HP 2430 - Manual

Access to print-driver settings in Windows 98 and Windows Me......................147 PS 3 emulation support for the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer......................147Help system .............................................................................................................

External Fonts...................................................................................213 Installing external fonts.....................................................214Removing external fonts...................................................214 Postscript options.........................

1 Purpose and scope Introduction This software technical reference (STR) provides information about and troubleshooting tips for theprinting-system software for the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printers. This document is prepared in an electronic format to serve as a quick-reference tool for Cus...

Printing-system software CD This section contains information about the following topics: ● Software features ● HP LaserJet documentation Software features This section contains information about the following topics: ● Printing system and installer ● HP LaserJet print drivers ● Driver Autoconfigura...

Figure 1-1 Installation software CD main screen The main screen of the software CD contains installation options in the upper-left panel anddocumentation options in the lower-left panel. As you move your cursor over each option, adescription of the option appears above the product image. NOTE The op...

printer documentation . Use this option to view the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer user documentation. The following document options are available when you click this option: ■ user guide (interactive ■ user guide (printer friendly) ■ install notes ■ hp driver preconfiguration user guide ...

The common Windows installer offers the following features: ■ The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing-system software CD features an interactivesoftware interface. See HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing-system software CD for Windows systems . ■ Network connection is integrated so that ...

HP PCL 5e, PCL 6, and PS emulation drivers The following drivers are available on the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing—systemsoftware CD: ■ The HP Traditional PCL 5e Driver for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0. ■ The HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Wind...

■ UNIX® model scripts. For further information about UNIX model scripts, go to www.hp.com/go/ unixmodelscripts . ■ Tru64 UNIX printing. For further information, go to h30097.www3.hp.com/printing/ ■ Linux drivers. For further information, go to www.hp.com/go/linuxprinting . ■ SAP printing. For furthe...

Table 1-3 Documentation availability Document Windows98/Me WindowsNT 4.0 Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 Macintosh HP LaserJet 2400 Series User Guide (.PDF file) x x x x HP LaserJet 2400 Series User Guide (.CHM file) x x x x Hewlett Packard LaserJet 2410/2420/2430 series PrintingSystem Install Notes x x...

open the guide from the software CD, navigate to the <language> folder for your language, and then open the Manuals folder. In that folder, open the following file: ■ LJ2410_20_30_USE_XXWW.CHM NOTE The "XX" in the file name varies in each language. For instance, the file name for the F...

NOTE The HP Driver Preconfiguration User Guide is available only in English on the software CD. When you have the file open, you can click File and then click Save As to save a copy of the file to another location. HP Embedded Web Server Guide The HP Embedded Web Server User Guide (in .PDF format) p...

You can gain access to the HP Device Installer Customization Wizard by inserting the software CD into the CD-ROM drive and navigating to the <language> folder for your language, and then to the Manuals folder. In that folder, open the following file: ■ CUSTOMIZATION_README_XXWW.RTF NOTE The &#...

Structure and availability of the software CD The software CD for the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer contains a variety of files forinstalling the printing-system software on your computer. This section describes the files that areavailable on the software CD, as well as additional support...

Availability and fulfillment This section provides information about the availability of the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430printing-system software and related software and firmware. Printing-system software on a CD isavailable from HP fulfillment centers. In-box CDs The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, an...

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Other operating systems Drivers and related software are available for these additional operating environments: ■ UNIX ■ Linux ■ OS/2 ■ HP Open VMS Software component availability The following table lists the availability of HP LaserJet software components by operating system. NOTE In the following...

2 Software description Introduction The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer comes with software and installers for MicrosoftWindows and Apple Computer, Inc., Macintosh systems. Linux and UNIX systems are supported,and software is available on the Web. For information about specific system insta...

Supported operating systems The support for Windows operating systems (OSs) offers a full-featured configuration of theHP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printers; support for OSs that are not described in this documentoffer varying levels of functionality. The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printin...

Technology background information This section contains information about the following topics: ■ Driver Configuration ■ HP Driver Preconfiguration ■ Euro character ■ HP Embedded Web Server ■ HP Toolbox ■ HP Web Jetadmin ■ Bluetooth ■ Remote firmware update ■ Printing print-ready documents from a co...

the same time, bidirectional communication is enabled only to configure the driver, and is thendisabled unless the driver's Update Now feature is used to update the driver. Enterprise AutoConfiguration Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfigurationfu...

HP Driver Preconfiguration HP Driver Preconfiguration is a software architecture and set of tools that permits HP printing-systemsoftware to be customized and distributed in managed corporate printing environments. Using HPDriver Preconfiguration, information technology (IT) administrators in corpor...

Lockable features The following driver features can be locked to prevent end-users from changing settings: ■ Print on Both Sides (Duplex) ■ Media Type ■ Paper Source When a feature is locked, the selected default option is the only option that is available to users.Generally, the feature is unavaila...

The HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check tool is a Web-based diagnostic software that enables you todetermine whether you are using the correct and most current print driver for your HP LaserJet 2410,2420, and 2430 printer. To access the HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check tool, go to http://www.hp.com...

HP Embedded Web Server and HP Toolbox HP embedded Web server (HP EWS) and HP Toolbox are both tools that can be used to remotelyconfigure products on a network. Both HP EWS and HP Toolbox are used with a Web browser andthey have a similar look and feel. Many of the pages in HP EWS are nearly identic...

To view information about the product by using the HP EWS, open a supported Web browser andtype in the product TCP/IP address or host name. To find the TCP/IP address, look for IP Address on the enhanced input/output (EIO) Jetdirect page, in the TCP/IP section. To find the host name of the product, ...

■ Usage page . This screen provides a page count for each size of media that has passed through the device, as well as the number of duplexed pages. ■ Device Information . This screen shows device information, such as the product TCP/IP address and serial number. ■ Control Panel . This screen shows ...

Figure 2-1 Information tab – Device Status screen Configuration Page You can gain access to the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer configuration page remotelythrough the HP EWS. The HP EWS Configuration Page screen provides configuration information about the product in the same way as the con...

Figure 2-2 Information tab – Configuration Page Settings tab The following information is available on the HP EWS Settings tab. To view the information, click the menu items on the left side of the HP EWS Settings tab. The Settings tab is shown in the Configure device section. Technology background ...

Not all of the screens on the tab are shown in this document. For more information, see the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide . ■ Configure Device . Use the Configure Device screen to print product information pages and configure the product remotely. ■ E-mail Server . Use the E-mail Server screen t...

Figure 2-3 Settings tab – Configure Device screen Alerts The product can automatically send e-mail alerts about printing problems or job status to specified e-mail addresses. For example, if toner is low, the product can notify the person who is responsible forordering or changing the toner. If a pr...

Figure 2-4 Settings tab – Alerts screen Security The HP EWS screens that appear, and the settings on them, vary according to how you gain accessto the HP EWS: as a general user, an IT administrator, or a service provider. To control access to theHP EWS screens, a password can be set on the Security ...

Figure 2-5 Settings tab – Security screen In a password-protected HP EWS, only the Information tab is available to users who do not log in by using the password. If no password has been set (which is the default), all of the tabs are visible. If a password has been set, you must log on as an IT admi...

Figure 2-6 Networking tab - Configuration section The menu on the left side of the screen contains other networking options under three categories:configuration, security, and diagnostics. For more information, see the HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide . Configuration section ■ Network Settings ■ O...

Diagnostics section ■ Network Statistics ■ Protocol Info ■ Configuration Page Network settings From the Networking tab, you can enable and configure the following network protocols: ■ TCP/IP ■ Internetwork packet exchange/Sequenced packet exchange (IPX/SPX) ■ AppleTalk ■ Data link control/logical li...

When the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer is connected both through a network using anHP Jetdirect card and through a local parallel or USB connection, the network connection takesprecedence. On a network connection, bidirectional communication is supported through a TCP/IPconnection. When t...

The HP Toolbox Frame Each screen in the HP Toolbox has a frame that contains a top banner, four category tabs, a left-aligned navigation menu bar, and a main-content area. Selecting one of the category tabs causesthe corresponding left-aligned navigation bar to appear. The left-aligned navigation me...

Troubleshooting tab The navigation bar on the Troubleshooting tab contains links to the information pages of the product. (Some of these pages are also available from other sources, such as the HP EmbeddedWeb Server or the product itself.) From the Troubleshooting tab, you can view the following scr...

Figure 2-12 Troubleshooting tab – Supported Media page The Supported Media screen has instructions for ordering product parts, accessories and supplies. Printer Pages The Printer Pages screen is shown in the following illustration. Technology background information 49 Software description

Figure 2-13 Troubleshooting tab – Printer Pages The Printer Pages screen shows a list of useful information pages that the product generates, with a description of the purpose of each page. You can also print the pages directly from this screen. Alerts tab The Alerts tab is shown in the following il...

Figure 2-14 Alerts tab The navigation bar on the Alerts tab contains links to the information pages for the product. Some of these pages are also available from other sources, such as the embedded Web server or the productitself. From this section, you can view the following screens: ■ Set up Status...

Figure 2-15 Documentation tab – Install Notes page The navigation bar on the Documentation tab contains links to these information sources: ■ Install Notes. Contains specific installation instructions and information regarding your product. ■ User Guide. Contains information about product usage, war...

Figure 2-16 Status tab with Device Settings button For additional information and a copy of the HP Embedded Web Server User Guide , go to www.hp.com/support/lj2410 for the HP LaserJet 2410 printer, www.hp.com/support/lj2420 for the HP LaserJet 2420 printer, or www.hp.com/support/lj2430 for the HP La...

