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Print quality details

To access print quality details, from the Finishing tab click Details.

Output Settings

Resolution

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) On

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) Off

Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG)

Print all Text as Black

Font Settings

Send TrueType as Bitmaps

See also

Common printing tasks


Choosing print quality

1	Access the printer driver and click the Finishing tab.

2	In the Print Quality section of the screen, select the preferred print quality setting.

Best Quality	Prints documents at the optimal resolution of your printer. This option provides the best print quality.
Faster Printing	Prints faster than Best Quality but with slightly lower quality.
Custom	Allows you to select your own custom print quality settings. Press the Details button to gain access to the Print Quality Details screen.
EconoMode	Allows the printer to use less toner on each page.
3	Click OK.

Note

Changing resolution may change the formatting of your text documents.

When changes have been made to the standard print quality settings, the Custom option is checked. To review the settings, click Details. See Choosing print quality details for more information.


% of Normal Size

Specifies the percentage of normal size by which to enlarge or reduce the document on the page. Normal size refers to the document page size (check your application's page size settings). If this option is disabled, click the "i" bubble to find out why.


300 dpi (PCL5 only)

This option provides backward compatibility with previous HP LaserJet printers. Choose this option if your document was formatted for a previous HP LaserJet and you are getting unexpected results. Changing resolution may change the formatting of your text documents.


600 dpi

This option provides backward compatibility with previous HP LaserJet printers. Choose this option if your document was formatted for a previous HP LaserJet and you are getting unexpected results. Changing resolution may change the formatting of your text documents.


About

Click About or the HP logo to display printer driver version information.


Add

Click to display the Add Font Card dialog.


Add a blank or preprinted cover

Allows you to add a blank or preprinted cover to your document.


Allow Manual Duplexing

Allows you to print on both sides of any size or weight of paper. When this checkbox is selected, the option for printing on both sides (manually) appears on the Finishing tab. To use this feature, you must reinsert the paper stack into the input tray to print the second side. The printer pauses while you make this adjustment.


Allow Scaling from Large Paper

This checkbox enables printing from paper sizes that are larger than the printer supports. These jobs are automatically scaled to a size that the printer does support. When this checkbox is selected, you can choose these larger paper sizes from the Size is list box on the Paper tab.


Alternative letterhead mode

When selected, this option enables you to always load letterhead or pre-printed paper the same way for all print jobs, whether you are printing on one side of the sheet or on both sides of the sheet. Load the paper as you would for printing on both sides. See the user guide for instructions on loading letterhead for printing on both sides. If the printer tray has an icon that indicates to load the paper either face-up or face-down, load the paper opposite of the orientation shown. When this option is selected, the printer speed slows to the speed required for printing on both sides.


Angle

Select this option to set the angle of the watermark on the printed page.


Angle Edit Box

Type the custom angle of the watermark in this field.


Angle Spinner

Type the custom angle of the watermark in this field.


Automatic (Job Name on the Job Storage Settings db)

Select this option if you want the job name associated with your stored document to be generated automatically. It will be the file name of your document if it is available to the driver. Otherwise, it will be the application name or a time stamp.


Automatic Configuration

Click Update Now to query the printer for installed paper handling options and printer configuration. If the Update Now button is not available, select the appropriate configuration options for your printer on the Configure tab.

To enable the Update Now button, run the HP LaserJet Software Installer and install the Bi-directional Communication option.


Available trays (Forms tab)

Select the tray to which you wish to assign a paper size and type.


Best Quality

Prints documents at the optimal resolution of your printer. This option provides the best print quality. Changing resolution may change the formatting of your text documents.


Bin

Lists output bins and handling options for a print job, which depend on the printer’s configuration and the paper type and size selected.


Booklet Printing

Allows you to print a document as a booklet. In booklet printing, your pages are reordered and printed two-up on each side of a sheet of paper. This allows you to fold the paper in the middle, forming a booklet, and have the pages in the correct order with no page shuffling. This option requires Print on Both Sides to be selected.

Possible Options

Original Paper size:	Print on:
letter	letter or legal
legal	legal
A4	A4


Browse

Click to navigate to the PCL font information files (*.pfm) supplied by your font vendor.


Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes that you have made.


Clear All (Forms tab)

Clears the paper size and type assignments for all trays.


Close

Click to save your changes and close the Custom Paper Size dialog box.


