HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico HP (Hewlett-Packard) en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual HP (Hewlett-Packard) Desk-Jet Printer. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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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 take a second and make note of the serial number on the bottom of your printer. Write the s[...]

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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 cradles 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 no[...]

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    6 4 For each print cartridge, lift the gr een cradle latch. With the electrical contacts toward the r ear of the printer, push the cartridge firmly down into the cradle. 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 operate. 5 Close the top cover. The[...]

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

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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 box 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 Troubleshoot and try to correct this problem. If you cannot corr ect this problem, click OK . For mor e information about printer comm[...]

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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 users: in the Pr ogram 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 th[...]

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

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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, pr ess T AB to locate an open software progr am. 2 When you locate an open software pr ogram, r elease both keys. 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 ready 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 drawer and that the dr awer 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 ready to print your own work. F or instructions, tips, and some fun sugge[...]

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    Support and Registr ation For DeskJet support and printer r egistration, 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. trademark 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 Corpora[...]

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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-Packar d papers, which were developed especially for HP inks and your printer. What to Consider Size . Y ou can use any size paper that fits easily within the pa[...]

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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 rest. Let’s walk through the process step by step:  Slide out the paper-width and paper-length adj[...]

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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. Make sur e the paper still lies flat in the drawer and that the paper fits easily under the tab of the paper-length adjuster. (See page 28 f[...]

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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 takes 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 more information. If you run out of paper before you’ve finished The printer will prompt you to add more paper. Put the paper in the [...]

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    7 T r oubleshooting 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 T roubleshooting tab in the HP T oolbox and follow the instructions on the screen. (S[...]

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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 control the printer r emotely through your software progr am and through the printer software you installed on your computer. Instead of pushing buttons on a remote control, you mak e your selections in the HP print settings box an[...]

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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 software pr ogram and which operating system you’re using. T ry these strategies fr om the File menu of your document, and you’re sure to get ther e. [...]

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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 problems. It even allows you to align and clean your print cartridges. For each Windows system, her e 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. T[...]

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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 Different 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 (s[...]

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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 flowers onto card stock.  T ype the dimensions of the paper in the Custom Paper S[...]

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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 screen.  Load the paper in the IN drawer. Make sur e there’s no paper in the OUT tr ay.  In the HP print settings box, cl[...]

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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 are flipped horizontally (mirrored) fr om what you see on your computer screen.  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, click[...]

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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 wrong side of the paper. If turning the paper over mak es n[...]

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    20 Adjusting the Color Like a full-featur ed camera, your printer can “autofocus,” using HP’s ColorSmart technology to automatically make 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 th[...]

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    21 Handy Hints N EED A PICTURE ? Look through 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 roll of pictur es put on a CD-ROM disk. Be sure 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 makes the picture into a computer fi[...]

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    23 Handy Hints S OME LETTERS LOOK LIKE PICTURES Wingdings ar e symbol (or picture) 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 numbe[...]

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    24 Using F onts Many software progr ams 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’re printing a single envelope using the single-envelope slot, you might not have pushed the envelope f ar enough into the printer. If you’re 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 THIS [...]

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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 tray 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 tray down.  Print the labels. ■ Y ou can leave the settings as they ar e 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 r ansparen- 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 store, or call HP Direct (see page 62) for the phone num[...]

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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 surface 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- li[...]

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    34 Cards Use your printer to print on index cards, recipe car ds, postcards, business cards—any card 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 page[...]

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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 are a popular choice for ir on-on transfer s, you need not stop there. T r ansfer 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 ransfers ar e designed to work with your prin[...]

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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 colors ar e dull or bleeding into each other, make sur e you’re 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 AQs (Frequently 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 key to bring the HP forum home page dir ectly to[...]

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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 troubleshooting for installation tr ouble- shooting tips ❚ you are seated in fr ont of your comput[...]

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    47 After the W arranty Y ou can still get help fr om 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-Packard r ecommends using only genuine HP supplies in HP inkjet printers, including only HP print cartridges. Damage resulting from the modification or r efilling of HP cartridges is specifically excluded from cover age of HP printer warranties. Refilling an HP cartridge pu[...]

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    50 C AUTION The ink in the print cartridges has been car efully formulated by Hewlett-Packar d to ensure superior print quality and compatibility with the printer. Do not attempt to refill an print cartridge; damage to the printer or to the print cartridge resulting fr om modifying or refilling an print cartridge is not the r esponsibility of Hewle[...]

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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 Procedure 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 d[...]

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    52  Click Clean the Print Cartridges and follow the directions on the scr een. If the print quality improves by going through this sequence once, but the quality is still not quite good enough, try going through the procedur e 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 from the back of the printer. c. Remove the print cartridges and place them on[...]

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    54 d. Hold the print cartridge up to the light to inspect for fibers on the f ace 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 software 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 program [...]

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    56 Printing from DOS While your HP DeskJet printer is primarily a Windows printer, you can also print from a DOS software progr am when you run the program 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 71[...]

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    57 Minimum printing margins The printer cannot print outside a certain area of the page, so you must make sur e the contents of your document fall within the printable area—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 C[...]

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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 Ordering 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, Latin[...]

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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 Ordering 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-Packard Ar gentina, Montañeses 2150 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina ■ Australia/New Zealand: (03) 895-2895 China Resources Bl[...]

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    63 Regulatory Notices FCC 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 l[...]

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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 arr anty 1. Hewlett-Packard (HP) warr ants 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, w[...]

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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 ordering 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, creating 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 mess[...]

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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 mirrored printing 18 missing lines 51 modes, printing Best 57 draft 10 EconoFast 43 , 57 Normal 57 printing speeds 57 See also print qual[...]

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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 mirrored 18 two-si[...]

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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 where the printers are manuf actured, shipped, and used. Hewlett-Packar d has also developed processes to[...]