HP Jetdirect 70x - Home Print Server User manual

Home Print Server
(J4155A)
HP JetDirect 70X

User’s Guide
HP JetDirect 70X Home Print Server

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First Edition, March 2000
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction..................................... 1
What’saHomePrintServer?.......................1
TheNeedforHomeNetworking.....................1
DifferentSetupsarePossible .......................2
Terms..........................................3
2 Setup........................................... 5
3 Operations..................................... 11
Printing........................................11
SendingFaxes ..................................11
NetworkScanning...............................11
4 Frequently-AskedQuestions ..................... 15
5 Troubleshooting................................ 17
HardwareInstallationProblems....................17
HPJetDirect70XSetupWizardProblems............18
PrintingProblems ...............................21
WebScanProblems...............................22
IndicatorLights.................................23
GettingHelp....................................24
6 SpecificationsandService....................... 25
PhysicalSpecifications ...........................25
SupportedPrinters ..............................25
Accessories.....................................26
WarrantyService................................27
HPCustomerCareOnline.........................28
HPCustomerCareForum.........................28
HPCustomerCarebyPhone.......................28
RegulatoryStatements ...........................29

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Introduction 1
1Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the HP JetDirect 70X Home Print Server!
You will find it to be an easy and flexible way to share a printer
among all the PCs in your home.
This guide provides information about installing and operating the
HP JetDirect 70X.
While using this manual, if you encounter some new or unfamiliar
terms, see the Terms section at the end of this chapter.
What’s a Home Print Server?
A home print server is an accessory that allows every PC in your
home to share the same printer, using your existing home phoneline
network.
A home phoneline network allows telephone and network activity
to take place at the same time. With one phone line, you can make
telephone calls or connect to the Internet, even while you are
printing.
The Need for Home Networking
Networks in businesses allow PCs to share printers and other
devices. However, for the home, a network has usually been too
costly and inconvenient to install.
In a non-networked home with multiple PCs, each PC usually has
a printer connected directly to it.
Sometimes there is only one quality laser or color inkjet printer.
Sometimes there is both a laser printer and a color inkjet printer.
In either case, there is no easy way for family members to use all
the printers.

2Introduction
Printer Sharing with an HP JetDirect 70X
When you use an HP JetDirect 70X Home Print Server, there are
several advantages:
• You can connect the HP JetDirect 70X to any phone jack,
regardless of its location in your home. The phone jack must be
on the same phone line as the PCs in the network.
• Only the PC that has the file to be printed, the home print server,
and the printer, need to be turned on.
• Scanning and faxing functions of HP All-in-One products are
available to networked PCs.
The following illustrates how you might use a home print server to
share a printer in your home.
All of the PCs connected to the phone line in this home can now
share the printer in the home office.
Different Setups are Possible
If your home has only one telephone line, the same line is used for
voice phone calls, connecting to the Internet, and networking PCs
over the home phoneline network.
If your home has two telephone lines, you must connect the HP
JetDirect 70X to the same telephone line used by the home
phoneline network.
Bedroom 1
Home Office Family
Bedroom 2
Room
JetDirect 70X

Introduction 3
It is also possible to connect your PCs and HP JetDirect 70X
together independent of your home telephone wiring, using
standard telephone cables. This is useful in small offices, where
each desk might have multiple independent telephone lines and
might not have a suitable arrangement for connection over one
telephone line.
Terms
Daisy chaining: a method of connecting multiple devices.
Driver: software that enables your PC to communicate with a
particular piece of hardware, such as a printer, modem, or network
card.
Home phoneline network: connects the PCs and printers in a
home, using existing phone lines.
HomePNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance): an
association of companies working together to promote widespread
deployment of compatible, low-cost solutions for in-home,
phoneline-based networking.
LED (Light-emitting diode): a light on the top and back of the
HP JetDirect 70X.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect): astandardPC
interface used to connect devices to PCs.
Phoneline splitter: a small telephone accessory that allows two
or more telephone devices (answering machines, faxes, phones) to
share one phone jack. You can buy a phoneline splitter at your local
electronics shop. Some splitters can divide a line into two, three, or
more jacks. Make sure you buy a splitter that divides a wall jack for
asinglephonenumberintotwoormorejacksforthesamenumber.
POTS (Plain old telephone services): the regular phone
services, such as voice calls and fax transmissions.
RJ-11: the most common telephone jack used in household or office
phones.

4Introduction

Setup 5
2Setup
Setting up your HP JetDirect 70X Home Print Server is also
described on the large Quick Start guide included in the shipping
container.
To set up the JetDirect 70X Home Print Server, complete the
following tasks:
1. Before You Begin
• You must have a working home phoneline network installed. It
includes:
•PCs equipped with internal or external home phoneline PC
network interface (PNA) devices (these are not modems).
•PCs connected to the same phone line.
• Verify the home phoneline network is functioning by using the
procedures described in the documentation that came with your
home phoneline network interface devices.
• You should have your printer and Windows®operating system
CDs available. They may be required during setup.

