Product basics
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Product comparison
HP LaserJet Pro CP1520 color printer series
- Prints up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) on A4-size paper in monochrome (black and white), and 8 ppm in color
- Single-sheet priority feed slot (Tray 1) and 150-sheet cassette (Tray 2)
- Hi-Speed universal serial bus (USB) 2.0 port
- Built-in networking to connect to 10Base-T/100Base-TX networks
The product is available in the following configurations.
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Environmental features
Accessibility features
The product includes several features that aid users with accessibility issues.
- Online user guide that is compatible with text screen-readers.
- Print cartridges can be installed and removed by using one hand.
- All doors and covers can be opened by using one hand.
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Product views
Front view
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Back view
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- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port and network port
- Rear door (for jam access)
- Power switch
- Power connection
Interface connections
1 | Network port (top) |
2 | USB port (bottom) |
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Serial number and model number location
The serial number and product model number label is on the inside of the front door.
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Control panel layout
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- Ready light (green): The Ready light is on when the product is ready to print. It blinks when the product is receiving print data.
- Attention light (amber): The Attention light blinks when a print cartridge is empty or the product requires user attention.
NOTE: The Attention light does not blink if more than one print cartridge is empty.
- Control panel display: The display provides information about the product. Use the menus on the display to establish product settings.
- Right arrowand Left arrowbuttons: Use these buttons to navigate through the menus or to increase or decrease a value that appears on the display.
- OK button: Press the OK button for the following actions:
- Open the control panel menus.
- Open a submenu displayed on the control panel display.
- Select a menu item.
- Clear some errors.
- Begin a print job in response to a control panel prompt (for example, when the message [OK] to print appears on the control panel display).
- Cancel X button: Press this button to cancel a print job whenever the attention light is blinking or to exit the control panel menus.
- Back arrow button: Press this button for the following actions:
- Exit the control panel menus.
- Scroll back to a previous menu in a submenu list.
- Scroll back to a previous menu item in a submenu list (without saving changes to the menu item).
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Control panel menus
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Reports menu
Use the Reports menu to print reports that provide information about the product.
Menu item | Description |
Demo page | Prints a color page that demonstrates print quality. |
Menu structure | Prints a map of the control panel-menu layout. The active settings for each menu |
are listed. | |
Config report | Prints a list of all the product settings. Includes network information when the product |
is connected to a network. | |
Supplies status | Prints the status for each print cartridge, including the following information: |
● Estimated percentage of cartridge life remaining | |
● Approximate pages remaining | |
● Part numbers for HP print cartridges | |
● Number of pages printed | |
● Information about ordering new HP print cartridges and recycling used HP print | |
cartridges | |
Network Summary | Prints a list of all product network settings |
Usage page | Prints a page that lists PCL pages, PCL 6 pages, PS pages, pages that were jammed |
or mispicked in the product, monochrome (black and white) or color pages; and | |
reports the page count | |
HP Color LaserJet CP1525nw only: prints a page that lists the information above, | |
and the monochrome (black and white) or color pages printed, number of memory | |
cards inserted, number of PictBridge connections, and the PictBridge page count | |
PCL font list | Prints a list of all the PCL fonts that are installed. |
PS font list | Prints a list of all the PostScript (PS) fonts that are installed |
PCL6 font list | Prints a list of all the PCL6 fonts that are installed |
Color usage log | Prints a report that shows the user name, application name, and color usage |
information on a job-by-job basis | |
Service page | Prints the service report |
Diagnostics page | Prints the calibration and color diagnostics pages |
Print Quality | Prints a color test page which can be useful for diagnosing print quality defects. |
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Quick Forms menu
Menu item | Sub-menu item | Description |
Notebook Paper | Narrow Rule | Prints pages that have preprinted lines |
Wide Rule | ||
Child Rule | ||
Graph Paper | 1/8 inch | Prints pages that have preprinted graph lines |
5 mm | ||
Checklist | 1-Column | Prints pages that have preprinted lines with check boxes |
2-Column | ||
Music Paper | Portrait | Prints pages that have preprinted lines for writing music |
Landscape |
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System Setup menu
In the following table, items that have asterisks (*) indicate the factory default setting.
Menu item | Sub-menu item | Sub-menu item | Description |
Language | Select the language for the control panel | ||
display messages and the product | |||
reports. |
Paper Setup Def. paper size Letter
A4
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Select the size for printing internal reports or any print job that does not specify a size.
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Service menu
Use this menu to restore default settings, clean the product, and activate special modes that affect print output. Items that have asterisks (*) indicate the factory default setting.
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Network Setup menu
Use this menu to establish network configuration settings.
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Software for Windows
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Supported operating systems for Windows
The product supports the following Windows operating systems:
- Windows XP (32-bit, Service Pack 2)
- Windows Server 2003 (32-bit, Service Pack 3)
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Supported printer drivers for Windows
- HP PCL 6 (this is the default printer driver)
- HP Universal Print Driver for Windows Postcript
- HP Universal Print Driver for PCL 5
The printer drivers include online Help that has instructions for common printing tasks and also describes the buttons, checkboxes, and drop-down lists that are in the printer driver.
NOTE: For more information about the universal print driver (UPD), see www.hp.com/go/upd.
Select the correct printer driver for Windows
Printer drivers provide access to the product features and allow the computer to communicate with the product (using a printer language). Check the installation notes and readme files on the product CD for additional software and languages.
HP PCL 6 driver description
- Installs from the Add Printer wizard
- Provided as the default driver
- Recommended for printing in all supported Windows environments
- Provides the overall best speed, print quality, and product-feature support for most users
- Developed to align with the Windows Graphic Device Interface (GDI) for the best speed in Windows environments
- Might not be fully compatible with third-party and custom software programs that are based on PCL 5
HP UPD PS driver description
- Available for download from the Web at www.hp.com/support/ljcp1520series
- Recommended for printing with Adobe® software programs or with other highly graphics-intensive software programs
- Provides support for printing from postscript emulation needs, or for postscript flash font support
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HP UPD PCL 5 driver description
- Available for download from the Web at www.hp.com/support/ljcp1520series
- Compatible with previous PCL versions and older HP LaserJet products
- The best choice for printing from third-party or custom software programs
- Designed for use in corporate Windows environments to provide a single driver for use with multiple printer models
- Preferred when printing to multiple printer models from a mobile Windows computer
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Change printer-driver settings for Windows
Change the settings for all print jobs until the software program is closed
- On the File menu in the software program, click Print.
- Select the driver, and then click Properties or Preferences. The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.
Change the default settings for all print jobs
- Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the default Start menu view): Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the Classic Start menu view): Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.
Windows Vista: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.
Windows 7: Click Start, and then click Devices and Printers.
- Right-click the driver icon, and then select Printing Preferences.
Change the product configuration settings
- Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the default Start menu view): Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the Classic Start menu view): Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.
Windows Vista: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.
Windows 7: Click Start, and then click Devices and Printers.
- Right-click the driver icon, and then select Properties or Printer properties.
- Click the Device Settings tab.
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