HP Laserjet 5200 printer
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• Quick access to printer information »
• Printer at a glance »
• Features at a glance »
• Walkaround »
• Printer parts »
• Interface ports »
• Printer software »
• Printer drivers »
• Driver Autoconfiguration »
• Update Now »
• HP Driver Preconfiguration »
• Additional drivers »
• Opening the printer drivers »
• Software for Macintosh computers »
• Installing Macintosh printing system software for networks »
• Installing Macintosh printing system software for direct... »
• To remove software from Macintosh operating systems »
• Software for networks »
• HP Web Jetadmin »
• UNIX »
• Linux »
• Utilities »
• HP Easy Printer Care software »
• Embedded Web server »
• Other components and utilities »
• Selecting print media »
• Supported media sizes »
• Control-panel layout »
• Using the control-panel menus »
• To use the menus »
• Show Me How menu »
• Retrieve Job menu »
• Information menu »
• Paper Handling menu »
• Configure Device menu »
• Printing submenu »
• Print Quality submenu »
• System Setup submenu »
• I/O submenu »
• Resets submenu »
• Diagnostics menu »
• Service menu »
• Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings »
• Changing control-panel settings »
• To change a control-panel setting »
• Show address »
• Tray-behavior options »
• Sleep Delay »
• Personality »
• Clearable warnings »
• Auto continue »
• Cartridge low »
• Cartridge-out response »
• Jam recovery »
• RAM disk »
• Language »
• USB configuration »
• Connecting the USB cable »
• Network configuration »
• Manually configuring TCP/IP parameters from the control... »
• Setting an IP address »
• Setting the subnet mask »
• Setting the default gateway »
• Disabling network protocols (optional) »
• To disable IPX/SPX »
• To disable AppleTalk »
• To disable DLC/LLC »
• Enhanced I/O (EIO) configuration »
• HP Jetdirect EIO print servers »
• Source »
• Type and Size »
• Priority for print settings »
• Gaining access to printer driver settings »
• Using print media »
• Paper to avoid »
• Paper that can damage the printer »
• Configuring output bins »
• Printing to the top output bin »
• Printing to the rear output bin »
• Configuring trays »
• Loading tray 1 (multipurpose tray) »
• To load tray »
• Customizing tray 1 operation »
• Loading tray 2 (250-sheet tray) »
• Loading optional tray 3 (500-sheet tray) »
• Printing on special media »
• Printing on letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper... »
• Guidelines for printing on letterhead or preprinted forms »
• Printing on envelopes »
• To load envelopes in tray »
• Printing on labels »
• Guidelines for printing on labels »
• Printing on transparencies »
• Guidelines for printing on transparencies »
• Printing on rotated media »
• Printing full-bleed images »
• Printing on custom-size media »
• Guidelines for printing custom-size paper »
• Setting custom paper sizes »
• Loading custom-size media in tray 2 or optional tray »
• Printing on vellum »
• Printing on glossy paper »
• Colored paper »
• Heavy paper »
• HP LaserJet Tough paper »
• Recycled paper »
• Printing and paper storage environment »
• Printing on both sides (duplexing) »
• Paper orientation for printing on both sides »
• Layout options for printing on both sides »
• To print on both sides by using the built-in duplexer »
• To print on both sides manually »
• Using features in the Windows printer driver »
• Creating and using quick sets »
• Using watermarks »
• Resizing documents »
• Setting a custom paper size from the printer driver »
• Using different paper and printing covers »
• Printing a blank first page »
• Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper »
• Using features in the Macintosh printer driver »
• Creating and using presets »
• Printing a cover page »
• Printing on both sides of the paper »
• Managing special printing situations »
• Stopping a print request »
• To stop the current print job from the printer control... »
• To stop the current print job from the software program »
• Managing stored jobs »
• Managing memory »
• Using printer information pages »
• Configuring e-mail alerts »
• Using the embedded Web server »
• Opening the embedded Web server »
• To access the embedded Web server by using a network... »
• Embedded Web server sections »
• Using HP Web Jetadmin software »
• Using the HP Easy Printer Care software »
• Supported operating systems »
• Supported browsers »
• To open the HP Easy Printer Care software »
• HP Easy Printer Care software sections »
• Using the HP Printer Utility for Macintosh »
• Opening the HP Printer Utility »
• HP Printer Utility features »
• Managing supplies »
• Supplies life »
• Approximate print-cartridge replacement intervals »
• Managing the print cartridge »
• Print-cartridge life expectancy »
• Print-cartridge storage »
• HP print cartridges »
• HP policy on non-HP print cartridges »
• Print-cartridge authentication »
