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Copyright and License Warranty Trademark Credits © Copyright Hewlett-Packard The information contained in this Adobe, Acrobat, and PostScript Company 2002 document is subject to change are trademarks of Adobe without notice. Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. ® Hewlett-Packard makes no ENERGY STAR and the Energy Except as allowed by copyright warranty of any kind with respect Star logo are U.S. registered laws or herein, reproduction, to this information. service marks of the Unit
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Contents 1 Printer basics Printer configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Operating systems and printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Printing by type and size of media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Printing a cover or different first page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adding a blank page or back cover to the end of a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adding a blank page to the beginning of all print jobs (job se
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Troubleshooting print-quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Print-quality checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Image defect examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Troubleshooting network printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Troubleshooting common Windows problems . .
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Diagnostics menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Appendix C Printer memory and expansion Printer memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Printer basics 1 Thank you for purchasing an HP LaserJet 2300 series printer. If you have not done so, see the getting started guide (start) provided with the printer for setup instructions. Now that the printer is set up and ready to use, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the printer. This section provides information about the following topics: “Printer configurations” on page 8 “Printer features” on page 9 “Printer software” on page 11 “Installing the printing system s
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Printer configurations The HP LaserJet 2300 printer is available in six configurations, as described below. Note The illustrations in this guide are based on the HP LaserJet 2300 printer model unless otherwise stated. To find out which HP LaserJet 2300 configuration you have, look at the label on the front of the printer. HP LaserJet 2300L The HP LaserJet 2300L printer prints letter-size paper at speeds up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 19 ppm. It comes with a built-i
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Printer features The following table describes the features for the HP LaserJet 2300 series printers. Fast print The HP LaserJet 2300L prints on letter-size paper at speeds up to 20 speed pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 19 ppm. All other models print on letter-size paper at speeds up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) or A4-size paper at up to 24 ppm. Built-in duplexing Duplex (two-sided) printing is a standard feature of the HP LaserJet 2300d printer, HP LaserJet 2300dn pri
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Interface connections and The printer includes a bidirectional ECP type-B parallel port networking (IEEE-1284 compliant) and a USB port (compatible with 1.1 and 2.0 low and full speed certified devices) The printer has an EIO slot for HP Jetdirect EIO print servers so that you can connect quickly and easily. Enhanced memory and The HP LaserJet 2300 series printers come with either 32 MB or 48 MB memory expansion of memory and can be expanded to 288 or 304 MB, respectively, with availa
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Printer software The printer comes with helpful software, including printer drivers and optional software. For easy printer setup and access to the full range of printer features, HP recommends that you install the software provided. Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages (HP software is not available in all languages). This section provides information about the following topics: “Operating systems and printer components” o
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Operating systems and printer components Windows software Windows drivers Network client administrator — Windows software Drivers Network administrator — Macintosh software PPDs HP LaserJet Utility Macintosh Fonts client Macintosh software PPDs HP LaserJet Utility The printer CD-ROM contains the software components and drivers for end users and network administrators. The printer drivers provided on the CD-ROM must be installed to take full advantage of printer features. The other programs a
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The following table lists the available software for your printer. Windows Windows Windows UNIX/ Software Mac OS OS/2 9x/Me NT 4.0 2000/XP Linux Windows Installer xx x PCL 6 xx x PCL 5e xx x PostScript emulation xx x HP Web Jetadmin* xx x Macintosh Installer x Macintosh PostScript x Printer Description (PPD) files IBM drivers* x Model scripts* x *Available only on the World Wide Web. ENWW Printer software 13
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Printer drivers Printer drivers allow you to gain access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer (by using a printer language). Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages. The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300. Depending on the configuration of Windows-based computers, the installation program fo
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Software for Macintosh computers The HP installer provides PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files, Printer Dialog Extensions (PDEs), and the HP LaserJet Utility for use with Macintosh computers. The embedded Web server can be used by Macintosh computers if the printer is connected to a network. See “Using the embedded Web server” on page 62 for more information. PPDs ® PPDs, in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver for OS 8 to 9.x.x and PS Converter for OS X 10.1 or later, allo
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Installing the printing system software The printer comes with printing system software and printer drivers on a CD-ROM. The printing system software on the CD-ROM must be installed to take full advantage of the printer features. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive, you can download the printing system software from the Internet at http://www.hp.com/lj2300. Note Sample model scripts for UNIX® (HP-UX®, Sun Solaris) and Linux networks are available for download at http://www.hp.com/sup
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If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM or the flyer that came in the printer box, or go to http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300 for help or more information. Installing Windows printing system software for networks The software on the printer CD-ROM supports network installation with a Microsoft network (except Windows 3.1x). For network installation on other operating systems, go to http://www.hp.com/supp
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Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks This section describes how to install Macintosh printing system software. The printing system software support Mac OS 8.6 and later. The printing system software includes the following components: PostScript® Printer Description files The PostScript (PS) Printer Description files (PPDs), in combination with the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver, provide access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the p
