HP 5500 Use

Changing printer control panel configuration settings.............................................................37
Job storage limit................................................................................................................. 37
Job held timeout................................................................................................................37
Tray behavior options: use requested tray and manually feed.........................................38
PowerSave Time...............................................................................................................39
Personality.........................................................................................................................40
Clearable warnings............................................................................................................40
Auto continue.....................................................................................................................41
Supplies low.......................................................................................................................41
Jam recovery.....................................................................................................................42
Language...........................................................................................................................42
Using the printer control panel in shared environments..........................................................44
3 I/O Configuration
Network configuration..............................................................................................................46
Configuring TCP/IP parameters........................................................................................46
Disabling network protocols (optional)..............................................................................51
Parallel configuration................................................................................................................53
Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration............................................................................................54
HP Jetdirect print servers..................................................................................................54
Available enhanced I/O interfaces.....................................................................................54
NetWare networks.............................................................................................................54
Windows and Windows NT networks................................................................................55
AppleTalk networks...........................................................................................................55
UNIX/Linux networks.........................................................................................................55
4 Printing tasks
Controlling print jobs................................................................................................................58
Source...............................................................................................................................58
Type and Size.................................................................................................................... 58
Precedence for print settings (software)............................................................................58
Selecting print paper................................................................................................................60
Paper to avoid....................................................................................................................60
Paper that may damage the printer...................................................................................60
Configuring input trays.............................................................................................................62
Configuring Tray 1 size......................................................................................................62
Configuring Tray 1 type.....................................................................................................62
Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 detectable standard paper size.................................................63
Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 paper type..................................................................................63
Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 custom paper.............................................................................63
Tray 2, Tray 3, or Tray 4 nondetectable standard sizes...................................................65
Printing from Tray 1 (multipurpose tray)............................................................................65
Printing envelopes from Tray 1.........................................................................................66
Printing from Tray 2, Tray 3, and Tray 4...........................................................................68
Loading detectable standard-sized paper into Tray 2, Tray 3, and Tray 4.......................68
Loading undetectable standard or custom-sized paper into Tray 2, Tray 3, and
Tray 4................................................................................................................................. 71
Printing on special media.........................................................................................................73
Transparencies..................................................................................................................7 3
Glossy paper...................................................................................................................... 73
Colored paper....................................................................................................................73
Envelopes..........................................................................................................................73
Labels................................................................................................................................74
Heavy paper......................................................................................................................74
HP LaserJet Tough paper.................................................................................................75
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HP 5500 Specifications

General

Connectivity	USB 2.0
Standard Output Capacity	25 sheets
Maximum Output Capacity	25 sheets
Paper Capacity	100 sheets
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Mac