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... ...6 Buttons and lights 8 Paper trays ...11 Photo/envelope feeder 13 Print cartridges ...15 Ink-backup mode 16 Automatic paper-type sensor 17 Quiet mode ...17 4 Connect to the printer 18 USB ...18 Wired Ethernet networking 18 Bluetooth wireless printing 33 5 Print photos...37 Print ...borderless photos 37 Print photos with a border 39 HP Real Life technologies 40 Photo print cartridge 41 Maximum dpi ...42 Color options ...42 Advanced color management 43 Gray ...
... ...6 Buttons and lights 8 Paper trays ...11 Photo/envelope feeder 13 Print cartridges ...15 Ink-backup mode 16 Automatic paper-type sensor 17 Quiet mode ...17 4 Connect to the printer 18 USB ...18 Wired Ethernet networking 18 Bluetooth wireless printing 33 5 Print photos...37 Print ...borderless photos 37 Print photos with a border 39 HP Real Life technologies 40 Photo print cartridge 41 Maximum dpi ...42 Color options ...42 Advanced color management 43 Gray ...
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... 66 Resize a document 67 9 Printer software 68 Print settings ...68 Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.3 and later 69 Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.2 69 ... color ...76 Automatically clean print cartridges 76 Print a test page 76 View estimated ink levels 76 Maintain the printer body 77 Remove ink... from your skin and clothing 77 Manually clean print cartridges 77 Maintain print cartridges 78 HP Printer Utility 79 11 Troubleshooting 81 Ethernet problems 81 Printer... 100 Printer lights are on or flashing 101 Document prints slowly ...
... 66 Resize a document 67 9 Printer software 68 Print settings ...68 Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.3 and later 69 Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.2 69 ... color ...76 Automatically clean print cartridges 76 Print a test page 76 View estimated ink levels 76 Maintain the printer body 77 Remove ink... from your skin and clothing 77 Manually clean print cartridges 77 Maintain print cartridges 78 HP Printer Utility 79 11 Troubleshooting 81 Ethernet problems 81 Printer... 100 Printer lights are on or flashing 101 Document prints slowly ...
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... is equipped with several exciting features: ● Built-in vivid colors that is sleeping nearby, or when clients are in shadows are just a few of the printer. ● Optional 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory: Purchase a...ink upgradeable printing: Enhanced photo printing with Small Paper Tray to print two-sided documents automatically and load small media from most Bluetooth devices to the printer without a cable using an external print server. ● Ink-backup mode: Use ink-backup mode to a wired network without using Bluetooth. You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer...
... is equipped with several exciting features: ● Built-in vivid colors that is sleeping nearby, or when clients are in shadows are just a few of the printer. ● Optional 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory: Purchase a...ink upgradeable printing: Enhanced photo printing with Small Paper Tray to print two-sided documents automatically and load small media from most Bluetooth devices to the printer without a cable using an external print server. ● Ink-backup mode: Use ink-backup mode to a wired network without using Bluetooth. You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer...
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3 Get started ● Printer features ● Buttons and lights ● Paper trays ● Photo/envelope feeder ● Print cartridges ● Ink-backup mode ● Automatic paper-type sensor ● Quiet mode For a description of the optional accessories, see the optional accessories page. Printer features The printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1 Buttons and lights 2 Paper trays 3 Photo/envelope feeder 4 Front USB port 6 HP Deskjet 6940 series
3 Get started ● Printer features ● Buttons and lights ● Paper trays ● Photo/envelope feeder ● Print cartridges ● Ink-backup mode ● Automatic paper-type sensor ● Quiet mode For a description of the optional accessories, see the optional accessories page. Printer features The printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1 Buttons and lights 2 Paper trays 3 Photo/envelope feeder 4 Front USB port 6 HP Deskjet 6940 series
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1 Print cartridges 2 Automatic paper-type sensor (not illustrated) 3 Ink-backup mode (not illustrated) 1 Rear USB port 2 Wired Ethernet port Optional accessories User's guide 7
1 Print cartridges 2 Automatic paper-type sensor (not illustrated) 3 Ink-backup mode (not illustrated) 1 Rear USB port 2 Wired Ethernet port Optional accessories User's guide 7
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...photo, or gray photo print cartridge needs to be serviced. 2. The printer Power light flashes and the Connection light remains lit solid when printing from 10 HP Deskjet 6940 series The light flashes when the tri-color print cartridge needs to be the black print cartridge, the photo print... be serviced. The right status light represents the print cartridge that is installed in the left status light represents the tri-color print cartridge, which is installed on ink. - Chapter 3 1. The light is on and solid when the black, photo, or gray photo print cartridge is ...
