The document provides instructions for printing a 12x18 poster on the HP Laserjet 5550DN printer in the MHS Graphics Lab. It describes loading 12x18 heavy gloss paper into the printer tray, setting the paper size to 12x18 in the printer settings, and directs the user to another source for instructions on setting up the print job and sending it to the printer. It notes some potential issues students may encounter with sharing the printer.

1. Printing to Rocky
the HP Laserjet 5550DN
in the MHS Graphics Lab
Instruction/presentation specifically designed for:
12x18 Heavy Gloss Printing

2. Here IS the process of printing:
• Find the paper
• Load the printer
• Tell the printer to use this paper
• Set-up printing in the program**
• Send the print**
• Tell the printer to print, share and let others enjoy!**
** Not covered in this presentation, head back to the class blog for these steps.

3. Find the Paper
& Printer
•The Printer is here
•The Paper is here

4. DISCLAIMER...Students trying to print have to be aware of a few things.
1. Other students will be printing at the same time and
this adds to confusion and frustrations. Please manage
those feelings accordingly.
2. The printer processes jobs in a manner that is very
structured, assume nothing. READ THE LCD
on the printer carefully and follow it to
achieve printing to the correct paper size and type.

5. Load A ‘pinch’ of Paper
If it hasn’t been loaded yet
If it hasn’t been loaded yet

6. The tray pulls out
from the front if it is not already lowered
from the front if it is not already lowered

7. Push out the paper Guides out wide

8. Place the paper in, short edge first...
Make sure it is all the way into the tray
Make sure it is all the way into the tray

9. Push in the guides
to the edge of the paper...
to the edge of the paper...

10. At the printer’s ‘ready’ screen
Press the okay button...
Press the okay button...

11. Scroll down to ‘paper Handling’
Then click the check mark...
Then click the check mark...

12. click the check button...
SELECT ‘TRAY1 SIZE’
CHOOSE12X18

13. For the next Phase
head on over to your computer
to set-up the print dialogue and
send the poster to the printer...
Head back to the blog
for the printing sequence
for the printing sequence
for the printing sequence
for the printing sequence