HP LaserJet 4250 User Manual

							Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet tray supported sizes and weights
SizeDimensions1WeightCapacity2
Letter216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 inches)60 to 120 g/m2
(16 to 32 lb)
500 sheets of 75 g/m2
(20 lb) paper
A4210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Executive184 x 267 mm
(7.3 x 10.5 inches)
Legal216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
8.5 x 13216 x 330 mm
(8.5 x 13 inches)
Executive (JIS)216 x 330 mm
(8.5 x 13 inches)
B5 (JIS)182 x 257 mm
(7.2 x 10.1 inches)
A5148 x 210 mm
(5.8 x 8.3 inches)
16K197 x 273 mm
(7.8 x 10.8 inches)
Custom3Minimum:
148 x 210 mm
(5.8 x 8.3 inches)
Maximum:
216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
1The printer supports a wide range of sizes. Check the printer software for supported sizes.2Capacity can vary depending on paper weight and thickness, as well as environmental
conditions.
3To print on custom-size paper, see Printing on small sizes, custom sizes, or heavy paper .
Optional 1,500-sheet tray supported sizes and weights  
SizeDimensionsWeightCapacity1
Letter216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 inches)60 to 120 g/m2
(16 to 32 lb)
1,500 sheets of 75 g/
m2 (20 lb) paper
A4210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Legal216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
1Capacity can vary depending on paper weight and thickness, as well as environmental
conditions.
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							Optional duplexer supported sizes and weights 
SizeDimensionsWeight
Letter216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)60 to 120 g/m2 (16 to 32 lb)
A4210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Executive184 x 267 mm
(7.3 x 10.5 inches)
Legal216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)
B5 (JIS)182 x 257 mm
(7.2 x 10.1 inches)
A5148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 inches)
Optional envelope feeder supported sizes and weights 
SizeDimensionsWeightCapacity
Monarch #7-3/498 x 191 mm
(3.9 x 7.5 inches)75 to 105 g/m2
(20 to 28 lb)
75 envelopes
Commercial#10105 x 241 mm
(4.1 x 9.5 inches)
DL ISO110 x 220 mm
(4.3 x 8.7 inches)
C5 ISO162 x 229 mm
(6.4 x 9.0 inches)
Optional stacker or stapler/stacker supported sizes and weights  
SizeDimensions1WeightCapacity2
Stacker or stacker part of stapler/stacker only
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							SizeDimensions1WeightCapacity2
Letter216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 inches)60 to 120 g/m2
(16 to 32 lb)
500 sheets of 75 g/m2
(20 lb) paper
A4210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Executive184 x 267 mm
(7.3 x 10.5 inches)
Legal216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
B5 (JIS)182 x 257 mm
(7.2 x 10.1 inches)
A5148 x 210 mm
(5.8 x 8.3 inches)
Custom3Minimum:
148 x 210 mm
(5.8 x 8.3 inches)
Maximum:
216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
Stapler part of stapler/stacker only4
Letter216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 inches)60 to 120 g/m2
(16 to 32 lb)
15 sheets of 75 g/m2
(20 lb) paper
A4210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Legal216 x 356 mm
(8.5 x 14 inches)
1The printer supports a wide range of sizes. Check the printer software for supported sizes.2Capacity can vary depending on paper weight and thickness, as well as environmental
conditions.
3To print on custom-size paper, see Printing on small sizes, custom sizes, or heavy paper .4All sizes can be stacked, but only letter, legal, and A4 can be stapled.
Optional stacker or stapler/stacker supported sizes and weights   (continued)
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							2
Printing tasks
This section provides information about common printing tasks.
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Selecting which tray is used for printing
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Selecting the correct fuser mode
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Stapling documents
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Loading trays
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Understanding media output options
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Printing envelopes
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Printing on special media
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Printing on both sides of paper (optional duplexer)
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Canceling a print job
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Using the printer driver
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Using printer-driver features
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Using job-storage features
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							Selecting which tray is used for printing 
You can select how the printer pulls media from the trays. The following sections provide
information about configuring the printer to pull media from specific trays.
Understanding tray order
Customizing tray 1 operation
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays)
Manually feeding media from tray 1
Understanding tray order
When the printer receives a print job, it selects the tray by trying to match the requested
paper type and size with what has been loaded  in the trays. Using an autoselect process, it
searches all available trays for the paper that  satisfies the request, starting with the bottom
tray and ending with the top tray (tray 1). The  printer begins printing the job as soon as it
finds the correct type and size.
NOTE
The autoselect process occurs only if no specific tray is requested for the job. If a specific
tray is requested, the job prints from the requested tray.
