HP (Hewlett-Packard) 1180C manual

hp deskjet 1180c series printer user’s guide[...]

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ENWW i Contents Welcome Using this Gu ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 For More Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Printer Basics and Connections Understand ing the Printer Parts and Func tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Connecting the Printer . . . [...]

ii ENWW Troubleshooting Power Cannot Be Turned On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -1 Nothing Is Pr inted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 A Blank Page is Eje cted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Placement of t he Text or Gra phics is Wrong . . . . .[...]

1-1 ENWW 1 Welcome Your printer can pr int vibrant colors on paper up to 13 in x 50 in. It connects direct ly to IBM and IBM-compatible comp ut ers through a parallel port or a Universal Seri al Bus (USB) po rt. It connects to Macintosh comput ers t hrough a USB port. The pr inter can also be shared on a network. Using this Guide This guide include[...]

ENWW 1-2 For More Information z T oolbo x – Contains “how-to” and t roubleshooting instruction s, and allows access to print er mai ntenance functio ns an d HP info rma ti on. z Starter CD – Includes printer softwa re , additional softwar e templates, a quick tour of your printer, a utility that lets you copy the printer soft ware to a f lo[...]

2-1 ENWW 2 Printer Basics and Connections Understanding the Printer Parts and Functions 1 Output tra y – Collect s th e printed pages. 2 Paper guides – Guides the paper into the printer . 3 Access co ver – Gives access to the print cartrid ges and jammed paper. 4C a r t r i d g e L E D – Blinks when the access cover is open or a cartridge e[...]

ENWW 2-2 13 Remo v able pane l knob – Turns co unterclockwise for removing the rear panel, or clockwise to lock it. 14 Remo v able panel – Alternate access to jammed p aper. 15 P ower input – Connector for the po wer cable. Connecting the Printer Your printer support s local printing and network printin g. For local printing, you can conn ect[...]

2-3 ENWW 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 9 If you are running Windows 98 an d you are prompted to inser t the disk, click OK.Click Browse to locate the file specified under the system folde r (for examp le, C:WINDO WSSYSTEM), an d then click OK twice to continue the installation. 10 Connect the USB cable to t[...]

ENWW 2-4 6 Click Next, and then follow the ins tructions on the screen. 7 Click Next, and then click Finish. 8 For Windows 98 and Windows Me, rep eat steps 5 t o 7 when prompted by t he Found New Hardwar e wizard. For Windows XP 1 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click the printer icon and select Properties[...]

2-5 ENWW Using Your Printer on a Network Your printer can be shared in a network environment by conne ct ing it directly to a network via an optio nal HP Jetdirect external pr int server. For information about installation and setup of HP J etdirect print servers, refer to your HP Jetdirect Hardwa re and Software In stallation Guides. Installing a [...]

ENWW 2-6 Connecting to an External Print Server If you’ve alread y installed the printer software and you want to con nect to Jetdirect port: 1 Insert the HP Jetdirect CD -ROM into yo ur CD-ROM drive. If th e installation prog ram does not run automa tically, launch Explorer and locate the file. 2 Select the option to install JetAdmin and follow [...]

3-1 ENWW 3 Win L Printing Features This section describes the features of your new printer, such as tiling, and the available imag ing op tions, such as converting to graysca l e. For d etailed pr ocedures o n how to us e featur es, see the online help. You can access the Print ing features using the pr inter control panel and right clicking on the[...]

ENWW 3-2 Handout This is useful when printing presenta tion slides on regular paper. Tiling Tiling lets you enlarge and print a page in s ections and on different sheets of paper. You can then tile the sheets of paper to fo rm a large poster. Booklet Booklet lets you print and collat e a multiple-page document by printing two pages on each side of [...]

3-3 ENWW Manual Duplex (Two-Sided Printing) You can print on both sides of the page using the easy- to -follow on-screen ins tructions. Mirror Image Mirror image print s the reflected imag e of a page. If you u se this feature when printing on transparencies, the printed side will be face down on the project or. The ot her side c an then be written[...]

ENWW 3-4 Banner You can create a ban ner using software such as Corel Print House , Microsoft ® Publisher, or Brod erbund Print Shop. Use big pictures and bold fonts in big sizes. For best results, use HP Banner Paper. Watermark Lets you pr int a waterm ark on the first page or on all pa ges of a document. Imaging Options You can adjust t he sat u[...]

3-5 ENWW Preferences The Pref erences tab lets you se t whether or not a docume nt prints immediately, a print pr eview is displayed, or a print confirmat i on is displayed. It a lso le ts yo u ch ange what h appen s when the media widt h sensor detects th at the page is not wide eno ugh. Ink V olume is a slider that increases or decreases the amou[...]

