Hewlett Packard HP Color LaserJet 4600dn > Download Drivers, Utilities and Firmware

NOTE: Each OS supports a different set of base languages. The defaultlanguage of English will always be installed and used if a specific language is not supported. Refer to the LaserJet user guide for the specific set of languages that hp supports with a product.

The hp LaserJet Installer provides hp LaserJet PostScript printing support for the Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x operating systems.

The hp color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The hp color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

Applications Supported
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Pagemaker
CorelDraw
Deneba Canvas
EPSF Charts
MacroMedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
QuarkXpress
Text Format (ASCII)
TIFF Charts

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj4600). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
NOTE: See the Howtopan.pdf file for detailed installation instructions.

This Readme file provides specific installation instructions and other information you should know before you perform a firmware update for your HP Color LaserJet Series printer. Installation instructions are provided for Single and Multiple Printer Updates.
This document provides specific update, installation and troubleshooting information.
What is included in a Remote Firmware Update (RFU)?
The HP Color LaserJet Printer Remote Firmware Update file contains firmware for the printer, embedded JetDirect (if applicable), HP paper handling accessories used with the device in one convenient download file. When the Remote Firmware Upgrade file is sent to the HP Color LaserJet Printer firmware for the engine and all connected accessories are upgraded.
Who needs this firmware?
Similar to Hewlett Packard providing improved software for your HP Color LaserJet Printer, Hewlett Packard provides firmware updates for your printer periodically through its supported lifecycle. A firmware update may be necessary if it is determined that you may benefit from the resolution of any issue that is documented below.
Determining the current version level of your firmware
To determine the current level of firmware installed on the device:
Go to the printer's control panel.
Press the green checkmark button.
Use the arrow keys and select the "INFORMATION" selection on the control panel.
Use the arrow keys and select the "PRINT CONFIGURATION" selection.
Press the green checkmark button to print the Configuration Page.
On the printed CONFIGURATION page look in the section marked "Device Information" for the firmware date code. The firmware date code will look something like this: 20021024 03.008.1

The HP color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The HP color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

Applications Supported
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Pagemaker
CorelDraw
Deneba Canvas
EPSF Charts
MacroMedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
QuarkXpress
Text Format (ASCII)
TIFF Charts


Download Info

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj4600). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
NOTE: See the Howtopan.pdf file for detailed installation instructions.

This Readme file provides specific installation instructions and other information you should know before you perform a firmware update for your HP Color LaserJet Series printer. Installation instructions are provided for Single and Multiple Printer Updates.

What is included in a Remote Firmware Update (RFU)?
The HP Color LaserJet Printer Remote Firmware contains firmware for the printer, embedded JetDirect (if applicable), HP paper handling accessories used with the device in one convenient download file. When the Remote Firmware Upgrade file is sent to the HP Color LaserJet Printer firmware for the engine and all connected accessories are upgraded.
Who needs this firmware?
Similar to Hewlett Packard providing improved software for your HP Color LaserJet Printer, Hewlett Packard provides firmware updates for your printer periodically through its supported lifecycle. A firmware update may be necessary if it is determined that you may benefit from the resolution of any issue that is documented below.
Determining the current version level of your firmware
To determine the current level of firmware installed on the device:
Go to the printer's control panel.
Press the green checkmark button.
Use the arrow keys and select the "INFORMATION" selection on the control panel.
Use the arrow keys and select the "PRINT CONFIGURATION" selection.
Press the green checkmark button to print the Configuration Page.
On the printed CONFIGURATION page look in the section marked "Device Information" for the firmware date code. The firmware date code will look something like this: 20021024 03.008.1

HP color LaserJet Installer for Mac OS 9.

