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    A4000 Co l or P r i nt e r , Cop i e r , S c a n n e r F ax All-In-One Getting Started Guide[...]

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    Notice © Cop y ri gh t 20 01 Co mp a q Co mp u te r Cor p ora ti o n Compaq and the C ompaq logo are trademar ks of Compaq Information T echnologies Group , L.P . Microsoft and W indows are tr ad emarks of Microsoft C orporation. All other prod uct names mentione d herein ma y be trademark s of their respectiv e companie s. Co mpaq shall not be li[...]

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    Setup Setup 1 Getting Star ted Guide This booklet guides you step by step from setup through prin ting your first document, making c opies, scanning an image, and sending a fax. Additional information can be found in the printer softwar e help file. Y our Compaq Limited W arranty st atement is located in the Append ix of this guide. See page 36 for[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 2 Step 2 : A ttach and e xtend tr ays Step 3 : L oad up to 100 sheets of plain paper 1 Attach the scanner output tr ay by snapping it into the two slots in the front of the prin ter . 2 Make sure you fully extend the paper supports. 2 T o a void paper misfeeds, slide the paper guide to the left side of the paper . 1 Y ou can u[...]

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    Setup Setup 3 Step 4 : C onnec t the power c ord Step 5 : Sel ec t your language When the power is connected, the printer will ask yo u to select your language. Use the option button to find the language you wish to use for the LCD panel menus. Once you hav e found your language, press star t/yes to select it . Note that the printer will only ask y[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 4 Step 6 : Install the prin t car tridges 1 2 Wa r n i n g : D o not touch the go ld contact ar eas on the back and bottom of the print cartridges. Note: The cartridge carrie r moves to th e loading position w hen you open the c over . 3 4 5 6 SNAP! 7 8[...]

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    Setup Setup 5 Step 7 : Align the cartridges After installing the print cartridges and closing the cov er , an alignment page will be automatically printed. F rom each alignment group on the alignmen t page, find the number under the alignment pattern that c omes closest to forming a straight line. Using the number keypad, en ter the v alue for the [...]

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    Getting Started Guide 6 Step 9 : C onnect the telephone line cor d T o use the fax capabilities of the A4000, you will need to connect it to a wo rking telephone line. Optionally , you can at tach a telephone. This lets you use the fax line as a normal te lephone line. 1 2[...]

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    Setup Setup 7 Step 10 :Install the printer softw are If your computer is not alr eady o n, please turn it on now . W ait for the C ompaq printer softwar e installation screen shown in to appear . If it doesn’t, see page 33. C ongra tulations! Y ou have finished setting up your prin ter . Click Canc el on any screens similar to the one shown. 1 Ca[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 8[...]

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    Settings Settings 9 Co n t ro l s a n d s e t t i n g s This section describes the A4000 Contr ol Panel, and the Settings Utility softwar e. C ontr ol panel featur es # Button Description 1 ke ypad Dial a number or select a value for print ing copies. 2 scan Scan a docu ment to y our computer . 3 copy Copy a documen t . 4 fax F ax a document. 5 fax[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 10 Menu button The menu button is located to th e left of the LCD display . Press the men u button after you press the fax , copy , scan , or setup buttons to access the settings menu for each opera tion. Fo r example, press co py , then menu , to: > Set the copy type. Choose between three differen t black settings, and thr[...]

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    Settings Settings 11 Setup button Press the se tup button, then the menu button, to display the setup menu. Pr ess the menu button to display each menu option, and use the options butt on to change it . > Set the date and time. If the A4000 is not connected to a PC, you can set the date and time her e. > Print a report . Print fax confirma ti[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 12 The printer monitor ic on The printer monitor icon not only provides you with a fast and easy wa y to ac cess many of the A4000 features...it pr ovides you feedback as well: > The normal icon (shown at righ t) indicates the A4000 is connected and communicating with y our PC properly . > An icon with a r ed “ X ” i[...]

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    13 C opy settings The copy settings window c ontrols how the A4 000 makes copies. Y ou can change the default standalone copy settings , so that the c opy you expect to usually mak e will become y our default setting. Choose your default copy type, quality , and cont ras t . Scan settings The scan settings window contr ols the Scan T o menu. When y[...]

