HP LX - Manual

Forward`ii Summary The table below summarizes the HP OfficeJet LX's capabilities. Lets you ... HP OfficeJet LX Printer/Fax/Copier : print (as an HP DeskJet) : send and receive paper faxes : make convenience copies HP OfficeJet LX Manager(Windows software) : set up the HP OfficeJet LX from your PC in...

Forward`iii Sending a Paper Fax Dial the fax number using the numeric buttonson the HP OfficeJet LX. Load your document face-down in the faxloading tray (up to 20 pages). OJ-46 Documentguide OJ-19 Press Start/Copy to begin. For more information, refer to chapter 3. OJ-47 Forward

Forward`iv Sending a Fax Directly from Your PC 1. Make sure of the following: : The HP OfficeJet LX Manager is running (either in an open or minimized window). (If it isn't running, double-click the icon inthe HP OfficeJet LX group window.) : OfficeJet Setup/Route Received Faxes is set to To PC. 2. ...

Forward`v Confirming Your PC Fax Was Sent 1. If the Eclipse FAX Manager isn't open, open it by double-clicking on the icon. 2. Choose Send/Log from the Eclipse FAX Manager menu.The Send Log appears. 3. If necessary, click the All Faxes or Sent Faxes button to display information about thefax you jus...

Forward`vi Receiving a Fax How you receive a fax depends primarily on the Receive Mode setting (set eitherthrough the HP OfficeJet LX Manager or through the front panel menus). Where youreceive a fax depends on the HP OfficeJet LX Manager's OfficeJet Setup/RouteReceived Faxes setting. The following ...

Forward`vii Receiving a Fax to the HP OfficeJet LX Open the HP OfficeJet LX Manager and make sure the OfficeJet Setup/Route Received Faxes option is set to To Printer . Receiving a Fax Directly to Your PC 1. Make sure that the HP OfficeJet LXManager is running (it can be openor minimized). 2. Make s...

Forward`ix Making Copies 1. Load your document face-down in the loading tray (up to 20 pages). 2. Press Start/Copy , then (if you want more than one copy) enter the number of copies you want (up to99 copies). OJ-19 OJ-47 OJ-46 3. Press Start/Copy again to begin copying. For more information, refer t...

1`2 Introduction This introduction presents an overview of each of the components that make up the HPOfficeJet LX. Afterwards, this chapter will show you how to install the hardware andthe software. Features Overview The HP OfficeJet LX is not just a facsimile machine. With it, you can: N Print, fax...

1`3 Before You Start Before you can use the HP OfficeJet LX, you'll need to do the following: 1. Set up the hardware. 2. Install the software. 3. Optionally, change factory (default) settings (such as the Loaded Paper Size) thatpertain to faxing, printing, and copying. When You're Ready to Begin Onc...

1`4 Installing the Hardware Please read the following instructions while unpacking and setting up your HP OfficeJetLX for the first time. Be sure to perform each of the steps in sequence. Note: While following these instructions, refer to the safety information at thebeginning of this document regar...

1`7 Install the Print Cartridge With the control panel and top cover still open,locate the empty print cartridge cradle inside theHP OfficeJet LX on the right side. Open the print cartridge box and container, thengrasp the print cartridge by the green top andremove the cartridge from the container. ...

2`2 Introducing the HP OfficeJet LX Manager The HP OfficeJet LX Manager is one of two software applications that are included with the HP OfficeJetLX. The other software application is Eclipse FAX SE, which lets you do PC faxing and scanning. As its name implies, the HP OfficeJet LX Manager allows y...

2`3 Running the HP OfficeJet LX Manager To run the HP OfficeJet LX Manager,double-click the HP OfficeJet LX Manager icon,which is placed in the HP OfficeJet LX groupduring installation. The HP OfficeJet LX Managerwindow appears. You can minimize or close the HP OfficeJet LXManager as you would any o...

2`4 Using the HP OfficeJet LX Manager Window We recommend that you takesome time to get acquainted with theHP OfficeJet LX Manager window. The Menu Bar The menu bar runs across the top of the window. Withone exception, all the menu options are explained laterin this chapter. The exception is: : Choo...