This download package contains HP LaserJet Mac OS X Installer Print Only Software Solution v7.8.0.761. Included are the HP Postscript PPD and PDE files for Mac OS X v10.2, v10.3.x, v10.4.x, v10.5 - PPC and Intel processor.
Supported Devices
HP color LaserJet 2500
HP color LaserJet 2550 series
HP color LaserJet 3700
HP color LaserJet 4600
HP color LaserJet 4650
HP color LaserJet 5500
HP Color LaserJet 5550
HP Color LaserJet 8500
HP Color LaserJet 8550
HP color LaserJet 9500
HP color LaserJet 9500 MFP
HP Color LaserJet
HP Color LaserJet 5/5M
HP Color LaserJet 4500
HP Color LaserJet 4550
HP LaserJet 1200
HP LaserJet 1300
HP LaserJet 1300n
HP LaserJet 1320 series
HP LaserJet 2100 Series
HP LaserJet 2200
HP LaserJet 4000 Series
HP LaserJet 4050 Series
HP LaserJet 4100 MFP
HP LaserJet 4100 Series
HP LaserJet 4200
HP LaserJet 4200L
HP LaserJet 4240
HP LaserJet 4240N
HP LaserJet 4250
HP LaserJet 4250L
HP LaserJet 4300
HP LaserJet 4350
HP LaserJet 4350L
HP LaserJet 4V
HP LaserJet 5000 Series
HP LaserJet 5100 Series
HP LaserJet 8000 Series
HP LaserJet 8100 Series
HP LaserJet 8150 Series
HP LaserJet 9000 MFP
HP LaserJet 9000L MFP
HP LaserJet 9000 Series
HP LaserJet 9040
HP LaserJet 9040 MFP
HP LaserJet 9050 MFP
HP LaserJet 9050
HP LaserJet 9055 mfp
HP LaserJet 9065 mfp
HP LaserJet 4 Plus
HP LaserJet 4ML
HP LaserJet 4MP
HP LaserJet 4Si
HP LaserJet 5M
HP LaserJet 5P
HP LaserJet 5Si
HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier
HP LaserJet 6P
HP Mopier 240
HP Mopier 320
HP LaserJet 1220
HP LaserJet 3015
HP LaserJet 3020
HP LaserJet 3030
HP LaserJet 3200
HP LaserJet 3300/3310/3320
HP LaserJet 3300
HP LaserJet 3380
HP business inkjet 2300
HP Business Inkjet 2600
HP Business Inkjet 2800
HP Business Inkjet 3000
HP officejet 9100 series
HP Business Inkjet 2250
HP Business Inkjet 2280

This download package contains HP LaserJet Macintosh OS X Binary Print Driver Installer with updated files. Full printing support for Mac OS X v10.2.8, v10.3, v10.4 PPC and Intel processor Macs is included with this download.

This download package contains HP LaserJet Macintosh OS X Binary Print Driver Installer with updated files. Full printing support for Mac OS X v10.2.8, v10.3, v10.4 PPC and Intel processor Macs is included with this download.

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl5cwin2kxp). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
Open the Printers Window (Click Start-Settings-Printers).
Update the printer if it was previously installed
Right click on the printer and select Properties from the pop menu.
On the Advanced tab, select New Driver.
Click on the Warning Box that pops up.
A printer listing box will appear. Select Have Disk.
Another box Install from Disk appears.
Click the Browse to locate the expanded files directory (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl5cwin2kxp).
Click on the file ending with .inf .
Click Open and then Okay and let files install.
Add the printer if it hasn't been installed yet.
Click Add New Printer
Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.

Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000

Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

This Readme file provides specific information you should know before you install and use the Printing System. Information and are provided for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000

This file provides specific compatibility, and troubleshooting information. For additional information on the printer features and driver features, refer to the online help included with each software component and the printer use guide.

This Readme file provides specific information you should know before you install and use the Printing System. Information and are provided for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows 2000

This file provides specific compatibility, and troubleshooting information. For additional information on the printer features and driver features, refer to the online help included with each software component and the printer use guide.

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.1 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

Windows Vista (64-bit)
Windows XP x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Windows Vista (64-bit)
Windows XP x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The UPD version 4.5 is the latest version of HP's Universal Print Driver. Please review the entire documentation for information on issues resolved, performance improvements, and new behavior changes to the UPD.

The Readme file provides specific information you should know before you install and use the Printing System. Information and are provided for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista (64-bit)
Windows XP x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
The Readme file provides specific compatibility, and troubleshooting information. For additional information on the printer features and driver features, refer to the online help included with each software component and the printer use guide.

The Readme file provides specific information you should know before you install and use the Printing System. Information and are provided for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista (64-bit)
Windows XP x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
The Readme file provides specific compatibility, and troubleshooting information. For additional information on the printer features and driver features, refer to the online help included with each software component and the printer use guide.

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer
and start you on the install process.
Download into a temporary directory.
Run the file name to extract.
See the Readme file for installation instructions.
This driver MUST be prepared and installed per the instructions in the driver README file to be installed successfully.

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer
and start you on the install process.
Download into a temporary directory.
Run the file name to extract.
See the Readme file for installation instructions.
This driver MUST be prepared and installed per the instructions in the driver README file to be installed successfully.

