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Table of contents
1 Product basics and Windows software description ............................................................ 1
Purpose and scope ................................................................................................................... 2
Software availability and localization ......................................................................................... 2
Printing-system software on the Web ........................................................................... 2
In-box printing-system software CD ............................................................... 2
HP LaserJet software CD, Windows partition .................................. 3
CD versions and language support ................................................ 3
Windows printing-system software ........................................................................................... 10
Windows printing-system software ............................................................................ 10
HP LaserJet print drivers ........................................................................................... 10
HP PCL 6 Print Driver, PCL 6 Universal Print Driver, PCL 5 Universal Print
Driver, and PS Universal Print Driver ........................................................... 12
Printer-driver version numbers for Windows operating systems ....................... 12
Driver configuration for Windows ............................................................................................ 14
Driver autoconfiguration .......................................................................................... 14
Bidirectional communication ..................................................................................... 14
Enterprise AutoConfiguration .................................................................................... 14
Update Now .......................................................................................................... 15
HP Driver Configuration ........................................................................................... 16
Use the HP Embedded Web Server .......................................................................................... 18
Open the HP Embedded Web Server by using a network connection ............................ 18
Features ................................................................................................................. 19
Information tab ........................................................................................ 19
General tab ............................................................................................. 20
Print tab .................................................................................................. 21
Troubleshooting tab .................................................................................. 21
Security tab ............................................................................................. 21
HP Web Services ..................................................................................... 22
Networking tab ........................................................................................ 22
Other Links list ......................................................................................... 22
Use HP Web Jetadmin software ............................................................................................... 23
HP ePrint ............................................................................................................................... 23
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HP Print View Software ........................................................................................................... 24
2 Install Windows software and utilities ............................................................................ 25
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 25
Supported operating systems for Windows ................................................................................ 26
System requirements ................................................................................................ 26
Print driver and other software support links ............................................................... 27
Install overview ...................................................................................................................... 29
Software Installer system check ................................................................................. 29
Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 ................................................................ 29
Software installation types for Windows .................................................................... 29
Installation options .................................................................................................. 30
Detailed Microsoft Windows installation instructions ................................................................... 31
Use the installation CD to install the product software .................................................. 31
Install optional software .......................................................................................................... 39
Uninstall software ................................................................................................................... 43
Use the HP Uninstall utility to remove the product software ........................................... 43
Use the software CD to remove the product software ................................................... 45
Remove the print driver by using the Windows Add or Remove Programs feature ............ 48
Uninstall the print driver by using the Server Properties feature ...................................... 50
3 HP PCL 6 print driver for Windows ................................................................................. 51
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 51
Change the print driver settings for Windows ............................................................................ 52
Properties tab set .................................................................................................... 53
Printing preferences tab set ....................................................................................... 53
Document preview image .......................................................................... 53
Help system ........................................................................................................................... 54
HP Printer Help ....................................................................................................... 54
Incompatible Print Settings messages ......................................................................... 54
Advanced tab features ............................................................................................................ 55
Paper/Output ......................................................................................................... 55
Copy Count ............................................................................................. 56
Graphic ................................................................................................................. 56
True Type Font ......................................................................................... 56
Document Options .................................................................................................. 56
Advanced Printing Features ....................................................................... 57
Print Optimizations ................................................................................... 57
Printer Features ........................................................................................ 57
Layout Options ........................................................................................ 58
Printing Shortcuts tab features .................................................................................................. 59
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Use defined printing shortcuts ................................................................................... 60
Create a custom printing shortcut .............................................................................. 60
Paper/Quality tab features ...................................................................................................... 61
Paper Options ........................................................................................................ 62
Paper sizes .............................................................................................. 62
Custom Paper Size ................................................................................... 63
Name ...................................................................................... 63
Paper size ................................................................................ 64
Supported paper sizes ............................................................... 64
Units ........................................................................................ 66
Custom width and height control limits ......................................... 66
Paper source ........................................................................................... 67
Paper type .............................................................................................. 67
Special pages .......................................................................................... 68
Covers ..................................................................................... 69
Special Pages dialog — Print pages on different paper .................. 69
Document preview image ......................................................................................... 70
Print Quality ........................................................................................................... 71
Print Quality drop-down menu ................................................................... 71
EconoMode check box ............................................................................. 71
Effects tab features ................................................................................................................. 72
Resizing Options ..................................................................................................... 73
Actual Size .............................................................................................. 73
Print Document On ................................................................................... 73
Scale to Fit .............................................................................................. 73
% of Actual Size ...................................................................................... 74
Document preview image ......................................................................................... 74
Watermarks ........................................................................................................... 75
Current watermarks .................................................................................. 76
Watermark Message ................................................................................ 77
Message Angle ........................................................................................ 77
Font Attributes .......................................................................................... 77
Default watermark settings ......................................................................... 78
Finishing tab features .............................................................................................................. 79
Document Options .................................................................................................. 79
Print on Both Sides ................................................................................... 80
Print on both sides automatically ................................................. 81
Print on both sides manually ....................................................... 81
Flip Pages Up .......................................................................................... 83
Booklet Layout ......................................................................................... 83
Book and Booklet Printing .......................................................... 83
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Pages per sheet ....................................................................................... 84
Print Page Borders .................................................................................... 84
Page Order ............................................................................................. 84
Document preview image ......................................................................................... 85
Orientation ............................................................................................................. 85
Job Storage tab features ......................................................................................................... 86
Status group box ..................................................................................................... 88
Job Storage Mode ................................................................................................... 88
Off ......................................................................................................... 88
Proof and Hold ........................................................................................ 88
Personal Job ............................................................................................ 89
Quick Copy ............................................................................................. 89
Stored Job ............................................................................................... 90
Make Job Private/Secure ......................................................................................... 90
PIN to print .............................................................................................. 91
Encrypt Job (with password) ...................................................................... 91
User Name ............................................................................................................ 91
Job Name .............................................................................................................. 92
Job Notification Options .......................................................................................... 92
Use job-storage features when printing ...................................................................... 93
Release a job-storage print job ................................................................... 93
Delete a job-storage print job .................................................................... 94
Services tab features ............................................................................................................... 95
Internet Services ...................................................................................................... 96
Device services ....................................................................................................... 96
Device Settings tab features ..................................................................................................... 97
Form to Tray Assignment .......................................................................................... 97
Font Substitution Table ............................................................................................. 98
External Fonts .......................................................................................... 99
Installing external fonts ............................................................... 99
Removing external fonts ........................................................... 100
Installable Options ................................................................................................ 100
Automatic Configuration ......................................................................... 101
Printer Status Notification ........................................................................ 101
Tray 3 ................................................................................................... 101
Tray 4 ................................................................................................... 101
Tray 5 ................................................................................................... 101
Tray 6 ................................................................................................... 101
Envelope feeder ..................................................................................... 102
Accessory output bin .............................................................................. 102
Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing) ............................................................. 102
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Allow Manual Duplexing ......................................................................... 102
Printer memory ....................................................................................... 102
Printer Hard Disk .................................................................................... 102
Job Storage ........................................................................................... 102
Secure Printing ....................................................................................... 102
Job Separator ........................................................................................ 103
Mopier Mode ........................................................................................ 103
Mopier mode and collation ...................................................... 103
About tab features ................................................................................................................ 105
4 Mac OSX software and utilities ..................................................................................... 107
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 107
Determine the Mac driver version ........................................................................................... 108
Supported operating systems for Macintosh ............................................................................. 109
Macintosh system requirements ............................................................................... 109
Hardware requirements .......................................................................... 109
Supported printer drivers for Mac ........................................................................... 109
Change printer-driver settings for Mac ..................................................................... 109
Printing-system software ........................................................................................................ 110
PDEs .................................................................................................................... 110
HP Embedded Web Server ..................................................................................... 110
Online help .......................................................................................................... 110
Screen fonts .......................................................................................................... 110
Macintosh installation instructions ........................................................................................... 111
HP LaserJet software CD, Macintosh partition ........................................................... 111
Install the HP LaserJet printing-system software for the Macintosh OS ........................... 111
General installation instructions ................................................................ 111
Mac OS X installation ............................................................................. 112
Main Install dialog box sequence .............................................. 112
Setup instructions ................................................................................... 120
Setting up a printer with Mac OS X v10.5 and v.10.6 ................. 120
Troubleshooting the product setup ............................................. 123
Remove software from Mac operating systems ......................................................................... 124
HP Printer Utility for Mac ....................................................................................................... 125
Access to the HP (Printer) Utility ............................................................................... 125
Information and support area ................................................................................. 127
Supplies Status ....................................................................................... 127
Device Information ................................................................................. 128
File Upload ........................................................................................... 128
Upload Fonts ......................................................................................... 129
Update Firmware ................................................................................... 130
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Marketsplash by HP ................................................................................ 131
Commands ............................................................................................ 131
Printer Settings ...................................................................................................... 132
Supplies Management ............................................................................ 132
Economode & Toner Density .................................................................... 133
Resolution ............................................................................................. 134
Trays Configuration ................................................................................ 135
Output Devices ...................................................................................... 135
Duplex mode ......................................................................................... 136
Protect Direct Ports .................................................................................. 137
Network Settings .................................................................................... 138
Additional Settings ................................................................................. 140
5 Engineering details ....................................................................................................... 141
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 141
Paper attributes and commands ............................................................................................. 142
Paper-source commands ........................................................................................ 142
