HP (Hewlett-Packard) PSC 2100 manual

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© Copyrigh t Hewl et t -Packard Comp any 200 2 All r ights ar e r eserved . No part of the document ma y be photocopi ed, repr oduced, or translated to another language witho ut the pri or wr itten consent of Hew let t-P ack ard Compan y . T h i s pr o d u ct i n c o r p o r a t e s Ad o b e’ s PD F technolog y , whic h contains an implementatio[...]

conten ts 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 . . .[...]

conten ts iv hp psc 2100 ser ies setup men u options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7 additional setup information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 possible ins tallati on pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 set the language and r egion . . . .[...]

1 get he l p help des cripti on Setup P oster The Setup P oster p ro v ides in structions for setti ng up and con figuring your HP P SC. Mak e sure y ou us e the corr ect poster f or y our operating s ystem (Win do w s or Mac intosh). 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 d i[...]

get help 2 hp psc 2100 ser ies Readme f i le After yo u install y our softwar e , you can acces s the R eadme f i le from either the HP P SC 2100 Ser ies CD-ROM or the HP PS C 2100 Serie s pr ogr am folder . The R eadme file contains lat e -breaking inf ormati on that does not appear in the R ef er ence Gui de or the online help . T o acce ss the R[...]

3 quic k star t Y ou can perfo rm man y f uncti ons u sing e ither the f r ont panel o r the HP P SC 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 copy doc uments or photos. Y ou can change a w ide var iety of settings using the fr ont-panel buttons and menu[...]

quick sta rt 4 hp psc 2100 ser ies use y our hp psc w ith a computer If y ou insta lled the HP P SC s oftwar e on yo ur comput er accor ding to t he Setup P oster , yo u can access all the feature s of the HP P S C using the HP Direc tor . review t h e hp photo & imaging director The HP Direct or is av ailable thr ough the desktop shortcut or w[...]

use y our hp psc wit h a compu ter 5 hp psc 2100 ser ies The Dir ect or displa ys o nly the buttons that ar e appr opr iate f or the selected devi ce. the hp photo & imaging director 5 46 8 7 2 1 3 feature purpo se 1 Select Device: Us e this featur e to select the pr oduct yo u wan t to us e fr om the list of installed HP pr oducts . 2 Settings[...]

quick sta rt 6 hp psc 2100 ser ies for macintosh users ! Do one for the f ollo w ing: – F or O S 9 , double -click the HP Director icon on the deskt op . – F or O SX, double -clic k the HP Director icon on the dock . The f ollo wing fi gur e sho w s some o f the featur es availa ble thr ough the HP Dir ector for Mac intosh. C onsult the legend [...]

load origina ls 7 load or iginals and load paper Y o u c a n ma k e 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 . Y o u c a n a l s o p r i n t and copy ont o a var ie ty of paper types , w eigh ts, si ze s, and tr ansparency films . It is important , ho w e ver , that yo u choo se the r ight pa per and mak e sure that it [...]

load or iginals and load pape r 8 hp psc 2100 ser ies 2 Clos e the lid . load paper F ollo wing is the basic pr ocedure fo r loading paper . There ar e specif ic consider ations for loading certain types of pa per , transpar ency f ilm , postcar ds, and env elopes. After y ou rev iew this pr ocedure , see tips for loading oth er t ypes of paper in [...]

load paper 9 hp psc 2100 ser ies 2 T ap the stac k on a flat surface to align the edge s of the pape r , and then chec k the paper f or the f ollo w ing: – Mak e sur e it is fr ee of rips , dus t , wr inkles, and c urled or be nt edges. – Mak e sur e all the paper in the stac k is the same si ze and type , unless y ou are w orking w ith photo p[...]

load or iginals and load pape r 10 hp psc 2100 ser ies 6 T o pre v ent pr inted pa per fr om falling off the tr ay , fully e xtend the output- tra y e xtender . load env elopes Use the print featur e of y our softwar e to pr int to en v elopes with y our HP P S C. Y o u r HP PSC provi d e s two me t h o d s for wor k i n g wit h enve l o p e s. Do [...]

load postcar ds or hagaki cards 11 hp psc 2100 ser ies Adj ust the paper -width guide against the en v elopes (be care ful not to bend the en velope s). Make sur e the en v elopes f it w ithin the tr a y (do not ov erload it) . Consult the help f iles in y our wor d pr ocessing softw ar e for details on ho w to for mat te xt f or printing on en vel[...]

