HP LaserJet 5100 Printer series - Printing Menu

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Printing Menu

Some items in this menu can be accessed from a software
application, or from the printer driver (if the appropriate driver is
installed). Printer driver and software application settings override
control panel settings. For more information, see page 39.

Printing Menu

Item

Values

Explanation

COPIES=1

1

to

999

Set the default number of copies by
selecting any number from 1 to 999. Press

[-Value+]

once to change the setting by

increments of 1, or hold down

[-Value+]

to

scroll by increments of 10.

Note

It is best to set the number of copies from
the printer driver or software application.
(Driver and software settings override
control panel settings.)

PAPER=A4

(220V printers)

and

ENVELOPE=DL

(220V printers)

For supported paper
sizes, see page A-4.

Set the default image size for paper and
envelopes. (The item name will change
from paper to envelope as you scroll
through the available sizes.)

CONFIGURE CUSTOM
PAPER=NO

NO
YES

NO

: The custom paper menu items are not

accessible.

YES

: The custom paper menu items appear

(see below).

UNIT OF
MEASURE=INCHES

(110V printers)

or

MILLIMETERS

(220V printers)

INCHES
MILLIMETERS

This item appears only when

CONFIGURE

CUSTOM PAPER=YES

. Select the unit of

measurement for the custom paper size.

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X DIMENSION=
12.28 INCHES

(110V printers)

or

312 MILLIMETERS

(220V printers)

3.00

to

12.28

INCHES

(110V printers)

or

76

to

312

MILLIMETERS

(220V printers)

This item appears only when

CONFIGURE

CUSTOM PAPER=YES

. Select the

dimension to be fed into the printer.

Note

Heavy paper and very small or very large
custom-size paper should be printed from
Tray 1 to the rear output bin. Open the rear
output bin to use it (page 22).

Y DIMENSION=
18.50 INCHES

(110V printers)

or

470 MILLIMETERS

(220V printers)

5.00

to

18.50

INCHES

(110V printers)

or

127

to

470

MILLIMETERS

(220V printers)

This item appears only when

CONFIGURE

CUSTOM PAPER=YES

. Select the other

dimension.

Note

Heavy paper and very small or very large
custom-size paper should be printed from
Tray 1 to the rear output bin. Open the rear
output bin to use it (page 22).

ORIENTATION=
PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE

Determine the default orientation of print on
the page.

Note

It is best to set the page orientation from the
printer driver or software application.
(Driver and software settings override
control panel settings.)

FORM=60 LINES

(110V printers)

or

64 LINES

(220V printers)

5

to

128

Sets vertical spacing from 5 to 128 lines for
default paper size. Press

[-Value+]

once to

change the setting by increments of 1, or
hold down

[-Value+]

to scroll by increments

of 10.

PCL FONT
SOURCE=INTERNAL

INTERNAL
SOFT
SLOT 1, 2,

or

3

INTERNAL

: Internal fonts.

SOFT

: Permanent soft fonts.

SLOT 1, 2,

or

3

: Fonts stored in one of

the three DIMM slots.

PCL FONT NUMBER=
0

0

to

999

The printer assigns a number to each font
and lists them on the PCL Font List
(page 82). The font number appears in the
Font # column of the printout.

PCL FONT PITCH=
10.00

0.44

to

99.99

This item might not appear, depending on
the font selected. Press

[-Value+]

once to

change setting by increments of .01 for
pitch, or hold down

[-Value+]

to scroll by

increments of 1.

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Item

Values

Explanation

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PCL FONT POINT
SIZE=12.00

4.00

to

999.75

This item might not appear, depending on
the font selected. Press

[-Value+]

once to

change setting by increments of .25 for
point size, or hold down

[-Value+]

to scroll

by increments of 1.

PCL SYMBOL
SET=PC-8

PC-8

many others

Select any one of several available symbol
sets from the printer’s control panel. A
symbol set is a unique grouping of all the
characters in a font. PC-8 or PC-850 is
recommended for line draw characters.
Order the PCL 5/PJL Technical Reference
Documentation CD
for symbol set charts or
for more information (page 7).

COURIER=REGULAR

REGULAR
DARK

Select the version of Courier font to use:

REGULAR

: The internal Courier font

available on the HP LaserJet 4 series
printers.

DARK

: The internal Courier font available

on the HP LaserJet III series printers.

Both fonts are not available at the same
time.

WIDE A4=NO

NO
YES

The Wide A4 setting changes the number
of characters that can be printed on a single
line of A4 paper.

NO

: Up to 78 10-pitch characters can be

printed on one line.

YES

: Up to 80 10-pitch characters can be

printed on one line.

APPEND CR TO LF=
NO

NO
YES

Select

YES

to append a carriage return to

each line feed encountered in
backward-compatible PCL jobs (pure text,
no job control). Some environments, such
as UNIX, indicate a new line using only the
line feed control code. This option allows
the user to append the required carriage
return to each line feed.

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Item

Values

Explanation

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