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HP Color LaserJet
3550 and 3700 Use
series printer
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HP Color LaserJet 3550 and 3700 series printer User Guide
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Copyright and License Trademark Credits © 2005 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Adobe® is a trademark of Adobe Systems Development Company, L.P. Incorporated. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation Arial® is a U.S. registered trademark of the without prior written permission is Monotype Corporation. prohibited, except as allowed under the CorelDRAW™ is a trademark or registered copyright laws. trademark of Corel Corporation or Corel The information contained herein is subject Corporation Limited. to
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HP customer care Online Services For 24-hour access to information using a modem or Internet connection. World Wide Web URL: for the HP Color LaserJet 3550 series printer, updated HP printer software, product and support information, and printer drivers in several languages can be obtained from http://www.hp.com/support/clj3550; for the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer, visit http://www.hp.com/support/clj3700. (Sites are in English.) Visit: http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing for informa
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To check the printer status and settings and view troubleshooting information and online documentation, use HP toolbox. You can view the HP toolbox when the printer is directly connected to your computer or when it is connected to a network. You must have performed a complete software installation to use the HP toolbox. See Using the HP toolbox. HP support and information for Macintosh computers Visit: http://www.hp.com/go/macosx for Macintosh OS X support information and HP subscription service
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Table of contents 1 Printer basics Quick access to printer information ...........................................................................................2 User guide links ..................................................................................................................2 Where to look for more information ....................................................................................2 Printer configurations ...........................................................
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PowerSave time ................................................................................................................41 Display brightness ............................................................................................................42 Personality (available for the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer) .............................42 Clearable warnings (available for the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer) ................43 Auto continue ............................
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Options for binding 2-sided printing jobs ..........................................................................83 Manual 2-sided printing ....................................................................................................83 Special printing situations .......................................................................................................86 Printing a different first page ........................................................................................
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Approximate replacement intervals for supplies for the HP Color LaserJet 3550 series printer ................................................................................................................108 Approximate replacement intervals for supplies for the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer ................................................................................................................108 Checking the print cartridge life ................................................
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Print quality problems associated with paper jams ........................................................191 Print quality problems associated with toner buildup inside the printer .........................191 Print quality troubleshooting pages ................................................................................191 Calibrating the printer .....................................................................................................192 Appendix A Supplies and accessories Spar
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Checking DIMM installation ............................................................................................225 Installing an HP Jetdirect print server card in the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer ...226 To install an HP Jetdirect print server card ....................................................................226 Glossary Index x ENWW
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Printer basics 1 This chapter contains information on becoming familiar with the printer features. The following topics are covered: ● Quick access to printer information ● Printer configurations ● Printer features ● Walk around ● Printer software ● Print media specifications ENWW 1
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Quick access to printer information User guide links ● Walk around ● Replacing supplies and parts Where to look for more information Several references are available for use with this printer. For the HP Color LaserJet 3550 series printers, see http://www.hp.com/support/clj3550. For the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printers, see http://www.hp.com/support/clj3700. Setting up the printer Getting Started Guide—Step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up the printer. HP Jetdirect Print
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Using the printer User Guide—Detailed information for using and troubleshooting the printer. Available on the CD-ROM that came with the printer. Online Help—Information about printer options that are available from within the printer drivers. To view a Help file, access the online Help through the printer driver. ENWW Quick access to printer information 3
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Printer configurations Thank you for purchasing the HP Color LaserJet 3550 series printer or the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer. These printers are available in the configurations described below. HP Color LaserJet 3550 printer The HP Color LaserJet 3550 printer is a four-color, laser printer that prints 16 pages per minute (ppm) in both monochrome (black and white) and color. ● Trays. The printer comes with a multipurpose tray (Tray 1) that holds up to 100 sheets of various paper types a
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HP Color LaserJet 3700 printer The HP Color LaserJet 3700 printer is a four-color, laser printer that prints 16 pages per minute (ppm) in both monochrome (black and white) and color. ● Trays. The printer comes with a multipurpose tray (Tray 1) that holds up to 100 sheets of various paper types and sizes or 10 envelopes and a 250-sheet paper feeder (Tray 2) that supports various paper sizes. It supports an optional 500-sheet paper feeder (Tray 3). See Supported paper weights and sizes for more in
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HP Color LaserJet 3700dn printer The HP Color LaserJet 3700dn printer includes the features of the HP Color LaserJet 3700n printer, automatic 2-sided (duplex) printing, and a total of 128 MB of SDRAM. HP Color LaserJet 3700dtn printer The HP Color LaserJet 3700dtn printer includes the features of the HP Color LaserJet 3700dn printer, plus an additional 500-sheet paper feeder (Tray 3). 6 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
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Printer features This printer combines the quality and reliability of Hewlett-Packard printing with the features listed below. For more information on the features of the HP Color LaserJet 3550 series printer, see the Hewlett-Packard website at http://www.hp.com/support/clj3550. For more information on the features of the HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer, see http://www.hp.com/support/clj3700. Features HP Color LaserJet 3550 series HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer printer Performance ●
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Features (continued) HP Color LaserJet 3550 series HP Color LaserJet 3700 series printer printer Fonts Not applicable ● 80 internal fonts available for both PCL and PostScript emulation. ● 80 printer-matching screen fonts in TrueType™ format available with the software solution. Paper handling ● Prints on paper from 76 by 127 ● Prints on paper from 76 by 127 mm (3 by 5 inches) up to 215 mm (3 by 5 inches) up to 215 by by 355 mm (8.5 by 14 inches). 355 mm (8.5 by 14 inches). ● Prints on paper wit