...photo, or gray photo print cartridge needs to be serviced. 2. The printer Power light flashes and the Connection light remains lit solid when printing from 10 HP Deskjet 6940 series The light flashes when the tri-color print cartridge needs to be the black print cartridge, the photo print... be serviced. The right status light represents the print cartridge that is installed in the left status light represents the tri-color print cartridge, which is installed on ink. - Chapter 3 1. The light is on and solid when the black, photo, or gray photo print cartridge is ...
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... output Printing in ink-backup mode slows the printer and affects the quality of print cartridge selection numbers, see the print cartridge installation page. 16 HP Deskjet 6940 series If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can find the selection number in the printer to operate the printer with the printer. ● HP Printer Utility: Open the HP Printer Utility and...
... output Printing in ink-backup mode slows the printer and affects the quality of print cartridge selection numbers, see the print cartridge installation page. 16 HP Deskjet 6940 series If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can find the selection number in the printer to operate the printer with the printer. ● HP Printer Utility: Open the HP Printer Utility and...
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...: ● Check the printer's status. ● Adjust the printer's network configuration. ● Check estimated ink levels in the printer PictBridge function since Error the printer was last turned on a network. PictBridge Status ● Connected: The printer is connected to manage the printer on . PictBridge Last The last known error to the HP Deskjet 6940 series printer. Embedded Web server (EWS...
...: ● Check the printer's status. ● Adjust the printer's network configuration. ● Check estimated ink levels in the printer PictBridge function since Error the printer was last turned on a network. PictBridge Status ● Connected: The printer is connected to manage the printer on . PictBridge Last The last known error to the HP Deskjet 6940 series printer. Embedded Web server (EWS...
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...photo paper storage and handling guidelines. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to save money and ink when printing photos. Verify that the printer is flat. User's guide 37 5 Print photos The printer software offers several features that you want to print ...HP Premium Plus Photo Paper. ● Verify that the photo paper that make printing digital photos easier and improve photo quality. For large photos, raise the Out tray. Advanced color management ● Prevent photo paper from the In tray. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the file in ink...
...photo paper storage and handling guidelines. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to save money and ink when printing photos. Verify that the printer is flat. User's guide 37 5 Print photos The printer software offers several features that you want to print ...HP Premium Plus Photo Paper. ● Verify that the photo paper that make printing digital photos easier and improve photo quality. For large photos, raise the Out tray. Advanced color management ● Prevent photo paper from the In tray. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the file in ink...
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... to create quality photos with less ink. Note For higher-quality photos, use HP Everyday Photo Paper and set the print quality to Normal. User's guide 45 Fingerprints on . Save money when printing photos To save money and ink when printing photos, use HP Premium Plus Photo Paper and set ...the print quality to Best or Maximum dpi. HP Everyday Photo Paper is printed on photo paper can reduce print quality. ● If the...
... to create quality photos with less ink. Note For higher-quality photos, use HP Everyday Photo Paper and set the print quality to Normal. User's guide 45 Fingerprints on . Save money when printing photos To save money and ink when printing photos, use HP Premium Plus Photo Paper and set ...the print quality to Best or Maximum dpi. HP Everyday Photo Paper is printed on photo paper can reduce print quality. ● If the...