Color

Select the color for the selected watermark.


Copies

Enter the number of copies you want to print (1-9999). The copies setting in your application will usually override the copies setting in the driver.


Correct Order for Rear Bin

Select this option to send print jobs to the rear output bin rather than to the top output bin. (Make sure the rear output door is open.) This setting reverses the order of pages to maintain proper page sequence. See the printer’s user guide for additional settings that might need to be made on the printer.


Current Watermarks

Displays the list of available watermarks. Click New to create a new watermark. Click Delete to remove a selected watermark.


Custom

Click Custom to create and modify custom paper size information.


Custom

Allows you to select your own custom print quality settings as specified in the Print Quality Details screen. Click Details to select the options for the custom setting.


Custom (User Name on Job Storage Settings db)

Select this option if you want the user name associated with your stored document to be the name you type below.


Custom (Job Name on Job Storage Settings db)

Select this option if you want the job name associated with your stored document to be the name you type below.


Delete (Quick Sets)

Click Delete to remove a selected print task quick set from the list of available quick sets. The Default Print Settings cannot be deleted. You must have administrator rights in order to delete or modify quick sets that were established by an administrator.


Delete (Watermarks)

Click Delete to remove a selected watermark from the list of available watermarks.


Details

Click Details to open the Print Quality Details screen.


Diagonal

The watermark appears in a diagonal layout on the printed page.


Dimensions

Shows the dimensions for the paper size that is currently selected. To switch between inches and millimeters, click the page dimensions.


Display Job ID when printing

Select the Display Job ID when printing check box if you want the name of the printer that stores your print job to appear on the screen, along with its location, job name, port name, and the user name if available.


Driver Work Space (DWS)

Specifies the amount of "work space" memory available to the printer. With a bi-directional connection, this configuration occurs automatically. To determine the value that should be entered, check the value labeled DWS in the memory section on the configuration page. To print the configuration page, go to the control panel on your printer, locate the Print Configuration item on the Information menu, and press the Select button.


Duplexing Unit

If you have a duplexing unit installed in your printer, you can print on both sides of the paper.


EconoMode

When you select EconoMode, the printer uses less print media (ink or toner) on each page. Using this option might extend the life of your print cartridge and can lower the cost per page, but the option also reduces print quality. Using the EconoMode feature with non-HP print cartridges can result in spillage or printer damage.


Edit

Click Edit to modify or create a watermark.


Enable/Disable Font

Click to enable or disable a selected font.


Faster Printing

Prints faster than Best Quality but with slightly lower quality. This setting uses 300 dpi for the PCL5 printer driver and 600 dpi for the PCL6 printer driver.


FastRes 1200 (PCL6 only)

FastRes 1200 provides better print quality than 600 dpi.


First Page/Other Pages/Back Cover

Allows you to specify paper type and source for the pages of your document. To print your document using different paper size, type, and source for the first, last, and other pages, select Use Different Paper/Covers. To print your entire document using the same paper type and source, clear Use Different Paper/Covers. The paper size for all pages of the print job must be the same.

To add blank or preprinted covers to your document, select  Front Cover or Back Cover  from the list, and then select the Add blank or Preprinted Cover check box. Choose the paper type and paper source from the drop-down lists.


First Page Only

Select to print the specified watermark on the first page only. No watermarks will be printed on the second and subsequent pages.


Flip Pages Up

When selected, prints the pages as though they will be bound along the top side of the page as you read the text. When not selected, pages will print as though they will be bound along the inside. Long edge specifies the portrait orientation and short edge specifies the Landscape orientation.


Font Card Configure Button

Click Configure to open the Configure Font Cards dialog and specify which fonts are on the cards.


Font Card Name

Displays the name of the font card. You can type over the name to change it. After clicking OK, the name will appear in the Installed Font Cards box on the Configure Font Cards dialog.


Font Cards

To use Font Cards, you need to physically install the Font Card in the printer. Once the Font Card is installed in the printer and the Font Card(s) check box is selected, the software selects the fonts on the card rather than sending font information to the printer with each job.


Fonts

Shows all fonts on the selected font card and whether they are enabled or disabled.


Height

Enter the height for the currently selected custom paper size. If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.


Help

Click to display an overview of the dialog box.


Horizontal

The watermark appears in a horizontal layout on the printed page.


