new settings,
you must select the saved preset option
every time you open a program and print. Mac OS X V10.3 or Mac OS X V10.4
1.
From the Apple menu, click  System
Preferences  and then Print &
Fax .
2. Click  Printer Setup .
3. Click the Installable Options
menu.
Mac OS X V10.5
1. From the Apple menu, click  System
Preferences  and then Print &
Fax .
2. Click  Options & Supplies .
3. Click the Driver  menu.
4. Select the driver from the list, and
configure the installed options.
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							Software for Macintosh computers
HP Printer Utility
Use the HP Printer Utility to configure, administer, and set up product features that are not available
from the printer driver.
You can use the HP Printer Utility with HP products that are connected to the network with a universal
serial bus (USB) cable, an Ethernet cable, or a wireless connection.
Open the HP Printer Utility
Mac OS X V10.3 or Mac OS X V10.41. Open the Finder, click  Applications, click Utilities , and then double-click
Printer Setup Utility.
2. Select the product that you want to configure, and then click  Utility.
Mac OS X V10.5 1.From the  Printer menu, click  Printer Utility .
-or-
From the  Print Queue , click the Utility icon.
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							HP Printer Utility features
The HP Printer Utility consists of pages that you open by clicking in the  Configuration Settings list.
The following table describes the tasks that you can perform from these pages.
ItemDescription
Configuration PagePrints a configuration page.
Supplies StatusShows the device supplies status and provides links for online supplies-ordering.
HP SupportProvides access to technical assistance, online supplies ordering, online registration, and
recycling and return information.
File UploadTransfers files from the computer to the device.
Upload FontsTransfers font files from the computer to the device.
Firmware UpdateTransfers updated firmware files from the computer to the device.
Duplex ModeTurns on the automatic two-sided printing mode.
Economode & Toner DensityTurns on the Economode setting to conserve toner, or adjusts toner density.
ResolutionChanges the resolution settings, including the REt setting.
Lock ResourcesLocks or unlocks storage products, such as a hard disk.
Stored JobsManages print jobs that are stored on the device hard disk.
Trays ConfigurationChanges the default tray settings.
IP SettingsChanges the device network settings and provides access to the embedded Web server.
Bonjour SettingsProvides the ability to turn on or off Bonj our support or change the device service name
that is listed on a network.
Additional SettingsProvides access to the embedded Web server.
E-mail Alerts Configures the device to send e-mail notices for certain events.
Supported utilities for Macintosh
Embedded Web server
The product is equipped with an embedded Web server, which provides access to information about
product and network activities. For more information, see 
Embedded Web server sections
on page 114.
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