HP DeskJet Desk-Jet Printer manual

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    1 Congr atulations on the pur chase of your HP DeskJet printer! ere’s what comes in the bo x. If anything’s missing, talk to your HP dealer or call Customer Support (see “Customer Support” in Chapter 4 of the user’s guide for the telephone number). Microsoft Windows or Windows NT 4.0 is r equired to use this printer. Please refer to the m[...]

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    2 Unpack Y our Printer 1 Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer. 2 Open the top cover and remove the plastic packing material fr om the inside of the printer. 3 Close the top cover. Remove packing material. STEP 1 Now would be a good time to tak e a second and mak e note of the serial number on the bottom of your printer. Write the[...]

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    3 STEP 2 Connect Y our Printer to Y our Computer 1 Mak e sure the computer is turned off. 2 Lift the cable access door on the back of the printer. 3 Plug the end of the cable with the notches into the printer. Snap both clips into the notches. 4 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer, and tighten the screws. Cable access door Y ou’ll n[...]

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    4 Plug in Y our Printer 1 Lift the cable access door and plug the power adapter cord firmly into the connector. 2 Plug the appropriate end of the power cor d into the power adapter. 3 Plug the other end of the power cord into an electrical outlet. Electrical outlet 1 2 3 Power adapter Power adapter cord Power cord STEP 3[...]

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    5 STEP 4 Insert the Print Cartridges 1 Press the Power button to turn on your printer. The power light comes on and the print cartridge light blinks. 2 Open the top cover. The cartridge cr adles move to the center of the printer. 3 Carefully r emove the protective vinyl tape fr om the color and black print cartridges. Be sure not to touch the ink n[...]

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    6 4 F or each print cartridge, lift the green cr adle latch. With the electrical contacts toward the r ear of the printer, push the cartridge firmly down into the cr adle. Close the latch. Y ou will hear a click, and the cartridges will sit firmly in the cr adles. Y ou must insert both cartridges for the printer to oper ate. 5 Close the top cover. [...]

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    7 Load Paper in Y our Printer 1 Gr ab the sides of the IN drawer and pull the dr awer out. Slide the paper adjusters out as far as possible. (Y ou can flip up the OU T tr ay to see better.) 2 Load the paper in the IN dr awer. Y ou can insert as much paper as fits comfortably under the tab on the paper-length adjuster. 3 Move both paper adjusters in[...]

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    8 STEP 6 Install the Printer Softwar e T o ensure successful installation of the printer software: 1 Mak e sure your computer is fully set up and operational. 2 Check that the printer is properly set up and r eady to print using the instructions in this setup guide. 3 Mak e sure that the printer is connected directly to the computer (remove any swi[...]

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    9 Installing from the CD: Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 6 Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the HP DeskJet opening screen appears. 7 If the opening screen does not appear, do the following: a. Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Run . b. T ype d:setup and click OK . If your CD-ROM drive is assigned to a[...]

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    10 10 If a Communication T est dialog bo x appears, click T est . 11 Do one of the following: •Ι f the test is successful, skip the rest of this section and go to page 15. •Ι f the test is not successful, click T roubleshoot and try to correct this problem. If you cannot corr ect this problem, click OK . For mor e information about printer co[...]

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    11 8 T ype d:setup and click OK . If your CD-ROM drive is assigned to a letter other than “d”, type that letter instead or browse to locate the CD-ROM drive. 9 When the opening screen appears, click Install the HP DeskJet 710C Series Software on your PC and follow the instructions on the screen. If something goes wrong, see page 13. 10 When th[...]

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    12 Installing from Disks: Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 3.1 x 6 Insert Disk 1 into the disk drive. 7 Windows 95 and Windows 98 users: click Start on the taskbar and then click Run . Windows 3.1 x user s: in the Progr am Manager, click File , and then click Run . 8 T ype a:setup and click OK . If your disk drive is assigned to a letter other t[...]

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    13 If you have problems installing 1 Mak e sure your printer is on and all connections are firm. Ensur e that no other peripher als (such as a scanner, switch box, tape backup, etc.) are connected to the printer cable. Mak e sure your cable is IEEE-1284-compliant. 2 Exit your software pr ogr am and turn off the computer and the printer. T urn on th[...]

