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1 HP Color LaserJet 3000 / 3600 /3800 Series printersUser GuideHP Color LaserJet 3000 , 3600 , and 3800 Series printersUser GuideCopyright and License 2006 Copyright Hewlett-PackardDevelopment Company, , adaptation, or translationwithout prior written permission is prohibited,except as allowed under the copyright information contained herein is subjectto change without only warranties for HP products andservices are set forth in the express warrantystatements accompanying such productsand services. Nothing herein should beconstrued as constituting an additionalwarranty. HP shall not be liable for technicalor editorial errors or omissions number.

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3 HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer : HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer : HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer : to for information about the HP Jetdirect external print Instant Support Professional Edition (ISPE) is a suite of Web-based troubleshooting tools for desktopcomputing and printing products. Go to supportHP provides free telephone support during the warranty period. For the telephone number for yourcountry/region, see the flyer that shipped with the printer , or visit calling HP, have the following information ready: the product name and serial number, the dateof purchase, and a description of the utilities, drivers, and electronic information HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer : HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer : HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer : Web page for the drivers is in English, but you can download the drivers themselves in direct ordering for accessories or supplies United States: Canada: Europe.

4 Asia-Pacific: order genuine HP parts or accessories, go to the HP Parts Store at ( andCanada only), or call 1-800-538-8787 ( ) or 1-800-387-3154 (Canada).HP service informationTo locate HP-Authorized Dealers, call 1-800-243-9816 ( ) or 1-800-387-3867 (Canada).Outside the United States and Canada, call the customer support number for your country/region. Seethe flyer that shipped in the box with the service agreementsCall 1-800-835-4747 ( ) or 1-800-268-1221 (Canada).ENWWiiiFor extended service, call HP Easy printer Care SoftwareTo check the printer status and settings and view troubleshooting information and online documentation,use the HP Easy printer Care Software.

5 You must have performed a complete software installation inorder to use the HP Easy printer Care Software. See Using the HP Easy printer Care support and information for Macintosh computersGo to for Macintosh OS X support information and HP subscription service fordriver to for products that are designed specifically for the Macintosh HP Customer CareENWWT able of contents1 printer basicsQuick access to printer information .. 2 printers at a glance .. 3HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer .. 3HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer .. 4HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer .

6 4 Features at a glance .. 5 Walkaround .. 7 printer software .. 9HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer and HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printerdrivers .. 9HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer drivers .. 9 Additional drivers .. 10 Opening the printer drivers .. 11 Software for networks .. 11HP Web Jetadmin .. 12 UNIX .. 12 Linux .. 12 Utilities .. 12HP Easy printer Care Software .. 12 Embedded Web server .. 12 Features .. 13 Other components and utilities .. 13 Print-media specifications .. 14 Supported media types .. 14 Supported media sizes .. 152 Control panelControl-panel overview.

7 18 Control-panel indicator lights .. 19 Display .. 19 Using the control-panel menus .. 21To use the menus .. 21 Retrieve Job menu .. 22 Information menu .. 23 Paper Handling menu .. 24 Configure Device menu .. 25 Printing sub-menu .. 25 Print Quality sub-menu .. 27 ENWWvSystem Setup sub-menu .. 28I/O sub-menu .. 31 Resets sub-menu .. 31 Diagnostics menu .. 33 Changing printer control-panel configuration settings .. 34 Tray Behavior menu options .. 34To set the Use Requested Tray feature .. 34To set the Manually Feed Prompt feature .. 35To set the PS Defer Media feature.

8 35To set the Use Another Tray feature .. 35To set the Size/Type Prompt feature .. 35To set the Duplex Blank Pages feature .. 36 Sleep Delay and Sleep Mode features .. 36To set the Sleep Delay feature .. 36To disable or enable the Sleep Mode feature .. 37 Display Brightness feature .. 37To set the Display Brightness feature .. 37 Personality feature .. 37To set the Personality feature .. 37 Clearable Warnings feature .. 38To set the Clearable Warnings feature .. 38 Auto Continue feature .. 38To set the Auto Continue feature .. 38 Replace Supplies feature .. 39To set the Replace Supplies feature.

9 39 Jam Recovery feature .. 39To set the Jam Recovery feature .. 39 Language feature .. 40To select a language .. 40 Using the printer control panel in shared environments .. 413 I/O configurationUSB configuration .. 44 Connecting the USB cable .. 44 Network configuration .. 45 Manually configuring TCP/IP parameters from the printer control panel .. 45 Setting an IP address .. 45 Setting the subnet mask .. 45 Setting the default gateway .. 46 Disabling network protocols (optional) .. 46To disable IPX/SPX .. 47To disable AppleTalk .. 47To disable DLC/LLC .. 47 Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration.

10 48HP Jetdirect EIO print servers .. 484 Printing tasksControlling print jobs .. 50 Source .. 50 Type and Size .. 50viENWWP riority for print settings .. 50 Gaining access to printer driver settings .. 51 Selecting print media .. 52 Paper to avoid .. 52 Paper that can damage the printer .. 52 Configuring trays .. 54 Configuring size .. 54 Configuring type .. 54 Configuring tray 1 for custom paper .. 54 Configuring tray 2 or tray 3 for custom paper .. 55 Printing from tray 1 (multipurpose tray) .. 56 Loading paper into tray 1 .. 57 Printing envelopes from tray 1 .. 59To load envelopes into tray 1.