HP LaserJet 4250 User Manual

							NOTEUse the accessories and supplies that have been specifically designed for the printer in
order to ensure optimum performance. The printer supports two EIO cards.
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1 500-sheet tray and feeder* (Q2440B)
2 Duplexer (duplex printing accessory) for two-sided printing (Q2439B)
3 1,500-sheet tray and feeder* (Q2444B)
4 Envelope feeder (Q2438B)
5 Stapler/stacker accessory (Q2443B)
6 Dual inline memory module (DIMM) or CompactFlash font card 
7 HP Jetdirect print server (EIO card) 
8 Hard disk accessory (EIO card) (J6054B)
9 Storage cabinet for the printer (Q2445B)
10 Stacker accessory (Q2442B)
11 Staple cartridge (Q3216A)
12 Print cartridge (Q5942A: 10,000-page cartridge or Q5942X: 20,000-page cartridge)
* The paper capacity of any HP LaserJet 4250 or 4350 series printer can be expanded to a
maximum of 3,100 sheets, achieved by installing  up to two additional 500-sheet feeders and
one optional 1,500-sheet feeder.
NOTE
The printer can accept up to three optional  trays in either of the following configurations:
three 500-sheet feeders or two 500-sheet feeders and one 1,500-sheet input tray.
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							Interface ports
The printer has five ports: two EIO slots and three ports for connecting to a computer or a
network.
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1 EIO slot 2
2 Network connection (for models that include an embedded HP Jetdirect print server)
3 EIO slot 1
4 IEEE 1284B-compliant parallel port
5 USB port (compatible with USB 2.0 full- and high-speed devices)
Accessory lights
Use the following table to interpret the status lights on the optional 500-sheet stacker or 500-
sheet stapler/stacker accessory.
LightMeaning for accessory
Solid green● The accessory is on and ready.
Solid amber●The accessory is experiencing a hardware
malfunction. (See 
Understanding accessory
lights for the stacker and stapler/stacker .)
Blinking amber●The accessory has an error condition that
needs attention. (See 
Understanding
accessory lights for the stacker and stapler/
stacker .)
Off●The printer might be in PowerSave mode.
Press any button on the printer control panel.
● The accessory has an error condition that
needs attention. (See 
Understanding
accessory lights for the stacker and stapler/
stacker .)
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							Moving the printer 
The printer is heavy and should be lifted by two people. One person should stand at the front
of the printer, and the other person should stand at the back of the printer. To lift the printer,
grip the lift handles that are on the sides of the printer. Do not attempt to lift the printer by
gripping any other part of the printer. If the bottom of the printer is attached to an optional
accessory (such as a 500-sheet feeder, a 1,500-sheet feeder, or a storage cabinet), the
accessory latches must be unlocked before moving the printer.
WARNING!
To prevent possible injury to yourself or damage  to the printer, separate the printer from any
currently installed optional accessories (for example, an optional feeder or a stapler/stacker)
before lifting the printer.
Locking and unlocking optional accessories
For more stability to prevent the printer from  tipping over, the optional 500-sheet feeders, the
optional 1,500-sheet tray, and the cabinet can be locked to the bottom of the printer.
To lock the accessories, locate the lever on the  upper left side of the optional feeder, and
rotate the lever to the rear (locked) position.
To unlock the accessories, rotate the lever to the forward (unlocked) position.
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							Control panel
This section provides information about the control panel and its features:
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Control-panel layout
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Control-panel buttons
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Control-panel lights
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Printing control-panel menus
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Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings
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Using the printer Help system
The control panel is located on the front of the printer.
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See Interpreting control-panel messages  to identify and troubleshoot control-panel messages.
Control-panel layout
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1STOP button
2 Ready light
3 Data light
4 Attention light
5 M
ENU button
6 Graphical display
7 D
OWN button
8 H
ELP button
9 S
ELECT button
10 U
P button
11 B
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							Control-panel buttons
ButtonFunction
  (HELP)●
Provides information about the message on the graphical display. 
  (BACK)● Backs up one level in the menu tree or backs up one numeric entry.
● Exits menus if held down for more than 1 second.
MENU●
Enters and exits the menus.
  (UP)● Navigates to the previous item in the list, or increases the value of items that are
numerical in nature.
 (SELECT)● Clears an error condition when the condition is clearable.
● Saves the selected value for an item.
● Performs the action that is associated with the item that is highlighted on the
graphical display.
 (DOWN)● Navigates to the next item in the list, or decreases the value of items that are
numerical in nature.
STOP●Cancels the current print job in process and expels all of the active pages from
the paper path. The time that it takes to cancel the job depends on the \
size of the
print job. (Press the button only once.) Also clears continuable errors that are
associated with the canceled job.
NOTE
The control panel lights cycle while the print  job is cleared from both the printer and
the computer, and then the printer returns to the ready state (Ready light on).
Control-panel lights
LightStateIndication
ReadyOnThe printer is online and ready
to accept data to print.
OffThe printer cannot accept data
because it is offline (paused) or
has experienced an error.
BlinkingThe printer is going offline. The
printer stops processing the
current print job and expels all
of the active pages from the
paper path.
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							LightStateIndication
DataOnThe printer has data to print,
but is waiting to receive all of
the data.
OffThe printer has no data to print.
BlinkingThe printer is processing or
printing the data.
AttentionOnThe printer has experienced a
problem. Note the message on
the control-panel display, and
then turn the printer off and on.
See 
Interpreting control-panel
messages for help in resolving
problems.
OffThe printer is functioning
without error.
BlinkingAction is required. See the
control-panel display.
Printing control-panel menus
To see the current settings for the menus and  items that are available at the control panel,
print a control-panel menu map. You might want to  store the menu map near the printer for
reference.