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    14 Additional information about installing your printer software Closing software pr ograms In Windows 3.1 x : 1 While holding down AL T , press T AB to locate an open software progr am. 2 When you locate an open software pr ogr am, release both k eys. 3 Click File , and then click Exit . 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each open softwar e progr am.[...]

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    15 Align the Print Cartridges Y ou’re r eady for the final step in setting up your printer: aligning the cartridges to mak e sure you get the best print quality. Be sur e to align the cartridges whenever you install a new cartridge. 1 Be sure ther e’s paper in the printer’s IN dr awer and that the drawer and the paper adjusters are pushed in.[...]

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    16 Print a Page Y ou’re done setting up your printer! While you still have the HP T oolbox open, you can try printing a page, just to see what your printer can do. 1 On the Printer Services tab of the HP T oolbox, click Print a test page . 2 Check out the results! Y ou’re r eady to print your own work. For instructions, tips, and some fun sugge[...]

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    Support and Registr ation For DeskJet support and printer r egistr ation, please refer to the HP Customer Care W eb site: http://www.hp.com/go/support HP is dedicated to giving you fast and accur ate customer support. So that we can give you the best service possible, please have the following information available: ■ What is the serial number of[...]

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    The HP DeskJet Printer User’s Guide English[...]

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    Acknowledgments Microsoft ® and MS-DOS ® ar e U.S. registered tr ademarks and Windows ™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corpor ation. T rueT ype ™ is a U.S. tr ademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Arial ® and Times New Roman ® are U.S. r egistered tr ademarks of The Monotype Corporation. Snowdrift ™ is a trademark of Agf a Division of Bayer Corpor[...]

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    T able of Contents C HAPTER 1 Printing Basics 1 How to Choose Paper 2 How to Put Paper in the Printer 3 How to Print 5 Printer Softwar e 8 C HAPTER 2 Beyond the Basics 13 How to Print on Differ ent Paper Sizes 14 How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper 16 How to Flip a Document 18 About Color 19 About pictur es 21 About T ext 23 C HAPTER 3 What Y o[...]

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    Printing Basics lthough your printer can do some pretty f ancy stuff, most of the time you’ll be printing words and pictures on paper. The pr ocess is simple: First choose the paper you want to use; load the paper in your printer; choose your print settings from the printer softwar e; and then print from the computer softwar e progr am you’re u[...]

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    2 How to Choose Paper Most plain photocopy paper works fine in your printer, particularly paper that is mark ed for use in inkjet printers. T o get the best results, use one of the Hewlett-Pack ard papers, which wer e developed especially for HP inks and your printer. What to Consider Size . Y ou can use any size paper that fits easily within the p[...]

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    3 How to Put Paper in the Printer T ake a second to load the paper corr ectly in the IN drawer. Mak e sure all the paper in the drawer is the same size and type, and that the paper adjuster s rest snugly against the paper. The printer will do the r est. Let’s walk through the pr ocess step by step:  Slide out the paper-width and paper-length a[...]

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    4  Put the paper in the IN drawer, print side down. Push the paper in toward the back of the paper dr awer until it stops.  Slide the paper adjusters in so they fit snugly against the edges of the paper. Mak e sure the paper still lies flat in the dr awer and that the paper fits easily under the tab of the paper-length adjuster. (See page 28 [...]

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    5 How to Print  Check your print settings in the HP print settings box. (See page 9 to find out how to get to the box.) If you’re printing one copy, on plain paper with portr ait orientation, the default settings will work fine for you. (Chapters 2 and 3 explain why you might want to change the settings for different types of printing.)  Cl[...]

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    6 While Y ou’re Printing It tak es a few moments for the printing to start, while the printer gets information from the computer. Even after it’s started printing, the printer might pause occasionally to receive mor e information. If you run out of paper before you’ve finished The printer will prompt you to add mor e paper. Put the paper in t[...]

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    7 T roubleshooting If a problem occurs during printing, you’ll see a message on your scr een telling you what’s wrong and how to fix it. If you don’t get a message but you notice that something is wrong or you don’t lik e how the printout looks, click the Troubleshooting tab in the HP T oolbox and follow the instructions on the screen. (See[...]

