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HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer Software Technical Reference - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 2
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HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer Software Technical Reference - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 4
services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors ®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PANTONE*® is *Pantone, Inc.'s checkstandard trademark for color. - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 5
Administrator's Guide 21 2 Software description Introduction...23 Printing-system software...24 Windows software features 24 Printing system and installer 24 HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD for Windows systems 24 Installer features 26 HP LaserJet print drivers 27 HP PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 6
color profiles...41 HP Easy Printer Care...42 Installation options...42 Access...43 Find Other Printers...44 My HP Printers screen - Overview tab 49 HP Easy Printer Care - Support tab 53 Maintenance Tools 55 Troubleshooting Tools 58 HP Embedded Web Server ...59 Access to the HP EWS...59 The HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 7
to print drivers in Windows 98 and Windows Me 97 Properties driver tabs...97 Help system...99 What's this? Help...99 Context-sensitive Help...99 Incompatible Options messages 99 Bubble Help...100 Finishing tab features...101 Print Task Quick Sets...102 Default Print Settings 102 User Guide Print - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 8
119 Edit...119 Current Watermarks 120 Watermark Message 121 Message Angle 121 Document preview image 121 Font Attributes 121 Default watermark settings 122 Paper tab features...124 Print Task Quick Sets...125 Paper Options...125 Size is...125 Custom...126 Name 127 Save, Delete, or Rename 128 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 9
in Application Source List 164 Automatic configuration...164 Printer image...164 HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features 165 Access to print-driver settings in Windows 98 and Windows Me 165 PS 3 emulation support for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 165 Help system...166 What's this Help - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 10
Defaults 176 Device Options tab features 176 Available printer memory 178 Printer features 178 HPPJLEncoding 179 Job storage 179 User Name 181 PIN digit 1 (for Private Job 181 PIN digit 2 (for Private Job 181 PIN digit 3 (for Private Job 181 PIN digit 4 (for Private Job 181 Print Color - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 11
CTRL+D before job 193 Send CTRL+D after job 193 Restore Defaults 193 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows Introduction...195 Access to print drivers...197 Printing Preferences driver tabs 197 Properties driver tabs...198 Help system...199 What's this? Help...199 Context - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 12
Optimizations 204 PostScript Options 204 Printer Features 205 Layout Options 206 Paper/Quality tab features...207 Print Task Quick Sets...208 Default Print Settings 208 User Guide Print Settings 211 Type new Quick Set name here 212 Paper Options...212 Size is...213 Custom Paper Size 213 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 13
...248 Print Task Quick Sets...249 Color Options...249 Automatic...249 Manual...249 General...250 Neutral Grays...251 Halftone...251 Color Themes...251 Default (sRGB 252 Image Optimization (sRGB 252 Adobe RGB (1998 252 None...252 Custom Profile 252 Document preview image 253 Services tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 14
Distribution 311 Point and Print installation for Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and Server 2003...311 Setting a default printer...312 6 Installation for Macintosh operating systems Introduction...313 Macintosh component descriptions...314 HP LaserJet PPDs...314 PDEs...314 HP Embedded Web Server 314 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 15
the HP LaserJet printing-system software for the Macintosh OS 316 Setting up an AppleTalk networked printer with Mac OS 9. V9.2.2 (Mac OS X Classic)...317 Setting up a printer with Mac OS X V10.4 318 Setting up a printer with Mac OS X V10.3 325 Setting up an IP/LPR networked Printer with Mac OS - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 16
...363 Job tracking...363 Connectivity/Printing...364 Bidirectional communication 364 HP Driver Preconfiguration 365 Bundle support...365 Tray and paper assignment 366 Installable options ...366 Printer services ...367 UI features ...367 Help features ...367 Print Task Quick Sets...368 Media - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 17
in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Share 32 EAC availability in Novell Netware environments 33 Operating systems that support HP Driver Preconfiguration 36 Color access control tools...38 Printer Usage Report...56 Print Task Quick Set default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer 103 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 18
364 Driver support for HP Driver Preconfiguration 365 Bundle support...365 Tray and paper assignment...366 Driver support for installable options 366 Printer services (Services tab)...367 Driver support for UI features...367 Driver support for Help features 367 Driver support for Print Task - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 19
MY HP Printers - HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer 49 Overview tab...50 HP Easy Printer Care Help screen 51 Supplies Ordering screen...52 Transfer printer information to HP InstantSupport? screen 52 Welcome to HP SureSupply screen 53 Support tab...54 Support Help screen...55 Welcome to HP Software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 20
2-49 Figure 2-50 Figure default Finishing tab...101 Print on Both Sides Instructions dialog box 108 Printing a booklet...110 Page-order preview images ...111 Print Quality Details dialog box for the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver 112 Print Quality Details dialog box for the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 21
dialog box...275 Language Selection dialog box 276 Welcome to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 Setup Wizard dialog box 277 Setup Error - Unsupported Operating System 277 Software License Agreement dialog box 278 Printer Connection dialog box...278 Searching dialog box...279 Firewall Detected dialog - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 22
5-49 Figure 5-50 Figure Default Browser tab 321 More Printers screen...322 IP Printer tab...323 Printer List screen...324 Select Printer screen...325 hp LaserJet 3800 CD-ROM icon 330 hp LaserJet Software screen...330 HP Color LaserJet v.5.5.0.040 icon 331 Authenticate dialog box...331 HP LaserJet - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 23
Figure 6-16 Figure 6-17 Figure 6-18 Figure 7-1 Installing dialog box ...333 LaserJet ReadMe icon...334 Installation success message...334 File to E-mail - sample e-mail message with files attached 337 ENWW xxi - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 24
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HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer ● Printing-system software overview, including the following topics: ● System requirements ● Supported operating systems ● Availability ● HP LaserJet software documentation This chapter provides an overview of the printing-system software installer and print drivers - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 26
● PANTONE*® color profiles ● HP Easy Printer Care (a new HP software feature for Windows operating systems) ● HP Embedded Web Server ● HP Printer Utility for Macintosh (a new HP software feature for Mac OS X) ● HP Web Jetadmin Chapter 3, HP traditional print drivers for Windows This chapter - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 27
Purpose and scope Additional detailed information about the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software is published in an addendum to this STR. The following information is available only in the addendum: ● Lists of installed files ● System-modification information, such - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 28
Supported printer personalities Hard-disk features ● Base model: HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer (part number Q5982A) ● HP Color LaserJet 3800n printer (part number Q5983A) ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dn printer (part number Q5984A) ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn printer (part number Q5985A) ● Prints - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 29
(tray 3) supports Letter, Legal, Executive, 8.5 x 13, B5 (JIS), Executive (JIS), A4, and custom media ● Standard 250-sheet face-down output bin ● The duplexing unit for automatic two-sided printing (duplexing) is standard on the HP Color LaserJet 3800dn and HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn printers - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 30
(Network connection through an HP Jetdirect embedded print server is standard on the HP Color LaserJet 3800n, HP Color LaserJet 3800dn, and HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn models.) ● Universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 connection ● HP Jetdirect embedded print server for network connectivity without - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 31
for installing and using the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printingsystem software on each of these supported operating systems: ● Windows ● Macintosh ● Linux ● UNIX Windows ● Pentium® or compatible processor ● Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000: 333-MHz processor with 64 MB RAM Windows XP: 333-MHz - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 32
● Windows 98 ● Windows Me ● Windows 2000 (Service packs 1 and 2) ● Windows XP Home Edition (32-bit) ● Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 and later; 32-bit and 64-bit) ● Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit) Print driver support in other operating systems The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 33
. NOTE This STR describes drivers that are shipped with the printing-system software CD. This STR does not describe any drivers that might be released for use by support personnel. Printing-system software The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software is available for download at www.hp.com/go - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 34
the printing-system software CD and on the Web, except for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 64-bit drivers and components, which are available only on the Web. Table 1-3 Software component availability for HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer Component Windows 98 and Windows Me Windows 2000, Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 35
. HP LaserJet software CD, Windows partition The root directory in the Windows partition of the software CD contains the AUTORUN.EXE file, the SETUP.EXE file, and the following directories and support files: ● Autorun ● Drivers ● Fonts ● HP Easy Printer Care ● HP Print Usage Report ● hw ● Manuals - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 36
for each regional version of the software CD. CD versions The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD is available in five versions, each of which contains printing-system software in various languages, as follows: ● CD AM - Americas and Europe (Part No. Q5982-60101): ● CA = Catalan - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 37
x x x x x x x HP PCL 5 Unidriver x x x x x x x x PS Emulation Unidriver x x x x x x x x Common Windows Installer x x x x x x x x Add Printer Wizard Installer x x x x x x x Installer Customization Wizard x x x x x x x ENWW Printing-system software 13 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 38
HP Printer Utility for Macintosh x x x x x HP Driver Preconfiguration x x x x x Fonts x x x x x HP Web Registration x x x x x HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3 800 User Guide (.PDF file) x x x x x HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3 800 User Guide (.CHM file) x x x x x HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 39
Common Windows Installer x Add Printer Wizard Installer Installer Customization Wizard x CD Browser x HP Easy Printer Care Printer Usage Report HP Printer Utility for Macintosh HP Driver Preconfiguration x Fonts HP Web Registration x HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 x User Guide (.PDF - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 40
Common Windows Installer x Add Printer Wizard Installer x Installer Customization Wizard x CD Browser x HP Easy Printer Care Printer Usage Report HP Printer Utility for Macintosh HP Driver Preconfiguration x Fonts x HP Web Registration x HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 x User Guide - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 41
) HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 x x x x x x x User Guide (.CHM file) HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide x x x x x Hewlett-Packard Color x LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 Printing- System Install Notes HP Embedded Web Server User x Guide x x x x x ENWW Printing-system software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 42
Installation software CD printer-documentation screen The following table lists the availability of HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system documentation by operating system. Table 1-9 Documentation availability Document HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 User Guide (.PDF file) HP Color LaserJet 3000 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 43
User Guide The HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 User Guide describes the basic product features. To view this guide from the software CD, follow these steps: 1. In the main screen of the CD browser, click Printer Documentation. 2. Click User Guide (Interactive). The guide opens as a Windows Help - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 44
document is CLJ3800_INSTALL-NOTE_FRWW.HTM. HP Embedded Web Server User Guide The HP Embedded Web Server User Guide (in .PDF format) provides information about device status, settings, and networking for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. To view this guide from the software CD, follow these steps - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 45
browser, click Printer Documentation. 2. Click HP Jetdirect Guide. You can also gain access to the file by following these steps: 1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Navigate to the Manuals\ folder a copy of the file to another location. ENWW HP LaserJet documentation 21 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 46
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HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. This chapter contains information about the following topics: ● Printing-system software ● Driver Configuration for Windows ● HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check Tool ● Color Access Control ● International Color Consortium profiles ● PANTONE color profiles ● HP Easy - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 48
system and installer ● HP LaserJet print drivers Printing system and installer The following sections contain information about the printing-system software and the installer on the software CD that came with the product. HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD for Windows systems For the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 49
the product image. NOTE The options on your product might differ from the illustration. Install Printer. The installation wizard guides you through the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software installation. You are given the choice of performing a Basic Installation, a Full Installation, or - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 50
HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer, you can view a list of optional software programs and links to HP Web sites. The following options are available: ● Click HP Web Jetadmin to download HP Web Jetadmin software from the Web for a Web browserbased network-management tool. ● Click Color Printing Access - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 51
See HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD for Windows systems. ● Network connection is integrated so that you can install drivers and connect to a networked product in a single process. ● The selection dialog box sets the operating-system language as the default language (for Windows 98 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 52
of the printing-system software, the HP PCL 6 Unidriver is installed by default for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, and the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver is installed by default for Windows 98 and Windows Me. Table 2-1 Print drivers included with the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 53
following HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver or HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver tabs: ● Finishing ● Effects ● Paper ● Job Storage ● Basics ● Color ● Configure The PS Emulation Driver software provides postscript feature support for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. To gain access to the print-driver version - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 54
product software is designed to support Mac OS 9 and is within the normal support period. Macintosh printing system The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing system for Macintosh is composed of the Print Center for Mac OS X (V10.1.5 and later) and the Apple LaserWriter driver for Mac OS 9.2.2 (Mac OS - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 55
as shown in the following table, driver autoconfiguration and EAC are not available in Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 operating systems over a direct connection when the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is installed by using the Add Printer Wizard. Table 2-2 Availability of automatic - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 56
-communication software that allows it to communicate with the product and automatically match the print driver with the actual product configuration. EAC is activated during installation of the driver or whenever the Update Now feature is used. If the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer configuration - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 57
HP) TCP/IP (MS1) IPX/SPX (HP) 1 Bidirectional functionality is supported only with the client software from Novell. It is not supported with Microsoft Client Service for NetWare. Update Now If you have modified the configuration of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer since installation, the driver - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 58
HP printing-system software to be customized and distributed in managed corporate printing environments. Using HP Driver Preconfiguration, information technology (IT) administrators in corporate and enterprise environments can preconfigure the printing and device defaults for HP print drivers - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 59
all the media types that the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports (see Media attributes in the Engineering Details chapter). ● Paper Source. The options are Printer Auto Select, Manual Feed (Tray 1), Tray 1, or Tray 2. When a feature is locked, the selected default option is the only option that - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 60
Driver HP PCL 6 N/A N/A Yes Unidriver HP PCL 5 N/A N/A Yes Unidriver PS Emulation N/A N/A Yes Unidriver 1 N/A: Not applicable; the driver is not supported in this operating system. Windows XP N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 N/A N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes 36 Chapter 2 Software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 61
Software description HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check Tool The HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check Tool is a Web-based diagnostic software that you can use to determine whether you are using the correct and most current print driver for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. Two methods are available - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 62
, see HP Easy Printer Care in this chapter. In Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating environments, use the HP PCL 6 (Black) Unidriver to limit the color printing capabilities of the HP Color LaserJet 3800. The HP PCL 6 (Black) Unidriver is a full-featured print driver. For - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 63
to allow color-printing to certain users and restrict it for other users. User privileges can be set using HP EWS. For more information, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide. ● DISABLE COLOR. This setting denies the use of color-printing features to all users. Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 64
only be used with a postscript driver; the sRGB profile can be used with any of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 print drivers. The profiles are available at the following HP Web site: www.hp.com/support/clj3800 The ICC profiles describe the way color will be interpreted in the default CMYK and RGB modes - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 65
2003 ● PS Emulation Driver in Windows 98 and Windows Me When SWOP is selected as the CMYK Color setting, these CMYK values provides a good reproduction of the PANTONE* 4C spot-color simulations. PANTONE* provides device- and software-specific palettes for some HP Color LaserJet products. Using the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 66
com/go/easyprintercare ● Full installation. Select this path from the CD software installer. This method installs the full set of drivers and software, including status, alerting, and troubleshooting tools (HP Easy Printer Care). This method is recommended for computers in a direct-connect or a home - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 67
HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click HP Easy Printer Care Software. The HP Easy Printer Care screen appears. Software description 3. Click OK to proceed with the installation. When you perform a default installation of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 68
Printers - HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer). If the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is connected over a network, click Find Other Printers. Find Other Printers Click Find Other Printers on the left pane of the My HP Printers screen to open the Step 1 of 3: Start Search screen. 44 Chapter 2 Software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 69
Software description Figure 2-3 Step 1 of 3: Start Search screen If you know the TCP/IP address of the printer, type the address in the Search for field and then click Next. To conduct a search for printers over a network, select the General search (searches for all HP printers on your network) - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 70
screen. The screens are shown in the following figures. Figure 2-6 Step 2 of 3: Verify Printer Found screen If the results do not list the printer, click Previous to search again. If the printer that you want is listed, click Next. See Figure 2-8 Step 3 of 3: Customize Settings screen. 46 Chapter - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 71
Software description Figure 2-7 Step 2 of 3: Select Printers screen Select the printer in the Available Printers: pane and click the green double-arrows button. The model name moves to the Printers to Add: pane. Click Next to add the printer. The Step 3 of 3: Customize Settings screen appears. - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 72
for ordering printer supplies, select Anytime problems occur (maintainer mode). Under Notification Method, select one of the following options: ● Popup dialog ● Desktop alert Click Save to save your alert-notification settings. The My HP Printers screen appears. 48 Chapter 2 Software description - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 73
Software description Figure 2-10 MY HP Printers - HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer My HP Printers screen - Overview tab Click the printer icon to open the Overview tab. ENWW HP Easy Printer Care 49 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 74
following information under Device Status: ● Printer name ● Printer TCP/IP address ● A graph showing usage for each color print cartridge ● A list of any problems that require attention Click (the help button) to open the HP Easy Printer Care Help screen. 50 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 75
size) ● Status (OK, Out) Under Cartridges, the following information is provided for each color cartridge: ● Print Cartridge (color) ● Estimated Status (percentage) ● Pages Remaining ● HP Part Number Click Supplies Ordering... to open the Supplies Ordering screen. ENWW HP Easy Printer Care 51 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 76
Print Shopping List for a hard-copy list of the supplies that you are ordering. Click Shop Online for Supplies if you have access to the Web and would like to place an online order. The Transfer printer information to HP InstantSupport? screen appears. Figure 2-14 Transfer printer information to HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 77
If the status of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer changes after you open the HP Easy Printer Care screen (for instance, if you have sent a print job to the product), click upper-right corner of any screen where it appears. (the refresh button) in the HP Easy Printer Care - Support tab On the My - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 78
Figure 2-16 Support tab Click (the help button) to open the Support Help screen. 54 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 79
Software description Figure 2-17 Support Help screen The Support Help screen provides an overview of the Device Status, Maintenance Tools, and Troubleshooting Tools sections of the Support tab. On the Support tab, click Supplies Ordering to open the Supplies Ordering screen. The Transfer printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 80
Usage Report to open a screen that provides information about print jobs that have been sent to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The Printer Usage Report screen has three tabs: ● By Date/Time ● By User ● By Application The following table shows the information that is available on each of - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 81
any browser support. The link to the HP Embedded Web Server, however uses a Web browser. If you have access to the Internet, click Software Update to open the Web browser and find information about the latest software for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The Welcome to HP Software Update screen - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 82
information about the updates. HP Software Update finds updates for both print-drivers and HP Easy Printer Care. You can also go directly to the following URL for software updates: www.hp.com/go/clj3800_software In the Troubleshooting Tools pane of the Support tab, click Browse online information - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 83
Software description HP Embedded Web Server The HP Embedded Web Server (HP EWS) is a standard feature on the following HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer models when they are connected through a network: ● HP Color LaserJet 3800n ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dn ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn The base model, - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 84
Log screen provides information about users, print jobs, and software programs that have printed to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. ● Print. Use this screen to print documents that are print-ready, such as those generated by a "print to file" driver option, .PCL documents, .PS documents, .PDF - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 85
Software description Links to off-product solutions Links on the HP EWS screens provide an easy way to locate information or complete tasks. ● hp instant support. This link connects to a set of dynamic Web resources that help you solve specific problems and determine additional services that might - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 86
Page You can gain access to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 configuration page remotely through the HP EWS. The HP EWS Configuration Page screen provides configuration information about the product in the same way as the configuration page that is printed from the product. The following figures show - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 87
Software description Figure 2-21 HP EWS Information tab - Configuration Page screen, 1 of 3 NOTE This figure is provided only as an example. ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 63 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 88
provided only as an example. Settings tab The following information is available on the HP EWS Settings tab. To view the information, click the menu items on the left side of the HP EWS Settings tab. The Settings tab is shown in the Configure device section. 64 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 89
usage information periodically to your service provider. ● Security. Use Color screen to restrict color printing for all users and software programs or for specified users and software programs. Configure device You can obtain product configuration information through a Web browser by opening the HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 90
HP EWS Settings tab - Configure Device screen Alerts The product can automatically send e-mail alerts about printing problems or job status to specified e-mail addresses. For example, if toner is low, the product can notify the person who is responsible for ordering or changing the print cartridge - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 91
Software description Figure 2-25 HP EWS Settings tab - Alerts screen, 1 of 2 NOTE This figure is provided only as an example. ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 67 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 92
The HP EWS screens that appear, and the settings on them, vary according to how you gain access to the HP EWS: as a general user, an IT administrator, or a service provider. To control access to the HP EWS screens, set a password on the Security page. 68 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 93
is set (which is the default configuration), all of the tabs are visible. If a password has been set, you must log on as an IT administrator or a service provider to gain access to the protected HP EWS tabs (Settings and Networking). Restrict Color The Restrict Color screen is shown in the following - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 94
the Restrict Color screen to set color-printing access for the printer and to configure permissions by user and software program. For more information about using this screen, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide. Control over color printing with the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is possible - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 95
NOTE Not all of the screens on the tab are shown in this document. For more information, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide. Software description Figure 2-28 HP EWS Networking tab - Network Settings screen The menu on the left side of the screen contains other networking options under three - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 96
/IP ● Internetwork packet exchange/Sequenced packet exchange (IPX/SPX) ● AppleTalk ● Data link control/logical link control (DLC/LLC) ● Simple network management protocol (SNMP) 72 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 97
Software description HP Printer Utility for Macintosh The HP Printer Utility is a software program that gives you access to the product in Mac OS X. The HP Printer Utility is available only in Mac OS X V10.1.5 and later. The HP Printer Utility does not work when it is installed by using the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 98
2-29 Select Printer screen - printer not selected If the product does not appear, click More Printers.... The Connection Type screen appears. Figure 2-30 Connection Type screen Select the connection type (USB, TCP/IP, or AppleTalk). The product name appears under Device Name. 74 Chapter 2 Software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 99
... to open the Device Status screen in the HP EWS. For more information about the HP EWS, see HP Embedded Web Server in this guide. To open the HP Printer Utility, select the product and click Launch Utility. If the HP Printer Utility software detects a condition that might need attention, the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 100
screens and features that are available in the HP Printer Utility. Supplies Status The HP Printer Utility opens to the Supplies Status screen. Figure 2-33 Supplies Status screen Click Detailed Supplies Information... to open the Supplies Information screen. 76 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 101
the color print cartridges. If you have Internet access and click Order HP Supplies, a screen appears that explains the ordering process and describes the kind of information that can be sent about your product to facilitate the ordering of supplies. Figure 2-35 Order Supplies link ENWW HP Printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 102
without sending this information link. To send a message to HP, click the contact HP link. On the Supplies Status screen, click Media to see screen by clicking Order HP Supplies. Device Information Click Device Information in the menu on the left to find the product service ID (if assigned), the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 103
