About Your LJ1200
•The HP LaserJet 1200 series is for fast monochrome
printing.
•The
LJ 1200 Printer comes with Parallel or USB ports.
Your Printer Features...
Printing Speed
– A4
printing speed at 15 ppm
– 10,000 pages per month (maximum)
– 1,000 pages per month (average)
Printer
Resolution
– True 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution
Paper
Handling
–Priority
Input Tray - 10 Pages
– Main
Input Tray - 250 Pages
Installation Procedure...
Installing Your LJ1200...
• Locate
the Parallel Port or USB port through which you want to connect your Printer to
the PC.
• Connect
the Printer port and PC with the Interface Cable.
• Locate
the Printer Power Connector on the Rear Side of the Printer
• Connect
the Power Cable to the Power Connector.
Start/Stop Procedure...
• Locate the Switch on the Rear of the Printer.
•
Make your Printer ON using the Switch.
•
It is good to switch ON the Printer before you Switch ON your PC.
•
For Switching OFF the Printer, use the same Switch.
• Before you switch OFF
your Printer, ensure that nobody is using your Printer (if it is Shared in a
Network)
Operation Procedure...
Printer Control Panel...
Go button and light
To print a configuration page or to continue printing, press and
release the Go button.
Ready light
Indicates that the printer is ready to print.
Attention light
Indicates printer media input tray is empty, toner door is open,
toner cartridge is missing, or other errors.
Paper Handling...
•Open the
straight-through output door.
•Before loading the sheets, slide the media guides outward
to slightly wider than the envelopes.
•
Place
the sheet with the side to be printed facing up.
•Adjust the
media guides to the length and width of the sheet.
•Open the
straight-through output door.
•Before
loading the sheets, slide the media guides outward to slightly wider than the
sheets.
•Place the
sheets with the side to be printed facing up.
•Adjust the
media guides to the length and width of the sheets.
•Replace
the priority input tray.
Consumable Management...
Cartridge Handling...
• Open
the toner door
• Remove
the toner cartridge and set it aside.
• With both hands, grasp the side of the media that is most visible (this includes the middle), and carefully pull it free from the printer.
• Replace
the toner cartridge slowly and correctly to fit, and close the toner door
• Please
see the Instructions that comes along with Toner Cartridge, before replacing
Print Media Details...
Minimum Print Media Size
•76
x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches)
Maximum Print Media Size
•216
x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.)
Troubleshooting Aspect...
Testing Your Printer...
• The Configuration
or Test page provides all of the printer configuration settings, a sample of the
print quality.
• The Test
Page is to verify that the printer is printing correctly.
• To Print a configuration page
while the printer is in the Ready state, press and release the Go button on the Control Panel.
Maintaining Your Printer...
• When toner is low,
faded or light areas appear on the printed page. You might be able to
temporarily improve print quality by redistributing the toner.
• Remove
the Toner Cartridge and gently shake it from side to side
To maintain Print Quality,
–Keep the printer free from dust and debris
–Clean the outside of the printer with a lightly
water-dampened cloth.
–Clean the
inside with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Cleaning Procedure...
• If you
are experiencing toner specks or dots on the printouts, clean the printer media
path.
• This process uses
a transparency to remove dust and toner from the media path. Do not use bond or
rough paper. Discard the transparency.
–Load a
transparency in the priority input tray.
–Make sure
that the printer is in the Ready state.
–Press and
hold the Go button for 10 seconds.
–The
transparency feeds slowly through the printer.
–Discard
the transparency