HP PSC 2100 manual

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cont ents iii contents 1 get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 quick star t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 use y our hp psc w ith a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 load originals and load paper . . .[...]

cont ents iv hp psc 2100 se ri es setu p men u options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7 additional setup information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 pos sible installatio n proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 set the language and r egion . . .[...]

1 get he lp help des criptio n Setup P oster The Setup P oster pro vides instruction s for set tin g up and configuring y ou r HP P SC. Mak e sur e yo u use the cor rec t poster f or y our oper ating sy stem (W indo ws o r Mac into sh) . P r o d u c t T o u r T h e t o u r p r o v i d e s a b r i e f i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e H P P S C a n [...]

get help 2 hp psc 2100 se ri es Re adme file After y ou install your softwar e , y ou can access the Readme file fr om eithe r the HP P SC 2100 Ser ie s CD- RO M or the HP P S C 2100 Ser ies pr ogr am fo lder . The R eadme file contains late- br eaking infor mation that does not appear in the Re fer ence Gui de or the online help . T o acces s the [...]

3 quic k star t Y ou can perfo rm man y f unctions using e ither the f r ont panel o r the HP PS C soft ware . E v e n i f y o u d o n o t c o n n e c t y o u r H P P S C t o a c o m p u t e r, y o u c a n u s e t h e f r o n t panel to cop y documents or phot os. Y ou can change a w ide v arie t y of settings using the fr ont-panel buttons and men[...]

quick start 4 hp psc 2100 se ri es use y our hp psc with a computer If y ou installed the HP PS C softwar e on y our com puter accor ding to the Setu p P ost er , yo u can access all the featur es of the HP P SC using the HP Dir ector . review th e hp photo & imaging director The HP Direc tor is av ailable through the de sktop shortcu t or when[...]

use y our hp p sc with a co mpute r 5 hp psc 2100 se ri es The Dir ector displa y s only the buttons that ar e appropr iate f or the selected dev ice. the hp photo & imaging director 5 46 8 7 2 1 3 feature pur pose 1 Select Device: U se this featur e to se lect the pr oduct y ou w ant to use f ro m the list of installed HP pr oducts. 2 Settings[...]

quick start 6 hp psc 2100 se ri es for macintosh users ! Do one for the f ollo wing: – F or OS 9 , double -cli ck the HP Director icon on the desktop . – F or OSX, double-clic k the HP Director icon on the dock . The f ollo w ing figur e sho ws s ome of the featur es availa ble through the HP Dir ector f or Mac intosh . Consult the legend f or [...]

load origin als 7 load or iginals and load paper Y o u c a n m a ke c o p i e s f r o m o r i g i n a l s l o a d e d o n t h e g l a s s . Yo u c a n a l s o p r i n t and copy ont o a var iety of paper types , we ights , siz es, and tr anspar ency f ilms. It is important , how e ver , that y ou c hoose the r ight paper and mak e sur e that it is [...]

load or iginals an d load paper 8 hp psc 2100 se ri es 2 Clos e the lid . load paper F ollo w ing is the basic pr ocedure f or loading paper . T here ar e spec ifi c consider ations f or loading certain types of pa per , trans parency f ilm, post cards , and env elopes. A fter y ou re v iew this pr ocedure , see tips f or loading ot her t ypes of p[...]

load paper 9 hp psc 2100 se ri es 2 T ap the stac k on a flat surface t o align the edges of the paper , and then chec k the paper f or the follo w ing: – Mak e sure it is fr ee of rip s, dus t, w rinkle s, and c urled or bent edges . – Mak e sur e all the paper in the stac k is the same si z e and type , unless y ou ar e w orking w ith photo p[...]

load or iginals an d load paper 10 hp psc 2100 se ri es 6 T o pre v ent prin ted paper fr om f alling off the tra y , full y ext end the output- tr ay ext ender . load env elopes Use the pr int featur e of you r softw are to pr int to en velopes w ith y our HP PS C. Y o u r HP PSC provi d e s t wo m et h o d s fo r wo rk in g wit h e nve l o p e s.[...]

load post cards or hagaki car ds 11 hp psc 2100 se ri es Adj ust the paper -w idth guide against the env elopes (be care ful not to bend the en velopes). Mak e sure the en velope s fit w ithin the tr ay (do not o ver load it) . Consult the help f iles in y our wo rd pr ocessing softw are f or details on ho w to for mat text f or printing on en velo[...]