2`5 Using the HP OfficeJet LX Manager Help System The HP OfficeJet LX Manager has an online help system. When you choose Help from the HP OfficeJet LXManager menu bar, a drop-down menu appears. : Choose Help/Contents to display the contents of the online help system. : Choose Help/Search to access t...

2`6 Monitoring the Status of Your HP OfficeJet LX When the HP OfficeJet LX Manager window isopen, it monitors the status of your device. Themessages displayed in the status area (the upper leftcorner) are the same as the messages displayed onthe device's front panel. This allows you to knowwhen erro...

2`7 Running Eclipse FAX SE from the HP OfficeJetLX Manager There may be times when you want to run Eclipse FAX SE directly from the HP OfficeJet LX Manager. Todo so, from the HP OfficeJet LX Manager menu bar, choose File/Run Eclipse FAX SE. For information about using Eclipse FAX SE, see chapter 4. ...

2`9 Using the OfficeJet Setup Menu When you choose OfficeJet Setup from the main HP OfficeJet LX Managermenu bar, a drop-down menu appears. From this menu, you can change allthe options listed under "Reviewing the Setup Options." Note: Before changing settings, you may want to print the Menu...

2`10 Selecting Tone or Pulse Dialing Mode In the Dialing Mode box: : Choose Tone if your telephone has touch-tone capability (factory setting). : Choose Pulse if it does not. Switching from Pulse to Tone Dialing There may be times when you want to switch your Dialing Mode from Pulse to Tone while di...

2`11 Using Speed Dial Setup (for Paper Faxes Only) Note: You cannot use Speed Dial entries with PC faxes, only with paper faxes. To create entries for PCfaxing with Eclipse FAX SE, see "Using Phonebooks" in chapter 4. When you choose OfficeJet Setup/Speed Dial Setup , the Speed Dial Setup di...

2`12 Valid Characters for Fax Numbers Valid Character Use in Fax Numbers numbers 0-9 Dialing numbers. asterisk (*) If the Dialing Mode is set to pulse, the first asterisk in the dial string will switch frompulse to tone dialing. If the Dialing Mode is set to tone, the asterisk will cause a "*...

2`13 Setting Up a Speed Dial Group To define one or more groups of related fax numbers, click the Group Dial Setup button. The Group Dial Setup dialog box appears. : The Speed Dial Entries box lists the names and numbers you have defined with speed dial codes. Code 61 is displayed in the Group Code ...

2`14 Changing Scanned Image Quality Scanned Image Quality includes contrast, which affects the lightness and darkness of outgoing faxes and copies, and resolution, which affects the quality with which outgoing faxes are scanned. Use the table belowto decide if you need to modify your fax document or...

2`15 Adjusting the Resolution Change the Resolution setting to adjust the quality of an outgoing fax. Note: You can override this setting for PC faxes only with Send Setup in Eclipse FAX SE. : Use Standard : (1) for text-only faxes (no photographs or graphic illustrations), (2) when transmission spe...

2`17 Setting Backup Reception If Backup Reception=On (the factory setting), incoming paper faxes will be received to memory in the following circumstances: : The paper tray is empty. : The wrong paper size is loaded for fax reception (only Letter, Legal, and A4 paper are valid for faxes). : The prin...

2`18 Enabling Silent Detect The Silent Detect setting controls whether or not you can receive faxes from older-model fax machines that don't emit a fax signal during fax transmissions. At the time of publication, these silent models representabout 5% of the fax machines in use. The factory setting i...

2`19 Routing Received Faxes When you choose OfficeJet Setup/Route Received Faxes , a box appears that lets you specify whether incoming faxes should be sent to the HP OfficeJet LX printer or to your PC. You can change this setting at any time. : To Printer When this option is selected, incoming faxe...

2`20 Changing Copy Reduction Use OfficeJet Setup/Copy Reduction when you want to make a reduced copy of an original document. You can make copies at any of the percentages shown in the drop-down menu. Note: When the resolution is set to Photo (see "Adjusting the Resolution"), and the copy re...