• HP fraud hotline and Web site »
• Replacing supplies and parts »
• Supply replacement guidelines »
• Changing the print cartridge »
• To change the print cartridge »
• Cleaning the printer »
• To clean the printer using the printer control panel »
• Basic troubleshooting checklist »
• Factors that affect printer performance »
• Troubleshooting flowchart »
• Step 1: Does READY appear on the control-panel display »
• Step 2: Can you print a configuration page »
• Step 3: Can you print from a program »
• Step 4: Does the job print as expected »
• Step 5: Does the printer select the trays »
• Solving general printing problems »
• Control-panel message types »
• Control-panel messages »
• Guidelines for using paper »
• Printing special pages »
• Common causes of jams »
• Jam locations »
• Clearing jams »
• Clearing jams from the input-tray areas »
• Clearing jams from the print-cartridge area »
• Clearing jams from the output-bin areas »
• Clearing jams from the optional duplexer »
• Solving repeated jams »
• Troubleshooting print-quality problems »
• Print-quality problems associated with media »
• Print-quality problems associated with the environment »
• Print-quality problems associated with jams »
• Image defect examples »
• Light print (partial page) »
• Light print (entire page) »
• Specks »
• Dropouts »
• Lines »
• Gray background »
• Toner smear »
• Loose toner »
• Repeating defects »
• Repeating image »
• Misformed characters »
• Page skew »
• Curl or wave »
• Wrinkles or creases »
• Vertical white lines »
• Tire tracks »
• White spots on black »
• Scattered lines »
• Blurred print »
• Random image repetition »
• Troubleshooting network printing problems »
• Troubleshooting common Windows problems »
• Troubleshooting common Macintosh problems »
• Troubleshooting Linux problems »
• Troubleshooting common PostScript problems »
• General problems »
• Ordering directly from HP »
• Ordering through service or support providers »
• Ordering directly through the embedded Web server (for... »
• To order directly through the embedded Web server (for... »
• Part numbers »
• Paper-handling accessories »
• Print cartridge »
• Memory »
• Cables and interfaces »
• Print media »
• Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement »
• Print cartridge, transfer unit, and fuser limited warranty... »
• HP maintenance agreements »
• On-site service agreements »
• Next-day on-site service »
• Weekly (volume) on-site service »
• Repacking the printer »
• Extended warranty »
• Physical specifications »
• Electrical specifications »
• Acoustic emissions »
• Operating environment »
• Paper specifications »
• Envelopes »
• Envelopes with double side seams »
• Envelopes with adhesive strips or flaps »
• Envelope margins »
• Envelope storage »
• Labels »
• Label construction »
• Transparencies »
• Environmental product stewardship program »
• Protecting the environment »
• Ozone production »
• Power consumption »
• Toner consumption »
• Paper use »
• Plastics »
• HP LaserJet printing supplies »
• HP printing supplies returns and recycling program... »
• Paper »
• Material restrictions »
• Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households... »
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) »
• For more information »
• Declaration of conformity »
• Safety statements »
• Laser safety »
• Canadian DOC regulations »
• VCCI statement (Japan) »
• Power cord statement (Japan) »
• EMI statement (Korea) »
• Laser statement for Finland »
• Installing printer memory »
• To install printer memory »
• Installing CompactFlash cards »
• Checking DIMM or CompactFlash installation »
• Saving resources (permanent resources) »
• Enabling memory for Windows »
• Using HP Jetdirect print server cards »
• Installing an HP Jetdirect print server card »
• Removing an HP Jetdirect print server card »
• Understanding PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer command syntax »
• Combining escape sequences »
• Using escape characters »
• Selecting PCL 6 and PCL 5 fonts »
• Common PCL 6 and PCL 5 printer commands »
• Glossary »
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• Device features »
• Printing-system software »
• System requirements »
• Windows »
• Linux »
• UNIX »
• Operating-system support »
• Standalone drivers »
• Print driver support in other operating systems »
• Availability »
• Printing-system software on the Web »
• In-box printing-system software CDs »
• Windows partition »
• CD versions »
• HP LaserJet documentation »
• HP LaserJet 5200 User Guide »
• Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5200 Printing-System Install Notes »
• HP Embedded Web Server User Guide »
• HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide »
• MS Windows printing-system software »
• Printing system and installer »
• HP LaserJet 5200 printing-system software CD for MS Windows... »
• Installer features »
• HP LaserJet print drivers »
• HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation drivers »