Paper-type commands examples ............................................................................. 142
File to E-mail utility ............................................................................................................... 143
Index ............................................................................................................................... 145
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List of tables
Table 1-1 Installer CD languages ............................................................................................................ 4
Table 1-2 Supported print driver languages ............................................................................................. 7
Table 1-3 Installer component languages ................................................................................................. 8
Table 1-4 Documentation languages ....................................................................................................... 9
Table 1-5 Software components for Windows ........................................................................................ 10
Table 1-6 Automatic discovery and driver configuration through bidirectional communication1 ..................... 14
Table 1-7 HP Embedded Web Server Information tab ......................................................................... 19
Table 1-8 HP Embedded Web Server General tab ................................................................................ 20
Table 1-9 HP Embedded Web Server Print tab ..................................................................................... 21
Table 1-10 HP Embedded Web Server Troubleshooting tab ................................................................ 21
Table 1-11 HP Embedded Web Server Security tab .............................................................................. 21
Table 1-12 HP Embedded Web Server Other Links list ......................................................................... 22
Table 2-1 Windows software component support ................................................................................... 26
Table 3-1 Supported paper and print media sizes ................................................................................... 64
Table 3-2 PCL 6 custom paper sizes ...................................................................................................... 66
Table 3-3 Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks ........................................................... 78
Table 3-4 Page orientation ................................................................................................................... 83
Table 3-5 Driver mopier mode and collation settings ............................................................................. 104
Table 5-1 Paper-source commands ...................................................................................................... 142
Table 5-2 Paper-type commands ......................................................................................................... 142
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List of figures
Figure 1-1 Accessing User Guide from Windows Start menu ...................................................................... 4
Figure 1-2 Installer CD documentation screen ........................................................................................... 6
Figure 1-3 About tab ......................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 2-1 Software installation — License agreement screen ................................................................... 32
Figure 2-2 Software installation — Connection Type screen ..................................................................... 33
Figure 2-3 Software installation — Connect your Product now screen ................................................ 34
Figure 2-4 Software installation — Connection Type screen for network connected installation ................. 35
Figure 2-5 Software installation — Network Product(s) Found screen ................................................. 36
Figure 2-6 Software installation — Product Configuration screen ........................................................ 36
Figure 2-7 Software installation — Enable HP Web Services screen .................................................... 37
Figure 2-8 Software installation — Welcome Back screen .................................................................... 39
Figure 2-9 Software installation — More Options screen ...................................................................... 40
Figure 2-10 Software installation — Documentation screen .................................................................. 40
Figure 2-11 Software installation — Admin Documentation screen ..................................................... 41
Figure 2-12 Software installation — Admin Software screen ............................................................... 41
Figure 2-13 Software installation — Get Specialized Drivers screen .................................................... 42
Figure 2-14 Software installation — Web Support screen ..................................................................... 42
Figure 2-15 HP Uninstaller utility — Uninstall button ............................................................................. 43
Figure 2-16 HP Uninstaller utility — Reboot Now button ....................................................................... 44
Figure 2-17 HP Uninstaller utility — Reboot Later button ....................................................................... 44
Figure 2-18 Software installation — Welcome Back screen .................................................................. 45
Figure 2-19 Software installation — Uninstall option selected ................................................................ 46
Figure 2-20 Software uninstall — Uninstall button ................................................................................ 46
Figure 2-21 Software uninstall — Reboot Now button .......................................................................... 47
Figure 2-22 Software uninstall — Reboot Later button .......................................................................... 47
Figure 2-23 Windows Control Panel screen ........................................................................................... 48
Figure 2-24 HP Driver Uninstall Utility screen .......................................................................................... 49
Figure 2-25 HP Driver Uninstall Complete screen .................................................................................... 49
Figure 3-1 An Incompatible Print Settings message ......................................................................... 54
Figure 3-2 The default appearance of the Advanced tab ....................................................................... 55
Figure 3-3 Printing Shortcuts tab ........................................................................................................... 59
Figure 3-4 Printing Shortcuts dialog box ........................................................................................... 60
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Figure 3-5 Paper/Quality tab .......................................................................................................... 61
Figure 3-6 Paper Options group box ................................................................................................ 62
Figure 3-7 Custom Paper Size dialog box ........................................................................................ 63
Figure 3-8 Special Pages dialog— Covers ........................................................................................ 69
Figure 3-9 Print pages on different paper ..................................................................................... 70
Figure 3-10 Effects tab ..................................................................................................................... 72
Figure 3-11 Preview images – Legal on Letter; Scale to Fit off (left) and on (right) ..................................... 74
Figure 3-12 Watermark Details dialog box ........................................................................................... 76
Figure 3-13 Finishing tab .................................................................................................................. 79
Figure 3-14 Print on Both Sides Instructions dialog box .................................................................. 82
Figure 3-15 Pages per sheet preview images .................................................................................... 84
Figure 3-16 Job Storage tab ............................................................................................................. 87
Figure 3-17 Services tab .................................................................................................................... 95
Figure 3-18 Device Settings tab ........................................................................................................ 97
Figure 3-19 Font Substitution Table ................................................................................................ 98
Figure 3-20 HP Font Installer dialog box .......................................................................................... 99
Figure 3-21 About tab ..................................................................................................................... 105
Figure 4-1 Mac installer opening screen .............................................................................................. 112
Figure 4-2 Mac installer Introduction dialog ..................................................................................... 113
Figure 4-3 Mac installer License dialog .............................................................................................. 114
Figure 4-4 Mac installer license agreement dialog ................................................................................ 114
Figure 4-5 Mac installer Destination Select dialog ............................................................................ 115
Figure 4-6 Mac installer Installation Type dialog .............................................................................. 116
Figure 4-7 Mac installer custom installation dialog ................................................................................ 117
Figure 4-8 Mac installer authentication dialog ..................................................................................... 118
Figure 4-9 Mac installerInstallation dialog ........................................................................................ 118
Figure 4-10 Mac installerAdd Printer dialog ..................................................................................... 119
Figure 4-11 Select printer to add dialog .............................................................................................. 119
Figure 4-12 Mac installer Summary dialog ....................................................................................... 120
Figure 4-13 IP location on the Jetdirect page ........................................................................................ 122
Figure 4-14 HP Utility — main screen ............................................................................................... 126
Figure 4-15 HP Utility — Supplies Status screen ............................................................................ 127
Figure 4-16 HP Utility — Device Information screen ...................................................................... 128
Figure 4-17 HP Utility — File Upload screen ................................................................................... 128
Figure 4-18 HP Utility — Upload Fonts screen ............................................................................... 129
Figure 4-19 HP Utility — Update Firmware screen ........................................................................ 130
Figure 4-20 HP Utility — Marketsplash by HP ............................................................................. 131
Figure 4-21 HP Utility — Commands screen ................................................................................... 132
Figure 4-22 HP Utility — Replace Supplies screen ......................................................................... 132
Figure 4-23 HP Utility — Economode & Toner Density dialog ...................................................... 133
Figure 4-24 HP Utility — Resolution dialog .................................................................................... 134
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Figure 4-25 HP Utility — Trays Configuration screen .................................................................... 135
Figure 4-26 HP Utility — Output Devices screen ............................................................................ 136
Figure 4-27 HP Utility — Duplex Mode screen ............................................................................... 136
Figure 4-28 Protect Direct Ports screen ........................................................................................... 137
Figure 4-29 IPv4 Settings screen ..................................................................................................... 138
Figure 4-30 Bonjour Settings screen .................................................................................................... 139
Figure 4-31 Additional Settings screen ........................................................................................... 140
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Product basics and Windows
software description
The chapter provides information about these topics:
●
Purpose and scope
●
Software availability and localization
●
Windows printing-system software
●
Driver configuration for Windows
●
Use the HP Embedded Web Server
●
Use HP Web Jetadmin software
●
HP ePrint
●
HP Print View Software
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Purpose and scope
This software technical reference (STR) provides information about, and troubleshooting tips for, the
printing-system software for the product.
This STR is prepared in an electronic format to serve as a quick-reference tool for Customer Care Center
(CCC) agents, support engineers, system administrators, management information systems (MIS)
personnel, and end users, as appropriate.
The following information is included in this STR:
●
Descriptions of drivers, operating systems, and system environments
●
Descriptions of installing and uninstalling the printing-system software components
For information about the location of information within chapters, see the table of contents. An index is
also provided in this STR.
Software availability and localization
This section provides information about the availability of the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602,
and M603 Series Printer printing-system software and related software and firmware.
Printing-system software on the Web
All software that is contained on the installation CD is also available on the Web.
Web deployment is the preferred method for obtaining the latest software. The Web site offers an
option for automatic e-mail notification about new software releases.
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system software is
available for download at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/lj600Series_software
In-box printing-system software CD
The software CD for the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product
contains a variety of files for installing the printing-system software on the computer. This section
describes the files that are available on the software CD and provides additional information about
support and availability.
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system software CD is
divided into two partitions, one for Windows operating systems and one for Macintosh operating
systems.
The files in each partition include documentation files and files that are required in order to install and
uninstall the printing-system components.
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HP LaserJet software CD, Windows partition
NOTE:
For information about the contents of the Macintosh partition of the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600
M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system software CD, see HP LaserJet software CD,
Macintosh partition on page 111.
The root directory in the Windows partition of the software CD contains the AUTORUN.EXE file, the
SETUP.EXE file, and the following directories:
●
Drivers
NOTE:
The file hpcm600c.inf is for a 32-bit install and hpcm600u.inf is for a 64-bit install.
●
Installer
●
Installer Content
●
Languages
●
Prerequistes
●
Setup
●
Utilities
The Utilities folder contains the files to run this stand-alone utility:
●
FileToEmail
CD versions and language support
The user guide is provided in two versions, the basic User Guide and the full User Guide.
The basic user guide is a reduced user guide and can be found on the in-box software CD. The full
User Guide contains all the product use information and can be found at www.hp.com.
There are two formats for the basic User Guide included on the in-box software CD; .Pdf and .Chm.
.Pdf files are included in 30 languages and can be viewed while running the installer.
.Chm files are included in 38 languages, have a smaller file size, and 30 of the languages are
installed on your PC by default when the installer is run from the in-box software CD.
Both the .Pdf and .Chm formats contain the same information but the formatting is different.
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The User Guide can be found in the Start menu by clicking Start\All Programs\HP\HP LaserJet
600 M601 M602 & M603.
Figure 1-1 Accessing User Guide from Windows Start menu
The User Guides can also be found on the hard disk here:
●
\\CD ROOT\Documents\program files\HP\HP LaserJet 600 M601 M602 M603\Help_Learn
One of the following 30 languages will be installed automatically.
Table 1-1 Installer CD languages
Language
iso4lang
English
emww
French (Francais)
frww
German (Deutsch)
deww
Italian (Italiano)
itww
Spanish (Espanol)
esww
Bulgarian 1
bgww
Simplified Chinese
zhcn
Catalan (El catala)
caww
Croatian (Hrvatski)
hrww
Czech (Cestina)
csww
Danish (Dansk)
daww
Dutch (Nederlands)
nlww
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Table 1-1 Installer CD languages (continued)
Language
iso4lang
Estonian (Esti) 1
etww
Finnish (Suomi)
fiww
Greek
elww
Hungarian (Magyar)
huww
Bahasa Indonesian
idww
Japanese
jaww
Kazakh 1
kkww
Korean
koww
Latvian (Latviesu) 1
lvww
Lithuanian (Lietuvislai) 1
ltww
Norwegian (Norsk)
noww
Polish (Polski)
plww
Portuguese (Portugues)
ptww
Romanian (Romana)
roww
Russian
ruww
Serbian 1
srww
Slovak (Sloveneina)
skww
Slovenian (Slovenseina)
slww
Swedish (Svenska)
svww
Thai
thww
Traditional Chinese
zhtw
Turkish (Turkce)
trww
Ukrainian 1
ukww
Vietnamese 1
viww
Arabic
arww
Hebrew
heww
1
Not installed automatically but can be found on the CD at: \\CD ROOT\documents\program files\HHP LaserJet 600 M601
M602 M603\Help_Learn
NOTE:
Ukrainian is also included in .Pdf format on the CD but cannot be viewed during install.
The User Guide in .Pdf format for 30 languages can be viewed during install or opened from the CD.
All of the user guides in .Pdf format can be opened from the CD at \\CD ROOT\documents.
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When the in-box software Installer CD is run, the user guide can be viewed by clicking More
Options, Documentation, then User Guide (CD). The Installer CD screen is shown in Figure 1-2
Installer CD documentation screen on page 6.
Figure 1-2 Installer CD documentation screen
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The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product provides driver support
in the following languages.
Table 1-2 Supported print driver languages
Component
Language list
HP PCL 6 Print Driver
HP PCL 5 Universal Print Driver
HP PCL 6 Universal Print Driver
HP PS Universal Print Driver
●
Arabic
●
Bulgarian
●
Catalan
●
Croatian
●
Czech
●
Danish
●
Dutch
●
English
●
Estonian
●
Finnish
●
French
●
German
●
Greek
●
Hebrew
●
Hungarian
●
Italian
●
Japanese
●
Korean
●
Latvian
●
Lithuanian
●
Norwegian
●
Polish
●
Portuguese
●
Romanian
●
Russian
●
Serbian
●
Slovak
●
Slovenian
●
Spanish
●
Swedish
●
Thai
●
Turkish
●
Ukrainian
●
Simplified Chinese
●
Traditional Chinese
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The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product provides installer
component support in the following languages.
Table 1-3 Installer component languages
Component
Language list
Administrator install
Common Windows Installer
Web Registration
NOTE:
Web Registration is run
when the install is complete, and is
not installed on the user's system.
●
Arabic
●
Bahasa Indonesian
●
Catalan
●
Croatian
●
Czech
●
Danish
●
Dutch
●
English
●
Finnish
●
French
●
German
●
Greek
●
Hebrew
●
Hungarian
●
Italian
●
Japanese
●
Korean
●
Norwegian
●
Polish
●
Portuguese
●
Romanian
●
Russian
●
Slovak
●
Slovenian
●
Spanish
●
Swedish
●
Thai
●
Turkish
●
Simplified Chinese
●
Traditional Chinese
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The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product provides
documentation in the following languages.
Table 1-4 Documentation languages
Component
Language list
●
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600
M601, M602, and M603
Series Printer Driver
Preconfiguration User Guide
(Available in English only)
●
HP JetDirect Administrator's
Guide (.PDF file) (with the
following exceptions)
◦
Catalan documentation in
Spanish only
◦
No documentation in
Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech,
Greek, Hebrew, Croatian,
Estonian, Lithuanian,
Latvian, Romanian,
Slovak, Slovenian,
Serbian, Turkish,
Ukrainian
●
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600
M601, M602, and M603
Series Printer Install Notes
(.HTML file)
●
Arabic
●
Bulgarian
●
Catalan
●
Croatian
●
Czech
●
Danish
●
Dutch
●
English
●
Estonian
●
Finnish
●
French
●
German
●
Greek
●
Hebrew
●
Hungarian
●
Italian
●
Japanese
●
Korean
●
Latvian
●
Lithuanian
●
Norwegian
●
Polish
●
Portuguese
●
Romanian
●
Russian
●
Serbian
●
Slovak
●
Slovenian
●
Spanish
●
Swedish
●
Thai
●
Turkish
●
Ukrainian
●
Simplified Chinese
●
Traditional Chinese
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Windows printing-system software
This section contains information about the following topics:
●
Windows printing-system software
●
HP LaserJet print drivers
Windows printing-system software
Table 1-5 Software components for Windows
Component
Description
HP installer
Installs the printing-system software based on the hardware it detects from the host computer.
Uninstaller
Removes files and folders that were installed when the printing-system software was originally
installed on the computer.
File-to-email Utility
Collects crash logs and attaches the data files to an e-mail to assist troubleshooting an installation
or operation failure.
Driver software
Use the driver software to print with the computer and the product.
This software includes the following drivers:
●
The HP PCL 6 print driver. The HP PCL 6 print driver is installed by default.