2`22 Printing Logs and Reports The Reports menu has three choices: Automatic Log , Print Fax Log , and Print Reports . Controlling the Printing of Fax Logs To control the automatic printing of fax logs, choose Reports/Automatic Log . The Automatic Fax Log dialog box appears. You can choose to have t...

2`24 Printing Reports Choose Reports/Print Reports to print any of the following reports. Samples and explanations for each report are provided at the end of this chapter. : Speed Dial. This report lists the speed dial codes, names, and fax numbers that you've stored. : Menu Settings. This report sh...

2`25 The Speed Dial Report The Speed Dial report lists the speed dial codes, names, and fax numbers that you've set up, either with theHP OfficeJet LX Manager or with the front panel. HP OfficeJet LXPersonal Printer/Fax/Copier Speed Dial Report forACME Co.619 555-1234Oct-21-94 08:30AM Speed DialCode...

2`26 This heading: Describes this information: Speed Dial Code Number A speed dial code you entered during Speed Dial setup.Codes 1 through 60 represent individual speed dial numbers, and codes 61 through 65represent groups of speed dial numbers. Name The name you entered for this speed dial code (1...

2`29 The Self Test Report You can print the Self Test report to see samples of the internal fonts, to review the current and factorysettings for all menu features, to find out if there are any print cartridge problems, and to locate productversion information. HP OfficeJet LXPersonal Printer/Fax/Cop...

2`31 The Power Fail Report The Power Fail report prints automatically if the power was lost while a fax transmission was in progress orpending. The following sample shows you what the report may say. If your power fail report has the heading "These faxes were in the process of being received but...

Resolution 3`3 Adjusting the Resolution The Resolution setting affects the quality at which your outgoing faxes are scanned. Use this setting: For this goal: Standard Words only (no photographs or graphic illustrations) andfaster transmission speed is more important than quality.The cost of your fax...

MENU:Fax/CopyContrast 3`4 Adjusting the Contrast The Fax/Copy Contrast setting affects the lightness and darkness of your outgoing faxesand copies as they are scanned. Use this setting: For these kinds of fax originals: Normal Documents with acceptable lightness/darkness. This settingis the factory ...

Speed Dial 3`6 Speed Dialing Once you've assigned speed dial codes to your fax numbers (either by using the HPOfficeJet LX Manager as described in chapter 2 or by using the control panel menus asdescribed in chapter 6), you can quickly dial those numbers using the Speed Dial button and the two-digit...

3`7 Sending Paper Faxes to Multiple Fax Numbers Use this procedure to send one document to multiple fax numbers (sometimes calledbroadcasting). Do this: Usingthese buttons: For this display: 1. Dial a fax number OR press Speed Dial and a two-digit code number. (The example shown is"5552312."...

MENU: Fax Settings Send FaxLater 3`9 Sending a Paper Fax at a Future Time To schedule a future time at which to send a fax automatically (up to 24 hours later thanthe current time), use the following procedure. During this procedure, you will be giventhe choice of storing the fax document in memory ...

4`3 Introducing Eclipse FAX SE Your HP OfficeJet LX includes a software application, Eclipse FAX SE, that allows you to send and receivefaxes directly to your PC, rather than to the device itself, and to do PC scanning. Note: Eclipse FAX SE is a separate application from the HP OfficeJet LX Manager....

4`4 Running Eclipse FAX SE There are two ways to run Eclipse FAX SE. : In the HP OfficeJet LX Manager menu bar,choose File/Run Eclipse FAX SE . : Or, double-click the Eclipse FAX SE icon inthe HP OfficeJet LX program group, which iscreated during installation. The Eclipse FAX SE window appears (see ...

4`5 Sending Faxes from Your PC With Eclipse FAX SE, you can create a document in any Windows application and then fax it from your PC.You can also fax a document to a file in order to use it later as a fax document (see "Faxing a Document to aFile") and forward faxes you've received to other...