load or iginals and load pape r 12 hp psc 2100 ser ies 2 Adj ust the paper -w idth gui de against the cards, and then slide the paper-length gui de in until it stop s. Mak e sur e the car ds fit w ithin the tra y (do not o ve rload it). tips for loading other types of paper in the paper tra y The f ollo wing table pr o v ides gui delines f or loadi[...]

set th e paper ty pe 13 hp psc 2100 ser ies set the paper t ype If y ou wan t to us e a differ ent type of paper , such as photo paper , tr anspar ency film , t-shir t transfer paper , or broc hur es, simply load that paper i n th e p a p e r t ray. Y o u s h o u l d t h e n c h a n g e t h e pa p e r ty p e s et t i n gs to e n s u r e the best pr[...]

load or iginals and load pape r 14 hp psc 2100 ser ies 3 Press Enter to choo se the displa yed paper type . set t he paper size The HP PSC ca n us e Let te r o r A 4 p ap er . Use th e fo ll owing p roce d ure to set the paper si ze f or cop y ing . 1 Press Copy Options until P aper Size appears , then pr ess Enter . 2 Pr ess until the appropr iate[...]

make cop ies 15 use th e cop y features The cop y features le t y ou do the f ollo w ing: • Pr oduce high-q uality color and blac k -and-white cop ies using a v ar iety of paper ty pes and si z es, including ir on -on transf ers . • Re d u c e o r en l a rg e th e size of t h e co pi e s you m a ke fro m 25% to 40 0 % of the cop y’s or iginal[...]

use t he cop y fea tur es 16 hp psc 2100 ser ies increase cop y speed or quality The HP PS C pro v ide s thr ee options that aff ect cop y speed and quality . • Best pr oduces the highest quality for all paper and eliminat es the banding (str iping) eff ect that sometimes occ urs in solid ar eas. Best copie s more slo wl y than the other quality [...]

make cop ies 17 hp psc 2100 ser ies The c ircle mo ves to the left or right , depending on the button you pr ess . 3 Press Start Copy , Black or Star t Copy , Color . enhance text sharpness and photo colors Use Te x t enhancements to shar pen edges o f black te xt. Use Photo f or photogr aphs or p ictur es to enhance light colors that ma y otherw i[...]

use t he cop y fea tur es 18 hp psc 2100 ser ies perform special cop y jobs In addition to supporting standard cop y ing , y our HP P S C can also do the follo wing: • copy a photo • fit a cop y to the page • print sev era l copies on one page • make a pos ter • prepare a color t-shirt transfer cop y a photo W h e n c o p y i n g a p h o [...]

perfo rm spec ial copy jobs 19 hp psc 2100 ser ies 1 Load the or iginal on the glass. 2 Press Copy Options until R educe/Enlarge appears , then pr ess Enter . 3 Press until Fit to Pag e appears , then pr ess Enter . 4 Press Start Copy , Black or Star t Copy , Color . print se veral copies on one page Y ou can place multiple copies of an or iginal o[...]

use t he cop y fea tur es 20 hp psc 2100 ser ies 1 Load the or iginal on the glass. 2 Press Copy Options until R educe/Enlarge appear s, then pr es s Enter . 3 Press until P oster appears, then pr ess Enter . The de fault po ster si z e is 2 -pages wide . 4 Do one of the f ollo w ing: – Press Enter to select the def ault pos ter si ze . – Pr es[...]

stop copying 21 hp psc 2100 ser ies 1 Load the or iginal on the glass. 2 Load the T -shir t transf er pa per in the paper tr ay . 3 Press Copy Options until P aper T ype appears , then pr ess Enter . 4 Press until Iron-On appears and then pre ss Enter to s elect it . Selecting this option au tomati cally copi es a mirr or -image of your ori ginal. [...]

use t he cop y fea tur es 22 hp psc 2100 ser ies[...]

scan an original 23 use th e scan featur es Scanning is the pr ocess o f conv er ting text and p ic tur es into an electr onic for mat for y our computer . Y ou can scan just a bout an ything: •P h o t o s • Maga zine article s • T ext doc uments • 3D objects (be c ar ef ul not to scr atc h the glass) to put into catalogs and flyers B e c a[...]