6Setup
2. Unpack Your HP JetDirect 70X
3. Connect Your HP JetDirect 70X
• Makesuretheprinteristurnedoff.
• Attach your printer cable to the HP JetDirect 70X’s parallel
printer port.
• Attach the phone cable (included) to the HP JetDirect 70X’s
“Line” jack.
•Option A: Locate your printer near your PC. Attach the other
end of the phone cable to a wall jack. Connect the phone cable
User’s Guide
HP JetDirect 70X
Power Supply Telephone Cable
HP JetDirect 70X Setup CD Quick Start Guide
Parallel Printer Port
“Line” Jack
Home Phoneline
Networking Device
Modem

Setup 7
from your PC’s home phoneline networking device to the HP
JetDirect 70X.
•Option B: Locate your printer anywhere – even in a room
without a PC. Attach the other end of the phone cable directly to
a telephone wall outlet.
Note: If your home has two telephone lines, you must
connect the HP JetDirect 70X to the same telephone
line used by the home phoneline network.
4. Plug in the HP JetDirect 70X
• Connect the power supply (included) to the HP JetDirect 70X.
Connect the other end to a wall outlet.
• Turn on your printer.
• The green Status light on the top of the HP JetDirect 70X will
blink for about five seconds and then stay on solid.
• Press the Test button on the HP JetDirect 70X. A test page should
print on your printer. This verifies the connection to the printer
and may be required in Step 5.
Test button
Power cable

8Setup
•If a test page does not print, refer to the Troubleshooting
chapter of this User’s Guide.
•If the IP address on the test page is 0.0.0.0, the HP JetDirect
70X has not initialized. Wait one minute and press the Test
button again.
5. Set Up Your PC to Print to Your HP JetDirect
70X-Connected Printer
Note: If you are using Internet sharing, perform the setup
first on the PC which provides Internet sharing.
The installation method varies with the printer you are installing.
Determine which option is appropriate for your printer and
environment; then follow the instructions below.
Option A: For HP DeskJet 970, 950, 930, 895C, 880C, 810, 2000
Professional Series, LaserJet 5L, 6P, 2100, or 4000 Series
printers.
Option B: For HP OfficeJet G, HP LaserJet 3150, or LaserJet
1100A All-in-Ones.
Option C: For printers not listed above that were previously
installed and working on your PC.
Option D: For printers not listed above that have not been
installed on your PC.
Note: It is necessary to repeat the installation option for
each PC in your network from which you want to
print.
Option A: For HP DeskJet 970, 950, 930, 895C, 880C, 810, 2000
Professional Series, LaserJet 5L, 6P, 2100, or 4000 Series
printers.
•If you are running Windows 95 or 98, insert the HP JetDirect
70X Setup CD and run the Setup Wizard.
•If you are running Windows NT®4.0 and your printer was
previously installed, insert the HP JetDirect 70X Setup CD
and run the Setup Wizard. If your printer was not previously
installed, you must first install the printer (use Option D
below).

Setup 9
Option B: For HP OfficeJet G, HP LaserJet 3150, or HP
LaserJet 1100A All-in-Ones.
•You must use the Setup CD that shipped with your All-in-One.
During the installation, choose the network installation
option. This option will guide you through the setup.
Option C: For printers not listed above that were previously
installed and working on your PC.
•Insert the HP JetDirect 70X Setup CD and run the Setup
Wizard.
Option D: For printers not listed above that have not been
installed on your PC.
•Part1. Install the printer. Use the printer Setup CD that
came with your printer. During the setup you may be
prompted to choose a port. If this happens, choose LPT1. If
you get a message saying that no printer is attached to LPT1,
simply continue with the printer installation (you may have
to click Skip).
•Part2. Insert the HP JetDirect 70X Setup CD and run the
Setup Wizard.
Note: For supported All-in-Ones not listed above, in order
to use the HP JetDirect WebScan feature, you must
choose the TCIP/IP printing protocol. (You will be
prompted for this selection during the Setup
Wizard.) See the Network Scanning section in
Chapter3formoreinformation.

10 Setup

Operations 11
3Operations
Printing
Once your HP JetDirect 70X Home Print Server and PCs are
configured, you can print from any PC connected to your home
phoneline network.
You can select the printer attached to the HP JetDirect 70X from
any application, just as you do now with directly-attached printers.
If another PC in your home is using the printer connected to the HP
JetDirect 70X, your print job will print after the first print job
finishes.
Sending Faxes
You can send faxes from any PC on your home phoneline network
if you have one of the following HP All-in-Ones installed:
•HPOfficeJetG
• HP LaserJet 3150
Refer to the documentation that came with your All-in-One device.
Network Scanning
There are two methods of scanning over a home phoneline network.
All-in-One Software CD
The HP OfficeJet G and HP LaserJet 3150 All-in-Ones have
networking software included on the setup CD that came with them.
To enable full scanning support over the network, run the All-in-
One setup CD and select the network installation option.
Refer to the documentation that came with your All-in-One device.
WebScan
If you have a supported All-in-One (see the Supported Printers list
in Chapter 6 of this User’s Guide), you can use the HP JetDirect
WebScan feature. WebScan allows you to scan and save scanned
images over the network. If you have a flatbed All-in-One, you have

