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HP 2605dtn - Color LaserJet Laser Printer, Reference

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Restore Defaults button .................................................................................. 235

Graphics tab features  ..................................................................................................... 235

Resolution ....................................................................................................... 236
Color Control ................................................................................................... 236

Choose Rendering Intent button ..................................................... 236

Halftoning ........................................................................................................ 237
Special ............................................................................................................ 237
Scaling ............................................................................................................ 237
Restore Defaults button .................................................................................. 237

Device Options tab features ............................................................................................ 237

Available printer memory (in KB) .................................................................... 238
Printer features ................................................................................................ 238
Installable options ........................................................................................... 238
Restore Defaults button .................................................................................. 238

PostScript tab features  ................................................................................................... 238

PostScript Output Format ................................................................................ 239
PostScript header ............................................................................................ 240
PostScript error info ........................................................................................ 240
PostScript timeout values ................................................................................ 240
Advanced ........................................................................................................ 240
Restore Defaults ............................................................................................. 242

7  The HP ToolboxFX

Overview of the HP ToolboxFX ........................................................................................................ 244

Starting the HP ToolboxFX .............................................................................................. 244
Structure .......................................................................................................................... 244
Opening screen ............................................................................................................... 244

System requirements ....................................................................................................................... 246
Key features ..................................................................................................................................... 247

Receive Alert messages for device events ...................................................................... 247

HP Device pop-up alert messages .................................................................. 247
System-tray icon alert ..................................................................................... 248
Desktop alert ................................................................................................... 249
E-mail alert ...................................................................................................... 249

The HP ToolboxFX folders ............................................................................................................... 250

Status folder ..................................................................................................................... 250

Device Status .................................................................................................. 250
Supplies Status ............................................................................................... 251
Device Configuration ....................................................................................... 252
Network Configuration ..................................................................................... 254
Print Info Pages ............................................................................................... 255
Event Log ........................................................................................................ 256

Alerts folder ...................................................................................................................... 257

Set up Status Alerts ........................................................................................ 257
Set up E-mail Alerts ........................................................................................ 259

Help folder ....................................................................................................................... 261

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 262
How do I...? ..................................................................................................... 263
Animated Demonstrations ............................................................................... 264
User Guide ...................................................................................................... 265

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Summary of Contents for 2605dtn - Color LaserJet Laser Printer

Page 1: ...HP Color LaserJet 2605 2605dn 2605dtn Software Technical Reference ...

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Page 4: ...ial errors or omissions contained herein Edition 1 3 2006 Trademarks Adobe R Adobe Photoshop R Acrobat R PostScript R and the Acrobat logo R are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Arial R is a U S registered trademark of the Monotype Corporation The Bluetooth R trademarks are owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett Packard Company under license Java TM is a US trademark of Sun Microsyste...

Page 5: ...ts 13 Windows operating system requirements 13 Printing from other operating systems 13 Software component information 15 HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software for Windows 15 Software component comparison 16 Software component availability 17 Software component localization 18 HP Extended Capabilities 21 Optional software 22 HP PhotoSmart Premier 22 HP Marketing Assistant 27 HP Solution ...

Page 6: ... the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 50 Software components for Macintosh 50 Software component availability for Macintosh 50 Software component localization 51 Ordering software for Macintosh 51 HP EWS Device Configuration utility 51 Accessing Memory Cards through the Macintosh HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn only 52 System requirements for Macintosh 54 Installation overview 55 Installation optio...

Page 7: ...ndows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 123 Uninstall instructions for Microsoft Windows 98 SE and Microsoft Windows Me 125 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features Introduction 127 Access to drivers 128 Printing Preferences driver tabs 128 Properties driver tabs 129 Help system 130 What s this Help 130 Context sensitive Help 130 Constraint messages 130 HP Postscript level 3 emulation support 132 Advance...

Page 8: ... Task Quick Sets 151 Resizing Options group box 151 Actual Size setting 151 Print Document On setting 151 Scale to Fit option 151 of Normal Size option 152 Document preview image 152 Watermarks group box 153 Current watermarks 154 Watermark message 155 Message angle 155 Font attributes 155 Name drop down menu 156 Color drop down menu 156 Shading drop down menu 157 Size spin box 157 Style drop down...

Page 9: ...L 6 Unidriver only 176 Installing external fonts 177 Removing external fonts 178 Installable Options 178 Duplex Unit for 2 Sided Printing 178 Allow Manual Duplexing 178 Printer Memory 178 Mopier Mode 179 Mopier Mode and Collation 179 PostScript Passthrough PS Emulation Unidriver only 179 JPEG Passthrough PS Emulation Unidriver only 180 Additional Device Settings options PS Emulation Unidriver only...

Page 10: ...es Up 194 Booklet Printing 194 Book and booklet printing 195 Pages per Sheet 195 Document preview image 196 Print Quality 196 Current Setting 197 Graphics Settings group box 197 Output Settings group box 197 Font Settings group box 198 Effects tab features 198 Print Task Quick Sets 199 Fit To Page 199 Print Document On 199 Scale to Fit 199 of Normal Size 200 Document preview image 200 Watermarks 2...

Page 11: ...ick Sets 223 Color Options 224 Manual Color Options 224 Document preview image 226 Configure tab features 226 Printer Model 227 Paper handling options 228 Optional Paper Sources 228 Other Options 228 Fonts 229 Printer Memory 230 Include Types in Application Source List selection 230 Alternate letterhead mode 230 Printer image 231 HP TraditionalPS Emulation Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Win...

Page 12: ...vanced 240 Restore Defaults 242 7 The HP ToolboxFX Overview of the HP ToolboxFX 244 Starting the HP ToolboxFX 244 Structure 244 Opening screen 244 System requirements 246 Key features 247 Receive Alert messages for device events 247 HP Device pop up alert messages 247 System tray icon alert 248 Desktop alert 249 E mail alert 249 The HP ToolboxFX folders 250 Status folder 250 Device Status 250 Supp...

Page 13: ...Support 290 Product Support 291 Product Registration 291 Supplies Ordering 291 Summary of HP ToolboxFX known issues 292 NET Framework dependencies 292 Device communication 293 Obtaining debug information from HP ToolboxFX 294 USB drivers are unsigned 295 A need to enable or disable HP ToolboxFX arises 295 8 Engineering Detail Troubleshooting 298 Basic troubleshooting checklist 298 Troubleshooting ...

Page 14: ...Password page 324 Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 2605 Series Printing System Readme 326 I INTRODUCTION 326 Purpose of this document 326 Product Description 326 Who needs this software 327 Overview of the printing system components 327 II LATE BREAKING INFORMATION 328 KNOWN ISSUES AND WORKAROUNDS 328 ISSUES FIXED 328 III INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 329 INSTALLATION OPTIONS 330 INSTALLING SOFTWARE ON ...

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Page 17: ...t numbers for the HP LaserJet software 51 Table 5 1 Standard paper types and engine speeds 144 Table 5 2 Watermark color values 156 Table 5 3 Paper types and sizes supported by automatic duplexing 159 Table 5 4 Page orientation 162 Table 6 1 Bubble Help messages 189 Table 6 2 Page orientation 194 Table 6 3 Watermark color values 203 Table 6 4 Standard paper types and engine speeds 208 Table 6 5 Na...

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Page 19: ... 21 Online User Guide screen 38 Figure 2 22 HP Photosmart Premier online Help screen 39 Figure 2 23 Online Readme screen 39 Figure 2 24 HP Online Store 40 Figure 2 25 How Do I screen 41 Figure 2 26 Troubleshooting screen 42 Figure 2 27 Help area HP Solution Center 42 Figure 2 28 HP Solution Center Help screen 43 Figure 2 29 About HP Solution Center screen 44 Figure 2 30 General area HP Solution Ce...

Page 20: ...d Capabilities dialog box 84 Figure 4 17 Step 6 Thank you dialog box 85 Figure 4 18 Step 7 Ready to Install dialog box 86 Figure 4 19 Step 8 Connection Type dialog box 87 Figure 4 20 Step 9 Connect Your Device Now dialog box 88 Figure 4 21 Step 10 Identify Printer dialog box 89 Figure 4 22 Step 11 Searching dialog box 90 Figure 4 23 Step 12 Printer Not Found dialog box 91 Figure 4 24 Step 13 Check...

Page 21: ...re 5 8 First Page Other Pages and Last Page options 147 Figure 5 9 HP Digital Imaging Options dialog box 148 Figure 5 10 Effects tab 150 Figure 5 11 Preview images Legal on Letter Scale to Fit off left and on right 152 Figure 5 12 Watermark Details dialog box 154 Figure 5 13 Finishing tab HP PCL 6 Unidriver 158 Figure 5 14 Print on Both Sides Instructions 161 Figure 5 15 Page order preview images ...

Page 22: ...een 1 of 2 253 Figure 7 6 Device Configuration screen 2 of 2 254 Figure 7 7 Network Configuration screen 255 Figure 7 8 Print Information Pages screen 256 Figure 7 9 Event Log screen 257 Figure 7 10 Set up Status Alerts screen 258 Figure 7 11 Set up E mail Alerts screen 1 of 2 260 Figure 7 12 Set up E mail Alerts screen 2 of 2 261 Figure 7 13 Troubleshooting sub folder 262 Figure 7 14 How do I sub...

Page 23: ...e 8 6 HP EWS Event Log page 316 Figure 8 7 HP EWS Device Information page 317 Figure 8 8 HP EWS Paper Handling page 317 Figure 8 9 HP EWS Printing page 318 Figure 8 10 HP EWS PCL5e page 318 Figure 8 11 HP EWS PostScript page 319 Figure 8 12 HP EWS Memory Card page 319 Figure 8 13 HP EWS Print Quality page 320 Figure 8 14 HP EWS Print Density page 320 Figure 8 15 HP EWS Paper Types page 321 Figure ...

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Page 25: ...s chapter provides information about the following topics Introduction HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer features Software availability and fulfillment Documentation availability and localization ENWW 1 Purpose and scope ...

Page 26: ...software that is shipped on the software CD that comes with the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer This STR does not describe drivers that will become available on the Web The following information is included in this technical reference Overview of software and platforms Procedures for installing and uninstalling software components Descriptions of problems that can arise while using the HP Co...

Page 27: ...tal SD xD Speed Prints 10 pages per minute ppm in color and 12 ppm in monochrome black and white on A4 letter sized media Connectivity A high speed universal serial bus USB port 10 100Base T network Jetdirect port HP Color LaserJet 2605dn and HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printers only Paper handling Single sheet priority feed slot tray 1 250 sheet universal tray tray 2 Optional 250 sheet universal tr...

Page 28: ...r recognizes only files in the JPEG file format when printing from the printer control panel To print other file types you must use the HP Photosmart Premier software provided on the CD ROMs that came with the printer 2 You can only insert one memory card in the printer at a time If two or more memory cards are inserted the printer displays an error message 3 The HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer ...

Page 29: ...LaserJet 2605 series printers Table 1 2 CD part numbers for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software Part number Description Languages included on CD Q7821 60101 Windows software CD for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer English Catalan Hebrew Italian Spanish Dutch French German Portuguese Q7821 60102 Windows software CD for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer English Danis...

Page 30: ...nter English Korean Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Thai NOTE If you need a replacement CD or newer version of the software than what was shipped with the product go to the following Web site www hp com support clj2605 Click CD ROM Order Page to order or click Download drivers and software to get the software update Table 1 2 CD part numbers for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system so...

Page 31: ...90923 Chinese Traditional Q7821 90926 Czech Q7821 90909 Danish Q7821 90910 Dutch Q7821 90911 Finnish Q7821 90912 French Q7821 90913 German Q7821 90914 Hebrew Q7821 90915 Hungarian Q7821 90916 Indonesian Bahasa Q7821 90929 Italian Q7821 90917 Korean Q7821 90918 Norwegian Q7821 90919 Portuguese Brazilian Q7821 90921 Polish Q7821 90920 Russian Q7821 90922 Spanish Q7821 90924 Swedish Q7821 90925 Thai ...

Page 32: ...uanian Norwegian Swedish Q7821 90902 Arabic Bulgarian English Greek Kazakh Latvian Lithuanian Russian Turkish Ukrainian Q7821 90903 English Indonesian Korean Simplified Chinese Thai Traditional Chinese Q7821 90904 Table 1 3 User documentation availability and localization continued 8 Chapter 1 Purpose and scope ENWW Purpose and scope ...