Page to print it. Click the printer icon in the lower-left corner to see information about another installed printer. This action relaunches the HP Printer Utility so that you can select another printer (see Figure 2-29 Select Printer screen - printer not selected). HP Support Click HP Support to - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 104
and find further information about product support. Click Cancel to return to the HP Online Support screen in the HP Printer Utility. On the HP Online Support screen, click Order Supplies Online to that you can upload to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. 80 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 105
installed on the product hard disk or flash disk. By default, no fonts are stored on either of these disks. To upload fonts, select the font name and click Add File Upload On the Configuration Settings menu, click File Upload to open the File Upload screen. ENWW HP Printer Utility for Macintosh 81 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 106
printed by using a command line. That is, they do not need to be opened in a software program that supports the file format (such as the Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader programs for .PDF files), but can be sent directly to the product by using the File Upload command. ● HP LaserJet printer command - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 107
, and software programs that have printed to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. In additions, the color-usage log lists the following details about print jobs: ● Date and time ● Total number of jobs ● Mono (monochrome, or black-and-white) sides ● Color sides ● Media sheets ENWW HP Printer Utility - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 108
. 3. To change the media type, select a tray and then select a different media type in the Default Media Type drop-down menu. 4. Click Apply Now to save the settings. Lock Resources Select Lock Resources to lock certain features of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 84 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 109
Software description Figure 2-44 Lock Resources screen In Control Panel Access Level, select one of the Job to change the Enable Job Storing setting. This setting is selected by default. Click to clear the check box to disable the job-storing feature. ENWW HP Printer Utility for Macintosh 85 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 110
Alerts to configure the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer to send e-mail notifications to users. If a user name and password have been set, you might need to obtain them from the IT administrator. For more information, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide. 86 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 111
open the HP EWS. The HP EWS opens to the Setup screen on the Alerts tab, where you can set notifications. For information about configuring notifications, see Alerts. Network Settings Select Network Settings to open the IP Settings screen. Figure 2-47 IP Settings screen ENWW HP Printer Utility for - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 112
● Default Gateway To save new settings, click Apply Now. To view and change other network settings, click Additional Network Settings. If a user name and password have been set, you might need to obtain them from your IT administrator. For more information, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 113
open the Replace Supplies screen. Figure 2-49 Replace Supplies screen The settings on this screen prompt the printer to stop printing at a certain threshold (a specific number of pages in the tray). By default, the Stop At Supply Out setting is selected. ENWW HP Printer Utility for Macintosh 89 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 114
this value, the printer stops printing. You can also specify the printer behavior when the color print cartridges run out. By default, the Continue Printing in Black-Only Mode is selected. To prompt the printer to stop instead of continuing to print using the black cartridge, select Stop. Click - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 115
2-52 Restrict Color - new user Type the new user name in the User Name field. On the Permissions drop-down menu, select one of the following options: ● Black Only ● Color Click Add to add the new user. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without adding a new user. ENWW HP Printer Utility for - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 116
the Application tab on the Restrict Color Usage screen. Figure 2-53 Restrict Color Use - Application tab To set software-program permissions, select a program and then, on the Default User Permissions drop-down menu, select one of the following options: ● Black Only ● Color Click Apply Now to save - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 117
Additional Settings to gain access to the HP EWS. Figure 2-55 Additional Settings screen To open the HP EWS, click Open Embedded Web Server. For information about HP EWS settings, see HP Embedded Web Server or consult the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide. ENWW HP Printer Utility for Macintosh 93 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 118
browser-based management tool, and should be installed only on a single network-administration server. To download a current version of HP Web Jetadmin and for the latest list of supported host systems, go to the following Web site: www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin 94 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 119
by default. You can install the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver by performing a Custom Installation. NOTE Windows NT 4.0 does not support the HP Color LaserJet 3800 print drivers, but you can use print drivers for legacy HP products whose feature sets closely match the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 120
● Access to print drivers in Windows 98 and Windows Me ● Help system ● Finishing tab features ● Effects tab features ● Paper tab features ● Job Storage tab features ● Basics tab features ● Color tab features ● Configure tab features ● HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features 96 Chapter - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 121
. The settings that you make on these driver tabs control print-job output and become the default settings for all software programs. The following print-driver tabs are available in Windows 98 and Windows Me: ● General tab ● Details tab ● Color Management tab ● Sharing tab ● Finishing tab ● Effects - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 122
Effects ● Paper ● Job Storage ● Configure ● Basics ● Color ● Configure The Job Storage tab is available only when the Job Storage Enable setting is selected on the tab. The settings take effect only after you click OK on the Configure tab. 98 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 123
Help system The HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver include a full-featured Help system to provide assistance with printing and configuration options. What's this? Help Windows 98 and Windows Me support What's this? Help. You can gain access to What's this? Help messages - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 124
the international symbol for information. The following figure shows a Bubble Help icon on a driver tab. Figure 3-2 A typical page with a Bubble Help icon The bubble typically appears aware of when using that particular feature. 100 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 125
the Finishing tab. Use the Finishing tab to print on both sides of the page, to control the printed output on the page, and to print booklets. The following figure shows the Finishing tab. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-3 The default Finishing tab The Finishing tab contains the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 126
changed or deleted, the original settings for those items are not restored. The following table shows the default settings for Print Task Quick Sets. See HP Driver Preconfiguration for information about preconfigurable driver settings. 102 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 127
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Table 3-1 Print Task Quick Set default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer Driver feature Feature setting location U.S. English Print Preconfigurable1 Task Quick Sets for Default values Print on Both Sides Finishing tab, Document Options group - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 128
default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer (continued) Driver feature Feature setting location U.S. English Print Preconfigurable1 Task Quick Sets for Default option selected PIN to Print Job Storage tab, Job Storage Mode group box Unavailable, blank Windows User Name Job Storage - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 129
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Table 3-1 Print Task Quick Set default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer (continued) Driver feature Feature setting location U.S. English Print Preconfigurable1 Task Quick Sets for Default values Automatic (color Color tab, Color Options - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 130
a sheet of paper when the Print on Both Sides option is specified in the print job. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer comes with a duplexing unit installed in the following models: ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dn ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn 106 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 131
HP traditional print drivers for Windows The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports smart duplexing. The smart duplexing feature increases printing performance by preventing one-page print jobs or single-sided pages of a duplexed print job from going through the duplexing unit even when the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 132
specify the duplex-binding option. By default, the Flip Pages Up check box is not available. The following table demonstrates the results of selecting this check box, depending on the media orientation that is selected on the Basics tab. 108 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 133
is not met (except the first), a Bubble Help appears next to Booklet Printing to tell you why it is disabled. Book and Booklet Printing The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports both book and booklet printing. A book is a print job that consists of at least two pages. It can have a different - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 134
3-5 Printing a booklet Pages per Sheet Use the Pages per Sheet option to select the number of pages that you want to print on a single sheet of media. If you choose to print more than one page per sheet, the pages appear smaller and are 110 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 135
the order that they would otherwise be printed. The Pages per Sheet dropdown menu provides six settings: ● 1 page per sheet (default) ● 2 pages per sheet ● 4 as shown by the examples in the following figure. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-6 Page-order preview images ● 2 pages per - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 136
between English and metric units. Print Quality The HP Color LaserJet 3800 print-driver Print Quality group box provides options that control output settings and font settings. The default setting for Print Quality is Default. To change the default print-quality settings, click Details.... The - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 137
hatch patterns. This option is selected by default. ● The Print All Text as Black feature is not selected by default. When the feature is selected, the driver prints all text as black regardless of the original document text color. Color text is printed as black, except for white text, which remains - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 138
as Bitmaps, which provides an alternative for software programs that cannot easily use TrueType fonts for special graphic purposes, such as shading, rotation, or slanting. The Send TrueType as Bitmaps check box is not selected (clear) 114 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 139
as black, except for white text, which remains white. (White text is a reliable method of printing reverse typeface against a dark background.) This setting does not affect graphic images on the page, nor does it affect any text that is part of a graphic. HP traditional print drivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 140
access to the Effects tab in Windows 98 or Windows Me, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers. 4. Right-click the product name : ● Print Task Quick Sets ● Fit To Page ● Document preview image ● Watermarks 116 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 141
is scaled to fit the target media size. By default, Scale to Fit is selected when Print Document On is selected. If the setting is turned size media with the Print Document On option selected and the target size specified as Letter. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-10 Preview - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 142
default setting in the entry box is 100% of the normal size. The normal size is defined as the media size that is selected within the driver or what the driver receives from the software program (if the software : ● Current Watermarks 118 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 143
the default setting. Any watermark that is selected from this list appears in the document preview image. First Page Only When First Page Only is selected, the watermark is printed only shows the Watermark Details dialog box. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Effects tab features 119 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 144
dialog box contains the following controls: NOTE This section also contains information about default watermark settings. ● Current Watermarks ● Watermark Message ● Message Angle ● Document in the Current Watermarks list and click Delete. 120 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 145
HP traditional print drivers for Windows NOTE You can have no more that 30 watermarks in the down menu lists TrueType fonts that are currently installed on the system. The default is language-dependent. ● Color The Color drop-down menu contains the following selections: ● Gray ● Red ENWW Effects - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 146
are available: ● Regular ● Bold ● Italic ● Bold Italic The default Style setting for new and preset watermarks is Regular. Default watermark settings The following table shows Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks. 122 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 147
3-3 Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks Setting Name Color Shading Size Style New watermark Arial Gray Very Light 80 Regular the changes are saved, and only the current, unsaved changes can be canceled. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Effects tab features 123 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 148
gain access to the Paper tab in Windows 98 or Windows Me, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers. 4. Right-click the product name. : ● Print Task Quick Sets ● Paper Options ● Document preview image 124 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 149
the selections available by default. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-13 Paper Options group box (default) The appearance of is The Size is: setting is a drop-down menu that lists all of the supported media sizes. NOTE When you move the mouse over the dimensions label, the mouse - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 150
-down menu contains the name of that custom size. ● If the paper-size selection is a standard media size, then the drop-down menu shows the default name Untitled (plus a number sign [#] and a numerical value) for a custom media size. 126 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 151
, or if a saved media size has just been deleted, then the Name drop-down menu shows the default name of "Untitled." ● If a new name has been typed into the Name drop-down menu for the values of the selected custom media size. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Paper tab features 127 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 152
the standard media-size names. Whenever the command button has the Save title, it is the default button. ● Delete is the button title whenever the name of an existing (previously saved) 4 Type something into the Name drop-down menu. 4 128 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 153
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Table 3-4 Name drop-down menu text driver is currently using. To change measurement units, click the dynamic measurement units button (either Use Inches or Use Metric). Custom width and height control limits The minimum media size for the HP Color LaserJet - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 154
Source is The Source is: setting specifies the source tray to use for printing a document. The list of source trays depends on the product accessories : ● Automatically select ● Manual Feed in Tray 1 ● Tray 1 (100-sheet multipurpose tray) 130 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 155