ENWW 3-6 Installing the HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS Before you install the Control Panel, make sure your printer is set up and turned on. 1 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-R OM drive. 2 At the DOS prompt C:>, t ype t he CD- ROM dr ive lett er an d change the direct ory to DOSDJCP. For example, t ype D: and pr ess ENTER, then type cd [...]

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ENWW 4-2 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 4 Select Chooser from the Apple menu. 5 Click the printer’s icon from the left side of the Choos er window. Then, click DESKJET 1180c from the right side of the Chooser window. Close the Chooser. Printing Features Many of the features availab le in Windows are also ava[...]

5-1 ENWW 5 Printing and Loading Media You can print on the me dia listed below. For details, see “ Printer Specifications and HP Supplies”. z Standard paper z Custom paper z Envelopes z Cards z Thick (0.3 mm or 0.01 in) cards z Labels z Transparencie s and slides z HP special paper If printing mo re than one pa ge on tran sparencies, pho to pap[...]

ENWW 5-2 Main Paper Tray Manual Feed 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 7[...]

6-1 ENWW 6 Troubleshooting Power Cannot Be Turned On z Check that the power cord is connected. z Check that the Removable pane l, located at the back of the printe r, is tightly push ed into the slot and th at the knob is in the LO CK position. Nothing Is Printed z Check the power Make sure the power cord is connected f irmly to the printer and t o[...]

ENWW 6-2 z Try printing a sample page Turn the pr inter off, and then back on. Press t he R ESUME button and release it when the Resume light starts to blink. If the sample page prints, then t he problem is not with the prin ter. z Check the printer se tup Make sure your HP Deskjet print er is selected as the current or default printe r an d th at [...]

6-3 ENWW Something on the Page is Missing or Incorrect z The margin setting s may be wrong Make sure the margin settings for the do cument do not exceed th e printable area of you r printer. z Color print settings may be wrong Grayscale might be selected in the HP print settings dialog box. z The wrong printer may be select ed Make sure the correct[...]

ENWW 6-4 Paper is Jammed in the Printer Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams z Make sure not hing is blocking the pa per path. z Do not use media that is damaged , curled, or wrinkled. Do not us e paper with cutout s or perforations or paper that is heavily textu red or embossed. z Do not use multiple-part forms. z Load only one paper t ype at a time into [...]

6-5 ENWW Uninstalling the Printer Software For parallel port or ne twork connections: 1 Start Windows and ma ke sure no other Windows applicatio ns are running. 2 Click Star t , Pr ograms , HP Deskjet 1180c Pri nter , and sele ct Uninstaller . 3 Follow the instructions t hat appear on the screen , to complete the removal of the print er software. F[...]

ENWW 6-6 Printer Does Not Print After Switching Ports z Make sure the cabl e you are using is properly con nected to the computer and the prin ter. z Make sure th e printer is off when you switch port s. If it wasn’t, turn the printer off then tu rn the printe r on again . z Check that the port setti ng matches the physical connection: Click Star[...]

6-7 ENWW 1 Select the Prefer ence tab from the prin ter driver. 2 Click the Services button. 3 Select Clean Print Car tridges . 4 Follow the instructions on th e screen to clean the cartri dge s. Using and Caring for Print Cartridges When you open the printer’s access cover, the yellow ar row on the pr int cartridge cr adle aligns to one of the i[...]

ENWW 6-8 Mac Troubleshooting z Check the power Make sure the power cord is connected f irmly to the printer and t o a working outlet, an d th at the pr int er is turn ed on . Th e Power light on the front panel of th e printer should be lit. z Check the cable Make sure the cabl e you are using is properly con nected to the computer and the prin ter[...]

6-9 ENWW Printing a Diagnostic Page 1 Power on your printer. 2 Press and hold down the P OWE R button and press the R ESUME button fou r times. 3 Release the P OWE R button. Your printer prints a diag nostic page. If the problem persists , contact the HP Customer Ca re Center listed in this User’s Guide, a nd if possible, supp ly the information [...]

ENWW 7-1 7 Customer Support The information in the pr evious chapter suggests solutions to common problems. If yo ur printer is not opera ting properly and these suggestions do not solve yo ur problem, try using one of the following support services to obt ain assistance. Toolbox The T r oubleshooting t ab in this pr ogram provides easy st ep-by-st[...]

7-2 ENWW HP Telephone Support During the warranty per iod, you may obtain assista nce fr om the HP Customer Car e Center. For the number t o call, refer to the Support guide that ca me in the box with your printer. To assist our Custo m er Care Cente r re pr es en ta tive s to se rve you better, get ready the following information before calling. 1[...]

