User manual HP DESKJET 710C

Congratulations on the purchase of your HP DeskJet printer! H Printer ere's what comes in the box. 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). You'll need to buy a printer cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE-1284-compliant), such as HP C2950A. Booklet about your printer Power adapter Power cord Black print cartridge Color print cartridge Printer software (CD and/or disks) Microsoft Windows or Windows NT 4.0 is required to use this printer. Please refer to the minimum system requirements listed in Chapter 5 of the user's guide. If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive and disks were not included with your printer, see page 45 of the user's guide for information on getting printer software. 1 STEP 1 Unpack Your Printer 1 Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer. 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 serial number in the blank provided inside the front cover of your user's guide. This way you can easily access the serial number when you need it. 2 Open the top cover and remove the plastic packing material from the inside of the printer. Remove packing material. 3 Close the top cover. 2 STEP 2 Connect Your Printer to Your Computer 1 2 3 Make sure the computer is turned off. Lift the cable access door on the back of the printer. Plug the end of the cable with the notches into the printer. Snap both clips into the notches. Cable access door You'll need to buy a printer cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE-1284-compliant), such as HP C2950A. 4 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer, and tighten the screws. 3 STEP 3 Plug in Your Printer 1 Lift the cable access door and plug the power adapter cord firmly into the connector. 1 Power adapter cord Power adapter 2 Power cord 3 Electrical outlet 2 3 Plug the appropriate end of the power cord into the power adapter. Plug the other end of the power cord into an electrical outlet. 4 STEP 4 Insert the Print Cartridges 1 2 Press the Power button to turn on your printer. blinks. The power light comes on and the print cartridge light Open the top cover. The cartridge cradles move to the center of the printer. Power button and light (on) Resume button and light (off) Print cartridge light (blinking) Cartridge cradles When buying print cartridges check the part numbers carefully to make sure you buy the right ones. Black HP 51645G Large Black HP 51645A 3 Carefully remove the protective vinyl tape from the color and black print cartridges. Be sure not to touch the ink nozzles or the electrical contacts. Black print cartridge Color print cartridge Tri-Color HP C1823A These print cartridges have been specifically designed to work with your printer. Remove tape Remove tape 5 4 For each print cartridge, lift the green cradle latch. With the electrical contacts toward the rear of the printer, push the cartridge firmly down into the cradle. Close the latch. You will hear a click, and the cartridges will sit firmly in the cradles. You must insert both cartridges for the printer to operate. Cradle latch Black print cartridge Cartridge cradles Color print cartridge 5 If the print cartridge light continues to blink, take out both cartridges and reinsert them. Close the top cover. The print cartridge light continues to blink for a few seconds and then goes off. (You'll hear the cartridges return to their home position on the right side of the printer.) Print cartridge light (blinking) 6 STEP 5 Load Paper in Your Printer 1 Grab the sides of the IN drawer and pull the drawer out. Slide the paper adjusters out as far as possible. (You can flip up the OUT tray to see better.) OUT tray IN drawer Paper-width adjuster Grab to pull IN drawer out Paper-length adjuster Grab to pull IN drawer out 2 Load the paper in the IN drawer. You can insert as much paper as fits comfortably under the tab on the paper-length adjuster. Paper-length adjuster tab IN drawer 3 Move both paper adjusters in until they fit snugly against the paper's edges and slide the IN drawer all the way back in. Flip the OUT tray back down if it's up. 7 STEP 6 Install the Printer Software To ensure successful installation of the printer software: 1 Make sure your computer is fully set up and operational. 2 Check that the printer is properly set up and ready to print using the instructions in this setup guide. 3 If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive and disks were not included with your printer see page 45 of the user's guide for information on getting printer software. Make sure that the printer is connected directly to the computer (remove any switch boxes or other devices using the same port) and check that all cable connections are firm. Make sure the computer and the printer are turned on. Close any virus protection programs or other software programs that are running on your computer (see page 14 for instructions). 4 5 Follow the installation instructions for the operating system on your computer. 8 Installing from the CD: Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 6 If the "New Hardware Found" dialog box appears at any time during the installation, click in the upperright corner of the box. or click Cancel. 