●
The HP PCL 5 Universal Printer Driver (UPD). This print driver is not installed by default. To
install the HP PCL 5 UPD, download it from www.hp.com/go/upd, and then use the
Microsoft Add Printer Wizard.
●
The HP PS Universal Print Driver (UPD). This print driver is not installed by default. To install
the HP PS UPD, download it from www.hp.com/go/upd, and then use the Microsoft Add
Printer Wizard.
●
The HP PCL 6 Universal Printer Driver (UPD). This print driver is not installed by default. To
install the HP PCL 6 UPD, download it from www.hp.com/go/upd, and then use the
Microsoft Add Printer Wizard.
Help & Learn Center
This program provides help for using the product, as well as links to Web sites for product support
and supplies ordering.
HP LaserJet print drivers
Print drivers provide the printing features and communication between the computer and the product.
The software CD includes software for end users and network administrators who are working in the
following operating environments:
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Operating systems supported for the print drivers
HP PCL 6 discrete, HP UPD PCL 5, HP UPD PCL 6, HP UPD PS, and Mac drivers
Windows XP SP 2 or greater (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 SP 1 or greater (32 bit and 64 bit)
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Mac OS X 10.5, OS X 10.6
NOTE:
Print driver for Mac OS X 10.7 available from Apple Software Update
Operating systems supported for the installer CD
The HP PCL 6 discrete driver and .NET 3.5 is installed for Windows operating systems, the Mac
driver is installed for Mac operating systems
Windows XP SP 2 or greater (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003 SP 1 or greater (32 bit only)
Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7, including starter edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
Mac OS X 10.5, OS X 10.6
NOTE:
Print driver for Mac OS X 10.7 available from Apple Software Update
In Windows operating systems the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer
print driver supports preconfiguration, automatic configuration, and driver updates after installation.
NOTE:
For additional information about installing the printing-system software, see the HP LaserJet
Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer Install Notes on the printing-system software
CD.
All of the drivers provide access to the paper-handling and print quality configuration settings
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HP PCL 6 Print Driver, PCL 6 Universal Print Driver, PCL 5 Universal Print
Driver, and PS Universal Print Driver
All of the Windows drivers are supported by Microsoft 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The
HP PCL 6 driver is included on the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer
printing-system software CD. The PCL 6 and PCL 5 Universal Print Drivers and the PS Universal Print
Driver are available for download at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/upd
NOTE:
The HP PCL 6 Print Driver is installed by default.
Printer-driver version numbers for Windows operating systems
Access to printer-driver version numbers varies, depending on the operating system in which the
product is installed.
NOTE:
For a list of HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer print drivers,
updated HP printing-system software, and product-support information, go to:
www.hp.com/go/lj600Series_software
If you are using an HP print driver in a Windows environment, follow these steps to find driver-version
information:
1.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click
Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.
In Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008, click Start, click Settings,
and then click Printers and Faxes.
2.
Right-click the product icon.
3.
In Windows Vista, Server 2003 and XP click Properties, in Windows 7 and Server 2008 click
Printer Properties.
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Click the About tab.
Figure 1-3 About tab
NOTE:
The HP PCL 6 print driver is installed by default when using the installer CD. It can also
be downloaded from www.hp.com with an installer or just the driver. In all cases, the driver will
be listed as UPD Version 5.3.0.10295. This refers to the HP PCL 6 driver version NOT the
UPD driver version as stated. This may be removed in a future version of the driver.
You can also gain information about driver versions by clicking the About button that appears on most
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Driver configuration for Windows
The HP print drivers feature bidirectional communication technology which, in supported environments,
provide automatic discovery and driver configuration for product accessories at the time of installation.
Some accessories that are automatically discovered and configured include the duplexing unit, optional
paper trays, printer hard disk, and dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
Driver autoconfiguration
Automatic discovery and driver configuration through bidirectional communication occurs in the
following circumstances:
●
When a print driver is installed by using the installer
●
When using the Update Now feature for a driver that is already installed
However, as shown in the following table, driver autoconfiguration and Update Now are not available
in Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
operating systems over a direct connection (USB) when the product is installed by using the Add Printer
Wizard.
Table 1-6 Automatic discovery and driver configuration through bidirectional communication1
Connection type
Add Printer Wizard install
Common installer
Network
Yes
Yes
Direct connection
No
Yes
1
The table applies to Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Bidirectional communication
In environments that support bidirectional communication, the computer communicates with the product
during installation, determines the physical configuration, and then configures the driver accordingly.
Bidirectional communication is the capability of the product to respond to data inquiries from the
computer and report information back, such as what type of print paper is available or what
accessories are connected to the product. Bidirectional communication depends on the network
operating system and on the type of connection that exists between the computer and the product. If the
connection does not have this capability (that is, if it has no bidirectional mode), it can only accept
commands from the host and cannot report information back to the host computer.
Enterprise AutoConfiguration
Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfiguration
functionality for installation of the print driver over a network, whether you use the installer on the
printing-system software CD or the Add Printer Wizard to install the driver. Driver installation that
includes EAC is configured with the same settings as the physical configuration of the product.
Configuration occurs without user interaction.
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If bidirectional-communication software has been installed previously, EAC is not activated, and the
pre-existing bidirectional-communication software is used to configure the print driver.
If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs bidirectional-
communication software that allows it to communicate with the product and automatically match the
print driver with the actual product configuration. EAC is activated during installation of the driver or
whenever the Update Now feature is used.
If the product configuration changes after installation, the driver can be automatically updated with the
new configuration in environments that support bidirectional communication by using the Update Now
feature. For more information, see Update Now on page 15.
Update Now
If you have modified the configuration of the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603
Series Printer product since installation, the driver can be automatically updated with the new
configuration in environments that support bidirectional communication. Use the Update Now feature to
automatically reflect the new configuration in the driver.
For example, if the product is installed and an optional paper-handling accessory is added later, use
the Update Now feature to query the product and update the settings to match the new product
configuration.
The feature automatically updates the registry and changes the configuration information that appears
on the Device Settings tab.
NOTE:
Depending on which settings were updated, the Update Now feature might change the
configuration information that displays on the print-driver tabs, instead of (or in addition to) changing
the information on the Device Settings tab.
NOTE:
The Update Now feature is not supported in environments where shared Windows XP clients
are connected to Windows XP hosts.
To activate the Update Now feature, follow these steps:
1.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, click the Start button, click the Control Panel item, click the
Hardware and Sound item, and then click the Printers item.
In Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008, click the Start button, click
the Settings item, and then open the Printers and Faxes item.
2.
Right-click the product name.
3.
Click the Properties item, or the Printer Properties item in Windows 7 and Server 2008.
4.
Click the Device Settings tab.
5.
If necessary, click the Installable Options list to expand it and show the options.
6.
In the Automatic Configuration drop-down menu, select the Update Now item.
7.
Click the OK button to save the setting.
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HP Driver Configuration
HP Driver Configuration is a software architecture and set of tools that permits HP printing-system
software to be customized and distributed in managed corporate printing environments. Using
HP Driver Configuration, information technology (IT) administrators in corporate and enterprise
environments can preconfigure the printing and device defaults for HP print drivers before installing the
drivers in the network environment.
HP Driver Configuration is most beneficial when configuring print drivers for multiple workstations or
print servers for print queues that share the same configuration. Two types of features can be
configured:
●
Product settings
●
Printing-preferences settings
The driver is configured to match the product hardware so that access to all of the product accessories
through the driver is enabled correctly (for example, for duplexing units and additional input trays).
Most driver-feature settings can also be configured.
HP Driver Configuration configures the driver to match the accessories that are installed on the product,
or to match the settings that IT administrators make in the configuration (.CFG) file (for example,
optional trays, total amount of memory, job-storage settings, or mopier settings).
The configuration process consists of three basic steps:
●
Driver acquisition
●
Driver configuration
●
Driver installation and deployment
These steps can be accomplished in different ways, depending on the tool that is being used to define
the configuration.
The driver configuration process is supported through three distinct tools. All three are designed with
the same basic user-interface (UI) controls for interacting with the .CFG file, but are packaged
differently, either to support established product installation workflows or to leave the deployment and
installation of the driver entirely up to the user. The following tools support driver preconfiguration:
●
HP Driver Configuration Utility. The HP Driver Configuration Utility is a small, standalone,
Windows-software program that the administrator can use to open the .CFG file that is associated
with a particular driver and make modifications that are applied when that driver is installed on
the target computer. It is intended for use in environments that have an established process for
deploying drivers. This is the preconfiguration tool of choice to support any Novell or HP Print
Server Appliance (PSA) and Point and Print environments. It is used in the way that any ordinary
Windows software program is used.
The HP Driver Configuration Utility is available at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/dcu
◦
HP Driver Deployment Utility. The HP Driver Deployment Utility (HP DDU) was created
to simplify the deployment of print drivers onto a client computer. It is a simple utility that
packages the print-driver files, and the code needed to deploy them, into two files: an .EXE
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file and a .CAB file. These files are run on the client computer to copy the print-driver files to
the Windows driver store and, for network packages, to install the product. This utility is
supported on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008,
and Windows Vista operating systems.
●
HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration. HP Web Jetadmin provides a queue-creation
program that can be used to create printer queues on Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration adds a number of screens to the existing queue-creation
workflow from which the drivers that are being installed for the queues can be customized as part
of the process. HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration is limited to Internet Explorer browsers.
Netscape Navigator is not supported.
HP Web Jetadmin is supported by the following:
◦
Windows XP (Professional only)
◦
Windows Server 2003 (R2 only)
◦
Windows Server 2008
◦
Windows Vista (Business and Enterprise Editions)
◦
Windows 7
The HP Web Jetadmin print management features are supported by the following:
◦
Windows XP Professional (with Service Pack 2 or higher)
◦
Windows Server 2003
To gain access to the HP DDU, insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then navigate to the
Driver Deployment Utility folder.
For detailed information about gaining access to and installing these tools, see the HP Driver
Configuration Support Guide at the following Web site and click on the Manuals link.
www.hp.com/go/ddu
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Use the HP Embedded Web Server
Use the HP Embedded Web Server to view product status, configure product network settings, and to
manage printing functions from your computer instead of from the product control panel. The following
are examples of what you can do using the HP Embedded Web Server:
●
View product status information.
●
Determine the remaining life for all supplies and order new ones.
●
View and change tray configurations.
●
View and change the product control-panel menu configuration.
●
View and print internal pages.
●
Receive notification of product and supplies events.
●
View and change network configuration.
To use the HP Embedded Web Server, your browser must meet the following requirements:
●
Windows: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later or Netscape 6.2 or later
●
Mac OS X: Safari or Firefox using Bonjour or an IP address
●
Linux: Netscape Navigator only
●
HP-UX 10 and HP-UX 11: Netscape Navigator 4.7
The HP Embedded Web Server works when the product is connected to an IP-based network. The HP
Embedded Web Server does not support IPX-based product connections. You do not have to have
Internet access to open and use the HP Embedded Web Server.
When the product is connected to the network, the HP Embedded Web Server is automatically
available.
NOTE:
For complete information about using the HP Embedded Web Server, see the HP Embedded
Web Server User Guide, which is on the HP website at www.hp.com/support/lj600Series.
Open the HP Embedded Web Server by using a network
connection
1.
Identify the product IP address or host name.
Open the following menus:
1.
Administration
2.
Reports
3.
Configuration/Status Pages
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If the product has been configured to display its IP address on the control panel, touch
How to Connect and then touch Network Address from the Main Menu to display the IP address.
2.
Use the down arrow button to highlight the Configuration Page item, and then press the OK
button.
3.
Use the up arrow button to highlight the Print item, and then press the OK button.
4.
Locate the IP address or host name on the HP Jetdirect page.
NOTE:
Mac OS X users can also reference the Bonjour (mDNS) name located on the
configuration page to access the Embedded Web Server from the Safari browser.
5.
In a supported Web browser on your computer, type the product IP address or host name in the
address/URL field.
Features
Information tab
Table 1-7 HP Embedded Web Server Information tab
Menu
Description
Device Status
Shows the product status and shows the estimated life remaining of HP supplies. The
page also shows the type and size of paper set for each tray. To change the default
settings, click the Change Settings link.
Job Log
Shows the print jobs printed on the product and provides the capability to view and
export the details for the print jobs.
Configuration Page
Shows the information found on the configuration page.
Supplies Status Page
Shows a detailed status of the installed HP supplies.
Event Log Page
Shows a list of all product events and errors. Use the HP Instant Support link (in
the Other Links area on all HP Embedded Web Server pages) to connect to a set
of dynamic Web pages that help you solve problems. These pages also show
additional services available for the product.
Usage Page
Shows a summary of the number of pages the product has printed, grouped by
size, type, and paper print path.