If Job Name Exists

When you store a print job, you can create a name for the print job or the printer software can assign one automatically.  If Use Job Name + (1-99) is selected, the printer will check to see if the print job name is unique for the selected User Name. If a print job that has the same file name is already stored on the printer, the printer software assigns a number between 1 and 99 to the end of the new  file name to make it unique.

If you select Replace Existing File, and a print job that has the same file name is already stored on the printer, the printer software overwrites the existing print job and replaces it with the new print job.


Ignore Application Collation

Overrides collation options selected within an application's print options. This feature allows the printer driver to collate most appropriately for the job. The performance of this feature is dependent upon the application.


Include Types in Applications Source List

When the Include Types in Applications Source List check box is selected, all paper types (such as envelopes and transparencies) are available from the Source is list on the Paper tab. When you are in an application, you can open the Paper tab by clicking Print from the File menu, and then clicking the Properties button.

Note

To use this option with Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0, you must first clear the paper size and type assignments for all trays by clicking the Clear All button on the NT Forms tab.


Installed Font Cards

Shows currently installed font cards.


Job Name

Allows you to specify a name for a print job. The name may be up to 16 characters long.


Job Storage Settings

The Job Storage option allows you to store your print job on the printer RAM so you can access the print job later from the printer's control panel. If this option is selected, the Job Storage tab appears.


Landscape

Select to print a page or envelope that is wider than it is tall when you view the text right-side up. Feed the paper as usual; the image will be rotated on the page if necessary.


Mopier Enabled

The mopier is an additional feature to produce multiple collated copies from a single job.


More button

The More button opens the More Configuration Options dialog.


Name

Enter the name for your custom paper size. After you have entered the name, width and height for your custom paper size, click Save to save your changes. Once saved, select OK. Your custom paper sizes will now be listed in the Size is: drop-down list on the Paper tab.


Name

Select the font for the selected watermark.


New (Watermarks)

Click New to create a new watermark to appear in the list of available watermarks.


Off

Turns off the Job Storage mode.


OK button

Closes the dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Optional Paper Sources

Specify any paper source option that is installed on the printer (for example, HP 500-Sheet Stackable Tray).


Paper Handling Options

Specifies any paper handling options that are installed on the printer (for example, optional paper trays). If possible, this information will be detected automatically by the software and these controls will be disabled. Otherwise, you should set these options to match the physical setup of your printer.


Page Order

When Pages per Sheet is set for more than 1, this drop-down list box allows you to select the order and placement of the pages on the sheet.


Page Preview Image

Shows how a sample document will print with the currently specified printer driver settings. The Page Preview Image changes as you select new settings. Click the image to change between portrait and landscape orientation. Click the paper size label to change between inches and millimeters.


Pages per Sheet

Prints 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages on one sheet of paper.


PIN to Print

Allows you to set a personal identification number (PIN) for a print job.


Portrait

Select to print a page or envelope that is taller than it is wide when you view the text right-side up. Feed the paper as usual; the image will be rotated on the page if necessary.


Print all Text as Black

Check this box to print all text characters as black, regardless of the document's text color setting.


Print Document On

Causes the document to print on a paper size other than the one for which it is formatted. This option is useful if your document is formatted for a paper size that you do not have. For example, if you have a document formatted for letter-sized paper and you do not have that size, you can choose to print on a paper of different size.


Print on Both Sides (Manually)

Prints your document on both sides of a page (also called duplexing). This option is available only if Duplexing Unit is selected on the Configure tab. Some paper sizes and types cannot be duplexed (for example, envelopes, transparencies, and small custom sizes). Attempting to print labels on both sides could damage the printer.

If your printer does not have a duplex unit installed, this option appears as Print on Both Sides (Manually). To enable this option, you must select Allow Manual Duplexing on the Configure tab. For manual duplexing, follow the instructions on the computer screen to print the second side of the pages. The printer will print the first side of each page and then wait for you to put the paper back into the input tray to print the second side. Other documents cannot be printed while the printer waits for you to re-insert the paper for the second side to print. For complete information about manual duplexing, see the user guide.


Print on Both Sides Instructions

You are seeing the Print on Both Sides Instructions window because the document you are printing requires that you manually reload the paper in order to print on both sides.

