HP 8500 DN - Manual

Step 1: Preparing a Location for thePrinter A Top View (with optional multi-bin mailbox and tray 4)B Front View (with optional multi-bin mailbox and tray 4) This printer requires the following: • Space around the printer, as shown above • Sturdy, level floor surface • A well-ventilated room without ...

Step 2: Unpacking the Printer The following items are included with the printer: A Toner cartridges: black, cyan, magenta, and yellow B Power cord C Software on CD-ROM D Manuals: getting started guide (this guide) and quick reference guide;the online user’s guide is on a CD-ROM E Printer—shown with ...

To unpack the printer 1 Remove all external packing tapefrom the printer. 2 Open the lower left door and pushdown the green lever on the right sideof the fuser. Then, remove the orangeshipping notice from the fuser. 3 Open the upper right door andremove the packing tape at the leftside of the openin...

Step 3: Installing the Cables To connect the power cord to aprinter with a stand N o t e Make sure that the printer is off (powerbutton out) before connecting the powercord. 1 Roll the printer to its permanentlocation, where all four wheels rest ona level floor surface, and stabilize itby pushing th...

To connect to a 10Base2 network 1 Attach one section of the ThinLAN(coaxial) cable to a BNC “T”connector. 2 Attach another ThinLAN cablesection (A) or, if it is at the end of thenetwork, a 50-Ohm terminator (B) tothe other side of the BNC “T”connector. 3 Plug the BNC “T” connector into theBNC port. ...

To connect a parallel cable To print through the parallel port, theprinter requires a 25-pin male/micro36-pin male (“C-size”) parallel cable thatis IEEE-1284 compliant. The cable is notincluded with the printer. It must bepurchased separately. 1 Squeeze the clips on the micro 36-pinend of the parall...

Step 5: Changing the Printer ControlPanel Overlay and Language (Optional) Replace the printer control panel overlaywith the one included for your language,if applicable. Then configure the printercontrol panel to show printer messages inyour language. To replace the overlay 1 Insert a thumbnail or a...

Selecting the Display Language Use the printer control panel to set the printer to display printermessages and print configuration pages in a variety of supportedlanguages. To select the printer control panel language 1 Hold down [Select] while turning the printer on (power button in). CONFIG LANGUA...

Step 6: Installing the Consumables The following parts (consumables) are included with the printer: A Imaging Drum B Black Toner Cartridge C Color Toner Cartridges: yellow, magenta, and cyan Install the consumables in the printer in this order: A Imaging Drum B Black Toner Cartridge C Color Toner Ca...

To install the imaging drum N o t e Make sure that the printer is off (powerbutton out) before installing the imagingdrum. 1 Open the front door of the printer (A).Swing the upper (blue) lever to theright (B). Press the white button onthe lower (green) lever and swing thelever to the right (C). 2 Re...

Step 7: Loading the Input Trays The printer has the following input trays: A Tray 1 (multipurpose tray) B Tray 2 C Tray 3 D Tray 4 (optional) These input trays contain media guides that are preset at the factory to adefault media size, either letter or A4. For more information about printing on diff...

Loading media into trays 2 and 3 N o t e Before loading media into trays 2 and 3,verify that the spacers were removed fromboth trays when “Step 2: Unpacking thePrinter” was performed. 1 Firmly grip the handle in the center oftray 2, squeeze the release lever, andpull the tray out until it stops. Dep...

Step 8: Configuring Input Trays Configure the mode for tray 1 (either First mode or Cassette mode), thetype of media (such as plain paper, letterhead, and transparencies) foreach of the input trays, and the size of the media (such as letter, A4, andlegal) to use tray 1 in Cassette mode. When input t...

Configuring Media Type and Size Configuring the media type is beneficial for several reasons: • Configuring the media type prevents printing on the wrong (andpossibly more expensive) media. • If a user changes the type of media in an input tray, other users can stillprint on the correct media. • The...

Step 9: Printing a Configuration Page Use the printer control panel to print a configuration page and verify thatthe printer was installed correctly. Configuration pages include thefollowing information: • General information about the printer (such as serial number andnumber of pages printed since ...

