HP LaserJet 4250 User Manual
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To set the printer default for PS Defer Media 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 PS DEFER MEDIA . 9. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select ENABLED or DISABLED . 10. Press (SELECT button) to set the behavior. 11. Press M ENU to exit the menu. To set Size/type 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 (SELECT button) to select SIZE/TYPE PROMPT . 9. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select DISPLAY or DO NOT DISPLAY . 10. Press (SELECT button) to set the behavior. 11. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Sleep Delay The adjustable Sleep Delay feature reduces power consumption when the printer has been inactive for an extended period. You can set the length of time before the printer goes into sleep mode to 1 MINUTE, 15 MINUTES , 30 MINUTES , or to 60 MINUTES , 90 MINUTES , 2 HOURS , or 4 HOURS . The default setting is 30 MINUTES. NOTE The printer control-panel display dims when the printer is in sleep mode. Sleep mode does not affect printer warm-up time unless the printer was in sleep mode for more than 8 hours. ENWW Control panel19
To set the Sleep Delay 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 SLEEP DELAY. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select SLEEP DELAY. 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. To turn the Sleep Mode on or off 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 RESETS. 5. Press (SELECT button) to select RESETS. 6. Press (DOWN button) to highlight SLEEP MODE. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select SLEEP MODE. 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select ON or OFF . 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Personality This printer features automatic personality (printer language) switching. ●AUTO configures the printer to automatically detect the type of print job and configure its personality to accommodate that job. This is the default setting. Use this setting unless you are experiencing problems. ● PCL configures the printer to use Printer Control Language. ● PDF configures the printer to print .PDF files. (This option is only available the printer has sufficient memory.) ● PS configures the printer to use PostScript emulation. 20 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
To set the personality 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 PERSONALITY. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select PERSONALITY. 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate personality ( AUTO, PS , PCL , or PDF ). 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the personality. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Clearable warnings You can determine the display time for control-panel clearable warnings with this option by selecting ON or JOB . The default value is JOB. ● Select ON to show clearable warnings until you press (SELECT button). ● Select JOB to show clearable warnings until the end of the job in which they were generated. To set the clearable warnings 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 (SELECT button) to highlight SYSTEM SETUP. 5. Press (SELECT button) to select SYSTEM SETUP . 6. Press (DOWN button) to highlight CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 7. Press (SELECT button) to select CLEARABLE WARNINGS . 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Auto continue You can determine printer behavior when the system generates an Auto Continuable error. ON is the default setting. ● Select ON if you want an error message to appear for ten seconds before the printer automatically continues to print. ● Select OFF to pause printing any time an error message appears and until you press (SELECT button). ENWW Control panel21
To set the auto continue 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 AUTO CONTINUE . 7. Press (SELECT button) to select AUTO CONTINUE . 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Cartridge low The printer has two options for reporting that print cartridge life is low: CONTINUE is the default value. ● Select CONTINUE to allow the printer to continue printing while a warning appears and until the print cartridge is replaced. ● Select STOP if you want the printer to pause printing until you replace the used print cartridge or press ( SELECT button), which allows the printer to print while the warning appears. To set supplies-low reporting 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 CARTRIDGE LOW. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select CARTRIDGE LOW . 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. 22 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
Cartridge out The printer has two options for this menu item. ●Select CONTINUE to allow the printer to continue printing. A REPLACE CARTRIDGE warning message appears until the print cartridge is replaced. Printing in this mode can continue only for a specific number of pages. After that, the printer stops printing until you replace the empty print cartridge. This is the default setting. ● Select STOP if you want the printer to stop printing until the empty print cartridge is replaced. To set the cartridge-out response 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 CARTRIDGE OUT . 7. Press (SELECT button) to select CARTRIDGE OUT . 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Jam recovery Use this option to configure the printer response to jams, including how the printer handles the pages involved. AUTO is the default value. ● AUTO . The printer automatically turns jam recovery on when sufficient memory is available. ● ON. The printer reprints any page that is involved in a jam. Additional memory is allocated to store the last few pages that were printed, and this might cause overall printer performance to suffer. ● OFF . The printer does not reprint any page that was involved in a jam. Because no memory is used to store the most recent pages, overall printer performance might be optimized. ENWW Control panel23
To set the jam-recovery response 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 JAM RECOVERY. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select JAM RECOVERY . 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. RAM disk This option determines how the RAM disk feature is configured. This option is only available if no hard disk is installed and the printer has at least 8 MB of free memory. The default is AUTO . ● AUTO . The printer determines the optimal RAM disk size based on the amount of available memory. ● OFF . The RAM disk is disabled, but a minimal RAM disk is still active (sufficient to scan one page). To set the RAM disk 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 RAM DISK. 7. Press (SELECT button) to select RAM DISK. 8. Press (UP button) or (DOWN button) to select the appropriate setting. 9. Press (SELECT button) to set the selection. 10. Press M ENU to exit the menu. Language If LANGUAGE appears in English on the control panel, use the following procedure. Otherwise, turn the printer off and then on again. When XXX MB appears, press and hold (SELECT button). When all three control panel lights are lit, release ( SELECT button) and use the following procedure to set the language. 24 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
