Table of contents
1 Printer basics
Quick access to printer information ...........................................................................................2
User guide links ..................................................................................................................2
Where to look for more information ....................................................................................2
Printer configurations ................................................................................................................3
Feature designations for the HP LaserJet 4250 or 4350 series printer .............................3
Printer features ..........................................................................................................................5
Printer parts ...............................................................................................................................8
Accessories and supplies ...................................................................................................8
Interface ports ...................................................................................................................10
Accessory lights ................................................................................................................10
Moving the printer .............................................................................................................1 1
Control panel ...........................................................................................................................12
Control-panel layout .........................................................................................................12
Control-panel buttons .......................................................................................................13
Control-panel lights ...........................................................................................................13
Printing control-panel menus ............................................................................................14
Using the printer Help system ..........................................................................................14
Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings .....................................................15
Software ..................................................................................................................................24
Operating systems and printer components ....................................................................24
Printer drivers ...................................................................................................................25
Software for Macintosh computers ...................................................................................28
Installing the printing system software .............................................................................29
Uninstalling the software ..................................................................................................34
Selecting print media ...............................................................................................................35
Supported sizes of print media .........................................................................................36
2 Printing tasks
Selecting which tray is used for printing .................................................................................42
Understanding tray order ..................................................................................................42
Customizing tray 1 operation ............................................................................................42
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) ............................................................43
Manually feeding media from tray 1 .................................................................................44
Selecting the correct fuser mode ............................................................................................45
Stapling documents .................................................................................................................46
To select the stapler in the software (Windows) ..............................................................46
To select the stapler in the software (Mac) ......................................................................46
To select the stapler at the control panel .........................................................................46
Loading staples .................................................................................................................47
Loading trays ...........................................................................................................................48
Loading tray 1 ...................................................................................................................48
Loading tray 2 or an optional 500-sheet tray ....................................................................49
Loading an optional 1,500-sheet tray ...............................................................................51
Understanding media output options ......................................................................................54
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