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Check the paper type setting (Mac OS X) 1. Click the File menu, and then click the Print option. 2. In the Printer menu, select the product. 3. By default, the print driver displays the Copies & Pages menu. Open the menus drop-down list, and then click the Finishing menu. 4. Select a type from the Media Type drop-down list. 5. Click the Print button. Check toner-cartridge status Follow these steps to check the estimated life remaining in the toner cartridges and if applicable, the status of other replaceable maintenance parts. Step one: Print the supplies status page 1. From the Home screen on the product control panel, scroll to and touch the Supplies button. 2. The status of all supply items is listed on the screen. 3. To print or view a report of the status of all supply items, including the genuine HP part number for reordering the supply, touch the Manage Supplies button. Touch the Supplies Status button, and then touch either the Print or View button. Step two: Check supplies status 1. Look at the supplies status report to check the percent of life remaining for the toner cartridges and if applicable, the status of other replaceable maintenance parts. Print quality problems can occur when using a toner cartridge that is at its estimated end of life. The supplies status page indicates when a supply level is very low. After an HP supply has reached the very low threshold, HP's premium protection warranty on that supply has ended. The toner cartridge does not need to be replaced now unless the print quality is no longer acceptable. Consider having a replacement available to install when print quality is no longer acceptable. If you determine that you need to replace a toner cartridge or other replaceable maintenance parts, the supplies status page lists the genuine HP part numbers. 2. Check to see if you are using a genuine HP cartridge. A genuine HP toner cartridge has the words "HP" on it, or has the HP logo on it. For more information on identifying HP cartridges go to www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies. Calibrate the product to align the colors Calibration is a product function that optimizes print quality. Follow these steps to resolve print print-quality problems such as misaligned color, colored shadows, blurry graphics, or other print-quality issues. 1. From the Home screen on the product control panel, scroll to and touch the Device Maintenance button. 2. Open the following menus: ENWW Improve print quality 159

Section	Page
Product introduction	11
Product comparison	12
Product views	15
Product front view	15
Product back view	17
Interface ports	18
Control-panel view	19
Finishing accessory views	21
Stapler/stacker and stapler/stacker with hole punch	21
Booklet maker and booklet maker with hole punch	22
Product hardware setup and software installation	23
Paper trays	25
Configure trays for paper type and size	26
Configure a tray when loading paper	26
Configure a tray to match print job settings	26
Configure a tray by using the control panel	26
Load Tray 1	27
Load Tray 2	31
Load the 3x500-sheet trays	35
Load the 3,500-sheet high-capacity tray	39
Configure the default staple location	41
Configure the default hole punch location	41
Parts, supplies, and accessories	43
Order parts, accessories, and supplies	44
Ordering	44
Parts and supplies	44
Accessories	46
Replace the toner cartridges	47
Replace the imaging drums	50
Print	53
Print tasks (Windows)	54
How to print (Windows)	54
Automatically print on both sides (Windows)	55
Manually print on both sides (Windows)	57
Print multiple pages per sheet (Windows)	59
Select the paper type (Windows)	61
Print tasks (Mac OS X)	64
How to print (Mac OS X)	64
Automatically print on both sides (Mac OS X)	64
Manually print on both sides (Mac OS X)	64
Print multiple pages per sheet (Mac OS X)	64
Select the paper type (Mac OS X)	65
Store print jobs on the product	66
Create a stored job (Windows)	66
Create a stored job (Mac OS X)	68
Print a stored job	69
Delete a stored job	69
Mobile printing	70
HP Wireless Direct printing	70
HP ePrint via email	70
HP ePrint software	71
AirPrint	72
Print from the USB port	73
Enable the USB port for printing	73
Print USB documents	73
Copy	75
Make a copy	76
Copy on both sides (duplex)	78
Copy on both sides automatically	78
Copy on both sides manually	78
Optimize copy quality for text or pictures	79
Scan/send	81
Set up scan/send features	82
Create a Quick Set	84
Send a scanned document to a network folder	86
Send a scanned document to one or more email addresses	89
Use the address book to send email	92
Add contacts to the address book from the product control panel	92
Send a document to email by using the address book	94
Fax	97
Set up fax	98
The first time the product is turned on with a fax accessory installed	98
After initial product hardware setup	98
Change fax configurations	99
Fax dialing settings	99
General fax send settings	100
Fax receive settings	101
Send a fax	103
Manage the product	105
HP Embedded Web Server	106
How to access the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS)	106
HP Utility for Mac OS X	107
Open HP Utility	107
HP Utility features	107
HP Web Jetadmin	109
Economy settings	110
Optimize speed or energy usage	110
Set Sleep mode	110
Set the Sleep Schedule	110
Product security features	112
Security statements	112
IP Security	112
Sign in to the product	112
Assign a system password	112
Encryption support: HP High Performance Secure Hard Disks	113
Software and firmware updates	114
Solve problems	115
Restore factory-set defaults	116
Control panel help system	117
A “Cartridge is low” or “Cartridge is very low” message displays on the product control panel	118
Change the “Very Low” settings	118
For products with fax capability	118
Order supplies	119
Product does not pick up paper or misfeeds	120
The product does not pick up paper	120
The product picks up multiple sheets of paper	120
The document feeder jams, skews, or picks up multiple sheets of paper	120
Clear jams	122
Auto-navigation for clearing jams	122
Experiencing frequent or recurring paper jams?	122
Clear jams in Tray 1, the right door, and the fuser	123
Clear jams in Tray 2	127
Clear jams in the 3x500-sheet feeder and the lower-right door	130
Clear jams in the 3,500-sheet high-capacity input tray and the lower-right door	132
Clear jams in the document feeder	136
Clear output jams in the output-accessory bridge	139
Clear jams in the stapler/stacker accessory or the stapler/stacker with hole punch accessory	141
Clear top left door jams in the stapler/stacker	141
Clear Stapler 1 jams in the stapler/stacker	144
Clear stapler/stacker connection jams (hole-punch models only)	147
Clear jams in the booklet maker accessory or the booklet maker with hole punch accessory	151
Clear top left door jams in the booklet maker	151
Clear Stapler 1 jams in the booklet maker	154
Clear front left door jams in the booklet maker	157
Clear stapler 2 or 3 jams in the booklet maker	163
Improve print quality	168
Print from a different software program	168
Check the paper-type setting for the print job	168
Check the paper type setting (Windows)	168
Check the paper type setting (Mac OS X)	169
Check toner-cartridge status	169
Calibrate the product to align the colors	169
Print a cleaning page	170
Visually inspect the imaging-drum	170
Check paper and the printing environment	170
Step one: Use paper that meets HP specifications	170
Step two: Check the environment	171
Check other print job settings	171
Adjust color settings (Windows)	171
Try a different print driver	172
Set the individual tray alignment	173
Improve copy image quality	174
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges	174
Calibrate the scanner	175
Check the paper settings	176
Check the paper size and type configuration	176
Select the tray to use for the copy	176
Check the image-adjustment settings	176
Optimize copy quality for text or pictures	176
Edge-to-edge copying	177
Clean the pickup rollers and separation pad in the document feeder	177
Improve scan image quality	179
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges	179
Check the scan/send settings from the product control panel	180
Check the resolution settings	180
Check the color settings	181
Check the image-adjustment settings	181
Optimize scan quality for text or pictures	181
Check the output-quality settings	182
Clean the pickup rollers and separation pad in the document feeder	182
Improve fax image quality	184
Send-fax quality issues	184
Check the scanner glass for dirt and smudges	184
Check the send-fax resolution settings	185
Check the image-adjustment settings	186
Optimize fax quality for text or pictures	186
Check the error-correction settings	186
Send to a different fax machine	187
Clean the pickup rollers and separation pad in the document feeder	187
Receive-fax quality issues	188
Check the fit-to-page setting	188
Check the sender's fax machine	188
Solve wired network problems	190
Poor physical connection	190
The computer is using the incorrect IP address for the product	190
The computer is unable to communicate with the product	190
The product is using incorrect link and duplex settings for the network	191
New software programs might be causing compatibility problems	191
The computer or workstation might be set up incorrectly	191
The product is disabled, or other network settings are incorrect	191
Solve fax problems	192
Checklist for solving fax problems	192
What type of phone line are you using?	192
Are you using a surge-protection device?	192
Are you using a phone company voice-messaging service or an answering machine?	192
Does your phone line have a call-waiting feature?	193
Check fax accessory status	193
General fax problems	194
The fax failed to send	194
An Out of Memory status message displays on the product control panel	194
Print quality of a photo is poor or prints as a gray box	194
You touched the Stop button to cancel a fax, but the fax was still sent	194
No fax address book button displays	194
Not able to locate the Fax settings in HP Web Jetadmin	194
The header is appended to the top of the page when the overlay option is enabled	194
A mix of names and numbers is in the recipients box	194
A one-page fax prints as two pages	195
A document stops in the document feeder in the middle of faxing	195
The volume for sounds coming from the fax accessory is too high or too low	195