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    Printing Printing 15 Printing Now that y ou have set up y our Compaq A4000 and installed the A4000 softwar e, you are re ady to p ri nt yo ur fi rs t d o cum en t . Basic printing Basic printing is as easy as: 1 Load the paper . 2 Open the file y ou want to prin t . 3 Customize the printer settings. (F or help , see the section below , “Using the[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 16 T o learn more about the properties and capabilities of the printer: > E xplore the other tabs in the Printer Properties. > E xplore the menus. > Click Help to view the printer software help. Printing photos T o print the best looking photos: 1 Use photo paper . W e rec ommend Compa q Inkjet Glossy Photo P aper . 2[...]

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    Printing Printing 17 Printing banners T o print a banner , you should ha ve banner paper and softwar e that support s banner printing. > Place the banner paper behind the printer . > Bring the unattached edge of the first page over the prin ter and into the sheet feeder . > Place the paper guide against the side of the paper . > Select [...]

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    Co py i n g Copying 19 Co p y i n g It is easy to make color and black&white copies with the C ompaq A4000. Pr eparing documents for copying Y ou can use the A4000 to copy documents tha t are printed on standa rd letter , legal, or A4-sized paper . Before you feed y our docum ents: > Make sure an y glue, ink, or corr ec tion fluid on the pap[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 20 Note: Do not feed any thing thicker than a normal sheet of paper into the scanner . For ex ample, you cannot copy credit car ds or a driver’ s license . Doing so will damage y our sleev e and the scanner . Making a copy T o mak e a single copy with the default settings , simply press the cop y button, and then press start[...]

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    Scanning Scanni ng 21 Scanning The Compaq A4000 offers two wa ys to scan a document . Y ou can scan: > Using your c omputer > Using the Scan button Y ou can scan a document while your A4000 is printing a prev ious print job, but not while you ar e faxing or m aking copies. The scanner driver supports scanning from the bundled applications on [...]

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    Getting Started Guide 22 Use the sleeve for the following types of documents: > Env elopes, checks , or receipts > Photographs or fr agile documents > Curled, wrinkled, creased, thin, or torn paper > Carbon, coated, onion skin, or glossy paper Note: Do not feed any thing thicker than a normal sheet of paper into the scanner . For e xamp[...]

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    Scanning Scanni ng 23 6 Optionally , you can select the Preview button. This will per form a quick pre view scan of your document. Once the pr eview is complete, y ou can move and size the dashed bo x to selec t the exact area of the documen t you wish to scan. Y ou can make other adjustmen ts to the scan settings at this time as well. 7 If you per[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 24 Scanning to a folder The first Scan T o menu destina tion is a folder on your PC. This is initially y our My Pictures folder , located in your My Documents dir ec tory . Y ou can ch ange your folder and default file type wi th the A4000 settings utility . Once scanned, the files will be given the filename of Month - Day - #[...]

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    Scanning Scanni ng 25 Scanning to custom applications The remaining Scan T o menu options are for defining your own applica tions. Y ou can define up to six (6) additional app lications using the A4 000 settings utility . F or instance, you can add Microsoft Paint to the menu and sc an to BMP files for editing , or add Microsoft W ord and scan to t[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 26 Getting mor e from y our scanner Large scan areas and/ or resolutions above 300 DPI require additional memory and disk space, and w ill take longer to pr ocess. T o minimize this, use the Pr eview button first . Then select only the area you need to scan, and don’t use a resolution abo ve 300 DPI unless requir ed . F or a[...]

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    Fa x i n g Faxing 27 Fa x i n g The Compaq A4000 offers two w ays to fax a document : > Using the front c ontrol panel > Using a fax form This section describes fax settings, and faxing using the front con trol panel. For information on the fax form, see “F ax F orm” on page 31. Pr eparing documents for faxing Y ou can use the A4000 to fa[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 28 3 Pressing the pau se/re dial button after you hav e star ted entering a number will insert a P into the number . This results in a three-second pause while dialing . This is useful when you hav e to dial a number and wait for an outside line (for example, 9P7135 551212 ). 4 Press start . The A4000 will dial the fax number [...]

