HP LaserJet Pro 200

Product views

Product front view

1	Output bin
2	Walk-up USB port (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer only)
3	Power button
4	Input tray
5	Jam access door

1. LCD control panel (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251n Printer) or color touchscreen control panel (HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer)

2. Front door latch

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Product back view

1. Rear door

2. Power connection

3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port

4. Network port

Serial number and model number location

The serial number and product model number label is on the back of the product.

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Control panel layout

LCD control panel

NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251n Printer model only.

1. Control-panel display: The display provides information about the product. Use the menus on the display to establish product settings.

2. Back arrow button: Use this button for the following actions:

1. Exit the control-panel menus.

2. Scroll back to a previous menu in a submenu list.

3. Scroll back to a previous menu item in a submenu list (without saving changes to the menu item).

3. Cancel button: Press this button to cancel a print job whenever the attention light is blinking or to exit the control-panel menus.

4. Left arrow button: Use this button to navigate through the menus or to decrease a value that appears on the display.

5. OK button: Press the OK button for the following actions:

1. Open the control-panel menus.

2. Open a submenu displayed on the control-panel display.

3. Select a menu item.

4. Clear some errors.

5. Begin a print job in response to a control-panel prompt (for example, when the message Press [OK] to continue appears on the control-panel display).

6. Right arrow button: Use this button to navigate through the menus or to increase a value that appears on the display.

7. Web Services button: This button provides quick access to HP Web Services features, including HP ePrint.

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8. Ready light (green): The Ready light is on when the product is ready to print. It blinks when the product is receiving print data, or when the product is in sleep mode.

9. Attention light (amber): The Attention light blinks when the product requires user attention.

Touchscreen control panel

NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer model only.

10. Wireless light: indicates the wireless network is enabled. The light blinks while the product is establishing a connection to the wireless network.

11. Touchscreen display

12. Attention light: indicates a problem with the product

13. Ready light: indicates the product is ready

14. Help button and light: provides access to the control panel help system

15. Right arrow button and light: moves the cursor to the right or moves the display image to the next screen

NOTE:  This button illuminates only when the current screen can use this feature.

16. Cancel button and light: clears settings, cancels the current job or exits the current screen

NOTE:  This button illuminates only when the current screen can use this feature.

17. Back button and light: returns to the previous screen

NOTE:  This button illuminates only when the current screen can use this feature.

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18. Left arrow button and light: moves the cursor to the left

NOTE:  This button illuminates only when the current screen can use this feature.

19. Home button and light: provides access to the Home screen

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Touchscreen Home screen

NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer model only.

The Home screen provides access to the product features, and it indicates the product status.

NOTE: Depending on the product configuration, the features on the Home screen can vary. The layout might also be reversed for some languages.

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Web Services button: provides quick access to HP Web Services features, including HP ePrint

HP ePrint is a tool that prints documents by using any email enabled device to send them to the product’s email address.

Setup button: provides access to the main menus

Wireless button: provides access to the Wireless menu and wireless status information

NOTE: When you are connected to a wireless network, this icon changes to a set of signal strength bars.

Network button: provides access to network settings and information. From the network settings screen, you can print the Network Summary page.

Information button: provides product status information. From the status summary screen, you can print the Config Report page.

Supplies button: provides information about supplies status. From the supplies summary screen, you can print the Supplies Status page.

Apps button: provides access to the Apps menu to print directly from Web applications that you have downloaded from the HP ePrintCenter Web site at www.hpeprintcenter.com

Product status

USB button: provides access to the USB Flash Drive menu

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Print product reports

Product reports reside within the product memory. These pages help diagnose and solve problems with the product.

NOTE: If the product language was not correctly set during installation, you can set the language manually so the information pages print in one of the supported languages. Change the language by using the System Setup menu on the control panel or the embedded Web server.

From the Reports menu, you can print several informative pages about the product.

Menu item	Description
Demo Page	Prints a 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 toner cartridge, including the following information:
	●    Estimated percentage of cartridge life remaining
	●    Approximate pages remaining
	●    Part numbers for HP toner cartridges
	●    Number of pages printed
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
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 Page	Prints a page that helps solve problems with print quality

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Print product reports (LCD control panel)

NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251n Printer model only.

20. At the control panel, press the OK button to open the menus.

21. Open the Reports menu.

22. Select the report you want to print, and then press the OK button to print the report.

Print product reports (touchscreen control panel)

NOTE: This section applies to the HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printer model only.

23. From the Home screen on the product control panel on the product control panel, touch the Setup button.

24. Touch the Reports button.

25. Touch the name of the report that you want to print.

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Printer sharing disclaimer

HP does not support peer-to-peer networking, as the feature is a function of Microsoft operating systems and not of the HP printer drivers. Go to Microsoft at www.microsoft.com.

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Paper tray

26. Supported paper sizes

27. Supported paper types

28. Load the paper input tray

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Supported paper sizes

This product supports a number of paper sizes, and it adapts to various paper.