Device Information
Shows the product network name, address, and model information. To customize
these entries, click the Device Information menu on the General tab.
Control Panel Snapshot
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Menu
Description
Print
Allows uploading a file from your hard disk or network file server to be printed. The
following file types are supported:
●
.txt
●
.ps
●
.pdf
●
.pcl
●
.cht
●
.prn
Printable Reports and Pages
Lists the internal reports and pages for the product. Select one or more items to print
or view.
General tab
Table 1-8 HP Embedded Web Server General tab
Menu
Description
Alerts
Set up e-mail alerts for various product and supplies events.
Control Panel Administration
Menu
Provides a remote view of the Administration menu available at the control panel
of the product.
AutoSend
Configure the product to send automated e-mails regarding product configuration
and supplies to specific e-mail addresses.
Edit Other Links
Add or customize a link to another website. This link appears in the Other Links
area on all HP Embedded Web Server pages.
Ordering Information
Add additional information to be used when ordering supplies. This information is
displayed on the Supplies Status Page.
Device Information
Name the product and assign an asset number to it. Enter the name of the primary
contact who will receive information about the product.
Language
Set the language in which to display the HP Embedded Web Server information.
Date and Time
Set the date and time or synchronize with a network time server.
Energy Settings
Set the sleep schedule and sleep timer settings for the product.
Backup and Restore
Create a backup file that contains product and user data. If necessary, you can use
this file to restore data to the product.
Restore Factory Settings
Restore the product settings to the factory default settings.
Solution Installer
Install third-party software programs that can enhance the product functionality.
Firmware upgrade
Download and install product firmware upgrade files.
Statistics Services
Displays the name of, or add/remove the connection to, a job statistics service used
by the product.
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Use the Print tab to enable or disable walk-up USB printing. Jobs printed from USB will use the default
print settings. the following file types are supported for walk-up USB printing:
●
.pdf
●
.prn
●
.pcl
●
.ps
●
.cht
Table 1-9 HP Embedded Web Server Print tab
Menu
Description
Retrieve from USB
Setup Setup
Use this item to enable or disable this feature.
Manage Stored Jobs
Use this feature to manage jobs stored on the product memory.
Adjust Paper Types
Adjust the factory default setting for select paper types.
General Print Settings
Use this item to manage the print settings for this product.
Manage Trays
Use this item to manage the tray settings for this product.
Troubleshooting tab
Table 1-10 HP Embedded Web Server Troubleshooting tab
Menu
Description
General Troubleshooting
Perform reports and tests, and enable auto recovery.
Firmware upgrade
Download and install product firmware upgrade files.
Restore Factory Settings
Restore the product settings to the factory default settings.
Security tab
Table 1-11 HP Embedded Web Server Security tab
Menu
Description
General Security
Configure an administrator password so you can restrict access to certain features
on the product.
Enable or disable the Host USB port on the control panel or the USB connectivity
port on the formatter for printing directly from a computer.
Access Control
Configure access to product functions for specific individuals or groups. Also select
the method by which individuals sign in to the product.
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Table 1-11 HP Embedded Web Server Security tab (continued)
Menu
Description
Protect Stored Data
Configure and manage the internal hard drive for the product. This product includes
an encrypted hard drive for maximum security.
Configure settings for jobs that are stored on the product hard drive.
Certificate Management
Install and manage security certificates for access to the product and the network.
HP Web Services
Use the HP Web Services tab to enable or disable the HP Web Services feature.
Networking tab
Use the Networking tab to change network settings for the product when it is connected to an IP-
based network. This tab does not appear if the product is connected to other types of networks.
Other Links list
NOTE:
You can configure which items appear in the Other Links list by using the Edit Other
Links menu on the General tab. The following items are the default links.
Table 1-12 HP Embedded Web Server Other Links list
Menu
Description
HP Instant Support
Connects you to the HP website to help you find solutions to product problems.
Shop for Supplies
Connects you to the HP website for ordering supplies.
Product Support
Connects to the support site for the product, from which you can search for help
regarding various topics.
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Use HP Web Jetadmin software
HP Web Jetadmin is a Web-based software solution for remotely installing, monitoring, and
troubleshooting network-connected peripherals. Management is proactive, allowing network
administrators the ability to resolve issues before users are affected. Download this free, enhanced-
management software at www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.
NOTE:
HP Web Jetadmin is not supported from Mac OS X.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a service that allows you to print directly to certain HP products by sending an e-mail to the
product e-mail address. HP ePrint lets you print from any smart phone or computer without installing any
special drivers or software.
In order to use HP ePrint, the product Web Services feature must be enabled. Complete the following
steps.
1.
Print a configuration page and locate the IP address.
2.
At the computer, open a Web browser, type the IP address in the address line, and then press the
Enter key. The HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) opens.
3.
Click the HP Web Services tab.
4.
Click the Enable HP Web Services button.
5.
When the HP Web Services feature is enabled, ePrint information appears in the HP EWS. An e-
mail address is automatically assigned to the product. The product also prints an HP Web Services
page that contains this e-mail address and instructions for using the service.
Configure HP ePrint
Web: For all supported HP products, use the HP ePrintCenter Web site to define security settings
and to configure default print settings for all HP ePrint jobs sent to this product.
a.
Go to www.hpeprintcenter.com.
b.
Click Sign In to enter your HP ePrintCenter credentials or to sign up for a new account.
c.
Select your product from the list, or click + Add printer to add it. To add the product, you
need the printer code, which is the segment of the product e-mail address that is before the @
symbol.
NOTE:
This code is valid for only 24 hours. If you do not log into the ePrintCenter within
24 hours of enabling HP Web Services, the code expires. If the code expires, follow the
instructions to enable HP Web Services again, and obtain a new code. Once you log into
the ePrintCenter (www.hpeprintcenter.com) within 24 hours, the ePrint email address of the
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To prevent your product from printing unexpected documents, click ePrint Settings, and
then click the Allowed Senders tab. Click Allowed Senders Only, and add the e-mail
addresses from which you want to allow ePrint jobs.
e.
To set up default settings for all ePrint jobs sent to this product, click ePrint Settings, click
Print Options, and select the settings that you want to use.
HP Print View Software
Use HP Print View software to change various print settings and see immediately how those changes
affect your document. When you are satisfied with the print settings, print the job directly from HP Print
View to your supported printer.
Print View 2.0 supports both print and cost estimation.
Download HP Print View Software, and determine which products are supported, from the following
location:
www.hp.com/go/ihm
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Install Windows software and
utilities
Introduction
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product comes with software
and installers for Microsoft Windows and Apple, Inc., Macintosh systems. Linux and UNIX systems are
supported, and software is available on the Web.
This chapter provides procedures for installing and removing the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601,
M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system software for Windows operating systems. The chapter
provides information about these topics:
●
Supported operating systems for Windows
●
Install overview
●
Detailed Microsoft Windows installation instructions
●
Install optional software
●
Uninstall software
NOTE:
If the computer is running a 64-bit Windows operating system, you must install the
corresponding 64-bit print driver.
If you are installing through the Add Printer Wizard, the files are as follows:
hpcm600c.inf = 32 bit
hpcm600u.inf = 64 bit
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Supported operating systems for Windows
Windows operating systems provide full-featured support for the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601,
M602, and M603 Series Printer product. Operating systems that are not described here provide
varying levels of functionality.
Windows XP is used to denote Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows
XP Media Edition unless noted otherwise. Windows Vista is used to denote Windows Vista Home
Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista, and Windows Vista
Ultimate unless noted otherwise. Windows 7 is used to denote Windows 7 Basic, Windows 7 Home
Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, and Windows 7 Ultimate
Table 2-1 Windows software component support
Windows XP,
SP 2 and
greater (32-bit
and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2003
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit, 64-bit, and R2
edition)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and
64-bit)
Windows 7
(32-bit and
64-bit)
HP UPD PCL5
driver
x
x
x
x
x
HP UPD PCL6
driver
x
x
x
x
x
HP UPD PS driver
x
x
x
x
x
Discrete PCL6
driver
x
x
x
x
x
Installer CD
(Windows/Mac)
x (32–bit only)
x (32–bit only)
x
x
x
HP MPA
x (32–bit only)
x (32–bit only)
x (32–bit only)
x (32–bit only)
x (32–bit only)
HP DDU
x
x
x
x
x
HP DCU
x
x
x
x
x
In any of the supported operating systems, you must have administrator privileges to install the product
printing-system software.
For more information about the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer
product, go to the following Web site:
www.hp.com/support/lj600Series
System requirements
The system requirements for installing and using the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and
M603 Series Printer printing-system software for Windows and Macintosh are as follows:
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The installer CD will run on both operating systems.
●
Same system requirements for running the supported Windows operating system (OS)
●
Latest operating system updates installed through Windows Update
●
200 MB of available hard-disk space
●
Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, and v10.7 (v10.7 drivers available through Apple Software Update)
with 175 MB of free hard-disk space
●
CD drive, DVD drive, or Internet connection
●
Dedicated universal serial bus (Hi-Speed USB) connectivity port or network connection
Print driver and other software support links
●
Software support: www.hp.com/go/lj600Series_software
●
Product manuals: www.hp.com/go/lj600Series_manuals
●
General product support: www.hp.com/support/lj600Series
●
HP UPD (Universal Print Driver – PCL6, PCL5, PS): www.hp.com/go/upd
●
HP MPA (Managed Print Administrator – used with UPD): www.hp.com/go/mpa
●
HP DDU (Driver Deployment Utility – used to package and deploy drivers in large environments –
can even perform installations silently (no user intervention)): www.hp.com/go/ddu
●
HP DCU (Driver Configuration Utility – used to configure drivers prior to deployment – e.g. set two-
sided printing as default): www.hp.com/go/dcu
●
Citrix and Windows Terminal Services: For the latest support, see: www.hp.com/go/upd
documentation tab, then open the System Administrator’s Guide
●
Linux. For more information, go to the following Web site: www.hplip.net
●
UNIX drivers and model scripts. www.hp.com/go/unix, www.hp.com/go/unixmodelscripts,
and www.hp.com/go/jetdirectunix_software
●
Novell: www.novell.com/iprint
●
SAP device types and configuration files:
www.hp.com/go/sap/print and www.hp.com/go/sap/drivers
●
Smart Web Printing - a simple browser plug-in that enables you to select and clip, or select and
print web pages:
www.hp.com/global/us/en/consumer/digital_photography/free/software/smart-web-
printing.html
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Print View (In-house Marketing tool/driver): www.hp.com/go/ihm
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HP WJA (Web Jetadmin – used in large/managed environments to manage printers, deploy
drivers, update firmware, etc.): www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin
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HP ePrint: www.eprintcenter.com
●
HP ePrint Mobile driver: www.hp.com/go/eprintmobiledriver
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Mac Airprint: www.hp.com/go/airprint
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The software for the product comes on a single CD. The software installer first checks the versions of
Windows Installer and Microsoft .NET installed on the system, and then installs the printing-system
software from the CD onto the hard disk and updates Windows files.
Depending on the configuration of your computer as well as the installation method selected, the
following components might be installed during the printing-system software installation:
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HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer User Guide
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UnInstall utility
For all of the supported platforms, each install option presents a series of query dialog boxes that guide
you through the installation process.
Software Installer system check
The software installer checks the computer system to ensure that the following Windows features are the
correct version to support the printing-system components.
Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
When the user starts the installation process, the product software installer checks the computer system
to determine the version number of the Windows Installer currently on the system. If the product
software installer detects that the Windows Installer version is prior to version 3.1, a dialog box
appears alerting the user that the Windows Installer must be updated. The user must click the OK
button to continue. The product software installer then updates the Windows Installer and continues the
HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system installation process.
To determine which version of Windows Installer is currently running on the computer, follow these
instructions.
1.
For Windows 7 and Windows Vista, click the Start button, click the Control Panel option, and
then click the Programs option.
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, click the Start button, click the Control Panel
option, and then double-click the Add/Remove programs option.
2.
Scroll down until you find the entry for the Windows Installer.
Software installation types for Windows
The product printing-system software can be installed in the following ways:
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HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer printing-system installer
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The printing-system software can be used with the product in the following configurations:
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Install the printing-system software on a computer that is directly connected to the product through
a USB port.
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Install the printing-system software on a computer that has access to a wired network to which the
product is connected.
NOTE:
A wireless option can be purchased separately.
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Detailed Microsoft Windows installation instructions
The dialog boxes shown here appear in the Windows XP Professional installation sequence. The order
and appearance of dialog boxes can vary among operating systems.
Use the installation CD to install the product software
The recommended Easy installation installs the PCL 6 print driver and user guide.
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For a USB installation, do not connect the USB cable between the product and the computer yet.