HP Web Jetadmin Use HP Web Jetadmin and a Web browser to manage HP Jetdirect connected products within yourintranet. HP Web Jetadmin is a browser-based management tool, and should be installed only on asingle network-administration server. It can be installed and run on Red Hat Linux; SuSE Linux;Win...

The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing-system software CD provides the following link todownload the latest version of the HP Web Jetadmin software: www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin . Click support on the main screen in the installer CD Browser, and then click hp web jetadmin . The following table s...

Bluetooth Bluetooth®* wireless technology is a low-power, short-range radio technology that can be used towirelessly connect computers, printers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cell phones, and otherdevices. * Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company ...

Downloading the new firmware from the HP Web site For support information about downloading new firmware from the Web, go to www.hp.com/go/ lj2410_firmware for the HP LaserJet 2410 printer, www.hp.com/go/lj2420_firmware for the HP LaserJet 2420 printer, or www.hp.com/go/lj2430_firmware for the HP La...

NOTE The product automatically restarts the firmware to activate the update. At the end of the update process, the READY message appears on the control panel. Remote firmware update by using FTP on a direct network connection If the product uses a direct network connection, use file transfer protoco...

10 The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the product. This can take aboutfive minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with the product or the computer. NOTE The product automatically restarts the firmware to activate the update. At the end of the update proce...

Windows 98 or Windows Me 1 From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type: Mode lpt1:,,p NOTE If the product is attached to a parallel port other than LPT1, then substitute the correct LPT port number in the mode command. 2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The response you receive should be similar ...

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 The .RFU file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window. 1 At a command prompt, type copy /b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME> , where <FILENAME> is the name of the .R...

Remote firmware update by using Fetch (Mac OS 9. x only) For Mac OS 9. x , a shareware program called Fetch provides FTP control for a put command. Download and install the program from download.com.com/3000-2151-10182446.html . Complete the following steps to update the product firmware by using Fe...

6 Locate the .RFU file on your hard disk, and click the file name to highlight it. Click Select . The Files dialog boxes update to show the .RFU file under File to download . 7 Click Download . The HP LaserJet Utility starts downloading the file to the product. A progress bar shows how much of the f...

6 If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the All Available Images dialog box, click Browse in the Upload New Firmware Image dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file that you downloaded from the Web at the start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it. 7 Click U...

Printing print-ready documents from a command line Documents in the following file formats can be printed by using a command line. That is, they do notneed to be opened in a software program that supports the file format (such as the Adobe Acrobat orAcrobat Reader programs for .PDF files), but can b...

3 Type ftp <TCP/IP printer ADDRESS> . For example, if the TCP/IP address is 192.168.0.90, type ftp 192.168.0.90 4 Press Enter on the keyboard. 5 When prompted for the user name, press Enter . 6 When prompted for the password, press Enter . 7 Type bin at the command prompt. 8 Press Enter . The ...

NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation marks. For example, type put "/user name/desktop/SAMPLE_DOC.PDF" To ensure that the entire path to the print-ready file is placed in the put command, type put and a space and then click and dr...

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 The print-ready file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window. 1 At a command prompt, type copy/b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME> , where <FILENAME> is the name of ...

Complete the following steps to print a print-ready file by using the LPR command. 1 Take note of the TCP/IP address on the EIO Jetdirect page. The Jetdirect page is the secondpage of the configuration page printout. To print a configuration page, see Determining the current level of firmware . 2 Fr...

PJL/PJL Encoding Table 2-10 Printer Job Language (PJL) and PJL encoding Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 P...

Connectivity Table 2-12 Driver support for connectivity features Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e P...

Tray and paper assignment Table 2-16 Tray and paper assignment Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSe...

UI features Table 2-18 Driver support for UI features Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation ...

Quick Sets Table 2-20 Driver support for quick sets Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PC...

Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation Postscript (optional driver U...

Print-quality and resolution Table 2-24 Print-quality and resolution features Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation P...

Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation Postscript Correct Order forS...

Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation Postscript Ignore Application...

Alternative source/paper type Table 2-29 Driver support for alternate source/paper type feature Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PC...

Finishing Options Table 2-31 Driver support for finishing options Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e ...

Operating system Windows XP (32-bit),Windows 2000,Windows Server 2003 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 98, Me Macintosh Driver type HP unidriver HP traditional driver HP traditional driver Macintosh Driver PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation PCL 6 PCL 5e PSemulation Postscript TrueType Fonts (UI...

3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows Introduction This chapter describes the features of the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 traditional print drivers.The chapter contains the following sections: ■ HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and HP Traditional PCL 5e Driver features. This section describesth...

