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HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 Series printers
User Guide
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HP Color LaserJet 3000, 3600, and 3800 Series printers User Guide
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HP Customer Care Online Services For 24-hour access to updated HP printer-specific software, product information, and support information using an Internet connection, go to the appropriate Web site. ● HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3000 ● HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3600 ● HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3800 Go to www.hp.com/support/net_printing for information about the HP Jetdirect external print serv
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For extended service, call 1-800-446-0522. The HP Easy Printer Care Software To check the printer status and settings and view troubleshooting information and online documentation, use the HP Easy Printer Care Software. You must have performed a complete software 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 sub
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Table of contents 1 Printer basics Quick access to printer information........................................................................................................2 Printers at a glance................................................................................................................................3 HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer..................................................................................3 HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer...............
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System Setup sub-menu.....................................................................................................28 I/O sub-menu.......................................................................................................................31 Resets sub-menu.................................................................................................................31 Diagnostics menu..............................................................................................
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Priority for print settings.......................................................................................................50 Gaining access to printer driver settings..............................................................................51 Selecting print media............................................................................................................................52 Paper to avoid...................................................................................
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To turn 2-sided printing on or off from the control panel.....................................80 Options for binding 2-sided printing jobs.............................................................................80 Manual 2-sided printing.......................................................................................................80 Managing special printing situations....................................................................................................82 Printing a dif
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HP print cartridges.............................................................................................................110 Non-HP print cartridges.....................................................................................................110 Print-cartridge authentication.............................................................................................110 HP fraud hotline and Web site....................................................................................
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On-site service agreements...............................................................................................180 Next-day on-site service....................................................................................180 Weekly (volume) on-site service.......................................................................180 Extended warranty.............................................................................................................180 Repacking the printer......
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Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................205 Index...................................................................................................................................................................207 ENWW xi
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1 Printer basics This chapter contains basic information about the printer features: ● Quick access to printer information Printers at a glance ● Features at a glance ● ● Walkaround ● Printer software ● Print-media specifications ENWW 1
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Quick access to printer information Several references are available for use with this printer. ● HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3000. ● HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3600. HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer: www.hp.com/support/clj3800. ● The following table lists available printer guides and the type of information that they include. Table 1-1 Printer guides Guide Description Getting started guide Provides step-by-step instruction
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Printers at a glance The HP Color LaserJet 3000, 3600, and 3800 Series printers are available in the configurations described below. HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer Table 1-2 HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer configurations HP Color LaserJet 3000 printer HP Color LaserJet 3000n HP Color LaserJet HP Color LaserJet printer 3000dn printer 3000dtn printer Prints up to 30 pages-per-minute HP Color LaserJet 3000 HP Color LaserJet 3000 HP Color LaserJet 3000 ● (ppm) on letter-size media or p
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HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer Table 1-3 HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer configurations HP Color LaserJet 3600 printer HP Color LaserJet 3600n printer HP Color LaserJet 3600dn printer 17 ppm print speed HP Color LaserJet 3600 printer, plus: HP Color LaserJet 3600 printer, plus: ● ● 100-sheet multipurpose tray (tray 1) HP Jetdirect value-featured ● 128 MB RAM and 250-sheet input tray (tray 2) embedded print server to connect to 10Base-T/100Base-TX networks ● Automatic 2-sided (dup
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Features at a glance Table 1-5 Features Feature HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer printer printer Performance 533 MHz processor 360 MHz processor 533 MHz processor User interface Graphic display Graphic display Graphic display ● ● ● Control-panel help Control-panel help Control-panel help ● ● ● HP Easy Printer Care Software (a HP Easy Printer Care Software (a HP Easy Printer Care Software (a ● ● ● Web-based status and Web-bas
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Table 1-5 Features (continued) Feature HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer printer printer Environmental ● Sleep Mode setting features ● High content of recyclable components and materials ● Energy Star® qualified Supplies ● Supplies status page contains information about toner level, page count, and estimated pages remaining. ● No-shake cartridge design ● Printer checks for authentic HP print cartridges at cartridge installation. In