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    8 Printer Softwar e: Y our Printer’s Remote Contr ol Although your printer has a couple of buttons on it, you really contr ol the printer remotely thr ough your software pr ogram and thr ough the printer software you installed on your computer. Instead of pushing buttons on a remote contr ol, you mak e your selections in the HP print settings box[...]

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    9 The HP Print Settings Box: How to find it Y ou can select settings such as the paper type, paper size, orientation and print quality in this box. How you find the box differs depending on which softwar e progr am and which oper ating system you’re using. T ry these strategies fr om the File menu of your document, and you’re sur e to get there[...]

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    10 The HP Print Settings Box: What it can do for you Select the appropriate settings. Choose the right paper size and type for the job. Show your finished work at its best. Click Best print quality. Save time and ink. Click EconoFast print quality. Save money and trees. Print on both sides of the paper (when available). Save time and color ink. Cli[...]

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    11 The HP T oolbox: How to find it The HP T oolbox tells you how to print and how to troubleshoot your printing pr oblems. It even allows you to align and clean your print cartridges. F or each Windows system, here are a couple of places to find the HP T oolbox. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Windows 3.1 x Click the HP T oolbox button. [...]

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    12 The HP T oolbox: What it can do for you How Do I? Follow the steps to print what you want. T roubleshooting Find your way to a solution when things go wrong. (See page 40 for more information.) Printer Services K eep your printer in working order.[...]

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    Beyond the Basics ith the printing basics down, you’re r eady to learn more about what your printer can do for you and how you can get the most out of your printer. W C HAPTER 2 How to Print on Different Paper Sizes 1 2 3 How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper 2 1 How to Flip a Document About Color About Pictures About T ext[...]

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    14 How to Print on Differ ent Paper Sizes Most of the time, when you print on plain paper, cards, labels, and envelopes, you select one of the standard sizes in the Paper Size box on the Setup tab of the HP print settings box. But you’re not limited to the sizes listed. Just mak e sure the size of the paper falls within the following dimensions ([...]

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    15 Paper Pointers C HANGE THE SHAPE Even though you print on flat paper, ther e’s no reason to leave it that way. Buy an origami book and learn to change the shape of your printed paper. Or add shape to your printed piece by gluing small charms, buttons, or dried flower s onto card stock.  T ype the dimensions of the paper in the Custom Paper [...]

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    16 How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper The easiest way to save paper is to print on both sides of it. Just put the paper through the printer twice: Select a two-sided printing option and follow the directions on your scr een.  Load the paper in the IN drawer. Mak e sure ther e’s no paper in the OUT tr ay.  In the HP print settings box, [...]

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    17 What If B OTH PAGES PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER Y ou put the paper print side down when you replaced it in the printer. Print your document again, paying special attention to the instruc- tions on your scr een. T HE INK SMEARED The ink might not have dried completely, so wait a bit longer befor e you print the second side. Y ou can shorten [...]

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    18 How to Flip a Document When you print a flipped document, the text and pictures ar e flipped horizontally (mirror ed) from what you see on your computer scr een.  Load the paper in the IN drawer. If you’re printing on tr ansparencies, see page 31. If you’re printing on iron-on transfer s, see page 39.  In the HP print settings box, cli[...]

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    19 What If T HE PRINTED COLORS DON ’ T MATCH THE SCREEN COLORS Because of the physics of how color is made on screen (with light) and at the printer (with dyes and pigments), there might be a slight mismatch. T HE COLORS AREN ’ T AS VIVID AS THEY SHOULD BE Y ou might be printing on the wr ong side of the paper. If turning the paper over mak es [...]

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    20 Adjusting the Color Lik e a full-featured camer a, your printer can “autofocus,” using HP’s ColorSmart technology to automatically mak e adjustments that will give you the best quality color printing. But if you prefer, you can manipulate the settings yourself to pr oduce the effect you want:  In the HP print settings dialog box, click [...]

