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® The HP DeskJet 720C Series Printer User’ s Guide English[...]

The HP DeskJet 720C Series Printer User’ s Guide English ®[...]

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T able of Contents C HAPTER 1 P RINTING B ASICS 1 How to Choose P aper 2 How to Put P aper in the Pr inter 3 How to Print 5 Printer Software: Y our Printer’ s Remote Control 8 C HAPTER 2 B EYOND THE B ASICS 13 How to Print on Diff erent P aper Sizes 14 How to Print on Both Sides of the P aper 16 How to Flip a Document 18 About Color 19 About Pict[...]

Printing Basics lthough y our pr inter can do some pretty f ancy stuff, most of the time y ou’ll be printing words and pictures on paper . The process is simple: First choose the paper y ou want to use; load the paper in y our pr inter ; choose your print settings from the printer software; and then print from the computer software prog ram y ou?[...]

2 H OW TO C HOOSE P APER Most plain photocopy paper w orks fine in your printer , particularly paper that is marked f or use in inkjet printer s. T o get the best results, use one of the Hewlett-P ackar d paper s, whic h were de veloped especially f or HP inks and your printer . What to Consider Size . Y ou can use any siz e paper that fits easil[...]

3 H OW TO P UT P APER IN THE P RINTER T ake a second to load the paper correctly in the IN dra wer . Make sure all the paper in the drawer is the same size and type, and that the paper adjusters rest sn ugl y against the paper . The printer will do the rest. Let’ s walk through the pr ocess step by step: 1 Slide out the green paper-width and pape[...]

4 3 Put the paper in the IN dra wer , print side down. Push the paper in tow ard the bac k of the paper dra wer until it stops. 4 Slide the paper adjusters in so the y fit snugly against the edges of the paper . Make sure the paper still lies fl at in the dra wer and that the paper fits easily under the tab of the paper-length adjuster . (See pa[...]

5 H OW TO P RINT 1 Check y our pr int settings in the HP print settings box. (See page 9 to find out how to get to the bo x.) If you’ re printing one cop y , on plain paper with por trait orientation, the def ault settings will work fine f or you. (Chapters 2 and 3 e xplain why you might w ant to change the settings f or different types of prin[...]

6 While Y ou’re Printing It takes a f e w moments f or the printing to star t, while the printer gets informa- tion from the computer . Even after it’ s star ted printing, the pr inter might pause occasionally to receiv e more inf ormation. If you run out of paper before you’ve finished The printer will prompt you to add more paper . Put the[...]

7 T roubleshooting If a problem occurs during printing, y ou’ll see a message on y our screen telling you what’ s wrong and how to fix it. If you don’t get a message b ut 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 f ollow the instructions on the screen[...]

8 Printer Softwar e: Y our Printer’ s Remote Contr ol Although y our printer has a couple of b uttons on it, y ou really control the printer remotely , through y our software program and thr ough the printer software y ou installed on y our computer . Instead of pushing b uttons on a remote contr ol, y ou make your selections in the HP print sett[...]

9 T HE HP P RINT S ETTINGS B OX : H OW TO FIND IT Y ou can select settings such as the paper type, paper size, orientation and print quality in this bo x. How y ou find the bo x diff ers depending on whic h software program and whic h operating system y ou’ re using. T r y these strategies fr om the File men u of y our document, and you’ re su[...]

10 T HE HP P RINT S ETTINGS B OX : W HAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU Select the appropriate settings. Choose the right paper size and type f or the job . Show your finished work at its best. Click Best print quality . Save time and ink. Click EconoF ast print quality . Save money and trees. Print on both sides of the paper (when av ailable). Save time and c[...]

11 T HE HP T OOLBOX : H OW TO FIND IT The HP T oolbox tells y ou how to print and how to tr oubleshoot your printing pr oblems. It e ven allows y ou to align and clean y our print cartridges. For each Windows system, here are a couple of places to find the HP T oolbo x. Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 Windows 3.1 x Click the HP T oolbo x button. Thi[...]

12 T HE HP T OOLBOX : W HAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU How Do I? F ollo w the steps to print what you w ant. T roubleshooting Find your w a y to a solution when things go wrong. (See page 40 f or more inf or mation.) Printer Services K eep your printer in w orking order .[...]

