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To print from Windows
1.Make sure that print media is loaded in the printer.
2. On the  File menu, click  Page Setup or a similar command. Make sure that the settings are correct
for this document.
3. From the  File menu, click  Print, Print Setup , or a similar command. The  Print dialog box opens.
4. Select this printer and change settings as necessary. Do not change any settings, such as page
size or orientation, that you set in the  Page Setup dialog box.
5. If this print job is for a standard size and weight of paper, you probably do not need to change the
Source is  (tray), Type is , or Size is  settings, and you can go to step 7. Otherwise, go to step 6.
6. If this print job is to be printed on a non-standard size or weight of paper, select how the printer
pulls paper.
●To print by Source (tray), select the tray in the 
Print dialog box, if possible.
● To print by Source (tray) when this setting is not available in the 
Print dialog box, click
Properties , and on the  Paper tab, select the tray in the  Source is field.
● To print by Type or Size, click 
Properties and, on the  Paper tab, select the type or size in the
Type is  or Size is  field. (For some paper, such as letterhead, you will set both the Type and
Size.)  Always print by Type for special print media such as labels or transparencies .
7. If you have not yet done so, click  Properties. The printer driver opens.
8. On the various tabs, set any settings that you want that did not appear in the  Page Setup or
Print  dialog box. For more information about printer-driver settings, see 
Features in the printer
driver .
9. Select the  Print command to print the job.
Gaining access to printer driver settings
This section lists the common printing features that are controlled through the printer driver. (The printer
driver is the software component you use to send print jobs to the printer.) You can change settings
temporarily for the print jobs that you print while the program is still open. You can also make permanent
changes to the default settings, and those new settings will be in effect now and in the future.
Operating SystemTemporarily change settings for
jobs that are printed nowPermanently change default
settings1Change configuration settings
(For example, to add an optional tray
or to enable or disable a driver feature
such as Allow manual duplexing)
Windows 98 Second
Edition and MeOn the  File menu, click  Print, select
this printer, and then click
Properties . (The actual steps can
vary; this is the most common
method.)Click  Start, point to  Settings, and
then click  Printers. Right-click the
printer icon, and then click
Properties .Click Start, point to  Settings, and then
click  Printers . Right-click the printer icon,
and then click  Properties. Click the
Configure  tab.
Windows 2000 and
XP (Classic Start
Menu) On the 
File menu, click  Print, select
this printer, and then click
Properties  or Preferences . (The
actual steps can vary; this is the
most common method.) Click 
Start, point to  Settings, and
then click  Printers or Printers and
Faxes . Right-click the printer icon,
and then click  Printing
Preferences . Click 
Start, point to  Settings, and then
click  Printers  or Printers and Faxes .
Right-click the printe r icon, and then click
Properties . Click the Configure  tab.
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Operating SystemTemporarily change settings for
jobs that are printed nowPermanently change default
settings1Change configuration settings
(For example, to add an optional tray
or to enable or disable a driver feature
such as Allow manual duplexing)
Windows XPOn the File menu, click  Print, select
this printer, and then click
Properties  or Preferences . (The
actual steps can vary; this is the
most common method.)Click  Start, click  Printers and
Faxes , right-click the printer name
or icon, and then click  Printing
Preferences .Click Start and then click  Printers and
Faxes . Right-click the printer icon, and
then click  Properties . Click the
Configure  tab.
1Access to default printer settings might  be restricted and therefore unavailable.
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Printing on both sides
To print on both sides of the paper, you must send the paper through the device twice.
CAUTIONDo not print on both sides of labels or transparencies.
Print on both sides of the paper
1.Insert enough paper into Tray 2 or optional Tray 3 to accommodate the print job.
NOTE In Windows,  Print on both sides (manually)  must be enabled to complete these
instructions. To enable duplexing, in the printer driver, select  Properties, and then click on
the  Configure  tab. Under Paper handling, select  Allow Manual Duplexing, and then click
OK  to save.
2. Use the following procedure to configure the printer to print on both sides (manually).
●Windows: In the printer driver, select the 
Finishing tab, select the  Print on both sides
(manually)  option, and then send the job to print.
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3.After the job is finished printing, remove any blank paper from Tray 2 or optional Tray 3. Lift the
printed stack from the output bin and insert the printed stack without rotating or turning the stack
over into the printer tray that was used for the first part of the job.
A
4.
Press  (Select ) to continue printing on the second side.
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Canceling a print job
A print job can be canceled from a program, from a print queue, or from the  (Cancel Job ) button on
the printer.
● If the printer has not started printing, first try to cancel the job within the program that sent the print
job.
● If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler such as the 
Printers folder in Windows
( Printers and Faxes  in Windows XP), try to delete the job from there next.
● If the print job is already printing, press 
 (Cancel Job ) on the printer. The printer finishes printing
any pages that are already moving through the printer and deletes the remainder of the print job.
● Pressing 
 (Cancel Job ) cancels only the current job in the printer. If more than one print job is
in printer memory, you must press 
 ( Cancel Job ) once for each job after the job starts printing.