Print on Both Sides (Manually) is being used to print your document for one of the following reasons:

•    Your printer does not have a duplexer (two-sided printing accessory) installed.

•    The driver is not configured for a duplexer. Go to the printers folder and right-click your printer's icon and select Properties. Click the Configure tab and select Duplex Unit.

•    The printer has a duplexer installed but you selected a paper size or type that cannot go through it.

•    You selected Correct Order for Rear Output or Correct Order for Straight Paper Path. When the rear output or straight paper path is used, the duplexer cannot be used.

Documents with an odd number of pages print one blank page when printing the first side. The last page of the document is printed on the blank page's other side

If the Print on Both Sides Instructions window doesn’t match the location of your output stack on the printer, make sure you have correctly selected Correct Order for Straight Paper Path or Correct Order for Rear Output on the Finishing tab of the driver.


Print Page Borders

Prints a border around each page on the sheet. You can select Print Page Borders when more than one page per sheet is selected.


Printer Font File Location

Used with the Browse button. Displays the location of the font information (*.pfm) files.


Printer Image

Shows a graphical representation of your printer with the currently configured options installed. If the Printer Image does not show all installed printer options, click the Configure tab to configure additional options. The Configure tab is only available when the driver is opened from the Printers folder.


Printer Image

Click on the printer image to select a source tray. If the paper size of the print job does not match the size of paper loaded in the tray selected, you may get unexpected results. If a paper tray is not listed, verify that the correct paper handling options are selected on the Configure tab.


Printer Image

Click on the printer image to select a destination tray such as a stacker bin. If the destination option is not listed, verify that the option is installed and checked as an installed item on the Configure tab.


Printer Model

Allows you to select a supported printer model.


Private Job

Stores a print job on the printer to make available to users who have the print job's personal identification number (PIN). The print job is deleted from memory after it prints.


Proof and Hold

Prints only the first copy of a print job and holds additional copies until they are requested from the printer’s control panel.


Print Task Quick Sets

Allows you to save the current driver settings (for example, page orientation, two-sided printing, paper source) for reuse. After choosing your settings, type a name for your quick set (for example "Quarterly Report" or "My Project Status") and click Save. When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. You can also restore printer driver default settings by selecting Default Print Settings from the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list. For convenience, quick sets can be selected and saved from most printer driver tabs.

Note

You can save 25 Print Task Quick Sets. It is possible that your printer driver will report that 25 Print Task Quick Sets have been defined when fewer than 25 are visible. Some predefined Print Task Quick Sets, which do not apply to the configuration of your printer, may be hidden but they are still counted in the total number that can be saved.


Remove

Click to remove the selected font card and all fonts on the card.


Resolution

Resolution refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi) used to print the page. As resolution is increased, the quality (clarity and visual appeal) of print on the page is improved. However, higher resolution may also result in longer printing times.


Resolution Enhancement technology

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt): On refines the print quality of characters by smoothing out jagged edges that can occur on the angles and curves of a printed image. Choose Off if graphics, particularly scanned images, are not printing clearly.


Resolution Enhancement technology (Off)

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt): On refines the print quality of characters by smoothing out jagged edges that can occur on the angles and curves of a printed image. Choose Off if graphics, particularly scanned images, are not printing clearly.


Resolution Enhancement technology (On)

Resolution Enhancement technology (REt): On refines the print quality of characters by smoothing out jagged edges that can occur on the angles and curves of a printed image. Choose Off if graphics, particularly scanned images, are not printing clearly.


Rotate by 180 degrees

Select to rotate the document image on the paper 180 degrees, if needed. For example, if the return address on an envelope is smudged, try this setting and feed the envelope so the return address area is fed first into the printer.


Save

Save enables you to save the new or changed quick set. When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. For convenience, quick sets can be selected and saved from most printer driver tabs.


Save/Delete/Rename

Saves, deletes, or renames the selected custom paper size. Saved or renamed sizes appear in the Size is drop-down list on the Paper tab.


Scale Control

Drag the control to change the percentage of normal size by which to enlarge or reduce the document on the page. Normal size refers to the document page size (check your application's page size settings).


Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG)

For the most reliable printing, check Scale Patterns. Change this option if you are getting unexpected results with printed fills and patterns. Clearing the Scale Patterns check box may cause differences between on-screen appearance and printed output.


