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..., SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. However, if printer failure or damage is attributable to the use of a non-HP or refilled print cartridge, HP will charge its standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the particular failure or damage. 5 If HP receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in...
..., SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. However, if printer failure or damage is attributable to the use of a non-HP or refilled print cartridge, HP will charge its standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the particular failure or damage. 5 If HP receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in...
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Contents 1 Welcome Using this guide 1-1 For more information 1-1 2 Printer basics and connections Understanding the printer parts and functions 2-1 Connecting the printer 2-2 For Windows 2-2 For Macintosh 2-3 Using the printer on a network 2-4 For Windows 2-4 Changing print settings 2-5 Using the print cartridges 2-6 Replacing the print cartridges 2-6 Aligning the print cartridges 2-7 Cleaning the print cartridges 2-7 Installing other software 2-8 Printing from MS-DOS software...
Contents 1 Welcome Using this guide 1-1 For more information 1-1 2 Printer basics and connections Understanding the printer parts and functions 2-1 Connecting the printer 2-2 For Windows 2-2 For Macintosh 2-3 Using the printer on a network 2-4 For Windows 2-4 Changing print settings 2-5 Using the print cartridges 2-6 Replacing the print cartridges 2-6 Aligning the print cartridges 2-7 Cleaning the print cartridges 2-7 Installing other software 2-8 Printing from MS-DOS software...
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... USB installation failed or nothing prints through USB 5-11 Printer does not print after switching ports 5-11 Print cartridge problem 5-12 Printing a sample page 5-13 Printing a diagnostic page 5-13 Cancelling a print job 5-13 6 Customer Support Toolbox 6-1 HP Instant Support 6-1 World Wide Web 6-1 HP telephone support 6-1 A Printer specifications B HP supplies and accessories C Regulatory information Hewlett-Packard Limited...
... USB installation failed or nothing prints through USB 5-11 Printer does not print after switching ports 5-11 Print cartridge problem 5-12 Printing a sample page 5-13 Printing a diagnostic page 5-13 Cancelling a print job 5-13 6 Customer Support Toolbox 6-1 HP Instant Support 6-1 World Wide Web 6-1 HP telephone support 6-1 A Printer specifications B HP supplies and accessories C Regulatory information Hewlett-Packard Limited...
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... Support - Or, ask for assistance from your printer. Also explains how to the HP Support website for the support and maintenance of this guide This guide includes the following sections: Printer basics and connections - Using the Toolbox - Describes the features of the Toolbox, such as print cartridge part numbers, supported media, tray capacity, and...
... Support - Or, ask for assistance from your printer. Also explains how to the HP Support website for the support and maintenance of this guide This guide includes the following sections: Printer basics and connections - Using the Toolbox - Describes the features of the Toolbox, such as print cartridge part numbers, supported media, tray capacity, and...
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... and on. 8 Postcard guide - Connector for the parallel cable. 12 Rear manual feed - Blinks when the access cover is open or a cartridge error occurs. 5 Cancel button - Connector for the Universal Serial Bus cable. 11 Parallel port - Turns counterclockwise to remove the rear panel, or...Cancels the current print job. 6 Resume button - Lets you access jammed paper. 15 Power input - Lets you access the print cartridges and jammed paper. 4 Print Cartridge light - 2 Printer basics and connections Understanding the printer parts and functions 1 Output tray - Guides the paper into the...
... and on. 8 Postcard guide - Connector for the parallel cable. 12 Rear manual feed - Blinks when the access cover is open or a cartridge error occurs. 5 Cancel button - Connector for the Universal Serial Bus cable. 11 Parallel port - Turns counterclockwise to remove the rear panel, or...Cancels the current print job. 6 Resume button - Lets you access jammed paper. 15 Power input - Lets you access the print cartridges and jammed paper. 4 Print Cartridge light - 2 Printer basics and connections Understanding the printer parts and functions 1 Output tray - Guides the paper into the...
