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HP 5100 User Manual

HP 5100
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Customizing Tray 1 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Printing by Type and Size of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Job Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Proofing and Holding a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing a Private Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storing a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3 Printer Maintenance
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Performing Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Managing the Print Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
HP Policy on Non-HP Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Print Cartridge Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Print Cartridge Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Continue Printing When Toner is Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4 Problem Solving
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Clearing Jams from the Input Tray Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Clearing Jams from the Top Cover Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Clearing Jams from the Output Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clearing Jams from the Optional Duplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Solving Repeated Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Understanding Printer Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Correcting Output Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Determining Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Troubleshooting Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Troubleshooting Flowchart for Macintosh Users . . . . . . . . 100
Linux Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Checking the Printers Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
PCL or PS Font List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
A Specifications
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Polyester media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Supported Sizes and Weights of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Supported Types of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10
Vellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

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HP 5100 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Print TechnologyLaser
ConnectivityParallel, USB
Duplex PrintingManual
Print Resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Paper Handling100-sheet multipurpose tray
Media Sizes SupportedLetter, legal, executive

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