Beyond the Basics ith the printing basics down, y ou’ re ready to lear n more about what your printer can do f or you and ho w you can get the most out of y our pr inter . W C HAPTER 2 How to Print on Differ ent 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[...]

14 H OW TO P RINT ON D IFFERENT P APER S IZES Most of the time, when y ou print on plain paper , car ds, labels, and en velopes, you select one of the standar d sizes in the P aper Size bo x on the Setup tab of the HP print settings bo x. But y ou’re not limited to the sizes listed. Just make sure the size of the paper falls within the f ollo win[...]

15 Paper Pointers C HANGE THE SHAPE Even though y ou pr int on flat paper , there’ s no reason to leav e it that wa y . 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. 2 T ype the dimensions of the paper in the Custom [...]

16 H OW TO P RINT ON B OTH S IDES OF THE P APER The easiest wa y to sa ve paper is to print on both sides of it. Just put the paper thr ough the printer twice: Select a two-sided printing option and follo w the directions on y our screen. 1 Load the paper in the IN dra wer . Make sure there’ s no paper in the OUT tra y . 2 In the HP print setting[...]

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 . Pr int your document again, pa y- ing special attention to the instructions on your screen. T HE INK SMEARED The ink might not hav e dr ied completely , so wait a bit longer bef ore you print the second side. Y ou can sho[...]

18 H OW TO F LIP A D OCUMENT When y ou print a flipped document, the text and pictures are fl ipped horizontally (mirr ored) from what y ou see on y our computer screen. 1 Load the paper in the IN dra wer . If you’ re printing on transparencies , see page 31. If you’ re printing on iron-on transf ers, see page 39. 2 In the HP print settings b[...]

19 What If T HE PRINTED COLORS DON ’ T MATCH THE SCREEN COLORS Because of the ph ysics of ho w 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 ov er make[...]

20 Adjusting the Color Like a full-f eatured camera, your printer can “autofocus , ” using HP’ s ColorSmar t technology to automatically make adjustments that will giv e you the best quality color printing. But if y ou pref er , y ou can manipulate the settings yourself to produce the eff ect you w ant: 1 In the HP print settings dialog bo x,[...]

21 Handy Hints N EED A PICTURE ? Look through com- puter magazines f or the names of companies that sell clip ar t. The y’ll be happ y to send y ou full-color pictures of their e xtensiv e off erings. Or browse in the ar t sections of bookstores f or books of cop yright- free pictures. Remember that it is against the law to cop y an y photog r ap[...]

22 ■ Get your photos scanned at y our local camera shop . F or a small f ee , y ou can hav e an entire roll of pictures put on a CD-ROM disk. Be sure to ask your camer a shop to also put a CD-vie wing application on the disk with your pictures . ■ T ake a digital picture . A digital camera b ypasses film entirely and mak es the picture into a [...]

23 Handy Hints S OME LETTERS LOOK LIKE PICTURES Wingdings are symbol (or picture) f onts that y ou type using the letter or number k e ys on your k eyboard. Y ou f ormat them like te xt—y ou can add color , change their size , and so on. But how do y ou know which letter or number to type f or a picture? Make a char t! Simply type e v er y letter[...]

24 Using Fonts Many softw are prog rams include a F ont command that lists the a v ailable f onts . Usually you’ll select the te xt and apply the font (or include the f ont as par t of a style definition). See the user’ s guide f or the progr am you’ re using to find out how to select f onts for y our text. Buying Fonts F onts are included [...]

What Y ou Can Print ith the printing basics down, y ou’ re ready f or some results. Here are some ideas of what y our printer can pr int on diff erent media types: ■ One en v elope at a time or a stac k of en v elopes. ■ Labels—label y our file folders or get those monthly mass mailings out the door . ■ T r ansparencies f or impor tant p[...]

Getting Help When Things Go W r ong hen prob lems occur , the quic kest w ay to find a solution is to use the online troub leshooting f eature. With a f ew clic ks of the mouse b utton, you’ll find y our specific problem and details on how to fix it. C LICK YOUR WAY TO A SOLUTION W C HAPTER 4 1 Double-clic k the T oolbox shor tcut (or icon) o[...]

