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HP LaserJet 5200 Series printers
User Guide
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HP LaserJet 5200 Series printers User Guide
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Copyright and License Trademark Credits © 2005 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Adobe® and PostScript are trademarks of Development Company, L.P. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation Linux is a U.S. registered trademark of without prior written permission is Linus Torvalds. prohibited, except as allowed under the Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® copyright laws. are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft The information contained herein is subject Corp. to change wi
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HP Customer Care Online Services For 24-hour access to updated HP printer-specific software, product information, and support information through an Internet connection, go to the Web site: www.hp.com/support/lj5200. Go to www.hp.com/support/net_printing for information about the HP Jetdirect external print server. HP Instant Support Professional Edition (ISPE) is a suite of Web-based troubleshooting tools for desktop computing and printing products. Go to instantsupport.hp.com. Telephone suppor
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installation in order to use the HP Easy Printer Care software. See Using the HP Easy Printer Care software. HP support and information for Macintosh computers Go to www.hp.com/go/macosx for Macintosh OS X support information and HP subscription service for driver updates. www.hp.com/go/mac-connect for products that are designed specifically for the Macintosh user. Go to iv HP Customer Care ENWW
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Table of contents 1 Printer basics Quick access to printer information ........................................................................................................2 Printer at a glance ...................................................................................................................................3 Features at a glance ............................................................................................................................... 4 Walkaround ......
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Configure Device menu ........................................................................................................................29 Printing submenu .................................................................................................................29 Print Quality submenu .........................................................................................................31 System Setup submenu .......................................................................
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Printing to the rear output bin ..............................................................................................62 Configuring trays ...................................................................................................................................63 Loading tray 1 (multipurpose tray) .......................................................................................63 To load tray 1 ...............................................................................
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Managing special printing situations ....................................................................................................92 Printing a different first page ................................................................................................92 Stopping a print request .......................................................................................................92 To stop the current print job from the printer control panel .................................92 T
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Step 3: Can you print from a program? .............................................................................118 Step 4: Does the job print as expected? ............................................................................119 Step 5: Does the printer select the trays? .........................................................................120 Solving general printing problems ......................................................................................................122 C
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Ordering parts, accessories, and supplies .........................................................................................172 Ordering directly from HP ..................................................................................................172 Ordering through service or support providers ..................................................................172 Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for printers that are connected to a network) ........................
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Plastics ...............................................................................................................................189 HP LaserJet printing supplies ............................................................................................189 HP printing supplies returns and recycling program information .......................................190 Paper ..........................................................................................................................
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1 Printer basics Now that the printer is set up and ready to use, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the printer. This chapter contains basic information about the printer features: ● Quick access to printer information ● Printer at a glance ● Features at a glance ● Walkaround ● Printer software ● Selecting print media ENWW 1
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Quick access to printer information Several references are available for use with this printer. See www.hp.com/support/lj5200. Description Guide Getting started guide Provides step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up the printer. HP Jetdirect Embedded Print Provides instructions to configure and troubleshoot the HP Jetdirect print server. Server Administrator’s Guide Accessory and consumable Provide step-by-step instructions for installing the accessories and supplies. (These inst
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Printer at a glance HP LaserJet 5200 HP LaserJet 5200n HP LaserJet 5200tn HP LaserJet 5200dtn ● Prints up to 35 pages-per- HP LaserJet 5200 printer, HP LaserJet 5200 printer, HP LaserJet 5200 printer, minute (ppm) plus: plus: plus: ● 48 megabytes (MB) of random ● 64 MB RAM ● 64 MB RAM ● 128 MB RAM access memory (RAM), ● HP Jetdirect full- ● HP Jetdirect full- ● HP Jetdirect full- upgradable up to 512 MB featured embedded featured embedded featured embedded ● 100-sheet multipurpose tray print ser
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Features at a glance Feature Description Performance ● 460 MHz processor User interface ● Control-panel help ● Show Me How help topics in the control panel ● HP Easy Printer Care software (a Web-based status and troubleshooting tool) ● Windows® and Macintosh printer drivers ● Embedded Web server to gain access to support and to order supplies (administrator tool for network-connected models only) Printer drivers ● HP PCL 5e ● HP PCL 6 ● PostScript® 3 emulation Resolution ● FastRes 1200—produces
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Feature Description Supplies ● The supplies status page contains information about toner level, page count, and estimated pages remaining. ● The printer checks for and authentic HP print cartridge at cartridge installation. ● Internet-enabled supply-ordering capabilities (using HP Easy Printer Care software) Accessibility ● The online user guide is compatible with text screen-readers. ● The print cartridge can be installed and removed by using one hand. ● All doors and covers can be opened by us
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Walkaround Printer parts Before using the printer, familiarize yourself with the parts of the printer. 1 2 3 7 4 6 5 1 Top output bin 2 Long-media extension 3 Latch to open the front cover (provides access to the print cartridge) 4 Tray 1 (pull to open) 5 Tray 2 6 Control panel 7 Right-side cover (provides access to DIMMs and CompactFlash cards) 6 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