Page 33: ...er Location Croatian Czech English Hungarian Polish Romanian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Q7821 90905 Table 1 3 User documentation availability and localization continued ENWW Documentation availability and localization 9 Purpose and scope ...

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Page 35: ...ms Software component information HP Extended Capabilities Optional software HP Solution Center Available printer configurations NOTE For information about the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software for Macintosh operating systems see Macintosh software overview ENWW 11 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 36: ...OTE The HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer does not support Windows 98 First Edition Supported operating systems for Plug and Play or Add Printer Wizard installations The following operating systems support plug and play or add printer wizard installations Windows 98 Second Edition Windows 98 SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me Windows XP Intel 64 bit driver available only on the Web requi...

Page 37: ...the device must be disconnected or you must add an additional USB port You can add an additional USB port by using a hub or by installing an additional USB card Printing from other operating systems NOTE For information about the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software for Macintosh operating systems see Macintosh software overview You can also print to the HP LaserJet product from any ope...

Page 38: ...P Color LaserJet 2605 print drivers have been tested and have print only support with Windows Terminal Server or Citrix Metaframe 14 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 39: ...inter Use the HP ToolboxFX to perform the following tasks Monitor the status of the product Change the print settings for the product Find troubleshooting information and instructions for performing basic tasks Receive Status Alerts when certain events occur or conditions exist on the product Driver software This software includes the following drivers The HP PCL 6 Unidriver and HP Traditional PCL...

Page 40: ...software HP Solution Center The HP Solution Center provides access to the software programs default settings status and onscreen Help installed specifically for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer By using the HP Solution Center you can transfer images from a camera or photo memory card view and print images or video clips go to the HP Shopping Web site and update your HP software For more i...

Page 41: ... Printer X X X4 1 X4 1 Remote management and status Applet for HP WebJet Admin5 X X HP ToolboxFX X Online Documentation HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide X X Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 2605 series Printing System Readme6 X X HP Color LaserJet 2605 Software Technical Reference4 X X Help systems X X X X 1 This driver is installed through the Add Printer Wizard only 2 This component is ava...

Page 42: ...S DA DE EL EN ES FI FR HE HU HP ToolboxFX 2000 XP X X X X X X X X X X X HP Solution Center 2000 XP X X3 X X X X3 X X X X X X HP Photosmart Premier 2000 XP X X X X X X X X HP Marketing Assistant 2000 XP X X X X X HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and PS Emulation Driver 98 SE Me X X X X X X X X X X HP PCL 6 Unidriver and PS Emulation Unidriver 2000 XP X X X X X X X X X X X X Common Windows Installer 2000...

Page 43: ...eting Assistant 2000 XP X X X HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and PS Emulation Driver 98 SE Me X X X X X X X X X X X X HP PCL 6 Unidriver and PS Emulation Unidriver 2000 XP X X X X X X X X X X X X Common Windows Installer 2000 XP X X X X X X X X X X X Online manuals PDF and CHM 2000 XP X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 Components that are not available in a specific language are supported in English Languag...

Page 44: ... PL Polish PT Portuguese RU Russian SV Swedish TH Thai TR Turkish ZHCN Simplified Chinese ZHTW Traditional Chinese 20 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 45: ...of the invitation about two weeks after installation full disclosure of the information to be communicated is provided Participation is entirely voluntary and the impact on your processing and connecting speed is negligible Personal information is never sent to HP unless you give permission TCP IP addresses are used only to enable the connection and for security purposes If you decline the invitat...

Page 46: ...art Premier section HP Marketing Assistant Use the HP Marketing Assistant software to prepare flyers brochures and other creative pieces using your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer For more information see the HP Marketing Assistant section HP PhotoSmart Premier HP Photosmart Premier is an optional software program that is included with your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer You can insta...

Page 47: ... This is the default screen when you open the program You can navigate to any images on your computer from the locations listed at the upper left portion of the screen Figure 2 1 View tab ENWW Optional software 23 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 48: ...pen and make changes to the image Figure 2 2 Edit tab Print Use the Print tab to select a print layout for your photographs and to select print settings Figure 2 3 Print tab 24 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 49: ...pages cards CD labels calendars flyers and brochures These projects contain predefined layouts with picture holders and text objects that you can customize The available projects vary depending on the HP device you have installed Figure 2 4 Create tab ENWW Optional software 25 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 50: ...are Select the Share tab to share photos using e mail online albums and an online photo finishing service Figure 2 5 Share tab 26 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 51: ...oft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Word 2000 or later Internet Explorer 5 0 or above or Netscape Navigator 4 7 or above Some functionality requires internet access Use the HP Marketing Assistant to create brochures labels stationery and other marketing materials The HP Marketing Assistant saves templates for your documents and helps you create them directly in Microsoft Word To sta...

Page 52: ...Figure 2 7 HP Marketing Assistant screen 28 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 53: ...te your HP software The HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printers can also transfer images from a camera or photo memory card To start the HP Solution Center click Start Programs HP and HP Solution Center You can also double click the HP Solution Center icon on your desktop shortcut The following screen appears Figure 2 8 HP Solution Center screen The following sections are available on this screen H...

Page 54: ...rmation area Figure 2 10 Product Information area HP Solution Center The product information area contains the product name and model number Product display area Figure 2 11 Product display area HP Solution Center Pictures of the HP products that are available to the computer appear in the product display area 30 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 55: ...e ideas Utilities Support Settings Transfer images Digital images can be created and stored on digital imaging devices such as digital cameras and memory cards and then transferred to a computer for printing or sharing with the HP Photosmart Premier software When you click Transfer Images the following screen appears ENWW HP Solution Center 31 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 56: ...P Photosmart Premier program opens You can navigate through the Help system for step by step instructions information about creative projects or troubleshooting and support Figure 2 14 HP Photosmart Software Help screen 32 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 57: ...en the HP support Web page for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer You can also open the web page directly by going to the following Web site www hp com support clj2605 Settings When you click Settings the following options become available Print Settings Image Transfer Settings Network Settings Status Print Settings Click this setting to specify default settings for print jobs maintain your...

Page 58: ...ing screen Image Transfer Settings Click this setting to specify default settings that affect all transfer sessions When you click this setting the following screen appears in the HP Photosmart Premier software program 34 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 59: ...etworking a message appears explaining that this feature is not available CAUTION If you are not familiar with changing network settings do not modify the settings in the window that appears Incorrect settings could prevent networked computers from communicating with the device Clicking Network Settings opens the following screen ENWW HP Solution Center 35 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 60: ...Figure 2 18 Network Settings screen Status Click Status to open the Device Status screen from the HP ToolboxFX 36 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 61: ...evice Support area contains the following options Onscreen Guide Shop Online How Do I Troubleshooting Onscreen Guide When you click Onscreen Guide the following options become available HP Color LaserJet 2605 Series Printer Help Help Contents View Readme ENWW HP Solution Center 37 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 62: ...displays the interactive version of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide Figure 2 21 Online User Guide screen Help Contents Clicking Help Contents opens the HP Photosmart Premier online Help table of contents 38 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 63: ...n View Readme Clicking View Readme opens the HP ToolboxFX and displays the online version of the Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 2605 series Printing System Readme Figure 2 23 Online Readme screen ENWW HP Solution Center 39 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 64: ...s your Web browser to the HP online store Figure 2 24 HP Online Store How Do I Clicking How Do I opens the HP ToolboxFX and displays the How Do I content screen 40 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 65: ...Figure 2 25 How Do I screen Troubleshooting Clicking Troubleshooting opens the HP ToolboxFX and displays the Troubleshooting content screen ENWW HP Solution Center 41 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 66: ...ble HP Solution Center Help HP Solution Center Tour About HP Solution Center HP Solution Center Help Figure 2 27 Help area HP Solution Center Click this option to find helpful information about the HP Solution Center 42 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 67: ... this option launches a Macromedia Flash interactive tour of the HP Solution Center software About HP Solution Center Clicking this option displays the HP Solution Center software version number and copyright information ENWW HP Solution Center 43 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 68: ...ing HP Online opens your Web browser and takes you to the HP Web site HP Software Update If you have Internet access you can click Software Update to open the Welcome to HP Software Update dialog box This software automatically checks the HP Web site for updates to the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software 44 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 69: ...going to the following Web site www hp com support clj2605 Software area Figure 2 32 Software area HP Solution Center Clicking the links in this area opens a new software program The following options are available HP Photosmart Premier HP Marketing Assistant ENWW HP Solution Center 45 Software overview for Windows ...

Page 70: ...ternet connection is available this area is an active link to specific content on the HP Web site When an active Internet connection is not available static content is provided through the HP Solution Center software HP Software Update downloads or from HP devices connected to the computer 46 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 71: ...ver the network The operating system handles all of the networking issues The product prints in this configuration but only the local computer can use the HP ToolboxFX Also because Microsoft peer to peer networking is unidirectional network users do not receive printer status messages when they print to the product NOTE HP does not support vending drivers across operating systems that have differe...

Page 72: ...48 Chapter 2 Software overview for Windows ENWW Software overview for Windows ...

Page 73: ...lowing topics Supported Macintosh operating systems Macintosh software for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer System requirements for Macintosh Installation overview Installation options Installation dialog box options for Macintosh OS ENWW 49 Macintosh software overview ...

Page 74: ...Macintosh operating system Table 3 1 Software components for Macintosh Component Description Installer software Installs the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer driver Driver software Allows you to print from your HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer HP EWS Device Configuration Provides a user interface that you use to configure your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Online Documentation The user documen...

Page 75: ...ng software for Macintosh To order the software contact Hewlett Packard Support at the following Web site www hp com support clj2605 Click CD Order Page to order or click Download drivers and software to get the software update To request the software CD by phone see the following Web site for the correct contact number for your country region www hp com support HP EWS Device Configuration utility...

Page 76: ...eb Server section of this document Accessing Memory Cards through the Macintosh HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn only Follow these steps to gain access to the memory cards on the HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer 1 On the Finder menu click Go 2 Click Connect to Server 3 Type smb IPAddress where IPAddress stands for the IP address of your printer Click Connect 4 The following screen appears Click OK Figur...

Page 77: ...ory Card Access 6 The memory card contents appear in a window on your screen and an icon is added to your desktop NOTE The Control Panel only prints images that are in JPG format ENWW Macintosh software for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 53 Macintosh software overview ...

Page 78: ... Macintosh computer Power PC processor such as an iMac Power Macintosh G3 or higher Power Macintosh G4 233 MHz recommended Minimum 128 MB system memory 30 MB or more of available hard disk space A USB port or an ethernet connection using on board networking A CD ROM drive required for installation 54 Chapter 3 Macintosh software overview ENWW Macintosh software overview ...

Page 79: ...king through Bonjour Rendezvous Macintosh installation instructions for direct connections Use the following instructions to install the HP Color LaserJet 2605 software on a Macintosh computer running Macintosh OS X Version 10 2 8 or later 1 Insert the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Run the installer CD 3 Open the Printer Setup Utility by clicking HD Ap...

Page 80: ...on fails see the flyer that came in the box with your printer or go to the following Web site for help or more information www hp com support clj2605 56 Chapter 3 Macintosh software overview ENWW Macintosh software overview ...

Page 81: ...ndezvous Name under the TCP IP heading on the Network Report page 4 Insert the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD into your CD ROM drive 5 Run the installer CD 6 Open the Printer Setup Utility by clicking the icon at the bottom of your screen or by clicking HD Applications Utilities and then Printer Setup Utility 7 Click Add and choose Bonjour Rendezvous from the drop down list The...

Page 82: ...stems Figure 3 3 Step 1 Click the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD icon Double click the Color LaserJet 2605 icon on the desktop Figure 3 4 Step 2 Open the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD Double click the hp Color LaserJet 2605 icon in the program group to start the printing system software CD 58 Chapter 3 Macintosh software overview ENWW Macintosh software ove...

Page 83: ...r Click Continue to continue the installation Figure 3 6 Step 4 License agreement Click Print to open the Page Setup dialog box for your default printer and then print a copy of the license agreement ENWW Installation dialog box options for Macintosh OS 59 Macintosh software overview ...

Page 84: ...3 7 Step 5 Install location Click Quit to return to the License Agreement dialog box step 4 Click Install to begin the installation process step 7 Figure 3 8 Step 7 Begin installation The Installing dialog box appears showing the progress of the installation Click Stop to cancel the installation When Installation is complete the Installation successful dialog box appears step 8 60 Chapter 3 Macint...

