HP (Hewlett-Packard) 5550 Printer User Manual


 
Note
If total sheets exceed the Tray 1 capacity for manual duplex jobs, feed the top 100 sheets
and press
. When prompted, feed the next 100 sheets and press . Repeat as necessary
until all the sheets from the output stack have been loaded into Tray 1.
For more information about how to access the printer drivers, see
Accessing the printer drivers.
Printing booklets
Some versions of the printer driver let you control the printing of booklets when duplexing.
You can select binding on the left or right side on letter, legal, or A4 paper size. Windows
2000 and XP supports booklet printing for all paper sizes.
See the printer driver online Help for more information about the printing booklets feature.
Adjusting the registration
Adjusting the registration ensures that all jobs are centered on the page. This is a two-part
process: 1) estimating the centering adjustments and 2) setting the shift values.
Use the following procedure to estimate the centering adjustments.
1. Using a ruler, measure, in millimeters, the left and right margins on the front side of the
printed test page. Compare the two measurements.
2. Estimate the adjustment necessary to center the page. Each unit of adjustment shifts the
image approximately 0.25 mm. This is the X1 shift value.
3. Using a ruler, measure, in millimeters, the left and right margins on the back side of the
printed test page. Compare the two measurements.
4. Estimate the adjustment necessary to center the page. Each unit of adjustment shifts the
image approximately 0.25 mm. This is the X2 shift value.
5. Using a ruler, measure, in millimeters, the top and bottom margins on the printed test
page. Compare the two measurements.
6. Estimate the adjustment necessary to center the page. Each unit of adjustment shifts the
image approximately 0.25 mm. This is the Y shift value.
Use the following procedure to set the shift values.
1. Press M
ENU
to enter the MENUS.
2. Press
or to highlight CONFIGURE DEVICE and press to select.
3. Press
or to highlight PRINT QUALITY and press to select.
4. Press
or to highlight SET REGISTRATION and press to select.
5. Press
or to highlight the tray you are adjusting. (ADJUST TRAY <N>, ADJUST
TRAY 1, ADJUST TRAY 2, ADJUST TRAY 3, or ADJUST TRAY 4), and press
to
select.
6. Press
or to highlight ADUST TRAY X and press to select.
7. Press
or to highlight X1 SHIFT and press to select.
8. Press
or to highlight the value for X1 from Step 2 and press to select.
9. Press
or to highlight X2 SHIFT and press to select.
10. Press
or to highlight the value for X2 in Step 4 and press to select.
11. Press
or to highlight Y SHIFT and press to select.
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