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AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained 1 (11/00) © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2000 All rights reserved. Reproduction of Apple Computer. Adobe (R), PageMaker (TM), and PS (R) are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems. PANTONE(R)* is - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 3
of contents Notice ...2 Trademark notices...2 Table of contents...3 HP COLOR LASERJET 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN SOFTWARE TECHNICAL REFERENCE...7 Purpose and scope ...7 Software description ...7 Platforms (operating systems) supported 7 Printing system components 9 Printing system and installer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 4
information ...112 Font support ...112 Windows NT 4.0 installation instructions 115 Installation options and user prompts for Windows NT 4.0 120 Uninstalling printing system components 122 Standard PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver modifications 122 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 4 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 5
for Workgroups 133 System requirements ...133 Printer support ...133 Background information ...134 Font support ...134 Windows 3.1x installation instructions 137 Uninstalling printing system components 137 PCL driver modifications ...137 PS driver modifications ...138 Macintosh printing system - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 6
174 Driver support matrix...174 Troubleshooting ...175 General problem solving ...175 Job status and alerts is causing problems with a specific driver model 182 Job status and alerts is conflicting with other application(s 184 README FILES ...185 Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 7
and troubleshooting tips for the software of the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printer series. The following information is included in this technical reference: • Driver and platform Descriptions with system modifications • Procedures for installing and removing HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 8
Purpose and scope • Windows NT Workstation 3.51 The following systems support a PS emulation configuration of the printer software: • Macintosh OS System 7.5.3 and later HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 8 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 9
drivers one printer from the list below. (The options specified on the command line override the options specified in the SETUP.1ST file.) The options available (see below) can also include the /u option. Using this option key makes the installer always operate as unattended. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 10
integer that references the list of available printers. For example, the following printers are available for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 installation: 0 = HP Color LaserJet 4550 1 = HP Color LaserJet 4550N 2 = HP Color LaserJet 4550DN 3 = HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN • /pd=n Used to specify whether the - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 11
Figure 1: Installer Main Screen Printing system installer HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 11 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 12
Install Printer - This wizard guides you through the installation of your HP color LaserJet 4550 Printing System. Only the necessary software will be installed. • Register Product: Register your HP Color LaserJet 4550 through the Internet. • View Documentation: View the HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 13
be unselected in the Custom Installation. Automatic Driver Configuration The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers for Windows feature bidirectional capability that provides automatic discovery and driver configuration for printer accessories at the time of installation and - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 14
PCL 6 driver Configuration tab Printing system installer Job Status and Alerts This feature will notify users with a pop-up message when their active print job is interrupted or completed. Interrupt conditions could include paper jam, toner HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 14 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 15
uninstall some or all HP printer software components, select the HP Color LaserJet 4550 Uninstaller icon from the HP Color LaserJet 4550 program group. Click Next and follow the prompts to continue the uninstall process. NOTE: No uninstaller is available for driver-only installation using Windows - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 16
End-user software components Drivers The printing system for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family includes the following printer drivers: Windows drivers Operating System Windows 2000 Driver Description • HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6, PCL 5c • HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 17
The HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printing System (version 1.00) includes the following components for Windows and Macintosh environments. Following the table are descriptions of each component. Component HP Installer Version 1.0 HP Online User Guide 2.0 Macintosh LaserJet Utility - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 18
in the PostScript driver. These profiles can be used for color conversions in a color-managed workflow. PANTONE®* color profiles Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration is the default setting for HP Color LaserJet printers. This feature automatically converts PANTONE®* colors to optimal color values for the - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 19
. Printing System Documentation Documentation includes a color Readme file (color.wri), printing system Readme file (readme.wri), User Guide, AcroRead, hp JetDirect Guide, hp FIR Guide, and English only Release Notes. The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 color Readme file, printing system Readme - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 20
Printing system software components NOTE: Hewlett-Packard supports JetAdmin for existing products, but does not provide applets for new products released after Spring, 2000. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 series can use JetAdmin with basic functionality, but Trays and the Paper tab will not be - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 21
server that allows remote configuration of the JetDirect card. When the printer Web server is supported the interface between the two web servers is seamless; they will appear Page - Shows the network address and identification of the printer. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 21 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 22
owner information. Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM) for Java Applications The CLJ 4550 is the first HP Laser Jet printer to include an embedded virtual machine for Java applications. The Hewlett-Packard trade name for this functionality is "ChaiVM virtual machine." The ChaiVM has two primary functions - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 23
visit the HP JetSend website to learn which other devices are available to communicate easily and directly with your HP JetSend-enabled printer. NOTE: HP JetSend software is not supported for Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 24
The Finishing tab is the first tab you will see when they go to the driver through a program. Figures 8 and 9 shows this tab as it appears in the default configuration. Figure 8: The default appearance of the Finishing tab (PCL 6 version) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 24 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 25
appearance of the Finishing tab (PCL 5c version) Document Options The Document Options group box dynamically sizes itself and positions its controls according to the configuration of optional devices that affect its appearance. For the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, the only device that affects - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 26
, also known and referred to as n-up, has six settings: 1 (default), 2, 4, 6, 9 and 16. An entry typed into the edit box other than these values will HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 26 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 27
Page Order (Down, then Right) 6 - 16-up Print Quality settings The HP Color LaserJet 4550 driver's Print Quality group box (refer back to Figures 8 and 9) includes one predefined Print Quality (PQ) setting and one custom setting. A Details button invokes a dialog where the settings can be customized - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 28
Custom to the default. Figures 12 and 13 show the Print Quality Details dialog box for the PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers. Figure 12: Features controlled within the dialog box (PCL 6) Figure 13: Features controlled within the dialog box (PCL 5c) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 28 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 29
For PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers, there is one setting: 600 dpi. Ret HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer does not support Resolution Enhancement setting available and provides you a safety net for applications that have trouble using TrueType fonts for special graphic purposes, such as shading, rotation - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 30
15: The Effects tab (PCL 5c) ZoomSmart The ZoomSmart group box is for features that scale the page image, either by a numeric percentage or by specifying a scale change to a different paper size. ZoomSmart handles scale transformations. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 30 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 31
document for one paper size standard paper sizes supported by the currently selected paper source currently selected paper source is Manual, Auto, or any Tray driver). The driver will scale the page by the appropriate factor and send it to the printer HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 31 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 32