Page 85: ...other HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Click Quit to close the installer window Figure 3 10 Step 9 Add printer to printer queue a Open the Printer Setup Utility and choose Add from the toolbar ENWW Installation dialog box options for Macintosh OS 61 Macintosh software overview ...

Page 86: ...rJet 2605 and then click Add Figure 3 11 Step 9 Add printer to printer queue Choose printer model a Click Installable Options from the drop down menu 62 Chapter 3 Macintosh software overview ENWW Macintosh software overview ...

Page 87: ...ows For information about Macintosh installations see Macintosh software overview This chapter provides information about the following topics Installation overview Installation options Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP Installing optional software Uninstall ENWW 63 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 88: ...osoft Windows Plug and Play or Add Printer Wizard For all of the supported platforms each install option presents a series of query dialog boxes that guide you through the installation process You provide information about your computer environment The Installer guides you through the installation whether you are configuring a directly connected or networked HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer A...

Page 89: ...ws Server 2003 You can then share your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer with other users on your network using Microsoft Windows sharing Microsoft Windows installation for direct connections Use the following instructions to install the product software on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP NOTE Set up and turn on the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printe...

Page 90: ...Print driver USB driver for plug and play installations only EWS null driver Embedded Web Server Mass storage driver for access to the photo card reader HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer only If your computer is running Windows 98 SE or Windows Me and you have an HP Color LaserJet 2605dn printer or an HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer you must configure the driver to include the advanced features ...

Page 91: ...OTE The setup exe program on the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system CD is not supported in Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Windows Server 2003 For these operating systems the HP Color LaserJet HP Color LaserJet 2605 print drivers must be installed using Microsoft Plug and Play for direct USB connections or using the Add Printer Wizard installation for network connections If you run the setup exe f...

Page 92: ...3 Insert the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system CD into the CD ROM drive on your computer NOTE If a dialog box appears with an Install button on it click Exit and continue with step 4 4 Connect a USB cable between the printer and your computer 5 When the Add New Hardware Wizard USB Composite Device dialog box appears click Next Figure 4 2 Add New Hardware Wizard USB Composite Device dialog box...

Page 93: ...d New Hardware Wizard USB Composite Device Search for driver dialog box 7 Select the CD ROM check box and clear all other check boxes Click Next to continue Figure 4 4 Add New Hardware Wizard USB Composite Device Specify a location dialog box ENWW Installation options 69 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 94: ...at do you want to install dialog box 9 Click Next to install the driver for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 4 6 Add New Hardware Wizard USB Composite Device Ready to Install dialog box 70 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 95: ...ts for the Mass Storage Driver HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn the HP Embedded Web Server USB Printing Support and the HP Color LaserJet 2605 PCL 6 driver complete automatically 12 Click Start Settings and then click Printers to confirm that the HP Color LaserJet 2605 PCL 6 or the HP Color LaserJet 2605dn_dtn PCL6 driver is installed ENWW Installation options 71 Software installation for Microsoft Windo...

Page 96: ...ars stating The operating system on this computer is not supported Follow these steps to install the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software on a computer running Microsoft Windows Me 1 Verify that the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer is turned on and that the READY message appears on the printer control panel 2 Close all open programs on your computer 3 Insert the HP Color LaserJet 2...

Page 97: ...ting Support dialog box 7 On the HP EWS dialog box click theAutomatic search for a better driver Recommended option button and then click Nextto continue the installation Figure 4 10 Add New Hardware Wizard HP EWS dialog box ENWW Installation options 73 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 98: ...st be installed using Microsoft Add Printer Wizard for network connections or using a plug and play installation for direct USB connections Follow these steps to install the HP Color LaserJet 2605 print driver software on a computer running Windows Server 2003 1 Close all open programs on your computer 2 Insert the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system CD into the CD ROM drive on your computer NO...

Page 99: ...Windows Server 2003 uses the same print driver as Windows 2000 and Windows XP 7 If you are prompted to restart the computer click Yes ENWW Installation options 75 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 100: ...rk and then click Next Follow the instructions on the screen 5 When the installation is completed a setup dialog box appears that asks whether or not you want to print a test page Click Yes 6 If you are prompted to restart the computer click Yes LEFTOFFHERE Setting up Microsoft Windows sharing peer to peer networking This section contains instructions for using Microsoft Windows sharing to make th...

Page 101: ...k the Share As option button and then type a name for the product in the Share Name field Click OK NOTE The Share Name must be a maximum of 8 characters Setting up the host computer running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 At the computer that is directly connected to the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer perform the following steps 1 Click Start and then click Printers an...

Page 102: ...e the Add Printer wizard NOTE You might need the product software CD to complete the print driver installations Setting up client computers running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 1 Click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 In the column to the left under Printer Tasks click Add a printer to open the Add Printer wizard 3 Click Next to start the wizard 4 Click the A netw...

Page 103: ...7 Click Finish to complete the installation and close the Add Printer wizard ENWW Installation options 79 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 104: ...ft Windows Me you must complete a Plug and Play installation For more information see Installing the print drivers using Microsoft Windows Plug and Play or Add Printer Wizard NOTE HP recommends that you install the software before connecting the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer to the computer software first installation These instructions are for a software first installation Use these instr...

Page 105: ...lcome dialog box step 1 Click Next to go to the Installation Options dialog box step 3 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 81 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 106: ...eded to print with your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Click Details to get more information about each of the install options Click Help to get information about your computer Click Next to go to the License Agreement dialog box step 4 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 82 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Window...

Page 107: ... I do not accept the terms in the license agreement to cancel the installation Click Next to go to the HP Extended Capabilities dialog box step 5 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 83 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 108: ...u do not want these capabilities installed Click More Information to get more information about HP Extended Capabilities Click Back to go back to the License Agreement dialog box step 4 Click Next to go to the Thank you dialog box step 6 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 84 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 109: ...ed Capabilities dialog box step 5 Click Next to go to the Ready to Install dialog box step 7 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 85 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 110: ...o go back to the Thank You dialog box step 6 Click Next to go to the Connection Type dialog box step 8 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 86 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 111: ...s you to the Connect Your Device Now dialog box step 9 If you click Through the network Next takes you to the Identify Printer dialog box step 10 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 87 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 112: ...ter and your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer and wait for the software to detect the connection Then click Next to go to the Printer Found dialog box step 15 Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Connection Type dialog box step 8 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 88 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installa...

Page 113: ... go to the Searching dialog box step 11 Click the Specify a printer by address option and then click Next to go to the Specify Printer dialog box step 14 Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Connection Type dialog box step 8 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP ...

Page 114: ...then the installer automatically takes you to the Printer Found dialog box step 15 If the installer does not find the printer on the network then the installer automatically takes you to the Printer Not Found dialog box step 12 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 90 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 115: ...o return to the Identify Printer dialog box step 10 Click Next to go to the Check Cable Connection dialog box step 13 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 91 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 116: ...licking Specify a printer by address and then clicking Next takes you to the Specify Printer dialog box step 14 Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Identify Printer dialog box step 10 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 92 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 117: ... dialog box step15 Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Check Printer Connection dialog box step 13 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 93 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 118: ...lick Next to go to the Check printer connection dialog box step 13 Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Identify Printer dialog box step 10 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 NOTE If more than one HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer is installed on the network a list appears and you can select the specific HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer t...

Page 119: ...ings to change the network settings Click Help to start the online Help system Click Back to return to the Printer Found dialog box step 15 Click Cancel to go to the Cancel dialog box step 23 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 95 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 120: ... As the files install the status bars change to display installation progress When installation is complete the Finish dialog box appears step 18 96 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 121: ...alog box Click Finish to complete the installation and the Test Page dialog box appears step 19 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 97 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 122: ...ge did not print for help troubleshooting your printer installation Click OK to close the installer When the installer closes the Register Product Web page appears step 20 98 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 123: ...t 2605 series printer After you complete the registration process the Congratulations dialog box appears step 21 Click Cancel to close the Register Product Web page The Congratulations dialog box appears step 21 ENWW Installation dialog box options for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP 99 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 124: ... Congratulations dialog box Click Finish to complete the installation The Other Options dialog box appears step 22 100 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 125: ...llation steps for these software packages see Installing optional software Click Product Registration to register your product on the HP Web site Click Connect another HP CLJ 2605 to connect another HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer to your computer Click Help to launch the online Help system Click Exit to close the installer window Figure 4 34 Step 23 Cancel dialog box ENWW Installation dialo...

Page 126: ...ick Yes to close the installer Click No to return to the last installer dialog box that was open 102 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 127: ...HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software or at a later time by relaunching the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system CD Immediate installation After installing the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software the Other Options dialog box appears automatically as shown in the following illustration Figure 4 35 Other Options dialog box ENWW Installing optional software 103 Software instal...

Page 128: ...rt the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD into your CD ROM drive The Welcome Back dialog box appears as shown in the following illustration Figure 4 36 Welcome Back dialog box For either dialog box clicking Install More Software takes you to the Install More Software dialog box as shown in the following illustration 104 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Sof...

Page 129: ...re dialog box The Install More Software dialog box contains options for installing the following software HP PhotoSmart Premier HP Marketing Assistant ENWW Installing optional software 105 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 130: ...ies printer 1 Click HP PhotoSmart Premier on the Install More Software dialog box to launch the installer The Welcome dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 38 Welcome dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier 106 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 131: ... Firewall warning dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 39 Firewall warning dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier ENWW Installing optional software 107 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 132: ...ou want to check for updates to the software or click No to continue the installation Figure 4 40 Check for recommended installation updates optional dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier 108 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 133: ...k I accept the terms of this license agreement and then click Next to continue the installation Figure 4 41 License Agreement dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier ENWW Installing optional software 109 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 134: ... you dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 42 Thank you dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier 110 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 135: ... Ready to Install dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 43 Ready to Install dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier ENWW Installing optional software 111 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 136: ...7 The Installing dialog box appears Figure 4 44 Installing dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier 112 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 137: ...tion is completed the Finish dialog box appears Click Finish to close the installer Figure 4 45 Finish dialog box for HP PhotoSmart Premier ENWW Installing optional software 113 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 138: ...g Assistant software comes on a separate CD Insert the correct CD into your CD ROM drive and then click Next to continue Figure 4 46 Installation Media Required dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant 2 The Choose Setup Language dialog box appears Choose your language from the drop down menu and then click OK to continue Figure 4 47 Choose setup language dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant 114 Cha...

Page 139: ...3 The Welcome dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 48 Welcome dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant ENWW Installing optional software 115 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 140: ...tion dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 49 Trial Version Information dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant 116 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 141: ...License Agreement dialog box appears Click Yes to continue Figure 4 50 License Agreement dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant ENWW Installing optional software 117 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 142: ... your country region from the drop down menu and then click Next to continue Figure 4 51 Postal Format dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant 118 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 143: ...rt Copying Files dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 52 Start Copying Files dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant ENWW Installing optional software 119 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 144: ...he Setup Status dialog box appears Figure 4 53 Setup Status dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant 120 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 145: ...ialog box appears Click Finish to close the installer You must restart your computer to complete the installation Figure 4 54 Finish dialog box for HP Marketing Assistant ENWW Installing optional software 121 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 146: ...nting system CD into the CD ROM drive on your computer and then click Uninstall Uninstall component list The HP Color LaserJet 2605 uninstaller removes the following components from your computer Drivers HP ToolboxFX User guides The HP Color LaserJet 2605 uninstaller does not remove the following components from your computer HP Solution Center including the HP Product Assistant and the HP Softwar...

Page 147: ...g on with Administrator privileges 1 Quit all open programs 2 Click Start click Programs or All Programs in Microsoft Windows XP select HP select HP Color LaserJet 2605 and then click Uninstall 3 The Important Information dialog box appears Click Next to continue Figure 4 55 Important Information dialog box ENWW Uninstall 123 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 148: ...dialog box appears A progress bar reflects the status of the uninstall process Figure 4 56 Cleanup Progress dialog box 124 Chapter 4 Software installation for Microsoft Windows ENWW Software installation for Microsoft Windows ...

Page 149: ... box Uninstall instructions for Microsoft Windows 98 SE and Microsoft Windows Me Follow these steps to uninstall the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software for Microsoft Windows 98 SE and Microsoft Windows Me 1 Click Start click Settings and then click Printers 2 Right click the icon for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer and then click Delete The product icon and the associated f...