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. Depending upon the operating system on your computer, your boxes might differ from the Windows 95 boxes shown throughout this document and the user's guide. b. Type 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. 8 Windows NT 4.0 users: You need to set the HP DeskJet Printer as the default printer. See page 14 for instructions. 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. 9 When the installer instructs you to restart Windows, the installation is almost complete. Remove the CD from your CD-ROM drive and restart Windows. 9 10 If a Communication Test dialog box appears, click Test. 11 Do one of the following: · f the test is successful, skip the rest of this section and go to page 15. · f the test is not successful, click Troubleshoot and try to correct this problem. If you cannot correct this problem, click OK. For more information about printer communications, see page 14. Installing from the CD: Windows 3.1x 6 Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 7 In the Program Manager, click File and then click Run. 10 8 Type 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 the installer instructs you to restart Windows, the installation is almost complete. Remove the CD from your CD-ROM drive and restart Windows. 11 If a Communication Test dialog box appears, click Test. 12 Do one of the following: · If the test is successful, skip the rest of this section and go to page 15. · If the test is not successful, click Troubleshoot and try to correct this problem. If you cannot correct this problem, click OK. For more information about printer communications, see page 14. 11 Installing from Disks: Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 3.1x 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 3.1x users: in the Program Manager, click File, and then click Run. 8 9 Type a:\setup and click OK. If your disk drive is assigned to a letter other than "a", type that letter instead or browse to locate the disk drive. 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 the installer instructs you to restart Windows, the installation is almost complete. Remove the disk from your disk drive and restart Windows. 11 If a Communication Test dialog box appears, click Test. 12 Do one of the following: · If the test is successful, skip the rest of this section and go to page 15. · If the test is not successful, click Troubleshoot and try to correct this problem. If you cannot correct this problem, click OK. For more information about printer communications, see page 14. 12 If you have problems installing 1 Make sure your printer is on and all connections are firm. Ensure that no other peripherals (such as a scanner, switch box, tape backup, etc.) are connected to the printer cable. Make sure your cable is IEEE-1284-compliant. 2 3 4 5 6 Exit your software program and turn off the computer and the printer. Turn on the printer and then turn on the computer. Close any virus protection programs that are running on your computer. Right-click the virus protection program icon in the taskbar status area, and then click Disable. Uninstall the printer software using the instructions on page 55 of the user's guide. Try the installation process again. If you get a message that two-way communication is not working, click OK and continue with the rest of the installation. For more information on the communication test, see page 14. If you're still having problems with the installation Try the installation process again. If you still have problems, call an authorized HP dealer or call your HP Customer Care service technician. For the phone number nearest you, see page 45 in the user's guide. 13 If you are installing printer software, close all software programs except the HP DeskJet installer. Additional information about installing your printer software Closing software programs In Windows 3.1x: When all software programs are closed, only Program Manager appears. 1 2 3 4 1 2 While holding down ALT, press TAB to locate an open software program. When you locate an open software program, release both keys. Click File, and then click Exit. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each open software program. In Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0: Right-click the software program on the taskbar and click Close. Repeat step 1 for each open software program. Setting your printer as the default To set your printer as the default in Windows NT 4.0: 1 2 Click Start on the taskbar, click Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the HP DeskJet 710C Series Printer icon and choose Set As Default. Communications test and two-way communications The printer software tests the communication between your computer and your printer and tells you if you have two-way communication. Two-way communication allows your printer and computer to communicate and gives you access to all the features of your HP DeskJet printer. The cable between your printer and computer must be bidirectional to allow two-way communication­ the HP IEEE-1284-compliant Parallel Interface Cable (C2950A) is best. If you do not have two-way communication, your printer cannot send messages to the computer. However, you can still print. 