12 Operations
the ability to preview scanned images. In order to use the WebScan
feature,youmustsetuptheHPJetDirect70XtousetheTCP/IP
communication protocol. You will be prompted to select this protocol
when you run the HP JetDirect 70X Setup CD.
Note: Since WebScan is included in your HP JetDirect
70X, the All-in-One software does not need to be
installed.
To use the WebScan feature, you will need to have one of the
following supported web browsers installed:
• Netscape NavigatorTM version 4.01-4.7, excluding 4.04.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01-5.0.
Using WebScan
Starting WebScan
1. Open your web browser.
2. Netscape users: enter the IP address of the HP JetDirect 70X in
the “Go To:” or “Location” field.
Internet Explorer users: enter the IP address of the HP JetDirect
70X in the “Address:” field.
For example: http://123.123.123.123 (The IP address of the HP
JetDirect 70X represents its URL).
The IP address of the HP JetDirect 70X can be found on its Test
page. Press the button on the back of your HP JetDirect 70X and
the Test page will print on the printer.
The web interface for the HP JetDirect WebScan will display.
Click the Scan buttonontheleftsideofthewindow.
If there is no Scan button, but the Home and Administration
buttons appear, make sure your All-in-One is a supported device
(See the Supported Printer list in Chapter 6 of this User’s Guide).
Make sure the All-in-One is correctly connected to the HP
JetDirect 70X.
If the page does not load on your web browser, check the
WebScan section of the Troubleshooting chapter in this User’s
Guide.

Operations 13
Preview Image
If you have a flatbed All-in-One, you may preview an image by
clicking the Scan Preview button.Useyourmousetoselectthe
desired portion of the preview image by clicking and dragging a
rectangle on the preview window.
Scan Image
Followthesestepstoscananimage:
1. Select your paper size using the “Document Size” list box. If you
have selected a region of your preview image, this box will
display “Selected Region.”
2. Select an image format. Available formats are PDF and TIFF.
JPEG is also supported on the OfficeJet G.
3. Selectthetypeofdocumentyouarescanningusingthe
“Document Settings” buttons. You may select a custom scan
resolution and color depth using the “Custom Settings” button.
4. Click the Download Scanned Image button to scan the
document and download it to your PC. You may save the scanned
image to your disk drive or run an application to view the
scanned image from your browser.

14 Operations
Scanner Status
The following table shows the status messages for the scanner and
what they mean.
Document Settings
The document settings are dependent on the particular All-in-One
attached. Document settings can include:
• Color Picture: 150 DPI, 24-bit color
• Color Drawing: 300 DPI, 24-bit color
• B/W Picture: 150 DPI, gray-scale
• Text: 300 DPI, black and white
• Custom (manual) Settings:
• Resolution (100, 150, 200, or 300 DPI)
• Color depth (24-bit color, gray-scale, or black and white)
Document Size
The document size is dependent on the particular All-in-One
attached. Document sizes can include:
• Letter (8.5” x 11”)
•Legal(8.5”x14”)
• A4 (8.3” x 11.7”)
• Executive (7.25” x 10.5”)
•4”x6”
•5”x7”
•3”x5”
•3”x3”
Status Message Meaning
Ready The scanner is ready for use
Scanning You are currently scanning
Resetting The scanner is resetting. If this persists, turn your
HP JetDirect 70X off and back on.
In use by... or Busy Someone else is using the scanner
Offline The scanner is not available (the device may be
turned off)
Unable to contact device A network error occurred while contacting the
device

Frequently-Asked Questions 15
4 Frequently-Asked Questions
1 What if another computer is printing a job?
Your print job will print as soon as the first job finishes.
2 Can I make phone calls while printing?
Yes.
3 Can I connect to my Internet Service Provider while
printing?
Yes.
4 I have an HP All-in-One. Can I still scan with it?
Yes. See the Network Scanning section in Chapter 3 of this
User’s Guide.
5 I have an HP All-in-One. Can I still send faxes?
Yes. The HP JetDirect 70X supports faxing on the HP OfficeJet
G and the LaserJet 3150 All-in-Ones. All-in-Ones can continue
to fax independent of the HP JetDirect 70X and your network.
6 I have a printer that isn’t listed as supported on the HP
JetDirect 70X carton. Can I still use it?
The HP JetDirect 70X should work with most HP or non-HP
printers with a parallel port (refer to Option D in Chapter 2 of
this User’s Guide for installation steps).
7 Can I use the home print server with Macintosh
computers?
No. The HP JetDirect 70X works with PCs running Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
8 Can I print from DOS?
No. The HP JetDirect 70X does not support DOS printing.
9 What happens if there’s a power outage or I unplug the
HP JetDirect 70X while I’m printing?
The result is the same as when printing from a directly-
connected printer. There may be a loss of print data, and you will
have to print again.