existing watermark. The following watermarks are preset in the driver: • Confidential • Draft • SAMPLE The drop-down is turned off, there are four watermarks on the physical page (one on each logical page). First Page Only When First Page Only is HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 32 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 33
created. The driver has a limit one watermark has the same message. For example, you might want several different watermarks whose message is "Draft," but whose font or size is different for each one. When this occurs, the string is appended with a space, a pound sign, and a HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 34
, 96, 255 96 Dark 255, 255, 64, 64, 64, 64, 255, 255, 255, 64, 64 64 64 255 255 255, 64, 64, 64, 255 64 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 34 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 35
from white to black. The default attributes for watermarks on the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer are Arial, Regular Style, 150 point, Gray, and Medium Light the graphic of the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer. Figure 18: The Paper tab (PCL 6) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 35 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 36
tab. Selecting Use the First Page Source changes the drop-down value to match the first page, if necessary, but the dropdown box remains inactive. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 36 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 37
(right) (PCL 6) Figure 21: Other Pages (left) and Back Cover (right) (PCL 5c) Size is: This feature is actually two controls: a drop-down list containing all the supported paper sizes (including , and may contain sizes from other drivers. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 37 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 38
mm (7.16 inches) Height 279 mm (11.0 inches) PCL 5 margin x,y portrait 150,100 356 mm (14.0 inches printer can normally handle, to allow printing, without reflow (reformatting of text into more pages), of documents that are formatted for other larger format laser printers. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 39
Size dialog appears when you click the Custom... button on the paper tab. Figure 21 shows the initial appearance of the Custom Paper Size dialog. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 39 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 40
21: The Custom Paper Size dialog box (all drivers) Initial settings When the dialog appears, the combo box in the Name group contains one of two things depending on the current paper size size has been selected from the drop-down list. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 40 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 41
the new values. If you select no, the driver returns to the Custom Paper Size dialog box one state to another. State 1 Combo Box Contents Untitled Button Label Save Action Click Save. Next State 3 Type something into combo box. 2 Change the Width or Height values. 1 HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 42
entry while any entry that is smaller than the Width and Height control minimum limits (see below) will round up to the minimum valid entry. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 42 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 43
. The resolution of each control is one tenth of an inch or one millimeter, depending on the current measurement driver is currently using. To change measurement units, click the Measurement Units Button. Width and Height control limits The minimum paper size for the HP Color LaserJet printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 44
to the one that was Manual Feed, Tray 1, and Tray 2. The default setting is Auto Select, which allows the printer firmware to select the media source. When fully configured, the driver tray): All types and sizes supported; Custom from 76.2 mm HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 44 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 45
supported by the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, as well as any user-defined types created by a printer administrator. The default setting is Auto Select, which allows the printer's firmware to select the paper source. There is no mechanism for manually adding custom paper types from the driver - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 46
Tray 1 in the bitmap will always select Tray 1; Manual Feed cannot be selected by selecting the bitmap. • On the Paper tab, only input trays have hot spots and can be highlighted; output bins must be selected from the Destination tab. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 46 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 47
22: The Destination tab (PCL 6) Figure 23: The Destination tab (PCL 5c) Destination features Destination tab features are controlled through the Destination Features group box. The group box includes a drop-down list and an Options button. For the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, this drop-down list - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 48
Retention Options dialog box shown in Figure 24. NOTE: This screen shot appears this way because the Printer Hard Disk option is selected. If it were not selected, the Quick Copy and Stored Job ="xxxx" in addition to the stored job commands. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 48 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 49
Printing system software components Figure 25: "Proof and Hold" Job Retention Option Figure 26: "Private Job" Job Retention Option Figure 27: "Quick Copy" Job Retention Option HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 49 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 50
a name to identify the job on the printer's control panel. When the driver is first installed (or when the "Factory more than four characters, the characters past the fourth one are truncated. The field temporarily allows fewer than four HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 50 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 51
on the Paper tab and the Configure tab. On the Destination tab, the printer image contains hot spots for selecting an output bin, but, since the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer supports only one output bin in the driver, there is no other selection possible. When the mouse pointer moves over a hot - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 52
Valid entries are numbers from one to 999. The Copies value will not wrap around from 999 to one or vice-versa. Invalid entries into the edit box (e.g., nonnumerical input, numbers less than one or greater than 999) are changed to the default HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 52 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 53
are fed into the printer. The default orientation is HP logo on any of the driver property pages both display the About box. To close the About box, click OK, press ESC, press ALT + F4, or press ENTER. Figures 31 and 32 show the About box. Figure 31: The About Box (PCL 6) HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 54
use factory pre-defined ColorSmart II settings or to fine-tune color treatments and halftoning. Color output can also be converted to grayscale in this tab. Figures 33 and 34 show the appearance of the Color tab. Figure 32: Color tab (PCL 6) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 54 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 55
exit the Manual Color Options dialog box, the driver compares the manual settings with the Automatic defaults, and selects the Automatic radio button if they match. If the manual settings do not match the Automatic setting, the Manual button is selected. HP Color LaserJet 4550 manual quick sets - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 56
settings that are the same as the Automatic settings, the driver changes the ColorSmart setting on the Color tab from Manual to the appropriate predefined setting. Figure 35: Manual Color Options dialog HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer manual color options quick sets The setting of each of the six - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 57
visible dithering should not be present on the grayscale output from the color device. HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer quick sets The state of this user-interface control is maintained via the existing HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer driver Quick Set. When this option is selected, the Quick Set name - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 58
of a base HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer. Settings affected are: • The Driver Work Space (DWS) (see page 62) value shown in the Other Options dialog box changes to 6.0. If you subsequently select a hard disk or Auto Config detects a hard disk, the DWS value changes to 7.0. If you manually select the - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 59
Unit option does not affect the printer image because the duplexer is contained inside the printer. NOTE: This option is checked by default if the DN or HDN model is selected from the Printer Model drop-down list, or if detected by bidi. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 59 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 60
affect the printer image. Mopier Enabled is enabled only when the Configure Tab settings indicate (whether set manually or via Auto Configure) that the printer has a down list contains any supported modes for output devices. Because the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer supports no optional output - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 61
control can be set manually and are updated by a successful bidi query. Job Retention Enabled determines whether Job Retention appears as a Destination Feature on the Destination tab. Because this is the only possible Destination Feature for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, this also determines - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 62