14 STEP 7 Align the Print Cartridges You're ready for the final step in setting up your printer: aligning the cartridges to make sure you get the best print quality. Be sure to align the cartridges whenever you install a new cartridge. 1 2 Be sure there's paper in the printer's IN drawer and that the drawer and the paper adjusters are pushed in. Double-click the HP Toolbox icon on the computer screen: Windows 95, Windows 98, or NT 4.0 Windows 3.1x 3 Click the Printer Services tab, then click Align the print cartridges. Follow the instructions on the computer screen. Click here to align the print cartridges. 15 Print a Page You're done setting up your printer! While you still have the HP Toolbox open, you can try printing a page, just to see what your printer can do. 1 On the Printer Services tab of the HP Toolbox, click Print a test page. Click here to print a test page. 2 Check out the results! You're ready to print your own work. For instructions, tips, and some fun suggestions, see the user's guide. 16 Support and Registration For DeskJet support and printer registration, please refer to the HP Customer Care Web site: http://www.hp.com/go/support HP is dedicated to giving you fast and accurate customer support. So that we can give you the best service possible, please have the following information available: s What is the serial number of your _________________________ printer? (The serial number label is on the bottom of the printer.) HP DeskJet 710C s What model of printer do you have? _________________________ s What brand and model is _________________________ your computer? s What version of printer software _________________________ are you using? (See your Printer Setup dialog box for the name of the selected driver.) The HP DeskJet Printer User's Guide English Acknowledgments Microsoft® and MS-DOS® are U.S. registered trademarks and WindowsTM is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. TrueTypeTM is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Arial® and Times New Roman® are U.S. registered trademarks of The Monotype Corporation. SnowdriftTM is a trademark of Agfa Division of Bayer Corporation. CreepyTM is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Kodak is a trademark of the Eastman Kodak Company. Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. 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Printing History Edition 1, March 1998 © Copyright 1998 by Hewlett-Packard Company Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Printing Basics How to Choose Paper How to Put Paper in the Printer How to Print Printer Software 1 2 3 5 8 CHAPTER 2 Beyond the Basics How to Print on Different Paper Sizes How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper How to Flip a Document About Color About pictures About Text 13 14 16 18 19 21 23 CHAPTER 3 What You Can Print Envelopes Labels Transparencies Photographs Cards Banners Iron-On Transfers 25 26 29 31 33 34 36 39 CHAPTER 4 Getting Help When Things Go Wrong Click your way to a solution Printer Communications Buttons and Lights HP Customer Care 40 40 44 44 45 CHAPTER 5 More About Your Printer Print cartridges Uninstalling the software Printing from DOS Specifications Ordering supplies and accessories Ordering information Regulatory Notices Limited Warranty Statement 48 49 55 56 57 60 62 63 64 INDEX 65 CHA PTER 1 How to Choose Paper Printing Basics A How to Put Paper in the Printer 1 2 3 lthough your printer can do some pretty fancy stuff, most of the time you'll be printing words and pictures on paper. The process is simple: First choose the paper you want to use; load the paper in your printer; choose your print settings from the printer software; and then print from the computer software program you're using. If you want to know more about the printing basics, read on. And don't miss the tips on each page. How to Print Printer Software: Your Printer's Remote Control How to Choose Paper Paper Pointers GET THE RIGHT PAPER Use HP paper for vivid color and the sharpest text. Here are some of your choices: Most plain photocopy paper works fine in your printer, particularly paper that is marked for use in inkjet printers. To get the best results, use one of the Hewlett-Packard papers, which were developed especially for HP inks and your printer. What to Consider Size. You can use any size paper that fits easily within the paper adjusters of the printer. HP Premium Inkjet Paper. Its matte finish captures brighter colors and sharper images for more brilliant documents and presentations. HP Deluxe Photo Paper. It uses Kodak Image Enhancements technology to give you excellent skintones and true-to-life landscape colors. HP Bright White Inkjet Paper. It produces highcontrast colors and sharp text. This bright white inkjet paper gives you the ability to print on both sides without show-through. HP Premium Photo Paper. It produces spectacular photos that look and feel like traditional photos. length = 3 to 14 inches (77 to 356 mm) width = 3 to 8.5 inches (77 to 215 mm) Weight. You can choose from a wide range of paper weights, as listed on page 57. Use 20­24-pound or 75­90 g/m2 plain paper for multipurpose, everyday use. Brightness. Some papers are whiter than others and produce sharper, more vibrant colors. Use HP Deluxe Photo Paper or HP Premium Photo Paper for documents with photographs; use HP