hp color LaserJet
4600, 4600n, 4600dn,
4600dtn, 4600hdn
use

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hp color LaserJet 4600
series printer
User Guide

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Copyright and License
© Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, 2002
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without
prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the
copyright laws.
Part number: C9660-90912
First edition: April 2002
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Warranty
The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with
respect to this information.
HEWLETT-PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential, or other damage alleged in connection with the
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Contents
1 Printer basics
Quick access to printer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
World Wide Web links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
User guide links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Where to look for more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting up the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HP Color LaserJet 4600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HP Color LaserJet 4600n (Europe only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HP Color LaserJet 4600dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HP Color LaserJet 4600dtn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HP Color LaserJet 4600hdn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Factors affecting printer performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Walk around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control panel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Accessing the control panel from a computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control panel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interpreting control panel indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting started basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Menu hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Retrieve job menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Paper handling menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configure device menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Diagnostics menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Retrieve job menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Paper handling menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Configure device menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Print quality menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
I/O menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Resets menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Diagnostics menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing printer control panel configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Job storage limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Job held timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tray behavior options: use requested tray and manually feed . 33
PowerSave Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Clearable warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Auto continue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Supplies low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Jam recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the printer control panel in shared environments . . . . . . . . . 40
Printer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Software for networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HP Web Jetadmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Embedded Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Other components and utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Network configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring Novell NetWare frame type parameters . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring TCP/IP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Disabling network protocols (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To disable IPX/SPX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
To disable DLC/LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Parallel configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
HP Jetdirect print servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Available enhanced I/O interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
NetWare networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows and Windows NT networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
AppleTalk networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LocalTalk configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LocalTalk network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
UNIX/Linux networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Document Outline

