Table of contents
1 Printer basics
Quick access to printer information ...........................................................................................2
User guide links ..................................................................................................................2
Where to look for more information ....................................................................................2
Printer configurations ................................................................................................................3
Feature designations for the HP LaserJet 2400 series printer ...........................................3
Printer features ..........................................................................................................................4
Printer parts ...............................................................................................................................8
Interface ports .....................................................................................................................9
Control panel ...........................................................................................................................10
Control-panel layout .........................................................................................................10
Control-panel buttons .......................................................................................................11
Control-panel lights ...........................................................................................................11
Printing control-panel menus ............................................................................................12
Using the printer Help system ..........................................................................................12
Changing printer-control-panel configuration settings .....................................................13
Software ..................................................................................................................................23
Operating systems and printer components ....................................................................23
Printer drivers ...................................................................................................................24
Software for Macintosh computers ...................................................................................27
Installing the printing system software .............................................................................28
Uninstalling the software ..................................................................................................33
Selecting print media ...............................................................................................................34
Supported types and sizes of print media ........................................................................34
2 Printing tasks
Selecting which tray is used for printing .................................................................................38
Understanding tray order ..................................................................................................38
Customizing tray 1 operation ............................................................................................38
Printing by type and size of media (locking trays) ............................................................39
Manually feeding media from tray 1 .................................................................................40
Selecting the correct fuser mode ............................................................................................41
Loading trays ...........................................................................................................................42
Loading tray 1 (multipurpose tray) ....................................................................................42
Loading tray 2 (250-sheet tray) ........................................................................................43
Loading optional tray 3 (500-sheet tray) ...........................................................................45
Understanding media output options ......................................................................................47
Printing on envelopes ..............................................................................................................48
To load envelopes in tray 1 ..............................................................................................48
Printing on special media ........................................................................................................50
Printing on labels ..............................................................................................................50
Printing on transparencies ................................................................................................51
Printing on custom-sized media or cardstock ..................................................................51
Printing on letterhead, prepunched, or preprinted paper (single-sided) ..........................52
Printing on both sides (duplexing) ...........................................................................................54
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