HP traditional PCL 6 and PCL 5e driver features When you install the print drivers by using the printing-system installer in Windows 98 orWindows Me, the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver is installed by default. The HP Traditional PCL 5eDriver can be installed by using the Add Printer wizard. When you in...

Properties driver tabs In Windows NT 4.0, click Start , select Settings , and then click Printers . Right-click the product name, and then click Properties to gain access to all Properties print-driver tabs. The following Properties driver tabs are available in Windows NT 4.0: ■ General ■ Ports ■ Sc...

Figure 3-2 A property page with a Bubble Help icon The bubble typically appears next to a control that is unavailable, although it can also accompany anavailable control if an important note concerning its use is available within the Help. Moving thepointer over the bubble changes the arrow to a glo...

settings or user-defined printing specifications (such as media size, pages per sheet, and so on). The Print Task Quick Sets control does not appear on the driver Properties tabs. By default, the Print Task Quick Sets menu is set to Type new Quick Set name here . When you change any of the default s...

Driver feature Feature setting location Default values forU.S. English PrintTask Quick Sets Preconfigurable 1 Windows user name Job Storage tab, User Name group box Unavailable unless aJob Storage optionhas been selected;selected whenactivated No Job name Job Storage tab, Job Name group box Unavaila...

■ Flip Pages Up check box ■ Booklet Printing drop-down menu ■ Pages Per Sheet drop-down menu ■ Print Page Borders check box ■ Page Order drop-down menu Correct Order for Rear Bin The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printers have a door in the back that can be opened to allowthe paper to go straight...

Figure 3-4 Print on Both Sides Instructions When you have completed the steps that appear in the dialog box, the second half of the print jobprints on the back side of the stack of media. The driver does not require the application tospecifically support odd- and even-page printing, because the driv...

Booklet Printing The Booklet Printing drop-down menu is visible 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 settin...

5 Click OK in the print driver. 6 Click OK in the print dialog box to print. Figure 3-5 Printing a booklet Printing a Book You can print a book in which the front cover, first page, other pages, last page, and back cover havedifferent media types. For more information, see Paper tab features in this...

■ 4 pages per sheet ■ 6 pages per sheet ■ 9 pages per sheet ■ 16 pages per sheet When you select an option other than 1 page per sheet , booklet printing is unavailable. Print Page Borders Related controls that are indented beneath the Pages per Sheet edit box are Print Page Borders and Page Order ,...

document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of the Finishing , Effects , Paper , and Basics tabs. Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the document previewimage. When you move the mouse over the document preview image, the mouse cursor changesfrom an arro...

■ Scale Patterns (WYSIWYG) is selected ■ Print all Text as Black is not selected Resolution Resolution refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi) used to print the page. As resolution isincreased, the quality (clarity and visual appeal) of print on the page is improved. However, higherresolution ca...

Print all Text as Black The Print All Text as Black feature is not selected by default. When the feature is selected, the driver prints all text as black regardless of the original document text color. Color text is printed asblack, except for white text, which remains white. (White text is a reliab...

■ Document preview image ■ Watermarks group box Print Task Quick Sets The Print Task Quick Sets control is used to store the current combination of driver settings that are found on all of the other Document Defaults driver tabs. Print Task Quick Sets are either preset (by the administrator) or user...

Figure 3-10 Preview images - Legal on Letter; Scale to Fit off (left) and on (right) When the size for which the document is formatted (that is, the logical size) differs from the targetsize, the document preview image uses a dashed gray line to show the boundaries of the logicalpage in relation to ...

Figure 3-11 Watermark Details dialog box The dialog box shows a document preview image and provides options for creating a new watermarkand controlling the message angle and the font attributes. The Watermark Details dialog box contains the following controls: ■ Current Watermarks ■ Watermark Messag...

Paper Options The settings that are specified in the Paper Options group box on the Paper tab apply to all of the pages of the document. The following illustration shows the Paper Options group box and the selections that are available by default. Figure 3-13 Paper Options group box (default) The ap...

Because driver settings are overridden by media-size settings in most software programs, it isgenerally best to use the driver to set media size only for software programs that lack a media-sizesetting, such as NotePad, or when you are producing a book or a booklet that does not requiredifferent med...

■ Prepunched ■ Labels ■ Bond ■ Recycled ■ Color ■ Cardstock (164 to 200 g/m 2 or 43 to 53 lb.) ■ Envelope ■ Light (60 to 75 g/m 2 or 16 to 20 lb.) ■ Rough The default setting is Unspecified , and the program selects the media type. If you select a different setting, make sure that the correct media ...

State Drop-down menucontents Button label Action Next state Change the width or height values. 2 Select a saved item from the drop-down menu. 3 Custom size (width and height controls) The width and height values can be changed either by typing numeric strings into the edit boxes, orby using the up a...

The following are the First Page options: ■ 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 opt...

When you select Front Cover , you must also select the Add a Blank or Preprinted Cover check box to enable the setting. 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 Front Cover option. The Source is: setting specifi...

