HP M177 User Manual

							Use HP Web Services applications (touchscreen models only)
Several innovative applications are available for this product that you can download directly from the 
Internet. F
or more information and to download these applications go to the HP Connected Web site at  www.hpconnected.com .
To use this feature, the product must be connected to a computer or network that has an Internet connection. 
HP Web Servic
 es must be enabled on the product. 1.
From the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the Web Services   button.
2.
Touch the 
Enable Web Services button.
After you download an application from the HP Connected Web site, it is available in the Apps menu on 
the product c on

trol panel. This process enables both HP Web Services and the Apps menu. ENWW
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							HP Device Toolbox (Windows)
Use the HP Device Toolbox for Windows to check product status or to view or change product settings from 
your c
omputer. This tool opens the HP Embedded Web Server for the product. NOTE: This tool is available only if you performed a full installation when you installed the product. 
Depending on how the product is c
 onnected, some features might not be available.1
.
Click the Start button, and then click the Programs item. 2
.
Click your HP product group, and then click the HP Device Toolbox item.
Tab or section DescriptionHome
 tab
Provides product, status, and 
con

						

							Tab or section
DescriptionFax tab ●
Phone Book: Add or delete entries in the fax phone book.
●
Junk Fax List: Set fax numbers to block from sending faxes to the product.
●
Fax Activity Log: Review recent fax activity for the product.
Networking
 tab
Provides the ability to change 
network set
 tings from your 
computer. Network administrators can use this tab to control network-related settings for the product 
when it is connected t

o an IP-based network. It also allows the network administrator to set up 
Wireless Direct functionality. This tab does not appear if the product is directly connected to a 
computer. HP Web Services
 tab
Use this tab to set up and use various Web tools with the product.ENWW
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							HP Utility for Mac OS X
Use the HP Utility for Mac OS X to view or change product settings from your computer.
You can use the HP Utility when the product is connected with a USB cable or is connected to a TCP/IP-based 
network
.
Open the HP Utility From the Finder, click Applications, click HP, and then click HP Utility.
If HP Utility is no

t included, use the following procedure to open it: 1
.
At the computer, open the Apple   menu, click the System Preferences menu, and then click the Print 
& Fax icon or the  Print & Scan icon. 2.
Select the product in the left side of the window. 3.
Click the  Options & Supplies
 button. 4.
Click the Utility tab. 5.
Click the Open Printer Utility button.
HP Utility fe ature

s The HP Utility toolbar is at the top of every page. It includes these items:
●
Devices: Click this button to show or hide Mac products found by the HP Utility in the Printers pane at 
the le
f

t side of the screen. ●
All Settings: Click this button to return to the HP Utility main page.
●
HP Support: Click this button to open a browser and go to the HP support Web site for the product.
●
Supplies: Click this button to open the HP SureSupply Web site.
●
Registration: Click this button to open the HP registration Web site.
●
Recycling: Click this button to open the HP Planet Partners Recycling Program Web site.
HP Utility consists of pages that you open by clicking in the All Settings list. The following table describes the 
tasks th a

t you can perform with HP Utility.
Menu ItemDescriptionInformation and Support Supplies Status Show the product supplies status and provides links for ordering 
supplie
s online

.
  Device Information Show information about the currently selected product, including 
the product Ser
vic

e ID (if assigned), the 

						

							Menu
ItemDescription
  File Upload Transfer 

						

							Product security features
The product supports security standards and recommended protocols that help you keep the product secure, 
protect critical information on your network, and simplify the way you monitor and maintain the product.
For in-depth information about HP's secure imaging and printing solutions, visit  www.hp.com/ go/
secureprinting . The site provides links to white papers and FAQ documents about security features.
Set or change the product password Use the HP Embedded Web Server to set a password or change an existing password for a product on a 
network

.
LCD control panel 1.
On the product control panel, press the Setup   button.
2.
Open the following menus: ●
Network Setup
●
Show IP Address
3.
To open the HP Embedded Web Server, enter the product IP address into the address line of a Web 
br
 owser . NOTE: You can also access the HP Embedded Web Server from the HP Device Toolbox for Windows or 
the HP Utility f or Mac O

S X. 4.
Click the  System tab, and click the Product Security link. NOTE: If a password has previously been set, you are prompted to provide the password. Enter the 
pas sw

ord, and then click the 
Apply button. 5.
Enter the new password in the New Password box and in the Verify Password
 box. 6.
At the bottom of the window, click the 
Apply button to save the password.
Touchscreen control panel 1.
Fr

om the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the Network   button to 

						

							Lock the product
1.
You can attach a security cable to the slot on the 
back of the pr
oduct.  ENWW
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							Economy settings
●
Print with EconoMode
●
&on

						

							Touchscreen control panel
1.
From the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the Setup   button.
2.
Open the following menus: ●
System Setup
●
Energy Settings
●
Sleep/Auto 2

						

							A  cartridge is low or  cartridge is very low 
message displays on the product control panel A 
 cartridge is low or  cartridge is very low message displays on the product control panel, 
and the product does no
t print. NOTE: Toner level warnings and indicators provide estimates for planning purposes only. When an indicator 
shows lo
 w-toner levels, consider having a replacement cartridge available to avoid possible printing delays. 
You do not need to replace cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable. Once an HP toner cartridge has reached “very low”, HP’s Premium Protection Warranty on that toner cartridge 
has ended.
Yo

u can change the way the product reacts when supplies reach the Very Low state. You do not have to re-
establish the
 se settings when you install a new toner cartridge.
Enable or disable the Very Low settings You can enable or disable the default settings at any time, and you do not have to re-enable them when you 
install a ne
w toner cartridge.
LCD control panel 1.
On the product c
 ontrol panel, press the Setup   button.
2.
Open the following menus: ●
System Setup
●
Supply Settings
●
Black Cartridge or 
Color Cartridge ●
Very Low Setting
3.
Select one of the following options, and then press the 
OK button: ●
Select the Stop option to set the product to stop printing until you replace the toner cartridge.
●
Select the Prompt
 option to set the product to stop printing and prompt you to replace the toner 
car

tridge. You can acknowledge the prompt and continue printing. ●
Select the Continue option to set the product to alert you that the toner cartridge is very low, but 
to c
on

tinue printing. ●
For color toner cartridges only, select the Print Black option to continue printing in black and white 
if the col
or t

oner cartridges are very low.
Touchscreen control panel 1.
Fr

om the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the Setup   button.
2.
Open the following menus: ●
System Setup
●
Supply Settings
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