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... its cradle. 3 Remove the new print cartridge from its package, and without touching the ink nozzles or contacts, gently remove the tape covering the ink nozzles. 4 Push the new cartridge down firmly into its cradle slot, and close the print cartridge latch. 5 Close the printer's top cover. See "HP supplies and accessories" for part numbers...
... its cradle. 3 Remove the new print cartridge from its package, and without touching the ink nozzles or contacts, gently remove the tape covering the ink nozzles. 4 Push the new cartridge down firmly into its cradle slot, and close the print cartridge latch. 5 Close the printer's top cover. See "HP supplies and accessories" for part numbers...
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... printout looks blurry, you can also clog, resulting in a noticeable decrease in the printer driver. To clean the print cartridges: 1 Open the Toolbox: Click Start, point to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then click HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox. 2 Click the Printer Services tab. 3 Click Clean Print Cartridges and follow the onscreen instructions. 4 If you need to prevent nozzles from the...
... printout looks blurry, you can also clog, resulting in a noticeable decrease in the printer driver. To clean the print cartridges: 1 Open the Toolbox: Click Start, point to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then click HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox. 2 Click the Printer Services tab. 3 Click Clean Print Cartridges and follow the onscreen instructions. 4 If you need to prevent nozzles from the...
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... ink nozzles on the print cartridge with a dry, lint-free cloth. Printing from MS-DOS software programs When printing from MS-DOS®, you must have access to many printer features through application-specific DOS printer drivers; HP Deskjet Control Panel for printing from http://www.hp.com/support/dj1280. Use HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS and...
... ink nozzles on the print cartridge with a dry, lint-free cloth. Printing from MS-DOS software programs When printing from MS-DOS®, you must have access to many printer features through application-specific DOS printer drivers; HP Deskjet Control Panel for printing from http://www.hp.com/support/dj1280. Use HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS and...
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... each cartridge in 10 percent increments, as well as model, firmware version, and service ID. Where there is available for Windows only. Display detailed printer information such as printer status. Printer Status tab The Printer Status tab displays ink level information for solving printer problems. You can click the printer icon to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then clicking HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox...
... each cartridge in 10 percent increments, as well as model, firmware version, and service ID. Where there is available for Windows only. Display detailed printer information such as printer status. Printer Status tab The Printer Status tab displays ink level information for solving printer problems. You can click the printer icon to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then clicking HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox...
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...Supplies. Send a demo page to the printer to verify that help you can align and clean your printer. Printer Services tab The Printer Services tab provides utilities that the printer is working properly. Clean the print cartridges. Displaying the HP Inkjet Toolbox 1 Double-click the Macintosh HD...your computer. See "Aligning the print cartridges" for more information. Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox (Macintosh) For Mac OS X, the HP Inkjet Toolbox contains tools to the computer correctly and is connected to calibrate the printer, clean the print cartridges, print a test page, and find...
...Supplies. Send a demo page to the printer to verify that help you can align and clean your printer. Printer Services tab The Printer Services tab provides utilities that the printer is working properly. Clean the print cartridges. Displaying the HP Inkjet Toolbox 1 Double-click the Macintosh HD...your computer. See "Aligning the print cartridges" for more information. Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox (Macintosh) For Mac OS X, the HP Inkjet Toolbox contains tools to the computer correctly and is connected to calibrate the printer, clean the print cartridges, print a test page, and find...
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ENWW 4-5 Test: Prints a test page or a diagnostic page. Calibrate Device: Aligns the print cartridges. Support: Provides access to register the printer. Register: Accesses the HP website to the HP website where you can find support for the printer and information about HP products and supplies. Calibrate Color: Adjusts color to view the print output quality. Clean: Cleans...
ENWW 4-5 Test: Prints a test page or a diagnostic page. Calibrate Device: Aligns the print cartridges. Support: Provides access to register the printer. Register: Accesses the HP website to the HP website where you can find support for the printer and information about HP products and supplies. Calibrate Color: Adjusts color to view the print output quality. Clean: Cleans...
