Contents

 Paper/Quality Tab

 Finishing Tab

 Effects Tab

 Basics Tab

 Configure Tab

 Common Printing Tasks


Finishing tab

 Page Preview Image

Quick sets

 Quick Sets

Document options

 Print on Both Sides (Manually)

 Flip Pages Up

 Booklet Printing

 Pages Per Sheet

 Print Page Borders

 Page Order

Print quality

 ProRes 1200

 FastRes 1200

 600 dpi

 Print all Text as Black

 EconoMode (Save Toner)

See also

 Common Printing Tasks

 Choosing print quality


Effects tab

 Page preview Image

Quick sets

 Quick Sets

Fit To Page

 Print Document On

 Scale to Fit

 % Of Normal Size

Watermarks options

 Watermarks

 First Page Only

 Edit

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Watermark details

 Current Watermarks

 Watermark Message

 Page Preview Image

Message angle

 Diagonal

 Horizontal

 Angle

Font attributes

 Name

 Color

 Shading

 Size

 Style

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Paper Tab
Paper/Quality tab

 Page preview Image

Quick sets

 Quick Sets

Paper settings

 Use Different Paper:

 Size Is:

 Custom

 Source Is:

 Type is:

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Custom paper size

 Name

 Save / Rename / Delete

 Width

 Height

 Use Millimeters / Inches

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Basics tab

 Page preview Image

Quick sets

 Quick Sets

Copies

 Copy

 Collate

Orientation

 Portrait

 Landscape

 Rotated

 About

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Quick Sets Drop Down List
Quick Sets allows you to save the current driver settings (for example, page orientation, resolution, paper source) for reuse. After choosing your settings, type a name for your quick set (for example "Quarterly Report" or "My Project Status") and click Save. When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. You can also restore printer driver default settings by selecting Defaults from the Quick Sets drop-down list. Quick Set names are case sensitive, and you can have a maximum of 10 user-defined Quick Sets.

Note
To save printer settings on Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges.


Save / Rename / Delete
This button has the following options as indicated by the button label: Save enables you to save the new or changed quick set. When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. Rename enables you to rename the selected quick set. To rename a quick set, highlight the name in the drop-down list and type a new name, then click Rename. Delete allows you to delete the selected quick set.


Print on Both Sides (Manually)
Select this option to enable printing on both sides manually. If Print on Both Sides is selected, the printer will print the first side of the pages, then wait for you to re-insert the pages and then print the second side of the pages. Instructions will appear on your computer screen for how to re-insert the paper.

Printing on both sides manually will stop your printer while it waits for you to re-insert the paper and no other documents can be printed while it waits. If the printer is on a network, you may not want to enable this option.


Flip Pages Up
When selected, prints the pages as though they will be bound along the top side of the page as you read the text. When not selected, pages will print as though they will be bound along the inside, long edge of the page.


Booklet Printing
Allows you to print a document as a booklet. In booklet printing, your pages are reordered and printed two-up on each side of a sheet of paper. This allows you to fold the paper in the middle, forming a booklet, and have the pages in the correct order with no page shuffling. This option requires Print on Both Sides to be selected.

Possible Options

Original Paper size:	Print on:
Letter	Letter
A4	A4


Pages Per Sheet
Pages per sheet prints 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages on one sheet of paper.


Print Page Borders
Prints a border around each page on the sheet. You can select Print Page Borders when more than one page per sheet is selected.


Page Order
When Pages per Sheet is set for more than 1, this drop-down list box allows you to select the order and placement of the pages on the sheet.


EconoMode (Save Toner)
EconoMode (Save Toner) allows the printer to use less toner on each page. Selecting this option will extend the life of your toner cartridge and reduce your costs per page, but will reduce print quality.


Current Setting
Current Setting indicates whether the selected settings are a predefined setting or a custom setting.


Resolution
DPI refers to the number of dots per inch used to print the page. As dpi is increased, the quality of print on the page is improved. However, higher dpi may also result in longer printing times.


ProRes 1200
 ProRes 1200 provides better print quality than FastRes.


FastRes 1200
 FastRes 1200 provides better print quality than 600 dpi.


600 dpi
 This option provides backward compatibility with previous HP LaserJet printers. Choose this option if your document was formatted for a previous HP LaserJet and you are getting unexpected results. Changing resolution may change the formatting of your text documents.


Print all Text as Black
Select Print all Text as Black to print all text characters as black, regardless of the document's text color setting.


Page Preview Image
Page Preview Image shows how a sample document will print with the currently specified printer driver settings. The Page Preview Image changes as you select new settings.