Scale to Fit

If you do not want your document reduced or enlarged to fit on the selected paper size, clear this option.


Send TrueType as Bitmaps

Try selecting Send TrueType as Bitmaps if you are getting unexpected results with some of your text characters.


Shading

Select the shading for the selected watermark.


Size

Select the font size for the selected watermark.


Size (Forms tab)

Choose the paper size or form that is loaded into the selected tray.


Size is

Select the paper size for your document from this list, which includes saved custom paper sizes. The paper size for all pages of a print job must be the same. The application settings override the settings in the driver.

Note

If this paper size is different than what is selected on the Effects tab, the document will be formatted for this paper size, but will be printed on the paper size that is indicated on the Effects tab.


Source is

Select the tray that has the paper you want to use. You may also click on the printer image to select a source tray. If the paper size of the print job does not match the size of paper loaded in the tray selected, you may get unexpected results. If a paper tray is not listed, verify that the correct paper handling options are selected on the Configure tab. The application settings override the settings in the driver.


Staple

Choose the number of staples to use for a print job. When you select the number of staples, the page preview image displays where the staples will be placed on the page.

Note

For some custom paper sizes, the printer may assume a specific paper feed orientation (that is, which edge goes into the printer first). If you encounter unexpected results in staple placement, try using a different feed orientation.


Style

Select the font style for the selected watermark.


Target Size

Select the target paper size. Only the paper sizes supported by the printer appear in this list. This option is only available when the Print Document On check box is selected.


Total Memory

Allows you to set the total amount of random access memory (RAM) in megabytes.


Type (Forms tab)

Select the paper type that matches the tray configuration. (The tray must be configured for paper type at the printer.)


Type is

Select the kind of paper or media you want to use. This setting adjusts the printer speed and fuser temperature for the media that you select.

CAUTION

Using inappropriate media settings can cause damage to the printer. For example, using paper settings to print on transparency film could cause the film to be damaged and could jam the printer.


Use different paper for first page

Click Use Different Paper/Covers to enable settings that allow you to select different paper settings for the first page, other pages, last page, front cover, or back cover in the print job.


Use Millimeters/Use Inches

Click Use Millimeters/Use Inches to specify custom paper size dimensions in inches or millimeters.


User Name

Allows you to specify a user name for a print job. The name may be up to 16 characters long.


Watermark Message

Type the watermark message that you would like printed.


Watermarks

Specifies the watermark text that will be printed. Click Edit to modify or create a watermark.


Width

Enter the width for the currently selected custom paper size. If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.


Windows User Name

Select this option if you want the user name associated with your stored document to be your Windows user name.


Contents

Finishing tab

Effects tab

Paper tab

Job Storage tab

Basics tab

Configure tab

NT Forms tab

Common printing tasks


Finishing tab

Options

Print Task Quick Sets

Save

Delete

Page Preview Image

Document options

Correct Order for Rear Bin

Print on Both Sides (Manually)

Flip Pages Up

Booklet Printing

Pages per Sheet

Print Page Borders

Page Order

Print quality options

Best Quality

Faster Printing

Custom

EconoMode

Details

See also

Common printing tasks

Print Quality Details


Effects tab

Options

Print Task Quick Sets

Save

Delete

Page Preview Image

Fit To Page options

Print Document On

Scale to Fit

% of Normal Size

Watermarks options

Watermarks

First Page Only

Edit

See also

Common printing tasks

Watermark Details


Watermark Details

Current Watermarks

Watermark Message

Page Preview Image

Message Angle

Diagonal

Horizontal

Angle

Font attributes

Name

Color

Shading

Size

Style

See also

Common printing tasks


Paper tab

Options

Print Task Quick Sets

Save

Delete

Page Preview Image

Printer Image

Paper options

Size is

Custom

Use Different Paper/Covers

Paper/Covers list

Add Blank or Preprinted Cover

Source is

Type is

See also

Common printing tasks

Custom paper size


Custom paper size

Name

Save/Delete/Rename

Width

Height

Use Millimeters/Inches

See also

Common printing tasks


Job Storage Settings
Job Storage tab

The Job Storage settings allow you to store your print job on the printer RAM so you can retrieve the print job later from the printer control panel.

Notes

These options are only available when the Job Storage Enabled option on the More Configuration Options dialog box is selected. To ensure the correct number of copies of the job are stored at the printer,  select the Mopier Enabled check box on the Configure tab and select the  Ignore Application Collation check box on the More Configuration Options dialog box.

