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HP LaserJet 1018
User Guide
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HP LaserJet 1018 printer User Guide
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Copyright information The information contained herein is subject Trademark credits to change without notice. © 2006 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Microsoft® and Windows® are Development Company, L.P. The only warranties for HP products and U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft services are set forth in the express Corporation. Reproduction, adaptation or translation warranty statements accompanying such without prior written permission is Energy Star® and the Energy Star logo® products and servic
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Table of contents 1 Printer basics Quick access to more information .............................................................................................2 Web links for drivers, software, and support ......................................................................2 User guide links ..................................................................................................................2 Where to look for more information ....................................................
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Priority feed slot ................................................................................................................26 150-sheet main input tray .................................................................................................26 Printing an envelope ...............................................................................................................27 Printing multiple envelopes .............................................................................
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Page skew ........................................................................................................................69 Curl or wave ......................................................................................................................69 Wrinkles or creases ..........................................................................................................69 Toner scatter outline ..................................................................................
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Appendix E Service and support Availability of support and service .........................................................................................100 HP Care Pack™ Services and Service Agreements ......................................................100 Guidelines for repacking the printer ......................................................................................101 How to contact HP ...........................................................................................
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Printer basics 1 This chapter provides information on the following topics: ● Quick access to more information ● Printer configuration ● Walkaround ● Printer control panel ● Media paths ● Printer connections ● Printer software ● Printer information page ● Printer media considerations ENWW 1
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Quick access to more information The following sections provide resources for additional information about the HP LaserJet 1018 printer. Web links for drivers, software, and support If you need to contact HP for service or support, use one of the following links. HP LaserJet 1018 printer ● In the United States, see http://www.hp.com/support/lj1018/. ● In other countries/regions, see http://www.hp.com/. User guide links ● Walkaround (location of printer components) ● Changing the print cartridge
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Printer configuration Below is the standard configuration for the HP LaserJet 1018 printer. HP LaserJet 1018 printer ● 12 pages per minute (ppm) for A4 media and 12 ppm for letter media ● First page out in as few as 10 seconds ● FastRes 1200: 1200 dpi effective output quality (600 x 600 x 2 dpi with HP Resolution Enhancement technology [REt]) ● 150-sheet main input tray ● Priority feed slot ● 100-sheet output capacity ● EconoMode (saves toner) ● Print watermarks, booklets, multiple pages per she
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Walkaround The following illustrations identify the components of the HP LaserJet 1018 printer. 1 Attention light 2 Ready light 3 Print cartridge door 4 Output media support 5 Priority feed slot 6 150-sheet main input tray 7 Output bin 1 On/off switch 2 Power receptacle 3 USB port 4 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
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Printer control panel The printer control panel is composed of two lights. These lights produce patterns that identify your printer's status. 1 Attention light: Indicates that the printer media input trays are empty, the print cartridge door is open, the print cartridge is missing, or other errors. See Printer information page for more information. 2 Ready light: Indicates that the printer is ready to print. NOTE See Status light patterns for a description of the light patterns. ENWW Printer con
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Media paths The following sections describe the input trays and output bin. Priority feed slot You should use the priority feed slot when feeding one sheet of paper, envelope, postcard, label, or transparency. You can also use the priority feed slot to print the first page on different media than the rest of the document. Media guides ensure that the media is correctly fed into the printer and that the print is not skewed (crooked on the media). When loading media, adjust the media guides to mat
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Output bin The output bin is located on the top of the printer. Printed media is collected here in the correct sequence. The output media support provides improved stacking for large print jobs. ENWW Media paths 7
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Printer connections The HP LaserJet 1018 printer supports USB 2.0 High Speed connections. Connecting the USB cable 1. Plug the USB cable into the printer. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the computer when prompted to do so during the software installation. 8 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
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Printer software The following sections describe the supported operating systems and the software that is provided with the HP LaserJet 1018 printer. NOTE Not all software is available in all languages. Supported operating systems The printer comes with software for the following operating systems: ● Windows XP ● Windows 2000 ● Windows ME ● Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) ● Windows Server 2003 For more information about upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003, go to http://www.m
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Printer properties (driver) Printer properties control the printer. You can change the default settings, such as media size and type, printing multiple pages on a single sheet of media (N-up printing), resolution, and watermarks. You can access the printer properties in the following ways: ● Through the software application that you are using to print. This only changes the settings for the current software application. ● Through the Windows operating system. This changes the default settings fo
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To access the printer properties online help 1. From the software application, click File, and then click Print. 2. Click Properties, and then click Help. Print setting priorities There are two ways to change print settings for this printer: in the software application or in the printer driver. Changes made in the software application override settings changed in the printer driver. Within a software application, changes made in the Page Setup dialog box override changes made in the Print dialog
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Printer information page The Printer Test page is a printer information page that resides within the memory of the printer. During installation you can choose to print the Printer Test page. If the page prints, you correctly installed the printer. Printer Test page The Printer Test page contains information about printer driver and port settings. The page also contains information about the printer name and model, computer name, and so on. You can print the Printer Test page from the printer dri
