Copyright: HP LaserJet 5si Mopier PostScript Driver Help


Contents

 HP Paper Tab

 Graphics Tab

 Fonts Tab

 PostScript Tab

 Watermarks Tab

 Custom Define Size Dialog Box

 Unprintable Area Dialog Box

 HP Device Options Tab

 Font Substitutions Table Dialog Box

 Send Fonts As Dialog Box


Paper Tab
HP Paper Tab

Paper Source Options

 AutoSelect Tray

 Tray 1

 Tray 2

 Tray 3

 Tray 4

 Manual Feed

Orientation Options

 Portrait

 Landscape

 Rotated

Other Options

 Paper Size

 Layout

 Custom

 Copies

 More Options

 About

 Restore Defaults

 Stapling

 Related Topics


Auto Tray Select

Select to use either the paper-size setting or the printer's priority settings to automatically determine the appropriate paper source.

Tray 1

Pulls paper from Tray 1. If Tray 1 is empty, you are prompted to manually feed the correct paper size into Tray 1.

Tray 2

Pulls paper from Tray 2.

Tray 3

Pulls paper from Tray 3.

Tray 4

Pulls paper from Tray 4.

Manual Feed

Pauses printing after each page, allowing you to load the correct paper size into Tray 1. After the correct paper size is loaded into Tray 1, press the Go button on the printer to print the page.


Tray 1

Pulls paper from Tray 1. If Tray 1 is empty, you are prompted to manually feed the correct paper size into Tray 1.


Tray 2

Pulls paper from Tray 2.


Manual Feed

Pauses printing after each page, allowing you to load the correct paper size into Tray 1. After the correct paper size is loaded into Tray 1, press the Go button on the printer to print the page.


Portrait

Select to print a page or envelope that is taller than it is wide when you view the text right-side up.


Landscape

Select to print a page or envelope that is wider than it is tall when you view the text right-side up.


Rotated

Select to print a page that is turned 180 degrees (upside-down) from Landscape orientation.


Paper Size

Select the default paper size for your printer, including custom paper sizes.


Layout

Select the number of pages of your document that you want to print on a single sheet of paper. If you choose to print more than one page, pages will automatically be reduced and arranged on a sheet of paper.


Custom

Click to create a new custom paper size. Custom paper must be between 3 and 8.5 inches (76 and 215 mm) wide and 5 and 14 inches (127 and 355 mm) long.


Copies

Enter the number of copies you want to print. Copies are printed uncollated (all copies of page one are printed, then all copies of page two, and so on).


Unprintable Area

Click to edit the size of the unprintable area of the page.


More Options

Print page borders

     Prints a border around the page.

Printing on both sides (duplex printing)

     Selects binding on long or short edge for duplex printing.

Paper type

     Selects the paper.

Output bin

     Selects the output bin.


About

Click to display the name, version, and copyright information for the current printer software.


Restore Defaults

Click to return all settings on this tab or dialog box to the original default settings.


Features Tab
Graphics Tab

Halftoning Options

 Use Printer's Settings

 Use Setting Below

 Screen Frequency

 Screen Angle

Special Options

 Print As A Negative Image

 Print As A Mirror Image

Other Options

 Resolution

 Scaling

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Use Printer's Settings

Select to use the printer's priority settings to automatically determine the appropriate halftoning.


Use Setting Below

Click to define halftoning settings by specifying the Screen Frequency and Screen Angle.


Screen Frequency

The halftoning feature is recommended only for advanced users with experience working with halftone settings.

In the process of halftoning, colors and shading are approximated by a pattern of pixels capable of only a limited number of discrete colors. A good example is a newspaper photograph that renders gray tones with only black-and-white pixels. Devices that can render colors exactly (called contone or continuous-tone devices) do not need to halftone at all.

Many halftone options are based on the use of a halftone screen. You define a screen by conceptually laying a uniform rectangular grid of halftone cells over the device pixel array. Each pixel belongs to one cell of the grid, and a halftone cell usually contains many device pixels.

The Screen Frequency value shows the number of cells per inch in the grid.

The Screen Angle value shows the angle at which all cells are positioned on the grid.

Other halftone options use other methods. The Adobe Printer Driver allows advanced users to control halftone frequency and angle when that method is used.

The halftoning process is, by definition, device dependent. Typically, when an application provides its own halftone specifications, it sacrifices document portability. Every printing device (except contone devices) has an appropriate halftone definition for most applications. Only relatively sophisticated applications require their own halftone definitions to achieve special effects. The default for the Halftoning feature is the Use Printer’s Settings option; use it unless your application requires adjustment to the halftoning definition.