HP traditional print drivers for Windows ● Tray 2 (250-sheet tray) ● Tray 3 (500-sheet tray) The default setting is Automatically Select. When this setting is selected, the HP Color LaserJet 3800 uses the source tray that supports the media size that you have selected. If you select a source tray - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 156
source of the media and covers, the settings you select remain configured until you close the software program. Each option for the Use Different Paper/Covers setting is described in the following figure. Figure 3-15 Front Cover options 132 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 157
drop-down menu shows all of the media types that the product supports. For more information about the Type is:drop-down menu settings, see Covers check box. The First Page setting is selected by default. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-16 First Page options The following are the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 158
of this chapter. The Type is: drop-down menu shows all of the media types that the product supports. For more information about the Type is: drop-down menu settings, see the Type is section of and options are shown in the following figure. 134 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 159
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-18 Last Page options The following are the Last Page options: ● Source is: drop-down menu ● Type is: drop-down menu The Source is: setting specifies the source tray to use for printing media types that the product supports. For more information about - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 160
the product supports. For Printer Properties. On the Paper tab, the product image contains hot spots where you can select a media source. When you use the mouse to move the pointer over a hot spot, the arrow reverts to a gloved hand. The current 136 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 161
the corresponding part in the printer image. ● Manual Feed in Tray 1, which is available from the Source is: drop-down menu, cannot be selected by selecting the image. ● On the Paper tab, only source trays have product-image hot spots and can be highlighted. HP traditional print drivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 162
features to store print jobs in the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer memory for printing at a later time. These job-storage features are described in the following sections. The Job Storage tab appears among the driver tabs only if the job-storage feature is enabled. To support job-storage features - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 163
job-storage feature, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers. 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Properties. 6. Click the Configure tab. following figure shows the Job Storage tab. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Job Storage tab features 139 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 164
appear on all other Properties driver tabs. Print Task Quick Sets are either preset (by the administrator) or user-defined printing specifications, such as media size and pages per sheet. For more information, see Finishing tab features. 140 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 165
HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer to store documents at the product and then control their printing at the product control panel. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer of 50 quick-copy or proof-andhold jobs. The number is set at the product control panel in the CONFIGURATION menu, and the default is 32 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 166
product control panel. The box labeled PIN is usually inactive. The Require PIN to Print option becomes available when you select Stored Job. If you select the Require PIN to Print box, you must type a PIN to make the stored job private. 142 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 167
Name settings: ● This option, which is the default selection, automatically generates the job name that is associated with the stored print job. The file name of the print job is used if it is available to the print driver. Otherwise, the software program name or a time stamp is used for - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 168
Name + (1-999). After you create the print job name, or when one is created automatically, the product software assigns a number between 1 and 999 to the end of the print job name to make the name unique. three digits of the PIN number. 144 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 169
of the PIN number. If no PIN number is assigned to the job, continue with the next step. 9. Press to delete the job. The stored print job is deleted and the product returns to the READY state. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Job Storage tab features 145 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 170
the orientation of the print job. You can also use it to retrieve information about the driver. Figure 3-21 Basics tab The Basics tab contains the following controls: ● Print Task Quick Sets ● Copies ● Orientation ● Document preview image 146 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 171
into the printer. You can specify the orientation of the print job. The three available orientations are portrait, landscape, and rotated. The default orientation is Portrait. NOTE Nearly all software programs establish the orientation for the printed page, so the page orientation in the driver is - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 172
the following Properties driver tabs: ● Finishing ● Effects ● Paper ● Basics ● Color For more information Driver dialog box. The information that it contains varies according to driver, date, and version. Figure 3-22 About This Driver dialog box 148 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 173
The Configuration Status group box indicates whether the driver was autoconfigured, whether administrator preferences were set, the date the driver was last configured, and whether the configuration is default or user-defined. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Basics tab features 149 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 174
and halftoning. Color output can also be converted to grayscale. The Color tab is shown in the following figure. Figure 3-23 Color tab The Color tab contains the following controls: ● Print Task Quick Sets ● Color Options ● Color Themes 150 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 175
box appears. To change the settings, make your selections by using the drop-down menus in the Color Settings dialog box, and then click OK. The following figure shows the Color Settings dialog box with "Automatic" settings. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW Color tab features 151 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 176
Settings dialog box The Color Settings dialog box contains the following controls for each of the following components: ● General ● ● Halftone General Use the General setting group to control Edge Control settings for all color printing. 152 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 177
neutral colors by combining all four colors of toner, which produces smoother gradients and transitions to non-neutral colors. It also produces the darkest possible black. 4-Color is the default setting for Photographs. Halftone The Halftone setting controls the selection of a printer-dependent - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 178
must manage color within the software program or the operating system. NOTE To prevent poor image quality, use this option only if you are familiar with the procedures for managing color in the software program or the operating system. 154 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 179
instructs the product to use a custom input profile to more accurately predict and control color output. The default Custom Profile is the color table used on the HP Color LaserJet 4650 printer. The product holds only one custom profile at a time, so when you download and install another color - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 180
text. The document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of the following Properties driver tabs: ● Finishing ● Effects ● Paper ● Basics ● Color For more information about the document preview image, see Finishing tab features. 156 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 181
a few exceptions, such as when using Excel 5.0 or Corel® Chart 4.0). When opened from the Printers folder, the Configure tab looks like the following figure. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-25 Configure tab The Configure tab contains the following controls: ENWW Configure tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 182
: ● 3800: HP Color LaserJet 3800 ● 3800n: HP Color LaserJet 3800n ● 3800dn: HP Color LaserJet 3800dn ● 3800dtn: HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn Table 3-7 Printer-model configuration settings Driver location Configuration tab Setting 3800 Duplexing Unit Available, not selected Allow Manual Duplexing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 183
unit ● Allow Manual Duplexing ● Mopier Enabled ● Optional Paper Sources Duplexing unit The HP Color LaserJet 3800dn and HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn printer models are equipped with automatic 2-sided printing (duplexing), which you can use to print on both sides of supported media. Automatic 2-sided - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 184
-down menu lists optional media source trays for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The list of available source trays varies depending on the printer, its input accessories, and the printer configuration settings on the Configure tab. 160 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 185
). This is the default setting for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. ● HP 500-Sheet Input Tray Other Options The Other Options group box contains a single More... command button. Click More... to open the More Configuration Options dialog box. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-26 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 186
correctly. 2. Click Add. The Add Font Card dialog box appears. 3. Click Browse. The Font Card Files dialog box appears. 4. Find and select the appropriate Printer Cartridge Metrics (PCM) file that came with the font card. 5. Click OK. 162 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 187
memory that is available to the printer. An accurate (DWS) value optimizes driver performance. The HP traditional PCL 6 and PCL 5 drivers automatically configure the Total Memory and (DWS) values in Windows 98 and Windows Me environments that support bidirectional communication. To ENWW Configure - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 188
the configuration of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer since installation, click Update Now to automatically reflect the new configuration in the driver. For more information about the print driver automatic configuration feature, see the Driver Configuration for Windows section of this STR - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 189
and become the default settings for all software programs. The following print-driver tabs are available in Windows 98 and Windows Me: ● General ● Details ● Color Management ● Sharing ● Paper ● Graphics ● Fonts ● Device Options ● PostScript PS 3 emulation support for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 A set - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 190
on the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD or from the HP Web site. When using the Adobe PostScript print driver, users must comply with all Adobe licensing agreements, as stated on the Adobe Web site at the following Web site: www.adobe.com/support/downloads/license.html See - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 191
size ● Layout ● Orientation ● Paper source ● Copies ● Unprintable Area... ● More Options... ● About ... ● Restore Defaults Paper size The Paper size selection area lists the paper or envelope sizes that the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list of - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 192
sheet. Clicking 2 up prints two pages on each sheet of paper, dividing the sheet in half. The Layout group box values are ignored if you print an EPS file. The following options are available in the Layout group box: ● 1 up ● 2 up ● 4 up 168 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 193
of the paper types that the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports, such as Plain, Preprinted, and Letterhead. For a full list of supported paper types see Driver-supported media types. Copies Use this box to specify the number of copies to print. You can print from 1 to 999 copies. This option - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 194
the page icon changes to illustrate how the printed document will look. About ... Click About... to open a dialog box that contains copyright and version information about the print driver. The following figure shows the About dialog box. 170 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 195
Printers. 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Properties. 6. Click the Graphics tab. The Graphics tab specifies the resolution, color controls, and halftoning settings for the product. The following figure shows the Graphics tab. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW HP Traditional - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 196
● Special ● Scaling ● Restore Defaults Resolution Use the Resolution drop-down menu to specify the resolution for printing. Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The dpi setting for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is 600 dpi. Color Control The Color Control option specifies whether you - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 197
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-35 Image Color Management dialog box Use the Image Color Management dialog box to specify how color images are created to produce the best-looking image on the printed page. The following controls are available: ● Saturation. Use this option when - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 198
be downloaded. By default, common TrueType fonts are substituted when printing, but uncommon ones are downloaded to the product. If you substitute a printer font for a TrueType font, the printed Font Substitution Table dialog box. 174 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 199
it does on the screen, but printing might take longer. Click Send Fonts As... to specify the format in which the TrueType fonts are sent to the product. Send Fonts As... Use this option to specify how TrueType fonts are downloaded. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure 3-38 Send Fonts As - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 200
. Device Options tab features To gain access to the Device Options tab, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers. 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Properties. 6. Click the Device Options tab. 176 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 201
to the print driver. When the driver is opened from within a software program, the Device Options tab includes only the Printer features controls. When opened from the Printers folder, the Device Options tab appears as shown in the following figure. HP traditional print drivers for Windows Figure - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 202
for CMYK Color ● Edge Control ● Text Neutral Grays ● Text Halftone ● Graphic Neutral Grays ● Graphic Halftone ● Photographs Neutral Grays ● Photographs Halftone ● Watermark (Pages per Sheet) ● Print Watermark ● Watermark ● Watermark Font 178 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 203
with at least 128 MB of total memory), two Job Storage Mode settings are available on the Job Storage tab: ● Proof and Hold ● Private Job HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features 179 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 204
50 quick-copy or proofand-hold jobs. The number is set at the product control panel in the CONFIGURATION menu, and the default is in an output bin after printing. If more copies are needed, you must reprint the job from the software program. If you send HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 205
this setting, see Private Job. Print Color as Gray The Print Color as Gray feature contains the following options: ● Off (default) ● On Collate The Collate feature contains the following options: ● On (turn off in application) ● Off ENWW HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features 181 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 206
Profile is the color table used on the HP Color LaserJet 4650 printer. The product holds only one custom profile at a time, so when you download and install another color table, it erases the default color table and installs the new one. 182 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 207
