User manual HP DESKJET 1220C

[. . . ] User's Guide HP DeskJet 1220C Professional Series Acknowledgements HP ColorSmart II, HP PhotoREt III, and HP ZoomSmart Scaling Technology are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 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. [. . . ] · Be patient Complex documents containing many fonts, graphics, and/or color photos take longer to begin printing. If the Power light is blinking, the printer is processing information. · Check the paper Make sure paper is loaded correctly in the tray and that the paper is not jammed in the printer. · Check the print cartridges Make sure that both the black and color print cartridges are properly installed and that the access cover of the printer is closed. The cartridge LED flashes if the print cartridges are not installed correctly. · Try printing a sample page Turn the printer off, and then back on. Press the Resume button and release it when the Resume light starts to blink. · Check the printer setup Make sure your HP DeskJet printer is selected as the current or default printer and that Pause Printing is not checked. · Check the network setup Make sure that your printer is properly set up in your network environment. See Use the printer on a network on the "How Do I?" 21 Toolbox help, and the documentation provided by your network vendors. A Blank Page is Ejected · Check that the tape is removed from the ink nozzles on the print cartridges. · Check that the media you are using is wide enough The media width must match the page settings in your print settings. · Check for an empty print cartridge If you are printing black text and a blank page is printed, your black print cartridge may be empty. · Check the printer setup Make sure your printer is selected as the current or default printer. · Check the parallel port on your computer If you are using a parallel cable, make sure your printer is connected directly to the parallel port. Do not share the port with other devices such as a Zip drive. Placement of the Text or Graphics is Wrong · The paper size or orientation settings may be incorrect Make sure the paper size and page orientation selected in the software program match the settings in the HP print settings dialog box. · The paper may not be loaded correctly If everything on the page is slanted or skewed, make sure the paper width and length guides fit snugly against the left and bottom edges of the paper stack and that there are no more than 150 sheets of paper loaded in the main tray or 10 sheets of paper in the alternative tray. · The margin settings may be wrong If the text or graphics are cut off at the edges of the page, make sure the margin settings for the document do not exceed the printable area of your printer. Something on the Page is Missing or Incorrect · The margin settings may be wrong Make sure the margin settings for the document do not exceed the printable area of your printer. 22 · Color print settings may be wrong Grayscale might be selected in the HP print settings dialog box. · The wrong printer may be selected Make sure the correct printer is selected as the current or default printer. Printer Takes a Long Time to Print a Job · Check your system configuration The minimum system configuration for your printer is 48666MHz with 24MB RAM. · There may be insufficient hard disk space in your system For printing on 11"x17" paper, it is recommended that you should have at least 50MB free hard disk space in your system. If you are printing graphics-intensive files, make sure you have enough (more than 50MB) hard disk space. · For Windows 98, if you are using a parallel connection, try switching to a USB connection. · There may be insufficient virtual memory in your system Increase the size of your system's virtual memory. [. . . ] For software products, HP's limited warranty applies only to a failure to execute programming instructions. HP does not warrant that the operation of any product will be uninterrupted or error free. HP's limited warranty covers only those defects that arise as a result of normal use of the product, and does not cover any other problems, including those that arise as a result of: a. Software, media, parts, or supplies not provided or supported by HP; or c. [. . . ]