Screen Angle

The halftoning feature is recommended only for advanced users with experience working with halftone settings.

In the process of halftoning, colors and shading are approximated by a pattern of pixels capable of only a limited number of discrete colors. A good example is a newspaper photograph that renders gray tones with only black-and-white pixels. Devices that can render colors exactly (called contone or continuous-tone devices) do not need to halftone at all.

Many halftone options are based on the use of a halftone screen. You define a screen by conceptually laying a uniform rectangular grid of halftone cells over the device pixel array. Each pixel belongs to one cell of the grid, and a halftone cell usually contains many device pixels.

The Screen Frequency value shows the number of cells per inch in the grid.

The Screen Angle value shows the angle at which all cells are positioned on the grid.

Other halftone options use other methods. The Adobe Printer Driver allows advanced users to control halftone frequency and angle when that method is used.

The halftoning process is, by definition, device dependent. Typically, when an application provides its own halftone specifications, it sacrifices document portability. Every printing device (except contone devices) has an appropriate halftone definition for most applications. Only relatively sophisticated applications require their own halftone definitions to achieve special effects. The default for the Halftoning feature is the Use Printer’s Settings option; use it unless your application requires adjustment to the halftoning definition.


Print As A Negative Image

Select to print white areas in your document as black and the black areas as white.


Print As A Mirror Image

Select to print your document as a left-to-right mirror image.


Resolution

Select 600 dpi to print the highest quality documents your printer is capable of printing. Select 300 dpi to print documents using less printer memory.


Scaling

Enter a percentage to print your document page larger or smaller than actual size. Increase the percentage to print larger text and graphics; decrease the percentage to print smaller text and graphics.


Fonts Tab

Fonts Options

 Send TrueType Fonts To This Printer According To The Font Substitution Table

 Edit The Table

 Always Use Built-In Printer Fonts Instead Of TrueType Fonts

 Always Use TrueType Fonts

 Update Soft Fonts

 Send Fonts As

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Send TrueType Fonts To This Printer According To The Font Substitution Table

Select to use the Font Substitution Table to determine how individual fonts are sent to the printer.


Edit The Table

Click to edit the Font Substitution Table.


Always Use Built-In Printer Fonts Instead Of TrueType Fonts

Select to use the built-in printer fonts to print your document. Your document prints faster, but output may look different on different printers.


Always Use TrueType Fonts

Select to use TrueType fonts to print your document. Your document may print slower, but output to different printers will look identical.


Update Soft Fonts

Updates the list of installed PostScript fonts so that the driver prints them correctly. Click this button to update the fonts list. This option applies only to PostScript Type 1 fonts.


Send Fonts As

Click to specify options for all TrueType and all PostScript fonts.


PostScript Tab

PostScript Output Format Options

 PostScript (Optimize for Speed)

 PostScript (Optimize for Portability-ADSC)

 Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

 Archive Format

 PJL Archive Format

PostScript Header Options

 Download Header With Each Print Job

 Assume Header Is Downloaded And Retained

 Send Header Now

PostScript Timeout Values Options

 Job Timeout - In Seconds

 Wait Timeout - In Seconds

Other Options

 Print PostScript Error Information

 Restore Defaults

 Advanced...

 Related Topics


PostScript (Optimize For Speed)

Select if you want to print a PostScript document as fast as possible, but do not intend to print to a file or on another printer.


PostScript (Optimize For Portability-ADSC)

Select to ensure that your PostScript document can be printed on any printer.


Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

Select to create an Encapsulated PostScript file from your document when you print. An EPS file is used for placing graphics in documents created in other applications. If you choose this option, your document will not print at the printer.


Archive Format

To improve file portability, choose Archive Format. This option improves file portability because it suppresses many of the printer settings that might prevent the file from printing. Choose this option only if you want long-term storage or intend wide distribution of a file that might be printed on unknown destination devices.


PJL Archive Format

To notify a PJL-based printer that the document is being printed in PostScript, choose PJL Archive Format. Use this option only if you know your printer supports both PostScript and PJL.


Download Header With Each Print Job

Select to send documents to the printer with the PostScript header. Select this option if you are sharing a printer on a network or if you are printing to a file for printing at a service bureau.


Assume Header Is Downloaded And Retained

Select to send a document to the printer without the PostScript header.


Send Header Now

Click to speed printing by downloading the header to the printer only once. Send the PostScript header every time you turn on or reset your printer.


Job Timeout - In Seconds

Enter the number of seconds the printer will spend printing a document. If printing exceeds that allotted time, the print job will be canceled.