ENWW A-1 A Printer Specifications and HP Supplies Printer Specifications Print Method Drop on-demand thermal inkjet pri nting Print Speed Black Black T ext Letter T abloid Fast Mode Normal Mode Best Mode 8 ppm 6 ppm 4.5 ppm 5 ppm 3.7 ppm 3 ppm Print Speed: Color Mixed te xt with color graphics Letter T abloid Fast Mode Normal Mode Best Mode 7 ppm 5[...]

A-2 ENWW Fonts 8 built-in fonts, 4 each in portrait and landscape orientations: CG Times, CG Times Italic; Univers, Univers Italic; Couri er, Courier Italic; Lett er Gothic, Letter Gothic Italic (Euro Symbol Supported) Smart Software Features In-box printe r dr ive r features: HP ZoomSmart scaling technology, Tiling, Bookle t, Handout (N-up printin[...]

ENWW A-3 Operating Environment Operating temperature : 41 to 104 degrees F (5 to 40 degrees C) Recommended operating conditions : 59 to 95 degree s F (15 to 35 de grees C) Storage temperature : -40 to 140 degrees F (-40 to 60 degrees C) Relative humidi ty : 20 to 80 percent RH non-condensing Noise levels per ISO 9296 : Sound power LwAD: 5.8 B(A); S[...]

A-4 ENWW Ordering HP Supplies You can order HP Sup plies from HP World Wide Web. Visit HPshopping.com ( http://www.hpsho pping.com ) for more in formation. Print Cartridge Black 516 45 G / 516 45 A Color C65 78 D / C65 78 A Parallel Cable HP IEEE-1284 A-B Parallel Cable (2 m) C2950A HP IEEE-1284 A-B Parallel Cable (3 m) C2951A USB Cable HP USB A-B [...]

ENWW A-5 HP Premium Heavyweight InkJet Paper A4, 100 sheets: 210 x 297 mm C1853A HP Premium Photo Paper A3, 15 sheets: 29 7 x 4 20 mm C6059A US Letter, 15 sheets: 8.5 in x 11 in C6039A HP Premium Plus Photo Paper Glossy, US Lett er, 20 shee ts: 8.5 in x 11 in C6831A Glossy, A4, 2 0 sheets: 210 x 297 mm C6832A Glossy Snapshot, 20 sheets: 4 in x 6 in[...]

A-6 ENWW HP Greeting Card Paper US Letter, 20 sheets, 20 envelo pes C1812A A4, 20 sheets, 20 envelo pes C6042A Glossy, A4, 20 sheet s, 20 envelopes C6045A HP Felt-Textured Greeting Cards, Ivory/Half-fold US Letter, 20 sheets, 20 envelo pes C6828A HP Glossy Greeting Card Paper US Letter, 10 sheets, 10 envelo pes C6044A A4, 10 sheets, 10 envelo pes C[...]

ENWW Regulatory Notices FCC statement The U.S. Federal Commu nications Commission (in 47 cfr 15 .1 05 ) ha s specified that the following notices be brought to th e attention of users of this product. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause h armful inte[...]

ENWW Power Cord Statement The power cord ca nnot be repaired . If it is defective, it should be d iscarded or returned to the sup p lier . LEDs Classification Energy Consumption Energy Star is a US registered service mark of United States Enviro nmental Protection Agency. Safety Information Always follow b asic safety pr ecautions when using this p[...]

ENWW Hewlett-Packard Limited Warranty Statement Extent of L imited Warr anty 1 Hewlett-Packard warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the duration specified above, which duration begins on the date of purchase by the customer. 2 For software products, HP’s [...]

ENWW Limitations of Liab ility 1 To the extent allowed by local law, the remedies provided in this Warranty Statement are the customer’s sole and exclusive remedies. 2 TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL HP OR ITS THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR DI[...]

ENWW I- 1 Index A Access cover 2-1 aligning the print cartridges 6-6 auto-duplex unit weight specifications A-2 avoiding paper jams 6-4 B banner 3-4 blank page prints 6-2 blinking LEDs 6-1 booklet 3-2 C cancel button 2-1 cards 5-1 cartridges warranty cleaning the print cartridges 6-6 custom paper 5-1 customer support 7-1 D declaration of conformity[...]

I-2 ENWW O operating environment specifications A-3 operating systems system requirements A-3 ordering information A-4 output tray 2-1 P pages per month A-2 paper A-4 weight specifications A-2 paper guides 2-1 paper james 6-4 parallel port 2-1 parts 2-1 PCL languages, included A-1 power specifications A-2 power button 2-1 power input 2-2 preference[...]

ENWW DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Supplementary I nformation: (1) The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, and carries the CE Marking accordingly. (2) The product was tested in a typical configuration with Hewlett Packard pers[...]