load or iginals an d load paper 12 hp psc 2100 se ri es 2 Adj ust the paper -wi dth guide against the car ds, and then slide the paper-length gui de in until it stops . Mak e sure the car ds f it w ithin the tra y (do not o ver load it) . tips for loading other types of paper in the paper tra y The f ollo wing ta ble pro v ides guideline s for load[...]

set t he paper type 13 hp psc 2100 se ri es set the paper t ype If y ou want to use a diff erent t ype o f paper , suc h as photo paper , tr anspar ency film , t-shir t transf er paper , or broc hur es, simply load that paper i n th e p a p e r tr ay . Y o u s h o u l d t h e n c h a n g e th e p a p e r t y p e se t t i n g s t o e n s u re the be[...]

load or iginals an d load paper 14 hp psc 2100 se ri es 3 Press Enter to ch oose the displa yed pa per type . set t he paper size The HP PSC ca n use Let te r or A 4 p ap er . Us e t he fol l ow i n g p roce d ure to set the paper si ze f or cop ying . 1 Press Cop y O ptions until P aper Size appears , then pres s Enter . 2 Pr ess until the appr op[...]

mak e copies 15 use th e cop y featur es The cop y featur es let yo u do the follo w ing: • Pr oduce high-qu alit y color and black -and-w hite copi es using a v ari ety of paper ty pes and si z es, inc luding iro n -on transf ers . • Re d uc e o r e n l a r g e th e s ize of t h e co pi e s you m a ke f ro m 25% to 4 0 0 % of the cop y’s or [...]

use t he cop y featur es 16 hp psc 2100 se ri es increase cop y speed or quality The HP PS C pro v ides thr ee options that aff ect copy speed and q ualit y . • Best pr oduces the hi ghest quality for all paper and eliminate s the banding (str iping) eff ect that sometime s occur s in solid ar eas . Best copi es more slo w ly than the other quali[...]

mak e copies 17 hp psc 2100 se ri es The c ir cle mo ves to the left or r ight , depending on the button you pr ess . 3 Press Start Copy , Black or Start Copy , Color . enhance te xt sharpness and photo colors Use Te x t enhancements to shar pen edges of blac k text . Use Photo for photogr aphs or pic tures to enhance light colors that ma y other w[...]

use t he cop y featur es 18 hp psc 2100 se ri es perform special cop y jobs In addition to supporting standard cop y ing, y our HP PS C can also do the fo llow ing: • cop y a photo • fit a cop y to the page • print se veral copies on one page • make a poster • prepar e a color t-shir t transfer cop y a photo W h e n c o p y i n g a p h o [...]

perf orm spec ial copy j obs 19 hp psc 2100 se ri es 1 Load the or iginal on the glas s. 2 Press Cop y O ptions until Reduce/Enlar ge appears, then pr ess Enter . 3 Press until Fi t t o Pag e appear s, then pr es s Enter . 4 Press Start Copy , Black or Start Copy , Color . print se veral copies on one page Y ou can place m ultiple copies of an or i[...]

use t he cop y featur es 20 hp psc 2100 se ri es 1 Load the or iginal on the glas s. 2 Press Cop y O ptions until R educe/Enlarge appears, then pr ess Enter . 3 Press until P oster appears , then pr ess Enter . The de fault po ster si z e is 2 -pages w ide . 4 Do one of the f ollo wing: – Press Enter to select the def ault pos ter si z e. – Pr [...]

stop copying 21 hp psc 2100 se ri es 1 Load the or iginal on the glas s. 2 Lo ad the T-shirt tr ansfer pape r in the paper tr ay . 3 Press Cop y O ptions until P aper T ype appears , then pres s Enter . 4 Press until Iron- On appears and then pr ess Enter to s elect it . Selec ting this option aut omaticall y copi es a mirr or-image of y our ori gi[...]

use t he cop y featur es 22 hp psc 2100 se ri es[...]

scan an origina l 23 use th e scan featur es Scanning is the pr ocess o f conv er ting te xt and pic tures in to an electr onic fo rmat for y our compute r . Y ou can scan j ust about an ything: •P h o t o s • Maga zine ar tic les • T ext doc uments • 3D obj ects (be car ef ul not to scr atch the glass) to put into catalogs and flyers B e c[...]