Wait Timeout - In Seconds

Enter the number of seconds the printer will spend waiting to receive a document from your computer. If the wait exceeds the allotted time, the print job will be canceled.


Print PostScript Error Information

Select to print the PostScript error information every time it occurs.


Watermark Tab

Watermark Text Options

 Text

 Font

 Size

 Style

Color Options

 Red, Green, and Blue

 Choose Color

Position Options

 Automatically Center

 Position Relative To Center

 X

 Y

 Angle

Other Options

 Select A Watermark

 Edit

 New

 Delete

 On first page only

 In background

 As outline only

 Related Topics


Text

Type the text of the watermark.


Font

Select a font for the watermark.


Size

Select a font size for the watermark. If the watermark text is too long to appear on one line, the font size will automatically be adjusted down.


Style

Select a font style (Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic) for the watermark.


Red, Green, and Blue

Type or select values in the Red, Green, and Blue boxes to define a specific color.


Choose Color

Click to select predefined colors or create a custom color.


Automatically Center

Select to center the watermark on the page.

Position Relative to Center

Select to specify the exact position of the watermark using the X and Y boxes.

X

Type or select a value to move the watermark text to the left or right on the page.

Y

Type or select a value to move the watermark text up or down on the page.


Position Relative to Center

Select to specify the exact position of the watermark using the X and Y boxes.


X

Type or select a value to move the watermark text to the left or right on the page.


Y

Type or select a value to move the watermark text up or down on the page.


Select A Watermark

Select the name of the watermark you want to use.


New

Click to create a new watermark.


Delete

Click to delete the watermark currently selected in the Select A Watermark list.


On First Page Only

Select to print the watermark on the first page of your document only. Clear to print the watermark on all pages of your document.


In Background

Select if you want the watermark to print underneath the primary text and graphics in the document.


As Outline Only

Select to print only the outline of the watermark text.


Angle

Drag the slider to indicate the degree to which the watermark is rotated on the page. Positive values rotate the watermark text so it appears from bottom to top, left to right; Negative values rotate the watermark text so it appears from top to bottom, left to right.


Custom Define Size Dialog Box

Custom Paper Size Options

 Paper Name

 Width

 Length

 Transverse

 Units

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Paper Name

Type the name of the custom paper size. This name will appear in the Paper Size box.


Width

Type the width (short edge) of the custom paper size you want to use. The short edge must be between 3 and 8.5 inches (76 and 215 mm).


Length

Type the length (long edge) of the custom paper size you want to use. The long edge must be between 5 and 14 inches (127 and 355 mm).


Transverse

Select to use the value in the width box as the length and the value in the length box as the width when printing your document.


Units

Select the unit of measure you want to use for the numbers in the Width and Length boxes.


Unprintable Area Dialog Box

Unprintable Area Options

 Static

 Left

 Right

 Top

 Bottom

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Static

Select the unit of measure you want to use for the numbers in the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes.


Left

Enter the distance from the edge of the page for the left margin.


Right

Enter the distance from the edge of the page for the right margin.


Top

Enter the distance from the edge of the page for the top margin.


Bottom

Enter the distance from the edge of the page for the bottom margin.


Device Options Tab
HP Device Options Tab

Printer Features Options

 Printer Features list

 Change Setting For

Installable Options

 Installable Options list

 Change Setting For

 Automatic Update

 Autoconfig now

 Autoconfig on

Other Option

 Available Printer memory (in KB)

 About

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Printer Features list

You might need to adjust the values assigned to your printer features, or install currently uninstalled printer features. You can adjust the values for some printer features from within Windows applications, but Installable Options must be installed from the Printers folder.

To adjust printer and installable features, use the Device Options properties dialog box. This properties dialog box also lets you set the memory available on the printer and turn on and off printer features.

For the HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier these are the following printer features you can turn on and off.


Change Setting For

Click to change the setting for the option selected in the Printer Features list.


Installable Options list

Displays the list of optional accessories you can install on your printer.


Change Setting For

Click to change the status of the options selected in the Installable Options list.


Available Printer Memory (in KB)

Enter the amount of memory installed in your printer.


Font Substitutions Table Dialog Box

Font Substitutions Table Options

 Font Substitutions list

 Printer Font For

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Font Substitutions List

Select the font for which you want to substitute a printer font.


Printer Font For

Specify the printer font you want to substitute for the font selected in the list.


Send Fonts As Dialog Box

Send Fonts As Options

 Send TrueType Fonts As

 Threshold To Switch Between Downloading Bitmap Or Outline Fonts

 Favor System TrueType Fonts Over Device Fonts

 Send PostScript Fonts As

 Restore Defaults

 Related Topics


Send TrueType Fonts As

Select an option for sending all TrueType fonts: Outlines, Bitmaps, or Don't Send.


