HP LaserJet 9000 Series - Software Technical Reference

Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers

Back Cover

The Back Cover mini-tab allows you to select an alternative media source (or the same source

as First Page) from which a blank page is drawn and placed after the back page of a document.

The mini-tab contains three radio buttons and a drop-down menu. No Back Cover is selected as

the default, with the drop-down source selection box disabled. Clicking Use an Alternate Source

activates the drop-down menu. The drop-down menu value defaults to the same source as that

chosen for the First Page tab. Clicking Use the First Page Source changes the drop-down

value to match the first page, if necessary, but the drop-down menu remains inactive.

When the Back Cover tab is active, clicking No Back Cover deactivates the drop-down menu,

but does not change its value. No help bubble is available for the inactive drop-down menu. The

settings will revert to defaults when Use Different Paper for First Page is selected again.

Figure 29: Back cover tab

Size is:

This feature actually functions as two controls: a drop-down menu that contains all the supported

media sizes (including any user-defined custom sizes) and a text label that indicates the

dimensions of the selected size.

Moving the pointer over the text label causes the arrow to change to a gloved hand, which

indicates that the area beneath the pointer is selectable. Selecting here toggles the units of

measure between inches and millimeters, offering the same options on the dimensions label in

the preview image. Selecting a new size from the drop-down menu updates the media

dimensions text label as well as the preview image. Changing the orientation also updates the

dimensions text label.

Size can be specified only for the first page or for all pages. On the Other Pages and Back

Cover tabs, the Size drop-down menu does not appear because the media size must be

consistent for all pages of the job. Certain applications can override this command and specify

different media sizes within a single document. Any change in the media size selection causes

the Booklet Printing feature to be turned off.

The following table shows the standard paper sizes for the driver as they appear in the list.

NOTE: The following table lists the media size order for Windows NT 4.0. The

order of the list can vary for other operating systems. The list will contain

all the sizes shown below, and might contain sizes from other drivers.