hp psc 900 series Reference Guide ©Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2001 All rights are reserved. No part of the document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. Portions Copyright © 1989-2001 Palomar Software Inc. The hp psc 900 series includes printer driver technology licensed from Palomar Software, Inc. www.palomar.com Copyright © 1999-2001 Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac logo, Macintosh, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Publication number: C8433-90166 First edition: June 2001 Printed in U.S.A., Mexico, Germany, or Singapore Windows®, Windows NT®, Windows ME®, Windows XP®, and Windows 2000® are U.S.-registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. safety information ! 1 2 warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce risk of injury from fire or electric shock. WARNING: potential shock hazard Read and understand all instructions in the setup poster. Use only a grounded electrical outlet when connecting the unit to a power source. If you do not know whether the outlet is grounded, check with a qualified electrician. Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from wall outlets before cleaning. Do not install or use this product near water or when you are wet. Install the product securely on a stable surface. Install the product in a protected location where no one can step on or trip over the line cord, and where the line cord will not be damaged. If the product does not operate normally, see the online Troubleshooting help. No operator-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. 3 4 5 6 7 notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the Hewlett-Packard Company. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document, nor does it make expressed or implied 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. The Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of the furnishing, performance, or use of this document and the program material which it describes. Note: Regulatory information can be found in the "Technical information" section of the Support and Specifications Booklet. 8 9 10 Use in a well-ventilated area. It is not lawful in many places to make copies of the following items. When in doubt, check with a legal representative first. · Governmental paper or documents: - Passports - Immigration papers - Selective service papers - Identification badges, cards, or insignias · Governmental stamps: - Postage stamps - Food stamps · Checks or drafts drawn on Governmental agencies · Paper currency, traveler's checks, or money orders · Certificates of deposit · Copyrighted works contents 1 get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 where can I find help? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . before you begin . . front panel features make a copy. . . . . adjust copy settings setup menu review . front panel overview. . use your hp psc with a review the director . hp psc setup menu . . . ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ computer . ........ ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. 5 .. 5 .. 7 .. 8 . 10 . 10 . 13 3 load paper and load originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 load paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tips for loading specific types of paper . . . . . . . . . . load envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . load 4 x 6 photo paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . change paper settings for copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . set the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . load originals on the glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 15 17 19 20 21 21 22 22 contents i hp psc 900 series 4 use the scan features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 scan an original . . . . . . . . . . . . scan to a different destination . stop scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... . 24 . 24 . 25 . 25 5 use the copy features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 make copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . make a copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . increase copy speed or quality . . . . . . . . reduce or enlarge a copy. . . . . . . . . . . . make copies lighter or darker . . . . . . . . . change color intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enhance text sharpness and photo colors . set the number of copies . . . . . . . . . . . . change settings for all copy tasks . . . . . . perform special copy functions . . . . . . . . . . copy a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . prepare a color T-shirt transfer . . . . . . . . fit a copy to the page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print several copies on one page . . . . . . make a poster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stop copying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . options menu for copy commands . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 27 . 27 . 28 . 28 . 29 . 29 . 29 . 30 . 30 . 30 . 30 . 31 . 31 . 32 . 33 . 33 . 33 . 34 6 use a photo card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 what is a photo card? . . . . . . . . . . . insert a photo card . . . . . . . . . . . . . cards inserted incorrectly . . . . . . . save files to the computer . . . . . . . . . HP Photo View Center . . . . . . . . . . . print a proof sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scan a proof sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . print all photos from a photo card . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 35 . 35 . 36 . 36 . 36 . 37 . 38 . 39 ii contents hp psc 900 series deciding which photos to print . . . . . . . print individual photos . . . . . . . . . . . print a DPOF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . options menu for photo card commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . .39 . .40 . .41 . .41 . .42 7 use the fax features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 send a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enable fax confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . send a fax from your HP PSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . change settings and use speed dials before sending a fax . send a color fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . broadcast a fax to multiple recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . schedule a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cancel a scheduled fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . receive a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . receive a fax manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . set number of rings before answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . generate automated reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . generate manual reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . control resolution and contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . change resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . change contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . redial a busy or unanswered number automatically . . . . . . . . forward faxes to another number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . use Error Correction Mode (ECM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . set automatic reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . detect faxes received from older machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . adjust the volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . change the Answer Ring Pattern (distinctive ringing). . . . . . . . set up speed dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . create individual speed-dial settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . create group speed-dial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . add or remove recipients from groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . delete speed-dial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . set the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . set the fax header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . .43 . .44 . .44 . .44 . .45 . .45 . .46 . .46 . .46 . .47 . .47 . .47 . .48 . .48 . .48 . .49 . .49 . .49 . .50 . .50 . .50 . .51 . .51 . .52 . .52 . .53 . .53 . .54 . .54 . .55 iii hp psc 900 series enter text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poll another fax machine . . . . . reprint the faxes in memory . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . options menu for fax commands setup menu for fax commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . 56 . 56 . 56 . 57 . 58 8 maintain your HP PSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 clean the glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 clean the lid backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 clean the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 replace the print cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 align the cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 clean the cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 clean the print cartridge contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 restore factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 set the country or language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 set the power save mode time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 maintenance menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 9 additional setup information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 if Microsoft's New Hardware Found and Congratulation messages do not appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if the Fax Setup Wizard does not appear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if the new hardware message appears (Windows 98, 2000, XP, or ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if the previous version installed message appears . . . . . . . . . . if your computer is unable to communicate with your hp psc. . . remove and reinstall your hp psc software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . connect your USB port on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 . 66 . 66 . 67 . 67 . 67 . 68 . 68 index ...................................................................... 69 iv contents get help 1 win mac X where can I find help? This section describes the types of help available. help Product Tour description The tour provides a brief introduction to the HP PSC and its capabilities, so ...