4`7 Viewing the Eclipse FAX SE Cover Pages The examples below show the default cover pages available in Eclipse FAX SE. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 5 4 3 Shadow Roundbox Halfpage Notebox Thinline Viewing Your Eclipse FAX SE Cover Pages The Eclipse FAX SE cover pages vary according to country. You can't view the c...

4`8 Sending a Fax from a Windows Application Follow these steps to fax a document from any Windows application except Eclipse FAX SE. Note: This procedure has many options. Not all the steps are required, and the Send Fax dialog box can be completed in different ways. You may want to read through th...

4`14 Sending a Quick Note from Eclipse FAX SE The Quick Note feature lets you add a note to a cover page. This is the easiest way to fax a short message. 1. Make sure that the HP OfficeJet LXManager is running. 2. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar,choose Send/Quick Note . For the Quick Note feature, ...

4`16 Changing the Display Use the Show buttons to display either Unsent Fax es, Sent Faxes , or All Faxes . Use the Display buttons to change the display in the Destination field. : Clicking the Names button (the default) displays the recipients' names (people or companies), as selected from a phone...

4`19 Sending a Fax to More Than One Recipient There are three ways to send faxes to more than one recipient. : You can send a fax to every person in a phonebook. : You can send a fax to selected recipients from one phonebook. : You can send a fax to recipients from more than one phonebook. No matter...

4`21 Using Phonebooks A phonebook is a list of names, fax numbers, and related information. Eclipse FAX SE comes with onephonebook, Phonebook 1. You can create as many as five additional phonebooks in Eclipse FAX SE, for atotal of six phonebooks. (You can also delete Phonebook 1, if you wish, and ad...

4`22 Adding Names to a Phonebook Follow these steps to add names to an existing phonebook. 1. If necessary, open Eclipse FAX SE. (Remember that the HP OfficeJet LX Manager must be running.) 2. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar, choose, File/Open Phonebook . The Phonebook dialog box appears. 3. In the...

4`23 Valid Characters for Fax Numbers Valid Character Use in Fax Numbers numbers 0-9 Dialing numbers. asterisk (*) If the Dialing Mode is set to pulse, the first asterisk in the dial string will switch frompulse to tone dialing. If the Dialing Mode is set to tone, the asterisk will cause a "*...

4`24 Creating a Group of Names from One or More Phonebooks You may sometimes need to send a fax to selected recipients from one phonebook, or to recipients from morethan one phonebook. The Group button lets you create the desired group of recipients by copying names from one or more phonebooks. 1. F...

4`26 Importing Names and Fax Numbers into Eclipse FAX SE If you already have a Winfax or CAS phonebook, you can import it directly into Eclipse FAX SE. You mayalso be able to import entries from an existing file that contains names, phone numbers, and fax numbers. Or,instead of making phonebook entr...

4`27 4. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar, choose File/Open Phonebook . The Phonebook dialog box appears. 5. In the Phonebook box, either select an existing phonebook to which to add the entries, or type a new phonebook name and click the Add button. 6. Click the Import button. The Open dialog box ap...

4`28 Receiving Faxes on Your PC Before you begin receiving PC faxes, you may want to change the Receive Setup options, as describedbelow. Once a PC fax has been received, you can use the Receive Log to view, print, and delete it. You canalso forward a fax you've received from the Receive Log. Note: ...

4`29 Receiving a Fax to Your PC Faxes will be received to your PC when all these conditions are true: : T he HP OfficeJet LX Manager is running (as a window or minimized). : To PC is selected in the HP OfficeJet LX Manager ( OfficeJet Setup/Route Received Faxes ). When a fax comes in, the HP OfficeJ...

4`30 Using the Receive Log to View, Print, or Delete Faxes Eclipse FAX SE keeps a log (list) of the faxes you have received. From this log, you can view, modify, print,or delete faxes. To open the Receive Log, choose Receive / Log from the Eclipse FAX menu bar. The Receive Log appears. To close the ...