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Page 151: ...pport for the auto duplexing feature that comes standard with the HP Color LaserJet 2605dn and HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printers This chapter includes the following information Access to drivers Help system HP Postscript level 3 emulation support Advanced tab features Paper Quality tab features Effects tab features Finishing tab features Color tab features Services tab features Device Settings ta...

Page 152: ...er tabs that the software program controls If after right clicking the printer name you click Properties you gain access to a different set of tabs that control the driver behavior and driver connections For information about the Properties tabs see the following sections Printing Preferences driver tabs The Printing Preferences driver tabs change the default settings that are used across all soft...

Page 153: ...rs and Faxes for Windows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Properties The following Properties tabs are available General Sharing Ports Advanced Security Device Settings About The Device Settings and About tabs are HP driver tabs and are described in this guide The other Properties tabs are Windows tabs For information about those tabs ...

Page 154: ... this special cursor to select a control and the pop up Help window for that feature appears Press the F1 key and the Help window for the currently selected control appears Context sensitive Help Click the Help button on a driver tab or in a dialog box and context sensitive Help appears Constraint messages Constraint messages are unsolicited messages that appear in response to specific actions you...

Page 155: ...reject the change that was just made returning the control to its previous value click Resolve all conflicts for me automatically and then click OK To accept the change that was just made allowing you to go back into the driver settings to resolve the conflict click I will resolve the conflict myself and then click OK ENWW Help system 131 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ...

Page 156: ...the Adobe PS level 3 print drivers from Adobe with the HP LaserJet printer Postscript level 3 emulation PPD available on the HP LaserJet printer software CD or from the HP Web site When using the Adobe PS level 3 print driver users must comply with all Adobe licensing agreements as stated on the Adobe Web site at www adobe com support downloads license html 132 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver...

Page 157: ...indows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Advanced You can use the Advanced tab to change the layout of printed pages Use this tab to configure special controls that are not commonly used as well as features such as paper size and copies in the driver Figure 5 2 Advanced tab HP PCL 6 Unidriver ENWW Advanced t...

Page 158: ...program set the copy count in the software program Copy Count specifies the number of copies to print The number of copies that you request appears in the Copy Count option You can select the number by typing in the box or by using the up and down arrows on the right side of the text box For the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer valid entries are numbers from 1 to 9999 The copies value will no...

Page 159: ...olors before printing so that the color of images displayed on the screen more closely match the color of images when printed The following options are available ICM Method The ICM Method setting specifies how to print your color graphics The default setting for ICM Method is ICM Disabled The drop down menu beside this setting contains the following options ICM Handled by Host System Click this op...

Page 160: ...are available depending on your printer For normal printing leave the Advanced Printing Features setting at the default Enabled If compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature However some advanced printing features might still be available in the print driver even though they have been disabled If you select an advanced printing feature in the print driver that has been disabled on th...

Page 161: ...ur documents To create a file that conforms to the Adobe Document Structuring Conventions ADSC click Optimize for Portability Each page of the document will be a self contained object This is useful if you want to create a PS file and print it on a different printer If you want to include the file as an image in another document that is printed from a different software program click Encapsulated ...

Page 162: ... Printer Features The following Printer Features are available Print All Text as Black Send True Type as Bitmap HP PCL 6 Unidriver only Raster Compression HP PCL 6 Unidriver only Alternative Letterhead Mode Print All Text as Black The Print All Text as Black feature is Disabled by default When Enabled is selected the driver prints all text as black regardless of the original document text color Co...

Page 163: ...the printer for instructions about loading letterhead for printing on both sides If the printer tray has an icon that indicates to load the paper either face up or face down load the paper opposite of the orientation shown When this option is selected the printer speed slows to the speed required for printing on both sides Layout Options The Layout Options include the following Page Order Page Ord...

Page 164: ...and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Paper Quality Use the Paper Quality tab to specify the size type and source of the media for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer You can also use this tab to indicate different paper selection choices for the first page other pages and back cover of the document Figure 5 5 Paper Quality tab...

Page 165: ...tions are available in the Print Task Quick Sets drop down menu Default Print Settings User Guide Print Settings Type a new Quick Set name here Default Print Settings When you select Default Print Settings nearly all of the settings are restored to the combination that existed after the driver was installed the original settings However if the attribute combinations that are associated with waterm...

Page 166: ... Sets for their own use User defined Print Task Quick Sets are described later in this section You can store a maximum of 25 Print Task Quick Sets on a particular system If you attempt to save too many a message box appears that reads There are too many Print Task Quick Sets defined Please delete some before adding new ones Paper Options group box The settings specified in the Paper Options group ...

Page 167: ...ing you can specify different media sizes within a single document by using the Use Different Paper Covers options For more information see Use Different Paper Covers options Follow these steps to create a custom paper size 1 Click Start Settings and then click one of the following for Windows 2000 click Printers for Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 click Printers and Faxes for Windows XP Home cl...

Page 168: ...rts When you use the default setting Unspecified the printer uses the default media type which is usually Plain The following standard paper types appear in the lists Table 5 1 Standard paper types and engine speeds Paper type Engine speed Unspecified Full Plain Full Preprinted Full Letterhead Full Transparency Half speed 5 ppm Prepunched Full Labels Half speed 5 ppm Bond Half speed 5 ppm Recycled...

Page 169: ...a print job For each option you can set a different tray using the Source Is drop down menu For some options the Type is drop down menu is also available 1 To use different paper or cover stock select the Use Different Paper Covers check box A list of options appears in the dialog box The full set of selections is visible when you use the down arrow button to the right of the list to scroll 2 To u...

Page 170: ...g When you select this check box the Source is and Type is drop down menus become available and a check mark appears next to the Back Cover option NOTE The Back Cover options are not available when the Booklet Layout setting is enabled on the Finishing tab For two page per sheet 2 up booklet printing you can obtain a cover by selecting different media for the first page only The back cover setting...

Page 171: ...tions The First Page Other Pages and Last Page options are as follows Size is drop down menu Source is drop down menu Type is drop down menu The Size is driver setting for the first page applies to the entire print job When this is set the setting becomes unavailable for all the other Use Different Paper Covers options Document preview image The document preview image is a line drawn image of a pa...

Page 172: ...er only Print Quality drop down menu The Print Quality drop down menu contains the ImageREt 2400 resolution option This setting produces 2400 dpi color output quality through HP Image Resolution Enhancement Technology ImageREt 2400 This setting is selected by default HP Digital Imaging PCL 6 unidriver only Click the HP Digital Imaging button to open the HP Digital Imaging Options dialog box Figure...

Page 173: ...downloaded from the Internet or from digital cameras can be compressed because of size restrictions and might exhibit pixilation artifacts when printed SmartFocus upscales the image to the printer resolution without accentuating these artifacts Sharpness This setting has an Automatic check box and a slide bar ranging from Off to High Many images are improved by increasing their sharpness Use the S...

Page 174: ...r Windows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Effects Use the Effects tab to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks Figure 5 10 Effects tab The Effects tab contains the following controls Print Task Quick Sets group box Resizing Options group box 150 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver fea...

Page 175: ...er of the following conditions The of Normal Size value is not 100 The Pages per Sheet value on the Finishing tab is not 1 When Print Document On is selected the drop down menu shows the media sizes on which you can print The list contains all of the standard media sizes that are supported by the selected media source and any custom sizes that you have created When Print Document On is selected Sc...

Page 176: ... also changes the page preview which increases or decreases from the upper left corner of the preview The slider bar controls the scale directly The value in the edit box changes as the scroll bar indicator is dragged and the preview image is updated to the new image scale Each click on the scroll bar arrows increases or decreases the scale by 1 Each click on the slider bar affects the scale by 10...

Page 177: ...shows alphabetically sorted watermarks that are currently available on the system plus the string none which indicates that no watermark is selected This is the default setting Any watermark selected from this list appears in the preview image When the First Page Only check box is selected the watermark is printed only on the first page of the document The First Page Only check box is disabled whe...

Page 178: ...ermarks The Current Watermarks group box contains a list of available watermarks both predefined watermarks that are available in the driver and any new watermarks that you have created Creating a new watermark 1 Click New The new watermark appears in the Current Watermarks list and in the Watermark Message edit box as Untitled until you name it 2 To name the new watermark type the selected waterm...

Page 179: ...urs the string is appended with a space a pound sign and a number for example Draft 2 When a number is added the number two is used first but if the resulting name is also in the list then the number increases until the name is unique Draft 3 Draft 4 and so on Message angle Use the controls in the Message Angle group box to print the watermark in different orientations on the page the selection of...

Page 180: ...55 232 232 255 255 232 232 255 232 232 255 255 232 232 255 255 232 255 Very Light 224 224 224 255 224 224 255 255 224 224 255 224 224 255 255 224 224 255 255 224 255 Light 192 192 192 255 192 192 255 255 192 192 255 192 192 255 255 192 192 255 255 192 255 Med Light 160 160 160 255 160 160 255 255 160 160 255 160 160 255 255 160 160 255 255 160 255 Medium 128 128 128 255 128 128 255 255 128 128 255...

Page 181: ...k Darkest produces a black watermark Size spin box Font sizes from 1 to 999 points are available from the Size menu The default point size is language dependent The choice of Regular Bold Italic and Bold Italic is available from the Style drop down menu Style drop down menu The choice of Regular Bold Italic and Bold Italic is available from the Style drop down menu The default Style setting for ne...

Page 182: ...ndows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Finishing Use the Finishing tab to print booklets and control the media output Figure 5 13 Finishing tab HP PCL 6 Unidriver The Finishing tab contains the following controls Print Task Quick Sets group box Document Options group box 158 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidr...

Page 183: ... available only on the HP Color LaserJet 2605dn and the HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printers which have a duplexing unit installed The Print on Both Sides Manually option controls the manual duplexing function of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer and allows manual duplexing on the other HP Color LaserJet 2605 printers for media types that are not available when using the automatic duplexing unit su...

Page 184: ... makes adjustments to its print modes When you select a media type you are in effect instructing the printer to use a group of settings such as fuser temperature and print speed to print the media with the best possible quality This group of settings is known as print mode A different print mode is used with each media type Print mode adjustments for the second side of a duplexed page are automati...

Page 185: ...he MANUALLY FEED message insert the stack of media on which the even number pages have been printed as indicated in the following figure Figure 5 14 Print on Both Sides Instructions When you have completed the steps that appear in the dialog box the second half of the print job prints on the back side of the stack of media The driver does not require the program to specifically support odd and eve...

Page 186: ...heet setting is on the default setting of 1 it automatically changes to 2 pages per sheet If you change the Pages per Sheet setting manually to 4 6 9 or 16 pages per sheet the booklet setting is disabled See the Printing a booklet section of this chapter for more information The Booklet Layout setting is disabled when A6 or B6 JIS is selected as the media size and an incompatibility error message ...

Page 187: ...e sheet in the order that they would otherwise be printed The Pages per Sheet drop down menu provides six settings 1 page per sheet this is the default 2 pages per sheet 4 pages per sheet 6 pages per sheet 9 pages per sheet 16 pages per sheet NOTE When you select an option other than 2 pages per sheet booklet printing is unavailable Print Page Borders check box Related controls indented beneath th...

Page 188: ...ing Printing Preferences driver tabs Paper Quality Effects Finishing Color Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the document preview image When you move the cursor over the document preview image the cursor changes from an arrow to a gloved hand You can toggle between portrait and landscape page orientation by clicking the image Orientation group box The Orientation...

Page 189: ...r 180 For example If the return address on an envelope is smudged try using this setting and feed the envelope so that the return address area is fed into the printer first Mirror Image check box PS Emulation Unidriver only Click the Mirror Image check box to reverse the horizontal coordinates of the printed document ENWW Finishing tab features 165 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ...

Page 190: ... and Faxes for Windows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Color Use the Color tab to specify predefined color option settings or to fine tune the color treatments and half toning Color output can also be converted to grayscale Figure 5 16 Color tab 166 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ENWW Window...

Page 191: ...job color rendering and print quality The Color Options group box contains the following controls Automatic option default Manual option Settings button opens the Color Settingsdialog box Print in Grayscalecheck box Automatic color settings Use the Automatic option for default coloration settings that automatically fine tune your color printer output The HP Automatic default color settings provide...

Page 192: ...lor You can adjust the Neutral Grays setting independently for Text Graphics or Photographs Black Only This option generates neutral colors grays and black by using only black toner This option guarantees that neutral colors do not have a color cast Black Only is the default setting for the Text and Graphics components 4 Color This option generates neutral colors by combining all four colors of to...