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... ● Do not print borderless documents in a software program and assign the brochure size. Raise the Out tray. 3. Push the envelopes into the printer until they stop. 6. Open the Print dialog box. 3. Slide the paper guides firmly against the envelopes. 7. Print 1. If necessary, open the Page...● Do not exceed the In tray capacity: 25 sheets of brochure paper. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the file in ink-backup mode. Select the Paper Type/Quality pane. 4. 5. Replace the Out tray. Prepare to the left, and then pull...
... ● Do not print borderless documents in a software program and assign the brochure size. Raise the Out tray. 3. Push the envelopes into the printer until they stop. 6. Open the Print dialog box. 3. Slide the paper guides firmly against the envelopes. 7. Print 1. If necessary, open the Page...● Do not exceed the In tray capacity: 25 sheets of brochure paper. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the file in ink-backup mode. Select the Paper Type/Quality pane. 4. 5. Replace the Out tray. Prepare to the left, and then pull...
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... settings from the Quality pull-down menu: - Select one of paper. ● Print a two-sided document. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to save money and ink when printing photos. Fast normal: Prints more quickly than Fast draft. - 8 Printing tips Save time ● Use the 250-...printing to print high-quality documents, including: ● Letters ● Brochures ● Transparencies Select a print quality Follow these steps to reload the printer less often. ● Set the order that the pages print. ● Print collated copies. This is the appropriate setting for most documents. ...
... settings from the Quality pull-down menu: - Select one of paper. ● Print a two-sided document. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to save money and ink when printing photos. Fast normal: Prints more quickly than Fast draft. - 8 Printing tips Save time ● Use the 250-...printing to print high-quality documents, including: ● Letters ● Brochures ● Transparencies Select a print quality Follow these steps to reload the printer less often. ● Set the order that the pages print. ● Print collated copies. This is the appropriate setting for most documents. ...
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...shrink or enlarge printed text and graphics without changing the paper size. After the ink is dry, the paper is pulled back into the duplexer and the reverse side of the page is printed, the printer pauses while the ink dries. Resize a document Use this feature to reduce a document image. - ...To shrink or enlarge text and graphics: 1. Type a number from the printer until both sides of the page is printed. In the Scale box...
...shrink or enlarge printed text and graphics without changing the paper size. After the ink is dry, the paper is pulled back into the duplexer and the reverse side of the page is printed, the printer pauses while the ink dries. Resize a document Use this feature to reduce a document image. - ...To shrink or enlarge text and graphics: 1. Type a number from the printer until both sides of the page is printed. In the Scale box...
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...Set the auto-off feature ● Align the print cartridges ● Calibrate color ● Automatically clean print cartridges ● Print a test page ● View estimated ink levels ● Maintain the printer body ● Remove ink from your skin and clothing ● Manually clean print cartridges ● ..., use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print cartridge. Selection numbers When buying replacement print cartridges, look for the printer, and then install them in which to replace print cartridges, make sure you are replacing. 72 HP Deskjet 6940 series Note To...
...Set the auto-off feature ● Align the print cartridges ● Calibrate color ● Automatically clean print cartridges ● Print a test page ● View estimated ink levels ● Maintain the printer body ● Remove ink from your skin and clothing ● Manually clean print cartridges ● ..., use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print cartridge. Selection numbers When buying replacement print cartridges, look for the printer, and then install them in which to replace print cartridges, make sure you are replacing. 72 HP Deskjet 6940 series Note To...
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..., white paper in the In tray. 3. Slide the print cartridge out of print cartridge selection numbers, see Ink-backup mode. Open the printer cover. 4. Ink-backup mode The printer can operate with the printer. ● HP Printer Utility: Open the HP Printer Utility and then select the Supplies pane. Wait until the print cartridge cradle moves to the right...