4`32 Deleting Faxes To delete one or more faxes from the Receive Log, follow these steps. Note: Once a fax has been deleted, it can't be recovered. 1. Do one of the following: : To delete one fax, highlight the entry and click the Delete button. : To delete more than one fax, highlight one entry, th...

4`33 Printing Faxes and Files You can print either an entire fax or selected pages of a fax from the Send Log or Receive Log. You can alsoopen a file and print it from Eclipse FAX SE. Note: Remember that you can choose to have every incoming PC fax printed automatically (choose Receive/Setup , then ...

4`34 Printing Selected Pages of a Fax from the Send or Receive Log Follow these steps to print selected pages of a fax from the Send or Receive Log. 1. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar, choose Send/Log or Receive/Log . 2. Double-click the entry for the fax that you want to print. The file is opened....

4`35 Using Menus and Toolbars to View Faxes Whenever you send or receive a PC fax, a data file containing the contents is stored on your PC. (This is alsotrue, of course, of documents that you fax to files on your PC, to be sent as faxes later; for information aboutthis feature, see "Faxing a Do...

4`36 The View Menu : Choose Best Fit to display the fax at approximately actual size (see the example in the screen above). : Choose Full Page to display an entire page at once. : Choose Thumbnail View to display every page of the fax in reduced size. The more pages the fax contains, the smaller the...

4`37 Zooming in on a Page To zoom in on (magnify) a page, follow these steps. 1. Check that you're in Best Fit or Full Page view (you can't zoom in Thumbnail view). 2. Hold down the left mouse button, select the area you want to magnify, and release the mouse button. Thearea you selected will be mag...

4`38 The View Toolbar Eclipse FAX SE has three toolbars: View, Thumbnail, and Edit. Some tools appear in all three toolbars. Explanations follow for each tool shown above, reading from left to right. The Thumbnail toolbar isexplained later in this section. For an explanation of the Edit toolbar, see...

4`39 The Thumbnail Toolbar The Thumbnail toolbar appears when you click the Thumbnail button, , or choose View/Thumbnail View from the View toolbar. Most of the tools are the same, but there are some special Thumbnail tools, asdescribed below. Tool Name Use this tool to... Select Page Return to sele...

4`40 Scanning Eclipse FAX SE gives you three ways of using the HP OfficeJet LX as a scanner. Scan and fax: You can scan a document to your PC and then fax it. You might want to do this, for example,so you can use an Eclipse FAX SE phonebook, or to add a cover page to a scanned document. You can also...

4`42 Scanning and Viewing Follow these steps to scan and view. 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 under "Scanning and Faxing." 2. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar, choose Scan/Scan and View . The Save As dialog box appears. 3. Optionally, change the directory (the default is the directory where your Ec...

4`43 Using Advanced Eclipse FAX SE Features The advanced Eclipse FAX SE features aren't required to run the product, but are designed to give you addedcapabilities. The following advanced features are covered: : faxing a document to a file and saving it : faxing a saved file from Eclipse FAX SE : ad...

4`45 Faxing a Saved File from Eclipse FAX SE Follow these steps to send a fax directly from Eclipse FAX SE. You must have saved the document first,using the procedure explained above. 1. From the Eclipse FAX SE menu bar, choose File/Open File . The Open dialog box appears. 2. In the Directories box,...

4`46 Adding Text to a Fax Let's start by explaining what you can't do with this feature. You can't use it to rewrite or otherwise edit thetext of a fax document: you can't delete words or insert text between words. If editing is required, you shoulddo it in the Windows application where the fax orig...

4`47 Preparing the Document There are several ways of preparing a documentfor added text. After completing one of themethods explained below, go on to "Adding Textwith the Edit Toolbar." Method 1: Adding Text to a Fax ThatYou're Sending from a WindowsApplication Use this method to add text t...

4`48 Adding Text with the Edit Toolbar When you've completed one of the methods under "Preparing the Document," the document is open with theEdit toolbar. (You can also display the Edit toolbar by clicking the Edit tool on the View or Thumbnailtoolbars.) Most of the tools are the same, but t...