Page 193: ...hat are more deeply saturated than those on your screen If you use Vivid color blues and greens will likely appear darker in print than on your monitor Vivid color is useful for business graphics and other documents that require deep rich colors NOTE This setting uses the sRGB color table for the HP Color LaserJet 2600n printer Device This option sets the printer to print RGB data in raw device mo...

Page 194: ...h lpi Magenta 155 lpi Yellow 212 lpi Black 155 lpi Detail This option is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions among lines or colors or for images that contain a pattern or high level of detail Select this option for sharp edges and detail Cyan 190 lpi Magenta 190 lpi Yellow 200 lpi Black 212 lpi Print in Grayscale Select Print in Grayscale to print a color document in black...

Page 195: ...click Printers and Faxes for Windows XP Home click Printers and Other Hardware Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Printing Preferences 3 Click Services Figure 5 18 Services tab HP PCL 6 Unidriver The Services tab contains the Select a destination drop down menu with the following selections Support and troubleshooting Product manuals ENWW Services tab features 171 Windows HP PCL...

Page 196: ...updates Orders supplies If you have Internet access select any of these items and click Go to open the corresponding HP Web page 172 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ENWW Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ...

Page 197: ... printer name and then click Properties 3 Click Device Settings The Device Settings tab contains controls for media handling devices and controls for managing the HP Color LaserJet 2605 Various options are available on the Device Settings tab depending on whether you are using the HP PCL 6 Unidriver or the PS Emulation Unidriver The following figures show the Device Settings tab for each of these ...

Page 198: ...nter supports more than one source of media You can assign a form which defines the media size and margins to each of your printer media sources When a form is matched to a source you can select the form when you print The printer prints from the tray to which that form is assigned Network administrators can use the Form to Tray Assignment setting to specify in the driver the media size that is lo...

Page 199: ...y Assignment list 2 Use the drop down menu to select the media size form that is loaded in that tray 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the remaining trays 4 Click OK to enable your settings or if necessary click the Cancel button to reconfigure all the trays and remove the size and type constraints that you have specified on the Paper Quality tab Font Substitution Table Clicking this option opens the Fon...

Page 200: ...nd remove external fonts for the printer External fonts can be soft fonts or DIMM fonts Clicking the External Fonts option causes the Properties button to appear Clicking the Properties button opens the Font Installer dialog box 176 Chapter 5 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ENWW Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ...

Page 201: ...he Properties button appears 5 Click the Properties button The Font Installer dialog box appears 6 Type the name and path of the font metric file in the Printer Font File Location text box or click Browse to locate the file on your computer The font file names appear in the Font s to be Added window 7 Select the fonts that you want to add and then click Add The fonts are installed and the file nam...

Page 202: ...Printer Memory Mopier Mode PostScript Passthrough PS Emulation Unidriver only JPEG Passthrough PS Emulation Unidriver only Duplex Unit for 2 Sided Printing The HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer does not have a duplex unit installed The setting is disabled by default for this printer model The HP Color LaserJet 2605dn printer and the HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer come with a duplex unit installed ...

Page 203: ...rough the network for each copy Mopier Mode and Collation Mopying and collating print jobs are independent but closely related functions Mopying the ability to send original print jobs to the printer is performed by the print driver Collating can be controlled by either the print driver or the document software program The mopying mode is selected by default in the driver and can be disabled by ch...

Page 204: ...Available PostScript Memory This option specifies the amount of available PS memory The available PS memory is a subset of the printer s total physical memory It is usually best to use the default setting which is determined by your printer manufacturer Output Protocol This option specifies the protocol that the HP Color LaserJet 2605 uses for print jobs The following options are available ASCII d...

Page 205: ...t setting is No Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray This option specifies whether to convert the true gray RGB value in graphics to the gray that the PS Emulation Unidriver provides The default setting is No Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts This option specifies whether to augment the device fonts with the euro character The default setting is Yes Job Timeout This option specifies...

Page 206: ...Devices 2 Right click the printer name and then click Properties 3 Click About The About tab provides detailed information about the driver It contains an overall build number in parentheses after the model name along with specific information about each of the components The information varies according to the HP Color LaserJet 2605 model number driver date and version numbers Figure 5 23 About t...

Page 207: ...ers The About tab also indicates whether the driver was autoconfigured whether administrator preferences were set the date the driver was last configured and whether the configuration is default or user defined ENWW About tab features 183 Windows HP PCL 6 Unidriver features ...

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Page 209: ... This chapter includes the following information HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Windows Me HP TraditionalPS Emulation Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Windows Me ENWW 185 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ...

Page 210: ...tings from within most software programs click File click Print and then click Properties These driver settings apply only while that software program is open Access to print drivers in Windows 98 SE and Windows Me In Windows 98 SE and Windows Me you have access to just one set of driver tabs To gain access to these tabs click Start click Settings and then click Printers Right click the printer na...

Page 211: ...e These messages alert you to selections that are illogical or impossible given the capabilities of the printer or the current settings of other controls For example if you click Print on Both Sides and then change the paper type to Transparency a message appears asking you to resolve this conflict Figure 6 1 A typical constraint message Whenever a constraint message appears with OK or Cancel butt...

Page 212: ...ursor is selectable When the bubble is selected by using either the mouse or the keyboard a message box appears with a brief explanation about why the control is disabled and what can be done to enable it If the control is not disabled the message is a tip or a precaution to be aware of when using that particular feature The following table lists Bubble Help messages and the conditions that cause ...

Page 213: ...he Type Is setting is Transparency Labels or Envelope Finishing tab The Bubble Help points to the Print on Both Sides check box This feature is not available with the currently selected paper type see Paper tab Paper tab The Size Is setting is anything except Letter Legal or A4 Finishing tab If Print on Both Sides Manually is selected the Bubble Help points to the Booklet Printing drop down menu w...

Page 214: ...lick Properties Use the Finishing tab to print booklets and control the media output Figure 6 3 Finishing tab HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver The Finishing tab contains the following options Print Task Quick Sets Document Options Document preview image Print Quality 190 Chapter 6 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ENWW Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ...

Page 215: ...Guide Print Settings This setting provides a quick set for optimal printing of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide Custom Print Task Quick Sets When you change any of the default settings on the Finishing tab or any of the other tabs the name in the Print Task Quick Set drop down menu dynamically changes to Type new Quick Set name here If you want to save this configuration as a quick set...

Page 216: ...des Manually This option depends on the settings selected in the Configure tab Paper Handling Options group box This setting is available only when the Duplex Unit automatic duplex printing only or Allow Manual Duplexing check box on the Configure tab is selected The Duplex Unit check box is selected by default The default setting for the Print on Both Sides or Print on Both Sides Manually option ...

Page 217: ... tray 2 In the print driver select the Print on Both Sides Manually option and send the job to print NOTE If this option is not selectable make sure that the Allow Manual Duplexing check box is selected on the Configure tab 3 After the job finishes printing remove any blank paper as prompted by the control panel Lift the printed stack from the output bin and insert the printed stack without rotati...

Page 218: ...n that the pages would be flipped if they were bound together Booklet Printing The Booklet Printing drop down menu is available when Print on Both Sides is selected and a supported media size is selected in the Size is drop down menu on the Paper tab The Booklet Printing drop down menu offers choices that are based on the current media size The default setting is Off The other settings have the fo...

Page 219: ... program click File Print and then Properties 2 Click the Finishing tab 3 Select the Print on Both Sides check box 4 In the Booklet Printing drop down menu select the type of booklet printing that you want The booklet printing type consists of the media size and the location of the binding for example Letter Left binding 5 Click OK in the print driver 6 Click OK in the print dialog box to print Pa...

Page 220: ...e size The horizontal dimension is always first so the order of the numbers reverses when the orientation changes Click on the label to toggle between English and metric units When changes are made to certain settings for example Print on Both Sides on the Finishing tab the document preview image changes to reflect the selected option Print Quality The Print Quality group box provides options that...

Page 221: ...ases the print speed performance but does decrease the image quality Output Settings group box The Output Settings group box contains the following options Scale Patterns WYSIWYG This feature is implemented to address the moiré effect created when certain software programs encounter certain patterns Use this feature to turn off the pattern scaling What you lose is WYSIWYG with patterns but the pri...

Page 222: ...s To gain access to the Effects tab in Windows 98 SE and Windows Me click Start Settings and then Printers Right click the printer name and then click Properties Use the Effects tab to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks Figure 6 7 Effects tab HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver The Effects tab contains the following options Print Task Quick Sets Fit To Page 198 Chapter 6 Windows HP...

Page 223: ...d the drop down menu shows the media sizes on which you can print If the currently selected media source is manual auto or any tray the list contains all standard media sizes that the selected media source supports The list also contains any custom sizes that you have created When Print Document On is selected Scale to Fit is automatically selected Scale to Fit The Scale to Fit option specifies wh...

Page 224: ...ator is dragged and the preview image is updated to the new image scale Each click on the slider bar arrows increases or decreases the scale by 1 Each click on the slider bar affects the scale by 10 You cannot achieve an exact value by dragging the slider bar indicator at the default Windows resolution use the slider bar indicator to approximate the appropriate value and then use the slider bar ar...

Page 225: ...nly When First Page Only is selected the watermark is printed only on the first page of the document The First Page Only check box is not available when the current watermark selection is none Watermarks are applied to logical pages For example when Pages per Sheet is set to 4 and First Page Only is turned off four watermarks appear on the physical page one on each logical page Watermark Details d...

Page 226: ...x contains a list of available watermarks both predefined watermarks that are available in the driver and any new watermarks that you have created To create a new watermark click New The new watermark appears in the Current Watermarks list and in the Watermark Message edit box as Untitled until you name it To name the new watermark type the selected watermark text in the Watermark Message edit box...

Page 227: ...settings automatically center the watermark string within the page the selection of a particular setting affects only the angle of the string placement Diagonal places the text along a line that spans the lower left to upper right corners of the page Document preview image The document preview image is a line drawn image of a page that represents graphics and text The document preview image appear...

Page 228: ...5 255 96 96 255 96 96 255 255 96 96 255 255 96 255 Dark 64 64 64 255 64 64 255 255 64 64 255 64 64 255 255 64 64 255 255 64 255 Very Dark 32 32 32 255 32 32 255 255 32 32 255 32 32 255 255 32 32 255 255 32 255 Darkest 0 0 0 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 255 Shading The default Shading setting for new and preset watermarks is Very Light The following range of shades is available...

Page 229: ...nt and vary Click OK to accept all of the changes that have been made in the Watermark Details dialog box Clicking Cancel does not cancel all of the changes If you make changes to a watermark and then select a different watermark or click New all of the changes made to the previous watermark are saved and only the current unsaved changes can be canceled Paper tab features To gain access to the Pap...

Page 230: ...k Sets control is used to store the current combination of driver settings that appear on all of the other Document Defaults driver tabs Print task quick sets are either preset by the administrator or user defined printing specifications such as media size and pages per sheet For more information see Print Task Quick Sets 206 Chapter 6 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ENWW Windows HP T...

Page 231: ...ensions label the cursor changes from an arrow to a gloved hand Click the dimensions label to toggle between English and metric units You can specify size for all of the settings in the Paper Options group box When you set the media size in the driver the entire print job output uses that media size That is if the print job uses Letter size media any option that you select from the available Use D...

Page 232: ... other than Automatically select make sure that the correct media size is loaded in the source tray Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer supports No mechanism exists for manually adding custom media types through the driver Custom types can be added only by using the bidirectional communication mechanism so th...

Page 233: ...of different media types using the Use Different Paper Covers options When you select the Use Different Paper Covers check box the following settings can appear in the group box along with associated options Front Cover First Page Other Pages Last Page Back Cover You must use the same size of media for the entire print job All Use Different Paper Covers options use the size that you selected in th...

Page 234: ...of source trays depends on the printer accessories Any optional media trays that are installed through the Configure tab also appear here For more information about the Source is setting see the Source Is setting section of this chapter Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the printer supports For more information about the Type is drop down menu sett...

Page 235: ...ories Any optional media trays that are installed through the Configure tab also appear here For more information about the Source is setting see the Source Is setting section of this chapter Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the printer supports For more information about the Type is drop down menu settings see the Type is drop down menu section o...