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    29 Y ou must have an email progr am installed on your computer , and it must suppor t MAPI ( a mail application interface). Mo st popular email pr ograms support the MAPI inte rfac e. Once the pages are scanned, y our email program will start and the scanned pages will be attached and sent as an email. Quick mode T o quickly send a fax using the de[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 30 R eceiving a fax The A4000 has four fax receive modes. The current r eceive mode is display ed in the top right corner of the L C D display . Y ou can change the receive mode with the Settings utility , or by pressing the setup button, followed by the menu button . Press the men u button repeatedly until the receiv e mode m[...]

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    31 Fa x F o r m The fax form is a quick and easy way to: > Print a fax c over page > Easily fax to your fr equently dialed speed send numbers The fax form is a paper document tha t you can use to give instruct ions to yo ur A4000. Mark it with a pencil or pen an d feed it into the scanner . The A4000 softwar e will then read your marks and fa[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 32 to sixteen (16) numbers to the To section. Y ou can add individual numbers, or speed send groups. By default, the word “F ax” will appear on the cov er page. If you wan t to include your c ompany logo instead, selec t a bitmap file containing y our logo. The default resolution, con trast, and fax type will also appear o[...]

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    Help Help 33 Help Y our printer has been designed for ease of use. There may be occasions when y ou hav e questions or need gener al printing help. This section is designed to answer your most frequen tly asked questions. F or additional help, pr ess the Help button on the Printer Properties dialog . The installation scr een did not appear 1M a k e[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 34 > Make sur e you have not installed multiple c opies of the printer softwar e: a Fr om the Star t menu, click Settings Printers . b In the Printers folder , make sure there is only one icon for y our printer . c If you hav e two printer ic ons for the same printer , try printing a test page from each icon. Right - click [...]

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    Help Help 35 P aper jams T ry removing the paper fr om the shee t feeder . If the paper is lodged too far into the printer and can ’t be remov ed: 1 Unplug the power cord fr om the printer . 2 P ull firmly on the paper to remove it. Pull the paper fr om th e fron t if neces sary . 3 Plug the power cor d back into the printer to turn it on. 4 Pr i[...]

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    Getting Started Guide 36 Printer prin ts blank pages Make sur e you hav e remov ed the transpar ent tape cov ering the bottom of the print cartridges. For help , see page 4. The PC is not av ailable Y ou have initi ated a task that requir es assistance from the PC, but the PC was not av ailable. Make sur e: > Y our PC is on a nd is not in suspen[...]

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    Appendix Wa r r a n t y S e r v i c e How do I obtain war rant y s er v ic e? You may access product technical support on Compaq's website at www.compaq.com or you may call Compaq's Technical Support Center. Compaq's high ly trained technicians will first try to resolve the problem through our online services or by t elephone. If you[...]

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    Getting Started Guide Limited Wa r r a n t y Statemen t for the United States and Can a da This One Year Limited Warranty applies in the United Stat es and Canada to Hardware Products manufactured or distributed by Com paq Computer Corporation (Compaq) under t he Compaq brand name. A Compaq Hardware Product is defined as Compaq Inkjet Printer. Cont[...]

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    Appendix Product's User's Guide; (d) by the use of parts not manufactured or sold by Compaq; (e) by modification of the Product; or (f) as a result of service by anyone other than Compaq, a Compaq authorized reseller , or a Compaq authorized service provid er. Compaq is not responsible for damage to or loss of any programs or data. Contac[...]

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    Getting Started Guide Notices This section contains information abou t: > Notices > Safety information Fe d e ra l Communica tions Commis sion (FCC) compliance informa tion statement This equipm ent has been tested and found to comply with the limi ts for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Ope ration is subject t[...]

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    Appendix of EC Council directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/ EEC on the approximation and harmonization of t he laws of the Member States relating to electromag netic compatibility an d safety of electrical equipment designed for use with in certain volt age limits. A declaration of conformity with the requirements of the Directive has been signe d by t[...]

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    Getting Started Guide T elephone Consumer Prot ec tion Act of 1991 The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a comp uter or other electronic device to send any message via a telephone facsimil e machine unless such message clearly contains, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on [...]