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The Hackspace is currently in posession of several printers. Some work, some are untested.
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{{EquipmentInfobox
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|name=HP Color LaserJet 4700<!-- Name of the item. -->
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|image=<!-- Image of the item. Leave with placeholder image if none exists. -->
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|model=HP Color LaserJet4700 <!-- Model -->
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|category=Equipment <!-- Main category. Please leave alone to keep item in this category -->
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|subcat=Office equipment<!-- Sub-category if one exists. Please check main listing to see other categories contained within the main one -->
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|status=Good working order <!-- Set to one of; Good working order, Faulty, Out of order, Under construction, Out of consumables, Scrapped, or Unknown -->
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|consumables=Toner <!-- Any items used up in normal operation, such as; ink, paper, saw-blades, cutting disks, oil, etc.. -->
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|accessories=Unknown <!-- Any items associated with the equipment but not consumable, such as; drill bits, safety gloves, goggles, etc.. -->
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|reqtraining=No<!-- Is training required to use this equipment? Yes or no. -->
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|trainlink=Unknown <!-- If training is required, provide a link to training signup or contact page. Otherwise leave blank. -->
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|acnode=No<!-- Is the equipment ACnode locked? -->
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|owner=Unknown <!-- Provide a link to owners members page if other than LHS -->
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|origin=Unknown <!-- If via pledge, please link to the completed pledge page on the wiki -->
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|location=Ground floor, main area, next to members shelving<!-- Floor, room/zone and location within that area -->
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|maintainers=<!-- NO LINKS PLEASE; it currently breaks the template. If someone is nominated as managing the upkeep of this item, please list them here. -->
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}}
  
=Working=
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==HP Color Laserjet 4700n==
  
==HP LaserJet 1022==
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New for 2019: HP Color LaserJet 4700n
  
Please make a donation towards the running costs if you use the printer.
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The Hackspace's current office / general use printer is a HP Color LaserJet 4700n.  It lives next to Tesla on the reception desk. Please treat with care.  
  
* New toner march 2011, it is rumored to work now.
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* Current IP address for the LaserJet 4700n is:  10.0.70.147
* Location: Beside the desk with [[Lovelace]] and the [[Makerbot]].
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* How to connect: Use IP address.
* Paper size: A4
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* Protocol: Select HP JetDirect Socket (if available). This lets you set most if not all of the printer features.
* Type: Black and white laser
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* Other Protocol options (less full featured): AirPrint (for iOS devices) and IPP for everything else.  LPD is ancient and best avoided.  
* Affixed to: Babbage
 
* Addressable via: CUPSd on Babbage
 
* Status: Working but the cable on the floor by the wall under the desk that's held into a USB hub with tape may be dodgy.
 
  
To clear the print queue
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Cost per A4 page:  
Browse to http://babbage:631/printers/Gutenberg click on the maintainance droplist and select cancel all jobs
 
  
To print from a laptop use:
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* 5p Mono (Black & white)
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* 10p Colour
  
* Driver: HP LaserJet 1022 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.5 (grayscale, 2-sided printing) [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=439431&lang=en&cc=uk&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=439424 HP Driver Download Page]
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Pay by putting coins into the kitty / charity chugger menace weapon (gives +3 pester power) hanging next to it.
* Connection: ipp://172.31.24.101:631/printers/gutenberg
 
  
===HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in XP===
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==Maintenance==
*Download the [http://bit.ly/hplj1022 HP LaserJet 1022 driver] from the HP website / support section.
 
*Install, but cancel when it asks you to plug in the printer
 
*Start->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes->Add a Printer->Add a Network Printer->Connect to a printer on the internet or in a Home / Office Network (add this to the url field): http://babbage:631/printers/gutenberg
 
*Then manually select the HP Laserjet 1022 driver from the list.
 
===HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in Fedora 14===
 
*Under "System Settings" select "Printer Configuration"
 
*Choose a new network printer and enter "http://babbage:631/printers/Gutenberg"  as the printer URI
 
*done
 
  
=Other Inventory=
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=== Toner Cartridges ===
  
Other printing equipment goes here.http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2455
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Genuine HP toner cartridges are somewhat expensive, so use "remanufactured" ones instead. [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remanufactured-Replacement-Q5950A-1A-2A-Cyan/dp/B077RYFPHC/ heres some on Amazon that have been proven to work.] The printer will complain about non-genuine toner, but prints as normal.
  
[[Equipment/Selex]]
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=== Maintenance History ===
  
We also have many thermel recipt printers.
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* 16/03/2019 - Replaced Magenta and Cyan Cartridges (Marrold)
  
And a [[WASP WPL305E]] barcode printer thing.
 
  
== Printer fund ==
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[[Category:Equipment]]
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Date
 
! Amount
 
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| 2011-09-06
 
| £30
 
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=Note on babbage=
 
 
 
The version of ubuntu we run on babbage has a bug that means it dosn't share printers via dns-sd (aka rendevous, bonjour, mdns), see this:
 
 
 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/465916
 
 
 
Looks like this works now (?)
 

Latest revision as of 08:51, 31 January 2022

HP Color LaserJet 4700
Model HP Color LaserJet4700
Sub-category Office equipment
Status Good working order
Last updated 31 January 2022 08:51:38
Consumables Toner
Accessories Unknown
Training requirement No
Training link Unknown
ACnode No
Owner Unknown
Origin Unknown
Location Ground floor, main area, next to members shelving

HP Color Laserjet 4700n

New for 2019: HP Color LaserJet 4700n

The Hackspace's current office / general use printer is a HP Color LaserJet 4700n. It lives next to Tesla on the reception desk. Please treat with care.

  • Current IP address for the LaserJet 4700n is: 10.0.70.147
  • How to connect: Use IP address.
  • Protocol: Select HP JetDirect Socket (if available). This lets you set most if not all of the printer features.
  • Other Protocol options (less full featured): AirPrint (for iOS devices) and IPP for everything else. LPD is ancient and best avoided.

Cost per A4 page:

  • 5p Mono (Black & white)
  • 10p Colour

Pay by putting coins into the kitty / charity chugger menace weapon (gives +3 pester power) hanging next to it.

Maintenance

Toner Cartridges

Genuine HP toner cartridges are somewhat expensive, so use "remanufactured" ones instead. heres some on Amazon that have been proven to work. The printer will complain about non-genuine toner, but prints as normal.

Maintenance History

  • 16/03/2019 - Replaced Magenta and Cyan Cartridges (Marrold)