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2 printing tasks, 3 printer maintenance – HP 4100TN User Manual

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2 Printing tasks

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Selecting the output bin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Printing to the top output bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Printing to the rear output bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Loading tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Loading trays 2, 3, and 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Printing both sides of paper (optional duplexer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Guidelines for printing both sides of paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Placement for paper requiring a specific orientation. . . . . . . .51
Layout options for printing both sides of paper . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Printing special paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Printing small or narrow paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Printing letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (single-

sided) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Printing envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Printing labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Printing transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Printing cards, custom-size, and heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Advanced printing tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Using features in the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Customizing what tray is used for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Job retention features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Quick copying a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Proofing and holding a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Printing a private job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Storing a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Printing a stored job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Deleting a stored job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Printing with the optional HP Fast InfraRed Receiver . . . . . . . . . .80

Setting up to print with Windows 9x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Setting up to print with Macintosh computers . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Printing a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Interrupting and resuming printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

3 Printer maintenance

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Managing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

HP toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Non-HP toner cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Toner cartridge authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Toner cartridge storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Toner cartridge life expectancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Checking the toner level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Cartridge interaction (shaking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Toner low and toner out conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

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