4`50 Adding an Image to a Fax Use this procedure to add an image of any kind`such as a signature`to a fax. The added image appears onlyin the faxed document, not in the original document. Note: Before you can use this feature, the image that you are going to add must be saved in a file with a file t...

4`52 Method 3: Adding an Image to a Fax from the Send or Receive Log Use this method to add an image to a fax that you've sent or received. For example, you may want to fax adocument to one recipient, then add an image and fax the document to another recipient. 1. Open the Send Log or Receive Log in...

4`54 Collecting Two or More Documents to Send as a Fax You may sometimes want to fax two or more documents together. Eclipse FAX SE makes it easy to collectdocuments into one file, which you can then send as a fax or save for later transmission. The documents mustbe either faxes in your Send or Rece...

4`55 Method 3: Adding Documents to a Fax from the Send Log or Receive Log 1. Open the Send Log or Receive Log in the Eclipse FAX SE window and double-click an entry that youwant to include in the fax. The fax is displayed. 2. Choose File/Collect Pages . The Collect dialog box appears. Using the Coll...

4`57 6. To fax the file now, choose Send/Send Fax . : If you started this procedure by sending a fax from a Windows application (Method 1), you'll see"Processing" messages, and then the fax is sent at the scheduled time. When you finish thisprocedure, you return to the Windows application fr...

4`59 Using Letterhead and Second Sheets in Faxes You can use Eclipse FAX SE to send faxes on versions of your own letterhead and second sheets. (Letterheadis used for the first page of a letter; the second sheet is used for the second and subsequent pages.) Note: Fax documents will be electronically...

4`60 Creating Letterhead and Second Sheets There are several ways of creating letterhead and second sheets. When you've completed one of the methodsshown below, turn to "Saving Letterhead and Second Sheets Files in Eclipse FAX SE." Note: Most of the steps below refer to letterhead; use the s...

4`61 7. When you have finished adding text in the current location, click the left mouse button outside the text. 8. To add text in another location, repeat steps 5 through 7. 9. To incorporate your logo or some other image, choose Special/Place Image from the menu bar. The Place Image window appear...

4`62 Sending Faxes with Letterhead and Second Sheets Follow these steps to use letterhead and/or second sheets with faxes. 1. Complete the first six steps of "Sending a Fax from a Windows Application" in the "Sending Faxes fromYour PC" section. The Send Fax dialog box appears. The Fa...

4`63 4. The Other Sheets: 2nd Sheets box displays the name of the last second sheet that you used. (If you choose not to use second sheets, the second and subsequent pages of your fax will be printed on blank pages.) : To fax the second and subsequent pages of your document on the selected second sh...

4`64 Setting the New Page Paper Size This setting determines the size of the page that is opened when you choose File/New Page from the Eclipse FAX SE menu. You might use this feature when creating letterhead or second sheets, for example. Threesizes are available, as shown below. To change the pape...

4`65 Managing Files Eclipse FAX SE uses several different file types (a file type, also called a file format, is a method ofcompressing and storing bits of information). Comprehensive information on file types is outside the scope ofthis User's Guide, but you might find the information in the table ...

4`66 The Eclipse FAX SE Menu Bars This reference section explains all the Eclipse FAX SE menu options. There are three Eclipse FAX SE menubars: : the main menu bar across the top of the Eclipse FAX SE window : the menu bar that appears when you open a file in Eclipse FAX SE : the menu bar that appea...

4`67 Receive Menu Options Menu Option Allows You To ... Log Open the Receive Log (a list of received faxes). From the Receive Log, you can view, print,and delete faxes. Setup Open the Receive Setup dialog box, which lets you change the Notify on Receipt and Printon Receipt settings for incoming PC f...

4`68 File Open Menu Bar This menu bar appears when you open a file in the Eclipse FAX SE window, as shown below. File Menu Options Menu Option Allows You To ... Open File Open a file on disk. Open Phonebook Open the Phonebook dialog box, to add, change, or delete phonebooks and phonebookentries. Clo...