Last Page Use the Last Page options to select an alternative media type or source for the last page of a document. The following illustration shows the appearance of the Paper Options group box when youselect the Use Different Paper/Covers check box. Figure 3-18 Last Page options The following are t...

Product image The bitmap image in the lower-right portion of the Paper tab represents the current physical configuration of the product and corresponds to its configuration data. It should look the same as theimage that appears in the same location on the Configure tab in the printer Properties dial...

If Job Storage is enabled, two Job Storage Mode settings are available on the Job Storage tab: ■ Proof and Hold ■ Private Job Job Storage tab The following illustration shows the Job Storage tab. Figure 3-20 Job Storage tab The Job Storage tab contains the following controls: ■ Print Task Quick Sets...

■ PIN group box ■ Job Notification Options group box ■ User Name group box ■ Job Name group box Print Task Quick Sets Use the Print Task Quick Sets control to store the current combination of driver settings that appear on all other Document Defaults driver tabs. Print Task Quick Sets are either pre...

NOTE The product configuration can be set to hold a maximum of 50 proof-and-hold jobs. The number is set at the product control panel in the CONFIGURATION menu, and the default is 32. When this preset limit is reached, the new document overwrites the oldest helddocument. Private Job To use the Priva...

User Name Use the User Name settings to help identify the job at the product control panel. The following are the User Name settings: ■ Windows User Name. This option associates your Windows user name with the stored print job. The Windows user name automatically appears in the text field below the ...

Releasing a Job Storage print job After you send a print job that uses the Job Storage feature, you can release the job to print from the product control panel. 1 Press the S ELECT button (the one with the check mark) to open the menus. RETRIEVE JOB is highlighted. 2 Press the S ELECT button. 3 Pres...

Copies Use the Copies option to specify the number of copies to print. The number of copies that you request appears in the Copies group box. You can select the number by typing in the box or by using the up and down arrows to the right of the text box. Valid entries arenumbers from 1 to 9999 for th...

Properties tabs The Properties tabs contain information about and options for configuring the product. NT Forms tab features NOTE The NT Forms tab is in the Properties dialog for the print driver. To gain access to the Properties tabs, click Start on the Window task bar, click Settings , and then cl...

The NT Forms tab contains a single group box (the Form/Tray Assignments group box), which contains the following controls: ■ The Available Trays drop-down menu contains all the trays that are specified on the Configure tab. ■ The This Tray Contains/Size (Forms) drop-down menu contains a list of stan...

Figure 3-24 Configure tab The Configure tab contains the following controls: ■ Printer Model group box ■ Paper Handling Options group box ■ Other Options group box ■ Automatic Configuration group box ■ Product image Printer Model In the Printer Model group box, the driver title depends on the produc...

Mopier Enabled Application collation Ignore ApplicationCollation Expected result Selected Not selected Selected 3 copies uncollated Selected Selected Not selected 3 copies collated by printer Selected Selected Selected 3 copies collated by printer Optional Paper Sources The Optional Paper Sources dr...

7 Click OK . The selected .PCM file appears in the Installed Font Cards list. Select the .PCM file to see a list of available fonts in the Fonts list. 8 Click OK to close the Add Font Card dialog box. The fonts on the card should now be available on the system. NOTE When using font cards with the HP...

to the product. To manually set the (DWS) value, print a configuration page and find the DWS value in the Memory section of the page. Then, click the More... button on the Configure tab, and type the DWS value in the (DWS) field of the More Configuration Options dialog box. To print a configuration ...

HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features When you install the printing-system software in Windows 98 or Windows Me, the HP TraditionalPCL 6 Driver is installed by default. The HP Traditional PCL 5e Driver and the PS Emulation Drivercan be installed by performing a Custom Installation. W...

Properties driver tabs In Windows NT 4.0, click Start , select Settings , and then click Printers . Right-click the product name, and then click Properties to gain access to all Properties print-driver tabs. The following Properties print-driver tabs are available in Windows NT 4.0: ■ General ■ Port...

What's this Help In Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0, What's this? Help is supported. You can gainaccess to What's this? Help messages in any of the following ways: ■ Right-click a control and then click What's this? . A pop-up Help window appears. ■ Click the ? button at the upper-right c...

The Page Setup tab contains the following controls: ■ Paper Size drop-down menu. Click this to specify the media size (form). The list of available forms matches those that the product supports. ■ Paper Source drop-down menu. Use these settings to select a tray. The default setting is Automatically ...

The Advanced tab contains the following controls: ■ Paper/Output settings (advanced control over the options that are available on the Page Setup tab) ■ Graphic settings (including resolution, scaling, and TrueType font controls) ■ Document Options settings (including product features and postscript...

