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HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si Mx/5Si NX Printer User’s Guide
English
HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX
Copyright© 1996
Hewlett-Packard Co. Printer User’s Guide
Printed in USA 12/96
Manual Part No.
C3166-90952
Printed on
Recycled Paper
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HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer User’s Guide
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© Copyright Hewlett- Warranty Trademark Credits Packard Company, 1996 The information Adobe™, PostScript™ , ™ contained in this and PostScript II are All Rights Reserved. document is subject to trademarks of Adobe Reproduction, change without notice. Systems Incorporated adaptation, or which may be registered translation without prior Hewlett-Packard in certain jurisdictions. written permission is makes no warranty of Arial, Times New prohibited, except as any kind with regard Roman, and Monotyp
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Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Italics are used for emphasis or to refer to another document. COMPUTER FONT indicates text visible on a computer screen. DISPLAY FONT indicates text visible on the printer control panel display. The cursive letter l is used in examples to distinguish the letter l from the numeral 1 (one). The character 0 is used in examples to distinguish the numeral 0 from the letter O. [Key Face] indicates keys (such as [On]Line] ) on the printer control
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Supplementary Documents The technical reference guides listed below are designed for programmers. The Paper Specification Guide is useful for purchasing agents and paper buyers. These documents are available in English only. You can order these documents through HP Direct Distribution or by contacting your authorized HP dealer. (See Appendix E for a list of HP sales and service offices.) There is a charge for some documents. Documentation Available for the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iii Supplementary Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-iv 1 About Your Printer Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Standard Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer 1-4 Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Printer Control Panel Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Control Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Control Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Control Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Settings and Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 Print Quality Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Print Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Changing the Print Resolution Setting from the Control Panel 6-2 Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Adjusting Print Density from the Control Panel . . . . . . . . 6-3 Resolution Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Activating R
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B PCL Printer Commands (Escape Sequences) PCL Printer Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Escape Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Setup Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 PCL Font Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 C Memory and Personality SIMM Installation Installing a SIMM Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Testing a SI
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1 About Your Printer Introduction This chapter introduces the features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX and 5Si NX printers. Table 1-1 lists the printer’s standard features. Table 1-1 Standard Printer Features Feature Description Speed/Performance • 24 pages per minute • 40 Megahertz AMD processor Print Resolution • 600 x 600 dots per inch with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) • More than 120 levels of gray • Microfine toner Memory • 4 (5Si/5Si NX) or 12 (5Si MX) MBytes of RAM , expandable u
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Feature Description Languages/Fonts available only • 39 scaleable PostScript fonts with PostScript SIMM (Optional on 5Si/5Si NX, Standard on 5Si MX) • Auto language switching • Adobe PostScript Level 2 Paper Handling (Input) • Tray 1: A multipurpose tray for paper, transparencies, and envelopes. Capacity is up to 100 sheets with standard paper • Trays 2 and 3 accept up to 500 sheets each, and automatically sense paper size. These trays should be used for paper only Paper Handling (Output) • Top
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About Your Printer 1 Feature Description Environmental features • EconoMode reduces toner consumption • Power Save setting (meets Energy Star guidelines) • High content of recyclable components and materials • 15,000-page toner cartridge capacity (average) Duty Cycle • 100,000 pages per month The HP LaserJet 5Si Printer is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 HP LaserJet 5Si Printer EN About Your Printer 1-3
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Standard Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX Printer The HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX printer provides 24-ppm (pages-per-minute) printing of Letter or ISO A4 paper at true 600-dpi (dots-per-inch) resolution. Your printer handles a wide variety of paper weights and sizes, including wide format paper 11 x 17 in (279 x 432 mm). Paper Handling HP JetAssist, Hewlett Packard’s trademark for an accessible paper-handling architecture, is available in the HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX/5Si NX printers
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About Your Printer 1 Tray or Bin Capacity Media Output Top Output Bin up to 500 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Executive, Legal, 11 x 17 in Bins (face-down) (279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4 Left Output up to 100 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Executive, Legal, 11 x 17 in Bin (face-up) (279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4 Addressable up to 250 sheets Paper: Letter, ISO A4, Legal, JIS B4, ISO A3, 11 x Mailbins per bin 17 in (279 x 432 mm), ISO A3, JIS B5, JIS B4 (optional) No envelopes, tran
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• Novell NetWare 3.x or 4.x • Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 • IBM LAN Server 3.0 or greater • Apple AppleTalk For more information about software and drivers, see Chapter 3, “Printer Software.” Input/Output A built in Bi-Tronics parallel interface allows high-speed two-way communication between the printer and your computer. Two MIO slots allow for extended connectivity. If serial connection is required, contact an authorized HP dealer for information about an optional serial MIO card or a s
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About Your Printer 1 PCL Fonts The printer comes with 35 scaleable fonts, as well as 10 True Type fonts. You can scale True Type fonts within the printer. You also receive matching True Type screen fonts for true WYSIWYG, short for “what you see is what you get.” These internal fonts are part of the PCL language. PCL font samples appear in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-2 PCL Fonts EN About Your Printer 1-7
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Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si MX Printer The HP LaserJet 5Si MX printer is configured with additional memory, Hewlett-Packard’s PCL 5 language, Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language, and an HP JetDirect print server that allows you to connect your printer to Ethernet or Local Talk networks. Additional Memory The HP LaserJet 5Si MX contains 12 MBytes of installed memory. By adding optional SIMMs with 2,4,8,16, or 32 MBytes, you can increase memory to a total of 76 MBytes. Networking Cap
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About Your Printer 1 Clients may be DOS, Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Macintosh, or UNIX. Refer to the JetDirect documentation for further details. PostScript Fonts The HP LaserJet 5Si MX is configured with Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 language and includes 35 scaleable PostScript fonts. The 5Si/5Si NX requires the optional Adobe PostScript SIMM be installed before this option is available. Adobe’s PostScript Level 2 is compatible with earlier versions of the language. PostScript font samples are sh
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Special Features of the HP LaserJet 5Si NX Printer The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer is configured with Hewlett-Packard’s PCL 5 language, and an HP JetDirect print server that allows you to connect your printer to Ethernet networks. Memory Management The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer contains 4 MBytes of installed memory, and can be expanded to as much as 132 MBytes by adding optional SIMMs with 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 MBytes each. Networking Capabilities The HP LaserJet 5Si NX printer’s factory-installed
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About Your Printer 1 Printer Parts Figures 1-4 and 1-5 show the locations and names of key printer parts. Figure 1-4 Key Printer Parts: Front View 1. Left Output Bin 7. Tray 1 extensions 2. Control Panel 8. Tray 1 Paper Width Guides 3. Top Output Bin 9. Tray 2 4. Adjustable paper stop 10. Tray 3 5. Top cover 11. Power Switch 6. Tray 1 (multi-purpose) 12. Front door EN About Your Printer 1-11