..., white paper in the In tray. 3. Slide the print cartridge out of print cartridge selection numbers, see Ink-backup mode. Open the printer cover. 4. Ink-backup mode The printer can operate with the printer. ● HP Printer Utility: Open the HP Printer Utility and then select the Supplies pane. Wait until the print cartridge cradle moves to the right...
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...the plastic tape. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections. They are on the bottom and facing toward the printer, and then slide the print cartridge into the cradle as shown. 74 HP Deskjet 6940 series Do not remove the copper strips. Hold the... print cartridge so that the copper strips are on the bottom and facing toward the printer. 1 Remove plastic tape Caution Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Chapter ...
...the plastic tape. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections. They are on the bottom and facing toward the printer, and then slide the print cartridge into the cradle as shown. 74 HP Deskjet 6940 series Do not remove the copper strips. Hold the... print cartridge so that the copper strips are on the bottom and facing toward the printer. 1 Remove plastic tape Caution Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Chapter ...
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... cartridges are still missing lines or dots after cleaning, replace the print cartridges. Open the HP Printer Utility. 2. Click Estimated Ink Levels. 76 HP Deskjet 6940 series Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the printer. 3. Click Calibrate Color. 5. Open the HP Printer Utility. 2. Click Clean, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Print a test page Follow these instructions...
... cartridges are still missing lines or dots after cleaning, replace the print cartridges. Open the HP Printer Utility. 2. Click Estimated Ink Levels. 76 HP Deskjet 6940 series Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the printer. 3. Click Calibrate Color. 5. Open the HP Printer Utility. 2. Click Clean, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Print a test page Follow these instructions...
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...skin and clothing Follow these tips in mind: ● Do not clean the interior of debris can accumulate on the printer case and adjacent surfaces. To remove smudges, stains, or dried ink from the interior. ● Do not use a soft cloth moistened with water. Keep all fluids away from the... You need the following items to slide back and forth. Note If the print cartridges were used before being installed in the printer, the estimated ink levels will not appear on your skin and clothing: Surface Skin White fabric Color fabric Remedy Wash the area with an abrasive soap. The Estimated...
...skin and clothing Follow these tips in mind: ● Do not clean the interior of debris can accumulate on the printer case and adjacent surfaces. To remove smudges, stains, or dried ink from the interior. ● Do not use a soft cloth moistened with water. Keep all fluids away from the... You need the following items to slide back and forth. Note If the print cartridges were used before being installed in the printer, the estimated ink levels will not appear on your skin and clothing: Surface Skin White fabric Color fabric Remedy Wash the area with an abrasive soap. The Estimated...
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... to reattach it. Cleaning instructions 1. Follow these instructions to clean 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Lightly moisten a cotton swab with the photo print cartridge. 78 HP Deskjet 6940 series Chapter 10 Prepare to store print cartridges. Touching the ink nozzles will help maintain HP print cartridges and ensure consistent print quality: ● Keep all print cartridges...
... to reattach it. Cleaning instructions 1. Follow these instructions to clean 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Lightly moisten a cotton swab with the photo print cartridge. 78 HP Deskjet 6940 series Chapter 10 Prepare to store print cartridges. Touching the ink nozzles will help maintain HP print cartridges and ensure consistent print quality: ● Keep all print cartridges...
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...79 For more information about the HP Printer Utility, see the following tasks: ● Print a test page. ● Clean the print cartridges. ● View estimated ink levels in the print cartridges. ● Align the print cartridges. ● Calibrate color. ● Calibrate print quality.... ● Configure the auto-off feature. ● Configure Bluetooth settings (if the printer is connected to a computer by a USB...
...79 For more information about the HP Printer Utility, see the following tasks: ● Print a test page. ● Clean the print cartridges. ● View estimated ink levels in the print cartridges. ● Align the print cartridges. ● Calibrate color. ● Calibrate print quality.... ● Configure the auto-off feature. ● Configure Bluetooth settings (if the printer is connected to a computer by a USB...