You will be instructed to connect the USB cable during the installation process.
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For a wired network installation, connect the product to the network before starting the installation
process. The product will need a few minutes to receive a network address.
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For a wireless network installation, do not connect the USB cable between the product and the
computer yet. You will be instructed to connect the USB cable during the installation process.
A series of dialog boxes appears during installation of the product printing-system software in
Windows environments.
NOTE:
You can return to the previous dialog box by clicking the Back button, or exit the printing-
system software installation by clicking the Cancel button.
1.
Close all programs.
2.
Insert the printing system software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The software installer detects the
language of the operating system, and then displays the main menu of the installation program in
the same language.
If the installer program has not started after 30 seconds, complete these steps:
a.
On the Start menu, click the Run option.
b.
Type the following: X:\SETUP.EXE (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive).
c.
Click the OK button. The installer program starts.
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Read the license agreement, click the I have reviewed and accept the installation
agreements check box, and then click the Next button to continue to the Connection Type
screen.
Figure 2-1 Software installation — License agreement screen
4.
The Preparing to Install screen appears. It may take several minutes before the installer
proceeds to the next screen.
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Select a connection type option on the Connection Type screen, based on how the product
connects to the computer.
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For USB-connected products, follow these steps:
a.
Select Directly connect to this computer using a USB cable. and then click
Next.
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Connect the product to the computer when prompted at the Connect your Product
now screen. The installer program opens a progress bar as it automatically starts the
software installation.
Figure 2-3 Software installation — Connect your Product now screen
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For wired network connected products, follow these steps:
a.
Select the Connect through a wired network option.
Figure 2-4 Software installation — Connection Type screen for network connected
installation
b.
If the product's network settings are not known, select the Automatically find my
product on the network option.
c.
If the product's networking settings are known, enter either the product's host name, IP
address, or hardware address.
NOTE:
The product's network IP address can be obtained at the product control
panel. From the product control panel's Main Menu, select How to Connect and then
press the OK button. Select Network Address and then press the OK button to display
the IP address.
d.
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A list of products is displayed on the Network Product(s) Found screen. Select the
product to install and then click the Next button.
Figure 2-5 Software installation — Network Product(s) Found screen
6.
The Product Configuration screen appears.
Figure 2-6 Software installation — Product Configuration screen
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Make this product the default printer by selecting the Set as default printer check box.
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Send a test page to the product by selecting the Print a test page check box.
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Click the Next button to proceed to the Enable HP Web Services screen.
Figure 2-7 Software installation — Enable HP Web Services screen
▲
Select the check box next to Yes, open my Web browser to enable HP Web
services for my printer. to navigate to an HP web site and set up the Web services
HP ePrint for your product.
When Web Services are enabled, ePrint information appears in the HP Embedded Web
Server. Look for the e-mail address that is automatically assigned to the product. The product
also prints an HP Web Services page that contains this e-mail address and instructions for
using the service.
-or-
Select the check box next to No, do not enable Web services if you do not want
HP Web services enabled for your product. Click the Exit button.
Configure HP ePrint
a.
Go to www.hpeprintcenter.com.
b.
Click Sign In to enter your HP ePrintCenter credentials or to sign up for a new account.
c.
Select your product from the list, or click + Add printer to add it. To add the product, you
need the printer code, which is the segment of the product e-mail address that is before the @
symbol.
NOTE:
This code is valid for only 24 hours. If it expires, follow the instructions to enable
HP Web Services again, and obtain a new code.
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To prevent your product from printing unexpected documents, click ePrint Settings, and
then click the Allowed Senders tab. Click Allowed Senders Only, and add the e-mail
addresses from which you want to allow ePrint jobs.
e.
To set up default settings for all ePrint jobs sent to this product, click ePrint Settings, click
Print Options, and select the settings that you want to use.
8.
Click the Finish button to complete the installation and exit the installer.
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Install optional software
If you chose not to install optional software during the initial software installation but want to do so
later, complete the following steps.
1.
Insert the printing system software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The software installer detects the
language of the operating system, and then displays the main menu of the installation program in
the same language.
If the installer program has not started after 30 seconds, complete these steps:
a.
On the Start menu, click the Run option.
b.
Type the following: X:\SETUP.EXE (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive).
c.
Click the OK button. The installer program starts and opens the Welcome Back screen.
Figure 2-8 Software installation — Welcome Back screen
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Click the More Options button to open the More Options screen.
Figure 2-9 Software installation — More Options screen
3.
Click one of the following buttons to open a corresponding screen with various options.
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Documentation screen: This screen provides links to the user guide on the product
software CD, the online user guide, and the product readme file.
Figure 2-10 Software installation — Documentation screen
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Admin Documentation screen: This screen provides a link to the HP Driver Configuration
Utility User Guide.
Figure 2-11 Software installation — Admin Documentation screen
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Admin Software screen: This screen provides links to the HP Universal Print Driver Portal,
the HP Web Jetadmin utility, the HP Driver Deployment utility, and the HP Driver
Configuration Utility.
Figure 2-12 Software installation — Admin Software screen
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Get Specialized Drivers screen: This screen provides links to the HP Universal Print Driver
Portal and HP Print View software.
Figure 2-13 Software installation — Get Specialized Drivers screen
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Web Support screen: This screen provides a link to the product support Web page for your
product.
Figure 2-14 Software installation — Web Support screen
4.
Click the Back button to return to the More Options screen.
5.
Click the Cancel button to close the installer program.
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If the print driver was installed by using the HP Driver Installation Utility, follow the instructions
in the Remove the print driver by using the Windows Add or Remove Programs feature on page 48.
If the driver was installed using the Add Printer Wizard, follow the instructions in the Uninstall the print
driver by using the Server Properties feature on page 50.
Use the HP Uninstall utility to remove the product software
The installed software includes a utility to remove the product software.
1.
Click the Windows Start button, click the Programs or All Programs item, and then click the
HP item.
2.
Click the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600, M601, M602 & M603 printer series item, and
then click the Uninstall item. The HP Uninstaller utility opens.
Figure 2-15 HP Uninstaller utility — Uninstall button
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Click the Uninstall button to begin the removal process. When the process is complete, either
click the Reboot Now button, or clear the check box and click the Reboot Later button.
Figure 2-16 HP Uninstaller utility — Reboot Now button
Figure 2-17 HP Uninstaller utility — Reboot Later button
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Use the software CD to remove the product software
The installer program on the software CD includes a utility to remove the product software
1.
Insert the printing system software CD into the CD-ROM drive. The software installer detects the
language of the operating system, and then displays the main menu of the installation program in
the same language.
If the installer program has not started after 30 seconds, complete these steps:
a.
On the Start menu, click the Run option.
b.
Type the following: X:\SETUP.EXE (where X is the letter of the CD-ROM drive).
c.
Click the OK button. The installer program starts and opens the Welcome Back screen.
Figure 2-18 Software installation — Welcome Back screen
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Click the Uninstall option, and then click the Next button.
Figure 2-19 Software installation — Uninstall option selected
3.
Click the Uninstall button, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process.
Figure 2-20 Software uninstall — Uninstall button
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Click the Uninstall button to begin the removal process. When the process is complete, either
click the Reboot Now button, or clear the check box and click the Reboot Later button.
Figure 2-21 Software uninstall — Reboot Now button
Figure 2-22 Software uninstall — Reboot Later button
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Remove the print driver by using the Windows Add or Remove
Programs feature
If the print driver was installed by the HP Driver Installation Utility (HP DIU), perform the following to
uninstall the driver:
NOTE:
You do not need the printing-system software CD to use this uninstall method.
NOTE:
To uninstall the software, you must log on with Administrator privileges.
1.
Close all programs.
2.
Complete one of the following steps.
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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: On the Start menu, click the Control
Panel item, and then double-click the Add/Remove programs item.
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Windows Vista and Windows 7: On the Start menu, click the Control Panel item,
and then under the Programs menu click the Uninstall a program item.
Figure 2-23 Windows Control Panel screen
3.
Click Change or Remove Programs, select the component you want to remove, and then
click Change/Remove. The following components might appear in the list of programs:
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The HP Driver Uninstall Utility launches. Click the Uninstall button to start the uninstall process.
Click Cancel to exit the HP Uninstall Utility.
Figure 2-24 HP Driver Uninstall Utility screen
5.
When the removal is complete, you will be prompted to reboot the computer. De-select the
checkbox to reboot at a later time.
Figure 2-25 HP Driver Uninstall Complete screen
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Uninstall the print driver by using the Server Properties feature
If the print driver was installed by the Add Printer Wizard, perform the following to uninstall the driver:
NOTE:
To uninstall the software, you must log on with Administrator privileges.
1.
Close all programs.
2.
On the Start menu, do one of the following steps:
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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: Click the Settings item, and then open the
Printers and Faxes item.
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Windows Server 2008: Click the Control Panel item, and then open the Printers
folder.
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Windows Vista: Click the Control Panel item. Under the Hardware and Sound
category, click the Printer item.
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Windows 7: Click the Devices and Printers item.
3.
Right-click the icon for your product and then click the Delete button. This removes the icon for the
product only, but it does not remove the associated files.
NOTE:
You cannot have any print jobs in the print queue for the print driver being deleted.
Double-click the print queue icon to verify the there are no jobs in the print queue.
4.
To remove the associated files, do one of the following steps:
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Windows XP and Windows Server: Click the File menu from inside the Printers or
Printers and Faxes dialog, and then click the Server Properties menu item.
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Windows Vista: Right-click the list pane, and then click the Server Properties menu
item.
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Windows 7: Click another item in the Printers and Faxes group, and then at the top of
the list click the Printer server properties button.
5.
Click the Drivers tab, click the name of the product, and then click the Remove button. When
you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click the Yes button.
NOTE:
This will fail if there are any queues on the printer using this driver.
6.
Click the OK button to close the Print Server Properties dialog, and then close the Printers
or Printers and Faxes dialog.
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HP PCL 6 print driver for Windows
Introduction
This chapter describes the features of the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series
Printer PCL 6 Print Driver for, Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows Server
2008 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
You can control print jobs from several places:
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the product control panel
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the software program print dialog box
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the driver user interface
Generally, for features that are duplicated in more than one location (for instance, you can select the
paper input tray from any of them), settings that are established in the software program take
precedence over print-driver settings. Print-driver settings, in turn, override product control-panel
settings.
When you install the printing-system software in Windows, the HP PCL 6 Print Driver is installed by
default through the installer. The HP PS Universal Print Driver and the HP PCL 5 Universal Print Driver
and the HP PCL 6 Universal Print Driver can be installed by downloading the software from the Web.
Topics:
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Change the print driver settings for Windows
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Help system
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Advanced tab features
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Printing Shortcuts tab features
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Paper/Quality tab features
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Effects tab features
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Finishing tab features
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Job Storage tab features
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Services tab features
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About tab features
Change the print driver settings for Windows
Operating
System
To change the settings for
all print jobs until the
software program is
closed
To change the default
settings for all print jobs
To change the device
configuration settings
Windows 7, XP,
Server 2003, Server
2008, and Vista
1.
On the File menu in the
software program, click
Print.
2.
Select the driver, and then
click Properties or
Preferences.
The steps can vary; this
procedure is most common.
1.
Click Start, click
Settings, and then click
Devices and Printers
(Windows 7) or Printers
and Faxes (Windows XP
Professional and Server
2003) or Printers and
Other Hardware
Devices (Windows XP
Home).
For Windows Vista, click
Start, click Control
Panel, and then click
Printer.
2.
Right-click the driver icon,
and then select Printing
preferences.
1.
Click Start, click
Settings, and then click
Devices and Printers
(Windows 7) or Printers
and Faxes (Windows XP
Professional and Server
2003) or Printers and
Other Hardware
Devices (Windows XP
Home).
For Windows Vista, click
Start, click Control
Panel, and then click
Printer.
2.
Right-click the driver icon,
and then select
Properties or Printer
Properties
3.
Click the Configure tab or
the Device Settings tab.
To gain access to driver settings from within most software programs, click File, click Print, and then
click Properties or Preferences. The appearance and names of the driver tabs that appear can
vary, depending on the operating system. These settings apply only while the software program is
open.
You can also control the driver directly from the Printers folder. These settings change the default
settings for all software programs.
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In Windows 7, click Start, select Devices and Printers, right-click the device name, and then
click Printing preferences to gain access to the same set of driver tabs that the software
program controls.
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In Windows XP, click Start, select Settings, select Printers and Faxes (Windows XP
Professional) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home), right-click the
device name, and then click Printing preferences to gain access to the same set of driver tabs
that the software program controls.
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In Windows Vista, click Start, select Settings, select Printers, right-click the device name, and
then click Printing preferences to gain access to the same set of driver tabs that the software
program controls.