4`69 View Menu Options Menu Option Allows You To ... Best Fit Display the fax at approximately actual size. Full Page Display an entire page at once. Thumbnail View Display every page of the fax in reduced size. The more pages the fax contains, the smallerthe pages in the display will be. Reset Retu...

4`70 Help Menu The Help menu options are the same as in the main menu. Cover Sheets Menu Bar This menu appears when you choose Special/Show Cover Sheet s from the file open menu bar, as shown below. Special Menu Options Menu Option Allows You To ... Add Cover Sheet Add the selected cover page to the...

5`2 Choosing Media You can print on or copy to any of these types of media: : Cotton bond paper (16 to 36 lb, or 60 to 135 g/m 2 ) : Copier paper (16 to 36 lb, or 60 to 135 g/m 2 ) : HP Glossy Paper (see "Ordering Information" in chapter 8) : LX JetSeries Transparency Film (see "Ordering...

5`3 Using the HP OfficeJet LX Printer Options Windows software programs provide general settings (such as font sizes and types), thatyou can select for any printer. The HP OfficeJet LX printer software provides specificsettings (such as print quality and page orientation), that you can select for th...

5`6 Reviewing the Printer Settings The table below shows the settings that you can change with the HP OfficeJet LX Printer.It also gives the factory settings (defaults), where applicable. Option Use Whenever You Need To Print ... Printout Black Text : Documents that contain only black text, such as ...

5`7 Choosing the Grayscale Options When you choose Grayscale as the Printout mode and choose Options in the Print Setupdialog box, the Grayscale Options dialog box appears. The options button is not availablein Black Text mode. Reviewing the Grayscale Options The table below shows the settings that ...

5`8 If you use DOS software applications Note: If you use DOS software applications and Windows applications, be sure to exit Windows before runing your DOS applications. Do Not run DOS applicationsfrom the Windows MS DOS Prompt. For each DOS software application you use, you must use a specific pri...

5`9 Loading Envelopes 1. Remove the output tray from the HP OfficeJet LX and set it aside. 2. Pull the paper tray toward you until it's fully extended. OJ-6 OJ-7 3. Load up to 20 envelopes flap up with the top edge aligned to the right side of the HP OfficeJet LX, asshown. 4. Slide the green paper g...

5`10 5. Close the paper tray gently until the envelope guide is flush with the envelopes. Don't force it or youmay cause a paper jam. 6. Insert the output tray. OJ-10 OJ-11 Printing Envelopes With Windows Applications When you print envelopes from Windows applications on the HP OfficeJet LX, be sure...

5`12 Using the Printer Control Panel for DOS Printing If you installed a printer driver for your DOS software application, you don't use the Quality or Font buttons. The settings in your software application will override the settings on the printer control panel. The printer control panel Quality a...

5`14 Controlling How Your Copies Will Look The following sections describe how to assess the quality of your original document andhow to make adjustments that will improve the appearance of your copies. Use the following table to decide if you need to modify your original or the copiersettings befor...

6`3 When and How to Use the Front Panel The primary method for making HP OfficeJet LX settings is the HP OfficeJet LXManager. When this is not possible, use the front panel buttons to make your waythrough the menu system. To help you, the menu maps presented here are in the sameorder as the option e...

6`4 Using the Menu Buttons The following is a quick overview of how to use the front panel buttons with the menusystem. Press Menu toenter the menusystem. Press Left Arrow or Right Arrow tomove to the next menu, setting, orcharacter (during data entry). Press Enter/Save to select the menuor setting ...

Redial/Pause 6`8 Using Speed Dial Setup The following menu maps guide you to the same options as found in the OfficeJet Setup/Speed Dial Setup menu in the HP OfficeJet LX Manager. Speed Dial Setup ... Menu Time/Date, Header Reports Fax/Copy Contrast Paper Size Fax Settings ... Inserting a Pause in a...

