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LASERJET PRO 200 COLOR
User Guide
M251n M251nw
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HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251 Series Printer User Guide
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Copyright and License Trademark Credits ® ® ® © 2012 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Adobe , Acrobat , and PostScript are Development Company, L.P. trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation Java™ is a US trademark of Sun without prior written permission is Microsystems, Inc. prohibited, except as allowed under the Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows® XP, copyright laws. and Windows Vista® are U.S. registered The information contained herein is subject trademarks of M
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Table of contents 1 Product introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 Product views .......................................................................................................................... 2 Product front view ..................................................................................................... 2 Product back view ......................................................................
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Print tasks for Windows .......................................................................................................... 23 Use a printing shortcut (Windows) ............................................................................. 23 Create a printing shortcut (Windows) ........................................................................ 24 Print on both sides (duplex) with Windows ................................................................. 27 Print multiple pages per sh
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Use HP ePrint ......................................................................................................................... 51 Use HP ePrint (LCD control panel) .............................................................................. 51 Use HP ePrint (touchscreen control panel) ................................................................... 52 Use AirPrint .......................................................................................................................
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Replacement instructions ......................................................................................................... 73 Replace the toner cartridges ..................................................................................... 73 Update the firmware ............................................................................................................... 77 Manually update the firmware (LCD control panel) ...................................................... 77 Manual
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Device error Press [OK] ............................................................................. 89 Door open ............................................................................................... 89 Genuine HP supply installed ...................................................................... 89 Incompatible ................................................................................ 89 Incorrect supplies ............................................................
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Improve print quality ............................................................................................................. 101 Check the paper type setting (Windows) .................................................................. 101 Check the paper type setting (Mac OS X) ................................................................. 101 Check toner cartridge status ................................................................................... 102 Print the supplies status p
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Wireless connectivity checklist ................................................................................ 117 The product does not print after the wireless configuration completes ........................... 117 The product does not print, and the computer has a third-party firewall installed ........... 118 The wireless connection does not work after moving the wireless router or product ........ 118 Cannot connect more computers to the wireless product ..................................
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1 Product introduction ● Product views ● Print product reports ● Printer sharing disclaimer ENWW 1
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Product views Product front view 1 Output bin 2 Walk-up USB port (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer only) 3 Power button 4Input tray 5 Jam access door 6 LCD control panel (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251n Printer) or color touchscreen control panel (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer) 7 Front door latch 2 Chapter 1 Product introduction ENWW
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Product back view 1 Rear door 2 Power connection 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4 Network port Serial number and model number location The serial number and product model number label is on the back of the product. Product views ENWW 3
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Control panel layout LCD control panel NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251n Printer model only. 1 Control-panel display: The display provides information about the product. Use the menus on the display to establish product settings. 2 Back arrow button: Use this button for the following actions: Exit the control-panel menus. ● Scroll back to a previous menu in a submenu list. ● Scroll back to a previous menu item in a submenu list (without saving changes to the menu
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8 Ready light (green): The Ready light is on when the product is ready to print. It blinks when the product is receiving print data, or when the product is in sleep mode. 9 Attention light (amber): The Attention light blinks when the product requires user attention. Touchscreen control panel NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer model only. 1 Wireless light: indicates the wireless network is enabled. The light blinks while the product is establishing a connec
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9 Left arrow button and light: moves the cursor to the left NOTE: This button illuminates only when the current screen can use this feature. 10 Home button and light: provides access to the Home screen 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction ENWW
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Touchscreen Home screen NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer model only. The Home screen provides access to the product features, and it indicates the product status. NOTE: Depending on the product configuration, the features on the Home screen can vary. The layout might also be reversed for some languages. 1 Web Services button: provides quick access to HP Web Services features, including HP ePrint HP ePrint is a tool that prints documents by using any ema
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Print product reports Product reports reside within the product memory. These pages help diagnose and solve problems with the product. NOTE: If the product language was not correctly set during installation, you can set the language manually so the information pages print in one of the supported languages. Change the language by using the System Setup menu on the control panel or the embedded Web server. From the Reports menu, you can print several informative pages about the product. Menu item
