User manual HP DESKJET 5850

[. . . ] user's guide To find an answer to a question, select one of the topics below: q notices special features getting started connectivity printing maintenance troubleshooting specifications q q q q q q q notices q q q notices and acknowledgements terms and conventions accessibility notices and acknowledgements hewlett-packard company notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws. acknowledgements Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Company terms and conventions The following terms and conventions are used in the user's guide. terms The HP Deskjet printer may be referred to as the HP printer or printer. symbols The > symbol guides you through a series of software steps. For example: Click File > Print. cautions and warnings A Caution indicates possible damage to the HP Deskjet printer or to other equipment. [. . . ] Rotate the image 180 degrees. q q streaks appear in a light portion of a printout If streaks appear in a light portion approximately 2. 5 inches from one of the long edges of a photograph, try the following: q Install a photo print cartridge in the printer. Rotate the image 180 degrees. q image is printed at an angle Follow these steps if the image is printed at an angle: 1. Follow loading instructions for the media type. printout has an unwanted border for most photo paper types If the printout has an unwanted border, then calibrate the printer. for photo paper with a tear-off tab If the border appears below the tear-off tab, then remove the tab. If the border appears above the tear-of tab, then calibrate the printer. ink smears Follow these steps if ink smears appear on the back of the printouts, or the paper sticks together. Move the Ink Volume slider toward Light. The colors in the image may become lighter. 4. Remove the borderless printing media, then load plain paper in the In tray. 2. Press and hold down the Print Cancel button until the printer starts printing a self-test page, then release the button. Repeat step 2 until the self-test has no ink smears on the back of the paper. paper/quality tab The Paper/Quality tab allows you to set these options: 1. Minimize Margins: Select to print closer to the bottom edge of the page. Borderless Auto Fit: Select to fit the printed image across the entire page when printing a borderless document on certain paper types. 10. Print Quality: There are five print quality options: FastDraft, Fast Normal, Normal, Best, and Maximum dpi. As print quality increases from FastDraft to Maximum dpi, the quality of the printed image improves and the print speed decreases. Maximum dpi mode uses the most amount of ink and requires a large amount of disk space. Printing Tips: Printing ideas. print task quick sets Use print task quick sets to print with or save print settings you use often. For example, if you frequently print envelopes, you can create a print task that contains the paper size, print quality, and orientation setting you normally use for envelopes. After creating the print task, simply select it when printing envelopes rather that setting each of the print settings separately. Create your own print task or use the specially designed print tasks available in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list. using a print task quick set Follow these steps to use a print task quick set: 1. Click OK. To restore default print settings, select Default Print Settings from the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, and click OK. creating a print task quick set Follow these steps to create a print task quick set: 1. Enter a name for the new print task in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, then click Save. The print task quick set is added to the drop-down list. If you add more options to the print task, you must rename the print task, then click OK. deleting a print task quick set Follow these steps to delete a print task quick set: 1. Select the print task you want to delete from the drop-down list, then click Delete. Some print task quick sets cannot be deleted. print settings The printer is controlled by software installed on your computer. Use the printer software, known as the printer driver, to change the print settings for a document. To change the print settings, open the Printer Properties dialog box. displaying the printer properties dialog box Follow these steps to display the Printer Properties dialog box: 1. [. . . ] The photo paper is not curled, if you are printing on two-sided photo paper. The media type and size selected in the Paper/Quality tab are supported by the duplexer. See the documentation that came with the duplexer for a list of supported media types and sizes. If the media type or size is not supported by the duplexer, you can print the document using the manual two-sided printing feature. q q binding margin is in the wrong place 1. [. . . ]