Resolution 6`9 Changing the Scanned Image Quality The following menu map guides you to the same options as found in the OfficeJet Setup/Scanned Image Quality menu in the HP OfficeJet LX Manager. Adjusting the Contrast Normal Lighten Darken Menu Time/Date, Header Reports Fax/Copy Contrast ... Adjusti...

6`13 Controlling Sound Settings The following menu map guides you to the same options as found in the OfficeJet Setup/Sounds menu in the HP OfficeJet LX Manager. Controlling Rings and Beeps Menu Time/Date, Header Reports Fax/Copy Contrast Paper Size Fax Settings ... Speed Dial Setup Group Dial Setup...

6`15 Scheduling a Fax The following menu map guides you to the same option found in the Send Fax dialogbox of Eclipse FAX SE. You can only defer sending a fax up to 24 hours using the frontpanel setting. Refer to "Sending a Fax from a Windows Application" in chapter 4 formore information. Me...

7`2 Troubleshooting Read this section for some suggestions on how to go about solving problems oranswering questions you may have while using the HP OfficeJet LX. Getting Help Please use the following sequence of steps if you encounter a problem. 1. Review this "Troubleshooting" section for ...

CAUTION: 7`3 About the warranty: Hewlett-Packard warrants the HP OfficeJet LX against defects inmaterials and workmanship for one year. During the warranty period, HP will, at itsoption, either repair or replace products that prove to be defective. For further detailsabout the warranty and its exclu...

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7`8 Understanding the Displayed Messages The following control panel messages are listed alphabetically for easy reference. This message: Has this meaning: And requires this action: nn pages sentPoor Quality The fax you just sent may contain poorprint quality resulting from problemswith the phone li...

7`26 Maintaining Your HP OfficeJet LX Use these guidelines to keep your HP OfficeJet LX in the best possible operatingcondition: : Print cartridges dry out and may become unusable when exposed to air, so: a) Keep the print cartridge in the print cartridge cradle at all times. b) Keep new print cartr...

7`27 Changing the Print Cartridge Open the control panel, then the top cover asshown. Pull the print cartridge toward you until it re`leases and snaps forward. OJ-30 Top cover Control panel OJ-44 Lift the print cartridge out of its cradle. Open the new print cartridge box and container,then grasp th...

8`1 8 Reference This chapter provides information on the product specifications, ordering, warranty, andregulatory agencies. Topic Page Product Specifications 8-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ordering Information 8-6 . . . . . . . . . ...

8`2 Product Specifications The specifications that follow are subject to change without notice. Dimensions 17.25 w x 15.5 d x 11.125 h (inches)438 w x 394 d x 283 h (mm) Weight 19.5 lb (8.85 kg) Operating Environment Power Supply (U.S./Canada) 120 V Power Consumption 10 watts at idle, 35 watts maxim...

8`3 Arial £ Black, CG Goudy Old Style, Phyllis, Graphite Light, CG PosterBodoni, Lucida £ Casual, Gill Sans Shadow, Milestone Font, Signet Round`hand, and PL Benguiat Frisky Scalable TrueType • Fonts for Microsoft Windows Software Compatibility Microsoft Windows 3.1WordPerfectLotus 1-2-3 for DOSAlso...

8`6 Ordering Information To order the supplies and accessories listed in the table below, contact your HP dealer.If your dealer is out of stock, you can order directly from HP for fast shipping service: Within the U.S: Call 1-800-538-8787 for all supplies/accessories except documents. Call 1-800-227...

8`8 Warranty Information This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights whichvary from state to state or province to province. One-Year Limited Warranty Hewlett-Packard warrants the HP OfficeJet LX against defects in materials andworkmanship for a period of one year fr...

8`9 Regulatory Information The following sections describe the product requirements from two different regulatorybodies: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC, U.S. only) and the CanadianDepartment of Communications (DOC, Canada only). Notice to Users of the U. S. Telephone Network:FCC Requirem...

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HP SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (HP OfficeJet LX software) IMPORTANT: Please read carefully the terms and conditions below (the "License") before opening thepackaged software product (the "Software"). The right to use the Software is licensed by Hewlett-Packard("HP") only on th...