Page 236: ...urce is setting see the Source Is setting section of this chapter Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the printer supports For more information about the Type is drop down menu settings see the Type is drop down menu section of this chapter Last Page Use the Last Page options to select an alternative media type or source for the last page of the docu...

Page 237: ...Source is setting see the Source Is setting section of this chapter Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the printer supports For more information about the Type is drop down menu settings see the Type is drop down menu section of this chapter Back Cover Use the Back Cover options to include a blank or preprinted back cover on a document The following...

Page 238: ...ment The list of source trays depends on the printer accessories Any optional media trays that are installed through the Configure tab also appear here For more information about the Source is setting see the Source Is setting section of this chapter Type is drop down menu The Type is drop down menu shows all of the media types that the printer supports For more information about the Type is drop ...

Page 239: ...213 4 mm by 279 4 mm 8 4 inches by 11 inches In Windows 2000 and Windows XP both uppercase and lowercase names can be used but they cannot be used to name the same media size The new name is compared only against the list of user defined custom media size names and not against the standard media size names The complete set of titles for this button and the specific characteristics that determine i...

Page 240: ...nst each of the saved names If a duplicate is found a dialog box appears asking if it is okay to replace the existing item If you click Yes the old item is updated with the new values If you click No the driver returns to the Custom Paper Size dialog box where you can type a different name The new name is compared only against the list of user defined custom media names and not against the standar...

Page 241: ...nge minimum is the limit rounded up to the nearest whole millimeter The custom media size range maximum is the limit rounded down to the nearest whole millimeter Any non numerical entry reverts to the last valid entry Width and height entries are validated when the focus has changed The resolution of each control is one millimeter or one tenth of an inch depending on the current measurement units ...

Page 242: ...Close The Close button closes the Custom Paper Size dialog box according to the logic in the following table In all cases any custom media sizes that are successfully saved and not renamed or deleted while the dialog box is open will remain in the Size is drop down menu on the Paper tab The following table lists options that appear when you click the Close button Table 6 7 Close dialog box text st...

Page 243: ...and The current media source tray whether selected from the drop down menu or from a printer image hot spot is highlighted on the printer image The following points are worth noting The Automatically Select setting in the Source is drop down menu does not have a corresponding area to highlight in the printer image Selecting other settings in this menu highlights the corresponding part in the print...

Page 244: ...s control to store the current combination of driver settings that are found on all other driver tabs Print task quick sets are either preset or user defined printing specifications such as paper size and pages per sheet For more information see Print Task Quick Sets in the Finishing tab section of this guide 220 Chapter 6 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ENWW Windows HP Traditional PC...

Page 245: ...entation Orientation refers to the layout of the image on the page and does not affect the manner in which media feeds into the printer You can specify the orientation of the print job You can toggle between portrait and landscape orientation by left clicking the preview image If you select Rotate by 180 degrees no change is evident in the preview image The Orientation group box contains the follo...

Page 246: ... and then Printers Right click the printer name and then click Properties Use the Color tab to specify predefined color option settings or to fine tune the color treatments and half toning Color output can also be converted to grayscale 222 Chapter 6 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ENWW Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ...

Page 247: ...the current combination of driver settings that are found on all other driver tabs Print task quick sets are either preset or user defined printing specifications such as paper size and pages per sheet For more information see Print Task Quick Sets in the Finishing tab section in this chapter ENWW HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Windows Me 223 Windows HP Traditional PCL ...

Page 248: ... When you click the Settings option button the Manual Color Options dialog box appears The default settings are shown in the following figure To change the settings make your selections from the drop down menus in the Manual Color Options dialog box and then click OK You are then prompted to save your selections as a Custom setting Figure 6 21 Manual Color Options dialog box The Manual Color Optio...

Page 249: ...lect this option for uniform and smooth area fills Cyan 155 lines per inch lpi Magenta 155 lpi Yellow 212 lpi Black 155 lpi Detail This option is useful for text and graphics that require sharp distinctions among lines or colors or for images that contain a pattern or high level of detail Select this option for sharp edges and detail Cyan 190 lpi Magenta 190 lpi Yellow 200 lpi Black 212 lpi The Co...

Page 250: ...graphs settings also control the Text and Graphics settings Document preview image The document preview image is a line drawn color image of a page that represents graphics and text The image is always oriented so that the contents of the page are right side up The preview image appears in the upper right corner of all Properties tabs except for the Configure tab For more information see the Finis...

Page 251: ...Model drop down menu allows the user to choose the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer model that is installed The Paper handling Options and printer image will change depending on which HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer model is selected ENWW HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Windows Me 227 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ...

Page 252: ...own menu lists optional media sources for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 The list of available media sources varies depending on your printer its input accessories and the printer configuration settings on the Configure tab For the HP Color LaserJet 2605 two optional media sources are available The settings in the Optional Paper Sources drop down menu are as follow None HP 250 Sheet Paper Tray Other O...

Page 253: ... not selected when you opened the More Configuration Options dialog box selecting that check box automatically opens the Configure Font DIMMs dialog box Figure 6 24 Configure Font DIMMs dialog box Use the Configure Font DIMMs dialog box to perform the following tasks Add up to two font DIMMs by clicking the Add button Specify a unique font DIMM name Select specific font DIMM data files that contai...

Page 254: ... the Driver Work Space DWS option to specify the amount of work space memory available to the printer In environments that support bidirectional communication this option is configured automatically To set DWS manually print a configuration page and find the DWS value in the Memory section of the configuration page The DWS value might change if you switch printer model settings Then type that valu...

Page 255: ...r right portion of the Paper tab screen represents the current physical configuration of the printer and corresponds to the driver configuration data which is either obtained automatically through bidirectional communication or configured manually through the driver It should have the same appearance as the image in the same location on the Paper tab For more information see the see the Paper tab ...

Page 256: ...e right to use the Adobe PS level 3 print drivers from Adobe with the HP LaserJet printer postscript level 3 emulation PPD which is available on the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software CD or from the HP Web site When using the Adobe PS level 3 print driver users must comply with all Adobe licensing agreements as stated on the Adobe Web site www adobe com support downloads license html ...

Page 257: ...ton More Options About button Restore Defaults button Paper size Displays the paper or envelope sizes supported by your printer Click the size you want to use If your printer supports custom paper sizes a Custom icon appears Click the Custom icon and then click ENWW HP TraditionalPS Emulation Driver features for Windows 98 SE and Windows Me 233 Windows HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver features ...

Page 258: ... upper tray envelope feed mixed bins and manual feed If you click AutoSelect Tray the printer uses the paper tray that supports the paper size you have chosen Copies Sets the number of copies you want printed You can print from 1 to 999 copies If you print an EPS file this option is ignored Some software programs override this setting Custom button Click the Custom button to specify a custom paper...

Page 259: ... the About button to display copyright information Restore Defaults button Click the Restore Defaults button to restore the settings in this dialog box to their original values Graphics tab features The Graphics tab contains controls for the following options Resolution Color Control Halftoning Special Scaling Restore Defaults button ENWW HP TraditionalPS Emulation Driver features for Windows 98 S...

Page 260: ...e Color Management on the host slower and then click the Choose Rendering Intent button to specify exactly how you want the colors adjusted Choose Rendering Intent button Click the Choose Rendering Intent button to specify how you want your color images created to produce the best looking image on the printed page If you are printing a chart or using fully saturated bright colors it s best to clic...

Page 261: ...B values or reversing the black and white values Click this option to see an example Print as a mirror image Prints a mirror image of your document by reversing the horizontal coordinates Click this option to see an example Scaling Specifies the size of the image to print You can specify from 25 to 400 or 25 to 400 of normal size Print jobs at 400 produce an image four times larger than the origin...

Page 262: ...ue in the Change Setting for list Installable options Lists the options that you can install in your printer You can change the settings by clicking the setting and then specifying a new value in the Change Setting for list For more information see your printer manual Restore Defaults button Click the Restore Defaults button to restore the settings in this dialog box to their original values PostS...

Page 263: ...dobe Document Structuring Conventions ADSC click PostScript optimize for portability ADSC Each page of the document will be a fully self contained object This is useful if you want to create the PostScript file and print it on a different printer If you want to include this file as an image in another document that will be printed from a different program click Encapsulated PostScript EPS ENWW HP ...

Page 264: ...ption This information may help you a system administrator or a printer support representative determine what caused the problem The error message information is not included in EPS format PostScript timeout values Use the following options to specify the postscript timeout values for the printer Job timeout This control specifies how long the document can take to get from the computer to the prin...

Page 265: ...you select this option and you see a Send Mode button click it to switch your printer to ASCII for future print jobs Binary communication protocol sends all data except special control characters in binary 8 bit format This format can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and is faster than sending data in ASCII format If you select this option click Send Mode to switch your printer...

Page 266: ...after job sends a CTRL D to notify the printer that the current job has finished printing and to reset the printer If you are printing over a UNIX based network such as Banyan VINES AT T StarGROUP or Sun you may need to clear these settings Restore Defaults Click the Restore Defaults button to restore the settings in this dialog box to their original values 242 Chapter 6 Windows HP Traditional PCL...

Page 267: ...is section provides information about the following topics Overview of the HP ToolboxFX System requirements Key features The HP ToolboxFX folders Other screens Summary of HP ToolboxFX known issues ENWW 243 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 268: ...ding banner Each page that is displayed in the HP ToolboxFX has a heading banner at the top that includes the HP logo Devices pane The Devices Pane is always visible on the left hand side of the HP ToolboxFX window The Devices pane displays the HP products that are available to the host computer system and folders for the types of information available about each product Main content area Clicking...

Page 269: ...appears when you open the program The product summary page displays a brief summary of each product available to the HP ToolboxFX Double click any of the products listed to go to the Device Status page for that product ENWW Overview of the HP ToolboxFX 245 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 270: ...s 2000 Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home HP ToolboxFX also requires the Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 to be installed on the client machine which happens automatically during installation of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 printing system software 246 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 271: ...p of print cartridge warnings can be selected but not specific items within those groups To configure alerts use the Set up Status Alerts screen in the Alerts folder in the HP ToolboxFX The following alert messages are available HP Device pop up alert messages System tray icon alert Desktop alert E mail alert HP Device pop up alert messages Pop up alert messages notify you immediately when an erro...

Page 272: ...ation about all of the current alert conditions for the device An HP Device Alert icon appears in the Windows system tray when an alert condition occurs This feature is turned on by default Figure 7 2 HP Device Alert CLOSE DOOR System Tray and Desktop pop up message 248 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 273: ... alert condition can be a specific error alert or print cartridge warning This feature can be used to alert administrators or service providers that the device requires attention For instance when the toner low alert occurs the person in charge of ordering print cartridges can be notified by e mail This feature is turned off by default To use this feature you must set up your e mail address select...

Page 274: ...tings folder Network Settings folder Status folder The Status folder contains the following sub folders Device Status Supplies Status Device Configuration Network Configuration Print Info Pages Event Log Device Status The Device Status screen shows device status messages from the product 250 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 275: ...ated toner level the approximate pages remaining based on the estimated toner level and the HP part number for easy reference when ordering new consumables Supplies Status The Supplies Status screen provides detailed information about the cyan magenta yellow and black print cartridges This information is not available if a non HP cartridge is installed in the product ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders ...

Page 276: ... values for all of the settings available for the product and other configuration items such as installed DIMMs personalities and page counts The contents of this screen should be consistent with the configuration page that the product generates 252 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 277: ...Figure 7 5 Device Configuration screen 1 of 2 ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 253 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 278: ...e Network Configuration screen shows the values for all of the network settings that are available for the product The contents of this screen should be consistent with the configuration page that the product generates 254 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 279: ...creen Print Info Pages Use the Print Info Pages screen to print out the internal special pages that the product generates Click Print next to the name of the page that you want to print ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 255 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 280: ...ct firmware and not by the HP ToolboxFX Event Log Use the Event Log screen to monitor events for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Up to ten events can appear on this screen If this screen is empty no events have occurred on your printer 256 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 281: ...et up Status Alerts Set up E mail Alerts Set up Status Alerts Use the Set up Status Alerts screen to set up status alerts on the for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Select the Turn on alerts option and then click Apply to turn on alerts ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 257 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 282: ...pplies errors Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black Incorrect Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black Missing Non HP Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black Cartridge Unauthorized Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black Cartridge Replace Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black Cyan Magenta Yellow or Black E label Error Printer errors Load Paper TYPE SIZE Tray 1 Paper Out Tray 2 Paper Out Insufficient Memory Door Cover Open Close Cover High Fuser Err...