use t he scan fea tur es 24 hp psc 2100 ser ies to scan an original to y our Windo ws computer 1 Load y our original on the glass . 2 Press Start Scan . A scan of the original appears in the HP Image Viewer. 3 In the HP Image Viewer windo w , you can edit the scanned image . When y ou hav e finished, c lic k Accept . F or mor e infor mation a bout [...]

clean th e glass 25 maintain y our hp psc This sec tion pr o v ide s instruc tions f or k eeping y our HP P S C in top wor king condi tion. P erform th ese mai ntenanc e procedu res as necessa ry . cle a n the gla ss Dirty glass, fr om fingerpr ints, smudges , hair , and so on, slo ws do wn perfor mance and affec ts the acc ur acy o f featur es suc[...]

maintain y our hp psc 26 hp psc 2100 ser ies cl ean the exterior Use a soft , damp , lint-free c loth to wipe dust , smudges, and stains off the case . The inter ior o f the unit does not r equir e c leaning . K eep fluids a wa y fr om the inter ior o f the unit as w ell as the f r ont panel . wo rk w ith print cartridges T o en s u re th e be s t [...]

wo rk w ith prin t cartr idge s 27 hp psc 2100 ser ies use the print cartridge protector The print cartridge protec tor is de signed to k eep your print cartridge secur e whe n it i s no t bei n g us e d. Whe n eve r you rem ove a p ri nt c a r t rid g e fro m th e print er , store it in the pr int cartri dge pr otec tor that came w ith y our print[...]

maintain y our hp psc 28 hp psc 2100 ser ies 2 After the car r iage st ops mo v ing , lift the latc h to r eleas e the pr int cartridge , then pull it tow ard yo u out of its slot . 3 If y ou ar e r emo v ing the blac k pr int cartri dge in or der to inst all the photo pr int car tri dge , sto r e it in the prin t cartri dge pr otect or . 4 Remo ve[...]

restor e factory defaults 29 hp psc 2100 ser ies 6 P ull the end of the latch to war d y ou , pr ess do w n until it s tops , and then re lease . Make sur e the latch cat ches belo w the bot tom tabs . 7 Clos e the pr int-carr iage acces s door . align cartridges The HP P SC prompts you to align car tri dges ev ery time you install or replace a pri[...]

maintain y our hp psc 30 hp psc 2100 ser ies set the pow er sa ve time The bulb in y our HP P S C r emains on f or a spec i fi ed per iod so that the unit i s im me d i a t e l y re a d y to res p o n d to you r re q u e s t . Wh e n th e H P P SC ha s n ot been used w ithin that specif ied peri od , it turns the bulb off to preserv e pow er and di[...]

setup menu options 31 hp psc 2100 ser ies setup menu options The f ollo wing options ar e available f r om the Setup button . Menu Settings Self-T est Print Report Use Setup to display the Scan Setup , Maintenance or Print Report options . Pre ss and to mov e to the setting y ou want . Pr ess Enter to select the displa yed setting. Clea n Ca rt rid[...]

maintain y our hp psc 32 hp psc 2100 ser ies[...]

possible installati on pr oblems 33 additional setup inf ormation This sec tion co vers ho w to handle messages that may or ma y not appear during ins tallation , ho w to set up the connec tion betw een y our computer and yo ur HP P SC, and ho w to add and r emo v e the HP P SC so ftwar e . The standar d installati on instru ctio ns are pr ov ided [...]

add itio nal s etup i nformat ion 34 hp psc 2100 ser ies If the New Hardw are Message appears (Window s 9 8, 2000, ME, or XP) If y ou set up y our HP P S C and connect it dir ectl y to y our computer bef or e y ou install the s oftwar e , you ma y encounter one o f the f ollo w ing me ssages: T o a vo id error s, install the HP PS C softwar e bef o[...]

set the la nguage and region 35 hp psc 2100 ser ies set the languag e and region Usuall y , the language and r egion are set when y ou install the HP P S C. If you set the r egion or language incorr ectly dur ing inst allation , u se the follo wing pr ocedur e . 1 If you are unable to r ead the fr ont-panel displa y language, but need t o access th[...]