HP Color LaserJet printer). Download color profiles from the following Web site: www.hp.com/go Edge Control The Edge Control feature contains the following options: ● Maximum ● Normal (default) ● Light ● Off Text Neutral Grays The Text Neutral Grays feature contains the following options: ● Black - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 208
(Pages per Sheet) The Watermark (Pages per Sheet) feature contains the following options: ● 1 (default) ● >=2 Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature contains the following options: ● No (default) ● All Pages ● First Page Only 184 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 209
traditional print drivers for Windows Watermark The Watermark feature contains the following options: ● None (default) ● Draft ● Company Confidential ● Company Proprietary ● Company Private ● Confidential ● Copy ● Copyright ● File Copy ● Final ● For Internal Use Only ● Preliminary ● Proof ● Review - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 210
: ● Narrow Outline ● Medium Outline (default) ● Wide Outline ● Wide Halo Outline ● Filled Watermark Color The Watermark Color feature contains the following options: ● Gray Medium Dark ● Medium ● Medium Light ● Light ● Lighter ● Lightest 186 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 211
HP traditional print drivers for Windows Using job-storage features when printing To use job-storage features when printing, follow these steps: 1. Click File and then click Print from the software program. The Print dialog box appears. NOTE Clicking the print icon in the software program toolbar - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 212
HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports smart duplexing. The printer detects information on both sides of the print job pages and runs the pages through the duplexing unit only if printable information appears on the second side of the page. 188 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 213
a photocopier. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports the transmit-once mopying feature when the Mopier Mode: setting on the Device Options tab is Enabled. Printer Hard Disk When this option is enabled, the Job Storage option and the Mopier Mode option are enabled in the print driver. Use the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 214
. Figure 3-40 PostScript tab The PostScript tab contains the following controls and options: ● PostScript output format ● PostScript header ● Print PostScript error information ● PostScript timeout values ● Advanced... ● Restore Defaults 190 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 215
to print postscript error messages after the document has been printed. The PS Emulation Driver can detect certain errors that Microsoft Windows cannot. If you are having printing problems, click this option. This information can help you, a system administrator, or a product-support representative - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 216
printing a file to disk and that file will be printed by someone who has a level-1 product, you would need to select level 1. You can choose between PostScript Level 1 and PostScript Level 2 features for the HP Color LaserJet compression. 192 Chapter 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 217
except special control characters is sent in binary (8-bit) format. The binary formats can be sent over Defaults Click Restore Defaults to reset the values on the PostScript tab to their original values. HP traditional print drivers for Windows ENWW HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 218
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HP PCL 6 Unidriver, the HP PCL 5 Unidriver, and the HP Postscript 3 Emulation Unidriver (PS Emulation Unidriver) for Windows 2000, Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit), and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit). NOTE For a comparison of features between the HP unidrivers and HP traditional print drivers - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 220
● Effects tab features ● Finishing tab features ● Job Storage tab features ● Color tab features ● Services tab features ● Device Settings tab features ● About tab features 196 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 221
Properties driver tabs. Printing Preferences driver tabs The Printing Preferences driver tabs change the default settings that are used across all software programs. To gain access to these tabs, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 222
2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Properties. The following Properties print-driver tabs are available: ● General ● Sharing ● Ports ● Advanced ● Color Management ● Security ● Device Settings ● About 198 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 223
assistance with printing and configuration options. NOTE Bubble Help, a feature of HP traditional PCL 6 and PCL 5 drivers, is not available in the HP PCL 6 Unidriver, HP PCL 5 Unidriver, and PS Emulation Unidriver. What's this? Help Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 support What - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 224
myself and then click OK. NOTE In this example, the conflict can be resolved manually. If the conflict is not resolved when the driver is closed, then the same dialog appears again when a print job is sent to the product. 200 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 225
size and copies in the driver (although most current software programs support these features in the print dialog box or through the page settings in the software program). The following figure shows the Advanced tab. HP unidrivers for Windows Figure 4-2 The default appearance of the Advanced tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 226
by default. To obtain uncollated printed output, clear the Collate setting in both the driver and the software program. Similarly, if the Collated check box is selected in the driver, but the Collate setting is not enabled in the software program, the printed output is uncollated. 202 Chapter 4 HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 227
product, click ICM Handled by Host System. ● If you want the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer to perform calculations for color matching, click ICM Handled by Printer. In this case, a set of rules for mapping the colors is created and downloaded to the product. The product uses these rules to adjust - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 228
setting at the default (Enabled). If compatibility problems occur, you can disable the feature. However, some advanced printing features might still be available in the print driver, even though they have been disabled. If you select an advanced printing feature in the print driver that has been - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 229
an error occurs. Printer Features The Printer Features setting contains the following controls: ● Print All Text as Black The Print All Text as Black feature is Disabled by default. When Enabled is selected, the driver prints all text as black regardless of the original document text color. Color - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 230
NOTE Alternative Letterhead Mode is available only if the printer is equipped with an automatic duplexing unit. ● Raster Compression NOTE The Raster Compression option is available only in the HP PCL 6 Unidriver. It is not available in the HP PCL 5 Unidriver or the PS Emulation Unidriver. Use the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 231
steps: 1. click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Printing Preferences. 6. Click the Paper/Quality tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 232
the printing Properties dialog box by clicking OK. The following table shows the default settings for Print Task Quick Sets. See the HP Driver Preconfiguration section for information about preconfigurable driver settings. 208 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 233
Print Task Quick Set default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer Driver feature Feature setting location Default values for U.S. English Print Task Quick Sets Preconfigurable1 Print sheet Yes box Print Page Borders Finishing Arial Yes2 Watermark Font Color Effects tab, Watermark - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 234
Task Quick Set default values for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer (continued) Driver feature Feature setting location Default values for U.S. English Print Task Quick Sets Preconfigurable1 Watermark Font Effects tab, Watermark Details dialog 80 No Size box, Font Attributes group box - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 235
supported in Windows 98 and Windows Me. User Guide Print Settings The User Guide Print Settings option provides a Print Task Quick Set for optimal printing of the HP Color LaserJet 3000/3600/3800 User Guide. When you select User Guide Print Settings, all of the settings are restored to the default - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 236
When you change any of the default settings on any of the Printing Preferences driver tabs and you want to save the configuration as a Print Task Quick Set, highlight the words by default. Figure 4-4 Paper Options group box 212 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 237
a drop-down menu that lists all of the supported media sizes. When you move the mouse over the software programs override driver settings, it is generally best to use the driver to set media size only when you are printing from software HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Paper/Quality tab features 213 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 238
standard media size has been selected on the Paper/Quality tab, then the Name text box shows the default name of "Custom." ● If a new name has been typed into the Name text box for on the current measurement units. 214 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 239
use for printing a document. Printer Auto Select ● Manual Feed in Tray 1 ● Tray 1 (100-sheet multipurpose tray) ● Tray 2 (250-sheet tray) ● Tray 3 (500-sheet tray) The default setting is Automatically Select. When this setting is selected, the HP Color LaserJet 3800 uses the source tray that supports - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 240
HP Color LaserJet 3800 supports. When you use the default setting, Unspecified, the printer uses the default media type, which is usually Plain. No mechanism exists for manually adding custom media types through the driver of this STR. When you change the print-driver setting to a media type that is - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 241
must use the same size of media for the entire print job. All Use Different Paper/ Covers options use the select remain configured until you close the software program. Each option for the Use Different HP unidrivers for Windows Figure 4-6 Front Cover options ENWW Paper/Quality tab features 217 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 242
the media size to use for the entire print job. Changes made to the Size is of the media types that the product supports. For more information about the Type remain configured until you close the software program. First Page Use the First HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 243
the media size to use for the entire print job. Changes made to the Size is of the media types that the product supports. For more information about the Type remain configured until you close the software program. Other Pages Use the Other HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Paper/Quality tab features 219 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 244
media size to use for the entire print job. Changes made to the Size the media types that the product supports. For more information about the remain configured until you close the software program. Last Page Use the Last 220 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 245
media size to use for the entire print job. Changes made to the Size is the media types that the product supports. For more information about the Type select remain configured until you close the software program. Back Cover Use the Back HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Paper/Quality tab features 221 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 246
shows all of the media types that the product supports. NOTE You must use the same size of media for the entire print job. All Use Different Paper/ Covers options use the configured until you close the software program. 222 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 247
of the following Printing Preferences driver tabs: ● Paper/Quality ● Effects ● Finishing ● Color Switching between tabs HP Digital Imaging Click HP Digital Imaging to open the HP Digital Imaging Options dialog box, which is shown in the following figure. HP unidrivers for Windows Figure 4-11 HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 248
downloaded from the Internet or from digital cameras can be compressed because of size restrictions, and might exhibit pixilation artifacts when printed. SmartFocus upscales the image to the printer to smooth the output. 224 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 249
Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Printing Preferences. 6. Click the Effects tab. Use the Effects tab to create unique media effects such as scaling and watermarks. The following figure shows the Effects tab. HP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 250
driver settings that appear on all other Printing Preferences driver tabs. Print task quick sets are either preset or user-defined printing specifications image is scaled to fit the target media size. By default, Scale to Fit is selected when Print Document On is selected. If the setting is turned - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 251
oriented so that the contents of the page are right-side-up. The document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of the following Printing Preferences driver tabs: ● Paper/Quality ● Effects HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Effects tab features 227 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 252
This is the default setting. Any watermark that is selected from this list appears in the preview image. When the First Page Only check box is selected, the watermark is printed only on the 4-14 Watermark Details dialog box 228 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 253
that are available in the driver and any new watermarks that in the Message Angle group box to print the watermark in different orientations on the are available: ● Diagonal. This is the default setting. Select this setting to place the text HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Effects tab features 229 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 254
menu lists fonts that are currently installed on the system. The default is language-dependent. ● Color The Color drop-down menu contains the following selections: ● Gray ● Red Darkest to produce a black watermark. ● Size 230 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 255
Default watermark settings The following table shows Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks. Table 4-3 Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks Setting Name Color only the current, unsaved changes can be canceled. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Effects tab features 231 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 256
: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Printing Preferences. 6. Click the Finishing tab. Use the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 257
● Pages per Sheet ● Print Page Borders ● Page Order Print on Both Sides The default setting for the Print on Both Sides option is off (not selected). Print on Both Sides is available Envelope #10 ● Envelope DL ● Envelope C5 ● Envelope B5 HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Finishing tab features 233 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 258
sheet of paper when the Print on Both Sides option is specified in the print job. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer comes with a duplexing unit installed in the following models: ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dn ● HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn These printer models support smart duplexing. The smart duplexing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 259
. HP unidrivers for Windows Figure 4-16 Print on Both Sides Instructions dialog box When you have completed the steps that appear in the dialog box, the second half of the print job prints on the back side of the stack of media. The driver does not require the program to specifically support odd - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 260
Pages per Sheet setting manually to 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages per sheet, the booklet setting is disabled. See the Pages per Sheet section of this chapter for more information. Book and Booklet Printing The HP Color LaserJet 3800 supports book and booklet printing. A book is a print job consisting of at - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 261