Threshold To Switch Between Downloading Bitmap Or Outline Fonts

To adjust the font size at which the driver should switch between sending TrueType fonts as bitmap fonts and sending outline fonts, type the desired value in the Threshold box. Set this option only if you chose to send TrueType fonts as Scaleable Outlines. This value varies according to the printing resolution. A value of zero means outline fonts are always sent. For example, use 100 for typical textual font usage, or increase to 200 if you are using ornamental fonts.


Favor System TrueType Fonts Over Device Fonts

Select to use TrueType fonts in your system instead of TrueType fonts installed in the printer.


Send PostScript Fonts As

Select an option for sending All PostScript fonts: In Native Format or Don't Send.


Printer Hard Disk

Your printer’s hard disk can be used to permanently store TrueType fonts in the printer. Unlike fonts downloaded to standard memory, fonts downloaded to the hard disk remain in the printer even after the printer is turned off. Downloading fonts to the printer may improve print performance and reduce network traffic for print jobs that use fonts that have been downloaded (then fonts don’t need to be downloaded with each job).

Fonts can only be downloaded to the hard disk by users who are operating in a bi-directional environment. Similarly, fonts on the printer can only be seen and used by users who are operating in a bi-directional environment and who have loaded those fonts on their PCs (therefore, two different users might connect to the same printer and see a different list of fonts installed depending on which fonts are installed on their PCs) .

Users in a bi-directional environment can download fonts to the printer through the Fonts screen (if you are not in a bi-directional environment, the Download button will be grayed out).

If you cannot download fonts to your disk, the following conditions might have occurred:  the driver may not have enough stack memory available, or the hard disk may have been write-protected. Try downloading fonts from the Windows Control Panel. If that does not work, consult your Network Administrator. If you are in a bi-directional environment, you can also retrieve information on, or remove fonts that have been downloaded to the hard disk.

To get information downloaded with a hard disk font, select a black type-face font from the "Fonts Installed on HP LaserJet 5Si/5Si MX Printer" list box and press "Info..."  Fonts showing in gray are shipped with your printer and have no information associated with them.

To remove a font from the printer hard disk, select the font and press "Remove."


Stapler Bin Accessory

Depending on which printer accessory you have, your Multi-Bin Mailbox device may have a Stapler. You can send one or more copies of your document to the Stapler.

Use the following guidelines when stapling your documents:

Each copy of your document must be 20 pages or less.

Documents must be on either Letter size or A4 paper.

Use 16 to 28 lb. paper only.

Do not staple labels or transparencies.

Do not select collate copies within your software application. If your application supports collation, be sure to check that it is turned off before stapling print jobs.

Note - Stapling can be selected by turning the Stapling feature On (using the Setup Tab), or by selecting Stapler Bin as the destination for your print job (using the Destination Tab).


Bi-directional communication

Bi-directional communication describes the ability of the printer to respond to data inquiries from your PC and report things such as what type of paper is available or what accessories are connected to the printer. If a printer does not have this capability (non bi-directional mode), it can only accept commands from the host and not report information back.

Bi-directional communication is dependent upon the network operating system you are using, the way your printer is connected to the network, and the amount of stack memory available from the application you are running.


Stapling

Select this option if you want to staple your document.


Tray 3

Pulls paper from Tray 3.


Tray 4

Pulls paper from Tray 4.


Automatic update

Allows automatic updating of selected option when Autoconfig now button is selected.


Autoconfig now

Starts autoconfiguration of selected option.


Autoconfig on

Selects automatic configuration when the drivers's Properties box is selected. If this box is unchecked, autoconfiguration will only be done by pressing the Autoconfig now button.


Advanced Options

PostScript language level

     Select between PostScript Level 1 features or PostScript Level 2 features.

Bitmap compression

     Selects compression for bitmap graphics.

Data Format

     Selects the type of print data sent to the printer (ASCII, Tagged binary, Pure binary, etc.).

Display alert for apps incompatible with driver features (N-up, Watermarks)

     Warns you if an software application does not support a selected feature.


Edit

Open the editing box for a watermark.


Advanced Options

PostScript language level

     Select between PostScript Level 1 features or PostScript Level 2 features.

Bitmap compression

     Selects compression for bitmap graphics.

Data Format

     Selects the type of print data sent to the printer (ASCII, Tagged binary, Pure binary, etc.).

Display alert for apps incompatible with driver features (N-up, Watermarks)

     Warns you if an software application does not support a selected feature.