The HP 1100 Laser Printer has been performing its duties regularly at the offices of various companies for nearly two decades now. During this time , printing technology has stepped far forward, and today the device no longer meets high requirements. In small and medium-sized organizations, at home, he will still find his place, but he has nothing to do in a professional company.
Perpetual apparatus
Of course, the presented printer is inferior in performance to many modern machines, but it has an enviable advantage over them - high reliability. According to numerous reviews, we can conclude that this device can easily work for more than a dozen years, while spending a minimum amount of resources.
The longevity of the HP 1100 printer cannot be associated with its operating principle. According to all definitions and stereotypes existing in society, laser technology for applying images to paper does not differ in durability. On the contrary, microprocessor technology, solar cells and sophisticated electronics predetermine a short life.
Printer features
The reasons for the durability of the machine lie in its design - it has nothing superfluous. Contact document and image sensors provide high-quality toner application. The paper feed and output rollers control the speed of the document, so the text is not smeared.
The ability to install additional equipment (scanner, copier) makes the HP 1100 printer universal, and alternative paper paths allow the use of alternative print media.
The office printer developed in parallel with the Windows operating system, which is why it quickly works with 95/98, NT 4.0, and even DOS. Moreover, starting with Windows XP, all the necessary drivers are already included in the software, which greatly simplifies the configuration and installation of equipment.
Specifications
Creating a printer, the American company HP did not pursue high productivity, focusing on print quality and equipment reliability. For this reason alone, the HP 1100 printer is unable to meet the needs of a modern company. But to create paper documents at home, his characteristics will be enough:
- print speed - at least 8 A4 pages per minute;
- the maximum memory capacity is 18 MB, the standard is 2 MB;
- connection interface - LPT;
- supported operating systems - Windows, DOS;
- maximum image resolution - 600x600 pixels.
The number of pages that machines can print without loss of performance in one month is 7,000. Printing can be done on cards, glossy and matte paper, transparencies, labels and envelopes.
Features of connection to laptops
No modern laptop has an LPT connector, which is used in this device. In this regard, the obvious question arises - is it possible to connect the HP 1100 printer to a laptop? The answer is yes. However, a number of operations will have to be done so that the two devices work without interruptions.
The first thing you need is an adapter from the LPT connector to the USB port. And here the first problems arise related to their search. The fact is that this model of machines uses a connector such as Mini Centronics, which are not widely used in the market. Alternatively, you can try using the LPT-USB adapter, but there is no guarantee of a positive result.
Driver Installation
After you have connected your HP Laserjet 1100 laser printer, you need to log in to the Administrator account on your laptop and install the universal print driver HP Universal Print Driver for Windows PCL5.
During installation, you need to:
- Select the installation mode “Normal”, and then click on the item “Add a local printer”.
- In the left part of the menu that opens, select the manufacturer of HP, and in the right - the model of the device (Laserjet 1100).
- Choose a virtual printer.
- Choose a number of proposed actions, agree to certain conditions, after which it will be possible to print a test page.
After receiving a report and confirming the completed operations, you can use the HP Laserjet 1100 laser printer in your work. Reviews suggest that in some cases a record about a new device does not appear in the manager. Then you need to open the "Windows Update" and after a short search highlight the inscription HPLaserJet 1200 SeriesPCL5. The installation of new components will begin, after which the device will be completely ready for use.