Mac OS X v10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’ includes HP LaserJet print drivers and print utility

Mac OS X v10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’ customers

The latest HP printer driver (v5.3) and print utility for devices listed below are built into Mac OS X 10.6. You do not need to download or reinstall any HP software for full printing and utility functionality.

HP LaserJet software is included in Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD and also available via Apple Software Updates.

Snow Leopard - HP LaserJet printer setup instructions

Upgrade install from Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5

If updating a Mac using the Snow Leopard DVD, the install process should automatically detect your previous HP printer queue, delete, and then create a new HP printer queue using the latest HP printer drivers included in Snow Leopard.

USB printers:

1. Make sure printer is turned On and connected.
2. Open a document to print, and then choose File , Print .
3. Open the Printer pop-up and choose your printer.
4. If you don’t see your printer, choose Add Printer , and then select More Printers button.
5. In the Name column, select the printer, then click Add .

Network printers:

You can connect to HP printers on your local network that use Bonjour, IP, and Open Directory, as well as shared printers connected to an Apple Airport base station.

1. Choose File , Print .
2. Open the Printer pop-up menu and choose your printer. It may be in the Nearby Printers submenu.
3. If your printer does not appear, choose Add Printer from the Printer pop-up menu.
4. A dialog appears listing any Bonjour, IP, shared, and Open Directory printers on your local network. It may take a minute or two for your printer to appear.

   NOTE:

   On larger networks, outside the Bonjour link-local network, your printer may not show up in the list. You can connect to the printer using IP. An IP printer is a network printer that uses TCP/IP protocol (such as JetDirect, LPD/LPR, IPP) to communicate with your printer. You need to know the IP address or DNS name.

5. Click IP in the toolbar.
6. Select HP Jetdirect - Socket in the Protocol pull down menu.
7. Enter the printer’s information available from printers front panel or printers network configuration page.
8. The system should automatically bind to the HP print driver in the ‘Print Using’ pull down menu.
9. Click Add to create the HP printer queue for your HP LaserJet.

Your computer can usually detect whether a printer has special accessories installed, such as additional paper trays, duplex unit, or extra memory. If it can’t, a dialog appears that lets you specify them. Make sure the settings in that dialog accurately reflect your printer’s installed options to enable full functionality.

Clean install of Snow Leopard or setting up a new Macintosh with Snow Leopard already installed

USB printers

1. Make sure that printer is turned On and connected.
2. Open a document to print, and then choose File , Print .
3. Open the Printer pop-up and choose your printer.
4. If you don’t see your printer, choose Add Printer , and then select More Printers button.
5. In the Name column, select the printer, then click Add .

You can connect to HP printers on your local network that use Bonjour, IP, and Open Directory, as well as shared printers connected to an Apple Airport base station.

1. Choose File , Print .
2. Open the Printer pop-up menu and choose your printer. It may be in the Nearby Printers submenu.
3. If your printer does not appear, choose Add Printer from the Printer pop-up menu.
4. A dialog appears listing any Bonjour, IP, shared, and Open Directory printers on your local network. It may take a minute or two for your printer to appear.

   NOTE:

   On larger networks, outside the Bonjour link-local network, your printer may not show up in the list. You can connect to the printer using IP. An IP printer is a network printer that uses TCP/IP protocol (such as JetDirect, LPD/LPR, IPP) to communicate with your printer. You need to know the IP address or DNS name.

5. Click IP in the toolbar.
6. Select HP Jetdirect - Socket in the Protocol pull down menu.
7. Enter the printer’s information available from printers front panel or printers network configuration page.
8. The system should automatically bind to the HP print driver in the ‘Print Using’ pull down menu.
9. Click Add to create the HP printer queue for your HP LaserJet.

HP LaserJet Printers supported in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – Print and Utility

HP Color LaserJets

• HP Color LaserJet 3000 series
• HP Color LaserJet 3600 series
• HP Color LaserJet 3800 series
• HP Color LaserJet 4700 series
• HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp series
• HP Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP series
• HP Color LaserJet CM4730 MFP series
• HP Color LaserJet CM6030 MFP series
• HP Color LaserJet CM6040 MFP series
• HP Color LaserJet CP3505 series
• HP Color LaserJet CP3525 series
• HP Color LaserJet CP4005 series
• HP Color LaserJet CP6015 series

HP B/W mono LaserJets

• HP LaserJet 5200 series
• HP LaserJet 5200L
• HP LaserJet M3027 MFP
• HP LaserJet M3035 MFP
• HP LaserJet M4345 MFP
• HP LaserJet M5025 MFP
• HP LaserJet M5035 MFP
• HP LaserJet M9040 MFP
• HP LaserJet M9050 MFP
• HP LaserJet P3004 series
• HP LaserJet P3005 series
• HP LaserJet P4010 series
• HP LaserJet P4014 series
• HP LaserJet P4510 series