■ Negative Output specifies negative output. Click Yes to print a negative of the image by reversing the values for black and white. Printer Features The following Printer Features options are available: ■ Collate ■ On (turn off in application) ■ Off (default) ■ EconoMode ■ True ■ False (default) ■ ...

Using a PIN for Private Job The Private Job option can be secured by a four-digit personal identification number (PIN). You must type in this number at the product control panel before the product can print the job. The group box labeled Job Identification is usually inactive. It becomes active when...

5 Press the up and down buttons to select DELETE . 6 If a PIN number is assigned to the job, press the up and down buttons to select the first digit ofthe PIN, and then press the S ELECT button. The number in the product control-panel display changes to an asterisk. Repeat this step for each of the ...

Figure 3-30 Device Settings tab in Windows NT 4.0 The following illustration shows the Device Options tab in Windows 98. 160 3 HP traditional print drivers for Windows HP traditional drivers

Figure 3-31 Device Options tab in Windows 98 NOTE Changes that you make to the Device Settings tab are not reflected in the Document Defaults settings until the modified device settings have been applied. For example, the duplexing unit will not appear until you modify the Configure tab, apply the s...

Network administrators can use the Form to Tray Assignment setting to specify, in the driver, the media size that is loaded into each available input tray. The use of forms constrains the choices thatare available in the media-size list on the Advanced tab in the Document Defaults driver tabs. This ...

Installable Options This section provides information to configure the printing options that you can install for theHP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer. The following controls are available: ■ Duplex Unit (for 2-sided Printing) ■ Mopier Mode ■ Job Storage ■ Tray 3 ■ Printer Memory Duplex Unit (...

Printer Memory This option matches the setting to the amount of memory that is installed in the product. The drivergenerates ranges of memory that can be selected, up to the maximum that the product can accept.The driver can use this information to manage how the print driver uses the product memory...

4 HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, and HP PS 3emulation unidrivers for Windows Introduction This chapter describes the features of the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer unidrivers. Theunidrivers include the HP PCL 6 Unidriver, the HP PCL 5e Unidriver, and the HP Postscript 3Emulation Unidriver (the PS Em...

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, and PS emulation unidriver features NOTE For a comparison of features between the HP unidrivers and HP traditional print drivers in various operating systems, see the Driver-feature comparison in various operating systems section of this guide. When you install the print-system ...

What's this? Help Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 support "What's this?" Help. You can gainaccess to "What's this?" Help messages in any of the following ways: ■ Right-click a control and then click What's this? . A pop-up Help window appears. ■ Click the ? button i...

Graphic options The Graphic section on the Advanced tab contains the True Type Font setting. The options for this setting are Substitute with Device Font and Download as Softfont . Select Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain Tr...

Use the Graphics Mode feature to select one of the following settings: ■ Send Graphics as Vector . Select this setting to send graphics to the product as a combination of HP Graphics Language, V2 (HP-GL/2) and raster images. This setting might produce higher-quality output. ■ Send Graphics as Raster...

Driver feature Feature setting location Default valuesfor U.S. EnglishPrint Task QuickSets Default settingfor otherlanguages (ifdifferent) Preconfigurable 1 Storage option isselected; On when activated If Job NameExists Job Storage tab, Job Name group box Unavailableunless a JobStorage option issele...

Use Different Paper/Covers You can print books with 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 the associated options: ■ Front Cover ■ First Page ■ Other ...

NOTE You must use the same size of media for the entire print job. All Use Different Paper/ Covers options use the last Size is: setting that you select in any one of the Use Different Paper/Covers options. When you change the type and source of the media and covers, the settings you selectremain co...

The default setting for Print Quality is FastRes 1200 for the HP PCL 6 print driver or 600 dpi for the PCL 5e and PS emulation print drivers. This setting controls resolution, which refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi) used to print thepage. As resolution is increased, the quality (clarity an...

Figure 4-11 Effects tab The Effects tab contains the following controls: ■ Print Task Quick Sets group box ■ Resizing Options group box ■ Document preview image ■ Watermarks group box Print Task Quick Sets Use the Print Task Quick Sets control to store the current combination of driver settings that...

Resizing options The Resizing Options group box consists of the following controls: ■ Actual Size (default) ■ Print Document On setting ■ Scale to Fit check box ■ % of Normal Size setting Actual Size Actual Size is the default setting. It prints the document without changing the document size. Print...

Document Options The Document Options group box contains the following controls: ■ Correct Order for Rear Bin check box ■ Print on Both Sides check box ■ Flip Pages Up check box ■ Booklet Layout drop-down menu ■ Pages per Sheet drop-down menu ■ Print Page Borders check box ■ Page Order drop-down men...

To print a multiple-page document, follow these steps: 1 Select the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box. 2 Click OK . The even-number pages of the document print. 3 When the control panel shows the MANUALLY FEED OUTPUT STACK message, insert the stack of media (on which the even-number pages hav...