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In Windows Vista, Server 2003 and XP click Properties, in Windows 7 and Server 2008 click
Printer Properties, after right-clicking the device name to gain access to the Properties tab set,
which controls the driver behavior and driver connections.
Properties tab set
The Properties tab set contains information about and options for configuring the product.
NOTE:
Windows also has tabs in the Properties or Printer properties tab set. For information
about those tabs, see the documentation that came with the computer.
Printing preferences tab set
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product Printing
preferences tabs contain options for formatting documents for the product. Gain access to the
Printing preferences tabs either through the software program or through the Windows Printers
and Faxes folder.
The following tabs are included in Printing preferences tab set:
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Advanced
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Printing Shortcuts
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Paper/Quality
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Effects
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Finishing
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Job Storage
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Services
Document preview image
The document preview image is a line-drawn image of a page that represents graphics and text. The
document preview image is always oriented so that the contents of the page are right-side-up. The
document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of all Printing preferences tabs except
the Services and Job Storage tabs.
Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the document preview image.
Move the mouse over the document preview image, and the mouse cursor changes from an arrow to a
gloved hand. Toggle between portrait and landscape page orientation by clicking on the image.
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The HP PCL 6 Print Driver includes a full-featured Help system to provide assistance with printing and
configuration options.
HP Printer Help
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
support HP Printer Help . You can gain access to HP Printer Help messages in any of the following
ways:
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Right-click a feature or control. A pop-up Help window appears.
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Click a feature or control, and then press the F1 key. The Help window for the currently selected
control appears.
Incompatible Print Settings messages
Incompatible Print Settings (constraint) messages are unsolicited messages that appear in
response to specific print-driver selections. These messages alert you to selections that are illogical or
impossible given the product capabilities or the current settings of other controls.
NOTE:
Constraint messages are limited, and the underlying software architecture might accept some
settings that are illogical or impossible for the product to perform. Sending a job with incompatible
settings can lead to unexpected results. If print jobs do not print as expected, check the product
documentation for the product capabilities.
In supported Windows operating environments, some technically invalid print-driver configurations
result in warning messages. Duplexing, for example, is not possible when the Transparency paper type
is selected. The following figure shows an Incompatible Print Settings message.
Figure 3-1 An Incompatible Print Settings message
To resolve the conflicting settings, click Restore my previous settings., and then click OK. The
driver resets the conflicting control back to its previous state.
If you want to keep the conflicting setting, click Keep this setting, and I will change it later.,
and then click OK.
NOTE:
In this example, the conflict can be resolved manually. If the conflict is not resolved when the
driver is closed, then the same dialog appears again when a print job is sent to the product.
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Advanced tab features
NOTE:
The Advanced tab is located on the Printing preferences tab set.
Use the Advanced tab to change the layout of printed pages. Use this tab to configure special
controls that are not commonly used, as well as to control features such as collating and copies in the
driver (although most current software programs support these features in the print dialog box or
through the page settings in the software program). The following figure shows the Advanced tab.
Figure 3-2 The default appearance of the Advanced tab
The Advanced tab contains the following controls:
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Paper/Output
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Graphic
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Document Options
Paper/Output
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Copy Count specifies the number of copies to print. This driver setting is useful for software programs
that do not provide a copy count. If a copy count is available in the software program, set the copy
count in the software program.
The number of copies that you request appears in the Copy Count option. You can select the number
by typing in the text box or by using the up and down arrows to the right of the text box. Valid entries
are numbers from 1 to 9999. The copies value will not advance from the maximum number (9999) to 1
when the up arrow is used, or change from 1 to the maximum number (9999) when the down arrow is
used. When you click another group box or leave the Advanced tab, invalid entries into the text box
(such as non-numerical input, numbers less than 1, or numbers greater than the maximum allowed) are
changed to the last valid value that appeared in the text box. The default number of copies is 1.
Because you can set the number of copies that you want from some software programs, conflicts
between the software program you are using and the driver can arise. In most cases, the software
program and the driver communicate, so that the number of copies set in one location (such as the
program) will appear in the other (such as the driver). For some programs, this communication does not
take place, and the copies values are treated independently. For these programs, setting 10 copies in
the program and then setting 10 copies in the driver will result in 100 copies (10 x 10) being printed.
It is recommended that you set the number of copies in the program, whenever possible.
When the Copy Count option is set to more than 1, the Collated check box becomes available.
Select this check box when you want the product to collate (collect and combine in proper order) the
printed copies. Most current software programs support the collating feature in the print dialog box or
through the page settings in the software program.
Graphic
The Graphic setting contains the following control:
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True Type Font settings
True Type Font
Use Substitute with Device Font (the default setting) to print documents that contain TrueType fonts
by using equivalent printer based fonts. This permits faster printing; however, you might lose special
characters that the equivalent printer based font does not support. Select Download as Softfont to
download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using printer based fonts.
Document Options
The Document Options setting contains the following controls:
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Advanced Printing Features
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Print Optimizations
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Printer Features
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Layout Options
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Advanced Printing Features
When the Advanced Printing Features setting is Enabled, metafile spooling is turned on and
Finishing tab options such as Page Order, Booklet Layout, and Pages per Sheet are
available, depending on your product.
Enhanced metafile spooling is used to greatly reduce the amount of time that elapses between a request
to print (initiated by an application) and the return of control to the application by the operating system.
For normal printing, leave the Advanced Printing Features setting at the default (Enabled). If
compatibility problems occur, you can disable the feature. However, some advanced printing features
might still appear in the print driver, even though they have been disabled. If you select an advanced
printing feature in the print driver that has been disabled on the Advanced tab, the feature is
automatically re-enabled.
Print Optimizations
The default setting for Print Optimizations is Enabled. When this feature is enabled and your
document contains overlapping text and graphics, the text that is placed on top of a graphic might not
print correctly. If the printed output is not correct, you can disable this feature. When this feature is
disabled, print optimization-features, such as substituting device fonts for TrueType fonts and scanning
for horizontal and vertical rules, are turned off.
Printer Features
The Printer Features setting contains the following controls:
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Print All Text as Black
The feature is Disabled by default. When Enabled is selected, the driver prints all text as black
regardless of the original document text color. Color text is printed as black, except for white text,
which remains white. (White text is a reliable method of printing reverse typeface against a dark
background.) This setting does not affect graphic images on the page, nor does it affect any text
that is part of a graphic.
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Send True Type as Bitmap
Send True Type as Bitmap provides an alternative for software programs that have trouble
using TrueType fonts for special graphic aspects such as shading, rotation, or slanting. The setting
is Disabled (off) by default. The TrueType fonts are converted to bitmap soft fonts before
downloading. The Enabled setting causes the driver to send TrueType fonts to the product as
outlines, which retains the standard format (outline) of the fonts.
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Alternative Letterhead Mode
When selected, this option eliminates the need to flip or reload letterhead or preprinted paper in a
tray, whether you are printing on one or both sides of the sheet. Load the paper as you would for
printing on both sides. If the product tray has an icon that indicates whether to load paper either
face-up or face-down, load the paper in opposite orientation of that shown.
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When this option is selected, you must use one of the following options in the Paper type
setting:
◦
Letterhead
◦
Preprinted
NOTE:
Because Alternative Letterhead Mode is available only if the product is equipped
with an automatic duplexing unit, the the base model (HP Laserjet Enterprise 601n) does not
support this option.
Layout Options
The Layout Options setting contains the Page Order setting.
Page Order specifies the order in which the pages of your document are printed. Front to Back
prints the document so that page 1 prints first. Back to Front prints the document so that page 1
prints last.
NOTE:
The page-ordering operation works on whole sheets of paper rather than on individual logical
pages. Accordingly, if you set Pages per Sheet (on the Finishing tab) to be greater than one, the
ordering of logical pages on a physical sheet of paper does not change.
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Use defined printing shortcuts
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Create a custom printing shortcut
NOTE:
The Printing Shortcuts tab is located on the Printing preferences tab set.
Use the Printing Shortcuts tab to store specific combinations of driver settings for easy use.
The following figure shows the Printing Shortcuts tab.
NOTE:
The number of options shown (Paper sizes, Paper source, etc) changes depending on the
selected shortcut.
Figure 3-3 Printing Shortcuts tab
The Printing Shortcuts tab is a new tab that appears on the HP PCL 6 Print Driver beginning with the
HP Color LaserJet CM4730 MFP. In previous drivers, the Print Task Quick Sets appeared in most of the
driver tabs, and was used to capture commonly used driver settings. Like Quick Sets, the Printing
Shortcuts tab saves commonly used driver settings under a shortcut name.
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Create a custom printing shortcut
Use defined printing shortcuts
The following defined printing shortcuts are available:
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Factory Defaults
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General Everyday Printing. Select this option to print using typical settings.
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Envelopes. Select this option to print using typical settings for booklet printing.
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Cardstock/Heavy.
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Labels
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Transparencies
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EcoSMART Settings. Select this option to print using typical settings for duplex printing.
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Booklet Printing
NOTE:
If you change any of the settings for a defined printing shortcut, the Save As... and Reset
buttons become active. Click Save As... to save the new settings as a custom printing shortcut. Click
Reset to set the default options for all features of the selected shortcut.
Create a custom printing shortcut
1.
Select General Everyday Printing as a base.
2.
Select the appropriate print settings on the Printing Shortcuts tab or use the settings on any of
the Printing preferences tabs.
3.
On the Printing Shortcuts tab, click Save As.... The Printing Shortcuts dialog box
appears.
Figure 3-4 Printing Shortcuts dialog box
4.
Type a name for the custom printing shortcut, and then click OK. The custom printing shortcut
appears in the Printing Shortcuts list.
5.
To delete a custom printing shortcut, click the custom shortcut, then click the Delete button.
NOTE:
Predefined shortcuts are designed for using as-is, or as bases for custom printing
shortcuts, and cannot be deleted.
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Paper/Quality tab features
NOTE:
The Paper/Quality tab is located on the Printing preferences tab set.
Use the Paper/Quality tab to specify paper size, type, and source. You can also use this tab to
specify different paper selections for the front cover, first page, other pages, last page, and back cover
of the document. The following figure shows the Paper/Quality tab.
Figure 3-5 Paper/Quality tab
The Paper/Quality tab contains the following control sets:
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Paper Options
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Document preview image
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Print Quality
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The settings specified in the Paper Options group box on the Paper/Quality tab apply to all of the
pages of the document. The following figure shows the Paper Options group box and the selections
that are available by default.
Figure 3-6 Paper Options group box
The settings in the Paper Options group box are described in the following order:
●
Paper sizes
●
Custom Paper Size
●
Paper source
●
Paper type
●
Special pages
Paper sizes
The Paper sizes setting is a drop-down menu that lists all of the supported paper sizes.
When you move the mouse over the dimensions label, the mouse cursor changes from an arrow to a
gloved hand. Click the dimensions label to toggle between English and metric units.
Because paper-size settings in most software programs override driver settings, it is generally best to
use the driver to set paper size only when you are printing from software programs that do not include
a paper-size setting, such as NotePad, or when you are producing a book or a booklet that does not
require different paper sizes.
NOTE:
Certain software programs can override the size command and specify different paper sizes
within a single document.
When you change the print-driver setting to a paper size that is not currently loaded in the product, a
control-panel message appears that prompts you to load the paper size or select another tray.
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When the Settings under the Special Pages section have been changed, the Paper sizes, Paper
source, and Paper type menus change also, offering a variety of options. For more information, see
Special pages on page 68.
Custom Paper Size
The Custom Paper Size dialog box appears when you click Custom… on the Paper/Quality
tab. The following figure shows the initial appearance of the Custom Paper Size dialog box.
Figure 3-7 Custom Paper Size dialog box
NOTE:
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product supports
custom paper sizes from 3 inches in length and 5 inches in width up to 14 inches in length and 8.5
inches in width. The driver will be updated to enable printing to the maximum size.
Name
Use the Name text box to type a new name for a custom paper size. When you change the name to
something other than Custom, the Save and OK buttons become active.
The name that appears in the Name text box depends on the following conditions:
●
If a saved custom paper size has been selected from the drop-down menu on the Paper/Quality
tab, then the Name text box shows the name of the selected custom paper size.
●
If a standard paper size has been selected on the Paper/Quality tab, then the Name text box
shows the default name of Custom.
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If a new name has been typed into the Name text box for the purpose of saving a new size or
renaming an existing size, then that new name will remain in the text box until the new size is
saved or the dialog box is closed.
If you type a new name into the Name text box, but then do not click Save, you can change the
width and height values without losing the name. However, if you close the dialog box without clicking
Save, any unsaved name or size values are lost without warning.