in Print Dialog Commands sent by driver On On QTY=3 Off None Pages sent to printer 1, 2 Pages output from printer 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 Yes On Off On QTY=3 1, 2 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 Yes On Off Off Copies=3 1, 2 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 62 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 63
Large Paper to allow additional larger-than-supported paper sizes to appear in the Paper tab's Size Is: is unselected by default in all drivers except in Asian variations, where the printer for the latest configuration information. Because network communications are HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 64
Properties window within the Printers folder. Figure 39 illustrates NT Forms tab. Figure 39: Driver NT Forms tab (all PCL drivers) This tab allows tab. This Tray Contains/Type lists all the media types supported by the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer. The Clear All button removes all size and type - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 65
NT 4.0 What's this? help is supported. To use What's this? Help: Help button to open the driver help system to the capabilities of the printer or the current Manual Feed Message The Paper Type chosen is not compatible with the source selected. Continue? String ID 1414 HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 66
below for a list of the Bubble Help messages.) Figure 41 shows Bubble Help icons on a driver tab. Figure 41: A property page with two Bubble Help icons The bubble typically appears next of Normal Size to 100. (See Effects tab.) String ID 1798 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 66 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 67
printed on smaller paper, such as 11x17 scaled to letter. PCL 6 driver feature set The following table presents supported PCL features for each operating system. Not all features are available with Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 67 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 68
Architecture Printer Image About (driver extensions) Color tab Me ColorSmart II-Automatic, Yes Manual ColorSmart II- Color Yes Map/ Halftone ColorSmart II- Print in Yes Grayscale Win Win Win NT 2000 98 95 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 69
communication must be functional, and printer friendly name must match printer device name. Win NT forms tab PCL 5c driver feature set The following table presents supported PCL features for each operating system. Not all features are available with each operating system. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 70
Printer Image Yes Win Win Win NT 2000 98 95 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 71
Yes Orientation Yes About (driver extensions) Yes Quick Sets Printer model Yes Paper Handling Options* Yes Other Options** Yes Automatic Yes Configuration*** Win Win Win NT 2000 98 95 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 72
internal fonts. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer series is currently enabled to print the Euro character in Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0. HP is committed to maximizing document portability through supporting and promoting Euro symbol standards. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 73
system software components Year 2000 compliance All printers in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer series are Year 2000 compliant. Enhancements The following enhancement was added to the LaserJet 4550 printing software to maximize printer performance. HP ColorSmart II ColorSmart II ensures the - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 74
PS Files in this Directory FINSTALL.DL_ FINSTALL.HL_ HPCLJDM.DL_ HPCLUI.DL_ HPPCLRF.DR_ HPPCL5F.HL_ HPPCL5F1.DL_ HPPCL5F2.DL_ HPPCL5F3.DL_ HPPCL5F4.DL_ OEMSETUP.INF Files in this Directory HP4550_4.PP_ HP4550_6.WP_ OEMSETUP.INF PSCRIPT.DR_ PSCRIPT.HEL_ HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 75
EN\DRIVERS\WINNT \PCL5C Files in this Directory HPBAFD32.DL_ HPBF4120.DL_ HPBF4121.DL_ HPBF4122.DL_ HPBF4123.DL_ HPBF4124.DL_ HPBF4124.HL_ HPBF4124.INF HPBF4124.PM_ HPBF4125.DL_ HPBF4126.DL_ HPBFTM32.DL_ HPDCMON.DL_> Directory Structure Files in this Directory HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 76
DL_ Directory Structure :\EN\DRIVERS\WINNT\PS Foninst directory Directory Structure < Manuals directory Directory Structure :\EN\MANUALS Files in this Directory HP4550R.ICM Files in this Directory COLOR.WRI HP4550EN.PDF IRDAEN.PDF JDS99IEN.PDF REAT4550.WRI HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 77
>:\EN\PANTONE\APPLICAT\ ADOBE\ PHOTOSHP Files in this Directory HPCL4500.AI Files in this Directory HPCL4500.ACF HPCL4500.BCF Files in this Directory HPCL4500.ACO HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 77 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 78
:\EN\PANTONE\ LUTTXT Directories and Files in this Directory HPCL4500.TXT Directory Structure :\EN\PANTONE\RAWPS Directories and Files in this Directory HPCL4500.PS HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 78 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 79
.DL_ HPCOLA..DL_ HPDCMON.DL_ HPDMIP.HP_ HPDMIPX.HP_ HPECLUI.HP_ HPELKUI.HP_ HPEXPAND.DL_ HPFL.HP.HP_ HPFLASH.HL_ HPFLSH.HP_ HPGENAPP.DL_ HPHCO.HL_ HPIPXMIB.DL_ HPIPXMON.DL_ HPIPXMON.IN_ HPIPXMUI. .DL_ HPPDS.DL_ HPPELK.HP_ HPPJL.HP_ HPPRECL.HL_ HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 79 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 80
.HP_ HPALPUI.HP_ HPBECP00.SY_ HPMNSNMP.DL_ HPMOBYUI.HP_ HPMS.HP_ HPMSTOR.HL_ HPMSUI.HP_ HPNETSRV.HP_ HPNPSNMP.DL_ HPNRA.EX_ HPNWPSRV.DL_ HPNWSHIM.DL_ HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 80 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 81
.DL_ PFMMAKE.DL_ READRSMG.WRI RUNONCE.ST_ SETUP.EXE SETUP.IMG SETUP.LST SETUP.PID SETUP.STT SETUPRES.DLL SETUPUI.DL_ SNMP_PP.DL_ SNMPAPI.DL_ HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 81 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 82
WSNMP32.DL_ Z_BIDI.PE_ Z_COLA.PE_ Z_READ.PE_ Z_RESMGR.PE_ Availability HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN printing software is available from the sources listed below. In-box versions The HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family ships with: • Windows printing system • Print Server NLM utility - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 83
HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 6 driver HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 5c driver HP C LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with Microsoft PSCRIPT 5.00.1234 driver HP Online User Guide 2.0 Bidirectional Communication HP Resource Manager The printer drivers included in the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 84
a job. Job Retention is a standard feature of the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer, and is optional on the 4550, 4550N, and 4550DN printers. • Included as a component of the printing system. • Provides access to PS features of printer. • Print to PS or EPS file. • Set general printing options - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 85
Bold Italic Arial Bold Italic Symbol Wingdings Courier New Times New Roman The following PCL device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers and can be accessed by all users: PCL Device Fonts Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua New Century Schoolbook Bold Antique Olive Bold Garamond - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 86
Italic Univers Medium Univers Medium Condensed Univers Medium Condensed Italic Univers Medium Italic The following PS device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. Only those fonts with an (*) can be accessed by Windows users: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 86 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 87
Windows 2000 PS Device Fonts Antique Olive Antique Olive Bold Antique Olive Italic Albertus Medium Albertus Extra Bold (*) ITC Bookman Demi Times New Roman (*) ITC Bookman Demi Italic (*) Times Roman (*) ITC Bookman Light Wingdings HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 87 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 88
installation instructions General Printers. 3. Double-click Add Printer. 4. Answer the questions in the Add Printer Wizard until you reach the screen with the printer manufacturer list. 5. Click Have Disk. 6. Browse to the driver location using one of the options in this step: HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 89
the appropriate printer. 10. Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation. At this point, the driver has been Printer drivers • Readme files • Bidirectional Communication • Resource Manager Optional: • Online User Guide HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 89 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 90
Printer drivers • Readme files • Bidirectional communication • Resource Manager • Online User Guide HP JetDirect Print Server Software Installation Guide. Distributing the installation software to network clients Before a network client can print to the HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printer, the printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 91
PCL 6 Driver or PS Driver(s) onto Windows 2000 workstations when installing other end-user software. Clear the PCL and PS Driver checkboxes in the Components list during the Custom Installation. The driver(s) is installed from the server when connected to the network printer. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 92
installing the online User Guide, both the Guide and Adobe Acrobat Reader are installed in the HP LaserJet folder. To install the online User Guide while you are installing the printer software, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 93
• Printer Drivers (default selection). Shows space required and available for each. Default has all drivers selected. • PCL 6 • PCL 5c • PS • Bidirectional communication • Standalone Status • Resource Manager • User Guide. You can choose to install the online user guide. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 94