• Print-driver version numbers for MS Windows operating... »
• MS Windows driver configuration »
• Driver autoconfiguration »
• Bidirectional communication »
• Enterprise AutoConfiguration »
• Update Now »
• HP Driver Preconfiguration »
• Lockable features »
• Continuous export »
• HP Driver Diagnostic Printer Check Tool »
• HP Easy Printer Care »
• HP Embedded Web Server »
• Access to the HP EWS »
• The HP EWS frame »
• Information tab »
• Links to off-product solutions »
• Device Status screen »
• Configuration Page »
• Settings tab »
• Configure device »
• Alerts »
• Security »
• Networking tab »
• Configuration »
• Security section »
• Diagnostics section »
• HP Web Jetadmin »
• Install MS Windows printing-system components »
• Font support »
• Basic fonts »
• Default fonts »
• Print-driver install instructions »
• General MS Windows install instructions »
• Install from the printing-system CD »
• Install from a network or from downloaded files »
• Detailed MS Windows install instructions »
• Help, Back, Next, and Cancel buttons »
• Modify a pre-existing installation »
• Direct-connect installation through a USB or parallel port »
• Basic, Full, and Custom Installation dialog box sequence »
• Install print drivers by using Add Printer »
• Installer Customization Wizard for Windows »
• Run the Installer Customization Wizard »
• Dialogs »
• Distribution »
• Set a default printer »
• HP traditional print drivers for MS Windows »
• Access to print drivers in Windows 98 and Windows Me »
• Device control panel »
• Software-program print-dialog box »
• Print-driver user interface »
• Help system »
• What's this? Help »
• Context-sensitive Help »
• Incompatible Options messages »
• Bubble Help »
• Finishing tab features »
• Print Task Quick Sets »
• Default Print Settings »
• User Guide Print Settings »
• Document Options »
• Correct Order for Rear Bin »
• Print on Both Sides »
• Automatically print on both sides »
• Manually printing on both sides »
• Flip Pages Up »
• Booklet Printing »
• Book and Booklet Printing »
• Print a booklet »
• Pages per Sheet »
• Print Page Borders »
• Page Order »
• Document preview image »
• Print Quality »
• Best Quality »
• Faster Printing »
• Print Quality Details for the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver »
• Current Setting »
• Font Settings »
• Output Settings »
• Print Quality Details for the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver »
• Graphic Settings »
• Effects tab features »
• Fit To Page »
• Print Document On »
• Scale to Fit »
• of Normal Size »
• Watermarks »
• Current Watermarks »
• First Page Only »
• Watermark Message »
• Message Angle »
• Font Attributes »
• Default watermark settings »
• Paper tab features »
• Paper Options »
• Size is »
• Custom »
• Name »
• Save, Delete, or Rename »
• Custom size (width and height controls) »
• Custom width and height control limits »
• Dynamic measurement units »
• Close »
• Source is »
• Type is »
• Use Different Paper/Covers »
• Front Cover »
• First Page »
• Other Pages »
• Last Page »
• Back Cover »
• Device image »
• Job Storage tab features »
• Status dialog box »
• Job Storage Mode »
• Off »
• Proof and Hold »
• Private Job »
• PIN »
• Job Notification Options »
• User Name »
• Job Name »
• Using job-storage features when printing »
• Releasing a job-storage print job »
• Deleting a job-storage print job »
• Basics tab features »
• Copies »
• Orientation »
• Configure tab features »
• Printer Model »
• Paper Handling Options »
• Duplexing unit »
• Allow Manual Duplexing »
• Mopier Enabled »
• Mopier mode and collation »
• Optional Paper Sources »
• Other Options »
• Storage »
• Fonts »
• Alternative Letterhead Mode »
• Ignore Application Collation »
• Printer Memory »
• Include Types in Application Source List »
• Automatic configuration »
• Printer image »
• HP Traditional Postscript 3 Emulation Driver features »
• PS 3 emulation support for the HP LaserJet 5200 »
• What's this Help »
• Paper size »
• Layout »
• Paper source »
• About »
• Restore Defaults »
• Graphics tab features »
• Resolution »
• Halftoning »
• Special »
• Scaling »
• Fonts tab features »
• Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font... »
• Font Substitution Table »
• Always use built-in printer fonts instead of TrueType fonts »
• Always use TrueType fonts »
• Device Options tab features »
• Available printer memory »
• Printer features »
• FastRes 1200 »
• User »
• PIN digit 1 (for Private Job) »
• PIN digit 2 (for Private Job) »
• PIN digit 3 (for Private Job) »
• PIN digit 4 (for Private Job) »
• HPPJLEncoding »
• Economode »
• Job storage »
• Collate »
• Watermark »
• Watermark (Pages per Sheet) »
• Watermark Font »
• Watermark Size »
• Watermark Angle »
• Watermark Style »
• Watermark Intensity »
• Print Watermark »
• Installable options »
• Tray »
• Duplex Unit (for 2-sided Printing) »
• Printer Hard Disk »
• Mopier Mode »
• VMOption »
