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HP LaserJet 9040/9050
User Guide
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hp LaserJet 9040/9050 series printers User Guide
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Copyright and License Trademark Credits © 2005 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Adobe, Acrobat, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written ® permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP-UX Release 10.20 and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later on all HP 9000 computers
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Contents 7 1 Printer basics Features and benefits of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Parts or accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 External view of printer and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Layout and basic operation of the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Printing both sides of paper (duplexing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Printing on special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Printing on letterhead, prepunched paper, or preprinted paper (single-sided) . . . . . . . . . . 70 Printing on letterhead, prepunched paper, or preprinted paper (double-sided). . . . . . . . . . 70 Printing labels . . . . . . . . . .
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Order the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Replace the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Using the printer cleaning page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I/O submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Resets submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Diagnostics menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Service menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Printer basics 1 Congratulations on your purchase of an HP LaserJet 9040/9050 series printer. If you have not done so, see the Getting Started Guide that was provided with the printer for setup instructions. Now that the printer is set up and ready to use, take a few moments to get to know the printer. This chapter introduces the following information about the printer: ● Features and benefits of the printer ● Layout and basic operation of the control panel ● Printer software ● Embedded Web se
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User interface ● Graphic display on control panel ● Embedded Web server to gain access to support and order supplies (for network-connected printers) ● HP Toolbox software to provide printer status and alerts, configure printer settings, and print internal printer information pages Language and fonts ● HP Printer Command Language (PCL) 6 driver ● HP PCL 5e driver for compatibility ● Printer Job Language (PJL) ● Printer Management Language ● 80 scalable TrueType typefaces ● HP PostScript 3 emul
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Optional 8-bin mailbox: A stacker, collator, or job separator that also provides eight mailboxes that can be assigned to individual users or workgroups for easy identification and retrieval. The mailbox can stack 2,000 sheets of A4- or Letter-size paper in all the bins. Upper bin (face-up): Holds up to 125 sheets of paper. Bins 1 through 8 (face-down): Each holds up to 250 sheets of paper. Connectivity ● HP Jetdirect EIO print server cards Universal serial bus (USB), serial, and L
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Security features ● Secure Disk Erase ● Security lock ● Job retention For more information about these features, see Security features. Parts or accessories The following table describes the parts and accessories that come with or are available to purchase for use with your printer. Type of item Item Description or use Order number Paper handling, Optional Tray 1 Automatically feeds up to 100 sheets C8568A input (multipurpose of paper, or smaller amounts of tray) special media such as envelop
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Type of item Item Description or use Order number Optional output 3,000-sheet One 3,000-sheet stacking device. C8084A devices (one device stacker The device also offers job offset can be installed in capabilities. any printer) 3,000-sheet One 3,000-sheet stacking device that C8085A stacker/stapler provides stapling for as many as 50 sheets of paper per document. The device also offers job offset capabilities. Multifunction A finishing device that provides up to C8088B finisher 1,000 sheets
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Type of item Item Description or use Order number Memory, fonts, and SDRAM double The printer has two memory DIMM mass storage data rate (DDR) slots. One is used by factory-installed memory DIMMs memory. (100-pin) Improves the ability of the printer to handle large and stored jobs (maximum 512 MB with HP-brand DDR DIMMs). Q3982A 32 MB Q2625A 64 MB Q2626A 128 MB C2627A 256 MB C2628A 512 MB Flash memory Permanent storage for fonts and cards forms. (100-pin) 16 MB Q2634A 32 MB Q2635A 64 MB Q
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Type of item Item Description or use Order number Cable and interface EIO cards ● HP Jetdirect Connectivity Card J4135A accessories for USB, serial, and LocalTalk connectivity ● HP Jetdirect 620N Print Server J7934A for Fast Ethernet (10/100Base- TX) networks (RJ-45 only) (embedded 10/100Base-TX on the HP LaserJet 9040n/9050n and 9040dn/9050dn models is standard) J6058A ● HP 680n Wireless 802.11b connectivity ● HP Jetdirect 625N Print Server J7960A for Fast Ethernet (10/100Base- TX netw
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External view of printer and accessories 12 1 1 1 11 1 13 1 1 2 14 1 1 3 1 10 15 1 1 4 16 1 9 1 1 8 17 1 1 7 1 6 1 5 1. Standard top bin (face-down output bin) 2. Optional Tray 1 3. Right door 4. Vertical transfer door 5. Optional Tray 4 6. Tray 3 7. Tray 2 8. Left door (behind output device) 9. Optional duplex printing accessory (duplexer) (inside of the printer) 10. Optional output device (3,000-sheet stacker, 3,000-sheet stacker/stapler, multifunction finisher, or 8-bin mailbox) 11. Upp
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Layout and basic operation of the control panel The control panel includes three light-emitting diode (LED) indicator lights, four navigation buttons, dedicated Help, two job-specific buttons, a numeric keypad, and a graphical display (capable of showing up to four lines of text). 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 12 1 11 1 10 1 1 9 1 1 6 1 8 7 Callout Button Function number 1 MENU Enters or exits the menus. 2 Backs up one step from a selection or from a keypad entry. (Back Arrow) 3 Navigates to the previou
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Callout Button Function number STOP Brings up the Stop menu with the following options: 9 ● Cancel the current print job. ● Pause the printer. ● Resume printing if the printer was paused. Interpreting control-panel lights Callout Light Indication number Attention Off The printer has no error. 10 On The printer has a critical error. Turn the printer off and then on. Action is required. See the control-panel display. Blinking Data Off The printer has no data to print. 11 On The printer has data
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Paper-handling status LED interpretation Use the following table to interpret the status LED on the optional 2,000-sheet input tray (optional Tray 4), optional 3,000-sheet stacker, optional 3,000-sheet stacker/stapler, optional multifunction finisher, and optional 8-bin mailbox. Light Optional 2,000-sheet Optional output device (3,000-sheet input tray (Tray 4) stacker, 3,000-sheet stacker/stapler, multifunction finisher, or 8-bin mailbox) Solid green The accessory is on and The accessory i
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Printer software Included with the printer is a CD-ROM that contains the printing-system software. The software components and printer drivers on this CD-ROM help you to use the printer to its fullest potential. See the installation notes on the CD-ROM for installation instructions. Note For the latest information about the printing system software components, see the readme file on the Web at www.hp.com/support/lj9050_lj9040. For information about installing the printer software, see the in