This Readme file provides specific installation instructions and other information you should know before you perform a firmware update for your HP Color LaserJet Series printer. Installation instructions are provided for Single and Multiple Printer Updates.
This document provides specific update, installation and troubleshooting information.
What is included in a Remote Firmware Update (RFU)?
The HP Color LaserJet Printer Remote Firmware Update file contains firmware for the printer, embedded JetDirect (if applicable), HP paper handling accessories used with the device in one convenient download file. When the Remote Firmware Upgrade file is sent to the HP Color LaserJet Printer firmware for the engine and all connected accessories are upgraded.
Who needs this firmware?
Similar to Hewlett Packard providing improved software for your HP Color LaserJet Printer, Hewlett Packard provides firmware updates for your printer periodically through its supported lifecycle. A firmware update may be necessary if it is determined that you may benefit from the resolution of any issue that is documented below.
Determining the current version level of your firmware
To determine the current level of firmware installed on the device:
Go to the printer's control panel.
Press the green checkmark button.
Use the arrow keys and select the "INFORMATION" selection on the control panel.
Use the arrow keys and select the "PRINT CONFIGURATION" selection.
Press the green checkmark button to print the Configuration Page.
On the printed CONFIGURATION page look in the section marked "Device Information" for the firmware date code. The firmware date code will look something like this: 20021024 03.008.1

This Readme file provides specific installation instructions and other information you should know before you perform a firmware update for your HP Color LaserJet Series printer. Installation instructions are provided for Single and Multiple Printer Updates.
This document provides specific update, installation and troubleshooting information.
What is included in a Remote Firmware Update (RFU)?
The HP Color LaserJet Printer Remote Firmware Update file contains firmware for the printer, embedded JetDirect (if applicable), HP paper handling accessories used with the device in one convenient download file. When the Remote Firmware Upgrade file is sent to the HP Color LaserJet Printer firmware for the engine and all connected accessories are upgraded.
Who needs this firmware?
Similar to Hewlett Packard providing improved software for your HP Color LaserJet Printer, Hewlett Packard provides firmware updates for your printer periodically through its supported lifecycle. A firmware update may be necessary if it is determined that you may benefit from the resolution of any issue that is documented below.
Determining the current version level of your firmware
To determine the current level of firmware installed on the device:
Go to the printer's control panel.
Press the green checkmark button.
Use the arrow keys and select the "INFORMATION" selection on the control panel.
Use the arrow keys and select the "PRINT CONFIGURATION" selection.
Press the green checkmark button to print the Configuration Page.
On the printed CONFIGURATION page look in the section marked "Device Information" for the firmware date code. The firmware date code will look something like this: 20021024 03.008.1

This Readme file provides specific installation instructions and other information you should know before you perform a firmware update for your HP Color LaserJet Series printer. Installation instructions are provided for Single and Multiple Printer Updates.

What is included in a Remote Firmware Update (RFU)?
The HP Color LaserJet Printer Remote Firmware contains firmware for the printer, embedded JetDirect (if applicable), HP paper handling accessories used with the device in one convenient download file. When the Remote Firmware Upgrade file is sent to the HP Color LaserJet Printer firmware for the engine and all connected accessories are upgraded.
Who needs this firmware?
Similar to Hewlett Packard providing improved software for your HP Color LaserJet Printer, Hewlett Packard provides firmware updates for your printer periodically through its supported lifecycle. A firmware update may be necessary if it is determined that you may benefit from the resolution of any issue that is documented below.
Determining the current version level of your firmware
To determine the current level of firmware installed on the device:
Go to the printer's control panel.
Press the green checkmark button.
Use the arrow keys and select the "INFORMATION" selection on the control panel.
Use the arrow keys and select the "PRINT CONFIGURATION" selection.
Press the green checkmark button to print the Configuration Page.
On the printed CONFIGURATION page look in the section marked "Device Information" for the firmware date code. The firmware date code will look something like this: 20021024 03.008.1

The hp color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The hp color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

The hp color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The hp color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

Applications Supported
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Pagemaker
CorelDraw
Deneba Canvas
EPSF Charts
MacroMedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
QuarkXpress
Text Format (ASCII)
TIFF Charts

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj4600). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
NOTE: See the Howtopan.pdf file for detailed installation instructions.

Important Information

Some printers may experience slower performance due to the different ways that some computers and printers handle bi-directional communication of the parallel (LPT) interface. Some larger, more complex jobs may need more time to process and print due to the increased communication traffic over the parallel interface.

Below are easy-to-follow instructions for downloading and installing the Screen Reader Accessibility for Status and Alerts software.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and the printer drivers must be already installed, and your computer must be ready to print.
Download the file to a folder on your hard drive.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or any other software programs that are running on your computer.
Go to the folder where you downloaded the software and double click the file to extract the files.
Go to the folder where these files were extracted to, for example c:\lj1080, and double click on the setup.exe file to start the installation process. During the install process you will be asked to select options for "Display status window when." We suggest you select all of the options for Screen Reader Accessibility.
You only need to install this software once on each computer for all HP LaserJet printers connected, either on the network or direct.
Open the "Job Status and Alerts" software. We suggest you review each of the options for status and alerts and select the ones you wish to receive for your printer.