• PostScript tab features »
• PostScript output format »
• PostScript header »
• Print PostScript error information »
• PostScript timeout values »
• PostScript Language Level »
• Bitmap compression »
• Data format »
• Send CTRL D before job »
• Send CTRL D after job »
• HP PCL 6, PCL 5, and PS emulation unidrivers for MS Windows »
• Access to print drivers in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and... »
• Printing Preferences driver tabs »
• Properties driver tabs »
• Incompatible Print Settings messages »
• Advanced tab features »
• Paper/Output »
• Copy Count »
• Collated »
• Graphic »
• True Type Font »
• Advanced Printing Features »
• Print Optimizations »
• PostScript Options »
• Layout Options »
• Paper/Quality tab features »
• Custom Paper Size »
• Units »
• Print Quality drop-down menu »
• Resizing Options »
• Actual Size »
• Manually print on both sides »
• Booklet layout »
• Status group box »
• Require PIN »
• Services tab features »
• Internet Services »
• Device services »
• Device Settings tab features »
• Form to Tray Assignment »
• External Fonts »
• Installing external fonts »
• Removing external fonts »
• PS Emulation Unidriver Device Settings »
• Available PostScript Memory »
• Output Protocol »
• Send Ctrl-D Before Each Job »
• Send Ctrl-D After Each Job »
• Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray »
• Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray »
• Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts »
• Job Timeout »
• Wait Timeout »
• Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline »
• Maximum Font Size to Download as Outline »
• Postscript Passthrough (PS Emulation Unidriver only) »
• JPEG Passthrough (PS Emulation Unidriver only) »
• About tab features »
• Macintosh printing-system software »
• Mac OS »
• Mac OS X Classic (Mac OS 9) »
• Software component availability »
• Macintosh partition »
• Macintosh install and uninstall instructions »
• Macintosh component descriptions »
• HP LaserJet PPDs »
• PDEs »
• Install notes »
• Online help »
• Screen fonts »
• Install the Macintosh printing system »
• General installation for Macintosh operating systems »
• Detailed Mac OS X installation »
• Main Install dialog box sequence »
• Printer setup »
• Set up a printer with Mac OS X V10 »
• Uninstall the Macintosh printing system »
• Macintosh HP Printer Utility »
• Access to the HP Printer Utility »
• Supplies Status »
• Device Information »
• File Upload »
• Update Firmware »
• Upload Fonts »
• HP Support »
• Duplex mode »
• Trays Configuration »
• Lock Resources »
• Stored Jobs »
• mail Alerts »
• Network Settings »
• Bonjour Setting »
• Additional Settings »
• Macintosh remote firmware updates »
• Remote firmware update by using FTP on a direct network... »
• Remote firmware update by using the HP Printer Utility »
• Macintosh, print print-ready documents »
• File to E-mail utility »
• Media attributes »
• Media sources and destinations »
• Media-source commands »
• Driver-supported media sizes »
• Driver-supported media types »
• Custom paper sizes »
• Media-type commands »
• Remote firmware updates »
• Determining the current level of firmware »
• Downloading the new firmware from the HP Web site »
• Downloading the new firmware to the device »
• Printer messages during the firmware update »
• Remote firmware update by using FTP through a browser »
• Remote firmware update through a local MS Windows port »
• Windows 98 or Windows Me »
• Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server... »
• Remote firmware update through a USB port »
• Remote firmware update through an MS Windows network »
• Remote firmware update for UNIX systems »
• Remote firmware update by using the LPR command »
• Remote firmware update through HP Web Jetadmin »
• Printing print-ready documents »
• Print-ready file printing by using FTP through a browser »
• Print-ready file printing by using FTP on a direct network... »
• Print-ready printing by using a local MS Windows port »
• Print-ready file printing in an MS Windows network »
• Print-ready file printing in UNIX systems »
• Print-ready file printing by using the LPR command »
• Driver-feature comparison in various operating systems »
• Job-stream output »
• PJL/PJL Encoding »
• Job tracking »
• Bundle support »
• Tray and paper assignment »
• Printer services »
• UI features »
• Help features »
• Media sizes »
• Media types »
• Print quality and resolution »
• Reordering Options »
• Color settings »
• Alternative source/paper type »
• Printing destination »
• Finishing options and duplexing »
• Other document options »
• Postscript-specific features »
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If you still do not like the results, set it to best, just remember the ink will get used up faster...In your printers settings dialogue you should find a setting for draft good and best...To get the black to be 100% you should try first the good setting as that uses less ink...