41 2 Click the T oubleshooting Ta b . 3 Click the appropriate category . (The f ollowing pages include an ov er view of common prob lems in each category .) 4 What seems to be the problem? 5 Explore the possibilities.[...]

42 No page came out of the printer Be patient. Complex documents, such as color photographs , take a while to print. Check the P ower light; if it’ s blinking, the printer is processing inf or mation. P ower . Make sure the printer is on (the P ower light on the front of your printer should be on) and that all connections are firm. Cover . Make [...]

43 The print quality is poor Banner switch. Mak e sure the banner switch is down, unless y ou’ re pr inting banners. P aper . If the pr inting is faded or the colors are dull or bleeding into each other , mak e sure you’ re using paper intended f or inkjet printers, that the correct paper setting is chosen in the software , and that you’v e l[...]

44 P RINTER C OMMUNICATIONS Y our printer does not inc lude a printer cab le. The HP IEEE-1284 Com- pliant P arallel Interface Cab le is best for y our printer . Make sure the cable is bidirectional—that is, that it allows tw o-way communication between y our printer and the computer . This type of cable allo ws y ou access to all y our printer?[...]

45 Handy Hints U SER F ORUMS Both f orums keep a list of F AQs (F requently Asked Questions) which you can peruse f or hints. CompuServe : Access the HP P er ipherals f orum (Go HPPER). America Online : Access the HP f orum. Click “k eyw ord” on the “Go T o” menu, type “HP , ” and press the ENTER k e y to bring the HP forum home page di[...]

46 F REE S UPPORT FOR N INETY D AYS Within 90 da ys from the time of your pur- chase, telephone sup- por t is provided to you free of charge. Bef ore placing a call f or help , please make sure that: • you ha ve chec ked your user’ s manual and online trouble- shooting f or installa- tion troubleshooting tips • you are seated in front of your[...]

26 E NVELOPES Y our printer pr o vides two methods f or printing en velopes: ■ If you’ re printing a single env elope, you can use the single-en velope slot and leav e your paper in the IN dra wer . This allows you to print the env elope and then a letter . ■ If you’ re printing a stack of en velopes, use the IN dr aw er . How to Print a Si[...]

27 What If T HE PRINTER WON ’ T PICK UP THE ENVELOPE If you’ re printing a single env elope using the single- env elope slot, you might not hav e pushed the env elope f ar enough into the printer . If you’ re pr int- ing a stack of en ve- lopes, y ou might hav e included too many in the stack. Reduce the number and try again. Y OUR ENVELOPES [...]

28 4 Slide the paper adjusters so that the y fit snugly against the edges of the env elope. Small Envelopes If you’ re printing on small env elopes such as A2 or C6, you’ll need to push the sliding adjuster in until it fits sn ugly against the edge of the env elopes. 5 Push the IN dra wer bac k in and flip the OUT tra y down. 6 Print the env[...]

29 Paper Pointers L ABELS THAT WORK Use only U .S. Letter or A4-sized sheets of labels. It’ s par ticu- larly impor tant to pick labels that are made especially f or inkjet printers. Otherwise, labels could peel off in your printer or the ink might not dr y . L ABELS THAT WON ’ T WORK • Sheets of labels that are f olded, curled, wr inkled, or[...]

30 3 Remov e all paper from the IN draw er and inser t up to 20 label sheets. 4 Slide the green paper adjusters in to fi t snugly against the stac k. 5 Push the IN dra wer bac k in and flip the OUT tra y down. 6 Print the labels. ■ Y ou can lea ve the settings as the y are if you’ re going to be printing on plain paper . ■ Remov e the label[...]

31 Paper Pointers Y OUR BEST BET The film coating on HP Premium T rans- parency Film has been especially de v eloped to wor k with HP inks, giving you crisp images and te xt and the f astest dr ying times. They won’t jam y our printer , either . Look f or them at large office supply stores, or call HP Direct (see page 53). P AUSE CONTROL T rans[...]

