
HP Color LaserJet 9500 printer updates
Firmware revision
The 20040113 05.004.2 firmware revision is
now available from HP at the following URL:
www.hp.com/go/clj9500_firmware
. You may
see improvements to the following issues after
installing the updated firmware:
• After storing a large number of jobs on the
hard drive, the printer may generate a
49.4C06 error when printing a menu map.
• An endless calibration loop may occur when
a CPR (color plane registration) retry is
followed by an internal request for
calibration.
• Slow printing with PCL 5c occurs when a
foreground color is selected and the current
palette at the time of selection has a
DirectByPixel raster format.
• Printer displays a 49.FF06 error when a
single user has 10 or more private stored
jobs and selects to print ALL PRIVATE JOBS.
• Certain PostScript® files generate a 49.4C02
error.
• Bold PostScript text from Macintosh systems
does not render properly.
• Using the Multifunction Finisher and printing
Face-Up or Face-Down the job flips
orientation within the first couple of pages or
after an internal calibration.
• Some PDF files placed in Quark Xpress may
cause a PostScript error.
• Sending a large number of fonts to the hard
drive causes a 49.0508 error when printing
the PostScript font list.
• Inability to upgrade firmware using the
HP LaserJet Utility on the Macintosh platform.
(Resolution of this issue will occur after
upgrading this firmware version using a
program other than the HP LaserJet Utility.)
• PostScript errors may occur when printing
DCS2 files created from a non-HP scanner.
• When the control panel lock function is set to
MAX with HP Web Jetadmin, the paper tray
settings may be altered by opening and
closing a tray.
Firmware datecode: 20040113 05.004.2
• Objects and/or text are missing or printed
incorrectly when using a third-party DIMM
solution.
• When the PCL 5 pre-punched media
command precedes the duplex command, the
output is correct. When the commands are
reversed, pages are rotated incorrectly.
• 49.0E00 error when printing some PDF files
with the PostScript driver.
• “µ” prints italicized with certain PostScript
typefaces.
• Images printed from tray 4 may be offset
beyond what the SET REGISTRATION control
panel setting can adjust.
• CMYK images have a difficult time printing
highlights below 10 percent.
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