add itio nal s etup i nformat ion 36 hp psc 2100 ser ies connec t y our hp psc to y our computer Y our HP P S C supports HO T Sw app ing , meaning yo u can connect to the HP P SC w hile the po w er is on at y our computer and on the HP PS C. connect y our usb port Connecting to y our HP P S C w ith U SB is str aightf orw ar d. Sim ply plug one end [...]

r emo v e and r e install y our hp psc softwar e 37 hp psc 2100 ser ies T o use your HP P SC in a networ k ed env ironment , y ou must inst all the softwar e that comes w ith the HP JetDir ect 17 5x, w hic h disables all HP PS C func tionality e x cept pr inting . If y ou hav e Internet acce ss , y ou can get mor e informati on on using an HP JetDi[...]

add itio nal s etup i nformat ion 38 hp psc 2100 ser ies 4 After the pr ogram f inishes r emo v ing the so ftwar e , disconnec t y our HP P SC, and r es tart your co mputer . 5 T o re install the s oftwar e, insert the HP PS C 2100 Se ri es CD-R OM into y our compute r’s CD-R OM dr i v e , and f ollo w the instru ctio ns that appear . When r e -i[...]

sy stem requir ements 39 tec hnical infor mation s y stem requir ements The f ollo wing s pec ifi cations ar e subj ect to change w ithout notice . PC Requir ements Item Minimum Recommended Processor Win dows 98 Win dows 98S E Win dows 2 00 0 Windo w s Millennium E dition Win dows X P An y Intel P entium II, Celer on, or compati ble processor Intel[...]

techni cal inf or mati on 40 hp psc 2100 ser ies paper specifications paper-tra y capacities paper sizes RAM Macin tosh O S 9 Macin tosh O S X 64 MB 12 8 MB 12 8 MB 2 5 6 MB Disk space needed for ins tallation 200 MB Additional disk space needed f or scanned images 5 0 MB Monitor S VG A 800 x 600 Media CD-ROM dr ive I/O Av a ilable USB po rt Intern[...]

pr int s pec if icati ons 41 hp psc 2100 ser ies print specifications • 1200 x 1200 dpi black wi th re soluti on enhancement technolog y (REt) • 1200 x 1200 dpi color w ith HP PhotoREt III • Method: Drop-on-d emand thermal inkjet • Language: HP PCL Le vel 3, PCL3 GUI o r PCL 10 • Print s peeds vary accor ding to the comple xity of the doc[...]

techni cal inf or mati on 42 hp psc 2100 ser ies cop y specifications • Digital image pr ocessing • Up to 9 9 copie s fr om or iginal ( var ies b y model) • Digital z oom from 2 5 to 400% (v ar ies b y model) • F it to page , P oste r , Man y on page • Up to 17 cpm black , 12 cpm color (v ar ies b y model) • Cop y speeds v ary according[...]

scan spec ificati ons 43 hp psc 2100 ser ies scan specificati ons • Creat e photo pr oj ects •I m a g e e d i t o r i n c l u d e d • OCR softwar e automati cally con v erts to editable text • Scan speeds v ary according t o the comple x ity of the doc ument ph ysical specifications • Height: 8.7 in . (2 2 cm) • Wi dth: 18.2 in. ( 46. 3[...]

techni cal inf or mati on 44 hp psc 2100 ser ies env ir onmental product stew ardship progr am protecting the env ironment He wle tt-P ack ard is committed to pr ovi ding quality pr oducts in an e nv ironmental y sound manner . This pr oduct has been desi gned with s ev er al attribu tes to minimi ze impacts on our env ir onment. F or mor e info rm[...]

re g u l a to r y no t i c e s 45 hp psc 2100 ser ies D e c l a r a t i o n o f C o n fo r m i t y: Th i s e q u i p m e n t ha s b e e n t e s t e d a n d f o u n d to 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 to th[...]

techni cal inf or mati on 46 hp psc 2100 ser ies declaration of conf ormity Accor ding to IS O/I EC Gui de 2 2 and EN 4 5014 Manufactur er’s Name and Addres s: Hew lett-P ack ard Compan y , 16 3 9 9 W est Bernardo Dr ive , San Diego , CA 9212 7 -1899 , US A declar es that the pr oduct Product Name: hp psc 2100 ser ies (C8644A ) Model Number(s): p[...]