Bright White Inkjet Paper or HP Premium Inkjet Paper for documents with any other pictures. Surface smoothness. The smoothness of the paper affects how crisp the printing looks on the paper. Paper with a high cotton content (25% to 100%) tends to offer greater surface smoothness. Glossy, coated paper works well for pictures and charts (where you want crisp lines with intense, high-quality colors) and for photocopying. Opacity. Opacity refers to the degree to which printing on one side of the paper shows through to the other side. Use paper high in opacity (or thicker paper) for two-sided printing. HP Photo Paper and HP Premium Heavyweight Inkjet Paper are ideal for two-sided projects. HP papers are available at most office supply or computer supply stores or by calling HP Direct (see page 62). 2 How to Put Paper in the Printer Take a second to load the paper correctly in the IN drawer. Make sure all the paper in the drawer is the same size and type, and that the paper adjusters 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 adjusters to make room for the paper. If you want, you can slide out the IN drawer to insert the paper more easily. You can flip up the OUT tray if you want to see better. Paper Pointers PAPER THAT MIGHT NOT WORK Highly textured stock such as linen might not print evenly; the ink could bleed into these papers. Extremely smooth, shiny, or coated papers not specifically designed for inkjet printers could jam the printer and might actually repel ink. Multi-part forms (such as duplicate or triplicate forms) could wrinkle in the printer or get stuck; the ink is also more likely to smear. In addition, only the top page will have print on it. Paper in poor condition--with tears, dust, wrinkles, or curled or bent edges, or that doesn't lie flat--could jam the printer. OUT tray Paper-length adjuster Paper-width adjuster Fan the edges of the paper stack to separate the pages. Then tap the stack on a flat surface to even it up. You can insert up to 3/8 in or 10 mm (about 100 sheets) at a time. 3 Put the paper in the IN drawer, print side down. Push the paper in toward the back of the paper drawer until it stops. Paper Pointers PRINTSIDE DOWN Most paper prints better on one side than on the other. This is especially true for coated or specially treated paper. The print side is usually indicated on the paper package. IN drawer PRINTING ZONE Your printer can't print right to the edge of the paper. Be sure to set the margins so that the document falls within the printable area, or part of it could be cut off. For details, see page 57. Slide the paper adjusters in so they fit snugly against the edges of the paper. Make sure 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 for more information if you're loading small-sized paper.) Push the paper drawer back in and flip the OUT tray back down. 4 1 2 3 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 portrait 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.) HP print settings box Handy Hints PRINTING FROM DOS For information about printing from DOS programs, turn to page 56. PICK A PAPER TYPE If you're using HP paper in your printer, in the HP print settings box select the right paper type for your paper. Click OK to save your settings. Select Plain Paper for · HP Bright White Inkjet Paper · HP Banner Paper Select HP Premium Inkjet Paper for · HP Premium Inkjet Paper · HP Greeting Card Paper · HP Iron-On T-Shirt Transfers · HP Premium Inkjet Heavyweight Paper Select HP Deluxe Photo Paper to use Kodak Image Enhancements technology with HP Deluxe Photo Paper. Select HP Premium Photo Paper for HP Premium Photo Paper. Click OK in the HP print settings box to save your settings. Click OK in the Print box of your software program to start printing. (You might need to click File and then Print to reach the Print box.) The Print box in your software program Click OK to print. That's all there is to it. The printer will print one page at a time until it finishes, delivering each printed page into the printer's OUT tray. Depending upon the operating system on your computer, your boxes might differ from the Windows 95 boxes shown throughout the manuals. 5 While You're Printing What If THE PRINTOUTS ARE SPLOTCHY AND UNEVEN 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 IN drawer, and then press the Resume button on the front of the printer. If you are using a new paper, this could be the problem. See page 2 for the best paper choices. If not, check the print cartridges--they might be dirty or running out of ink. To find out how to clean or replace them, open the HP Toolbox (see page 11) and click the Printer Services tab for cleaning or the How Do I? tab for replacing cartridges. If the paper jams in the printer If the paper jams in the printer, you'll usually be able to pull the paper out from either the IN drawer or the OUT tray. Then press the Resume button on the front of the printer. The printer will turn off and then on again on its own. You'll need to resend your job to the printer. Sometimes the paper jams in the back of the printer. If you can't reach the jammed paper, turn the knob on the rear access door at the back of the printer 1/4 turn counter clockwise and remove the door. To lock YOU CAN'T FIND THE JAMMED PAPER If you can't