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    21 Handy Hints N EED A PICTURE ? Look thr ough computer magazines for the names of companies that sell clip art. They’ll be happy to send you full-color pictur es of their extensive offerings. Or browse in the art sections of bookstor es for books of copyright- free pictur es. Remember that it is against the law to copy any photogr aph unless you[...]

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    22 ■ Get your photos scanned at your local camera shop. F or a small fee, you can have an entire r oll of pictures put on a CD-ROM disk. Be sur e to ask your camera shop to also put a CD-viewing application on the disk with your pictures. ■ T ake a digital picture. A digital camer a bypasses film entirely and mak es the picture into a computer [...]

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    23 Handy Hints S OME LETTERS LOOK LIKE PICTURES Wingdings ar e symbol (or pictur e) fonts that you type using the letter or number k eys on your k eyboard. Y ou format them lik e text—you can add color, change their size, and so on. But how do you know which letter or number to type for a pictur e? Mak e a chart! Simply type every letter and numb[...]

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    24 Using F onts Many software pr ograms include a Font command that lists the available fonts. Usually you’ll select the text and apply the font (or include the font as part of a style definition). See the user’s guide for the progr am you’re using to find out how to select fonts for your text. Buying F onts Fonts ar e included with most soft[...]

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    What Y ou Can Print ith the printing basics down, you’re r eady for some results. Here ar e some ideas of what your printer can print on different media types: ■ Envelopes—either one at a time or as a stack. ■ Labels—label your file folders or get those monthly mass mailings out the door. ■ T r ansparencies for important pr esentations.[...]

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    26 Envelopes Y our printer provides two methods for printing envelopes: ■ If you’re printing a single envelope, you can use the single-envelope slot and leave your paper in the IN drawer. This allows you to print the envelope and then a letter. ■ If you’re printing a stack of envelopes, use the IN dr awer. How to Print a Single Envelope [...]

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    27 What If T HE PRINTER WON ’ T PICK UP THE ENVELOPE If you’r e printing a single envelope using the single-envelope slot, you might not have pushed the envelope f ar enough into the printer. If you’r e printing a stack of envelopes, you might have included too many in the stack. Reduce the number and try again. Y OUR ENVELOPES PRINT LIKE THI[...]

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    28  Slide the paper adjusters so that they fit snugly against the edges of the envelope. For small envelopes such as A2 or C6, you’ll need to push the sliding adjuster in until it fits snugly against the edge of the envelopes.  Push the IN drawer back in and flip the OU T tr ay down.  Print the envelopes. ■ Change the paper size in the[...]

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    29 Paper Pointers L ABELS THAT WORK Use only U.S. Letter or A4-sized sheets of labels. It’s particularly important to pick labels that ar e made especially for inkjet printers. Otherwise, labels could peel off in your printer or the ink might not dry. L ABELS THAT WON ’ T WORK ❚ Sheets of labels that are folded, curled, wrinkled, or partially[...]

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    30  Remove all paper from the IN dr awer and insert up to 20 label sheets.  Slide the paper adjusters in to fit snugly against the stack.  Push the IN drawer back in and flip the OU T tr ay down.  Print the labels. ■ Y ou can leave the settings as they are if you’re going to be printing on plain paper. ■ Remove the label sheets fr[...]

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    31 Paper Pointers Y OUR BEST BET The film coating on HP Premium Inkjet Rapid-Dry T ranspar en- cies is especially developed to work with HP inks, giving you crisp images and text and the fastest drying time. In addition, they won’t jam your printer. Look for them at any lar ge office supply stor e, or call HP Direct (see page 62) for the phone nu[...]

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    32  Put the transpar encies in your printer with the rough side down and the adhesive strip forward. (Y ou can peel off the adhesive strip after printing.)  Slide in the paper adjusters, just as you would for plain paper. Push the IN dr awer back in and flip the OUT tr ay down.  Print the transpar ency.  Be patient. Because the printer [...]

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    33 Paper Pointers M AKE A GOOD IMPRESSION Use HP Delux e Photo Paper for best r esults when you’r e printing photogr aphic images; its glossy surf ace provides crisp, vibr ant images. When you select this paper in the HP print settings bo x, the printer uses K odak Image Enhancements technology, which gives you ex cellent skintones and true-to- l[...]