Make sure to uniquely identify jobs in the printer driver before printing. Using default names may override previous jobs with the same default name or cause the job to be deleted.

Options

Print Task Quick Sets

Save

Delete

Job Storage Options

Off

Proof and Hold

Private Job

PIN

PIN to Print

Job Notification Options

Display Job ID when printing

User Name

Windows User Name

Custom

Job Name

Automatic

Custom

If Job Name Exists

See also

Job Storage Identification

More Configuration Options

Common printing tasks


Job Storage Identification dialog
Job Storage Identification dialog box

This window has information about your stored print job. It shows the name of the printer that will store the job and its location and port name if available. The User Name and Job Name fields are used to store and retrieve the job from the printer's control panel.

If you do not want to receive this information in the future, check In the future, do not show this information. To turn job storage notification back on, go to the Job Storage tab of your printer driver and select Display Job ID when printing. To see the Job Storage tab, go to the  Printers folder, right click on the printer driver icon and select Printing Preferences.

To retrieve the stored job at the printer, press the Menu button, and scroll to the Retrieve Job menu. Scroll through the list until you find your user name and the name of your job.


Basics tab

General Options

Print Task Quick Sets

Save

Delete

About

Page Preview Image

Copies

Orientation options

Portrait

Landscape

Rotate by 180 degrees

See also

Common printing tasks


Configure tab

You can gain access to the Configure tab from the Printers folder.

To gain access to the Configure tab

1	From the Start menu, click Settings, and then select Printers.

2	Right-click the printer and select Properties. The Configure tab appears.

General options

Printer Model

Automatic Configuration

Printer Image

More button

Paper handling options

Use these options to specify any paper handling options that are installed on the printer (for example, optional paper trays). If possible, this information is detected automatically by the software. You can choose different options, but if they are not installed, you may get unexpected results. Use the Mopier Enabled option if you are getting unexpected results when printing multiple copies of duplexed documents or when using the Pages per Sheet option.

The following options depend upon the accessories available for your printer.

Duplexing Unit

Allow Manual Duplexing

Mopier Enabled

Optional Paper Sources

See also

More Configuration Options

Common printing tasks


More Configuration Options

Click a configuration option for more information.

Job Storage Enabled

Font Card(s)

Configure button

Total Memory

DWS (Driver Work Space)

Alternative letterhead mode

Ignore Application Collation

Allow Scaling from Large paper

Include Types in Applications Source List

See also

Configuring Font Cards


Configure Font Cards

Click a configuration option for more information.

Add Button

Installed Font Cards

Fonts

Remove Button

Enable/Disable Font Button

See also

Configure tab

Configuring Font Cards


NT Forms tab

The NT Forms tab is available in Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0.

Use the NT Forms tab to specify which paper sizes and types are loaded into each of the available trays. This determines the choices that are available in the Size is and Type is lists on the Paper tab.

See also

Gaining access to the NT Forms tab


Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Restoring default printer driver settings

Creating and using quick sets

Printing on both sides of a sheet (duplexing)

Printing on both sides of a sheet (manual duplexing)

Choosing print quality details

Using EconoMode

Creating and using watermarks

Document Resizing options

Selecting paper by type or source

Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver

Printing on different paper for the first page of a print job

Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper

Gaining access to the NT Forms tab

Using REt

Configuring font cards


Gaining access to the printer driver

After installation, you can gain access to the printer driver through Windows or from your software application. Although access to the printer driver from your software applications may vary, the printer driver is usually opened from the File menu.

Click here [image]  to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note

To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, you must have administrator privileges.

Configuring the printer driver

Temporarily change settings (from a software application)

From the File menu, click Print, then click Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.)

Change default settings

Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon, and click Properties (Windows 95 and Windows 98), Document Defaults (Windows NT 4.0), or click Printing Preferences (Windows 2000).

Using the printer driver help

Each printer driver has help screens that can be activated from the Help button in the printer driver. These help screens give detailed information about the specific driver being used. Printer driver help is separate from the software application help.

See also

Common printing tasks


Creating and using quick sets

Quick Sets allow you to save the current driver settings (for example, page orientation, print on both sides, paper source) for reuse. For convenience, quick sets can be selected and saved from most printer driver tabs. You can also restore printer driver default settings by selecting Default Print Settings from the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list.