see the paper causing the jams, check to see if a label has come unglued from a label sheet while going through the printer. To unlock Remove rear access door. Pull the jammed paper out of the printer and then replace the door, making sure to lock the door by turning the knob clockwise to the locked position. Press the Resume button on the front of the printer and resend your print job. 6 Troubleshooting If a problem occurs during printing, you'll see a message on your screen 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 like how the printout looks, click the Troubleshooting tab in the HP Toolbox and follow the instructions on the screen. (See page 11 to find out how to get to the HP Toolbox.) What If YOU AREN'T SEEING ANY MESSAGES Click the Troubleshooting tab. If you seem to be having a problem but you aren't seeing any messages on your screen, it might be because you don't have two-way communications (see page 44 for more information). Handy Hints HP ON THE WEB You can get the latest product information, troubleshoot problems, and download updated printer software from the HP Customer Care Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/ support 7 Printer Software: Your Printer's Remote Control Although your printer has a couple of buttons on it, you really control the printer remotely through your software program and through the printer software you installed on your computer. Instead of pushing buttons on a remote control, you make your selections in the HP print settings box and the HP Toolbox. (But, just like a remote control, sometimes these two boxes are hard to find.) Tell the Printer What You Want Printer Software HP Print Settings Box How to find it: see page 9 What it does: see page 10 HP Toolbox How to find it: see page 11 What it does: see page 12 See the Results! 8 The HP Print Settings Box: How to find it You 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 program and which operating system you're using. Try these strategies from the File menu of your document, and you're sure to get there. Try This Click File and then click Print. Then click whichever button you see-- Properties, Setup, or Printer. (Clicking Options at this point won't get you there.) If you still don't see the box, click Setup, Options or Properties. File New... Open... Close Save Save as... Save All Properties Templates Page Setup... Print Preview Print Ctrl+P Collate Copies Copies: Fonts... Options... 1 Ctrl+S OK Cancel Setup.. Ctrl+N Ctrl+O ...Or Try This If Print isn't there, then click Printer Setup or Print Setup. Then click whichever button you see-- Setup or Options. File New... Open... Close Save Save as... Revert Document setup... Preferences... Printer setup... Print... Ctrl+P Setup Ctrl+N Ctrl+O Ctrl+F4 Ctrl+S Cancel OK You're There! FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HP PRINT SETTINGS BOX, SEE ONLINE HELP. 9 The HP Print Settings Box: What it can do for you Click a tab and then click a setting. Show your finished work at its best. Click Best print quality. Save time and ink. Click EconoFast print quality. Select the appropriate settings. Choose the right paper size and type for the job. Save time and color ink. Click here to print drafts of color documents in shades of gray. Save money and trees. Print on both sides of the paper (when available). Print clearly. Align your black and color cartridges, and clean them when necessary, as described in online troubleshooting. Click OK to save your settings. 10 The HP Toolbox: How to find it The HP Toolbox 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, here are a couple of places to find the HP Toolbox. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 Double-click the HP Toolbox shortcut icon. This shortcut is on your desktop. If you've removed the HP Toolbox icon, click Start, point to Programs, point to HP DeskJet Utilities, and then click HP DeskJet 710C Toolbox. Click the HP Toolbox button. This button appears on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen when the HP Toolbox is open and whenever you're printing. Windows 3.1x Double-click the HP Toolbox icon. It's on your desktop when you start your computer. If you close the HP Toolbox, it'll reappear when you're printing. Or you can double-click it in the HP DeskJet Utilities group in the Program Manager. 11 The HP Toolbox: What it can do for you How Do I? Follow the steps to print what you want. Troubleshooting Find your way to a solution when things go wrong. (See page 40 for more information.) Printer Services Keep your printer in working order. 12 CHA PTER 2 1 2 3 Beyond the Basics How to Print on Different Paper Sizes 1 2 W ith the printing basics down, you're ready to learn more about what your printer can do for you and how you can get the most out of your printer. How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper How to Flip a Document About Color About Pictures About Text 1 2 3 How to Print on Different Paper Sizes Paper Pointers PREPRINTED PAPER You can buy pre-printed checks or business forms (such as invoices and statements) that are designed for inkjet printers. When you print on these forms, just remember to load the printed side face down, with the top of the page going into the printer first. 