NOTE
For a complete list of the items that are available in the control-panel menus, see Control
panel menus .
To print a control-panel menu map
1. Press  MENU to open the menus.
2. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to  INFORMATION, and then press 
(SELECT button).
3. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to  PRINT MENU MAP , and then press 
(SELECT button).
Using the printer Help system
This printer features a Help system at the control panel that provides instructions for
resolving most printer errors.
To view Help for a message (if available), press 
 ( HELP button). If the Help topic is longer
than four lines, use the 
 ( UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll through the entire topic.
To exit the Help system, press 
 ( HELP button) again.
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							Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings
By using the printer control panel, you can make changes to general printer configuration
default settings such as tray size and type, sleep delay, printer personality (language), and
jam recovery.
The printer-control-panel settings can also be changed  from a computer by using the setting
page of the embedded Web server. The computer shows the same information that the
control panel shows. For more information, see 
Using the embedded Web server .
CAUTION
Configuration settings seldom need to be changed. Hewlett-Packard Company recommends
that only the system administrator change configuration settings.
Changing control-panel settings
For a complete list of menu items and possible values, see Control panel menus . Certain
menu options appear only if the associated tray or accessory is installed. For example, the
EIO  menu appears only if an EIO card is installed.
To change a control-panel setting
1. Press  M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to the menu that you want, and then press
 (SELECT button).
3. Some menus might have several submenus. Use 
 (UP button) or  ( DOWN button) to
scroll to the submenu item that you want, and then press 
 ( SELECT button).
4. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to the setting, and then press  ( SELECT
button). Some settings change rapidly if  (UP button) or  (DOWN button) is held down.
An asterisk (*) appears next to the selection on  the display, indicating that it is now the
default.
5. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
NOTE
Printer-driver settings override control-panel settings. Software program settings override
both printer-driver settings and control-panel settings. If you cannot gain access to a menu
or item, it is either not an option for the  printer or you have not turned on the associated
higher-level option. See your network administrator if a function has been locked ( Access
denied menus locked  appears on the printer control-panel display).
Job storage limit 
This option sets the limit for the maximum number  of jobs that can be stored on the hard
drive at the printer. The maximum number allowed  is 100, and the default value is 32. 
NOTE
This option is only available if a hard drive is installed.
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							To set the job storage limit
1. Press M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
3. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
4. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP.
5. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SYSTEM SETUP .
6. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  JOB STORAGE LIMIT .
7. Press 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to change the value.
8. Press 
 (SELECT button) to set the value.
9. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
Job held timeout
This option sets the period of time that the system keeps files in job storage before deleting
them from the queue. The default  setting for this option is OFF; the other available settings
are  1 HOUR , 4 HOURS , 1 DAY , and 1 WEEK .
NOTE
This option is only available if a hard drive is installed.
To set the job held timeout
1. Press  M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
3. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
4. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP.
5. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SYSTEM SETUP .
6. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  JOB HELD TIMEOUT .
7. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  JOB HELD TIMEOUT .
8. Press 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to select the appropriate time period.
9. Press 
 (SELECT button) to set the time period.
10. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
Show address
This item determines whether the printers IP  address appears on the display with the Ready
message. If more than one EIO card is installed, the  IP address of the card that is installed in
the first slot appears.
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							To show the IP address
1. Press M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
3. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
4. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP.
5. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SYSTEM SETUP .
6. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SHOW ADDRESS.
7. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SHOW ADDRESS .
8. Press 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to select the desired option.
9. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select the option.
10. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
Tray behavior options
Four user-defined options are available for tray behavior: 
●USE  REQUESTED  TRAY . Selecting  EXCLUSIVELY  ensures that the printer does not
automatically select another tray when you indicate that a specific tray should be used.
Selecting  FIRST allows the printer to pull from a second tray if the specified tray is
empty.  EXCLUSIVELY  is the default setting.
● MANUALLY FEED PROMPT . If you select ALWAYS (the default value), the system
always shows a prompt before pulling from  the multipurpose tray. If you select UNLESS
LOADED , the system displays the prompt only if the multipurpose tray is empty.
● PS DEFER MEDIA . This setting affects how non-HP PostScript drivers behave with the
printer. You do not need to change this setting if you use the drivers that HP supplies. If
set to  ENABLED , non-HP PostScript drivers use the same HP tray selection method as
the HP drivers. If set to  DISABLED, some non-HP PostScript drivers use the PostScript
tray selection method instead of the HP method.
● SIZE/TYPE PROMPT . Use this item to control whether the tray configuration message
and its corresponding prompts are shown whenever a tray is opened and closed. These
prompts instruct you to change the type or  size if the tray is configured for a different
type or size than is loaded in the tray.
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							To set Use Requested Tray
1. Press M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
3. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
4. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP.
5. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SYSTEM SETUP .
6. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR .
7. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  TRAY BEHAVIOR .
8. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  USE REQUESTED  TRAY .
9. Press 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to select  EXCLUSIVELY or FIRST .
10. Press 
 (SELECT button) to set the behavior.
11. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
To set Manually Feed Prompt
1. Press  M
ENU to open the menus.
2. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
3. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  CONFIGURE DEVICE .
4. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  SYSTEM SETUP.
5. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  SYSTEM SETUP .
6. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  TRAY BEHAVIOR .
7. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  TRAY BEHAVIOR .
8. Press 
 (DOWN button) to highlight  MANUALLY FEED PROMPT .
9. Press 
 (SELECT button) to select  MANUALLY FEED PROMPT .
10. Press 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to select  ALWAYS or UNLESS LOADED .
11. Press 
 (SELECT button) to set the behavior.
12. Press  M
ENU to exit the menu.
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