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Manual/Quick Start Guide (9.00)
The HP Color LaserJet 3600n was easy to set up and toner cartridges were easy to install. The Getting Started Guide gives basic setup instructions. It also includes a description of the range of paper sizes that each paper tray can accommodate, part numbers for the toner cartridges, and a quick graphic guide for clearing paper jams. The instructions are well-organized and easy to understand, and are displayed in six languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. The User Guide, the 3600n’s manual, comes as a PDF document only, but this is probably a good thing since this 200+-page document would be onerous to have around in printed form. It is very detailed and explains the extensive menus very thoroughly.
Out of the box (9.00)
The HP Color LaserJet 3600n printer comes ready to roll almost straight out of the box. Its four ink cartridges come preinstalled, so users only need to take off the shipping tape and attach the cables to get it going. Attached to the printer are two paper trays: the multipurpose tray holds 100 sheets and the output tray holds 250 sheets. Besides the printer, box contents include a power cable, driver and documentation CD, and a Getting Started Guide. Also included is the Try HP Welcome Kit that is full of promotional materials, and the HP Marketing Toolkit, which has samples of HP matte and glossy Brochure Paper and Marketing Assistant software. The four preinstalled ink cartridges include the following: 6,000-page HP Color LaserJet Black print cartridge, and 4,000-page HP Color LaserJet Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow Print Cartridges. All of the cartridges feature HP ColorSphere toner. Much of the packaging is recyclable and HP includes recycling messages in their manuals. HP also makes note of the 3600n's energy saving settings.
Setup (6.75)
Unpacking the printer, physical set-up, and software installation took about 17 minutes. No tools were required. Several pieces of tape keep the doors secured for shipping, and the output tray had to be snapped in place. The entire front of the unit opens easily (and locks securely into place when done), providing ready access to the stack of toner cartridges. The cartridges come preinstalled, but tape and plastic locks have to be removed first. This is done by removing the cartridges via the two handles, one on either side, removing the tape and locks, then sliding the cartridges back in place--a very easy and clean process. Driver installation was also easy and took only nine minutes from start to finish.
Drivers & Adminstration (7.00)
The computer interface with the HP Color LaserJet 3600n is used only as a utility within software programs. The Preferences window includes six tabs: Advanced, Paper/Quality, Effects, Finishing, Color, and Services. The Advanced tab provides options for settings the number of copies, color management, and document selections. Color management can be set to none, ICM handled by the application, and ICM handled by the printer. The Document options allow the user to enable or disable advanced features, set raster compression (quality settings), and layout options.
The Paper/Quality tab offers only a few options, including paper size, source, and type. You can also save these settings to a QuickSet menu. The Effects tab includes settings for resizing and adding a watermark to the print. The finishing tab allows duplex (double-sided) and gang printing if the printer were enabled for this, but it’s not. Duplexing can only be done manually with this printer. Color options are extremely minimal here, only allowing for edge control. The Services tab provides options for checking the manual, online support, checking for driver updates, and (of course) ordering supplies. Profiles can be loaded though the Properties window in the Windows Control Panel.
Software (0)
The HP 3600n ships with no software. User interface is via the driver in existing computer applications.
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