HP LaserJet P4010 and P4510 Series - Software Technical Reference

Printing print-ready documents
Several methods are available for printing documents independently of the original software program
that was used to create the document. Normally, the document is printed by opening the original
application and printing it to a file, or is printed by means of a distribution method such as internet
downloading. The following print-ready file formats can be sent directly to the HP LaserJet P4010 and
P4510 Series printer without first opening the original software program:
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HP LaserJet printer control language (PCL)
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Portable document format (PDF)
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Postscript (PS)
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Text (TXT)
NOTE: The examples that are used in this section are for printing PDF documents. However, any print-
ready file type can be substituted.
Use one of the following methods to send print-ready files to your product:
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Print-ready file printing by using FTP through a browser
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Print-ready file printing by using FTP on a direct network connection
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Print-ready printing by using a local MS Windows port
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Print-ready file printing in an MS Windows network
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Print-ready file printing in UNIX systems
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Print-ready file printing by using the LPR command
Print-ready file printing by using FTP through a browser
Complete the following steps to print print-ready files directly by using FTP through a browser.
NOTE: The following instructions can be used on MS Windows or Macintosh operating systems.
1. Make note of the TCP/IP address on the Embedded Jetdirect page. The HP Embedded Jetdirect
page is the second page of the configuration page printout. To print a configuration page, see
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a configuration page on page 242.
2. Open a browser window.
3. In the address line of the browser, type ftp://<IPADDRESS>. For example, if the TCP/IP address
of your product is 192.168.0.90, type the following:
FTP:// 192.168.0.90
4. Locate the print-ready file for the product.
5. Drag and drop the print-ready file onto the PORT1 icon in the browser window.
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