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    34 Car ds Use your printer to print on index cards, r ecipe cards, postcar ds, business cards—any car d size included in the Paper Size list on the Setup tab shown below. (Y ou can print on other-sized cards, too, as described on page 14.)  In the HP print settings box, click the Setup tab, then select a card size in the Paper Size box. (See p[...]

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    35 Paper Pointers M AKING FOLDED CARDS HP mak es a Greeting Card Paper with 20 blank white sheets and matching envelopes. Create your own design and message in a progr am that can format folded car ds. Mak e your own half-fold greeting car ds that look and feel pr ofessional with HP Glossy Gr eeting Card Paper. Perfect for all your special occa- si[...]

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    36 Banners W e encourage you to use HP Banner Paper for the very best results. However, if you use computer or z-fold paper for your banners, we recommend that you use 20-pound or 75 g/m 2 paper. Always do a good job of fanning the paper before loading it.  In the HP print settings box, click the Setup tab and then click Banner . Then, in the Pa[...]

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    37  Get the banner paper ready for the printer: ■ From the stack of banner paper, tear off the number of sheets you need to print the banner. (Y ou must have at least five sheets in the stack.) ■ T ear off the perforated strips, if there ar e any. ■ Fan the stack so that the pages don’t stick together in the printer.  Put the paper in[...]

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    38 What If Y OU GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS YOU ’ RE OUT OF PAPER , BUT YOU ’ RE NOT Y ou might not have pushed the paper-length adjuster in all the way. Mak e sure it’s snug against the paper, and try printing again. T HE TEXT IS FUZZY AFTER PRINTING A BANNER If the print quality seems especially poor when you switch fr om banner printing, you m[...]

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    39 Paper Pointers B EYOND T - SHIRTS Although 100% cotton t-shirts ar e a popular choice for ir on-on tr ansfers, you need not stop ther e. T ransfer a photo onto an apr on, or add the company logo to baseball caps, sun visors, and tote bags for the company picnic. W ORKING TOGETHER HP Iron-On T -Shirt T ransfer s are designed to work with your pri[...]

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    Getting Help When Things Go Wr ong hen problems occur, the quick est way to find a solution is to use the online troubleshooting feature. With a few clicks of the mouse button, you’ll find your specific problem and details on how to fix it. Click your way to a solution W C HAPTER 4 Online T roubleshooting Common Problems Printer Communications Bu[...]

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    41 What If If the print cartridge light continues to blink after you install new cartridges, check the part number s on the cartridges. ❚ Black HP 51645G ❚ Large Black HP 51645A ❚ T ri-Color HP C1823A  Click the Troubleshooting T ab.  Click the appropriate category. (The following pages include an overview of common problems in each cat[...]

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    42 No page came out of the printer Be patient. Complex documents, such as color photographs, tak e awhile to print. Check the Power light; if it’s blinking, the printer is processing information. Power. Mak e sure the printer is on (the Power light on the front of your printer should be on) and that all connections are firm. Cover. Mak e sure the[...]

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    43 The print quality is poor Banner switch. Mak e sure the banner switch is down, unless you’re printing banners. Paper. If the printing is faded or the color s are dull or bleeding into each other, mak e sure you’r e using paper intended for inkjet printers, that the correct paper setting is chosen in the software, and that you’ve loaded the[...]

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    44 Printer Communications Y our printer does not include a printer cable. The HP IEEE-1284-compliant Parallel Interf ace Cable is best for your printer. Mak e sure the cable is bidirectional—that is, that it allows two-way communication between your printer and the computer. This type of cable allows you access to all your printer’s features. I[...]

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    45 Handy Hints U SER F ORUMS Both forums k eep a list of F A Qs (Fr equently Ask ed Questions) which you can peruse for hints. CompuServe: Access the HP Peripher als forum (Go HPPER). America Online: Access the HP forum. Click “k eyword” on the “Go T o” menu, type “HP ,” and press the ENTER k ey to bring the HP forum home page dir ectly[...]

