TROY Group Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 3015 USB Walkup printing - Manual (Page 2)

FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Walk up USB printing is a new feature on the latest HP LaserJet printers and MFPs. This allows
customers to print supported file formats directly from a supported USB storage device and does not
require the printer to be connected to a PC. The supported file formats for Walk Up USB Printing are
PDF, PRN and PS. These are the only supported file formats that can be printed.
The USB port located on the exterior part of the printer supports walk up printing and does not
support third party solutions. For a list of the supported HP partner solutions for host USB please go to
www.hp.com/go/ipgsolutions .
When a user installs a USB storage device into a printer that is turned on and operating normally (no
error messages) the control panel will display READING USB ACCESSORY and then display the
stored job menu for USB STORAGE1 where the user can see a list of the folders and printable files
stored on the USB storage device. From this list, the user can select the files and number of copies
to be printed. After queuing a file, the user can continue to select other files to print by pressing the
“OK” button. The printable files on the USB storage device can also be viewed by pressing the folder
button on the control panel or press the menu button and scroll to retrieve jobs.
SUPPORTED USB STORAGE DEVICES AND PROTOCOLS
The USB Walk Up Printing feature only supports:
• USB 2.0
• NAND Flash Memory devices
• File formats FAT, FAT 16 or FAT 32
• Size 128 MG to 2 GB
USB storage devices are dynamic and their internal components change frequently. Two USB
storage devices that appear to be the exact same may have different internal components allowing
one device to work with the USB Walk Up Printing feature while the other device does not work. The
quality of the internal components and the 2.0 certification will be important factors in how the device
functions with the printer. Please contact the USB manufacturer for support or questions about the
device specifications and certifications.
The Walk Up Printing feature supports multi-partition devices. However, only one partition will be
accessible to the user for printing files. The partition that is accessible will be the first supported
partition type on the device that the printer detects. For example, devices with the popular U3
partitioning and software are not fully supported but the printer will try to detect a supported partition
type and allow the user to access files in that partition.
For each USB version different modes can be supported. The Walk Up Printing feature is designed to
work with devices that support Bulk-Only Transport (BBB or BOT) and Control-Bulk-Interrupt (CBI).
SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
The Walk Up USB supports three file types, PDF, PRN and PS. These files cannot be encrypted or
password protected. If they are encrypted or password protected the file cannot be printed. The
printer cannot read encrypted files and the user will not be able to enter a password to access the
file.
PDF (Portable Document Format) up to version 1.4 is supported on the walk up USB. PDF is a print
ready file format that was created by Adobe. The format is typically created with Adobe software.