the HP LaserJet folder. 3. Select the HP CLJ 4550 uninstall icon. 4. Select a component to uninstall by checking the appropriate box. Then, click Next. PCL 6 and PCL 5c driver modifications Files added to the system for the PCL 6 and PCL 5c Driver $SYSTEM directory HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 95
of the PS driver: Filename PSCRIPT.DLL Description PS driver Shared With Component(s) PSCRIPTUI.DLL PS UI driver PSCRIPT.HLP PS help file HP4550-4.PPD Printer description file READ_.WRI PS Readme file UN.DLL PS Uninstaller HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 96
HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 6 driver HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 5c driver HP C LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with Microsoft PSCRIPT 5.00.1234 driver HP Online User Guide 2.0 Bidirectional Communication HP Resource Manager The printer drivers included in the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 97
. Job Retention is a standard feature of the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer, and is optional on the 4550, 4550N, and 4550DN printers. • Included as a component of the printing system. • Provides access to PS features of printer. • Print to PS or E file. • Set general printing options. • Automatic - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 98
Bold Italic Arial Bold Italic Symbol Wingdings Courier New Times New Roman The following PCL device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers and can be accessed by all users: PCL Device Fonts Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua New Century Schoolbook Bold Antique Olive Bold Garamond - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 99
ITC Zapf Dingbats Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Bold Italic Line Printer Marigold Palatino Bold Italic Palatino Italic Palatino Roman Symbol Symbol Times Bold Times Univers Medium Condensed Italic Univers Medium Italic HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 99 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 100
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Millennium The following PS device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. Only those fonts with an (*) can be accessed by Windows users: PS Device Fonts Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua (*) New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic Antique Olive Bold - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 101
Italic Letter Gothic Bold Univers Medium Letter Gothic Bold Italic Univers Medium Condensed Marigold Univers Medium Condensed Italic (*) New Century Schoolbook Univers Medium Italic Bold HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 101 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 102
follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Windows Installation Options Typical Installs: Custom Installs: • Printer drivers • Uninstaller • Readme programs. After installation these programs can be turned back on. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 102 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 103
Printer drivers • Readme files • Bidirectional communication • Resource Manager • Online User Guide HP JetDirect Print Server Software Installation Guide. Distributing the installation software to network clients Before a network client can print to the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, the printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 104
follow the on-screen instructions to complete the disk Printer drivers • Uninstaller • Readme files • Resource Manager • Bidirectional Communication • Uninstaller • Printer drivers • Readme files • Bidirectional Communicatio • Resource Manager Optional: • Online User Guide HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 105
the PCL 6 driver, PS driver, Readme files, bidirectional communication, Resource Manager and the uninstaller. Select Port. Allows you to select the type of port the printer is to be connected to. • Use an existing port • Add a port • Connect to a shared network printer HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 106
in. • Change directory option. • Prompts for disks during disk copy. • User Guide. You can choose to install the online User Guide into the public directory. • Operating System. Allows you to select the operating system and printer model. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 106 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 107
.HLP HPPCLJDM.DLL HPPCL5F.DRV HPPCL5F.HLP Description Font installer Font installer help PCL 5c driver help PCL 5c driver Shared With Component(s) 4550 Printing Systems 4550 Printing Systems 4550 Printing Systems 4550 Printing Systems HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 107 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 108
directory upon installation of the PS driver: Filename PSCRIPT.DRV Description Microsoft PSCRIPT driver. Shared With Component(s) PSCRIPT.HLP Microsoft Help file. PSCRIPT.INI Microsoft's Configuration file associated with PSCRIPT.drv. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 108 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 109
by the PSCRIPT.drv. HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer description file. Japanese $SYSTEM directory The following driver files are added to the Japanese $SYSTEM directory upon installation of the PS driver: Filename PSCRIPT.DRV Description Microsoft PSCRIPT driver. Shared With Component(s) PSCRIPT - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 110
Version HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 6 driver HP C LaserJet 4550 HP PCL 5c driver HP C LaserJet 4550 PS PPD for use with Microsoft PSCRIPT 4.5 driver HP Online User Guide 2.0 Bidirectional Communication HP Resource Manager The printer drivers included in the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 111
. Job Retention is a standard feature of the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer, and is optional on the 4550, 4550N, and 4550DN printers. • Included as a component of the printing system. • Provides access to PS features of printer. • Print to PS or E file. • Set general printing options. • Automatic - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 112
Bold Italic Arial Bold Italic Symbol Wingdings Courier New Times New Roman The following PCL device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers and can be accessed by all users: PCL Device Fonts Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua New Century Schoolbook Bold Antique Olive Bold Garamond - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 113
Italic Univers Medium Univers Medium Condensed Univers Medium Condensed Italic Univers Medium Italic The following PS device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. Only those fonts with an (*) can be accessed by Windows users: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 113 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 114
PS Device Fonts Antique Olive Antique Olive Bold Antique Olive Italic Albertus Medium Albertus Extra Bold Arial Roman (*) ITC Bookman Demi Italic (*) Times Roman (*) ITC Bookman Light Wingdings (*) ITC Bookman Light Italic Univers Bold HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 114 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 115
Univers Medium Italic Bold Windows NT 4.0 installation instructions General installation NOTE: You must have administrator to step 6. Driver only installation 1. Close all applications. 2. Click Start, click Settings, and then Printers. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 116
Resource Manager Optional: • Online User Guide Installation for network administrators This installation process copies the installation disks to a network drive or hard disk drive. Anyone with access to that drive can run the installation. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 116 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 117
Printer drivers • Readme files • Bidirectional communication • Resource Manager • Online User Guide HP JetDirect Print Server Software Installation Guide. Distributing the installation software to network clients Before a network client can print to the HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printer, the printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 118
, and choose the drivers to be included in Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the disk copy. NOTE Guide will not be included in the disk images. Installing the printer software for network clients Before a client can print to the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, the printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 119
workstation. In Windows NT 4.0, there are three options for connecting to the network printer: • Open Network Neighborhood and locate the printer on the network. Drag the printer icon from the Network Neighborhood to the Printers folder. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 119 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 120
online User Guide while you are installing the printer software, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Installation options and user prompts for Windows NT 4.0 The following table assumes you are using the HP Color LaserJet installer CD. NOTE: Installing the Color laserJet 4550 print - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 121
to install the online user is running a shared copy of User Guide. Windows and has read/write capabilities. It copies installation files to the shared Windows directory on the network. • Prompts for appropriate installation disks. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 121 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 122
HPC4P.DLL PCL 5c driver 4550 Printing Systems HPC4PCL5.DLL PCL 5c driver 4550 Printing Systems HPC4U.DLL PCL 5c driver 4550 Printing Systems READ_HP.TXT Read me file PS driver modifications Files added to the system for the PS driver $SYSTEM directory HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 123
of the PS Driver: Filename PSCRIPT4.DLL Description Microsoft Pscript driver Shared With Component(s) PSUUI.DLL PS UI driver PSCRIPT.HLP PS help file HP4550-6.PPD Printer description file PSCRIPT.NTF HP4550.INF PS Installer HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 124
