Use
HP LaserJet
1160, 1320, 1320n,
1320tn, 1320nw
hp LaserJet 1160 and hp LaserJet 1320
series printer
User Guide
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Edition 1, 09/2004
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Table of contents
1 Printer basics
Quick access to more information .............................................................................................2
WWW links for drivers, software, and support ...................................................................2
User guide links ..................................................................................................................2
Where to look for more information ....................................................................................2
Printer configurations ................................................................................................................3
hp LaserJet 1160 printer .....................................................................................................3
hp LaserJet 1320 printer .....................................................................................................3
hp LaserJet 1320n printer ...................................................................................................4
hp LaserJet 1320tn printer ..................................................................................................4
hp LaserJet 1320nw printer ................................................................................................4
Walk around ..............................................................................................................................5
Printer control panel ..................................................................................................................6
Media paths ...............................................................................................................................7
Single-sheet priority input slot (Tray 1) ...............................................................................7
Main input tray (Tray 2) ......................................................................................................7
Straight-through output path ...............................................................................................8
Output bin ...........................................................................................................................9
Print cartridge access ..............................................................................................................10
Printer software .......................................................................................................................11
Supported operating systems ...........................................................................................11
Installing printer software ..................................................................................................11
Printer Properties (driver) .................................................................................................12
Print setting priorities ........................................................................................................13
Printer Properties online help ...........................................................................................13
Software for Windows .............................................................................................................14
Printer drivers ...................................................................................................................14
Available printer drivers ....................................................................................................14
hp toolbox .........................................................................................................................14
Embedded Web server .....................................................................................................15
Software for Macintosh computers .........................................................................................16
hp LaserJet 1160 printer ...................................................................................................16
hp LaserJet 1320 series printer ........................................................................................16
PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs) ......................................................................17
Printer media specifications ....................................................................................................18
Supported media sizes .....................................................................................................18
2 Printer connections
USB connections .....................................................................................................................20
Connecting the USB cable ...............................................................................................20
Parallel connections ................................................................................................................21
Connecting the parallel cable ...........................................................................................21
Network connections ...............................................................................................................22
Connecting to the network ................................................................................................23
Wireless connections ..............................................................................................................25
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3 Managing the printer
Printer information pages ........................................................................................................28
Demo page .......................................................................................................................28
Configuration page ...........................................................................................................28
Supplies Status page ........................................................................................................28
Network Configuration page .............................................................................................28
Using the hp toolbox ...............................................................................................................29
Supported operating systems ...........................................................................................29
Supported browsers .........................................................................................................29
To view hp toolbox on Windows .......................................................................................29
To view hp toolbox on Mac ...............................................................................................29
hp toolbox sections ...........................................................................................................30
Other links .........................................................................................................................30
Status tab ..........................................................................................................................30
Troubleshooting tab ..........................................................................................................30
Alerts tab ...........................................................................................................................31
Documentation tab ...........................................................................................................31
Advanced Printer Settings window ...................................................................................31
Network window ................................................................................................................32
Using the embedded Web server ...........................................................................................33
To open the embedded Web server .................................................................................33
Information tab ..................................................................................................................34
Settings tab .......................................................................................................................34
Networking tab ..................................................................................................................34
Other links .........................................................................................................................35
Wireless printing ......................................................................................................................36
IEEE 802.11b/g standard .................................................................................................36
Bluetooth ...........................................................................................................................36
4 Printing tasks
Manual feed .............................................................................................................................38
Canceling a print job ...............................................................................................................39
Understanding print quality settings ........................................................................................40
Using EconoMode (saves toner) .............................................................................................41
Optimizing print quality for media types ..................................................................................42
Guidelines for using media .....................................................................................................43
Paper ................................................................................................................................43
Labels ...............................................................................................................................44
Transparencies .................................................................................................................44
Envelopes .........................................................................................................................44
Card stock and heavy media ............................................................................................46
Letterhead and preprinted forms ......................................................................................46
Choosing paper and other media ............................................................................................48
HP media ..........................................................................................................................48
Media to avoid ..................................................................................................................48
Media that may damage the printer ..................................................................................48
Loading media into the input trays ..........................................................................................50
Single-sheet priority input slot (Tray 1) .............................................................................50
250-sheet input tray (Tray 2 or optional Tray 3) ...............................................................50
Printing an envelope ...............................................................................................................51
Printing on transparencies or labels ........................................................................................53
Printing on letterhead and preprinted forms ...........................................................................54
Printing on custom-size media and card stock .......................................................................55
Automatic two-sided printing (duplex) .....................................................................................57
Windows ...........................................................................................................................57
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Mac OS 9 ..........................................................................................................................57
Mac OS X .........................................................................................................................58
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual two-sided printing) ............................................59
Manual two-sided printing using the top output bin ..........................................................59
Manual two-sided printing using the straight-through output door ...................................61
Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing) .........................................65
Printing booklets ......................................................................................................................66
Printing watermarks ................................................................................................................67
5 Maintenance
Cleaning the printer .................................................................................................................70
Cleaning the print cartridge area ......................................................................................70
Cleaning the printer media path .......................................................................................72
Changing the pickup roller ......................................................................................................73
Cleaning the pickup roller ........................................................................................................79
Changing the printer separation pad .......................................................................................80
6 Problemsolving
Finding the solution .................................................................................................................84
Step 1: Is the printer set up correctly? ..............................................................................84
Step 2: Is the Ready light on? ..........................................................................................84
Step 3: Can you print a demo page? ................................................................................84
Step 4: Is the print quality acceptable? ............................................................................85
Step 5: Is the printer communicating with the computer? ................................................85
Step 6: Does the printed page look like you expected? ...................................................85
Contact HP support ..........................................................................................................86
Status light patterns ................................................................................................................87
Common Macintosh problems ................................................................................................93
Troubleshooting PostScript (PS) errors ..................................................................................97
Paper handling problems ........................................................................................................98
Paper jam .........................................................................................................................98
Print is skewed (crooked) .................................................................................................98
More than one sheet of media feeds through the printer at one time ..............................98
Printer does not pull media from the media input tray ......................................................99
Printer curled the media ...................................................................................................99
Printed media does not exit to the correct path ................................................................99
Print job is extremely slow ................................................................................................99
Printed page is different than what appeared on screen ......................................................100
Garbled, incorrect, or incomplete text ............................................................................100
Missing graphics or text, or blank pages ........................................................................100
Page format is different than on another printer .............................................................101
Graphics quality ..............................................................................................................101
Printer software problems .....................................................................................................102
Improving print quality ...........................................................................................................103
Light print or faded ..........................................................................................................103
Toner specks ..................................................................................................................103
Dropouts .........................................................................................................................104
Vertical lines ...................................................................................................................104
Gray background ............................................................................................................104
Toner smear ...................................................................................................................105
Loose toner .....................................................................................................................105
Vertical repetitive defects ...............................................................................................105
Misformed characters .....................................................................................................106
Page skew ......................................................................................................................106
Curl or wave ....................................................................................................................106
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Wrinkles or creases ........................................................................................................107
Toner scatter outline .......................................................................................................107
Clearing jams ........................................................................................................................108
Print cartridge area .........................................................................................................108
Input trays .......................................................................................................................110
Output bin .......................................................................................................................113
Straight-through output path ...........................................................................................114
Automatic two-sided printing (duplexing) path ...............................................................116
Wired network setup problemsolving ....................................................................................120
Appendix A Printer specifications
Environmental specifications ................................................................................................124
Acoustic emissions ................................................................................................................125
Electrical specifications .........................................................................................................126
Physical specifications ..........................................................................................................128
Printer capacities and ratings ................................................................................................129
Memory specifications ...........................................................................................................130
Port availability ......................................................................................................................131
Appendix B Regulatory information
FCC compliance ....................................................................................................................133
Declaration of Conformity statements ...................................................................................134
Regulatory statements ..........................................................................................................136
Laser safety statement ...................................................................................................136
Canadian DOC regulations .............................................................................................136
Korean EMI statement ....................................................................................................136
Laser statement for Finland ............................................................................................137
Environmental product stewardship program .......................................................................138
Protecting the environment .............................................................................................138
Ozone production ...........................................................................................................138
Energy consumption .......................................................................................................138
Toner consumption .........................................................................................................138
Paper use .......................................................................................................................138
Plastics ...........................................................................................................................138
HP LaserJet printing supplies .........................................................................................139
HP printing supplies returns and recycling program information ...................................139
Paper ..............................................................................................................................139
Material restrictions ........................................................................................................139
For more information ......................................................................................................140
Material safety data sheet .....................................................................................................141
Appendix C Warranty and licensing
Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement ........................................................................143
Hewlett-Packard software license agreement ......................................................................145
Limited warranty for print cartridge life ..................................................................................146
Appendix D HP parts and accessories
Ordering supplies and accessories .......................................................................................148
10/100 networking and wireless print servers .......................................................................150
Using HP print cartridges ......................................................................................................151
HP policy on non-HP print cartridges .............................................................................151
Storing print cartridges ...................................................................................................151
Print cartridge life expectancy ........................................................................................151
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Saving toner ....................................................................................................................151
Redistributing toner ........................................................................................................152
Changing the print cartridge ...........................................................................................153
DIMMs (memory or font) .......................................................................................................155
Installing a memory DIMM (HP LaserJet 1320 series printer only) ...............................155
Testing the DIMM installation .........................................................................................158
Removing a DIMM ..........................................................................................................158
Appendix E Service and support
Hardware service ..................................................................................................................162
Extended warranty ................................................................................................................163
Guidelines for repacking the printer ......................................................................................164
How to contact HP ................................................................................................................165
Index
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