greater than 1. Print Page Borders sets a line around each page image on a printed sheet to help visually define the borders of each logical page. Page Order The Page Order drop-down menu contains four selections: ● Right, then Down ● Down, then Right HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Finishing tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 262
into the printer. You can specify the orientation of the print job. The three available orientations are portrait, landscape, and rotated. The default orientation is Portrait. NOTE Nearly all software programs establish the orientation for the printed page, so the page orientation in the driver is - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 263
media. ● Rotate by 180 degrees. This creates a landscape or portrait orientation in which the image is rotated 180°. This setting is useful for printing prepunched media. You can toggle orientation between portrait and landscape by clicking the document preview image. If you select the Rotate by 180 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 264
storage feature to store print jobs in the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer memory for printing at a later time. These job-storage features are described in the following sections. The Job Storage tab appears among the driver tabs only if job-storage feature is enabled. To support job-storage features - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 265
among the driver tabs only if the job-storage feature is enabled. You can disable the job-storage feature while leaving the printer hard disk enabled. To disable the jobstorage feature, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 266
Storage tab The Job Storage tab contains the following controls: NOTE This section also contains information about using the job-storage feature when printing. ● Print Task Quick Sets ● Status group box ● Job Storage Mode ● Require PIN ● Job Notification Options ● User Name ● Job Name 242 Chapter - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 267
tab. Job Storage Mode Use the Job Storage Mode options on the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer to store documents at the product and then control their printing at the product control panel. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer offers the following Job Storage Mode options: ● Off ● Proof and Hold - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 268
printer hard disk without printing it. The print job is stored in the product as if it is an electronic file cabinet. After the print job is stored on the printer hard disk, you can print the job at the product control panel. 244 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 269
name. Stored jobs remain on the printer hard disk when the product is turned printing check box is selected by default. The Display Job ID when printing option causes a pop-up dialog box to appear when the job-storage print job is printed HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Job Storage tab features 245 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 270
default selection, automatically generates the job name that is associated with the stored print job. The file name of the print job is used if it is available to the print driver. Otherwise, the software . 5. Click OK. 246 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 271
and then press . 4. Press and to scroll to the job name, and then press . 5. Press and until PRINT is highlighted on the product control panel, and then press . 6. Press . 7. If a PIN number is assigned step. 8. Press to delete the job. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Job Storage tab features 247 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 272
Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Printing Preferences. 6. Click the Color tab. Use the Color tab to specify predefined color-option - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 273
Use the Automatic option for default color settings that automatically fine-tune the printed output. The Automatic default color settings provide high-quality output for most color printing needs. Manual To change the default color settings, select the Manual option, and then click Settings - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 274
● Text ● Neutral Grays ● Halftone ● Graphics ● Neutral Grays ● Halftone ● Photographs ● Neutral Grays ● Halftone General Use the General setting group to control Edge Control settings for all color printing. 250 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 275
, graphics, or photographs. The following options are available: ● Black Only. This option generates neutral colors (grays and black) by using only black toner. This option guarantees that neutral colors do not have a color cast. Black Only is the default setting for the Text and Graphics components - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 276
setting instructs the product to use a custom input profile to more accurately predict and control color output. The default Custom Profile is an emulation of the color table used on the HP LaserJet 4650 printer. The printer holds only one custom profile at a time, so when you download and install - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 277
appears in the upper-right corner of the following Printing Preferences driver tabs: ● Paper/Quality ● Effects ● Finishing ● Color Switching between tabs does not change the location or landscape page orientation by clicking the image. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Color tab features 253 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 278
Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the product name. 5. Click Printing Preferences. 6. Click the Services tab. The Services tab is shown in - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 279
tools and contacts for troubleshooting. ● Support and troubleshooting. This is the main Web site for HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer support. ● Product manuals. View or download HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer manuals. ● Check for driver updates. Automatically check your print drivers to see whether - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 280
window for the print driver. To gain access to the Device Settings tab, follow these steps: 1. Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers managing the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The Device - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 281
in each input tray. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer supports more than one source of media. You can assign a form (which defines the media size and margins) to each media source. When a form is matched to a source, you can select the form when you print. The product prints from the tray to which - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 282
Substitution Table External Fonts NOTE The External Fonts option is available only in the HP PCL 6 and PCL unidrivers. It is not available in the PS Emulation Properties button available. Click Properties to open the HP Font Installer dialog box, which is shown in the following figure. 258 Chapter - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 283
Click Start. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home). 4. Right-click the name of the product. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW Device Settings tab features - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 284
. The HP Font Installer dialog box appears. The external fonts that are installed appear in the Installed Fonts window. 9. print jobs. The following options are available: ● ASCII (default) ● TBCP ● Binary When you click ASCII, data is sent in ASCII format (7-bit), which might take longer to print - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 285
to print when sent to a network printer, change Yes to No. Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray This control specifies whether to convert the true gray value (RGB) in text to the gray provided by the PS Emulation Driver. The following settings are available: ● Yes ● No. This is the default setting - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 286
options that you can install for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The following controls are available: ● Automatic Configuration (Off by default) ● Tray 3 ● Duplex Unit (for 2-sided Printing) ● Allow Manual Duplexing ● Printer Memory ● Printer Hard Disk ● Job Storage ● Mopier Mode ● Postscript - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 287
Printing) The HP Color LaserJet 3800dn and the HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn printer models come with a duplex unit installed. This setting is enabled (Installed) by default. NOTE These printer models support of the page. Allow Manual Duplexing Select Allow Manual Duplexing to print on both sides of any - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 288
when printing to a postscript driver. Options such as Watermarks, n-up and Booklet Printing might not print correctly from some software programs with Postscript Passthrough enabled, because such programs send postscript 264 Chapter 4 HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 289
by the driver. Other programs might print using these options without problems. Select Disabled and print the document again if you encounter problems. NOTE In some cases, disabling Postscript Passthrough can cause unexpected results within a software program. HP unidrivers for Windows ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 290
(in parentheses after the model name) together with specific information about each of the components. The information varies according to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 model number, driver, date, and versions. The About tab is shown in the following figure. Figure 4-25 About tab The About lists - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 291
about operating systems that support printing-system software installation for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer, see Supported operating systems. This chapter provides procedures for installing and removing the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printingsystem software for Windows operating systems. The - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 292
● Arial Bold Italic ● Symbol ● Wingdings ● Courier New ● Times New Roman Default fonts The following default fonts are installed through a Full Installation of the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software. Table 5-1 Default fonts Font name Albertus Extra Bold Albertus Medium Antique Olive - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 293
Table 5-1 Default fonts (continued) Font name CG Omega CG Omega CG Times CG Times CG Times CG Times Clarendon Condensed Coronet CourierPS .TTF AVGR46W.TTF AVGR65W.TTF AVGR66W.TTF BOKR35W.TTF BOKR36W.TTF BOKR75W.TTF BOKR76W.TTF CHANC___.TTF DINGS___.TTF Font support 269 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 294
Table 5-1 Default fonts (continued) Font name Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Marigold New Century Schoolbook New Century Regular Italic Regular Regular File name PS_12639.TTF PS_12640.TTF PS_14530.TTF PS_11120.TTF 270 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 295
BodoniPS Candid Chicago Clarendon Light ClarendonPS ClarendonPS Cooper Black Cooper Black Copperplate32bc Copperplate33bc CoronetPS Eurostile Eurostile Bold Eurostile ExtendedTwo PS_14053.TTF PS_14054.TTF PS_14051.TTF PS_13873.TTF PS_13871.TTF PS_13870.TTF Font support 271 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 296
Helvetica Condensed Helvetica Condensed Hoefler Text Hoefler Text Black Hoefler Text Black Hoefler Text Hoefler Text Ornaments Joanna MT Joanna Regular Regular Bold Bold Italic Italic 272 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components File name PS_12544.TTF PS_10695.TTF PS_12542.TTF - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 297
.TTF PS_13502.TTF PS_14030.TTF PS_14040.TTF PS_14021.TTF PS_14022.TTF PS_14029.TTF PS_14039.TTF PS_13548.TTF PS_13547.TTF PS_14481.TTF PS_14480.TTF Installation in Windows ENWW Font support 273 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 298
98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems. The Windows NT 4.0 operating system does not support the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. NOTE The HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver, the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver, and the PS Emulation Driver are available on the printing-system software CD - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 299
This section provides information about the installation dialog box sequence for installing the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software in Microsoft Windows environments. You can choose to install the software by using either a Basic, Full, or Custom Installation. Using the Help, Back, Next - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 300
The Full Installation includes the following components: ● HP Color LaserJet 3800 PCL 6 Driver ● HP Easy Printer Care ● Screen Fonts ● Install Notes ● User Guide When you select the Install Printer option from the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD, the Language Selection dialog box - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 301
The Windows NT 4.0 operating system does not support the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. If you try to install the printer in a Windows NT 4.0 environment, the following screen appears. Installation in Windows Figure 5-5 Setup Error - Unsupported Operating System ENWW Installation instructions - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 302
by default. Read the software-license agreement, click I agree, and then click Next to proceed with the installation. The Printer Connection dialog box opens, as shown in the following figure. Figure 5-7 Printer Connection dialog box 278 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 303
the Installation Type dialog box opens. To continue with the default installation sequence, see Figure 5-20 Installation Type dialog box. NOTE The printing-system software should be installed before the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer is connected to the computer through a parallel or USB connection - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 304
includes the option of using the TCP/IP address for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer, which might be preferable to waiting for the installer to finish printer is found, the Printer Not Found dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure. 280 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 305
(see Figure 5-8 Searching dialog box). If a printer is found, the Printers Found dialog box appears, with a list of matching products that have been found on the network. The Printer Found dialog box is shown in the following figure. Installation in Windows ENWW Installation instructions 281 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 306
for changing the TCP/IP address. If a single printer is found, the Printer Found dialog box appears, with a list of matching products that have been found on the network. The Printer Found dialog box is shown in the following figure. 282 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 307
Figure 5-15 Check Printer Connection dialog box). If you click Yes, install this printer and then click Next, the Confirm Network Settings dialog box opens, as shown in the following figure. Installation in Windows Figure 5-13 Confirm Network Settings dialog box ENWW Installation instructions 283 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 308
Check Printer Connection dialog box, which appears if you selectedNo, I want to install a different printer in the Printer Found dialog box or if the system failed to detect the product over the network, is shown in the following figure. 284 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 309
shown in the following figure. If you click Enter settings for a printer not on the network and then click Next, the Printer Settings dialog box opens (see Figure 5-17 Printer Settings dialog box). Installation in Windows Figure 5-16 Specify Printer dialog box ENWW Installation instructions 285 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 310
To install the printer using the TCP/IP address, click IP Address, type the product TCP/IP address in the field, and then click Next to continue the installation. The Set Port Name dialog box opens, as shown in the following figure. 286 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 311
box (see Figure 5-14 Confirm Changing Setting dialog box), the Change TCP/IP Settings dialog box opens, as shown in the following figure. Installation in Windows ENWW Installation instructions 287 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 312
5-13 Confirm Network Settings dialog box). If you clear the Use Default Port Name check box and click Next, the Set Port Name dialog box opens (see Figure 5-18 Set Port Name dialog box). Figure 5-20 Installation Type dialog box 288 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 313
or select none of them if you are not installing a driver). Click Next to proceed with the installation. The Additional Software dialog box opens. To view details about the drivers, click Details.... The driver Details dialog box appears. ENWW Installation instructions 289 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 314