To verify communication with a parallel cable To verify that the printer and computer are set up correctly tocommunicate with each other, print a directory list. 1 Turn the computer and printer on and wait for the printer to bring itselfonline (the printer is online when the Ready light on the print...

Communicating with an optional HP JetDirectinternal print server If the printer contains an optional HP JetDirect internal print server, andyou cannot communicate with the printer over the network, verify theoperation of the print server. Check the JetDirect configuration page,which was printed when...

Step 10: Understanding the Software CD-ROMs are included with this printer. CD-ROM1 contains the printersoftware; CD-ROM2 contains the online user’s guide and the softwareneeded to read the guide—Adobe TM Acrobat Reader (Acrord32.exe is on the root directory). Structure of CD-ROM1 The following file...

• For Microsoft Windows network installation instructions, see “Step 11:Windows Network Installation.” • For IBM LAN server network installation instructions, see “Step 12:IBM LAN Server Network Installation.” • For Macintosh network installation instructions, see “Step 13:Macintosh Network Installa...

To access the online user’s guide from the hard disk • Microsoft Windows 95 users click Start, point to Programs, then HPLaserJet, and click the online user’s guide icon. • Microsoft Windows 3.1x users locate the HP LaserJet group anddouble-click the online user’s guide icon. • Macintosh users locat...

Step 11: Windows Network Installation In Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT ® 4.0, the installation software detects both the version of Windows that is in use and thelanguage that is selected in the operating system. The installationsoftware then installs printer drivers and printing software that...

Configuring the Printer on the Network Before you can use the printer, configure it on the network. HPrecommends that you use a printer management utility such as the HPJetAdmin software, PCONSOLE, or NWADMIN. Configuring theprinter on the network involves steps such as setting up a print queue orpo...

Connecting Network Clients to the Printer After installing the software on a workstation, you must connectworkstation to the printer. • Workstations in Windows 95 can be connected to the print server ordirectly to the printer. • Workstations in Windows NT and Windows 3.1 can be connected to theprint...

In Windows NT, there are three options for connecting to a networkprinter: • Open Network Neighborhood and locate the printer on the network.Drag and drop the printer’s icon from Network Neighborhood to thePrinters folder. • Open Network Neighborhood and double-click the printer icon.Follow the inst...

Step 12: IBM LAN Network Installation Installing the Printer Software for IBM LANServer 4.x For IBM LAN Server 4.x networks, install the software on workstationsor on the server. To install IBM LAN Server printer software for systemadministrators 1 Verify the system requirements by referring to the ...

Configuring the Printer on the Network Before you can use the printer, you must configure it on the network byusing a printer management utility such as the HP JetAdmin software.Configuring the printer on the network involves steps such as setting upa port. To configure the printer, see the informat...

Step 13: Macintosh Network Installation Installing the Macintosh Printer Software The Macintosh printer driver for this printer supports system version 7.0or later. For an EtherTalk or LocalTalk network, install the software on eachworkstation. The installation procedures are the same for anadminist...

Connecting Network Clients to the Printer If you are not using a print spooler or a print queue, follow thedirections below to connect the printer drivers to the printerautomatically. If you are using a print spooler or if the automatic setup isunsuccessful, follow the directions below to configure ...

Configuring the Printer on the Network Configure the printer in one of two ways: • Print directly to the printer through EtherTalk. • Print through the network by printing to a print queue. Set up the printqueue using the network software. The HP LaserJet Utility allows printer settings such as prin...

Troubleshooting Checklist If the printer does not appear to be functioning correctly, check thefollowing items: Problem or Error Message Solution The printer control panel display is blank. Make sure the printer’s power switch is on. The printer might be in Power Save mode. Press [Go] . Make sure al...

English 8500, 8500 N, 8500 DN Printer *C3983-90901* *C3983-90901* C3983-90901 Getting Started Guide Copyright© 1997Hewlett-Packard Co.Printed in USA 10/97 Manual Part No.C3983-90901 READ ME FIRST Printed on at least50% Total Recycled Fiber withat least 10% Post-Consumer Paper