Microsoft Unidriver (HP Color LaserJet 4500 HP PCL 5c driver) Version HP Color LaserJet4550 PS PPD for use with Microsoft PSCRIPT driver HP Online User Guide Bidirectional Communication HP Resource Manager The printer drivers included in the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printing - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 125
standard feature of the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer, and is optional on the 4550, 4550N, and 4550DN printers. • Included as a component of the printing system. Installed when installer detects PS-ready printer. • Provides access to PS features of printer. • Print to PS or E file. • Set general - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 126
Bold Italic Arial Bold Italic Symbol Wingdings Courier New Times New Roman The following PCL device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers and can be accessed by all users: PCL Device Fonts Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua New Century Schoolbook Bold Antique Olive Bold Garamond - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 127
Italic Univers Medium Univers Medium Condensed Univers Medium Condensed Italic Univers Medium Italic The following PS device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. Only those fonts with an (*) can be accessed by Windows users: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 127 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 128
PS Device Fonts Antique Olive Antique Olive Bold Antique Olive Italic Albertus Medium Albertus Extra Bold Arial New Italic (*) ITC Bookman Demi Times New Roman (*) ITC Bookman Demi Italic (*) Times Roman (*) ITC Bookman Light Wingdings HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 128 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 129
drivers and fonts from your CD. 2. Close all running applications. 3. Insert the CD into the CD drive. 4. From the Program Manager, click Main, click Control Panel, click Printers, and then click Install. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to add a printer. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 130
system for the PCL 5c driver $SYSTEM directory The following files are added to the $\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory upon installation of the PCL driver: Filename RASDDUI.HLP Description PCL 5c driver Shared With Component(s) MON1.DLL PCL 5c driver HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 131
.HLP PS driver Help file PSCRIPT.CNT HP_4550.PPD Printer description file. READ_.WRI Readme file for PS UNPS.DLL PS Uninstaller Japanese $SYSTEM directory The following driver files are added to the Japanese $SYSTEM directory upon installation of the PS driver: HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 132
.HLP HPCLJ_UI.HPA HPCLJ16U.HLP Description PS driver for Windows NT 3.51. Shared With Component(s) PS driver user interface code associated with PSCRIPT.dll. PS driver Help file Printer description file. Readme file for PS PS Uninstaller HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 132 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 133
Color LaserJet 4500 HP PCL 5c ) F3.0 HP Online User Guide 1.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader Bidirectional Communication HP Color LaserJet 4550 PS WPD for use with 3.58 Microsoft PSCRIPT driver Printer support • The PCL 6 and PCL 5c drivers will support all HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. • The PS - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 134
the online user guide. Font support Microsoft Windows software includes the following standard fonts, which can be used with any HP printer: Standard Fonts Arial The following PCL device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers and can be accessed by all users: PCL Device Fonts - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 135
Italic Univers Medium Univers Medium Condensed Univers Medium Condensed Italic Univers Medium Italic The following PS device fonts reside in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers. Only those fonts with an (*) can be accessed by Windows users: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 135 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 136
PS Device Fonts Antique Olive Antique Olive Bold Antique Olive Italic Albertus Medium Albertus Extra Bold Arial New Italic (*) ITC Bookman Demi Times New Roman (*) ITC Bookman Demi Italic (*) Times Roman (*) ITC Bookman Light Wingdings HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 136 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 137
directory when the PCL driver is installed in both a standalone and a shared Windows 3.1x system; they must be uninstalled to uninstall the printing system: Filename HPPCL5F.DRV Description PCL 5c driver Shared With Component(s) 4500 Printing Systems HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 138
PCL driver: [PrinterPorts] device=HP Color LaserJet4500-HP=HPPCL5F,LPT1:,15,45 [devices] device=HP Color LaserJet4500-HP=HPPCL5F,LPT1: If the printer is set as the default printer, there is a line in the [windows] section of the WIN.INI file: device=HP Color LaserJet4500-HP, HPPCL5F,LPT1: PS driver - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 139
Printer description file PS Readme Installation script Shared With Component(s) Changes made to INI FILes for the PS driver The following modifications are made to the specified .INI files upon installation of the PS driver: WIN.INI [Windows] device=HP Color LaserJet4500 PS,PSCRIPT.DLL,LPT1 [PS - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 140
directory of startup disk or as specified by user PS Printer Description file (PPD) v. 1.0 HP Color LaserJet 4550 PPD for use with Apple Laser Writer driver Printer Descriptions folder in Extensions folder Online HTML Guide v. 1.0 HP LaserJet folder in root directory of startup disk (or as - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 141
of the DocMaker file in Asian languages. It is available for installation on the CD. Font support To ensure you have access to all fonts installed with the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer, the Macintosh Printing System includes the standard 35 screen fonts in 11 families: Standard Screen Fonts - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 142
Schoolbook Italic New Century Schoolbook Roman ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic ITC Zapf Dingbats The following fonts are resident on all HP Color LaserJet 4550 printers but can be used by Macintosh platforms only by installing additional screen fonts. The screen fonts can be accessed on either - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 143
Macintosh operating system Printer support The Macintosh Printing System will operate on the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN. All the Macintosh components will work if the printer has both emulated PS and an AppleTalk I/O installed. Installing the Macintosh Printing System On a Macintosh- - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 144
more free disk space. Font support NOTE: Fonts can be downloaded to the printer by using the Font Installer feature of the printer driver. Standard Fonts Albertus Albertus Extra Bold Italic Univers Condensed Medium Italic Wingdings HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 144 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 145
This could happen if a different printer was added to the system. To install a new printer driver and use an existing printer object, use the following procedure: 1. Select the Printer object using the right mouse button. 2. Click Settings. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 145 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 146
effects, and orientation (portrait or landscape). Applications generally allow the selection of a printer object (sometimes referred to as a printer queue) and they allow you to change the "Job Properties" associated with a particular job by HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 146 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 147
installation The online user guide for this printer is supplied in online format for viewing on your computer screen. You can install the online user guide by copying the file to your hard drive and viewing with Adobe (R) Acrobat Reader. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 147 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 148
see "Directory Services" which is a NDS connection. Client setup for bindery mode login 1. To view your mode of connection with the server, right click on the Novell logo located in the Systray. 2. In the menu that appears, select Novell Client Properties. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 149
file h. Install the first driver; when the install window closes, select Add to install more drivers. i. When you have completed installing the desired HP printer drivers, select OK and OK. j. Browse to where the drivers are located. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 149 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 150
the Select printer model button. h. Select have disk and browse to the location of the drivers. i. Install the correct driver to be associated with the policy. j. Select OK, OK, and Cancel. Verify that the configuration works properly. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 151
printer; Bindery mode printers have two objects and NDS mode printers have three objects. Figure 44 shows NDS print queue objects. Figure 44: NDS print queue objects (NWAdmin32) Figure 45 shows bindery print queue objects. Figure 45: Binder print queue objects (NWAdmin32) HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 152
be the Spp number). 5. Select the printer icon labeled Queues. 6. Select the Change button. 7. If the old queue or Unknown Queue appears in the right pane, highlight the queue name and select Remove. Otherwise continue to the next step. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 152 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 153
. NOTE: The default icon shown will be Netware Directory Services; if it is not, select it. The convention used for this name is the printer name only. If there are other units, a dash . 14. Enter the queue name (Example: CLJ4550-1-NDS) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 153 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 154
to load. 8. Select OK. 9. If a driver was already loaded, select Replace the current driver to load the new driver. 10. After the driver has loaded, verify in the Current Resources field that the driver loaded correctly. 11. Close the window. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 154 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 155
If you did load a driver in section A and selected that driver in section B, then you will see the driver being vended to your system at this time. 8. You can use the default printer name, or you can enter your own printer name at this point. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 155 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 156
Windows operating systems Operating systems supported This component can be part of the default driver installation. If the user wants to install the driver is only one Job Status and Alerts window, regardless of how many printers or print HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 156 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 157
(such as print resolution) • Canceled indicates that the job was removed from the spooler or terminated before the printer could finish it. • Canceling indicates that the software is attempting to cancel the job at the user's request. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 157 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 158
printer one icon is selected, with its panel displayed in the right side of the window. When the Job Status window is opened, it will select either the most recent triggering job (if an alert condition has occurred since the window was last closed), or the same panel HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 159
returned by a printer, then that status is updated and the page recreated and redisplayed. • Home: This button reloads the main page for the selected printer--it has nothing to do with the Home page that may be configured for Internet Explorer. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 160
reported to the driver by the application. printer. When at least one option is checked and an in-progress print job has triggered that condition, the Job Status window will appear with the Job Status panel displaying the particular status condition that triggered the alert. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 161
by several minutes. Never (one printer) This setting disables status monitoring for all documents sent to the printer printername. Never (all printers) This setting disables all item is selected from the context menu, a dialog box appears. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 161 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 162
time the program is executed manually (either from the Run command printer, data is transmitted via sockets. hpbewsdm.dll $SYSTEM Embedded web server device monitor that is responsible for determining a printers device status URL if the printer has an embedded web server. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 163
the Options UI. Main Job Status and Alerts executable. Job Status and Alerts Proxy driver installation module. Command line utility that can be used by CCC agents to add/remove Job Status and Alerts support for specific drivers and printers. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 163 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 164
.exe $SYSTEM Windows 9x driver synchronization utility. Windows NT 4.0 Filename Hpbjdsnt.exe Directory $SYSTEM Hpbprxkm.dll $SYSTEM Description Windows NT/2K Job detector application. Windows NT 4.0 Kernel Mode status proxy driver. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 164 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 165
driver. Windows NT/2K status proxy driver installation module. Windows NT/2k driver synchronization utility. For Windows 2000, the status service can be manually independent 1 Hpstatus.ini allprinters Onejobprocessing alert 1 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 165 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 166
275 275 275 275 $IMAGEPATH\ redbar.gif $IMAGEPATH\ redblinkgif $IMAGEPATH\gre enbar.gif $IMAGEPATH\gre enblink.gif $IMAGEPATH\bla ckbar.gif $IMAGEPATH\wor king.gif HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 166 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 167
be something like: c:\program files\hewlett-packard\hp status\images Description of HPSTATUS.INI printer installed, unless there is a printer specific section, which has independent alert, and refresh rate settings. These keys are specific to the tracking of a print job. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 168
keys in this section are specific to each printer, or all printers. The value for each printer indicates the update interval for which status will query the printer for the state of the print job. can not change the refresh rate interval. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 168 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 169
LegacyPrinterDSRates for more information). The refresh rate setting one tick to the right of LessOften. 3* will use while querying for the state of a print job within a printer. The values for each key are in terms of milliseconds. So a HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 169 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 170
, print jobs will use the value for this key to check the status of a print job. (Update job state every 275 milliseconds = ~3/10 of second.) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 170 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 171
for attempting to connect to the Embedded Web Server (EWS) within the printer. If the printer doesn't respond within the timeout value specified below, Job Status and Alerts milliseconds = 5 minutes [(300000/1000 milliseconds)/ 60 seconds].) HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 171 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 172
with the error EIO 82.0180, then the bidilevel must be set 1. This bidilevel setting will help improve response time, but due to bad firmware in the JetDirect card it can cause errors in the printer. * Default values after installation HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 172 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 173
4 for each printer name that is to be removed. 6. Type the command: hpstatus. 7. When Job Status and Alerts is finished loading, the name of the printer(s) supplied in step 4 will no longer appear in the Job Status and Alerts application window. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 174
the following entries in the DSM: [HP CLJ 8500 - PCL,NotSupported] HPCPCLA.DRV,1.0.0090=1 ;; windows 9x pcl driver is not supported [HP CLJ 8500 - PCL,NotSupported] HPCPCLA.DLL,1.0.0090=1 ;; windows NT4 Kernel Mode driver is not supported HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 174 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 175
is only supported to a limited set of Port types for version 1.01 of Job Status and Alerts, and they include: • HP Standard TCP/IP Port • HP JetDirect Port • MS Standard TCP/IP Port • LPR Ports Bidi does not support USB, or LPT ports, or shared LPT ports. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 176
printer device status shows up correctly, then this is most likely a compatibility issue with the printer driver, see #2 for this problem. If it shows a broken connection gif, then the problem . 5. Type the command: hpbdrvhk -u "printername." HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 176 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 177
the problem is most likely due to an unsupported printer driver model. Remove the printer from the Job Status and Alerts list. Description of Solution(s) The printer driver may \system32). 3. Type the command: hpbdrvhk -u "printername." HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 177 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 178
Status and Alerts Problem I don't want Job Status and Alerts to track job status on any of my printers, but I tracking, but it will still allow the user to select one of the printer icons to get device status. In the event that the print job. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 178 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 179
. To fix this problem, right click on the Job Status and Alerts system tray icon, and choose exit. Then choose the Start | Run menu and type in hpstatus to reload status. It will then pick up the printer changes and display the renamed printer. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 180
tracking print jobs on, or has hooked. -u hpbdrvhk -u "My The -u parameter means to uninstall Job 8100" Status and Alerts support for the specified printer or for all printers depending on the following command line parameter. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 180 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 181
My 9000" Removes the driver model name used by the specified printer from the driver support matrix. This means that any other printer which uses the same driver model as the printer "My 9000" will no longer be supported by Job Status and Alerts. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 182
-r "Name of the Printer Goes Here." 6. Type the command: hpbdrvhk -u "Name of the Printer Goes Here." 7. Repeat step 5 and 6 for each printer name that references the driver model name which is causing problems. 8. Restart the system. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 182 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 183
\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HPSpoolerImportFixup. 6. Delete any subkeys that have a printer driver model name (such as "HP LaserJet 8150 PS"). 7. Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3 key. 3. Select the first driver key and perform the steps below: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 183 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 184
. 5. Type the command: hpbdrvhk -u -a. 6. Type the command: hpbdrvhk -c -a. 7. Restart the system. 8. If printing is not working after reboot, see Job Status and Alerts is causing problems with a specific driver model. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 184 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 185
Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer Late-breaking Readme File Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 Series Printer Printing System Late Breaking Readme The Late-Breaking Readme file contains information that may impact the installation and use of your HP Color LaserJet - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 186
24 Unexpected media type 25 Unexpected media type 2 Paper jam in paper feed area For more information on troubleshooting paper jams, go to the Color LaserJet 4550 website at: http://www.hp.com/support/lj4550_solve_a_problem and click on the topic for how to clear a paper jam CD Browser - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 187
When using the Customization Utility to create a custom printing system, only the "Copy Printer Drivers Only" selection will allow the use of a floppy drive as a destination. created with the Customization Utility only contains the language HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 187 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 188
copy and system update process. Workaround: Complete the printing system installation and then use the printing system uninstaller located in the HP Color LaserJet 4550 programs folder to uninstall the printing system. After the uninstall process is complete, the printing system installer may be re - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 189
one supported using parallel or USB are: Automatic Driver Configuration Update Now Job Status and Alerts Workaround: This functionality will be added in a future release of the printing system software for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer Printer Drivers Readme files HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 190
"Ignore Application Collation" in the PCL 6/5c printer driver and turn off the Collation option in the Print dialog box of the application. Issue: PNG graphic images do not print with the current version of Netscape Navigator (TM) (4.73). HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 190 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 191
Alerts are not supported for Terminal Server. Job Status and Alerts functionality is available for printers connected to the network from a client using the Windows PCL 6/5c drivers. Job Status and Alerts are not supported when using a parallel connection. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 192
2000 client. Workaround: Download updated Job Status and Alerts software when available from www.hp.com Issue: Multiple copies of the same print job show up in the Job print job as a separate job. Install Network Printer Wizard Issue: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 192 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 193
installs, Install Network Printer Wizard will suggest a default queue name incrementing by _q2, _q3... This is successful until the ninth queue. When the ninth queue should be created, the queue name field is left blank instead. Workaround: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 193 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 194
online user guide on the CD-ROM supplied with the printer for additional methods of obtaining software and support information, such as driver distribution centers, fax service, and online services and support OBTAINING INFORMATION VIA THE INTERNET Printer drivers, updated HP printer software, and - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 195
drivers and technical support information for Hewlett-Packard peripheral and computer products. FTP address: ftp.hp.com Login: anonymous Password: your Internet name (or user identification OBTAINING SUPPORT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES See the printer online user guide and visit the HP - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 196
Color LaserJet 4550 Series printing system must be distributed together. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 Series printing system may not be distributed for profit. Copyright (c) 1990-2000 Hewlett-Packard Company. Copyright (c) 1985-1990 Microsoft Corp. All Rights Reserved. Readme files HP Color LaserJet - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 197
Readme files Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer Printing System CD-ROM Readme File Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, and 4550HDN Printers Printing System Readme File for Windows® NOTICE! PLEASE READ THE README.TXT FILE FOR "LATE-BREAKING - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 198
for the HP Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, and 4550HDN printers. Installation instructions are provided for the following operating systems: • Windows 2000 • Windows NT 4.0 • Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium • Windows 3.1x For instructions on installing OS/2 printer drivers or - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 199
of the HP Color LaserJet 4550HDN printer, and is optional on the 4550, 4550N, and 4550DN printers. Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration (PS® driver only) Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration is the default setting for HP Color LaserJet printers. This feature automatically converts PANTONE®* colors to optimal - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 200
the PCL drivers, MS Pscript driver for PS Emulation, and the Uninstaller. HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 6 Driver. Default driver. The PCL 6 printer driver usually provides the best combination of performance and WYSIWYG printing. HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL 5c Driver. Use the PCL 5c printer driver for - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 201
allows you to view the status of your printer (toner levels, configuration, etc.). Driver Auto-configuration. Provides automatic enabling of connected printer accessories in the driver. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Readme. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printer ReadMe, which includes installation information and - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 202
3. Select Printers. 4. Under Printer, choose Add. 5. Under List of Printers choose Unlisted and select Install. 6. Browse to the driver location using one of the options printer and select OK. 8. Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 203
HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printing System Installer includes customization utility that will create custom installations. To create disk sets, use one HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printing System Customization utility includes the following options: Copy printer drivers only Copies printer drivers supported.) - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 204
. You can send command line arguments in one of the following ways: • send the printers. For example, the following printers are available for the HP Color LaserJet 4550 installation: 0 = HP Color LaserJet 4550 1 = HP Color LaserJet 4550N 2 = HP Color LaserJet 4550DN 3 = HP Color LaserJet - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 205
installation guides are included with each accessory. Additional software driver information can be obtained at http://www.hp.com/support/lj4550. Once connected, select "Manuals," and then select the "Software Technical Reference for the HP Color LaserJet 4550/4550N/4550DN/4550HDN Printer Family - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 206
service Anonymous FTP library service is available for around-the-clock access to drivers and technical support information for Hewlett-Packard peripheral and computer products. FTP address: ftp.hp.com Login: anonymous Password: your Internet name (or user identification) HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 207
SUPPORT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES See the printer online user guide and visit the HP website at http://www.hp.com for more information on driver distribution and customer support options, or contact your authorized HP Dealer. 4. LEGAL STATEMENTS 4.1 TRADEMARK NOTICES Adobe® and PS - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 208
Readme files Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN Printer PANTONE®* and ICC ReadMe File Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet Printer 4550, 4550N, 4550DN, 4550HDN PANTONE®* and ICC Readme File NOTICE! PLEASE READ "LATE-BREAKING INFORMATION" IN THIS Readme FILE FOR THE LATEST - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 209
asked questions 5. HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 6. LEGAL STATEMENTS Readme files 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS README FILE The Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 printers support both automatic and manual PANTONE®* Color Calibration. The printers are also - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 210
the PS printer driver. By default, the HP Color LaserJet 4550 series printer interprets CMYK data according to the Specification for Web Offset Publications (SWOP) standard. This standard defines process control points for CMYK inks to achieve common color output. Emulations for Dainippon Ink and - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 211
, the HP 4550 RGB and CMYK values for to each PANTONE®* color are available by printing an .eps, .tif or .ps file or by finding the value in a text lookup table. 2.1 AUTOMATIC PANTONE®* CALIBRATION (PS driver only) Automatic PANTONE®* Calibration is the default setting for HP Color LaserJet printers - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 212
the correct palette and color chart based on the print driver you is using. The CMYK palettes can only be used with the PS driver. The CMYK palettes are optimized for the default setting (FAST CMYK Inkset) of the printer. The RGB palettes work best with the PCL (5 or 6) driver. The RGB palettes are - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 213
option is set to .aco files rather than .act files. To use a color from your color palette 1. Select the Paint Bucket tool. 2. Select one of the custom colors in the Swatches window. 3. Select anywhere on an object to fill it with the color. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 213 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 214
the "Printer Color Management" or "PS Color Management" option. ADOBE PAGEMAKER PageMaker 6.x and 5.x support both .bcf (binary color format) and .acf (ASCII color format) formats. The PANTONE®* color palette for PageMaker is stored in the Applicat\ADOBE\PAGEMAKE directory of the driver CD-ROM - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 215
.pal for PCL are stored in the Applicat\CORELDRW folder. Place these files in a folder on your hard disk, the CUSTOM directory in the CorelDRAW directory structure is recommended. Do not use the RGB palettes with the PS driver in CorelDRAW. Note: HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 216
an object to fill the object with the chosen color or onto the border of an object to apply the chosen color to the border. Macromedia FreeHand 3.x Earlier versions of FreeHand did not support .acf or .bcf formats and instead use .clb format. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 216 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 217
92 and might include decimals. Also note the PANTONE®* number, directly under the swatch containing your color on the PANTONE®* color palette. For instance, 106 refers to a shade of yellow on the first page of your printout, in column three. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 217 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 218
when printing PANTONE®* Colors specified as CMYK or sRGB values. These color conversions will change the colors sent to the printer and reduce the accuracy of the PANTONE®* color simulation. Printing the color palette from Adobe Acrobat Reader HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 219
of color • Software applications • Printer drivers For optimum results, we recommend that the following be used: • Paper - Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Paper • Toner - Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4550 Toner cartridges • CMYK Inkset - FAST • ColorSmart - Automatic HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 220
practical purposes, the perceptual or image intent will provide the best results. HP provides CMYK (hp4550c.icm) and sRGB (hp4550r.icm) ICC profiles with its Color LaserJet 4550 printers. The CMYK profile can only be used with the PS driver while the sRGB profile can be used with any of the HP4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 221
RGB mode with either the PS or PCL driver provided the application supports RGB ICC profiles. 3.3 ENABLING CMS SUPPORT IN MACINTOSH OS To enable CMS support in Macintosh OS System 7.0, complete the following steps: 1. From the Chooser, select the HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer, and then select Setup - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 222
PS. Note that Illustrator will not accept the sRGB profile. The profile is ignored when printing with the PCL driver. 4. (Optional) Select the Intent drop-down list box and select the intent you wish to use. (Image or Perceptual is recommended for most uses.) 5. Select OK. HP Color LaserJet 4550 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 223
when printing with the PCL driver. 3. If you selected a PS printer driver, select HP CLJ 4550-PS from the PPD drop-down list box. 4. Select Color, and then select CMS Setup. 5. From the Composite Printer drop-down list box, select the HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer. 6. Select Color Management ON - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 224
in the Composite Printer option list 5. Browse to the directory with the HP 4550 ICC profiles from the CD-ROM 6. From the Manufacturer list, select Hewlett-Packard. 7. From the Model list, select: PS Driver -HP Color LaserJet 4550 SWOP CMYK PS PCL Driver - HP Color LaserJet 4550 sRGB When printing - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 225
sRGB colors. The HP Color LaserJet 4550 uses ColorSmart II, which uses sRGB and automatically optimizes color output. Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to those on your monitor. These factors include: • Print media • Printer colorants (inks or toners for example - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 226
, once the document is exchanged from one operation to another, the color can change because the values for each color are encoded without a constant reference point. To minimize problems associated with the different interpretation of color, Hewlett-Packard, in conjunction with Microsoft, developed - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 227
the monitor into colors that can be printed in a manner that creates excellent color output. Because of the monitor/printer gamut mismatch, some colors are moved from their absolute color on the monitor to a color that can be printed. CMYK Color Conversions HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 228
HP Color LaserJet printers use a SWOP ink emulation as their default CMYK color space. Choosing SWOP as the assumed CMYK space in an application will generally produce the best results for these color conversions. 5. HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Refer to the printer - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 229
FAR or DFARS clause or the HP standard software agreement for the product involved. The owner is Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304. Copyright © 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company. All Rights Reserved. HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 229 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 230
, Macintosh, 151 bitmaps printer image, 53 sending TrueType fonts as, 34 Black, Print all Text as, 32, 34 Booklet Printing, 31 borders, page, 31 Both Sides, Print on, 30 box, CD-ROMs included in, 21 Bubble Help, 77 Busy state, icon, 180 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference Index - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 231
customer support, 212 Customization Utility installing, 96, 209 options, 11 D Dainippon Ink (DIC), 215 default ports, selecting, 8 default printer, selecting command line options, 8 Windows, 94 default settings normal size, 36 number of copies, 61 print quality, 32 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 232
Fast InfraRed Receiver (FIR) guide, 211 features Basics tab, 61 Color tab, 63 Destination tab, 53 Effects tab, 34 Finishing tab, 29 HP Color LaserJet models, 6 installer, 8 NT Forms tab, 74 Paper tab, 40 PCL drivers, 89 PS driver, 89 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference Index 232 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 233
InfraRed Receiver (FIR) guide, 211 HP GL/2, 33 HP Installer, 19 HP JetDirect Administrator's Guide, 211 HP JetSend, 27 HP LaserJet Duplex Printing Accessory. See duplexer HP LaserJet Hard Drive Accessory, 6 HP LaserJet PS Printer driver. See PS driver HP LaserJet Utility, MAC, 19 HP Resource Manager - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 234
system requirements, 150 user guide, 150 Macromedia Freehand ICC color profiles, 226 loading PANTONE palettes, 220 main screen, installer, 10 Manual Color Options, 64 Manual Feed, 51 manuals directory structure, 83 map. See Color Map margins HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 234 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 235
19 online user guide, 29 Online Utility Help, 19 operating systems SAS, supported, 173 sRGB, 215 supported, 6 upgrading, 207 Operation Mode, 70 optimizing drivers, 72 Optional Paper Destinations, 70 Optional software, 11, 207 Options panel, SAS, 178 Index HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 236
PFM files, 72 Photo color control, 65 Photoshop ICC color profiles, 225 PANTONE color charts, printing, 222 PANTONE not supported, 216 PANTONE palettes, 218 physical configuration, image of, 53 picture, printer, 53 PIN numbers, 55, 58 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference Index 236 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 237
, 219 printer description files, 18 PS emulation driver, 207 queries, bidi. See bidirectional communications question mark button, 75 queues, building, 166, 168 Quick Copy, 55 Quick Sets custom paper sizes, 45 grayscale, printing in, 66 R RAM. See memory HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 238
186 operating systems, supported, 173 Options panel, 173, 178 Printer Status icons, 174 Printer Status panel, 177 printers, adding, 188 refreshrate keys, 184 settings, 178 specific drivers, adding support for, 188 states, system tray icon, 180 system tray icons, 179 troubleshooting, 191 Warning icon - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 239
, 41 Use an Existing Port, 96 Use Different Paper for First Page, 41 user guide localized versions, 21 Macintosh, 150 online, 29 User Name, 58 user-defined custom paper sizes, 44 utilities Customization, 96, 209 file management, 97 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference Index 239 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 240
4.0 case sensitivity, 47 color management, disabling, 217 color profiles, 225 connecting printer, 129 custom installation, 130 default printer, setting, 125 driver components, 118 driver installation, 124 drivers, 17 font support, 121 Index HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 240 - HP 4550hdn | HP Color LaserJet 4550 printer family - Software Technical Referenc - Page 241
, 185 Wizard, Add Printer, 99 wizards, installation, 11 Word Index PANTONE charts, printing, 222 Workgroups, Windows for. See Windows 3.1x X XCOPY, 97 Y Y2K compliance, 81 Z ZenWorks, installing drivers with, 161 ZoomSmart, 35 HP Color LaserJet 4550 Software Technical Reference 241
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