in the Details dialog box. Click OK to return to the Drivers dialog box. In the Drivers dialog box, click Next to continue the installation. The Additional Software dialog box appears. Figure 5-23 Additional Software dialog box 290 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 315
dialog box All the software that is available in the Additional Software dialog box is described in the Details dialog box. Click OK to return to the Additional Software dialog box. Click Next to open the Ready to Install dialog box. ENWW Installation instructions 291 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 316
Printer Properties to open the Printer Properties dialog box. This dialog box has two tabs: ● General ● Sharing Figure 5-26 Printer PropertiesGeneraltab On the General tab, you can change the printer name by typing a new name in the Printer Name field. 292 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 317
. You can also leave these fields blank. If you want to use the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer as your default printer, select the Use the printer as the default printer for Windows-based programs check box. Click OK to return to the Ready to Install dialog box, or click the Sharing tab to share - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 318
OK. The Additional Drivers dialog box does not appear if the computer is running Windows 98 or Windows Me. In the Ready to Install dialog box, click Next to begin the process of copying and installing the printingsystem software folders and files. The Installing HP Color LaserJet 3800 dialog box is - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 319
NOTE If you are installing the HP Color LaserJet 3800 over a direct connection and HP Easy Printer Care was not installed earlier, an option for installing HP Easy Printer Care appears on the HP Color LaserJet 3800 Next Steps dialog box. ENWW Installation instructions 295 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 320
printer is connected, click Print Driver Test Page. The Test Page dialog box appears. Figure 5-32 Test Page dialog box If the test page prints correctly, click OK to continue. If it does not print, click Troubleshoot... to open screens that guide you through options to find the source of the problem - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 321
appears. In Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000, click Start on the desktop, click Settings, click Printers, and then click Add a printer. The Add a printer wizard screen appears. 3. Use the Add a printer wizard to find and connect to the printer. The print drivers are loaded as a part of this - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 322
If the computer is running a 64-bit Windows operating system, you must install the corresponding 64-bit print driver. The 64-bit print drivers are included on the software CD-ROM. Use the following steps to install a print driver by using the Add Printer feature. 1. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 323
for replacing entries in the RESPONSE.INI file, is available at the following Web site: www.hp.com/support/clj3800 To run the Installer Customization Wizard 1. Insert the HP Color LaserJet 3800 software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. In the CD browser main screen, click Installer Customization Wizard - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 324
this or any other screen where it appears (see Using the Help, Back, Next, and Cancel buttons). Read the software-license agreement, click I agree, and then click Next to open the Language dialog box. Figure 5-37 Language dialog box 300 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 325
Language dialog box. Maintenance mode on systems box earlier). The Language dialog box defaults to the language that was selected file. Click Next to open the Printer Port dialog box, as shown in to a previous screen. Installation in Windows Figure 5-38 Printer Port dialog box Click Network Path - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 326
all types of local ports regardless of local support. Figure 5-40 Printer Connection dialog box Click the type of connection that you are using and then click Next to open the Drivers dialog box. See Figure 5-43 Drivers dialog box. 302 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 327
specify a different name. If you click Use Default and click Next, the Drivers dialog box opens. See Figure 5-43 Drivers dialog box. To specify a different name, click Specify: and click Next to open the Port Creation Options dialog box. ENWW Installation instructions 303 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 328
type the printer hardware address in the Hardware Address field and click Next. NOTE To print a configuration page where the printer hardware address is listed, see Determining the current level of firmware. Figure 5-43 Drivers dialog box 304 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 329
are available on the Drivers dialog box are described in the Details dialog box. Click OK to return to the Drivers dialog box. On the Drivers dialog box, click Next to continue the installation. The Additional Software dialog box appears. ENWW Installation instructions 305 Installation in Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 330
appears. Figure 5-46 Additional software Details dialog box All the software that you selected in the Additional Software dialog box is described in the Details dialog box. Click OK to return to the Additional Software dialog box. 306 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 331
Custom Installer Location dialog box. Click Next to open the Ready to Create Installer dialog box, which is shown in the following figure. Installation in Windows Figure 5-48 Ready to Create Installer dialog box ENWW Installation instructions 307 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 332
. You can also leave these fields blank. If you want to use the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer as your default printer, select the Use the printer as the default printer for Windows-based programs check box. Click OK to return to the Ready to Create Installer dialog box, or click the Sharing tab - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 333
dialog box appears. Installation in Windows Figure 5-51 Additional Drivers dialog box If you want to support automatic driver downloads to clients from the computer that you are using to install the printer, select the Windows 98 and Me check box and click OK. ENWW Installation instructions 309 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 334
bar fills. Click Cancel to close the Installer Customization Wizard without installing the printing-system software. At a certain point, the Cancel button disappears and the process cannot be exit the Installer Customization Wizard. 310 Chapter 5 Installing Windows printing-system components ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 335
is useful when you want to use the default selections that the installer provides or when you want HP print drivers. Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 drivers from HP are supported only on Intel X86 processor types. To install the print driver on a Windows 2000,Windows XP, or Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 336
, starting with Windows 2000 and continuing with all future operating systems, print drivers would run as user-mode processes. Usermode drivers run in a protected part of the operating system, as do all of the normal end-user processes and software programs. A user-mode print driver that functions - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 337
Windows and Apple Computer, Inc., Macintosh systems. Linux and UNIX systems are supported, and software is available on the Web. For detailed information about operating systems that support printing-system software installation for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer, see Supported operating - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 338
the following software for Macintosh computers: ● PPDs for Mac OS 9 V9.2.2 (Mac OS X Classic) and Mac OS X V10.1.5 and later ● PDEs for Mac OS X only (V10.1.5 and later) HP LaserJet PPDs In Mac OS 9 V9.2.2 (Mac OS X Classic), postscript printer definition (PPD) files for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 339
Installation in Macintosh Screen fonts The printing-system software for Macintosh operating systems no longer includes a font installer. The HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer uses previously installed system fonts when it is installed on a Macintosh computer. ENWW Macintosh component descriptions - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 340
the Macintosh printing-system software CD into the CD-ROM drive. NOTE If the CD screen does not open automatically, double-click the hp color LaserJet 3800 CD-ROM icon on the desktop to open the CD-ROM window. 2. Double-click the icon for your OS. For instance, if you are installing the printer in - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 341
required. 4. Click your product name from the list that appears on the right side of the Chooser dialog box, and then click Create. For the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer, the selection is HP Color LaserJet 470014. ENWW Installing the Macintosh printing system 317 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 342
Setting up a printer with Mac OS X V10.4 1. In the Applications folder, open the Utilities Folder, and then run the Printer Browser or the Printer Setup Utility, depending on the version of the Macintosh operating system. Figure 6-1 Printer Browser screen 318 Chapter 6 Installation for Macintosh - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 343
Installed in the Tray 3 drop-down menu. 4. In the Memory Configuration: drop-down menu, select the amount of memory that is installed in the product: ● 64 MB RAM ● 96 MB RAM ● 128 MB RAM ● 160 MB RAM ● 192 MB RAM ENWW Installing the Macintosh - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 344
(a standard feature on the HP Color LaserJet 3800dn and the HP Color LaserJet 3800dtn models), select the Duplex Unit check box. 6. In the Printer Disk: drop-down menu, , click Continue. The Printer Browser screen shows the following tabs: ● Default Browser ● IP Printer 320 Chapter 6 Installation - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 345
: field, type a name for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. 10. In the Location: field, type the product location. 11. In the Print Using: field, select one of the following options: ● Auto Select (This is the default setting.) ● Generic PostScript Printer ● Other (Select the appropriate brand name - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 346
13. If you want to search for additional printers, click More Printers. The Printer Browser search dialog box opens. Figure 6-4 More Printers screen 14. Use the drop-down menus to change the search settings. Select the printer that you want to install and click Add. To cancel the search, click - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 347
options: ● All (this is the default setting) ● AppleTalk ● Bonjour ● FireWire® ● Open Directory ● Shared ● USB 17. In the Protocol: drop-down menu, select one of the following options: ● Internet Printing Protocol - IPP ● Line Printer Daemon - LPD ● HP Jet Direct - Socket ENWW Installing the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 348
: field, type a name for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. 21. In the Location: field, type the product location. 22. In the Print Using: field, select one of the following options: ● Auto Select (This is the default setting.) ● Generic PostScript Printer ● Other (Select the appropriate brand name - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 349
zone; or if you are using IP Printing, type a TCP/IP address in the Printer Address field. In the Printer Model drop-down menu, select HP. In the Model Name drop-down menu, select HP Color LaserJet 3800. NOTE If the automatic selection fails, or if you want to manually select a .PPD file, click the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 350
Setting up an IP/LPR networked Printer with Mac OS 9.x 1. Run the Apple Desktop Printer utility. 2. Click Printer (LPR), and then click OK. 3. Click Change in the LPR Printer Selection area. 4. Click the appropriate TCP/IP address and queue, and then click OK. 5. Click Change and scroll through the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 351
Installation in Macintosh Uninstalling the Macintosh printing system To uninstall the Macintosh Printing System, drag the PPDs and the unwanted component(s) to Trash. ENWW Uninstalling the Macintosh printing system 327 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 352
layout The Macintosh printing-system software consists of the following folders: the HP LaserJet InstallerIntegrated installer program for Mac OS X and for Mac OS 9, and a PDF folder for manuals. The folders are named as follows: ● Mac OS X ( the HP LaserJet Installer) ● Mac OS 9 (the integrated - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 353
in Mac OS 9 for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. 1. Insert the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD hp LaserJet for Macintosh dialog box opens. 2. Click Continue to open the HP LaserJet Installer dialog box. If you want to install the files in a location other than the default - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 354
This section provides information about the Macintosh installation dialog-box sequence for the Easy Install (the typical installation option). Insert the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the CD screen does not open automatically when the CD is put into the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 355
Installation in Macintosh Figure 6-10 HP Color LaserJet v.5.5.0.040 icon If you are installing the product on Mac OS X V10.1 or later, the Authenticate dialog box appears. Figure 6-11 Authenticate dialog box Type the correct "admin" password and click OK to continue. The - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 356
Setup dialog box for your default printer and print a copy of the license agreement. Click Save As... to open the system Save dialog box and save the license agreement to disk. Click Decline to end the installation process and close the installer. Read the software-license agreement and then click - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 357
Stop to interrupt the install file copy process. When installation is complete, the LASERJET README.RTF file opens and the LaserJet ReadMe.rtf icon appears on the desktop. Follow these instructions to set up a printer queue for your HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. ENWW Mac OS X installation 333 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 358
Figure 6-17 LaserJet ReadMe icon A pop-up message stating that the installation was successful also appears. Figure 6-18 Installation success message Click Quit to exit the installer. Click Continue to return to the HP LaserJet Installer. 334 Chapter 6 Installation for Macintosh operating systems - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 359
Details Introduction This chapter presents engineering detail for the following topics: ● File to E-mail utility ● HP Easy Printer Care ● Media attributes ● Remote firmware update ● Printing print-ready documents ● Driver-feature comparison in various operating systems ENWW Introduction 335 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 360
e-mail services such as Yahoo, Hotmail, or AOL. Depending on the speed of the computer, it might take several seconds for the utility to gather the log files and attach them to an e-mail message. The File to E-mail utility consists of two files that are located on the HP Color LaserJet 3800 software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 361
Engineering Details Figure 7-1 File to E-mail - sample e-mail message with files attached If the File to E-mail utility fails for any reason (for instance, if you cancel the new message), all the files are copied to a folder on the desktop that is named CCC, possibly with strings of 0's attached to - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 362
the HP Color LaserJet 3800 program group to select and remove any or all of the HP printing-system components. Follow these instructions to remove the HP Easy Printer Care and HP Device Communications Services in a Windows XP operating environment. NOTE To uninstall the HP Easy Printer Care software - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 363
Driver-supported media sizes ● Driver-supported media types ● Custom paper sizes ● Media-type commands Media sources and destinations The following table indicates the standard and optional media sources and destinations for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. Table 7-1 HP Color LaserJet Manual - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 364
