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Using the Printer Control Panel

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Using the Control 3 Panel Table 3-1 Key [Go] [Job Cancel] [Menu] [Item] [- Value +] [Select] Control Panel Keys Explanation The [Go] key replaces the On Line, Form Feed and Continue keys from previous HP LaserJet printers. The [Go] key performs six main functions: • Switches the state of communication between computer and printer either on (on line) or off (off line). • Prints any data remaining in printer's buffer. Does not send a blank sheet of paper through the printer. • Allows the printer to resume printing after a printer message has placed it off line. Clears most printer messages and places the printer back on line. • Overrides paper or envelope size selection regardless of size of media in Tray 1, optional Envelope Feeder, Tray 2, or Tray 3. • Confirms a manual feed request if there is media in Tray 1. • Overrides a request to manually feed paper or an envelope by selecting paper from the next available source instead. The [Job Cancel] key deletes a print job from the printer: • Press [Job Cancel] to cancel a job that the printer is currently processing. The printer will display CANCELING JOB, clear the printer buffer, and return to a READY state. This may take a while, depending on the size of the print job. If [Job Cancel] is accidentally pushed the job must be reprinted. There is no undo function. If [Job Cancel] is pushed when the printer is idle, NO JOB TO CANCEL will appear briefly, and then a READY display will reappear. Press [Menu] to cycle through the printer control panel menus. Press the [>] end of the key to move forward through the menus. Press the [] end of the key to move forward through the values. Press the [

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Key
Explanation
[Go]
The
[Go]
key replaces the On Line, Form Feed and Continue keys from previous HP LaserJet
printers. The
[Go]
key performs six main functions:
•
Switches the state of communication between computer and printer either on (on line) or off (off
line).
•
Prints any data remaining in printer’s buffer. Does
not
send a blank sheet of paper through the
printer.
•
Allows the printer to resume printing after a printer message has placed it off line.
Clears most
printer messages and places the printer back on line.
•
Overrides paper or envelope size selection regardless of size of media in Tray 1, optional
Envelope Feeder, Tray 2, or Tray 3.
•
Confirms a manual feed request if there is media in Tray 1.
•
Overrides a request to manually feed paper or an envelope by selecting paper from the next
available source instead.
[Job Cancel]
The
[Job°Cancel]
key deletes a print job from the printer:
•
Press
[Job°Cancel]
to cancel a job that the printer is currently processing.
The printer will
display
CANCELING JOB
, clear the printer buffer, and return to a
READY
state. This may take a
while, depending on the size of the print job.
If
[Job°Cancel]
is accidentally pushed the job must be reprinted. There is no undo function.
If
[Job°Cancel]
is pushed when the printer is idle,
NO JOB TO CANCEL
will appear briefly, and
then a
READY
display will reappear.
[Menu]
Press
[Menu]
to cycle through the printer control panel menus.
Press the
[>]
end of the key to
move forward through the menus. Press the
[<]
end of the key to move backward through the
menus.
When an option is added to the printer (PostScript, for example), a menu for that option appears
in the sequence.
See “Control Panel Menus,” in this chapter, for more information.
[Item]
Press
[Item]
to cycle through the selected menu’s items.
Press the
[>]
end of the key to move
forward through the items. Press the
[<]
end of the key to move backward through the items
Menu items vary depending on options installed and configuration of other menu choices.
[- Value +]
Press
[-°Value°+]
to cycle through the selected item’s values.
Press the
[>]
end of the key to move
forward through the values.
Press the
[<]
end of the key to move backward through the values.
[Select]
The
[Select]
key saves a printer control panel setting you selected.
An asterisk (
*
) appears next
to the saved selection, indicating that it is the default.
Default settings remain in place when the
printer is switched off or reset.
The
[Select]
key is also used when printing a test page or configuration page from the printer
control panel.
Table 3-1
Control Panel Keys
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Using the Control
Panel
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Using the Printer Control Panel
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