To select the language 1.When SELECT LANGUAGE appears in English, press (SELECT button), and wait until LANGUAGE appears in English. 2. Press (DOWN button) until the preferred language appears. 3. Press (SELECT button) to save the preferred language. ENWW Control panel25
Software The printer comes with helpful software, including printer drivers and optional software. For easy printer setup and access to the full range of printer features, HP recommends that you install the software that is provided. Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages. HP software is not available in all languages. Operating systems and printer components The printer CD-ROM contains the software components and drivers for users and network administrators. The printer drivers that are provided on the CD-ROM must be installed in order to take full advantage of printer features. The other programs are recommended, but are not required for operation. Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for more information. The CD-ROM includes software that is designed for users and network administrators who are operating in the following environments: ● Microsoft ® Windows® 98 and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) ● Microsoft Windows NT ® 4.0 (parallel and network connections only) ● Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 ● Apple Mac OS version 9.1 and later, and OS X version 10.1 or later The most recent printer drivers for all supported operating systems are available at http://www.hp.com/go/lj4250_software or http://www.hp.com/go/lj4350_software . If you do not have access to the Internet, see the support flyer that came in the printer box for information about obtaining the most recent software. The following table lists the available software for the printer. SoftwareWindows 98/MeWindows NT 4.0Windows 2000/XP/ Server 2003Mac OSUNIX®/ LinuxOS/2 Windows Installerxxx PCL 6xxx PCL 5xxx PostScript emulationxxx HP Web Jetadmin*xxx Macintosh Installerx Macintosh PostScript Printer Description (PPD) filesx IBM drivers*x Model scripts*x 26 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW
*Available only on the World Wide Web. Printer drivers Printer drivers provide access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer (by using a printer language). Check the install notes, Readme, and late- breaking Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and \ languages. The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available at http://www.hp.com/go/lj4250_software or http://www.hp.com/go/lj4350_software . Depending on the configuration of Windows-based computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers. Operating system1PCL 6PCL 5PSPPD2 Windows 98, Mexxxx Windows NT 4.0xxxx Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003xxxx Macintosh OSxx 1 Not all printer features are available from all drivers or operating systems. See the context- sensitive help in the printer driver for available features. 2 PostScript (PS) Printer Description files (PPDs) NOTE If your system did not automatically check the Internet for the latest drivers during software installation, download them from http://www.hp.com/go/lj4250_software or http://www.hp.com/ go/lj4350_software . After you are connected, click Downloads and Drivers to find the driver that you want to download. You can obtain Model Scripts for UNIX and Linux by downloading them from the Internet or by requesting them from an HP-authorized service or support provider. For Linux support see http://www.hp.com/go/linux . For UNIX support see http://www.hp.com/go/ jetdirectunix_software . For additional information see the support flyer that came in the printer box. NOTE If the printer driver that you want is not on the printer CD-ROM or is not listed here, check the install notes, Readme, and late-breaking Readme files to see if the printer driver is supported. If it is not supported, contact the manufacturer or distributor of the program that you are using and request a driver for the printer. Additional drivers The following drivers are not included on the CD-ROM, but are available from the Internet. ● OS/2 PCL 5 or PCL 6 printer driver. ● OS/2 PS printer driver. ● UNIX model scripts. ● Linux drivers. ● HP OpenVMS drivers. ENWW Software27
NOTEThe OS/2 drivers are available from IBM and are packaged with OS/2. They are not available for Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Traditional Chinese. Select the correct printer driver for your needs Select a printer driver based on the way that you use the printer. Certain printer features are available only in the PCL 6 drivers. See the printer driver Help for available features. ● Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of printer features. For general office printing, the PCL 6 driver is recommended to provide optimum performance and print quality. ● Use the PCL 5 driver if backward compatibility with previous PCL printer drivers or older printers is necessary. ● Use the PS driver if you are printing primarily from PostScript-specific programs such as Adobe ® and Corel, for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 needs, or for PS CompactFlash font support. NOTE The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages. Printer driver Help Each printer driver has Help screens that can be activated by using the Help button, the F1 button on the computer keyboard, or a question-mark symbol in the upper-right c\ orner of the printer driver (depending on the Windows operating system that you are using). You can also open printer-driver Help by right-clicking any item in the driver, and then clicking Whats This? These Help screens give detailed information about the specific driver. Printer driver Help is separate from your program Help. Using the printer drivers Use one of the following methods to open the printer drivers from your computer: Operating SystemTo change the settings for all print jobs until the software program is closedTo change the print job default settings (for example, turn on Print on Both Sides by default)To change the configuration settings (for example, add a physical option such as a tray or enable/ disable a driver feature such as Allow Manual Duplexing) Windows 98, NT 4.0, and MEOn the File menu in the software program, click Print . Select the printer, and then click Properties . The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.Click Start, click Settings , and then click Printers . Right-click the printer icon, and then select Properties (Windows 98 and ME) or Document Defaults (Windows NT 4.0).Click Start, click Settings , and then click Printers . Right-click the printer icon, and then select Properties . Click the Configure tab. 28Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW