HP Color LaserJet 2550L User Manual

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Printer basics
This section provides information about the following topics:
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Quick access to printer information
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Printer configurations
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Printer features
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Printer parts
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Software
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Print-media specifications
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Quick access to printer information
User guide links
●Printer parts
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Control panel features
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Problem solving
Where to look for more information
Several references are available for use with this printer. See http://www.hp.com/support/
clj2550.
Setting up the printer
Getting started guide—Provides step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up the
printer.
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HP Jetdirect Administrators Guide—Contains instructions to configure and troubleshoot
the HP Jetdirect...

Using the printer
User guide—Contains detailed information for using the printer and troubleshooting
problems. This guide is available on the CD-ROM that came with the printer. It is also
available through the HP Toolbox software.
Online Help—Contains information about printer options that are available from within the
printer drivers. To view a Help file, open the online Help through the printer driver.
HTML (online) user guide—Contains detailed information for using the printer and
troubleshooting...

Printer configurations
Thank you for purchasing the HP color LaserJet 2550 series printer. The printer is available
in the following configurations.
HP color LaserJet 2550L
The HP color LaserJet 2550L printer is a four-color laser printer that prints letter-size pages
up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) in black and white, A4-size pages up to 19 ppm, and it
prints letter/A4-size pages at 4 ppm in color. It includes a PCL 6 printer driver and has
PostScript
® level 3 emulation.
●Trays. The printer comes with...

HP color LaserJet 2550n
The HP color LaserJet 2550n printer has the same features as the HP color LaserJet
2550Ln printer and also includes tray 2. This model also accepts optional tray 3. This model
comes standard with high-capacity color print cartridges that can print up to 4,000 pages.
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Printer features
FeatureHP color LaserJet 2550 series printer
Color printing●Provides laser printing in full color by using
the four process colors: cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black (CMYK).
Fast print speed●Prints in black on letter-size paper up to 20
ppm and on A4-size paper up to 19 ppm.
Prints in color on A4/letter at 4 ppm.
Excellent print quality●ImageREt 2400 provides 2400 dpi color and
laser-class quality through a multilevel
printing process.
●True 600 by 600 dots per inch (dpi) text and...

FeatureHP color LaserJet 2550 series printer
Flexible paper handling●Adjustable tray 1 (multipurpose tray) for
letterhead, envelopes, labels,
transparencies, custom-sized media,
postcards, glossy paper, HP LaserJet
Tough paper, and heavy paper.
●Optional tray 2 (250-sheet tray) that is
adjustable for several standard sizes of
paper.
●Optional tray 3 (500-sheet tray) for letter-
and A4-size paper. (Optional tray 2 must be
installed in order to install optional tray 3.)
●One 125-sheet output bin and one...

FeatureHP color LaserJet 2550 series printer
Networking●Accepts an optional HP Jetdirect external
print server (HP color LaserJet 2550L
printer). The HP color LaserJet 2550Ln and
2550n printers include an HP Jetdirect
internal print server.
●All common network protocols such as
Ethernet, Token Ring, and LocalTalk are
available by using an optional HP Jetdirect
external print server. (The 2550Ln and
2550n models include an HP Jetdirect
internal print server.)
Enhanced memory and memory expansion●The...

Printer parts
Before using the printer, familiarize yourself with the parts of the printer.
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1 top (face-down) output bin
2 power switch
3 optional tray 3
4 optional tray 2 (included with HP color LaserJet 2550n model)
5 tray 1
6 top cover
7 control panel
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7 control panel
8 interface ports
9 optional tray 2
10 optional tray 3
11 power connector
12 rear (face-up) output door
Interface ports
The printer has two interface ports: an IEEE-1284B parallel port and a high-speed USB...

NoteBecause an HP Jetdirect print server is not included with all models, it is referred to as the
optional HP Jetdirect print server in this documentation.
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1 parallel port (IEEE-1284B)
2 high-speed USB port
3 10/100Base-T port (HP color LaserJet 2550Ln and 2550n printers only)
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