The hp color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The hp color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

The hp color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The hp color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

Applications Supported
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Pagemaker
CorelDraw
Deneba Canvas
EPSF Charts
MacroMedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
QuarkXpress
Text Format (ASCII)
TIFF Charts

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj4600). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
NOTE: See the Howtopan.pdf file for detailed installation instructions.

Important Information

Some printers may experience slower performance due to the different ways that some computers and printers handle bi-directional communication of the parallel (LPT) interface. Some larger, more complex jobs may need more time to process and print due to the increased communication traffic over the parallel interface.

Below are easy-to-follow instructions for downloading and installing the Screen Reader Accessibility for Status and Alerts software.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and the printer drivers must be already installed, and your computer must be ready to print.
Download the file to a folder on your hard drive.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or any other software programs that are running on your computer.
Go to the folder where you downloaded the software and double click the file to extract the files.
Go to the folder where these files were extracted to, for example c:\lj1080, and double click on the setup.exe file to start the installation process. During the install process you will be asked to select options for "Display status window when." We suggest you select all of the options for Screen Reader Accessibility.
You only need to install this software once on each computer for all HP LaserJet printers connected, either on the network or direct.
Open the "Job Status and Alerts" software. We suggest you review each of the options for status and alerts and select the ones you wish to receive for your printer.

The HP color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The HP color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

The HP color Laserjet 4600 is an sRGB printer. sRGB data may be sent to the printer through a PCL or a Postscript driver. CMYK data can only be sent through a Postscript driver. The default CMYK mode is a SWOP press emulation.
The HP color Laserjet 4600 ICC profiles may be used when color management is desired, either in the operating system or in an application. For most uses the sRGB profile will offer the best color. One exception is that Windows 98 and Millennium require a CMYK profile for Postscript printers.

Applications Supported
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Pagemaker
CorelDraw
Deneba Canvas
EPSF Charts
MacroMedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
QuarkXpress
Text Format (ASCII)
TIFF Charts


Download Info

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the file that was downloaded (i.e., c:\lj4600). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
NOTE: See the Howtopan.pdf file for detailed installation instructions.

Important Information

Some printers may experience slower performance due to the different ways that some computers and printers handle bi-directional communication of the parallel (LPT) interface. Some larger, more complex jobs may need more time to process and print due to the increased communication traffic over the parallel interface.


Download Info

Below are easy-to-follow instructions for downloading and installing the Screen Reader Accessibility for Status and Alerts software.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and the printer drivers must be already installed, and your computer must be ready to print.
Download the file to a folder on your hard drive.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or any other software programs that are running on your computer.
Go to the folder where you downloaded the software and double click the file to extract the files.
Go to the folder where these files were extracted to, for example c:\lj1080, and double click on the setup.exe file to start the installation process. During the install process you will be asked to select options for "Display status window when." We suggest you select all of the options for Screen Reader Accessibility.
You only need to install this software once on each computer for all HP LaserJet printers connected, either on the network or direct.
Open the "Job Status and Alerts" software. We suggest you review each of the options for status and alerts and select the ones you wish to receive for your printer.

Use this patch to update the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series software. This patch only updates the Toolbox/Configuration software and does not update printer drivers. Install this patch only if the full printing system was installed for the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series.

Use this patch to update the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series software. This patch only updates the Toolbox/Configuration software and does not update printer drivers. Install this patch only if the full printing system was installed for the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series.

Use this patch to update the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series software. This patch only updates the Toolbox/Configuration software and does not update printer drivers. Install this patch only if the full printing system was installed for the HP Color LaserJet 2500 series or HP Color LaserJet 4600 series.

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl6winnt4). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
Open the Printers Window (Click Start-Settings-Printers).
Update the printer if it was previously installed
Right click on the printer and select Properties from the pop menu.
On the Advanced tab, select New Driver.
Click on the Warning Box that pops up.
A printer listing box will appear. Select Have Disk.
Another box Install from Disk appears.
Click the Browse to locate the expanded files directory (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl6winnt4).
Click on the file ending with .inf .
Click Open and then Okay and let files install.
Add the printer if it hasn't been installed yet.
Click Add New Printer
Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process.
Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.
Turn on the printer first, then turn on the computer.
Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl5cwinnt4). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
Open the Printers Window (Click Start-Settings-Printers).
Update the printer if it was previously installed
Right click on the printer and select Properties from the pop menu.
On the General tab, select New Driver.
Click on the Warning Box that pops up.
A printer listing box will appear. Select Have Disk.
Another box Install from Disk appears.
Click the Browse to locate the expanded files directory (i.e., c:\clj4600pcl5cwinnt4).
Click on the file ending with .inf .
Click Open and then Okay and let files install.
Add the printer if it hasn't been installed yet.
Click Add New Printer
Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.