HP LaserJet P2055dn User Manual

							Quiet mode
This product has a quiet mode that reduces noise during printing. When quiet mode is turned on, the
product prints at a slower speed.
Follow these steps to enable quiet mode.
1.On the control panel, press  OK.
2. Press the down arrow 
 to select  System setup , and then press  OK.
3. Press the down arrow 
 to select  Quiet mode , and then press  OK.
4. Press the down arrow 
 to select  On, and then press  OK.
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							8 Print tasks
●Cancel a print job
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Use features in the Windows printer driver
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							Cancel a print job
You can stop a print request by using the control panel or by using the software program. For instructions
about how to stop a print request from a computer on a network, see the online Help for the specific
network software.
NOTE:It can take some time for all printing to clear after you have canceled a print job.
Stop the current print job from the control panel
Press the Cancel button  on the control panel.
Stop the current print job from the software program
When you send the print job, a dialog box appears briefly on the screen, giving you the option to cancel
the print job.
If several requests have been sent to the product through your software, they might be waiting in a print
queue (for example, in Windows Print Manager). See the software documentation for specific
instructions about canceling a print request from the computer.
If a print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler, delete the print job there.
1.
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the default Start menu view):  Click Start, click
Settings , and then click  Printers and Faxes .
-or-
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 (using the Classic Start menu
view):  Click Start, click Settings , and then click  Printers.
-or-
Windows Vista:  Click Start, click Control Panel , and then in the category for  Hardware and
Sound  click Printer .
2. In the list of printers, double-click the name of this product to open the print queue or spooler.
3. Select the print job that you want to cancel, and then press  Delete.
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							Use features in the Windows printer driver
NOTE:The following information is for the HP PCL 6 printer driver.
Open the printer driver
How do ISteps to perform
Open the printer driverOn the File  menu in the software program, click  Print. Select
the printer, and then click  Properties or Preferences .
Get help for any printing option Click the ? symbol in the upper-right corner of the printer driver,
and then click any item in the printer driver. A pop-up message
displays that provides information about the item. Or, click
Help  to open the online Help.
Use printing shortcuts
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the  Printing Shortcuts tab.
NOTE:In previous HP printer drivers, this feature was called  Quick Sets.
How do ISteps to perform
Use a printing shortcutSelect one of the shortcuts, and then click  OK to print the job
with the predefined settings.
Create a custom printing shortcut a) Select an existing shortcut as a base. b) Select the print
options for the new shortcut. c) Click  Save As, type a name for
the shortcut, and click OK .
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							Set paper and quality options
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the Paper/Quality tab.
How do ISteps to perform
Select a page sizeSelect a size from the  Paper size drop-down list.
Select a custom page sizea) Click Custom . The Custom Paper Size  dialog box opens.
b) Type a name for the custom size, specify the dimensions,
and click  OK.
Select a paper sourceSelect a tray from the  Paper source drop-down list.
Select a paper typeSelect a type from the  Paper type drop-down list.
Print covers on different paper
Print the first or last page on different papera) In the Special pages  area, click Covers or Print pages on
different paper , and then click Settings. b) Select an option
to print a blank or preprinted front cover, back cover, or both.
Or, select an option to print the first or last page on different
paper. c) Select options from the  Paper source and Paper
type  drop-down lists, and then click  Add. d) Click  OK.
Adjust the resolution of printed imagesIn the Print Quality  area, select an option from the drop-down
list. See the printer-driver online Help for information about
each of the available options.
Select draft-quality printing In the Print Quality  area, click EconoMode .
Set document effects
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the  Effects tab.
How do ISteps to perform
Scale a page to fit on a selected paper sizeClick Print document on , and then select a size from the drop-
down list.
Scale a page to be a percent of the actual sizeClick  % of actual size, and then type the percent or adjust the
slider bar.
Print a watermarka) Select a watermark from the  Watermarks drop-down list.
b) To print the watermark on the first page only, click  First page
only . Otherwise, the watermark is printed on each page.
Add or edit watermarks
NOTE: The printer driver must be stored on your computer
for this to work. a) In the 
Watermarks  area, click Edit . The Watermark
Details  dialog box opens. b) Specify the settings for the
watermark, and then click OK .
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							Set document finishing options
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the Finishing tab.
How do ISteps to perform
Print on both sides (duplex models only)1.Set the product for the correct width of paper that you are
using. At the back of the product, lift the duplex jam-
release door, and locate the blue paper-width selection
lever.
◦Letter and Legal-size paper
: Push the lever in.
◦ A4-size paper
: Pull the lever out.
2.Insert enough paper into one of the trays to accommodate
the print job. If you are loading special paper such as
letterhead, load it in one of the following ways:
◦For Tray 1, load the letterhead paper face-up with
the top edge feeding into the product first.
◦ For all other trays, load the letterhead paper face-
down with the top edge at the front of the tray.
3. In the printer driver, click  Print on both sides. If you will
bind the document along the top edge, click  Flip pages
up .
4. Click the  OK button to print the job.
Print a booklet (duplex models only) 1.Set the product for the correct width of paper that you are
using. At the back of the product, lift the duplex jam-
release door, and locate the blue paper-width selection
lever.
◦Letter and Legal-size paper
: Push the lever in.
◦ A4-size paper
: Pull the lever out.
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							How do ISteps to perform
2.In the printer driver, click  Print on both sides.
3. In the Booklet layout  drop-down list, click Left binding
or  Right binding . The Pages per sheet  option
automatically changes to  2 pages per sheet.
4. Click the  OK button to print the job.
Print multiple pages per sheeta) Select the number of pages per sheet from the  Pages per
sheet  drop-down list. b) Select the correct options for  Print
page borders , Page order , and Orientation .
Select page orientation a) In the Orientation  area, click Portrait or Landscape . b) To
print the page image upside down, click  Rotate by 180
degrees.
Obtain support and product-status information
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the  Services tab.
How do ISteps to perform
Obtain support information for the product and order supplies
onlineIn the Internet Services  drop-down list, select a support
option, and click  Go!
Check the status of the product, including the level of supplies Click the  Device and Supplies Status icon. The Device
Status  page of the HP embedded Web server opens.
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							Set advanced printing options
To perform the following tasks, open the printer driver and click the Advanced tab.
How do ISteps to perform
Select advanced printing optionsIn any of the sections, click a current setting to activate a drop-
down list so you can change the setting.
Change the number of copies that are printed
NOTE:If the software program that you are using does not
provide a way to print a particular number of copies, you can
change the number of copies in the driver.
Changing this setting affects the number of copies for all print
jobs. After your job has printed, restore this setting to the
original value.Open the Paper/Output  section, and then enter the number of
copies to print. If you select  2 or more copies, you can select
the option to collate the pages.
Load letterhead or preprinted paper the same way for every
job, whether printing on one or both sides of the pagea) Open the Document Options  section, and then open the
Printer Features  section. b) In the  Alternative Letterhead
Mode  drop-down list, select  On. c) At the product, load the
paper the same way you would for printing on both sides.
Change the order in which pages are printed a) Open the Document Options  section, and then open the
Layout Options  section. b) In the  Page Order drop-down list,
select  Front to Back  to print the pages in the same order as
they are in the document, or select  Back to Front to print the
pages in the reverse order.
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