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The width and height values can be changed by typing numeric strings into the edit boxes in the
Paper Size group box.
Any entry that is greater than the maximum limits of the width and height control is rounded down to
the maximum valid entry, while any entry that is smaller than the minimum limits of the width and height
control is rounded up to the minimum valid entry.
If units are in millimeters, the custom paper-size range minimum is the limit rounded up to the nearest
whole millimeter. The custom paper-size range maximum is the limit rounded down to the nearest whole
millimeter. Any non-numerical entry reverts to the minimum value. Width and height entries are
validated when the focus has changed.
The resolution of each control is 1 millimeter or 1/10 of an inch, depending on the current
measurement units.
Supported paper sizes
This product supports a number of paper sizes, and it adapts to various media.
NOTE:
To obtain best results, select the correct paper size and type in the print driver before printing.
Table 3-1 Supported paper and print media sizes
Size and dimensions
Tray 1
Tray 2
and the
optional
500-
sheet
trays
Optional
1,500-sheet
tray
Optional
envelope
feeder
Optional
duplexer
Optional
stacker and
stapler/
stacker
Optional
5-bin
mailbox
Letter
216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11
in)
A4
210 x 297 mm (8.27 x
11.69 in)
Legal
216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14
in)
Executive
184 x 267 mm (7.24 x
10.51 in)
(Stacker only)
A5
148 x 210 mm (5.83 x
8.27 in)
(Stacker only)
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Table 3-1 Supported paper and print media sizes (continued)
Size and dimensions
Tray 1
Tray 2
and the
optional
500-
sheet
trays
Optional
1,500-sheet
tray
Optional
envelope
feeder
Optional
duplexer
Optional
stacker and
stapler/
stacker
Optional
5-bin
mailbox
8.5 x 13
216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13
in)
(Stacker only)
B5 (JIS)
182 x 257 mm (7.17 x
10.12 in)
(Stacker only)
Double Postcard (JIS)
148 x 200 mm (5.8 x
7.9 in)
16K
197 x 273 mm (7.8 x
10.8 in)
(Stacker only)
Custom
76 x 127 mm to 216 x
356 mm
(3.0 x 5.0 in to
8.5 x 14 in)
Custom
148 x 210 mm to 216 x
356 mm
(5.83 x 8.27 in to
8.5 x 14 in)
(Stacker only)
Envelope Commercial
#10
105 x 241 mm (4.13 x
9.49 in)
Envelope DL ISO
110 x 220 mm (4.33 x
8.66 in)
Envelope C5 ISO
162 x 229 mm (6.37 x
9.01 in)
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Table 3-1 Supported paper and print media sizes (continued)
Size and dimensions
Tray 1
Tray 2
and the
optional
500-
sheet
trays
Optional
1,500-sheet
tray
Optional
envelope
feeder
Optional
duplexer
Optional
stacker and
stapler/
stacker
Optional
5-bin
mailbox
Envelope B5 ISO
176 x 250 mm (6.92 x
9.84 in)
Envelope Monarch
#7-3/4
98 x 191 mm (3.9 x 7.5
in)
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Custom sizes cannot be stapled, but they can be stacked in the output bins.
Units
To change measurement units, click one of the options in the Units group box (either Inches or
Millimeters).
Custom width and height control limits
The minimum paper size for the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer
product is 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in) and the maximum in Tray 1 is 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 14 in). The
following table summarizes paper size limits for each paper-handling device.
NOTE:
Custom media width is limited to 312 mm (12.3 in). However, SRA3, which is 320 mm (12.6
in) wide, is supported. The maximum printable image is 302 mm (11.9 in) wide. With the required
blank 5 mm (0.2 in) margins on each side for printing, any media wider than 312 mm (11.9 in) will
have its image centered and limited to 302 mm wide.
Table 3-2 PCL 6 custom paper sizes
Tray
Dimensions
Minimum
Maximum
Tray 1 (100-sheet
multipurpose)
Width
76 mm (3 in)
216 mm (8.5 in)
Length
127 mm (5 in)
279 mm (14 in)
Tray 2 (500-sheet)
Width
148.0 mm (5.83 in)
210 mm (8.27 in)
Length
216 mm (8.5 in)
279 mm (14.0 in)
Trays 3 — 6 (500-sheet)
Width
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
210 mm (8.27 in)
Length
216 mm (8.5 in)
279 mm (14.0 in)
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The Paper source setting specifies the source tray to use for printing a document. The list of source
trays depends on the product accessories that are installed. Any optional source trays that are installed
through the Device Settings tab also appear here.
The Paper source drop-down menu can contain the following options, depending on what has been
installed on the product:
●
Automatically select
●
Printer Auto Select
●
Manual Feed in Tray 1
●
Tray 1 (100-sheet multipurpose tray)
●
Tray 2 (500-sheet tray)
The default setting is Automatically Select. When this setting is selected, the HP LaserJet Enterprise
600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer uses the source tray that supports the paper size that you
have selected. If you select a source tray other than Automatically select, make sure that the correct
paper size is loaded in the source tray.
Paper type
The Paper type drop-down menu shows the first few paper types that the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600
M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer supports and an entry for More. Clicking More opens the
Type Is dialog box. Click the + next to Type Is and its subcategories to view all of the paper types
that the product supports, listed in the following categories.
●
Unspecified
●
Everyday <96g
◦
Plain
◦
HP EcoSMART Lite
◦
Light 60-74g
◦
Bond
◦
Recycled
●
Photo/Cover 176–220g
◦
Cardstock 176–220g
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Other
◦
Monochrome Laser Transparency
◦
Labels
◦
Letterhead
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Retail Shelf Edge Labels
The default setting is Unspecified.
No mechanism exists for manually adding custom paper types through the driver. Use HP Web
Jetadmin to add custom paper types. Custom types can be added only by using bidirectional
communication, so they must already exist in the product when the bidirectional query occurs. If
bidirectional communication is enabled, then an updated list of paper types is returned. If bidirectional
communication is not enabled, then the driver looks for custom paper types that have been saved from
a previous bidirectional communication query, and uses those. Otherwise, no custom paper types are
available through the driver.
NOTE:
To download a current version of HP Web Jetamin and for the latest list of supported host
systems, go to the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin
If you select a setting other than the default, make sure that the correct paper type is loaded in the tray
that you selected in the Paper source setting.
When you change the print-driver setting to a paper type that is not currently loaded in the product, a
control-panel message appears that prompts you to load the paper type or select another tray.
Special pages
To specify special pages to be used, click the Settings button under Special Pages.
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To use specific cover settings, click Covers in the Special Pages group box.
Figure 3-8 Special Pages dialog— Covers
Use the Covers options to include a blank or preprinted cover on a document, or to include a front/
back cover from a source tray that is different from the one used for the remainder of the document.
The following are the Covers options:
●
Add a blank or preprinted cover: Select which cover is customized: Front, Back, or Both.
●
Paper source: The Paper source setting specifies the source tray to use for adding a front
and/or back cover to the document. The list of source trays depends on the accessories that are
installed. Any optional trays that are installed through the Device Settings tab also appear here.
●
Paper type: The Paper type setting specifies the paper size to use for front and/or back
covers. Changes made to the Paper type setting here override any previous Paper type
settings using the same paper source.
NOTE:
The same size of paper will be used for the entire print job.
When you change the type and source of the paper and covers, the settings remain configured until
you close the software program.
Special Pages dialog — Print pages on different paper
Use the Print pages on different paper options to select an alternative paper type or source for
the first or last pages of a document.
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The following figure shows the Print pages on different paper settings and options.
Figure 3-9 Print pages on different paper
The following are the Print pages on different paper options:
●
Pages in document. Select which pages are customized: the First page or the Last page.
●
Paper source: The Paper source setting specifies the source tray to use for printing a
document. The list of source trays depends on the accessories that are installed. Any optional trays
that are installed through the Device Settings tab also appear here.
●
Paper type: The Paper type drop-down menu shows all of the paper types that the HP LaserJet
Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer supports.
NOTE:
The same type of paper is used for the entire print job.
When you change the type and source of the paper and covers, the settings remain configured until
you close the software program.
Document preview image
The document preview image is a line-drawn image of a page that represents graphics and text. The
document preview image is always oriented so that the contents of the page are right-side-up. The
document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of the following Printing preferences
driver tabs:
●
Printing Shortcuts
●
Paper/Quality
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Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the document preview image.
When you move the mouse over the document preview image, the mouse cursor changes from an
arrow to a gloved hand. You can toggle between portrait and landscape page orientation by clicking
the image.
Print Quality
The Print Quality group box contains the following controls:
●
Print Quality drop-down menu
●
EconoMode check box
Print Quality drop-down menu
The Print Quality drop-down menu contains the following options:
●
600 dpi: This setting prints using standard 600 dpi resolution.
●
FastRes 1200: This setting produces a resolution of 1200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) This mode is
faster than 1200 x 1200 resolution, but has slightly lower print quality.
●
ProRes1200 (180 lpi): This setting prints using 1200 x 1200 resolution. It prints more slowly
than the other resolutions, but it has the best print quality.
●
ProRes1200 (132 lpi): This setting prints using 1200 x 1200 resolution. It prints more slowly
than the other resolutions, but it has the best print quality.
●
1200 x 1200. This setting may improve the rendering of fine lines and text.
EconoMode check box
This product has an EconoMode option for printing drafts of documents. Using EconoMode can use less
toner and decrease the cost per page. However, using EconoMode also can reduce print quality.
HP does not recommend full-time use of EconoMode. If EconoMode is used full-time, the toner supply
might outlast the mechanical parts in the print cartridge. If print quality begins to degrade under these
circumstances, you will need to install a new print cartridge, even if there is toner supply remaining in
the cartridge.
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Effects tab features
NOTE:
The Effects tab is located on the Printing preferences tab set.
Use the Effects tab to create unique paper effects such as scaling and watermarks. The following
figure shows the Effects tab.
Figure 3-10 Effects tab
The Effects tab contains the following controls:
●
Resizing Options
●
Document preview image
●
Watermarks
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The Resizing Options group box consists of the following controls:
●
Actual Size (default)
●
Print Document On
●
Scale to Fit
●
% of Actual Size
Actual Size
Actual Size is the default setting. It prints the document without changing the document size.
Print Document On
Click the Print Document On option to format the document for one paper size and then print the
document on a different paper size, with or without scaling the image to fit the new paper size.
The Print Document On control is disabled by either of the following conditions:
●
The % of Actual Size value is not 100.
●
The Pages per Sheet value (on the Finishing tab) is not 1.
When Print Document On is selected, the drop-down menu shows the paper sizes on which you
can print. The list contains all of the standard paper sizes that the selected paper source supports and
any custom sizes that you have created. When Print Document On is selected, Scale to Fit is
automatically selected. Clear this check box if you do not want your document reduced or enlarged to
fit on the selected paper.
Scale to Fit
The Scale to Fit option box specifies whether each formatted document page image is scaled to fit the
target paper size. By default, Scale to Fit is selected when Print Document On is selected. If the
setting is turned off, then the document page images will not be scaled, and are instead centered at full
size on the target paper. If the document size is larger than the target paper size, then the document
image is clipped. If it is smaller, then it is centered within the target paper. The following figure shows
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preview images for a document formatted for Legal-size paper with the Print Document On check
box selected, and the target size specified as Letter.
Figure 3-11 Preview images – Legal on Letter; Scale to Fit off (left) and on (right)
When the size for which the document is formatted (that is, the logical size) differs from the target size,
the preview image uses a dashed gray line to show the boundaries of the logical page in relation to
the target paper size.
% of Actual Size
The % of Actual Size option provides a slider bar and input box to use for scaling the percentage
setting. The default setting in the entry box is 100% of actual size. Actual size is defined as the paper
size that is selected within the driver or what the driver receives from the software program (if the
software program does not negotiate the paper size with the driver). The driver scales the page by the
appropriate factor and sends it to the product.
The limits of the range are from 25% to 400%, and any values outside the range are adjusted to those
limits as soon as the focus is removed from the control (that is, when the Tab key is pressed or another
control is selected).
Any change to the scale also changes the page preview, which increases or decreases from the upper-
left corner of the preview.
The slider bar controls the scale directly. The value in the edit box changes as the slider-bar indicator is
dragged, and the document preview image is updated to the new image scale. Each click on the
arrows increases or decreases the scale by 1%. Each click on the slider bar affects the scale by 10%.
You cannot achieve an exact value by dragging the slider-bar indicator. Instead, either use the slider-
bar indicator to approximate the value that you want and then use the arrows to refine the value, or
type the value into the entry box.