use t he scan featur es 24 hp psc 2100 se ri es to scan an original to y our Window s computer 1 Load your or iginal on the gla ss. 2 Press Start Scan . A scan of the original appears in the HP Image Viewer. 3 In the HP Image Viewer w indow , you can edit the scanned image . When y ou hav e finished , cli ck Accept . F or mor e informati on about m[...]

clean t he glass 25 maintain y our hp psc This sec tion pr ov ides ins tructio ns for k eeping your HP P S C in top wor king condi tion. P er form these ma intenan ce proced ures as necessa r y . cle an the g la s s Dirt y glas s, fr om f ingerpr ints, smudge s, hair , and s o on, slo w s dow n perfor mance and affects the acc uracy o f featur es s[...]

maintain y our hp p sc 26 hp psc 2100 se ri es cl ean th e e xterior Use a soft , damp , lint-fr ee c loth to w ipe dust , smudges , and stains off the case . T he inter ior of the unit doe s not r equire c leaning . K eep flui ds aw ay fr om the inter ior o f the unit as well a s the fro nt panel. w ork w it h print cartridges T o en s u re t h e [...]

w ork w ith pr int cartr idge s 27 hp psc 2100 se ri es use the print cartridge protector The print cartridge protec tor is desig ned to k eep your print cartridge secu re wh en i t is no t be in g us e d. Wh en eve r you rem ove a pri n t ca r t ri d ge fro m th e pr inter , stor e it in the pr int car tr idge pr otector that came w ith y our prin[...]

maintain y our hp p sc 28 hp psc 2100 se ri es 2 After the car ri age stops mo v ing, lift the latc h to r elease the pr int cartridge , then pull it tow ar d you ou t of its slot . 3 If y ou are remo v ing the black pr int cartri dge in order t o install the photo pr int cartr idge , stor e it in the prin t car tr idge pr otecto r . 4 Re mov e the[...]

r estore factory defaults 29 hp psc 2100 se ri es 6 P ull the end of the latc h to war d yo u, pre ss do wn until it stop s, and then r elease . Make sur e the latc h catches belo w the bottom tabs . 7 Clos e the prin t -carr iage acces s door . align cartridges The HP P S C pr ompts y ou to align cartri dges e very time you install or replace a pr[...]

maintain y our hp p sc 30 hp psc 2100 se ri es set the pow er sav e time The bulb in y our HP PS C r emains on for a s pecif ied per iod so that the unit i s im m e d i a t e l y re a dy t o res p o n d to yo u r re q u e s t. W h e n th e H P PSC h a s n o t been us ed w ithin that spec if ied per iod , it turns the bulb off to pr eserve pow er an[...]

setup menu options 31 hp psc 2100 se ri es setup menu options The f ollo w ing options ar e av ailable fr om the Setup button . Menu Settings Self -T est Print Report Use Setup to display the Scan Setup , Maintenance or Print Report options . Pr ess and to mov e to the setting you want . Pr ess Enter t o select the display ed setting. Clea n Car tr[...]

maintain y our hp p sc 32 hp psc 2100 se ri es[...]

possible installati on pr oblems 33 additional setup inf ormation This s ection co ver s ho w to handle messages that ma y or may not appear dur ing installation , how to set u p the connection betw een your comput er and y our HP P S C, and how to add and r emo ve the HP PS C softw are . The standar d installati on instr uctio ns ar e pro v ided i[...]

add it iona l set up in formation 34 hp psc 2100 se ri es If the New Hard ware Message appears ( Windo ws 9 8, 2000, ME, or XP) If y ou set up y our HP P SC and co nnect it dir ectly t o your com puter bef or e y ou install the softwar e , y ou ma y encounter one of the f ollo wing messages: T o a vo id err ors, install the HP P SC so f twar e befo[...]

set the language a nd region 35 hp psc 2100 se ri es set the languag e and region Usuall y , the language and regi on ar e set when you install the HP P S C. If y ou set the r egion or language incorr ectly during installation , us e the f ollow ing pr ocedure . 1 If you are unable to r ead the fr ont-panel display language, but need to access the [...]

