• Driver and Manual Download
• Setup and Installation
• Wireless Setup
• Ink Cartridges
• HP LJ Pro m281fdw Troubleshooting
• Printer offline
• Load paper error
• Paper Jam
• Won’t Print

Manual Download

The product information and troubleshooting resources can be obtained from the user manual. The manual provides information about print cartridge health and access to maintenance services. It contains tools to configure print settings, calibrate the device, clean the print cartridges, print the self-test diagnostic page, order supplies online, and find support information from the Website. It also provides information about events that have occurred. It has information that will allow you to change device settings, order supplies, start, and access the onscreen help. Download the free user manual from our website and follow the instructions for setup or troubleshoot your printer.

MAC

• Confirm that your printer has paper and ink and is connected to your Mac through a USB cable. Power on your printer.
• Select System Preferences from the Apple menu and double-click on Print & Scan or Print & Fax.
• In the Print & Fax window, click on the plus sign button. Select the IP tab in the Print Browser window.
• Set Protocol to HP LaserJet – Socket. For Address, enter the IP address of the printer you want to add.
• IP addresses of MSL printers are available on the printer list. Leave the Queue field blank.
• The Name and Location fields are to keep track of your printers and differentiate between multiple ones.
• Make sure you do not select Generic Postscript Printer for Print Using. Select your printer’s name in Print Using.
• OS X will try to locate an appropriate driver. If it is unable to locate then it is recommended to download the correct driver from our website.
• Click on the name of your printer on the printer list to be taken to the driver download page.
• If you would like to update your printer, then click Software Update from the Apple menu.
• Hp regularly releases updates for the driver. This will be listed in the Updates section.
• Click the Update button to update your printer driver, or click the Update All button to update all the software listed in the Updates tab.
• Use Apple Image Capture feature to scan with the built-in driver. Place the document you want to scan on the scanner glass.
• Open the applications folder and click Image Capture. Choose your printer’s name from the list.
• Change any settings if required, and then click Scan.
• If you would like to print any document, then open the file on your Mac and select the option Print.
• Preview the document that you want to print and modify any settings if necessary. Choose your printer’s name and then click OK.

HP Laserjet Pro m281fdw Ink Catridges

Ink cartridge is a component that contains one or more ink reservoirs that deposits ink onto paper during printing. Replace or refill the ink cartridges when they are low on the level of ink. Follow the steps given below to fix the printer problems.

How to Scan

• Load the document on the scanner glass and then close the scanner lid.
• Automatic document feeder can be used to scan multiple page documents at one time.
• Scan from your printer : Touch the Scan icon on your printer’s control panel. Select your computer’s name, if prompted, and the scan job will start.
• The folder the scan is saved will automatically open in your system. Open the scanned file to view the scan.
• Scan from your computer : Open HP Printer Assistant on your computer, and then click Scan a Document or Photo to open HP Scan.
• Preview and edit the scan before saving it. Create a folder to save the scan.
• If you scanned multiple pages from the automatic document feeder, click Save and all pages will automatically get saved into a single file.
• Scan to email : Open the Scan menu on your printer’s control panel, select your computer’s name, and then select Email as PDF or Email as JPEG.
• A new email message will automatically open on the computer.
• Setting up the scanner with HP Solution Center : Open the HP Solution Center and select the scanning option from the overview table.
• Click Scan Document and then select Save to file Save Options to change the folder where scans are saved, set scan file names.
• Click Finish to save the scanned file.

How to Fax

• Connect one end of the phone cord to the Fax port on the printer and the other end to the telephone jack on the wall.
• If you would like to connect an answering machine or extension phone then disconnect the answering machine phone cord from the phone jack, and then connect it to the phone port on the printer.
• Contact the phone company to determine which setup options are best as the printer might not be compatible with all digital service lines or providers.
• The fax time, date and header settings should be configured in order to use the fax feature.
• From the computer’s desktop, click Start, select All Programs, click HP, choose the folder for the printer.
• Click the icon with your printer’s name, and then open HP Printer Assistant.
• In the HP Printer Assistant window, select the Fax option, and then select Fax Setup Wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the fax settings.
• From the Home screen on the printer control panel, touch the Setup button. Choose Fax Setup, and then select Basic Setup.
• Select Time/Date and then choose the 12-hour or 24-hour format, then modify the date format.
• Select Fax Header and use the keypad to enter the fax number, and then touch the OK button.

Load paper error

• Remove the stack of paper from the input tray. Check if any obstruction inside the tray.
• Make sure that nothing blocks the paper from engaging with the rollers.
• Check the condition of the paper and replace it, if it is ripped, bent or curled.
• Confirm that, all the paper in the stack are of same size and type. Do not load mixed types of paper in the tray.
• Turn on the printer, wait until the carriage moves to the right side of the printer and becomes idle.