● If media is loaded in tray 1 and tray 1 is set  TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY and TRAY 1
SIZE=ANY  on the PAPER HANDLING  menu, the printer will always pull media from
tray 1 first. See 
Customizing tray 1 operation  for more information.
● If the search fails, a message appears on the printer control-panel display requesting
that you load the correct media type and size. You can load that media type and size, or
you can override the request by selecting a  different type and size at the printer control
panel.
● If a tray runs out of media during a print job, the printer automatically switches to any
tray that contains the same media type and size.
The autoselect process changes somewhat if you customize tray 1 operation (as explained
in 
Customizing tray 1 operation ) or if you set tray 1 for manual feed (as explained in
Manually feeding media from tray 1).
Customizing tray 1 operation
The printer can be set to print from tray 1 if it  is loaded, or to print only from tray 1 if the type
of media that is loaded is specifically requested. See 
Paper Handling menu .
SettingExplanation
TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY
TRAY 1 SIZE=ANYThe printer usually pulls media from tray 1 first
unless it is empty or closed. If you do not keep
media in tray 1 all the time, or if you use tray 1
only to manually feed media, keep the default
setting of  TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY  and TRAY 1
SIZE=ANY  on the Paper Handling menu.
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							SettingExplanation
TRAY 1 TYPE= or TRAY 1 SIZE=  a type other
than  ANYThe printer treats tray 1 like the other trays.
Instead of looking for media in tray 1 first, the
printer pulls media from the tray that matches
type and size settings that are selected in the
software.
In the printer driver, you can select media from
any tray (including tray 1) by type, size, or
source. To print by type and size of paper, see
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) .
You can also determine whether the printer shows a  prompt to ask if it can pull media from
tray 1 if it cannot find the type and size that  you requested in another tray. You can set the
printer to always prompt you before pulling from tray  1 or only prompt you if tray 1 is empty.
Set the  USE REQUESTED TRAY  setting on the System Setup  submenu of the  Configure
Device  menu.
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays)
Printing by type and size is a way to be  sure that print jobs always print on the media that
you want. You can configure the trays for the  type, such as plain or letterhead, and size,
such as letter or A4, that is loaded in them.
If you configure the trays this way and then  select a certain type and size in the printer
driver, the printer automatically selects the tray that is  loaded with that type or size. You do
not have to select a specific tray (selecting  by source). Configuring the printer this way is
especially helpful if the printer is shared, and  more than one person loads or removes media
frequently.
Some older model printers have a feature that  locks out trays to prevent printing on the
wrong media. Printing by type and size eliminates the need to lock trays. For more
information about the types and sizes that each tray supports, see 
Supported sizes of print
media .
NOTE
To print by type and size from tray 2,  the optional trays, or the optional envelope feeder, you
might have to to unload tray 1 and close it, or set  TRAY 1 TYPE and TRAY 1 SIZE  to types
other than  ANY on the PAPER HANDLING menu at  the printer control panel. For more
information, see 
Customizing tray 1 operation . Settings in a program or the printer driver
override control-panel settings. (Program settings generally override printer-driver settings.)
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							To print by type and size of paper
1. Be sure to load the trays correctly. See Loading trays.)
2. At the printer control panel, open the  PAPER HANDLING menu. Select the paper type
for each tray. If you are unsure which type you are loading, such as bond or recycled,
check the label on the media package.
3. Select the paper-size settings at the printer control panel. ●Tray 1 : Set the paper size on the PAPER HANDLING menu if the printer is set to
TRAY 1 TYPE=  a type other than  ANY. If custom paper is loaded, also set the
custom-paper size on the PAPER HANDLING menu. For more information, see
Printing on small sizes, custom sizes, or heavy paper .
● Tray 2 and optional 500-sheet trays : Standard paper sizes are automatically
detected if the media is loaded correctly in  the tray and the guides are adjusted
correctly. See 
Loading trays  for information about tray adjustments. If custom paper
is loaded, set the knob in the tray to  Custom and set the custom-paper size on the
PAPER HANDLING menu. For more information, see 
Printing on small sizes,
custom sizes, or heavy paper .
● Optional 1,500-sheet tray : Standard paper sizes are automatically detected if the
media is loaded in the tray correctly and the guides are adjusted correctly. See
Loading trays  for information about tray adjustments. Custom-size media is not
supported.
● Optional envelope feeder : Set the size on the PAPER HANDLING menu.
4. In the program or printer driver, select a type other than  Auto Select.
NOTE
The type and size settings can also be  configured in the HP Web Jetadmin software for
networked printers.