Page 283: ...nt memory Manual feed Non HP print cartridge installed Unauthorized supply installed Paper out Printer mispick Remove paper jam Unexpected paper size By selecting the options under Show the alert you can receive the alerts in one or all of three forms As a pop up message As a system tray icon As a desktop alert NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect Set up E mail Alerts Use the ...

Page 284: ...Figure 7 11 Set up E mail Alerts screen 1 of 2 260 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 285: ...eive separate e mail messages for separate events To ensure that the proper e mail addresses have been used and that the SNMP server information is valid click the Test E mail Settings button NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect Help folder The Help folder contains the following sub folders Troubleshooting How do I Animated Demonstrations User Guide Readme All of the content i...

Page 286: ...3 Troubleshooting sub folder Click Troubleshooting on the Troubleshooting screen to gain access to the Troubleshooting chapter of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide 262 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 287: ...pter of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide Each of the How do I screens Print Network Add Memory and Other contains set of links Each link corresponds to a particular task Click these links to open a new window that provides content about the given task ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 263 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 288: ... 7 15 Animated Demonstrations screen Click the links on the Animated Demonstrations screen to view animated demonstrations about removing paper jams in your HP Color LaserJet 2605 264 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 289: ...ser Guide Figure 7 16 HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide Use the User Guide screen to gain access to the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series User Guide ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 265 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 290: ...serJet 2605 series Printing System Readme System Settings folder The System Settings folder contains the following sub folders Device Information Paper Handling Printing PCL5e PostScript Memory Card Print Quality Print Density Paper Types System Setup Service 266 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 291: ...r HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 7 18 Device Information screen NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect Paper Handling Use the Paper Handling screen to change the paper handling defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 267 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 292: ...Figure 7 19 Paper Handling screen Printing Use the Printing screen to change the printing defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 268 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 293: ...Figure 7 20 Printing screen PCL5e Use the PCL5e screen to change the PCL defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 269 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 294: ...OTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect PostScript Use the PostScript screen to change the Postscript defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 270 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 295: ...pt screen NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect Memory Card Use the options on the Memory Card page to configure print settings when using memory cards ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 271 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 296: ...of copies from 0 to 99 to print for each image Photo output color Select either Color or Monochrome from the drop down list Click the Enable memory cards check box to save the settings NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect Print Quality Use the Print Quality screen to change the print quality defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 272 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX...

Page 297: ...ity screen Print Density Use the settings on the Print Density page to adjust the amount toner your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer uses for images pages and documents ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 273 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 298: ...adjustment use a positive contrast setting To decrease the difference between light and dark colors equivalent to a positive highlight adjustment and a negative shadow adjustment use a negative contrast setting Highlights Highlight colors are colors near white To make highlight colors darker use a positive highlight setting and to make highlight colors lighter use a negative highlight setting This...

Page 299: ...ypes Use the Paper Types screen to configure the standard print modes that correspond to the various paper types Figure 7 26 Paper Types screen A print mode is a special setting that controls the print speed and the fuser temperature of the printer The product speed and fuser temperature are adjusted to match the print mode that you select which can result in better print quality when printing on ...

Page 300: ... Mode None Glossy Glossy Heavy Glossy Heavy Glossy Mode None Glossy Glossy HP Premium Plus Photo Tough Paper Mode None Glossy Glossy Tough Paper Transparency Mode None OHT Glossy Transparency Label Mode None Plain PlainHalf Labels Print Modes screen The Print Modes screen is available to control the extended print modes for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer To gain access to this screen Pr...

Page 301: ...sections Media Types section The Media Types section of the Print Modes screen allows users to modify the engine print mode separately for each media type in the driver Only one selection can be made for each control The following controls are available Fuser The fuser temperature control in the engine is a complex algorithm depending on print mode and print duty cycle An increase or decrease in f...

Page 302: ...gorithm increases or decreases the transfer bias by some amount which depends on media type and other factors The following settings are available for the Transfer control The following settings are available for the Transfer control Dry paper This setting increases transfer bias Some papers notably Chinese papers become highly resistive in dry environments To get enough transfer current into the ...

Page 303: ...rent defects and high transfer current defects can overlap That is there won t be a defect free setting These adjustments can help find the best operating point Toner This adjustment is applied by the formatter The following settings are available for the Toner control Less toner 1 2 3 These settings decrease the maximum primary toner amount for each color CMYK from 100 to 95 90 and 85 respectivel...

Page 304: ...ptimized EP process parameters for decreasing developer mottle This problem has largely been eliminated by cartridge and toner design changes System Setup Use the System Setup screen to change the system defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 7 28 System Setup screen The following Jam recovery settings are available Auto default On Off The following Auto continue settings a...

Page 305: ...rJet 2605 series printer Figure 7 29 Service screen During the printing process paper toner and dust particles accumulate inside the printer Over time this buildup can cause print quality problems such as toner specks or smearing Click Start to run the cleaning mode procedure on your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Save Restore Settings Use the Save Restore Settings screen to save all of the...

Page 306: ... printers contain onboard networking support They do not require the use of an external Jetdirect box for network connectivity By using the Network Settings options you can configure the network settings for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer NOTE The HP Color LaserJet 2605 printer does not contain onboard networking support for TCP IP It requires the use of an external Jetdirect box for n...

Page 307: ...ion The IP Configuration screen shows the settings for basic TCP IP network configuration After you change these settings you must click Apply to save the changes Changing these settings causes the printer to restart Figure 7 31 IP Configuration screen The IP Configuration screen shows the host name and domain of the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer By default the HP Color LaserJet 2605 serie...

Page 308: ...ses for DNS servers from the network If you select this option a DHCP server provides this information Manual DNS Server Select this option to manually specify network addresses for DNS servers used by the computer If you select this option you must type the IP address for your DNS server in Preferred DNS server field If you are not sure which IP address to use contact your network administrator I...

Page 309: ...led by default HP SLP Discovery enabled by default Link Speed and Duplex Auto negotiation default setting Manual negotiation Link speed 10 megabits per second Mbps or 100 Mbps Duplex Full or Half Automatic Crossover Enable default Off NOTE You must click Apply for your changes to take effect SNMP Use the SNMP screen to set SNMP networking features for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENW...

Page 310: ... SNMP Get Community Name password to allow SNMP information to be read from the printer Disable SNMP v1 default Get Community name of public Select this option to disable the default Get community name public If you select this option you will need to type values in the Get Community name and Confirm Get Community name fields Enable SNMP v1 read only access uses public for the Get Community value ...

Page 311: ...nges to take effect Network Configuration The Network Configuration screen provides an overview of the network settings that have been enabled for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW The HP ToolboxFX folders 287 The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 312: ...Figure 7 34 Network Configuration screen The settings appear under the following headings Network Hardware Configuration Enabled Features 288 Chapter 7 The HP ToolboxFX ENWW The HP ToolboxFX ...

Page 313: ...rompted to type the password If the typed in password matches the password stored in the printer users can navigate through the Network Settings screens and make changes to the settings Users who do not type the correct password within three attempts are not allowed access to the Network Settings screens If the password is lost or forgotten the factory settings for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 serie...

Page 314: ...ering screen Click the Supplies Ordering link in upper right corner on all HP ToolboxFX screens About HP ToolboxFX dialog box Click the HP logo in the HP ToolboxFX heading banner on any HP ToolboxFX screen to gain access to the About HP ToolboxFX dialog box This dialog box shows the software version number and a copyright notice This dialog box also shows the version number for each HP ToolboxFX p...

Page 315: ...igure 7 37 Product Registration screen Supplies Ordering The Supplies Ordering link connects you to a Web page that helps you order supplies online from a reseller of your choice The supplies you need for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer are pre selected You can change quantities or select additional items Your items are dropped into the shopping cart ready for checkout ensuring that the...

Page 316: ...installed on the users system at the time of the HP ToolboxFX software installation the framework will not be installed The optimal system configuration for HP ToolboxFX includes all of the following items Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 no service pack as installed by the HP ToolboxFX software installer or by some other means Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 Service Pack 1 available through Microsoft Wind...

Page 317: ...installing the NET 2 0 Framework is unacceptable search the Internet for and then install the following Microsoft files NDP1 1sp1 KB867460 X86 exe NDP1 1sp1 KB886903 X86 exe These files will not display as necessary options to the NET 1 1 Framework if the NET 2 0 Framework is installed The Knowledge base article numbers to read are KB867460 and KB886903 which are respectively Service Pack 1 for th...

Page 318: ...se this error and nothing could be done to recover from the internal circumstances that caused the error The only recourse is to re boot your computer or re start HP ToolboxFX from the Program Group It is possible to obtain information that might be helpful for CPE and R D engineers and assist in diagnosing the problem All fatal errors and some other events are logged to an error log file When rep...

Page 319: ...ett Packard ToolboxFX Logs USB drivers are unsigned The HP ToolboxFX for the HP Color LaserJet 2605 communicates over USB connections by using a new composite USB I O This version of HP ToolboxFX does not use DOT4 which will prevent issues previously observed on other products However this new I O path requires that USB host controllers use signed USB drivers Use the Windows Device Manager to choo...

Page 320: ...xFX bin hptlbxfx exe disable 6 Click OK CAUTION Disabling the HP ToolboxFX will cause users to lose all HP ToolboxFX functionality If multiple devices have been installed that use the HP ToolboxFX disabling the HP ToolboxFX causes all the devices to lose HP ToolboxFX functionality Functionality that will be lost when HP ToolboxFX is disabled includes Status alerts E mail alerts 296 Chapter 7 The H...

Page 321: ...etail This chapter contains information about the following topics Troubleshooting Media attributes HP Embedded Web Server Hewlett Packard Color LaserJet 2605 Series Printing System Readme ENWW 297 Engineering Detail ...

Page 322: ... 3 Check the power source by plugging the device directly into the wall or into a different outlet 4 Test the outlet or connect another device to the outlet to verify that the outlet is functioning 2 Does Ready appear in the device control panel The control panel should function without error messages Control panel shows an error See Receive Alert messages for device events for a list of common me...

Page 323: ...to E mail utility collects the data specified in an INI file and then attaches the data files to an e mail that can be sent to HP Customer Support to assist troubleshooting The utility runs on your computer but does not interact with your HP LaserJet all in one The tool is included on the installer CD but is not copied to your computer during the software installation HP Customer Support can also ...

Page 324: ...already does this CCC requested this utility to ship anyway No command line options exist just double click No logging takes place FixErr1714 utility This utility is used by CCC agents when customers call in with MSI error 1714 which is an occasional problem that occurs when a different user than the installing user attempts to uninstall the product This utility might fix the 1714 problem some evi...

Page 325: ...or the English driver and extract them to the hard drive when no additional software tool for extracting is installed e g WinZip or other file extraction software The final steps describe which inf file must be copied to the same location as the extracted files 1 Use Windows Explorer to browse to cd rom drive Drivers Win98_Me English 2 If installing the PCL6 driver double click the P6enww9X cab fi...

Page 326: ...ownloaded and installed NOTE You must run Windows Update repeatedly until it informs you that you do not require any further critical updates These communication errors might go away if you reboot your computer but the only way to address this problem is to have the optimal system configuration described above Another problem has been observed if you happen to have Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 inst...

Page 327: ...int driver needs to be configured correctly In these cases it is often necessary for you to reboot the computer after re configuring the print driver in order for HP ToolboxFX to resume communication with the device Cause HP Image Zone attempts to use the highest printer resolution dpi setting when printing With the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series the highest resolution is 1200dpi which is used only...

Page 328: ...ed The check for determining if the PC has USB support is done before we display the dialog to select USB or a Network install If it isn t done a user would be able to still select USB and the install would fail Solution There are two workarounds 1 Hold down Ctrl Shift and click the Cancel button bypasses the results The installer will continue as normal allowing you to select the Network install ...

Page 329: ...e jammed page causes another page to get jammed Solution None Issue Printing Document appears on the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series display just prior to Calibrating This is normal behavior For approximately 4 seconds prior to a calibration Printing Document will appear on the 2605 series display then switch to Calibrating This occurs again at about 1 minute 15 seconds into the calibration At the e...

Page 330: ...led in the correct locations From top to bottom the cartridge order is black K yellow Y cyan C and magenta M Miscellaneous Issue When printing on special media or paper print quality issues may arise if the correct paper type is not configured in the printer driver Solution When printing on special media or paper e g glossy paper it is necessary to configure the print driver for the type of media ...