add it iona l set up in formation 36 hp psc 2100 se ri es connec t y our hp psc to y our computer Y our HP PS C suppor ts HO T Sw app ing, meaning y ou can connect to the HP P SC w hile the po we r is on at your com puter and on the HP PS C. connect your usb port Connecting t o your HP PS C w ith USB is s trai ghtforwar d . Simply plug one end of t[...]

r emo ve and r eins tall yo ur hp psc so ft war e 37 hp psc 2100 se ri es T o use your HP P SC in a networ ked en v ironmen t, y ou must inst all the softw are that comes w ith the HP JetDirec t 17 5x , w hic h disables all HP PS C func tionality e xcept pr inting . If y ou hav e Internet acce ss, y ou can get mor e info rmation o n using an HP Jet[...]

add it iona l set up in formation 38 hp psc 2100 se ri es 4 After the pr ogram f inishes r emov ing the so ft war e , disconnect y our HP P SC, and r estart y our compute r . 5 T o re install the so ft war e, inse r t the HP P SC 2100 S eri es CD-ROM int o y our computer ’s CD-ROM dr i ve , and f ollow the ins tructi ons that appear . When r e -i[...]

sy stem requirements 39 tec hnical inf ormation s ystem r equirements The f ollow ing spec ifi cations are sub ject to c hange without noti ce. PC Requir ements Item Minimum Recommended Processor Win d ows 98 Win d ows 98SE Win d ows 20 00 Windo ws Millenniu m Edition Win d ows XP An y Intel P entium I I, Ce leron , or compat ible processor Intel P[...]

techni cal info rmati on 40 hp psc 2100 se ri es paper specifications paper-tr ay capacities paper sizes RAM Macin tosh OS 9 Macin tosh OS X 64 MB 12 8 MB 12 8 MB 2 5 6 MB Disk space needed fo r installation 200 MB Additional disk s pace needed for scanned images 50 MB Monitor S VG A 800 x 6 00 Media CD-RO M dri ve I/O A vailable U SB port Internet[...]

pr int spec if icati ons 41 hp psc 2100 se ri es print specifications • 1200 x 1200 dpi black w ith res olution enhancement techn ology (REt) • 1200 x 1200 dpi color w ith HP Ph otoREt III • Method: Drop-on -demand thermal in kjet • Language: HP P CL Le vel 3, P CL3 GUI or P CL 10 • Prin t speeds vary accor ding to the complex ity of the [...]

techni cal info rmati on 42 hp psc 2100 se ri es cop y specifications • Digital image pr oces sing • Up to 9 9 copies f rom or iginal (v ari es by model) • Digital z oom fro m 25 t o 400% (v arie s by model) • F it to page , P oster , Man y on page • Up to 17 cpm blac k, 12 cpm color (v arie s by model) • Cop y speeds vary accor ding to[...]

scan spec if icati ons 43 hp psc 2100 se ri es scan specifi cations • Cr eate photo pr ojects •I m a g e e d i t o r i n c l u d e d • OCR softwar e automaticall y conv erts to editable text • Scan speeds v ary according to the complex ity of the doc ument ph ysical specifications • Height: 8.7 in . (2 2 cm) • Wi dth: 18.2 in. ( 46 .3 c[...]

techni cal info rmati on 44 hp psc 2100 se ri es env ironmental pr oduc t ste war dship progra m protecting the env ironment Hew lett-P ack ar d is committed to pr ov iding quality pr oducts in an en vir onmentaly sound manner . This pr oduct has been designed w ith se ver al attributes t o minimiz e impacts on our env ironment . F or mor e informa[...]

re g u l a t or y n o t ic e s 45 hp psc 2100 se ri es D e c l a r a t i o n o f C o n f o r m i t y : T h i s e q u i p m e n t h a s b e e n t e s t e d a n d f o u n d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e l i m i t s f o r a C l a s s B d i g i t a l d e v i c e , p u r s u a n t t o p a r t 1 5 o f t h e F C C R u l e s . O p e r a t i o n is subjec t[...]

techni cal info rmati on 46 hp psc 2100 se ri es declaration of conf ormity Accor ding to IS O/IEC Gui de 2 2 and EN 4 5014 Manufac turer ’s Name and Addres s: Hew lett -P ackar d Compan y , 16 39 9 W est Ber nardo Dr iv e, San Di ego, CA 9 212 7 -18 99 , USA declar es that the produc t Product Name: hp psc 2100 ser ies (C8 644A ) Model Number(s)[...]