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Check the paper type setting (Mac OS X)

Click the

File

menu, and then click the

option.

In the

Printer

menu, select the product.

By default, the print driver displays the

Copies & Pages

menu. Open the menus drop-down list, and then

click the

Finishing

menu.

Select a type from the

Media Type

drop-down list.

Click the

button.

Check toner-cartridge status

Follow these steps to check the estimated life remaining in the toner cartridges and if applicable, the status

of other replaceable maintenance parts.

Step one: Print the supplies status page

From the Home screen on the product control panel, scroll to and touch the

Supplies

button.

The status of all supply items is listed on the screen.

To print or view a report of the status of all supply items, including the genuine HP part number for

reordering the supply, touch the

Manage Supplies

button. Touch the

Supplies Status

button, and then

touch either the

View

button.

Step two: Check supplies status

Look at the supplies status report to check the percent of life remaining for the toner cartridges and if

applicable, the status of other replaceable maintenance parts.

Print quality problems can occur when using a toner cartridge that is at its estimated end of life. The

supplies status page indicates when a supply level is very low. After an HP supply has reached the very

low threshold, HP’s premium protection warranty on that supply has ended.

The toner cartridge does not need to be replaced now unless the print quality is no longer acceptable.

Consider having a replacement available to install when print quality is no longer acceptable.

If you determine that you need to replace a toner cartridge or other replaceable maintenance parts, the

supplies status page lists the genuine HP part numbers.

Check to see if you are using a genuine HP cartridge.

A genuine HP toner cartridge has the words “HP” on it, or has the HP logo on it. For more information on

identifying HP cartridges go to

www.hp.com/

go/learnaboutsupplies

Calibrate the product to align the colors

Calibration is a product function that optimizes print quality.

Follow these steps to resolve print print-quality problems such as misaligned color, colored shadows, blurry

graphics, or other print-quality issues.

From the Home screen on the product control panel, scroll to and touch the

Device Maintenance

button.

Open the following menus:

ENWW

Improve print quality

159