Contents
1 Welcome
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2 Special features
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3 Get started
Printer at a glance......................................................................................................................7
Power button and light................................................................................................................8
Paper tray...................................................................................................................................8
Unfold the paper tray............................................................................................................9
Use the paper tray..............................................................................................................10
Print cartridges..........................................................................................................................10
Replace print cartridges......................................................................................................10
Ink-backup mode......................................................................................................................11
Ink-backup mode output.....................................................................................................12
Exit ink-backup mode.........................................................................................................12
4 Connect the printer
USB..........................................................................................................................................13
5 Print photos
Print borderless photos.............................................................................................................14
Print photos with a border.........................................................................................................16
HP Real Life Technologies photo fix........................................................................................17
Exif Print...................................................................................................................................17
Store and handle photo paper..................................................................................................18
Save money when printing photos...........................................................................................18
6 Print other documents
Print e-mail................................................................................................................................19
Print documents........................................................................................................................20
Print letters................................................................................................................................21
Print envelopes.........................................................................................................................22
Print postcards..........................................................................................................................23
Print index cards and other small media..................................................................................24
Print labels................................................................................................................................25
Print CD/DVD tattoos................................................................................................................25
Print transparencies..................................................................................................................27
Print brochures.........................................................................................................................27
Print greeting cards..................................................................................................................28
Print booklets............................................................................................................................29
Print posters..............................................................................................................................31
Print iron-on transfers...............................................................................................................32
7 Printing tips
Print a test page.......................................................................................................................34
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Printing shortcuts......................................................................................................................34
Create printing shortcuts....................................................................................................35
Set the page order....................................................................................................................35
Fast/Economical printing..........................................................................................................36
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper........................................................................36
Print in grayscale......................................................................................................................36
Two-sided printing....................................................................................................................37
Print preview.............................................................................................................................37
Set a custom paper size...........................................................................................................38
Select a paper type...................................................................................................................38
Change the print speed or quality.............................................................................................38
Print resolution..........................................................................................................................39
Maximum dpi............................................................................................................................39
Resize a document ..................................................................................................................40
Bound two-sided documents....................................................................................................40
8 Printer software
Make the HP Deskjet the default printer...................................................................................42
Set default print settings...........................................................................................................42
Printer Properties dialog box....................................................................................................43
What's This? help.....................................................................................................................44
Ink Status window.....................................................................................................................44
Download printer software updates..........................................................................................45
9 Maintenance
Install print cartridges...............................................................................................................46
Print cartridges....................................................................................................................46
Selection numbers..............................................................................................................46
Printing with one print cartridge..........................................................................................47
Installation instructions.......................................................................................................47
Align the print cartridges...........................................................................................................50
Automatically clean print cartridges..........................................................................................50
View estimated ink levels.........................................................................................................50
Maintain the printer body..........................................................................................................51
Remove ink from your skin and clothing...................................................................................51
Manually clean print cartridges.................................................................................................51
Maintain print cartridges...........................................................................................................53
Print cartridge storage and handling...................................................................................53
Print cartridge protector......................................................................................................53
Printer Toolbox.........................................................................................................................54
10 Troubleshooting
Error messages........................................................................................................................55
Print cartridge error messages...........................................................................................55
Other error messages.........................................................................................................56
Installation problems.................................................................................................................56
Power light is on or flashing......................................................................................................58
What the flashing light means............................................................................................59
If an error message appears..............................................................................................59
If no error message appears..............................................................................................59
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Printer does not print................................................................................................................59
Verify the following.............................................................................................................59
Check the printer cable connection....................................................................................60
Printer is stalled..................................................................................................................61
If the printer still does not print...........................................................................................61
Document prints slowly.............................................................................................................61
Print cartridge problems...........................................................................................................62
Paper problems........................................................................................................................65
Paper jam...........................................................................................................................65
Out of paper message........................................................................................................67
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once............................................................................67
Photos do not print correctly.....................................................................................................68
Check the paper tray..........................................................................................................68
Check the printer properties...............................................................................................68
Problems with borderless documents.......................................................................................68
Borderless printing guidelines............................................................................................68
Image is printed at an angle...............................................................................................69
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo..............................................................................69
Photo has an unwanted border..........................................................................................69
For small photo paper...................................................................................................70
For small photo paper with a tear-off tab......................................................................70
Print quality is poor...................................................................................................................71
Document is misprinted............................................................................................................72
Text and images are misaligned.........................................................................................73
Document is printed off-center or at an angle....................................................................73
Parts of the document are missing or printed in the wrong place.......................................73
Envelope is printed at an angle..........................................................................................73
Document does not reflect the new print settings ..............................................................73
If you continue to have problems..............................................................................................73
A HP support
Ink cartridge warranty information............................................................................................74
Support process.......................................................................................................................74
HP support by phone................................................................................................................75
Phone support period.........................................................................................................75
Placing a call.......................................................................................................................75
After the phone support period...........................................................................................75
B Order supplies
Order paper or other media......................................................................................................76
Order print cartridges................................................................................................................76
Order other supplies.................................................................................................................76
C Technical information
Printer specifications................................................................................................................78
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Environmental product stewardship program...........................................................................78
Paper use...........................................................................................................................79
Plastics...............................................................................................................................79
Material safety data sheets.................................................................................................79
Recycling program..............................................................................................................79
HP inkjet supplies recycling program.................................................................................79
Energy consumption...........................................................................................................79
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union....80
Regulatory notices....................................................................................................................81
FCC statement....................................................................................................................81
LED indicator statement.....................................................................................................81
Notice to users in Korea.....................................................................................................81
VCCI (Class B) compliance statement for users in Japan..................................................81
Notice to users in Japan about power cord........................................................................82
Index
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