The following settings disable % of Actual Size:
●
Print Document On (on the Effects tab) is selected
●
Pages per Sheet (on the Finishing tab) is not 1
Document preview image
The document preview image is a line-drawn image of a page that represents graphics and text. The
document preview image is always oriented so that the contents of the page are right-side-up. The
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document preview image appears in the upper-right corner of the following Printing preferences driver
tabs:
●
Printing Shortcuts
●
Paper/Quality
●
Effects
●
Finishing
Switching between tabs does not change the location or appearance of the document preview image.
When you move the mouse over the document preview image, the mouse cursor changes from an
arrow to a gloved hand. You can toggle between portrait and landscape page orientation by clicking
the image.
Watermarks
Use the Watermarks feature to select a watermark, create a new watermark (text only), or edit an
existing watermark. The following watermarks are preset in the driver:
●
(none)
●
[Username]
●
Confidential
●
Draft
●
SAMPLE
The Watermarks feature can be configured using the Driver Configuration Utility.
If the [Username] watermark is selected, the driver will use the network username of the logged in
user for the watermark.
The drop-down menu shows alphabetically sorted watermarks that are currently available on the
system, plus the string "(none)," which indicates that no watermark is selected. This is the default
setting. Any watermark that is selected from this list appears in the preview image.
When the First Page Only check box is selected, the watermark is printed only on the first page of
the document. The First Page Only check box is disabled when the current watermark selection is
"(none).”
Watermarks are applied to logical pages. For example, when Pages per Sheet is set to "4" and
First Page Only is turned off, four watermarks appear on the physical page (one on each logical
page).
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Click Edit, and the Watermark Details dialog box appears.
Figure 3-12 Watermark Details dialog box
The dialog box shows a preview image and provides options for creating a new watermark and
controlling the message angle and font attributes.
Click OK to accept all of the changes that are made in the Watermark Details dialog box.
However, clicking Cancel does not cancel all of the changes. If you make changes to a watermark
and then select a different watermark or click New, all of the changes are saved, and only the current,
unsaved changes can be canceled.
Current watermarks
The Current Watermarks group box contains a list of available watermarks, both predefined
watermarks that are available in the driver and any new watermarks that you have created.
To create a new watermark, click New. The new watermark appears in the Current Watermarks
list and in the Watermark Message edit box as "Untitled" until you name it. The name that you
type in the Watermark Message field appears in the Current Watermarks group box in the
Watermark Details dialog box and in the Watermarks group box on the Effects tab.
To name the new watermark, type the selected watermark text in the Watermark Message edit
box.
To delete a watermark, select the watermark in the Current Watermarks list, and then click Delete.
A warning appears asking whether you are sure you want to delete the selected item. Click Cancel if
you want to keep the watermark. Click OK to delete the selected watermark.
NOTE:
You can have no more that 30 watermarks in the Current Watermarks list at one time.
When you reach the limit of 30 watermarks, the New button is disabled.
To edit an existing watermark, select the watermark in the Current Watermarks list. If you change
the Watermark Message for that watermark, you are, in effect, creating a new watermark.
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The Watermark Message is also the name that identifies the watermark in the Current
Watermarks list, except when more than one watermark has the same message. For example, you
might want several different watermarks with the message DRAFT, each with a different typeface or font
size. When this occurs, the string is appended with a space, a pound sign, and a number (for
example, Draft #2). When a number is added, the number two is used first, but if the resulting name
is also in the list, then the number increases until the name is unique (Draft #3, Draft #4, and so on).
Message Angle
Use the controls in the Message Angle group box to print the watermark in different orientations on
the page. All settings center the watermark string within the page; the selection of a particular setting
affects only the angle of the string placement. The following settings are available:
●
Diagonal. This is the default setting. Select this setting to place the text along a line that spans
the lower-left to upper-right corners of the page.
●
Horizontal. Select this setting to place the text along a line that spans the mid-left and mid-right
edges of the page.
●
Custom. Select this setting to place the text at the specified angle across the page. Use the
numeric spin box to select the angle.
Font Attributes
Use the controls in the Font Attributes group box to change the font and the shading, size, and style
of the font.
The Font Attributes group box contains the following controls:
●
Name
The Name drop-down menu lists fonts that are currently installed on the system. The default is
language-dependent.
●
Color
The Color drop-down menu contains the following selection:
◦
Gray
●
Shading
The default Shading setting for new and preset watermarks is Very Light. The following range
of shades is available from the Shading drop-down menu:
◦
Lightest
◦
Very Light (default)
◦
Light
◦
Medium Light
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These values represent the intensity of the gray that is used. Select Light to produce a lightly
saturated gray watermark. Select Lightest to produce the lightest shade of watermark. Select
Darkest to produce a black watermark.
●
Size
Font sizes from 1 to 999 points are available from the Size menu. The default point size is
language-dependent.
●
Style
The following settings are available:
◦
Regular
◦
Bold
◦
Italic
◦
Bold Italic
The default Style setting for new and preset watermarks is Regular.
Default watermark settings
The following table shows Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks.
Table 3-3 Font Attribute settings for new and preset watermarks
Setting
New watermark
Preset watermark
Name
Arial
Varies by language
Color
Gray
Gray
Shading
Very Light
Very Light
Size
80
Varies by language
Style
Regular
Regular
Click OK to accept all of the changes that have been made in the Watermark Details dialog box.
Clicking Cancel does not cancel all of the changes. If you make changes to a watermark and then
select a different watermark or click New, all of the changes are saved, and only the current, unsaved
changes can be canceled.
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Finishing tab features
NOTE:
The Finishing tab is located on the Printing preferences tab set.
Use the Finishing tab to print booklets and control the paper output. The following figure shows the
Finishing tab.
Figure 3-13 Finishing tab
The Finishing tab contains the following controls:
●
Document Options
●
Document preview image
●
Orientation
Document Options
The Document Options group box contains the following controls:
●
Print on Both Sides
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Flip Pages Up
●
Booklet Layout
●
Pages per sheet
●
Print Page Borders
●
Page Order
Print on Both Sides
The default setting for the Print on Both Sides option is off (not selected). Print on Both Sides is
available when the following conditions exist:
●
Paper type on the Paper tab is set to any paper type except for the following types:
◦
Labels
◦
Monochrome Laser Transparency
◦
Envelopes
●
Paper sizes is set to any paper size except for the following sizes:
◦
Statement
◦
3x5
◦
4x6
◦
5x7
◦
5x8
◦
A6
◦
B6
◦
10x15cm
◦
Envelope #10
◦
Japanese Postcard
◦
Envelope #9
◦
Envelope Monarch
◦
Envelope B5
◦
Envelope C5
◦
Envelope C6
◦
Envelope DL
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Print on both sides automatically
The duplexing unit in the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product
prints on two sides of a sheet of paper when the Print on Both Sides option is specified in the print
job. The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product comes with a
duplexing unit installed in the following models:
●
M601dn
●
HP LaserJet M602
●
HP LaserJet M603
These product models support smart duplexing. The smart duplexing feature increases printing
performance by preventing one-page print jobs or single-sided pages of a duplexed print job from
going through the duplexing unit even when the duplexing feature has been selected in the driver.
All paper types support the smart duplexing feature, except for paper types that cannot be printed on
both sides (such as labels, transparencies, and envelopes) and the following paper types:
●
Prepunched
●
Preprinted
●
Letterhead
●
Cardstock
When the paper type is set to Unspecified, the smart duplexing feature is disabled.
To achieve the best print quality when printing on the second side of the page, the product needs to
make adjustments to its print modes. When you select a paper type, you are, in effect, instructing the
product to use a group of settings (such as fuser temperature and print speed) to print the paper with
the best possible quality. This group of settings is known as print mode. A different print mode is used
with each paper type. Print-mode adjustments for the second side of a duplexed page are automatic.
Print on both sides manually
Select the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box to print on the second side of the paper for
the HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601dn, M602dn, M603dn, which does not have a duplexing unit
installed. Also, select Print on Both Sides (Manually) on the other HP LaserJet Enterprise 600
M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer product models for paper types that are not available when
using the automatic duplexing unit, such as cardstock and thick paper.
Manually printing on the second side of a page is available when you are using the HP PCL 6 driver. If
a duplexing unit is installed and manual duplexing is enabled in the driver, the product automatically
prints on both sides of paper types that are supported for automatic duplexing (Letter, A4, Legal, and
8.5 x 11 only). For paper types that are not supported for automatic duplexing, a Help message
appears prompting you to configure the driver settings for manual printing on both sides. Manual
printing on both sides does not occur automatically.
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Select the paper type that corresponds to the paper that you are using for the print job. The following
paper types have a different print modes when you manually print on the second side:
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Plain
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Preprinted
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Letterhead
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Prepunched
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Bond
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Recycled
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Rough
NOTE:
To make the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box available in the document
options, select the Allow Manual Duplexing option on the Device Settings tab in the print-driver
Properties tab set. See Installable Options on page 100.
If you want to print on both sides manually while using paper that is supported for automatic duplexing,
you must select and apply the Not Installed setting on the Duplex Unit (for 2-Sided Printing)
option on the Device Settings tab.
Cardstock paper can be manually printed on the second side, but no change occurs to the print mode.
Transparencies and labels should never be manually printed on the second side.
To print a multiple-page document, follow these steps:
1.
Select the Print on Both Sides (Manually) check box.
2.
Click OK. The even-number pages of the document print.
3.
When the control panel shows the MANUALLY FEED message, insert the stack of paper (on
which the even-number pages have been printed) as indicated in the following figure.
Figure 3-14 Print on Both Sides Instructions dialog box
When you have completed the steps that appear in the dialog box, the second half of the print job
prints on the back side of the stack of paper. The driver does not require the program to specifically
support odd- and even-page printing, because the driver coordinates this function.
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Flip Pages Up
Use the Flip Pages Up check box to specify the duplex-binding option. By default, the Flip Pages
Up check box is not available. It is available only when Print on Both Sides is selected. The
following table demonstrates the results of selecting this check box, depending on the paper orientation
selected on the Finishing tab.
Table 3-4 Page orientation
Orientation (Finishing tab)
Flip Pages Up selected
Flip Pages Up not selected
Portrait
Short-edge binding
Long-edge binding
Landscape
Long-edge binding
Short-edge binding
When Print on Both Sides is selected, the document preview image changes to show a spiral
binding along either the left edge or the top edge of the page. In addition, a folded-over corner
appears in the lower-right portion of the preview image, indicating that printing occurs on the back
side. An arrow on the folded-over corner points in the direction that the pages would be flipped if they
were bound together.
Short-side binding is for print jobs with pages that read by flipping over like the pages of a calendar.
Long-side binding is for print jobs with pages that read by turning like the pages of a book.
Booklet Layout
The Booklet Layout drop-down menu, visible when Print on Both Sides is selected, offers choices
that are based on the current paper size. The default setting for the Booklet Printing drop-down
menu is Off. The other settings have the following format, where [paper size] depends on the paper
size that is set on the Paper/Quality tab:
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Left Binding
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Right Binding
When you select Left Binding or Right Binding, the document preview image changes to show the
location of the binding. If the Pages per Sheet setting is on the default setting of 1, it automatically
changes to 2 pages per sheet. If you change the Pages per Sheet setting manually to 4, 6, 9, or
16 pages per sheet, the booklet setting is disabled. See Pages per sheet on page 84 for more
information.
Book and Booklet Printing
The HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602, and M603 Series Printer supports book and booklet
printing.
A book is a print job consisting of at least two pages. It can have a different paper type for the front
cover, first page, other pages, last page, or back cover. Use the Covers and Print pages on
different paper settings on the Paper/Quality tab to select different paper for the front cover, first
page, other pages, and back cover. For more information, see Paper/Quality tab features on page 61.
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A booklet is a print job that places two pages on each side of a sheet that can then be folded into a
booklet that is half the size of the paper. Use the Booklet Layout drop-down menu on the Finishing
tab to control booklet settings.
Pages per sheet
Use the Pages per sheet option to select the number of pages that you want to print on a single
sheet of paper. If you choose to print more than one page per sheet, the pages appear smaller and are
arranged on the sheet in the order that they would otherwise be printed. The Pages per sheet drop-
down menu provides six settings:
Figure 3-15 Pages per sheet preview images
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1 page per sheet (this is the default)
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2 pages per sheet
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4 pages per sheet
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6 pages per sheet
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9 pages per sheet
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16 pages per sheet
NOTE:
When you select an option other than 2 pages per sheet, booklet printing is unavailable.
Related controls indented beneath Pages per Sheet are Print Page Borders and Page Order,
which become active when Pages per Sheet is greater than 1.
Print Page Borders
Print Page Borders sets a line around each page image on a printed sheet to help visually define
the borders of each logical page.
Page Order
The Page Order drop-down menu contains four selections:
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Right, then Down
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Down, then Right
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Left, then Down
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Down, then Left
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