Table 4-3 Page orientation Orientation (Finishing tab) Flip Pages Up selected Flip Pages Up not selected Portrait Short-edge binding Long-edge binding Landscape Long-edge binding Short-edge binding When Print on Both Sides is selected, the document preview image changes to show a spiral binding alon...

Private Job To use the Private Job option, Job Storage must be enabled, and the product must have a minimum total memory of 80 MB. When you select Private Job , the print job is sent to the product, but is not printed until you request the job at the product control panel. Selecting Private Job acti...

Job Name Selecting a Job Storage option causes the Job Name group box to become available. Use the Job Name options to specify a name to identify the job at the control panel. The following are the Job Name settings: ■ Automatic . This option automatically generates the job name associated with the ...

5 Press the S ELECT button. 6 If a PIN number is assigned to the job, press the up and down buttons to select the first digit ofthe PIN, and then press the S ELECT button. The number in the product control-panel display changes to an asterisk. Repeat this step for each of the remaining three digits ...

mopying takes place through the product hardware by default. One copy of a multiple-page print jobis transmitted once through the network to the product, together with a printer job language (PJL)command that directs the product to make the specified number of copies. When you disable the mopier, yo...

to the printer that the driver cannot control. Other programs might print while using these optionswithout problems. Select Disabled and print your document again if you encounter problems. NOTE In some cases, disabling Postscript Passthrough may cause unexpected application behavior. About tab NOTE...

5 Installing the Windows printing-system components This chapter contains information about the following topics: ● Supported Windows operating systems ● System requirements ● Font support ● Installation instructions 221 Windows installation

Supported Windows operating systems The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing-system software supports the following Windowsoperating systems: ■ Windows 98 ■ Windows Me ■ Windows NT 4.0 (parallel and networked only) ■ Windows 2000 (32-bit) ■ Windows XP Home Edition (32-bit) ■ Windows XP Professi...

System requirements The following are the system requirements for installing and using the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and2430 printing-system software on each of the supported operating systems: ■ Pentium® or compatible processor ■ Minimum 16-color/grayscale display with 640-by-480 pixel resolution (vi...

Font support The following sections list the fonts that are included with Microsoft Windows software, and the fontsthat are available on the CD that came with the product. Basic fonts Microsoft Windows software includes these basic fonts, which can be used with any HP printingproduct: ■ Arial ■ Time...

Installation instructions The following sections provide instructions for installing the print drivers on various Windowsoperating systems. General installation for Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP operating systems General installation instructions are similar for the Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 20...

Installing from a network or from downloaded files Follow these instructions if you downloaded the files from the Web, or if you are installing the printing-system files from a network. You might need to see your network administrator for the location of theprinting-system software file. 1 Browse to...

Typical Installation dialog box sequence NOTE The dialog boxes shown in this chapter appear in the Windows XP Pro installation sequence. The order and appearance of dialog boxes can vary among operating systems. The typical installation includes the following components: ■ HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, an...

Figure 5-1 Installation path NOTE The components of a typical installation might vary from product to product. When you select the Install Printer option from the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer software CD, the Choose Setup Language dialog box appears. Installation instructions 233 Windows...

Figure 5-3 Preparing to Install dialog box Clicking Cancel takes you to the Exit Setup dialog box. NOTE If your computer uses the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, you must use the Add Printer installation method to install the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver, the HP TraditionalPCL 5e Driver, and the PS ...

Figure 5-6 HP Software License Agreement dialog box Clicking OK returns you to the Welcome dialog box. Installation instructions 237 Windows installation

Figure 5-8 Model dialog box Clicking Next takes you to the Installation Type dialog box. To continue with the default installation sequence, see Figure 5-19 Installation Type dialog box If you select Connected via the network in the Printer Connection dialog box, clicking Next takes you to the Netwo...

Figure 5-12 Print Job Management dialog box Clicking either selection takes you to the Recommended Network Setup dialog box. Installation instructions 243 Windows installation

Figure 5-13 Recommended Network Setup dialog box Clicking Next takes you to the Identify Printer dialog box. 244 5 Installing the Windows printing-system components Windows installation

Figure 5-21 Printer Name dialog box Selecting the Use this printer as the default printer for Windows-based programs check box sets the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer as your default printer. Clicking Next takes you to the Printer Sharing dialog box. 252 5 Installing the Windows printing-s...

Figure 5-24 Printer Location and Comment dialog box In the Location text box, you can type the physical location of the printer. In the Comment text box, you can type any additional information that might be helpful to users. Clicking Next takes you to the Ready to Install dialog box. Installation i...