Click here [image]  to see which printer driver is set as your default.

Note

You can save 25 Print Task Quick Sets. It is possible that your printer driver will report that 25 Print Task Quick Sets have been defined when fewer than 25 are visible. Some predefined Print Task Quick Sets, which do not apply to the configuration of your printer, may be hidden but they are still counted in the total number that can be saved.

Creating quick sets

1	Open the printer driver.

2	Select the desired print settings.

3	In the Print Task Quick Sets box, type a name for the selected settings (for example "Quarterly Report" or "My Project Status").

4	Click Save.

When you save quick sets, all current driver settings are saved. The printer driver now remembers these settings.

Using quick sets

1	Open the printer driver.

2	Select the desired item from the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list.

3	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print according to the settings in the quick sets you selected.

See also

Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Printing on both sides of a sheet (duplexing)

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1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Finishing tab, click Print on Both Sides. Click Flip Pages Up if desired.

3	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print your document on both sides of a page.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Printing on both sides of a sheet (manual duplexing)

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1	Insert enough paper into one of the trays to accommodate the print job.

2	In the printer driver, select the Print on Both Sides (Manually) option and send the job to print. The printer prints the first half of the job on one side of the paper.

Note

The Allow Manual Duplexing check box must be selected on the Configure tab to make the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box visible.

3	After the job finishes printing, insert the printed stack into tray 1 as shown in the Print on Both Sides Instructions (Manually) dialog box. You must print the second side from tray 1.

4	Click Close on the Print on Both Sides Instructions (Manually) dialog box, and then press the Select button on the printer control panel.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining acces to the printer driver


Using EconoMode

EconoMode allows the printer to use less toner on each page. Selecting this option will extend the life of your print cartridge and reduce your costs per page, but will reduce print quality.

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To enable or disable EconoMode

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Finishing tab, click EconoMode.

If the box is checked, EconoMode is enabled. If the box is empty, EconoMode is disabled.

3	Click OK.

The printer is now set to use the EconoMode setting you have selected.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Finishing tab


Choosing print quality details

The printer's default settings provide the best combination of print quality and print speed for most jobs. If you have special or unusual print quality needs, you can customize the print quality settings.

To choose print quality details

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Finishing tab, click Details.

3	In the Print Quality Details screen, select the preferred settings.

4	Click OK.

The printer is now set to use the print quality settings you have selected.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Print quality details


Creating and using watermarks

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To use an existing watermark

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Effects tab, click the Watermarks drop-down list.

3	Click the desired watermark.

4	Click First Page Only, if desired.

5	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print the watermark you have selected. To remove the watermark, click "(none)" in the Watermarks drop-down list.

To create or edit a watermark

1	Open the printer driver.

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2	From the Effects tab, click Edit.

3	In the Watermark Details window, select the watermark you want to edit, or click New.

4	Select the desired watermark options.

5	Click OK.

6	From the Effects tab, click First Page Only, if desired.

7	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print the watermark you have selected. To remove the watermark, click "(none)" in the Watermarks drop-down list.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Effects tab


Document resizing options

The document resizing options allow you to scale your document to a percentage of its normal size. You can also choose to print your document on a different size paper, with or without scaling.

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To reduce or enlarge your document

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Effects tab, type the percentage by which you want to reduce or enlarge your document.

You can also use the scroll bar to adjust the reduce/enlarge percentage.

3	Click OK.

The printer is now set to scale your document using the reduce/enlarge percentage you have selected.

To fit your document to another paper size

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Effects tab, click Print Document On.

3	Select the target paper size you would like to print on.

4	If you want your document printed on the target paper size without scaling to fit, click Scale to Fit to deselect that option.

5	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print your document as you specified.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Selecting paper by type or source

If your application supports printing by paper type or source, make the selections from your application. Application settings override printer driver settings.

You can configure the printer to select paper by Type (such as Plain or Letterhead) or Source (such as Tray 1, Tray 2, or Tray 3). If you frequently use several different kinds of paper, once trays are set up correctly from the printer control panel, you do not have to check which paper is loaded in each tray before you print.

Your paper trays must be configured from the printer control panel before you can print by type. To configure your paper trays, see the printer user guide.