32 2 Put the transparencies in y our printer with the rough side down and the adhesiv e strip forw ard. (Y ou can peel off the adhesiv e strip after printing.) 3 Slide in the green paper adjusters , just as y ou would f or plain paper . Push the IN dra wer bac k in and flip the OUT tra y down. 4 Print the transparency . 5 Be patient. Because the p[...]

33 Paper Pointers M AKE A GOOD IMPRESSION Use HP Delux e Photo P aper f or best results when you’ re printing photographic images; its glossy surf ace pro vides 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 y ou excellent skintones and true-to[...]

34 C ARDS Use y our printer to print on inde x car ds, recipe cards, postcards, busi- ness cards—an y card size included in the P aper Size list on the Setup tab shown belo w . (Y ou can print on other-sized cards, too, as described on page 14.) 1 In the HP print settings box, clic k the Setup tab , then select a card siz e in the P aper Size bo [...]

35 Paper Pointers I F YOU WANT YOUR CARDS TO PRINT SIDEWAYS Make sure the orientation of the page is Landscape in your softw are program. (The software progr am user’ s guide will tell you ho w .) M AKING FOLDED CARDS HP makes a Greeting Card P aper with 20 blank white sheets and matching env e- lopes. Create your own design and message in a spec[...]

36 B ANNERS W e encoura ge you to use HP Banner P aper for the very best results. Howe ver , if y ou use computer or z-fold paper f or y our banner s, we recommend that y ou use 20-pound or 75 gsm paper . Al ways do a good job of fanning the paper bef ore loading it. 1 In the HP print settings box, clic k the Setup tab and then clic k Banner . Then[...]

37 4 Get the banner paper ready f or the printer : ■ F rom the stack of banner paper , tear off the number of sheets you need to print the banner . (Y ou must ha ve at least fiv e sheets in the stack.) ■ T ear off the perf orated strips, if there are an y . ■ F an the stack so that the pages don’t stic k together in the printer . 5 Put the [...]

38 What If Y OU GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS YOU ’ RE OUT OF PAPER , BUT YOU ’ RE NOT Y ou might not hav e pushed the paper- length adjuster in all the wa y . Make sure it’ s snug against the paper , and tr y printing again. T HE TEXT IS FUZZY AFTER PRINTING A BANNER If the print quality seems especially poor when you s witch from banner printing,[...]

39 I RON -O N T RANSFERS When it comes to printing images, you don’t need to stop with paper . Use transfer paper to get the ima ges fr om the computer document onto cloth. Y ou’ll need: ■ the t-shir t or other cloth you w ant to transf er an image onto ■ the document containing the picture or te xt you want to print ■ iron-on transf er p[...]

Mor e About Y our Printer ntil now , we’v e been talking about the what, where, and ho w of your printer . If you’ re ready f or some simple facts about the printer and printer supplies, here the y are. S YSTEM R EQUIREMENT S ■ Microsoft Windows 3.1 x , Windows 95, or Windo ws NT 4.0 ■ Minimum System Requirements: Windows 3.1 x and Windows [...]

48 M INIMUM PRINTING MARGINS The printer cannot print outside a cer tain area of the page, so y ou must mak e sure the contents of your document f all within the printable area—that is, within the top , bottom, left, and right margins av ailab le f or the specifi c size paper on which y ou are printing. When you use nonstandard paper siz es and [...]

49 S PECIFICATIONS Print T echnology Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet pr inting Black Print Speed ✼ EconoF ast: 8 pages per minute Normal mode: 5 pages per minute Best mode: 4 pages per minute Color Print Speed (mixed text and graphics) ✼ EconoF ast: 4 pages per minute Normal mode: 1.5 pages per minute Best mode: 0.5 pages per minute Color Print S[...]

50 P o wer Requirements P o wer Adapter (univ ersal input) Input V oltage: 100 to 240 V AC ( ± 10%) Input F requency: 50 to 60 Hz ( ± 3 Hz) Automatically accommodates the w orld-wide range of AC line voltages and frequencies . There is no on/off s witch on the power adapter . P o wer Consumption 5 watts maximum when off 5 watts maximum nonprintin[...]