Page 331: ...y take a long time to print Solution Select the Print as Image checkbox inside of Adobe application The Print as Image selection is typically found by clicking the Advanced button in the Print dialog that appears after clicking File Print ENWW Troubleshooting 307 Engineering Detail ...

Page 332: ... will contain all the sizes shown here and might contain sizes from other drivers Table 8 2 Supported media attributes Paper sizes Width Height Letter 216 mm 8 5 inches 279 mm 11 0 inches Legal 216 mm 8 5 inches 355 mm 14 0 inches A4 210 mm 8 27 inches 297 mm 11 69 inches Executive 185 mm 7 25 inches 266 mm 10 5 inches B5 ISO 176 mm 6 93 inches 250 mm 9 84 inches Envelope 10 105 mm 4 13 inches 241...

Page 333: ...ouble Postcard JIS 148 mm 5 83 inches 200 mm 7 87 inches A5 148 mm 5 83 inches 210 mm 8 27 inches 8 5 x 13 Foolscap 216 mm 8 5 inches 330 mm 13 inches 16K 7 75 x 10 75 197 mm 7 75 inches 273 mm 10 75 inches 16K 184x260mm 184 mm 7 2 inches 260 mm 10 2 inches 16K 195x270mm 195 mm 7 67 inches 270 mm 10 6 inches Table 8 2 Supported media attributes continued ENWW Media attributes 309 Engineering Detai...

Page 334: ...ncy or opaque film for Tray 1 Up to 50 sheets for Tray 2 Labels4 Thickness up to 0 23 mm up to 9 mils Single sheet of labels for Tray 1 Up to 25 mm 0 99 inch stack height for Tray 2 Envelopes Up to 90 g m2 up to 24 lb Single envelope for Tray 1 Up to ten envelopes for Tray 2 1 The printer supports a wide range of standard and custom sizes of print media Check the printer driver for supported sizes...

Page 335: ...for Tray 2 and optional Tray 3 HP LaserJet glossy paper Letter A4 75 to 120 g m2 20 to 32 lb Single sheet for Tray 1 Up to 250 sheets for Tray 2 and optional Tray 3 1 The printer supports a wide range of standard and custom sizes of print media Check the printer driver for supported sizes 2 Capacity can vary depending on the media weight and thickness and environmental conditions ENWW Media attrib...

Page 336: ...P Color LaserJet 2605dtn models which come standard with on board networking capabilities Status tab The Status tab allows you to access and print out detailed information regarding device and supply status device configuration network configuration and usage The Status tab contains the following pages Device Status Supplies Status page Device Configuration page Network Configuration page Print In...

Page 337: ...ack cyan magenta and yellow print cartridges Figure 8 2 HP EWS Supplies Status page Device Configuration page The Device Configuration page displays the values of all of the settings available to be set in the printer The contents of this page are consistent with the Configuration page generated by the firmware ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 313 Engineering Detail ...

Page 338: ...n page Network Configuration page The Network Configuration page contains all the information about the network and its enabled features Figure 8 4 HP EWS Network Configuration page 314 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 339: ...nerated by the device The following information pages are available PCL Font List PCL6 Font List PS Font List Supplies Page Figure 8 5 HP EWS Print Info Pages page Event Log page Use the Event Log page to track the events that occur on your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 315 Engineering Detail ...

Page 340: ...ling page Printing page PCL5e page PostScript page Memory Card page HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn only Print Quality page Print Density page Paper Types page System Setup page Device Information page The Device Information page contains identifying information about your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer 316 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 341: ...configure the paper handling settings for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 8 HP EWS Paper Handling page Printing page Use this page to change the printing defaults for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 317 Engineering Detail ...

Page 342: ... page Use the PCL5e page to change font information and form length Figure 8 10 HP EWS PCL5e page PostScript page The PostScript page allows you to change the Print PS Errors option 318 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 343: ... Card page HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn only Use the Memory Card page to enable and control the memory card function of your HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn printer Figure 8 12 HP EWS Memory Card page ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 319 Engineering Detail ...

Page 344: ...serJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 13 HP EWS Print Quality page Print Density page Use the Print Density page to control the print density of each print cartridge on your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 14 HP EWS Print Density page 320 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 345: ...LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 15 HP EWS Paper Types page System Setup page Use the System Setup page to change settings on your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer such as Jam Recovery and Auto Continue Figure 8 16 HP EWS System Setup page ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 321 Engineering Detail ...

Page 346: ...lor LaserJet 2605dn and the HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn models which come standard with on board networking capabilities IP Configuration page Use the IP Configuration page to configure the IP address and host and domain names for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 17 HP EWS IP Configuration page Advanced page Use the Advanced page to configure the enabled settings and other setting...

Page 347: ...ge to enable or disable the Bonjour settings for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer Figure 8 19 HP EWS Bonjour Rendezvous page SNMP page Use this page to configure the SNMP settings for your HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 323 Engineering Detail ...

Page 348: ...k Configuration page contains all the information about the network and its enabled features Figure 8 21 HP EWS Network Configuration page Password page Use this page to set or change the Administrator password 324 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 349: ...Figure 8 22 HP EWS Password page ENWW HP Embedded Web Server 325 Engineering Detail ...

Page 350: ...m support clj2605 and click Download drivers and software NOTE The HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer is not supported by HP in the following operating systems Windows NT 4 0 Windows 95 For information and printer drivers for Linux see the following Web site www hp com go linux For information and printer drivers for UNIX R see the following Web site www hp com go jetdirectunix_software For ins...

Page 351: ...s A printer driver is a software program that provides other software programs access to the printer features Typically you should install a printer driver for each printer that you use The printing system software CD ROM that came with your printer includes the following Windows and Macintosh printer drivers HP Color LaserJet 2605 PCL6 and Postscript drivers HP Color LaserJet 260dn_dtn PCL6 and P...

Page 352: ...upport clj2605 for an updated listing of issues fixed for the HP LaserJet Printing System Software Use the link for the Release Notes or Readme File found on the driver download page for your operating system and driver version Fixes will be listed only if there have been updates to the original software General The Toolbox FX application that is installed with a Full installation of the HP Color ...

Page 353: ...se Windows Explorer to format cards Secure digital cards have a lock switch that should never be set when the card is in the camera If you experience trouble unloading images from the image capture device while a screen saver or power management feature on the computer has been activated you may need to disable these features during the unload operation The settings of these features can be config...

Page 354: ...r images from a photo memory card To start HP Solution Center click Start Programs choose the HP program group and then click HP Solution Center HP Photosmart Transfer Software for transferring images from photo memory cards to your computer HP Color LaserJet 2605dtn only HP Product Assistant This software detects problems that occur with your HP products and can offer solutions to help you resolv...

Page 355: ...r Windows Server 2003 For example CD ROM drive Drivers Operating System Language Choose OK and then click Next 7 For Windows 98 SE in the USB Printing Support dialog you should see the path and file name Click Next For Windows Me and 2003 Server this step may not apply 8 Once the files are copied click Finish 9 Steps 4 9 will repeat to install the printer driver File names will change At step 9 yo...

Page 356: ...mDNS name will be needed in step 7 3 Insert the CD ROM 4 Run the installation utility 5 After the installation utility has completed open the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility 6 Click Add and then select Bonjour Rendezvous from the drop down list 7 Select the HP Color LaserJet 2605 series printer name that matches the mDNS printer name found on the Network configuration report printed in step ...

Page 357: ...such as printer driver distribution centers other online services fax services and other online support V LEGAL STATEMENTS TRADEMARK NOTICES Adobe Acrobat and PostScript3 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries regions Microsoft R MS DOS R Windows R and Windows NT R are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp True...

Page 358: ...334 Chapter 8 Engineering Detail ENWW Engineering Detail ...

Page 359: ... bins custom paper sizes 217 bitmaps sending TrueType fonts as PCL 6 traditional driver 198 PS Emulation Unidriver 138 black printing all text as PCL 6 traditional driver 197 unidrivers 138 Bonjour Rendezvous page HP EWS 323 booklet printing PCL traditional drivers settings 194 booklets PCL 6 unidriver settings 162 unidriver settings 162 both sides printing on paper specifications 311 PCL 6 tradit...

Page 360: ...les 96 Test Page 98 Thank you 85 Welcome 80 Welcome Back 104 DIMMs font PCL 6 traditional driver settings 229 slots included 3 direct connections about 47 direct connections Macintosh 55 direct connections Microsoft Windows installation 65 Document Options PCL 6 traditional driver 191 unidrivers 136 Document Options unidrivers 159 document preview image unidrivers 147 documentation localized versi...

Page 361: ... 194 PCL 6 unidriver 161 fonts configuring for watermarks 203 Euro symbol 181 External PCL 6 unidriver 176 HP Postscript level 3 emulation support 132 HP postscript level 3 emulation support 232 lists printing 315 PCL 6 traditional driver settings 198 229 Send TrueType as Bitmap PCL 6 unidriver 138 Send TrueType as bitmap PS Emulation Unidriver 138 substitution table unidrivers 175 TrueType settin...

Page 362: ...ct Display area 30 Product Information area 30 Settings 33 Shop Online 40 Software area 45 Support 33 Transfer Images 31 Troubleshooting 41 uninstalling 122 Utilities 33 HP ToolboxFX NET Framework dependencies 292 About 290 Advanced network settings 284 Alerts folder 257 Animated Demonstrations screen 264 Auto continue settings 280 browsers supported 246 debugging 294 device communication 293 Devi...

Page 363: ...mulation Driver 232 unidrivers 164 languages localized versions documentation 7 Macintosh software 51 ordering CDs 5 Windows software components 18 Layout Options unidrivers 139 letterhead Alternative Letterhead Mode unidrivers 139 license agreement 83 Linux drivers 12 13 Linux support 17 18 local connections Macintosh 55 local connections Microsoft Windows installation 65 localized versions docum...

Page 364: ...osh 50 Optimizations option PCL 6 unidriver 136 Optional Paper Sources menu PCL 6 traditional driver 228 order of pages 195 Order Supplies screen HP ToolboxFX 291 ordering software 5 51 orientation page Flip Pages Up PCL 6 unidriver 161 PCL 6 traditional driver 221 PCL 6 traditional driver settings 194 PS Emulation Driver 232 unidrivers 164 Other Options dialog box 103 Other options dialog box 101...

Page 365: ...58 font substitution table 175 Form to Tray Assignment 174 Graphic settings 135 help 130 HP Digital Imaging 148 Image Color Management ICM 135 Installable Options 178 Layout Options 139 localized versions 18 memory settings 178 Mopier Mode 179 orientation settings 164 Page Order 139 Paper Options 142 Paper Output settings 134 Paper Quality tab 140 Print All Text as Black 138 Print on Both Sides 15...

Page 366: ...ing systems supported 17 Paper tab 232 PostScript tab 238 PS Emulation Unidriver About tab 182 Advanced Printing Features enabling 136 Advanced tab 133 Alternative Letterhead Mode 139 booklet printing 162 Color tab 166 constraint messages 130 Copy Count 134 CTRL D settings 181 Device Settings tab 173 Document Options 136 159 document preview image 147 Effects tab 150 Euro symbol 181 Finishing tab ...

Page 367: ...ettings 267 PCL traditional driver settings 207 supported 308 unidriver settings 143 SNMP page HP EWS 323 SNMP settings 285 Software area HP Solution Center 45 software license agreement 83 Software Update 44 software ordering 5 51 Solution Center About 43 Control area 31 Creative Ideas 32 Device Support area 37 features 29 Help area 42 How Do I 40 HP Online 44 HP Software Update 44 Idea window 46...

Page 368: ...ab 173 Document Options 136 159 document preview image 147 Effects tab 150 Finishing tab 158 font substitution table 175 Form to Tray Assignment 174 Graphic settings 135 help 130 HP Digital Imaging 148 Image Color Management ICM 135 Installable Options 178 JPEG Passthrough 180 Layout Options 139 localized versions 18 memory settings 178 Mirror Image 165 Mopier Mode 179 operating systems supported ...

Page 369: ...n 80 drivers supported 15 installation options 64 installers 17 installing software 65 network software installation 76 operating systems supported 12 Plug and Play installation 66 sharing setting up 76 system requirements 13 uninstallation component list 122 uninstallation methods 122 uninstalling software from 2000 or XP 123 uninstalling software from 98 SE or Me 125 ENWW Index 345 ...

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