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 make sure the size of the paper falls within the following dimensions (so the printer rollers can pick up the paper): Width: 3 to 8.5 inches (77 mm to 215 mm) Length: 3 to 14 inches (77 mm to 356 mm) Then follow these steps: In the HP print settings dialog box, click the Setup tab, and then select Custom in the Paper Size list. (See page 9 to find out how to get to the HP print settings box.) CREATE YOUR OWN BUSINESS FORMS Select Custom. You can create customized business forms or business cards with your own logo, name, and address and print them as you need them. Software programs usually provide templates that can help you design the forms. 14 Type the dimensions of the paper in the Custom Paper Size box, and then click OK. Paper Pointers CHANGE THE SHAPE Even though you print on flat paper, there'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. Load the paper in the printer and print as you would for normal paper sizes. For small paper sizes, you might need to push the small green sliding adjuster in further to hold the paper snugly lengthwise, as described on page 28. AFTER P RINTING Change the Paper Size back to Letter or A4, or to whatever paper size you'll be printing on next. 15 1 2 How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper Paper Pointers PAPER THAT WON'T SHOW THROUGH 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 sure there's no paper in the OUT tray. In the HP print settings box, click the Features tab. (See page 9 to find out how to get to the HP print settings box.) Then click Book or Tablet. Look for any paper in which pictures and text printed on one side don't show through on the other. Collect sample sheets that are 24-pound (90 gsm) or heavier, and test them to make sure they do the job. Click the Features tab. Click Book so the sheets can be bound on the left. What If THE SECOND SIDE PRINTED LIKE THIS: Click Tablet so the sheets can be bound at the top. You might have selected Tablet instead of Book in the HP print settings box. (See step 3.) You might have forgotten to rotate the paper after the first side printed. Print the document again, carefully following the directions on your screen. Print your document. The printer automatically prints only the odd-numbered pages. The printer then displays a message on your computer screen telling you how to reload the paper. 16 Put the printed pages back in the IN drawer of the printer. The following illustrations show how to put the paper back in the printer for the Book option and the Tablet option. Book option What If BOTH PAGES PRINTED ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER Odd-numbered pages print first. Reload to print even-numbered pages. You put the paper print side down when you replaced it in the printer. Print your document again, paying special attention to the instructions on your screen. Tablet option THE INK SMEARED The ink might not have dried completely, so wait a bit longer before you print the second side. You can shorten drying times by reducing the quality of the printing-- for example, change from Normal to EconoFast print quality on the Setup tab of the HP print settings box. Odd-numbered pages print first. Reload to print even-numbered pages The printer prints the even-numbered pages on the reverse side of the oddnumbered pages. When the paper is ready, flip the OUT tray down again and click Continue in the message box. The printer prints the even-numbered pages on the reverse side of the oddnumbered pages. AFTER P RINTING Change the Two-Sided Printing option back to None. 17 How to Flip a Document Handy Hints WHY FLIP A DOCUMENT? You'll want to flip a document when you use an iron-on transfer (see page 39); the image you're transferring is flipped back to its original orientation when it's ironed onto the cloth. You might want to flip a document before printing it on a transparency; then you can make notes on the back of the transparency and easily wipe them off later without scratching the transparency. When you print a flipped document, the text and pictures are flipped horizontally (mirrored) from what you see on your computer screen. The original The flipped document Load the paper in the IN drawer. If you're printing on transparencies, see page 31. If you're printing on iron-on transfers, see page 39. In the HP print settings box, click the Features tab, and then click Flip Horizontal. (See page 9 to find out how to get to the HP print settings box.) CHEAPER THAN LIGHT Did you know that when your printer is turned on it uses less energy than most light bulbs--a mere 12 watts while it's printing. Click Flip Horizontal. Print your document. The text and pictures are reversed. Hold the printout up to a mirror to see how the final product will look. AFTER P RINTING s s Click the Flip Horizontal box again to clear it. If you used transparencies or iron-on transfer paper, remove it from the IN drawer and replace it with plain paper or whatever you'll be using next. 18 About Color One of the simplest ways to make your documents clearer and visually interesting is to print in color. The printer combines the four colors in the two print cartridges--cyan, magenta, yellow, and black--to match the colors of the text and pictures (even photographs) on your screen.