Configure tab

Quick sets

 Quick Sets

Configure settings

 Jam Recovery

 Status Messages

 Cleaning Page

 Print Density

 Courier Font Type

See also

 Common Printing Tasks


Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver

 Creating and using quick sets

 Using EconoMode

 Choosing print quality

 Creating and using watermarks

 Document resizing options

 Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver

 Restoring default printer driver settings


Print Document On
Print Document On causes the document to print on a paper size other than the one for which it is formatted. This option is useful if your document is formatted for a paper size that you do not have. For example, if you have a document formatted for letter-sized paper and you do not have that size, you can choose to print on a paper of different size.


Print Document On
Print Document On causes the document to print on a paper size other than the one for which it is formatted. This option is useful if your document is formatted for a paper size that you do not have. For example, if you have a document formatted for letter-sized paper and you do not have that size, you can choose to print on a paper of different size.


Scale to Fit
If you do not want your document reduced or enlarged to fit on the selected paper size, clear Scale to Fit.


% of Normal Size
% Of Normal Size specifies the percentage of normal size by which to enlarge or reduce the document on the page. Normal size refers to the document page size (check your application's page size settings). If this option is disabled, click the "i" bubble to find out why.


% of Normal Size
% Of Normal Size specifies the percentage of normal size by which to enlarge or reduce the document on the page. Normal size refers to the document page size (check your application's page size settings). If this option is disabled, click the "i" bubble to find out why.


Watermarks
Specifies the watermark text that will be printed. Click Edit to modify or create a watermark.


First Page Only
Select to print the specified watermark on the first page only. No watermarks will be printed on the second and subsequent pages.


Edit
Click Edit to modify or create a watermark.


Current Watermarks
Displays the list of available watermarks. Click New to create a new watermark. Click Delete to remove a selected watermark.


New
Click New to create a new watermark to appear in the list of available watermarks.


Delete
Click Delete to remove a selected watermark from the list of available watermarks.


Watermark Message
Type the watermark message that you would like printed.


Diagonal
The watermark appears in a diagonal layout on the printed page.


Horizontal
The watermark appears in a horizontal layout on the printed page.


Angle
Select this option to set the angle of the watermark on the printed page.


Angle
Select this option to set the angle of the watermark on the printed page.


Name
Select the font for the selected watermark.


Color
Select the color for the selected watermark.


Shading
Select the shading for the selected watermark.


Size
Select the font size for the selected watermark.


Style
Select the font style for the selected watermark.


Size Is
Select the paper size for your document from this list, which includes saved custom paper sizes. The paper size for all pages of a print job must be the same. The application settings override the settings in the driver.


Manual Feed
Click Use different paper to enable settings that allow you to select a different paper source and type settings for the first page, other pages, and back cover in the print job.


Source Tray Is
The Source Is setting is always set to Auto and may not be changed.


Type is
Select the kind of paper or media you want to use. This setting adjusts the printer speed and fuser temperature for the medium that you select.

Caution
Using inappropriate media settings can cause damage to the printer. For example, using paper settings to print on transparency film could cause the film to be damaged and could jam the printer.


Custom
Click Custom to create and modify custom paper size information.


Name
Enter the name for your custom paper size. After you have entered the name, width and height for your custom paper size, click Save to save your changes. Then, select OK. Your custom paper sizes will now be listed in the Size is drop-down list on the Paper tab.


Save / Delete / Rename
Saves, deletes, or renames the selected custom paper size. Saved or renamed sizes appear in the Size is drop-down list on the Paper tab.


Width
Enter the width for the selected custom paper size. If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.


Height
Enter the height for the selected custom paper size. If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.


Use Millimeters / Inches
Click Use Millimeters/Use Inches to specify custom paper size dimensions in inches or millimeters.


Copies
Enter the number of copies you want to print (1-999). The copies setting in your application will usually override the copies setting in the driver.


Collate
Select to print copies of multiple page documents together. Selecting this option may slow down printing of multiple page jobs.


Portrait
Select to print a page or envelope that is taller than it is wide when you view the text right-side up. Feed the paper as usual; the image will be rotated on the page if necessary.


Landscape
Select to print a page or envelope that is wider than it is tall when you view the text right-side up. Feed the paper as usual; the image will be rotated on the page if necessary.


Rotated
Select to rotate the document image on the paper 180 degrees. If the return address on an envelope is smudged, try this setting and feed the envelope so the return address area is fed first into the printer.


About
Click About or the HP logo to display printer driver version information.


Jam Recovery
With Jam Recovery ON, if a paper jam occurs, the page will be reprinted.

With Jam Recovery OFF, if a paper jam occurs, the page will not be reprinted.

Jam Recovery OFF will print faster.


Jam Recovery
With Jam Recovery ON, if a paper jam occurs, the page will be reprinted.

With Jam Recovery OFF, if a paper jam occurs, the page will not be reprinted.

Jam Recovery OFF will print faster.


Status Messages
Status Messages ON allows error messages to display on the computer’s screen during error conditions.


Status Messages
Status Messages OFF suppresses error messages from displaying on the computer’s screen during error conditions.


