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Notices and acknowledgements

Hewlett-packard company notices

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws.

Acknowledgements

Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

TrueType is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Company

Terms and conventions

The following terms and conventions are used in the user’s guide.

Terms

The HP Deskjet printer may be referred to as the HP printer or printer.

Symbols

The > symbol guides you through a series of software steps. For example:

Click File > Print.

Cautions and warnings

A Caution indicates possible damage to the HP Deskjet printer or to other equipment. For example:

Caution! Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.

A Warning indicates possible harm to you or to others. For example:

Warning! Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children.
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icons

A Note icon indicates that additional information is provided. For example:
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For great results use HP products.

A Mouse icon indicates that additional information is available through the What’s This?

help feature. For example:

To find more information about options on each tab screen, point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the What’s This? dialog box. Click What’s This? to view information about the selected option.
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A Do Not icon indicates that an action is not recommended.
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Do not clean the interior of the printer.

Accessibility

Your HP printer provides a number of features that make it accessible for people with disabilities.

Visual

The printer software is accessible for users with visual impairments or low vision through the use of Windows accessibility options and features. It also supports most assistive technology such as screen readers, Braille readers, and voice-to-text applications. For users who are color blind, colored buttons and tabs used in the software and on the HP printer have simple text or icon labels that convey the appropriate action.

Mobility

For users with mobility impairments, the printer software functions can be executed through keyboard commands. The software also supports Windows accessibility options such as StickyKeys, ToggleKeys, FilterKeys, and MouseKeys. The printer doors, buttons, paper trays, and paper guides can be operated by users with limited strength and reach.

Support

For more details about the accessibility of this product and HP’s committment to product accessibility:

  • Visit HP’s Web site at: www.hp.com/accessibility
  • Email HP at: accessibility@hp.com

Special features

Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features:

  • Borderless printing: Use the entire page surface when printing photos and cards using the borderless printing feature.
  • Print screen: Prints the image displayed on your computer’s monitor at the touch of a button.
  • Ink-backup mode: Ink-backup mode lets you continue printing with one print cartridge when the other print cartridge has run out of ink.
  • Auto-on and Auto-off: Enable the auto-off feature to place the printer into a low-power, energy-efficient mode after it has been idle for 30 minutes. The printer turns on automatically when you print a file.
  • Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper: Use the printer software to print up to 16 pages on a single sheet of paper.
  • Print Cancel button: Cancel print jobs at the touch of a button.

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Selecting a print quality

The printer offers two methods for selecting a print quality:

●   printer software

●   print quality selector

Printer software

Follow these steps to select a print quality from the printer software:

  1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
  1. Select the Paper/Quality tab.

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  1. Select one of the following from the Print Quality drop-down list:

  Use Print Quality Selector: Enables the Print Quality Selector button.

  FastDraft: Prints at the fastest printing speed while using the least amount of ink.

Fast Normal: Prints faster than Normal mode and at a higher print quality than FastDraft.

  Normal: Prints faster than Best and at a higher quality than Fast Normal. This

mode is appropriate for most print jobs and is the minimum print quality required to use digital photography options.

  Best: Provides high quality printing.

Maximum dpi: Provides highest quality printing but requires longer to print than Best and requires a large amount of disk space

Print quality selector

Use the Print Quality Selector button to set print quality and print speed from the front of the printer.
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1. print quality selector button

enabling the print quality selector button

Before using the Print Quality Selector button, you must enable it from the printer software.

Follow these steps to enable the Print Quality Selector button:

  1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
  1. Select the Paper/Quality tab.
  1. Select Use Print Quality Selector from the Print Quality drop-down list.
  1. Click OK.

using the print quality selector button

Use the Print Quality Selector button to specify the print quality for documents you plan to print. You cannot change the print quality for a document once the document begins printing.

Follow these steps to use the Print Quality Selector button:

  1. Verify that the Print Quality Selector button is enabled from the printer software.
  1. Press the Print Quality Selector button to select one of the following print qualities:

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Fast

Normal
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Normal
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Best

FastDraft and Maximum dpi can only be selected from the printer software. If a document is printed in either the FastDraft or Maximum dpi mode, the currently selected print quality icon flashes until the documented is finished printing.
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Lights

The Print Quality Selector icons light up or flash to indicate the selected print quality:
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if…

One icon is lit

One icon is lit and another flashes

then…

The illuminated icon is the selected print quality.

The illuminated icon is the selected print quality for the current print job.

The flashing icon is the selected print quality for the next print job.

Either FastDraft or Maximum dpi has been

One icon flashes                 selected as the print quality from the printer software.

Print settings

The printer is controlled by software installed on your computer. Use the printer software, known as the printer driver, to change the print settings for a document.

To change the print settings, open the Printer Properties dialog box.