NOTE: To obtain best print results, select the appropriate paper size and type in your print driver before printing.

Table 2-1	Supported paper and print media sizes
Size	Dimensions
Letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in)
Legal	216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in)
Executive	184 x 267 mm (7.24 x 10.51 in)
8.5 x 13	216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 in)
4 x 6	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 in)
5 x 8	127 x 203 mm (5 x 8 in)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 in)
A5	148 x 210 mm (5.83 x 8.27 in)
A6	105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 in)
B5 (JIS)	182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.12 in)
10 x 15 cm	100 x 150 mm (3.9 x 5.9 in)
16k	184 x 260 mm (7.24 x 10.23 in)
	195 x 270 mm (7.68 x 10.62 in)
	197 x 273 mm (7.75 x 10.75 in)
Custom	Minimum: 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in)
	Maximum: 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14.0 in)

Table 2-2 Supported envelopes and postcards

Size	Dimensions
Japanese Postcard	100 x 148 mm (3.94 x 5.83 in)
Postcard (JIS)
Double Japan Postcard Rotated	148 x 200 mm (5.82 x 7.87 in)
Double Postcard (JIS)
Envelope #10	105 x 241 mm (4.13 x 9.49 in)
Envelope DL	110 x 220 mm (4.33 x 8.66 in)
Envelope C5	162 x 229 mm (6.93 x 9.84 in)

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Table 2-2 Supported envelopes and postcards (continued)

Size	Dimensions
Envelope B5	176 x 250 mm (6.7 x 9.8 in)
Envelope Monarch	98 x 191 mm (3.9 x 7.5 in)

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Supported paper types

29. Color

30. Preprinted

31. Prepunched

32. Recycled

Side to be printed on face-up, with the top edge at the back of the tray

33. The product supports a wide range of standard and custom sizes of paper. Check the printer driver for supported sizes.

34. Capacity can vary depending on paper weight and thickness, and environmental conditions.

35. Smoothness: 100 to 250 (Sheffield)

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Load the paper input tray

36. Pull the tray out of the product.

37. Slide open the paper length and width guides.

38. To load Legal-size paper, extend the tray by pressing and holding the extension tab while pulling the front of the tray outward.

NOTE: When loaded with Legal-size paper, the tray extends from the front of the product approximately 51 mm (2 inches).

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39. Place the paper in the tray and make sure that it is flat at all four corners. Slide the paper length and width guides so that they are against the stack of paper.

NOTE:  The tray capacity is 150 sheets.

40. Push down on the paper to make sure that the paper stack is below the paper limit tabs on the side of the tray.

41. Slide the tray into the product.

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Print

42. Supported printer drivers (Windows)

43. Change print-job settings (Windows)

44. Change print-job settings (Mac OS X)

45. Print tasks for Windows

46. Print tasks for Mac OS X

47. Additional print tasks (Windows)

48. Additional print tasks (Mac OS X)

49. Create archival-quality prints

50. Color printing

51. Use HP ePrint

52. Use AirPrint

53. Walk-up USB printing

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Supported printer drivers (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

54. Installs from the Add Printer wizard

55. Provided as the default driver

56. Recommended for printing in all supported Windows environments

57. Provides the overall best speed, print quality, and product-feature support for most users

58. Developed to align with the Windows Graphic Device Interface (GDI) for the best speed in Windows environments

59. Might not be fully compatible with third-party and custom software programs that are based on PCL 5

HP UPD PS driver description

60. Available for download from the Web at www.hp.com/support/ljcolorm251series

61. Recommended for printing with Adobe^® software programs or with other highly graphics-intensive software programs

62. Provides support for printing from postscript emulation needs, or for postscript flash font support

HP UPD PCL 5 driver description

63. Available for download from the Web at www.hp.com/support/ljcolorm251series

64. Compatible with previous PCL versions and older HP LaserJet products

65. The best choice for printing from third-party or custom software programs

66. Designed for use in corporate Windows environments to provide a single driver for use with multiple printer models

67. Preferred when printing to multiple printer models from a mobile Windows computer

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Change print-job settings (Windows)

Priority for changing print-job settings

Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made:

NOTE: The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.

68. Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings changed anywhere else.

69. Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box have a lower priority and usually do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.

70. Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box to open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box usually do not override settings anywhere else in the printing software. You can change most of the print settings here.

71. Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print, or Printer Properties dialog boxes.

72. Printer control panel settings: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower priority than changes made anywhere else.

Change the settings for all print jobs until the software program is closed

73. From the software program, select the Print option.

74. Select the driver, and then click Properties or Preferences.

Change the default settings for all print jobs

75. 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.

76. Right-click the driver icon, and then select Printing Preferences.

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Change the product configuration settings

77. 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.

78. Right-click the driver icon, and then select Properties or Printer properties.

79. Click the Device Settings tab.

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