Cleaning Page
Press Start to launch the Cleaning Page process.  This process will take approximately 2 minutes to complete.


Print Density
Print Density controls how much toner is put on the page.


Courier Font Type Regular
Courier Font Type Regular will print any text using TrueType Courier or Courier New with a normal weight.

Courier Font Type Dark will print any text using TrueType Courier or Courier New with a dark weight without changing the font attributes in an application.


Courier Font Type Dark
Courier Font Type Regular will print any text using TrueType Courier or Courier New with a normal weight.

Courier Font Type Dark will print any text using TrueType Courier or Courier New with a dark weight without changing the font attributes in an application.


Accessing the printer driver

After installation, you can access the printer driver through Windows or from your software application. Although access to the printer driver from your software applications may vary, the printer driver is usually accessed from the File menu.

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note
To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges.

Access the printer driver

To configure the driver

Temporarily change settings (from a software application)

From the File menu, click Print, then click Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Change default settings

Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon, and choose Properties (In Windows 2000, right-click the printer icon, and choose Document Defaults).

Use the printer driver help

Each printer driver has help screens that can be activated from the Help button in the printer driver. These help screens give detailed information about the specific driver being used. Printer driver help is separate from the software application help.

See also

 Common printing tasks


Creating and using quick sets

Quick sets allow you to save the current driver settings (for example, page orientation, print on both sides, paper source) for reuse. For convenience, quick sets can be selected and saved from most printer driver tabs. You can also restore printer driver default settings by selecting Defaults from the Quick Sets drop-down list.

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note
To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges.

Creating quick sets

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	Select the desired print settings.

3.	In the Quick Sets box, type a name for the selected settings (for example "Quarterly Report" or "My Project Status").

4.	Click Save.

When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. The printer driver now remembers these settings.

Using quick sets

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	Select the desired item from the Quick Sets drop-down list.

3.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print according to the settings in the quick sets you selected.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver


Using EconoMode

EconoMode (Save Toner) allows the printer to use less toner on each page. Selecting this option will extend the life of your toner cartridge and reduce your costs per page, but will reduce print quality.

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

To enable or disable EconoMode

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Finishing tab, click EconoMode (Save Toner).

3.	If the box is checked, EconoMode is enabled. If the box is empty, EconoMode is disabled.

4.	Click OK.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver

 Finishing tab


Choosing Print Quality

To choose print quality:

1.	Access the printer driver and click the Finishing tab.

2.	In the Print Quality section of the screen, select the preferred print quality setting.

3.	Click OK.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver


Creating and Using Watermarks

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note
To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges.

To use an existing watermark:

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Effects tab, click the Watermarks drop-down list.

3.	Click the desired watermark.

4.	Click First Page Only, if desired.

5.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print the watermark you have selected. To remove the watermark, click "(none)" in the Watermarks drop-down list.

To create or edit a watermark:

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Effects tab, click Edit.

3.	In the Watermark Details window, select the watermark you want to edit, or click New.

4.	Select the desired watermark options.

5.	Click OK.

6.	From the Effects tab, click First Page Only, if desired.

7.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print the watermark you have selected. To remove the watermark, click "(none)" in the Watermarks drop-down list.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver

 Effects tab


Document resizing options

The document resizing options allow you to scale your document to a percentage of its normal size. You can also choose to print your document on a different size paper, with or without scaling.

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

To reduce or enlarge your document

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Effects tab, type the percentage by which you want to reduce or enlarge your document.

You can also use the scroll bar to adjust the reduce/enlarge percentage.

3.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to scale your document using the reduce/enlarge percentage you have selected.

To fit your document to another paper size

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Effects tab, click Print Document On.

3.	Select the paper size you would like to print on.

4.	If you want your document printed on the paper size without scaling to fit, click Scale to Fit to deselect that option.

5.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print your document as you specified.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver


Setting a Custom Paper Size From the Printer Driver

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note
To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges.

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	From the Paper tab, click Custom.

3.	From the Custom Paper Size window, type the name of the custom paper size.

4.	Enter the paper-size length and width.

If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.

5.	If necessary, click the button to change the unit of measure between millimeters and inches.

6.	Click Save.

7.	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print your document on the custom-size paper you selected. The name that you saved will appear in the paper-size list for future use.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver


Restoring Default Printer Driver Settings

Click here [image] to see which printer driver is set as your default.

1.	Access the printer driver.

2.	In the Quick Sets box, select Defaults.

The printer driver will now restore default settings.

See also

 Common printing tasks

 Accessing the printer driver


Software Update
Clicking the Software Update button launches the Hewlett Packard web page that allows you to download the latest software for your HP LaserJet printer.


hp LaserJet Cleaning Utility
Click OK to begin printing the Cleaning Page. A status bar will display how much of the Cleaning Page has been printed. This process will take approximately 2 minutes to complete. When the process is complete, a dialog displays that the Cleaning Utility was successful.