Displaying the printer properties dialog box

Follow these steps to display the Printer Properties dialog box:

  1. Open the file you want to print.
  1. Click File > Print, then select Properties. The Printer Properties dialog box appears.

The path to the Printer Properties dialog box may vary depending on the software program.
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Using the printer properties dialog box

The Printer Properties dialog box has several tools that make it easy to use.

buttons and menus

The Printer Properties dialog box has the following features:

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  1. Tabs: Click a tab to see its contents.
  1. Print Task Quick Sets: See print task quick sets.
  1. Preview: Shows how changes to the print settings affect the printout.
  1. Buttons:

  OK: Saves and applies changes.

  Cancel: Closes the dialog box without saving the new settings.

  Help: Offers instructions for using the What’s This? help feature.

An Apply button may also appear. The Apply button saves changes to the settings without closing the dialog box.

To find more information about options on each tab screen, point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the What’s This? dialog box. Click What’s This? to view more information about the selected item.
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Tabs

paper/quality tabfinishing tab

Printer features, and instructions on how to use them, are subject to change. This document was released for publishing before all of the printer features were determined.
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Print task quick sets

Use print task quick sets to print with or save print settings you use often.

For example, if you frequently print envelopes, you can create a print task that contains the paper size, print quality, and orientation setting you normally use for envelopes. After creating the print task, simply select it when printing envelopes rather that setting each of the print settings separately.

Create your own print task or use the specially designed print tasks available in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list.

Using a print task quick set

Follow these steps to use a print task quick set:

  1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
  1. Select the print task you want to use from the drop-down list.

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3. Click OK.

To restore default print settings, select Default Print Settings from the
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Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, and click OK.

Creating a print task quick set

Follow these steps to create a print task quick set:

1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
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  1. Select the options you want to include in the new print task.
  1. Enter a name for the new print task in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, then click Save.

The print task quick set is added to the drop-down list.

If you add more options to the print task, you must rename the print task, then click OK.
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Deleting a print task quick set

Follow these steps to delete a print task quick set:

1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

2. Select the print task you want to delete from the drop-down list, then click Delete.
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Some print task quick sets cannot be deleted.

Paper quality tab

The Paper/Quality tab allows you to set these options:
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  1. Print Task Quick Sets: See print task quick sets.
  1. Size is: Size of paper used.
  1. Custom: See setting a custom paper size.
  1. Source is: See selecting a paper source.
  1. Type is: See selecting a paper type.
  1. Minimize Margins: Select to print closer to the bottom edge of the page. This feature may cause ink to smear on certain paper types.
  1. Borderless Auto Fit: Select to fit the printed image across the entire page when printing a borderless document on certain paper types.
  1. Print Quality: See selecting a print quality.
  1. hp Digital Photography: See printing digital photographs.
  1. Printing Tips: Printing ideas.

Setting a custom paper size

Use the Custom Paper Size dialog box to print on a special paper size.

Defining a custom paper size

Follow these steps to define a custom paper size:

  1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
  1. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

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  1. Click the Custom button.

The Custom Paper Size dialog box is displayed.

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  1. Select a custom paper size name from the Name drop-down list.
  1. Enter the paper dimensions in the Width and Length boxes.

The minimum and maximum paper dimensions appear beneath each of the boxes.

  1. Select the unit of measurement: Inches or Millimeters.
  1. Click Save to save the custom paper size. You can save up to five custom paper sizes.
  1. Click OK to exit the Custom Paper Size dialog box.

Selecting a paper source

The printer offers the following paper source options:

●   in tray

●   250-sheet plain paper tray accessory

The 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory is not included with your
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printer, but may be purchased separately from an authorized HP dealer.

The accessory is not available in all countries/regions.

Follow these steps to select a paper source:

  1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
  1. Select the Paper/Quality tab.

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3.

Select one of the following options in the Source is drop-down list:

Upper Tray: Prints from the In tray.

Lower Tray: Prints from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory.

Upper, then Lower: Prints from the In tray. If the In tray is empty, the printer prints from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory.

Lower, then Upper: Prints from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory. If the accessory is empty, the printer prints from the In tray.

Paper trays

The printer has two paper trays: an In tray and an Out tray.
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1. out tray 2. in tray

In tray

The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed.

Slide the paper guides firmly against the edges of the media on which you are printing.
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1. in tray 2. paper width guide 3. paper length guide

Out tray

Printer pages are deposited in the Out tray.

Raise the Out tray to load most paper sizes. Remove the Out tray to load small media.

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Replace the Out tray before printing.
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To prevent paper from falling out of the Out tray, pull out the Out tray extension.
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1. out tray extension

When printing in FastDraft mode, pull out the Out tray extension, then unfold the Out tray extension stop.
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