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Table of contents 1 Product information Product features ................................................................................................................................... 2 HP LaserJet P2015 printer .................................................................................................. 2 HP LaserJet P2015d printer ................................................................................................ 2 HP LaserJet P2015n printer ................................................................................................ 3 HP LaserJet P2015dn printer .............................................................................................. 3 HP LaserJet P2015x printer ................................................................................................. 3 Identify product parts ............................................................................................................................ 4 2 Control panel 3 Product software Supported operating systems ............................................................................................................. 10 Printer connections ............................................................................................................................. 11 USB connections ............................................................................................................... 11 Network connections ......................................................................................................... 11 Connect the printer to the network .................................................................... 11 Install the printer software for the network printer ............................................. 12 Software for Windows ........................................................................................................................ 13 Windows printer drivers ..................................................................................................... 13 Windows driver types ........................................................................................ 13 Install the Windows printer software ................................................................. 13 To install printer software for Windows XP (64-bit) and Windows Server 2003 ...................................................................................... 13 To install printer software for Windows 98 (driver only), Me (driver only), 2000, and XP (32­bit) ............................................................. 13 Configure the Windows printer driver ................................................................ 13 HP ToolboxFX ................................................................................................................... 14 Embedded Web server ...................................................................................................... 14 Software for Macintosh ....................................................................................................................... 15 Macintosh printer drivers ................................................................................................... 15 Install the Macintosh printer driver .................................................................... 15 Configure the Macintosh printer driver .............................................................. 15 PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) ........................................................................ 16 4 Supported paper and other media Optimize print quality for media types ................................................................................................ 18 Guidelines for using media ................................................................................................................. 19 HP media ........................................................................................................................... 19 ENWW iii Media to avoid ................................................................................................................... 19 Media that can damage the printer .................................................................................... 19 Paper ................................................................................................................................. 20 Labels ................................................................................................................................ 20 Label construction ............................................................................................. 20 Transparencies .................................................................................................................. 20 Envelopes .......................................................................................................................... 20 Envelope construction ....................................................................................... 20 Envelopes with double-side seams ................................................................... 21 Envelopes with adhesive strips or flaps ............................................................ 21 Envelope storage .............................................................................................. 21 Card stock and heavy media ............................................................................................. 21 Card stock construction ..................................................................................... 22 Card stock guidelines ........................................................................................ 22 Letterhead and preprinted forms ....................................................................................... 22 5 Print tasks Load media ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Tray 1 ................................................................................................................................. 24 Tray 2 and optional tray 3 .................................................................................................. 24 Straight-through output path .............................................................................................. 25 Manual feed ....................................................................................................................... 25 Print-quality settings ........................................................................................................................... 26 Print on special media ........................................................................................................................ 27 Print on an envelope .......................................................................................................... 27 Print on transparencies or labels ....................................................................................... 28 Print on letterhead and preprinted forms ........................................................................... 29 Print on custom-size media and card stock ....................................................................... 30 Print on both sides of the page (duplex) ............................................................................................. 32 Manual two-sided printing .................................................................................................. 32 Manual two-sided printing using the top output bin ........................................... 32 Manual two-sided printing using the straight-through output door .................... 35 Automatic two-sided printing .............................................................................................. 38 Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing) ......................................................... 40 Print booklets ...................................................................................................................................... 41 Print watermarks ................................................................................................................................ 42 Cancel a print job ............................................................................................................................... 43 6 Managing and maintenance Printer information pages ................................................................................................................... 46 Demo page ........................................................................................................................ 46 Configuration page ............................................................................................................ 46 Supplies Status page ......................................................................................................... 46 Network Configuration page .............................................................................................. 46 HP ToolboxFX .................................................................................................................................... 47 To view HP ToolboxFX ...................................................................................................... 47 Status ................................................................................................................................. 48 Alerts .................................................................................................................................. 49 Set up status alerts ........................................................................................... 49 Set up e-mail alerts ........................................................................................... 49 iv ENWW Help ................................................................................................................................... 49 Device settings .................................................................................................................. 50 Device information ............................................................................................ 50 Paper handling .................................................................................................. 51 Print quality ....................................................................................................... 51 Paper types ....................................................................................................... 51 System setup .................................................................................................... 52 Service .............................................................................................................. 52 Print settings ...................................................................................................................... 52 Printing .............................................................................................................. 52 PCL 5e .............................................................................................................. 52 PCL 6 ................................................................................................................ 52 PostScript .......................................................................................................... 53 Network settings ................................................................................................................ 53 Embedded Web server ....................................................................................................................... 54 Open the embedded Web server ....................................................................................... 54 Status ...