get support and other infor mation fr om the internet 47 get hp psc 2100 suppor t This s ectio n e xplains the servi ce inf ormati on pr o v ided b y Hew lett-P ack ard . If you ar e unable to find the ans w er you need in the pr inted or onscr een documen tation suppli ed w ith you r produc t , y ou can contact one of the HP support servi ces list[...]

get hp psc 2100 support 48 hp psc 2100 ser ies displ ay your service I D, on the front pan el, press Enter and Start Copy , Color at the same time , until SER V ID: and the number appear in the fr ont-panel displa y – Print a S elf-T est Report . See print a self-test report on page 2 6 f or infor mation on pr inting this report . – Make a co l[...]

hp distributi on center 49 hp psc 2100 se ri es 8 Retain the f r ont panel co ver . Do not r eturn the f r ont panel co ver w ith the unit. 9 If av ailable , pack the unit f or shipment using the or iginal packing materi als or the pack a ging mater ials that come w ith y our e x change unit . If y ou do not hav e the or iginal pac kaging mater ial[...]

get hp psc 2100 support 50 hp psc 2100 ser ies[...]

warra nt y se r vic e 51 w a rr ant y infor mation hp psc 2100 ser ies Durati on of L imited W arranty (har dw a re and la bor): 1 Y ear Durati on of L imited War r anty (CD media): 90 Day s Durati on of L imited W arranty (ink cartri dges): 90 Day s war ran t y se r vic e expr ess service T o obtain HP expr ess r epair service , the cus tomer must[...]

warra n t y i n fo rm at io n 52 hp psc 2100 ser ies hew lett-pac kar d limited global w arr anty statement extent o f limited war ran t y Hewlett-P a ck ard (“HP”) warr ants to the end-user cu stomer (“Custome r”) that each HP PS C 2100 Series product ( “Product ”) , in cluding related sof tware, accessories, med ia, and s upplies, s h[...]

he wle tt-pac k ar d limited glo bal w arr anty stateme nt 53 hp psc 2100 ser ies Prec lude the disc laimers and limitatio ns in this Statement f ro m limiting the statutory ri ghts of a consumer (e .g. the United K ingdom) ; Otherwise r estr ic t the ability of a manufac ture r to enfor ce such dis claimers or limitati ons; or Grant the Cus tomer [...]

warra n t y i n fo rm at io n 54 hp psc 2100 ser ies[...]

inde x 55 inde x Numerics 4 -by-6 inc h photo pape r , load 11 , 13 A adjus t settings copy 17 view a n g l e 35 align cartr idges 29 B banner paper 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 start scan 4 , 23 C cancel button 4 copy 21 scan 24 cartridge s align 29 rep l a c e 27 c[...]

inde x 56 hp psc 2100 se r ies enlarge a cop y 16 , 18 env elopes load 10 F fact or y defa ul ts change f or cop y ing 17 res t ore 29 fast co py qu a li t y 16 fit t o p a ge 18 front p an el fea tu res 3 scan from 23 fr ont-panel display 3 scr oll speed 30 set lang uage 35 set view angle 35 G glass c leaning 25 gr eeting car ds, load 12 H hagaki [...]

inde x 57 hp psc 2100 ser ies photos copy 18 enhance cop y 17 postcar ds, load 11 , 12 poster copy to 19 pow er save mode setup 30 pow er save mode time 30 print continuou s (banner) pa per , tips on loading 13 env elopes 10 self- test repor t 26 prin t cartridge pr otector 27 print cartr idges align 29 cle a n 29 protec tor 27 rep l a c e 27 store[...]

inde x 58 hp psc 2100 se r ies service 51 statement 52 upgrades 51[...]

order supplies 59 or der supplies Use the follo wing inf ormati on for or der ing supplies f or your HP PS C 2100 Series. order media T o order media suc h as HP Premium Inkjet P aper , HP Pr emium Inkjet T ranspar ency F ilm, HP Ir on- On T-shirt T r ansfe r paper , or HP Gr eeting Car ds, see one of the f ollo wing: • F or or ders in the U .S .[...]

Visit the hp psc infor mation center It has e ve rything you need to get the mos t value f r om y our HP PS C. • T echnical Support • Supplie s and Order ing Infor matio n • Project Ti ps • W ay s to Enhance Y our Pr oduct www .off ice jetsu pport.com © 200 2 Hew lett -P ack ard Compan y Print ed in the U . S .A., Mex ico , German y , Sing[...]