If the Printer Status lights continue to cycle after a job has been canceled, the computer is still sending
the job to the printer. Either delete the job from the print queue or wait until the computer finishes sending
data.
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4 Color
This chapter describes how the printer provides great color printing. This chapter also describes ways
to produce the best possible color prints. The following topics are covered:
●
Using color
●
Managing color options
●
Matching colors
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Using color
This printer offers great color as soon as you set it up. It provides a combination of automatic color
features to generate excellent color results for the general user, plus sophisticated tools for the
experienced color user.
The printer provides carefully designed and tested color tables to provide smooth, accurate color
rendition of all printable colors.
HP provides free online tools to help businesses of all sizes with their color printing. HPs Office Color
Printing Center (
http://www.hp.com/go/color) identifies solutions and information on creating finished
projects.
HP ImageREt 2400
ImageREt 2400 provides 2400 dots-per-inch (dpi) color laser-class quality through a multi-level printing
process. This process precisely controls color by combining up to four colors within a single dot and by
varying the amount of toner in a given area. ImageREt 2400 has been improved for this printer. The
improvements offer trapping technologies, greater control over dot placement, and more precise control
of toner quality in a dot. These new technologies, coupled with HPs multi-level printing process, result
in a 600 x 600 dpi printer that provides 2400-dpi color laser-class quality with millions of smooth colors.
In contrast, the single-level printing process found in the default mode of other color laser printers does
not allow the colors to be mixed within a single dot. This process, called dithering, significantly hinders
the ability to create a wide range of colors without reduced sharpness or visible dot structure.
Media selection
For the best color and image quality, it is important to select the appropriate media type from the software
printer menu or from the printer driver. See 
Print-media specifications  for more information.
Color options
Color options enable optimal color output automatically for diverse types of documents.
Color options use object tagging, which allows optimal color settings to be used for different objects
(text, graphics, and photos) on a page. The printer driver determines which objects are used on a page
and uses color settings that provide the best print quality for each object. Object tagging, combined with
optimized default settings, produces great color from the printer without having to establish any special
settings.
In the Windows environment, the  Automatic and Manual  color options are on the  Color tab in the printer
driver.
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB)
Standard red-green-blue (sRGB) is a worldwide color standard that was originally developed by HP and
Microsoft as a common color language for monitors, input devices (scanners and digital cameras), and
output devices (printers and plotters). It is the default color space that is used for HP products, Microsoft
operating systems, the World Wide Web, and most office software that is sold today. The sRGB standard
is representative of the typical Windows computer monitor and is the convergence standard for high-
definition television.
NOTE Factors such as the type of monitor you use and the rooms lighting can affect the
appearance of colors on your screen. For more information, see 
Matching colors .
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The latest versions of Adobe® PhotoShop®, CorelDRAW™, Microsoft Office, and many other
applications use sRGB to communicate color. Most importantly, as the default color space in Microsoft
operating systems, sRGB has gained broad adoption as a way to exchange color information between
software programs and devices by using a common definition that assures that typical users will
experience greatly improved color matching. The sRGB standard improves your ability to match colors
between the printer, the computer monitor, and other input devices (scanners and digital cameras)
automatically, without the need to become a color expert.
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Managing color options
Setting color options to Automatic typically produces the best possible print quality for color documents.
However, in some situations, you might want to print a color document in grayscale (black and shades
of gray) or to change one of the printers color options.
● Using Windows, print in grayscale or change the color options by using the settings on the 
Color
tab in the printer driver.
Print in Grayscale
Selecting the  Print in Grayscale  option from the printer driver prints a document in black and shades
of gray. This option is useful for printing color documents that will be photocopied or faxed.
When  Print in Grayscale  is selected, the printer goes into monochrome mode.
Automatic versus Manual color adjustment
The Automatic  color adjustment option optimizes the neutral gray color treatment, and the edge
enhancements that are used for each element in a document. For more information, see your printer-
driver online Help.
NOTE Automatic  is the default setting and is recommended for printing all color documents.
Use the Manual color adjustment option to adjust the neutral gray color treatment, and the edge
enhancements for text, graphics, and photographs. To gain access to the Manual color options, on the
Color  tab, click  Manual, and then click  Settings.
Manual color options
Use the Manual color adjustment to adjust the  Color (or Color Map ) options.
NOTESome software programs convert text or graphics to raster images. In these cases, the
Photographs  setting also controls the text and graphics.
Halftone options
Halftoning is the method by which the printer mixes the four primary colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and
black) in varying proportions to create millions of colors. Halftone options affect the resolution and clarity
of your color output. The two halftone options are  Smooth and Detail .
● The 
Smooth  option provides better results for large, solid-filled print areas. It also enhances photos
by smoothing out fine color gradations. Choose this option when uniform and smooth area fills are
the most important attributes.
● The 
Detail  option is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions among lines or
colors, or images that contain a pattern or a high level of detail. Choose this option when sharp
edges and details are the most important attributes.
Edge Control
The  Edge Control  setting determines how edges are rendered. Edge Control consists of two
components: Adaptive Halftoning and Trapping. Adaptive Halftoning increases the edge sharpness.
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