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    46 F REE S UPPORT FOR N INETY D AYS Within 90 days fr om the time of your pur chase, telephone support is provided to you fr ee of charge. Befor e placing a call for help, please mak e sure that: ❚ you have check ed your user’s manual and online tr oubleshooting for installation tr ouble- shooting tips ❚ you are seated in fr ont of your compu[...]

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    47 After the W arr anty Y ou can still get help from HP for a fee. Prices are subject to change without notice. (Online help is still available for free!) ■ For quick questions in the United States only, call (900) 555-1500. The char ges are $2.50 per minute and begin when you connect with a support technician. ■ For calls fr om Canada, or for [...]

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    Mor e About Y our Printer ntil now, we’ve been talking about the what, where, and how of your printer. If you’r e ready for some simple facts about the printer and printer supplies, here they ar e. System Requir ements ■ Microsoft Windows 3.1 x , Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 ■ System Requirements: Windows 3.1 x , Windows 95, an[...]

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    49 Print cartridges T o get the best performance from your printer, Hewlett-Pack ard r ecommends using only genuine HP supplies in HP inkjet printers, including only HP print cartridges. Damage resulting fr om the modification or refilling of HP cartridges is specifically excluded fr om coverage of HP printer warr anties. Refilling an HP cartridge [...]

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    50 C AUTION The ink in the print cartridges has been car efully formulated by Hewlett-Pack ard to ensur e superior print quality and compatibility with the printer. Do not attempt to r efill an print cartridge; damage to the printer or to the print cartridge r esulting from modifying or refilling an print cartridge is not the r esponsibility of Hew[...]

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    51 Cleaning the print cartridges Cleaning your print cartridges can improve the quality of printing. If your printed page is missing lines or dots, perform Procedur e 1 below. If your printed page contains streak ed ink, perform Procedure 2. Procedur e 1: Correcting missing lines or dots Clean the print cartridges when you notice that the lines or [...]

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    52  Click Clean the Print Cartridges and follow the directions on the screen. If the print quality improves by going thr ough this sequence once, but the quality is still not quite good enough, try going through the pr ocedure again. Start at step 1, or click on the “Intermediate Clean” button on the last cleaning window. There is no harm do[...]

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    53 Steps to clean your printer  Remove the print cartridges a. T urn the printer on and lift the printer’s top cover. The print cartridges move to the center of the printer. b. After the print cartridges have moved to the center of the printer, unplug the power cord fr om the back of the printer. c. Remove the print cartridges and place them o[...]

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    54 d. Hold the print cartridge up to the light to inspect for fiber s on the face and edges. If fibers are still pr esent, repeat steps 2b and 2c. e. Repeat steps 2a through 2d with the other print cartridge using a clean, moistened cotton swab to avoid any contamination.  Clean the print cartridge cradle a. Position yourself at eye level with t[...]

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    55 Uninstalling the softwar e If you need to uninstall the printer driver for your HP DeskJet printer for any reason, perform one of the steps listed for your operating system. If something unexpected happened during installation, the safest method is to run the uninstall utility directly from the CD or disks r ather than from the uninstall progr a[...]

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    56 Printing fr om DOS While your HP DeskJet printer is primarily a Windows printer, you can also print from a DOS software pr ogram when you run the pr ogr am within Windows 3.1 x , Windows 95, or Windows 98. At the time of publication this capability was not available in the Windows NT 4.0 environment. T o print from DOS:  Ensure the HP DeskJet[...]

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    57 Minimum printing mar gins The printer cannot print outside a certain area of the page, so you must mak e sure the contents of your document fall within the printable ar ea—that is, within the top, bottom, left, and right margins available for the specific size paper on which you are printing. When you use nonstandard paper sizes and select the[...]

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    58 Media size Custom size: Width: 3.0 to 8.5 in 77 to 215 mm Length: 3 to 14 in 77 to 356 mm U.S. letter 8.5 x 11 in Banner U.S. letter 8.5 x 11 in U.S. legal 8.5 x 14 in Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in U.S. No. 10 envelope 4.13 x 9.5 in Invitation A2 envelope 4.37 x 5.75 in Index card 3 x 5 in 77 x 127 mm Index card 4 x 6 in 102 x 152 mm Index card 5 x 8[...]

