HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 MFP - User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Product Basics
- Control panel
- Software for Windows
- Supported operating systems for Windows
- Supported printer drivers for Windows
- HP Universal Print Driver (UPD)
- Select the correct printer driver for Windows
- Priority for print settings
- Change printer-driver settings for Windows
- Install the Windows software
- Supported utilities
- Software for other operating systems
- Use the product with Macintosh
- Software for Macintosh
- Supported operating systems for Macintosh
- Supported printer drivers for Macintosh
- Software installation types for Macintosh
- Software for Macintosh computers
- Priority for print settings for Macintosh
- Change printer-driver settings for Macintosh
- Remove software from Macintosh operating systems
- Supported utilities for Macintosh
- Use features in the Macintosh printer driver
- Software for Macintosh
- Connectivity
- Paper and print media
- Print tasks
- Media type and tray loading
- Use features in the Windows printer driver
- Staple documents
- Cancel a print job
- Print on envelopes
- Job storage features for print
- Copy
- Scan and send to e-mail
- Fax
- Manage and maintain
- Information pages
- Embedded Web server
- HP Easy Printer Care
- Use HP Web Jetadmin software
- HP Printer Utility for Macintosh
- Open the HP Printer Utility
- Print a cleaning page
- Print a configuration page
- View supplies status
- Order supplies online and use other support features
- Upload a file to the printer
- Update the firmware
- Activate the two-sided printing (duplexing) mode
- Lock or unlock printer storage devices
- Save or print stored jobs
- Configure trays
- Change network settings
- Open the embedded Web server
- Set up e-mail alerts
- Security features
- Set the real-time clock
- Clean the MFP
- Calibrate the scanner
- Configure alerts
- Manage supplies
- Printer maintenance kit
- Manage memory
- Economy settings
- Problem solve
- Solve problems
- Determining Solve MFP problems
- Control-panel message types
- Control-panel messages
- Clear jams
- Media-handling problems
- Printer feeds multiple sheets
- Printer feeds incorrect page size
- Printer pulls from incorrect tray
- Media does not feed automatically
- Media does not feed from tray 2, 3, or 4
- Transparencies will not feed
- Envelopes jam or will not feed in the MFP
- Output is curled or wrinkled
- Printer will not duplex or duplexes incorrectly
- Solve print-quality problems
- Print-quality problems associated with media
- Print-quality problems associated with the environment
- Print-quality problems associated with jams
- Light print (partial page)
- Light print (entire page)
- Specks
- Dropouts
- Lines
- Gray background
- Toner smear
- Loose toner
- Repeating defects
- Repeating image
- Misformed characters
- Page skew
- Curl or wave
- Wrinkles or creases
- Vertical white lines
- Tire tracks
- White spots on black
- Scattered lines
- Blurred print
- Random image repetition
- Solve fax problems
- Solve copy problems
- Solve e-mail problems
- Solve network connectivity problems
- Solve common Macintosh problems
- Supplies and accessories
- Service and support
- Specifications
- Regulatory information
- FCC regulations
- Environmental product stewardship program
- Protecting the environment
- Ozone production
- Power consumption
- Toner consumption
- Paper use
- Plastics
- HP LaserJet print supplies
- Return and recycling instructions
- Paper
- Material restrictions
- Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- For more information
- Country/region specific statements
- Index

Software for Macintosh
Supported operating systems for Macintosh
The device supports the following Macintosh operating systems:
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Mac OS X V10.2.8, V10.3, V10.4 and later
NOTE: For Mac OS V10.4 and later, PPC and Intel Core Processor Macs are supported.
Supported printer drivers for Macintosh
The HP installer provides PostScript
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Printer Description (PPD) files, Printer Dialog Extensions (PDEs),
and the HP Printer Utility for use with Macintosh computers.
The PPDs, in combination with the Apple PostScript printer drivers, provide access to device features.
Use the Apple PostScript printer driver that comes with the computer.
Software installation types for Macintosh
Install Macintosh software for direct connections (USB)
Mac OS X V10.2.8
1. Make sure the product is turned on.
2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the CD does not run automatically, double-click the CD
icon on the desktop.
3. Double-click the Installer icon in the HP LaserJet Installer folder.
4. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
5. Connect a USB cable between the product USB port and the computer USB port. Use a standard
2-meter (6.56-foot) USB cable.
NOTE: USB printer queues are created automatically when the product is attached to the
computer. However, the queue will use a generic PPD if the installer has not been run before the
USB cable is connected.
6. On the computer hard drive, open Applications, open Utilities, and then open Print Center.
7. If the product name appears in the Printer list, setup is complete. If the product name does not
appear in the printer list, continue with the next step.
8. Click Add or +, and then select USB from the drop-down list. Select the product name from the
printer list.
9. Click Add. The Installable Options dialog box appears. Select the product options that you are
using.
10. Print a test page from any software program to make sure that the software is correctly installed.
If installation fails, reinstall the software. If this fails, see the installation notes or late-breaking
readme files on the device CD or the flyer that came in the box for help.
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