HP (Hewlett-Packard) 8500 DN Printer User Manual


 
Contents
Where Is the User’s Guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Additional Reference Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 1: Preparing a Location for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 2: Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 3: Installing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 4: Connecting the Printer to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 5: Changing the Printer Control Panel Overlay and Language
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Step 6: Installing the Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Step 7: Loading the Input Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 8: Configuring Input Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting the Mode for Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring Media Type and Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Step 9: Printing a Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Communicating with an optional HP JetDirect internal print
server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Step 10: Understanding the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Structure of CD-ROM1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Accessing the Online User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Step 11: Windows Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring the Printer on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Distributing the Printer Software to Network Clients . . . . . . . 39
Installing the Printer Software for Network Clients . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting Network Clients to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Step 12: IBM LAN Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the Printer Software for IBM LAN Server 4.x .. .. .. 43
Configuring the Printer on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Distributing the Printer Software to Network Clients . . . . . . . 44
Installing the Printer Software for Network Clients . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting Network Clients to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Step 13: Macintosh Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing the Macintosh Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting Network Clients to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the Printer on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Distributing the Printer Software to Network Clients . . . . . . . 48
Installing the Macintosh Printer Software for Network Clients . . 48
Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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