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    59 Arabic Symbol Sets: HP Arabic-8 PC Arabic (CP-864) Fonts: Proportional Spaced Point Sizes Ryadh 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 Fixed Space Point Sizes Pitches Naskh 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20 Naskh 7, 14, 28 8.5, 17 K oufi 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24 Cyrillic Symbol Sets: PC-Cyrillic (CP-866) Latin Cyrillic (ISO-8859/5) Fonts: Proportional SpacedPoint Sizes CG Times 5[...]

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    60 Or dering supplies and accessories Parts/ HP Reorder Supplies/ Accessories Number HP IEEE-1284-Compliant Parallel Interf ace Cable (with one 1284-A connector for the computer port and one 1284-B connector for the printer port) 2-meter length C2950A 3-meter length C2951A Power Adapter (worldwide) C6409-60014 Power Cords U.S., Canada, Brazil, Lati[...]

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    61 HP Reorder Replaceable Parts Number HP DeskJet 710C Series Manual Printer Documentation Kits Kits Arabic C5894-60014 Czech C5894-60015 Danish C5894-60016 Dutch C5894-60017 English C5894-60003 Finnish C5894-60018 French C5894-60004 German C5894-60019 Greek C5894-60020 Hebrew C5894-60021 Hungarian C5894-60022 Italian C5894-60023 Japanese C5894-600[...]

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    62 Or dering information T o order printer supplies or accessories, call your nearest HP dealer or call HP DIRECT at the following numbers for fast shipping service: ■ Argentina: (54 1) 787-7100 Fax: (54 1) 787-7213 Hewlett-Packar d Argentina, Montañeses 2150 1428 Buenos Aires, Ar gentina ■ Australia/New Zealand: (03) 895-2895 China Resources [...]

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    63 Regulatory Notices FC C statement (USA) The United States Feder al Communications Commission (in 47 CFR 15.105) has specified that the following notice be brought to the attention of users of this product: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These [...]

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    64 Limited W arr anty Statement HP Product Duration of Limited W arranty Software 90 Days Print cartridges 90 Days Printer 1 Y ear A. Extent of Limited W arranty 1. Hewlett-Packar d (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship for the duration specified above, wh[...]

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    65 Index Symbols (Black cartridge) 49 (Power button) 42, 44 (Print cartridge light) 44, 50 (Resume button) 6, 38, 44 (T ri-Color cartridge) 49, 50 A accessories, ordering 60 addresses for or dering 62 adjusters, paper 3 , 4 aligning print cartridges 10 , 42 America Online 45 art, printing 21 – 22 Avery labels 29 , 30 , 58 B Banner light 36 banner[...]

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    66 E EconoFast mode print speed 57 when to use 10 , 43 electronic files, cr eating 21 – 22 electronic support 45 energy usage 18 , 58 envelopes choosing 26 , 58 creating 28 multiple 27 print settings 26 , 27 printing 26 – 28 problems with 27 rotating 27 single-envelope slot 26 sizes 27 types to avoid 26 environment, oper ating 48 , 58 error mes[...]

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    67 printable area 4 problems 42 , 43 matching colors 19 media size 58 media weight, recommended 57 messages, error 7 Microsoft Windows 3.1 48 Microsoft Windows 95 48 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 48 Milestones font 23 mirror ed printing 18 missing lines 51 modes, printing Best 57 draft 10 EconoFast 43 , 57 Normal 57 printing speeds 57 See also print qua[...]

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    68 printer cable for 44 communications 7 , 44 default 42 IN drawer 4 loading paper 3 – 4 OUT tr ay 3 paper capacity 3 paper drawer 58 specifications 57 printer drivers 55 Printer Services tab (HP T oolbox) 12 printer software 8 , 45 printing basic instructions 5 – 7 basic problems 6 – 7 drafts 10 flipped 18 from DOS 48 , 56 mirror ed 18 two-s[...]

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    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Protecting the Envir onment Hewlett-Packar d continuously improves the design and production processes of HP DeskJet and DeskWriter printers to minimize the negative impact on the office environment and on the communities wher e the printers are manuf actured, shipped, and used. Hewlett-Packar d has also developed processes t[...]