get support and other infor mation fr om the internet 47 g et hp psc 2100 suppor t This s ection e xplains the serv ice info rmation pr o vided b y He wlett-P ack ar d. If y ou are unable to f ind the ans wer y ou need in the print ed or onscr een docu mentation supplied w ith y our produc t, y ou can contact one of the HP support serv ices listed [...]

get hp psc 2100 support 48 hp psc 2100 se rie s disp lay your ser vi ce ID, on th e front pane l, press Enter and Start Copy , Color at the same time , until SERV ID : and the number appear in the fr ont-panel displa y – Pr int a Self-T est R epor t . See print a self-test report on page 2 6 for infor mation on pr inting this r eport. – Mak e a[...]

hp distr ibution center 49 hp psc 2100 s erie s 8 Ret ain the fr ont panel cov er . Do not r eturn the fr ont panel co ver w ith the unit . 9 If av ailable, pac k the unit for shipment u sing the original pac king materi als or the pack aging mater ials that come w ith your e x change unit . If y ou do not ha ve the o riginal pac kaging materi als,[...]

get hp psc 2100 support 50 hp psc 2100 se rie s[...]

warra nt y s er vic e 51 w ar ranty inf ormation hp psc 2100 se ries Dur ation of L imited W arr anty (hard war e and labor ) : 1 Y ear Dur ation of L imited W arr anty (CD media): 90 Day s Dur ation of L imited W arr anty (ink car tr idges): 90 Day s war ra nt y s e r vi c e e xpress ser vice T o obtain HP expr ess repair serv ice , the cu stomer [...]

wa rra nt y i n fo rm at i on 52 hp psc 2100 se ri es hew let t-pac k ard limited global w arr ant y statement e xtent of limited war ra nt y H e wlett-P ack ard (“ HP”) war rants to the end-user cu stomer ( “Cus tomer”) that each HP PS C 2100 Series product ( “P roduct”) , in cludin g related software, accessories, me dia, and supplies[...]

he wlett -pack ar d limited global w arr anty stateme nt 53 hp psc 2100 se ri es Pr eclude the disclaimer s and limitations in this Statemen t from limiting the st atutory rights of a consumer (e .g. the United K ingdom); Otherwise r estr ict the ability of a manuf acturer to enf orce suc h disclaimers or limitati ons; or Grant the Cu stomer additi[...]

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inde x 55 inde x Numerics 4 -by-6 inc h photo paper , load 11 , 13 A adju st settings copy 17 view a n g l e 35 align cartr idges 29 B banner pape r tips on loading 13 best cop y quality 16 buttons cancel 4 copie s (1-99) 4 , 16 front p an el 3 quality 4 , 16 star t sca n 4 , 23 C cancel button 4 copy 21 scan 24 cartri dges align 29 re p l ac e 27 [...]

inde x 56 hp psc 2100 s eri es enlarge a cop y 16 , 18 env elopes load 10 F fac tor y de fau lt s change f or copy ing 17 res t ore 29 fast co py q ua li t y 16 fit to p a g e 18 front p an el fea tu res 3 scan fr om 23 fr ont-panel display 3 sc roll s peed 30 set lan guag e 35 set vie w angl e 35 G glass c leaning 25 gr eeting cards , load 12 H ha[...]

inde x 57 hp psc 2100 se ri es photos copy 18 enhance cop y 17 post cards, load 11 , 12 poster copy t o 19 po wer sav e mode setup 30 po wer sa ve mode time 30 print continuou s (banner) paper , tips on loading 13 env elo pes 10 self - test r e por t 26 pr int cartridge pr otec tor 27 print cartr idges align 29 cle a n 29 pr otector 27 re p la c e [...]

inde x 58 hp psc 2100 s eri es ser v ice 51 statement 52 upgrade s 51[...]

order supplies 59 or der supplies Use the f ollow ing infor mation for or der ing supplie s for you r HP P S C 210 0 Series. order media T o order media suc h as HP Pr emium Inkjet P aper , HP P remium Inkj et T ranspar ency F ilm, HP Iron- On T -shirt T ransf er paper , or HP Gree ting Car ds, see one of the f ollo wing: • F or or ders in the U [...]

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