Manually feeding media from tray 1 
The manual feed feature is another way of printing on special media from tray 1. Setting
MANUAL FEED  to ON  either in the printer driver or  at the printer control panel stops the
printer after each job is sent, allowing you time  to load special paper or other print media in
tray 1. Press 
 ( SELECT button) to continue printing.
If tray 1 contains media when you send the  print job, and the printer control panel has
TRAY 1 TYPE=ANY  and TRAY 1 SIZE=ANY  as the default configuration for tray 1
operation, the printer will  not stop and wait for media to be loaded. To have the printer wait,
set  TRAY 1 TYPE  and TRAY 1 SIZE  to types other than  ANY on the PAPER HANDLING
menu.
NOTE
If the  SIZE and  TYPE  are set to  ANY, and  MANUAL FEED PROMPT  is set to UNLESS
LOADED , then the media will be pulled  from tray 1 without prompting. If  MANUAL FEED
PROMPT  is set to ALWAYS , then the printer will prompt you  to load media, even if tray 1 is
set to  TYPE=ANY  and SIZE=ANY .
If you have selected  MANUAL FEED=ON  at the printer control panel, this setting will
override the printer driver, and all print jobs that  you send to the printer will request manually
fed paper in tray 1 unless a specific tray has  been selected in the printer driver. If this feature
is to be used only occasionally, it is best to set  MANUAL FEED=OFF at the printer control
panel and to select the manual feed option in the printer driver on a job-by-job basis.
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							Selecting the correct fuser mode
The printer automatically adjusts the fuser mode based on the media type to which the tray
is set. For example, heavy paper, such  as card stock, might need a higher fuser-mode
setting in order to make the toner adhere better to the page, but transparencies need the
LOW fuser-mode setting to avoid damage to the printer. The default setting generally
provides the best performance for most print-media types.
The fuser mode can be changed only if the media type has been set for the tray that you are
using. (See 
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) .) After the media type has
been set for the tray, then the fuser mode  for that type can be changed on the CONFIGURE
DEVICE  menu in the  PRINT QUALITY  submenu at the printer control panel. (See 
Print
Quality submenu.)
NOTE
Using a higher fuser mode, such as HIGH 1 or  HIGH 2, improves the ability of the toner to
adhere to paper, but it might cause other problems, such as excessive curl. The printer
might print at a slower speed when the fuser mode is set to HIGH 1 or HIGH 2.
To reset the fuser modes to  the default settings, open the  CONFIGURE DEVICE menu at
the printer control panel. On the  PRINT QUALITY submenu, select  FUSER MODES, and
then select  RESTORE MODES .
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							Stapling documents
The optional stapler/stacker can staple jobs of up to 15 sheets of 75 g/m2 (20 lb) paper. The
stapler can staple letter-size, A4-size, or legal-size paper.
● Paper weight can range from 60 to 120 g/m
2 (16 to 32 lb). Heavier paper might have a
stapling limit of fewer than 15 sheets.
● If the job consists of only one sheet, or  if it consists of more than 15 sheets, the printer
will print the job to the bin, but  the printer will not staple the job.
● The stapler supports paper only. Do not try to  staple other types of print media, such as
transparencies or labels.
When you are ready to have the printer staple a document, select stapling in the software.
You can usually select the stapler in  your program or printer driver, although some options
might be available only in the printer driver. Where and how you make selections depends
on your program or printer driver.
If you cannot select the stapler in the  program or printer driver, select the stapler at the
printer control panel.
You might need to configure the printer driver to recognize the optional stapler/stacker. You
need to set this setting only once. See the printer driver online Help for details.
The stapler accepts print jobs if it is out of  staples, but it does not staple the pages. The
printer driver can be configured to disable the  staple option if the staple cartridge is empty.
To select the stapler in the software (Windows)
1. On the File menu, click  Print, and then click  Properties.
2. On the  Output tab, click the drop-down list under  Staple, and click  One Staple Angled .
To select the stapler in the software (Mac)
1. On the File menu, click  Print, and then select  Finishing from the selectable print options.
2. In the  Output Destination  dialog box, select the  Stapler option.
3. In the  Stapler dialog box, select the stapler style.
To select the stapler at the control panel
1. Press  MENU to open the menus.
2. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to  CONFIGURE DEVICE , and then press
 (SELECT button).
3. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to  STAPLER/STACKER , and then press
 (SELECT button).
4. Use 
 (UP button) or  (DOWN button) to scroll to  ONE, and then press  (SELECT button).
NOTE
Selecting the stapler at the printer control panel changes the default setting to  STAPLE. It is
possible that all print jobs will be stapled. However, settings that are changed in the printer
driver override settings that are changed at the control panel.
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