• Contents
• Printer basics
  • Quick access to printer information
    • World Wide Web links
    • User guide links
  • Where to look for more information
    • Setting up the printer
    • Using the printer
  • Printer configurations
    • HP Color LaserJet 4600
    • HP Color LaserJet 4600n (Europe only)
    • HP Color LaserJet 4600dn
    • HP Color LaserJet 4600dtn
    • HP Color LaserJet 4600hdn
  • Printer features
    • Factors affecting printer performance
  • Walk around
  • Control panel overview
    • Introduction
    • Display
    • Accessing the control panel from a computer
  • Control panel buttons
  • Interpreting control panel indicator lights
  • Control panel menus
    • Overview
    • Getting started basics
  • Menu hierarchy
    • Retrieve job menu
    • Information menu
    • Paper handling menu
    • Configure device menu
    • Diagnostics menu
  • Retrieve job menu
  • Information menu
  • Paper handling menu
  • Configure device menu
    • Printing menu
    • Print quality menu
    • System setup menu
    • I/O menu
    • Resets menu
  • Diagnostics menu
  • Changing printer control panel configuration settings
    • Job storage limit
    • Job held timeout
    • Tray behavior options: use requested tray and manually feed
    • PowerSave Time
    • Personality
    • Clearable warnings
    • Auto continue
    • Supplies low
    • Jam recovery
    • Language
  • Using the printer control panel in sharedenvironments
  • Printer drivers
  • Printer software
  • Software for networks
    • HP Web Jetadmin
    • UNIX
  • Embedded Web server
    • Features
  • Other components and utilities
  • Network configuration
    • Configuring Novell NetWare frame type parameters
    • Configuring TCP/IP parameters
    • Disabling network protocols (optional)
    • To disable IPX/SPX
    • To disable DLC/LLC
  • Parallel configuration
  • Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration
    • HP Jetdirect print servers
    • Available enhanced I/O interfaces
    • NetWare networks
    • Windows and Windows NT networks
    • AppleTalk networks
    • LocalTalk configuration
    • LocalTalk network configuration
    • UNIX/Linux networks
  • Supplies and accessories
    • Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for printers with network connections)
    • Ordering directly through the printer software (for printers directly connected to a computer)
• Printing tasks
  • Controlling print jobs
    • Print setting priorities
  • Selecting print media
    • Media to avoid
    • Media that may damage the printer
  • Configuring input trays
    • Configuring Tray 1 media type
    • Configuring Tray 1 media size
    • Tray 2 and Tray 3 media type
    • Tray 2 and Tray 3 media size
    • Tray 2 or Tray 3 custom media
    • Printing from Tray 1 (multipurpose tray)
    • Printing envelopes from Tray 1
    • Printing from Tray 2 and Tray 3
    • Loading standard-sized media into Tray 2 and Tray 3
    • Loading custom-sized media into Tray 2 and Tray 3
  • Printing on special media
    • Transparencies
    • Glossy paper
    • Colored paper
    • Envelopes
    • Labels
    • Heavy paper
    • Preprinted forms and letterhead
    • Recycled paper
  • 2-sided (duplex) printing
    • Control panel settings for 2-sided printing
    • Options for binding 2-sided printing jobs
    • Manual 2-sided printing
  • Special printing situations
    • Printing a different first page
    • Printing on custom-size media
    • Stopping a print request
  • Job retention features
    • Storing a print job
    • Quick copying a job
    • Proofing and holding a job
    • Private jobs
  • Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver
    • Setting up to print with Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, and XP
    • Setting up to print with Macintosh computers
    • Printing a job
    • Interrupting and resuming printing
  • Managing memory
• Managing the printer
  • Printer information pages
    • Menu map
    • Configuration page
    • Supplies status page
    • Usage page
    • Demo
    • File directory
    • PCL or PS font list
    • Event log
    • Print quality troubleshooting pages
  • Using the embedded Web server
    • To access the embedded Web server
    • Information tab
  • Using PrinterStatus and Alerts
• Color
  • Using color
    • HP ImageREt 2400
    • Paper selection
    • Color options
    • sRGB
  • Managing color
    • Print in Grayscale
    • Automatic or manual color adjustment
  • Matching colors
    • PANTONE®* color matching
    • Swatch book color matching
• Maintenance
  • Managing the print cartridge
    • HP print cartridges
    • Non-HP print cartridges
    • Print cartridge authentication
    • Print cartridge storage
    • Print cartridge life expectancy
    • Checking the print cartridge life
  • Changing print cartridges
  • Replacing supplies
    • Locating supplies
    • Supply replacement guidelines
    • Making room around the printer for replacing supplies
    • Approximate replacement intervals forsupplies
  • Configuring alerts
• Problemsolving
  • Basic troubleshooting checklist
  • Control panel messages
    • Status messages
    • Warning messages
    • Error messages
    • Critical error messages
  • Paper jams
    • Paper jam recovery
    • Common causes of paper jams
    • Clearing jams
    • Jam in Tray 1, Tray 2, or Tray 3
    • Jams in the top cover
    • Jam in paper input path or paper path
    • Jam in duplex path
  • Media-handling problems
  • Printer response problems
  • Printer control panel problems
  • Color printing problems
  • Incorrect printer output
    • Guidelines for printing with different fonts
  • Software application problems
  • Print quality troubleshooting
    • Print quality problems associated with media
    • Overhead transparency defects
    • Print quality problems associated with the environment
    • Print quality problems associated with jams
    • Print quality troubleshooting pages
• Service and support
  • Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement
  • Limited warranty for print cartridge life
  • Transfer unit and fuser warranty
  • HP maintenance agreements
    • On-site service agreements
• Specifications and regulatory information
  • Printer specifications
    • Physical dimensions
    • Electrical specifications
    • Operating environment specifications
    • Acoustic emissions
  • FCC regulations
  • Environmental product stewardship program
    • Protecting the environment
    • Declaration of Conformity
  • Safety statements
    • Laser safety
    • Canadian DOC regulations
    • EMI statement (Korea)
    • VCCI statement (Japan)
    • Laser Statement for Finland
    • Luokan 1 laserlaite
• Print media specifications
  • Supported media weights and sizes
• Working with memory and print server cards
  • Printer memory
  • Installing memory and font DIMMs
    • To install memory and font DIMMs
    • Enabling memory
    • Enabling the language font DIMM
    • Checking DIMM installation
  • Installing an HP Jetdirect print server card
    • To install an HP Jetdirect print server card
• Glossary
• Index

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