51 A DDITIONAL SYMBOL SETS AND FONTS Additional symbol sets and f onts ma y ha ve been included with y our printer on separate DOS Character Set Installation disks . Installing a special symbol set or font on your computer 1 First install the printer software as described in the setup guide. 2 Put the first installation disk into y our com- puter?[...]

52 O RDERING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES Parts/ HP Reorder Supplies/Accessories Number Print Cartridge Black print car tridge 51645A Color print car tr idge C1823A Paper ✼ HP Banner P aper U .S . letter , 100 sheets C1820A 210 x 297 mm, 100 sheets C1821A HP Premium Inkjet T ransparency Film U .S . letter , 50 sheets C3834A U .S . letter , 20 sheets [...]

53 O RDERING INFORMATIO N T o order printer supplies or accessories, call your nearest HP dealer or call HP DIRECT at the f ol- lowing n umbers f or fast shipping service. ■ Argentina: (54 1) 787-7100 F ax: (54 1) 787-7213 Hewlett-P ackard Argentina, Montañeses 2150 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina ■ Australia/Ne w Zealand: (03) 895-2895 China Res[...]

54 R EGULATORY N OTICES FCC Statement (USA) The United State Feder al Comm unications Commission (in 47CFR 15.105) has specified that the follo wing 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 de vice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. The[...]

55 L IMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Duration of Limited HP Product Warranty Software 90 Days Print car tr idges 90 Da ys Printer 1 Y ear A. Extent of Limited W arranty 1. Hewlett-P ac kard (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that HP products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship, f or a specified time after the date of purchase by t[...]

56 Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett-Packard Company Manufacturer’s Address: Hewlett-Packard Co. Hewlett-Packard Singapore (PTE) Ltd. Hewlett-Packard Espanola, S.A. Vancouver Division Asia Hardcopy Manufacturing Operation Barcelona Division 18110 S.E. 34th Street 20 Gul Way Avingud[...]

57 Index Symbols (Resume button) 6, 31,38, 44 (P ower button) 42, 44 (Print car tr idge light) 40, 44 A accessories, ordering 52 addresses f or ordering 53 adjusters, paper 3, 4 aligning print car tr idges 10, 42 America Online 45 ar t, printing 21–22 B Banner light 36 banner s witch 36, 43 banners choosing paper f or 36, 49 loading problems 43 m[...]

58 choosing 26, 49 creating 28 multiple 27 print settings 26, 27 printing 26–28 problems with 27 rotating 27 single-env elope slot 26 sizes 27 types to av oid 26 environment, oper ating 47, 50 error messages 7 F FA Q s 4 5 fa xe s 4 2 FCC statement 54 files, electronic 21–22 Flip Horizontal iron-on transf ers 39 print setting 18 flipped print[...]

59 O online troubleshooting 40 online user f orums 45 opacity of paper 2 operating en vironment 47, 50 Options, color See also print settings ordered printing 47 ordering addresses f or 53 manuals 52 supplies and accessories 52 orientation, paper 42 origami 15 Out of P aper message 6 OUT tra y 3, 49 P paper brightness of 2 choosing 2, 43 coated 2 c[...]

60 Resume b utton 6, 31, 38 S scanning pictures 21 serif fonts 23 settings, print See print settings single env elopes 26 single-env elope slot 26 size media 49 paper 2 specifications 49 smeared ink 17, 43 smoothness of paper 2 software printer 8, 4 5 software compatibility 47, 49 special-pur pose f onts 23 specifications 49–50 speed, printing [...]

R EDUCE , R EUSE , R ECYCLE Protecting the Envir onment Hewlett-P ackard continuously improv es the design and production processes of HP DeskJet printer to minimize the negative impact on the office en vironment and on the communities where the printers are manuf actured, shipped, and used. Hewlett-P ac kard has also developed processes to minimi[...]

Get mor e from your printer Look inside for detailed illustrated steps that tell you how to print just about anything, fr om letters, to labels, to photographs, to banners, and much mor e… S EE S NAPSHOTS IN C OLOR Print any picture you tak e with your o wn camera, whether it’ s an Instamatic or a Nikon. See page 19 f or details. H ANDY P RINTI[...]