HP Color LaserJet 1600 User Manual

2 Control panel
This section provides information about the control panel features.
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Control panel features
The printer contains the following lights and buttons on the control panel:
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1Color print cartridge indicators
2Attention light (amber)
3Ready light (green)
4Cancel Job  button
5Message area
6Right arrow   button
7Select  button
8Left arrow   button
Display
The printer’s display gives you information about the printer, job status, and levels of supplies.
1Message area
2Supplies gauges
3Print cartridge colors are indicated from left to right: black, yellow, cyan, and magenta...

Black, Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta Supplies Status gauges
A ? appears instead of the consumption level when the level is not known. This can occur in the following
circumstances:
●Missing cartridges
● Incorrectly placed cartridges
● Cartridges with an error
● Some non-HP cartridges
The supplies gauge appears whenever the printer shows the Ready state with no warnings. It will also
appear when the printer shows a warning or error message concerning a print cartridge or multiple
supplies. If a supply is...

Left and Right arrow buttons
Use the  (Left arrow ) and  (Right arrow ) buttons to navigate through the printer control panel menus.
A Demo page can be printed by pressing the 
 ( Left arrow ) and  (Right arrow ) buttons simultaneously.
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3 Printing tasks
This section provides information about common printing tasks.
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Loading trays
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Printing on special media
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Controlling print jobs
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Printing on both sides
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Canceling a print job
For information about managing the printer and its settings by using the HP Toolbox, see 
Maintenance .
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Loading trays
Use special print media, such as envelopes, labels, HP LaserJet glossy paper, HP LaserJet Photo
paper, and transparencies in Tray 1 and Tray 2.
Loading Tray 1
Tray 1 (the single sheet priority feed slot) prints single sheets of print media or a single envelope. Use
Tray 1 when feeding one sheet of paper, envelope, postcard, label, HP LaserJet glossy paper,
HP LaserJet Photo paper, or transparency. You can also use Tray 1 to print the first page on different
media than the rest of the...

2.Feed print media into Tray 1 with the side to be printed down, and the top, short edge in first. Make
sure that the media is inserted far enough into the printer for the paper feed mechanism to grab
the media.
NOTE If you are printing on both sides, see Printing on both sides  for loading instructions.
Loading Tray 2 or optional Tray 3
Tray 2 and optional Tray 3 are accessed from the front of the printer and hold up to 250 sheets of paper.
Tray 2 also supports other media such as envelopes, postcards,...

2.Move the rear guides to match the size of paper that you are loading. Tray 2 and optional Tray 3
accept several standard paper sizes.
3.If printing paper longer than Letter/A4, extend the rear of the tray until it matches the size you are
loading.
4.Slide the media-width guides slightly wider than the print media.
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5.Load the paper. If this is special paper such as letterhead, load it with the side to be printed on
facing up and the top edge toward the front of the tray.
NOTE If you print using the Print on Both Sides (manually) feature, see Printing on both
sides for loading instructions.
6.Make sure that the stack of paper is flat in the tray at all four corners, and keep it below the height
tabs on the media-length guide in the rear of the tray.
7.Slide the tray into the printer. The back of the tray will...

Printing on special media
If printing on a special type of media, printing speeds might be automatically reduced to improve the
output quality for that specific media.
Use these guidelines when printing on special types of media.
Printing on envelopes
Use only envelopes that are recommended for laser printers. See Print-media specifications for more
information.
● Load a single envelope into Tray 1 or up to ten envelopes in Tray 2.
● Do not load more than ten envelopes into Tray 2.
● The weight of the...