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To select paper by type or source

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Paper tab, select the desired type or source of paper.

3	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print your document on the type of paper or from the source you selected.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Paper tab


Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver

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Note

To save printer settings on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, you must have administrator privileges.

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Paper tab, click Custom.

3	From the Custom Size Paper window, type the name of the custom paper size.

4	Enter the paper-size length and width.

If you enter a size that is too small or too large, the driver will automatically adjust the size for you.

5	If necessary, click the button to change the unit of measure between millimeters and inches.

6	Click Save.

7	Click Close.

The printer is now set to print your document on the custom-size paper you selected. The name that you saved will appear in the paper-size list for future use.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Printing on different paper for the first page of a print job

You can choose unique settings for paper that are based on whether a page is the first page of a job, a subsequent page in a print job, or the back cover.

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1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Paper tab, select the desired paper for the first page of your print job.

3	Click Use different Paper/Covers.

4	In the list box, click the pages or covers that you want to print on different paper.

5	To print front or back covers, you must also select Add Blank or Preprinted Cover.

6	Select the desired paper type or source for the other pages of your print job.

The printer is now set to print your document on the paper you selected.

Note

The paper size for all pages of the print job must be the same.

See also

Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver

Paper tab


Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper

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1	Open the printer driver.

2	Select the Finishing tab.

3	Under Document Options, select the number of pages you want to print per sheet (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16).

4	Click Print Page Borders if you want to print a border around each page on the sheet.

Print Page Borders is enabled only if Pages per Sheet is more than 1.

5	If the number of pages is greater than 1, click Page Order to select the order and placement of the pages on the sheet.

6	Click OK.

The printer is now set to print the number of pages per sheet that you have selected.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Restoring default printer driver settings

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1	Open the printer driver.

2	In the Print Task Quick Sets box, select Default Print Settings.

The printer driver will now restore default settings.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver


Configuring Font Cards

To use Font Cards, you need to physically install the Font Cards in the printer and configure the Font Cards using your HP LaserJet PCL software. Once configured, the software selects the fonts on the card rather than sending font information to the printer with each print job.

To gain access to Font Card configuration

1	Open the printer driver properties and select the Configure tab. (The Configure tab is not available from within your applications.)

2	Click More to display the More Configuration Options dialog.

3	Select the Font Card(s) check box and click Configure. The Configure Font Cards dialog displays.

Additional help is available from the Configure Font Cards dialog.

To add Font Cards

1	Make sure the fonts for the Font Card are installed in the Windows operating system.

2	Click Add. The Add Font Card dialog displays.

3	Click Browse and navigate to the PCL font information files (*.pfm, *.pcm, or *.hpd) supplied by your font vendor.

4	Click OK to accept the selected file and return to the Add Font Card dialog. The name of the Font Card displays in the Font Card Name box. (You can accept the existing Font Card name or type a new one.)

5	Click OK. All fonts on the card are automatically enabled.

To remove Font Cards

Use this procedure when a Font Card has been physically removed from the printer, or when you no longer want the software to select any of the fonts on the card.

1	In the Installed Cards box, select the card you want to remove.

2	Click Remove.

To enable or disable fonts

Use this procedure when you want to enable or disable specific fonts on a Font Card.

1	In the Installed Cards box, select the card that contains the fonts you wish to enable or disable.

2	In the Fonts on Card box, select the font you wish to enable or disable.

3	Click the Enable/Disable Font button. Note: The button label will read "Enable Font" or "Disable Font" depending on the current status of the selected font.

4	Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each font you wish to enable or disable.

5	Click OK to save the changes.

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Common printing tasks


Gaining access to the NT Forms tab

The NT Forms tab is available in Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT.

To gain access to the NT Forms tab

1	From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Printers.

2	Right-click the printer and select Properties from the menu that displays. The NT Forms tab appears on the right side of the properties screen.

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Common printing tasks


Using REt

REt (Resolution Enhancement technology): On refines the print quality of characters by smoothing out jagged edges that can occur on the angles and curves of a printed image. Choose Off if graphics, particularly scanned images, are not printing clearly.

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To enable or disable REt

1	Open the printer driver.

2	From the Finishing tab, click Details.

3	In the Print Quality Details screen, select the desired REt option (On or Off).

4	Click OK.

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Common printing tasks

Gaining access to the printer driver