Select (HP 7 1 traditional PCL drivers) or Printer Auto Select (HP unidrivers) null false 1 For the string value, you must use include the quotation marks around the variable. For example, ubyte_array "TRAY2" MediaSource is the PCL 6 command for tray 2. Driver-supported media sizes - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 365
(9.02 inches) Envelope DL 110 mm 220 mm "DL" (4.33 inches) (8.66 HP Color LaserJet 3800 print-drivers support. Table 7-4 Supported input media types Media types (command string) Unspecified Tray 1/top Tray 2 (250-sheet) Trays 3 (500- bin/stacker sheet) bin Y Y Y Duplexing unit Manual - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 366
Supported input media types (continued) Media types (command string) Tray 1/top Tray 2 (250-sheet) Trays 3 (500- bin/stacker sheet) bin Duplexing unit Manual table shows custom paper sizes that are available for the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. Table 7-5 PCL 6 custom media sizes Tray Tray - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 367
& 11 Esc& 13 Wd Letterhead Wd Transparency1 Esc& 11 Wd Prepunched Esc& 7 Wd Labels Esc& 5 Wd Bond Esc& 9 Wd Recycled Esc& 6 Wd Color Esc& 6 Wd Light Esc& 13 Wd Intermediate Esc& 6 Wd Heavy Esc& 12 Esc& 11 Wd Extra Heavy Wd Cardstock2 Esc& 6 Wd Rough - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 368
HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer features remote firmware update (RFU) capability. The method for downloading remote firmware updates from the Web site is similar to that used to download the latest printing-system software and print drivers the default settings will return to default settings. The - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 369
queue are printed before the update is processed. Use one of the methods described in this manual to update the printer firmware. Printer messages during the firmware update The following table lists the causes and results of possible interruptions to the firmware update. Table 7-7 Troubleshooting - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 370
product. NOTE To verify that the firmware update succeeded, print a new configuration page from the control panel and verify that the firmware date code on the configuration page has changed. Downloading custom color profiles Obtain custom color profiles just as you would any other remote-firmware - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 371
is a two-part version number consisting of a major and a minor value The custom color-profile .RFU tiles that are available include: ● A simulation of the color settings for the HP LaserJet 4650 printer: *clj4650_*.RFU ● A simulation of the color settings for the HP LaserJet 9500 printer: *clj9500_ - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 372
this message. 7. Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware revision number matches the revision of the current update. Remote firmware update by using FTP on a direct network connection If the HP Color LaserJet 3800 uses a direct network connection, use file transfer protocol (FTP) to - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 373
window: 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection 226 Ready 226 Processing Job 226 Transfer complete After these messages appear, a message containing transfer-speed information appears. 10. The download you see this message. 11. Print a configuration page and verify that - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 374
terminal window. The complete path to the file is automatically placed after the put command. 7. The download process until you see this message. 8. Print a configuration page and verify that the portion of MODE loaded > Infinite retry on parallel printer time-out 3. At a command prompt, type copy - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 375
window. Windows NT 4.0 does not support the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer drivers, but it is possible to update the printer firmware in Windows Enter on the keyboard. 3. The download process begins and the firmware is until you see this message. 4. Print a configuration page and verify that the - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 376
connected over a USB connection, follow these instructions: 1. From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type copy /b \ \\< Printer messages during the firmware update appear on the control panel. The message 1 file(s) copied appears on the computer screen. 3. The download - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 377
that is available only for Mac OS X V10.2 or later. The HP Printer Utility can be found on the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printing-system software CD-ROM that came with the product. If you do not have the CD-ROM, you can obtain the HP Printer Utility by downloading the latest product installer from - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 378
Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware revision number matches the revision of the current update. Remote firmware update by using the HP LaserJet Utility (Mac the HP LaserJet Utility shows how much of the file has been downloaded. The messages described in the section Printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 379
see this message. 8. Print a configuration page and verify window. Remote firmware update through HP Web Jetadmin This procedure requires that you install HP Web Jetadmin V7.8 or later on the computer. Complete the following steps to update a single product through HP Web Jetadmin after downloading - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 380
Printer Firmware Update drop-down menu. 10. Click Update Firmware. HP Web Jetadmin sends the selected .RFU file to the product. 11. The download Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware revision number matches the revision of the current update. HP side of the window. Scroll if - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 381
by means of a distribution method such as internet downloading. The following print-ready file formats can be sent directly to the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer without first opening the original software program: ● HP LaserJet Printer Control Language (.PCL) ● Portable Document Format (.PDF - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 382
on the Embedded Jetdirect page. The HP Embedded Jetdirect page is the second page of the Configuration page printout. To print a configuration page, see Determining the current level of firmware. 2. Open a command window on the computer. 3. Type ftp . For example, if the TCP - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 383
in the put command, type put and a space, and then click and drag the print-ready file onto the terminal window. The complete path to the file is automatically placed after the put command. 7. Press Enter. 8. The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the product. This can take about - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 384
a copy command at a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window. 1. At a command prompt, type copy /b , where is the name of the print-ready file (including the path) and is the name of the appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, type the following - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 385
NOTE This direct printing method is for use in Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Complete the following steps to print a print-ready file by using the LPR command. 1. Make note of the TCP/IP address on the Embedded Jetdirect page. The HP Embedded Jetdirect page - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 386
the software features that are available for each driver type and for operating system that supports the HP Color LaserJet 3800 printer. The printing-system drivers for Windows 98 and Windows Me are the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver, HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver, and PS Emulation Driver. The printing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 387
Table 7-12 Printer Job Language (PJL) and PJL encoding Operating system Driver type Driver PJL support UTF-8 encoding for PJL (Unicode to 8-bit) Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 HP unidriver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 388
Connectivity/Printing Table 7-14 Driver support for connectivity features Operating system Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Driver type HP unidriver Driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation Parallel (direct connect) x x x Network - TCP/IP (wired) x x x Network - TCP/IP (wireless - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 389
Postscript Bundle support Table 7-17 Bundle support Operating system Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Driver type HP unidriver Driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation Printer bundle in driver UI Bundle support thorugh installer x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 390
7-19 Driver support for installable options Operating system Driver type Driver Duplexing unit Manual duplex enable Printer hard disk Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 HP unidriver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x x x x x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 391
Engineering Details Printer services Table 7-20 Printer services (Services tab) Operating system Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Driver type HP unidriver Driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation Internet Services Links/Launch x x x product support Web site Launch HP EWS features x - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 392
Sets Table 7-23 Driver support for Print Task Quick Sets Operating system Driver type Driver Print Task Quick Sets User Defined Quick Sets Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 HP unidriver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 393
Driver support for the job-storage features Operating system Driver type Driver Proof and hold Private job Quick Copy Stored Job Job name User name PIN to print (for private jobs) PIN to print (for stored jobs) Job-storage pop-up Automatic job and user name Job-storage override Windows XP, Windows - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 394
resolution Table 7-27 Print-quality and resolution features Operating system Driver type Driver Print-quality options Windows XP,Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 HP unidriver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x Macintosh - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 395
Intent x x x Print in Grayscale blocked x (HP PCL 6 Unidriver [Black] only) sRGB (ColorSmart for legacy x x x HP LaserJet printers) CMYK color management Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Mac Mac Postscript - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 396
only; not supported by Mac OS X or later. Macintosh11 Macintosh Postscript x x x x x x x x x Alternative source/paper type Table 7-32 Driver support for the alternate source/paper type feature Operating system Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 Driver type HP unidriver Driver PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 397
x x x x Booklet Printing (layout through x x x software) Booklet Target Size x x x Windows 98, Me HP traditional driver PCL 6 PCL 5 PS Emulation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Macintosh Macintosh Postscript x x x x x x x (Mac OS X only) Other document - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 398
Postscript x x x x Font support Table 7-36 Font support Operating system Driver type Driver General device font support Font substitution Font DIMM (on/off) Send TrueType as Bitmap TrueType Fonts (UI option) Print Text as Black Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 HP unidriver PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 399
XP HP unidriver Driver PS Emulation Unidriver Convert gray text to postscript gray x Convert gray graphics to postscript gray x Add euro currency symbol x Job timeout x Wait timeout x Minimum font size to download as outline x Minimum font size to download as bitmap x Printing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 400
376 Chapter 7 Engineering Details ENWW - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 401
for 31 unidrivers 262 autoconfiguration, Enterprise about 31 Windows support 32 Automatic color settings PCL traditional drivers 151 unidrivers 249 automatic two-sided printing PS Emulation Driver 170 autorun CD-ROM, Windows 25 B Back button, Windows installation dialog boxes 275 Back Cover settings - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 402
Location dialog box, Windows Customization Wizard 307 custom paper sizes PCL traditional drivers 126, 342 PCL unidrivers 213, 342 customer support 61 Customization Wizard dialog boxes 298 D default Print Task Quick Sets PCL traditional drivers 102 unidrivers 208 default printer, setting 312 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 403
43 availiability 338 Find Other Printers 44 Maintenance Tools pane 55 My HP Printers screen 49 Printer Usage Report 56 Support tab 53 Troubleshooting Tools pane 58 uninstallation 338 Update screen 57 Edge Control settings PCL traditional drivers 152 PS Emulation Driver 183 unidrivers 250 Edit Other - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 404
unidrivers 258 TrueType download option 375 unidriver settings 203 Upload Fonts, HP Printer Utility 80 watermarks 121 Windows 268, 270 Form to Tray Assignment, unidrivers 257 Front Cover settings PCL traditional drivers 132 unidrivers 217 FTP direct printing, Windows 357 Windows firmware updates 348 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 405
user guide 59 HP Instant Support 61 HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide 21 HP Jetdirect page, printing 59 HP LaserJet Utility, Macintosh firmware updates 354 HP Network Registry Agent (HPNRA) 31 HP PCL traditional drivers. See PCL traditional drivers HP PCL unidrivers. See PCL unidrivers HP Printer - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 406
supplies status 76 supported 8 system requirements 7 tray configuration 84 uninstalling printing-system software 327 Update Firmware 82 Upload Fonts 80 Maintenance Tools pane, HP Easy Printer Care 55 Manual color settings PCL traditional drivers 151 unidrivers 249 manuals. See documentation margins - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 407
My HP Printers screen, HP Easy Printer Care 49 N negative image, PS Emulation Driver 173 Networking tab, HP Embedded Web Server 70 networks bidirectional communication support 364 color printing, restricting 38 direct printing 361 Embedded Jetdirect page, printing 59 firewalls 280 firmware updates - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 408
Details settings 112, 113 Print Quality group box 112 Print Task Quick Sets 102 Print Task Quick Sets support 368 Printer Model box 158 product image 136 quality settings 370 reordering options 370 resizing options support 371 RGB Color settings 154 Scale to Fit 117 Services tab 367 tray assignment - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 409
Quick Sets, PCL traditional drivers about 102 defaults 102 use guide 105 Print Task Quick Sets, unidrivers about 208 custom 212 defaults 208 use guide 211 print-ready files command-line printing 357 printing by FTP 357 printing by local WIndows port 359 printing by Windows network 361 ENWW Index - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 410
dialog box, Windows 292 Printer Settings dialog box, Windows 286 printer, setting default 312 printing direct in a Windows network 361 direct in UNIX 361 direct using FTP 357 direct using local Windows port 359 direct using LPR command 361 files using HP Embedded Web Server 60 User Guide 19 Printing - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 411
352 Windows, using local port 350 Rendezvous Setting, Macintosh 88 reordering options 370 Resizing Options driver support 371 unidriver settings 226 resolution driver support 370 PCL traditional driver settings 113, 115 PS Emulation Driver settings 172 Restrict Color screen, HP Printer Utility - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 412
, HP Printer Utility 79 support, product 61 system requirements Macintosh and Linux 7 Windows 7 T TBCP output protocol, PS Emulation Unidriver 260 TCP/IP address, locating 59 Test Page dialog box, Windows 296 text files, command-line printing 357 text, printing all as black PCL traditional drivers - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 413
Services tab, unidrivers 254 Troubleshooting Tools pane, HP Easy Printer Care 58 TrueType font settings PS Emulation Unidriver 262 Send as Bitmap, PCL traditional drivers 113, 114 Send as Bitmap, PCL unidrivers 205 substitution table, PS Emulation Driver 174 unidrivers 203 two-sided printing PCL - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 414
24 default printer, setting 312 dialog boxes 276 direct printing, FTP 357 direct printing, local port 359 direct printing, networks 361 directory structure, software CD- ROM 11 driver versions 28 Enterprise AutoConfiguration support 32 fonts supported 268 HP Driver Preconfiguration support 36 - HP 3800 | HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer - Software Technical Reference - Page 415
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