Figure 5-25 Ready to Install dialog box Clicking Install starts the installation process. When installation is complete, the Finish dialog box appears, as shown in the following illustration. 256 5 Installing the Windows printing-system components Windows installation

Figure 5-26 Finish dialog box Custom Installation Figure 5-27 Features dialog box, Custom Installation Installation instructions 257 Windows installation

NOTE The features available in a custom installation might vary from product to product. Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 computers runninga terminal server might not support the HP Toolbox option. The appearance of the Features dialog box might vary, depending on th...

To install the PCL 5e driver, select \<language>\Drivers\(your operating system)\PCL5\hp24x0p5.inf (or hpc24X0b.inf for Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. To install the PS driver, select \<language>\Drivers\(your operating system)\PS\hpb24x0f.inf orhpb24x0g.inf (or hpc24X...

Figure 5-33 Model dialog box After the options in the identification or port setup dialog boxes are completed, the Model dialog box appears. The model selection can affect which features are available for the installation. It can also affectdriver defaults, depending on the product-specific instanti...

Figure 5-39 Client Driver Support dialog box NOTE This dialog box provides options for selecting OS-specific drivers to add to the installation to provide for Point and Print driver vending on the system. Either or both optionaldrivers can be selected. Clicking Next takes you to the Printer Location...

Figure 5-43 Installing dialog box This dialog box remains on the screen until the install is complete. Figure 5-44 Finish dialog box Installation instructions 275 Windows installation

However, in a mixed operating system environment (one in which servers and clients might run ondifferent operating systems), conflicts can occur when client computers run a version of the printdriver that is different from the one on the print server. With Windows NT 4.0, print drivers are executed ...

6 Installation for Macintosh, Linux, andUNIX operating systems This section provides system requirements and procedures for installing and removing theHP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printing-system software for supported operating systems otherthan Windows. It also provides information about font ...

System requirements The following are system requirements for installing and using the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and2430 printing-system software on each of the supported operating systems listed below. Macintosh The following are the requirements for installing the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 pr...

Macintosh The following sections contain information about using HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printingsoftware for the Macintosh OS. Macintosh component descriptions The product includes the following software for Macintosh computers: ■ PPDs for Mac OS 9. x and Mac OS X (10.1 and later) ■ PDEs f...

Installing the Macintosh printing system On a Macintosh-compatible computer, the installation procedures are the same for a networkadministrator, a network client, and a single user. Install the software on any computer that hasaccess rights to the printer. NOTE If the computer is connected to the p...

3 Click the appropriate Zone to select it, if required. 4 Click your product name from the list that appears on the right side of the Chooser dialog box, and then click Create . To set up a Printer with Mac OS X 1 In the Applications folder, open the Utilities folder, and then run the Print Center ....

Mac OS Classic installation This section provides information about the various installation dialog box sequences for the Mac OSClassic. Main Install dialog box sequence This subsection provides information about the Macintosh installation dialog box sequence for theEasy Install (the typical install...

Figure 6-5 Installation was successful dialog box Click Quit to exit the Installer. The Printer Setup Assistant opens. Click Continue to return to the HP LaserJet Installer. HP LaserJet Screen Fonts Installer dialog box sequence This section provides information about the installation dialog box seq...

Figure 6-7 HP LaserJet Screen Fonts installer dialog box (1 of 2) Click Install to start the installation. Click Quit to quit the Installer without making changes to the system. When you click Install , an installation progress bar dialog box appears briefly. Click Stop to interrupt the installation...

Figure 6-10 hp LaserJet 24X0 folder In the hp Laserjet 4X50 folder, double click the hp LaserJet Installers folder to open it. Figure 6-11 hp LaserJet Installers folder 292 6 Installation for Macintosh, Linux, and UNIX operating systems Non-Windows installation

7 Engineering Detail Introduction This chapter contains information about the following topics: ● Media attributes ● HP Toolbox Media attributes This section includes the following information about media attributes: ● Paper sources and destinations ● Paper-tray configurations ● Paper-source command...

Table 7-2 Media tray configurations for the HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer Product Tray number Tray type Standard/optional HP LaserJet 2410 printer Tray 1 Multipurpose tray Standard Tray 2 250-sheet tray Standard Tray 3 500-sheet tray Optional HP LaserJet 2420 printer Tray 1 Multipurpose t...

The PCL 5 escape sequence for paper source is Esc&l#H (the "l" is a lowercase "L" rather than the numeral "1"). See the following table for values of #. For example, Esc&l5H is the command for tray 3. The PostScript command for paper source is /MediaPosition # /Manual...

HP Toolbox This section presents engineering detail for the following topics: ■ Enabling or disabling HP Toolbox support ■ Manually uninstalling HP Toolbox in Macintosh Operating Systems Enabling or disabling HP Toolbox support The registry entry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, w...

Include types in application source list setting 144 installable options support 75Job Storage 127job storage support 78Job Storage, enabling 142job stream output support 71job tracking 72margins 300media supported 299memory settings 144Mopier Enabled settings 140More Configuration Options 142 NT Fo...

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