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... paper is closed (see "Replacing the print cartridges" for more information. Make sure that the access cover of the printer is not jammed in the lock position. Check the print cartridges. The Print Cartridge light flashes if the print cartridges are properly installed and that both the black...tightly pushed into the slot and that the power cord is in the lock position. Check the printer setup. Power cannot be turned on . The Power light on your HP deskjet printer is selected as paper jams and poor print quality. Check the rear panel knob. Complex documents ...
... paper is closed (see "Replacing the print cartridges" for more information. Make sure that the access cover of the printer is not jammed in the lock position. Check the print cartridges. The Print Cartridge light flashes if the print cartridges are properly installed and that both the black...tightly pushed into the slot and that the power cord is in the lock position. Check the printer setup. Power cannot be turned on . The Power light on your HP deskjet printer is selected as paper jams and poor print quality. Check the rear panel knob. Complex documents ...
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... not on recommended media, see "Printer lights blink" and "Print cartridge problem" for troubleshooting information. 5-3 ENWW See "Replacing the print cartridges" for conflicts with those listed in the printer To clear the printer of the trays. Tips for an empty print cartridge. Do not load more information).... the paper path. Replace the empty black print cartridge and try to the parallel port. Check whether the printer is selected as the current or default printer. Except when using a parallel cable, make sure your printer is connected directly to print again. If you ...
... not on recommended media, see "Printer lights blink" and "Print cartridge problem" for troubleshooting information. 5-3 ENWW See "Replacing the print cartridges" for conflicts with those listed in the printer To clear the printer of the trays. Tips for an empty print cartridge. Do not load more information).... the paper path. Replace the empty black print cartridge and try to the parallel port. Check whether the printer is selected as the current or default printer. Except when using a parallel cable, make sure your printer is connected directly to print again. If you ...
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...Quality setting. Choose different print settings in the printer driver. Use only HP Inkjet Transparency Films listed under "HP supplies and accessories." The inside top case has icons on the cartridge cradle points to clean the print cartridges and then print a test page. Printout is ... other Check the Print Quality setting. When printing on recommended media, see "Replacing the print cartridges" for replacement information. Check the print cartridges for use with your HP printer. Some Paper Type settings (such as Transparency) and Print Quality settings (such as Best) ...
...Quality setting. Choose different print settings in the printer driver. Use only HP Inkjet Transparency Films listed under "HP supplies and accessories." The inside top case has icons on the cartridge cradle points to clean the print cartridges and then print a test page. Printout is ... other Check the Print Quality setting. When printing on recommended media, see "Replacing the print cartridges" for replacement information. Check the print cartridges for use with your HP printer. Some Paper Type settings (such as Transparency) and Print Quality settings (such as Best) ...
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...The page is wrinkling with your HP printer. Try using TrueType fonts you are not suitable for instructions. See "Cleaning the print cartridges" for transparencies. Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely Check the print cartridges: • The print cartridge might have jagged edges when ...the TrueType icon. Paper that have poor contact, try to make sure they are not on recommended media, see "Printer lights blink" and "Print cartridge problem" for inkjet printing of the above solutions worked, try printing using TrueType fonts you must allow the document more...
...The page is wrinkling with your HP printer. Try using TrueType fonts you are not suitable for instructions. See "Cleaning the print cartridges" for transparencies. Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely Check the print cartridges: • The print cartridge might have jagged edges when ...the TrueType icon. Paper that have poor contact, try to make sure they are not on recommended media, see "Printer lights blink" and "Print cartridge problem" for inkjet printing of the above solutions worked, try printing using TrueType fonts you must allow the document more...
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... using a parallel connection, try to a USB connection. To check the ink levels of your print cartridges in your system Increase the size of your printer, check the following: Use an IEEE-1284 parallel cable to make sure the color sliders are not on...the print cartridges" for instructions. Colored paper might be selected in the printer driver. Check the printer LEDs to enable bidirectional communication. Select the Color tab and make sure they should be insufficient virtual memory in Windows, go to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then click HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox. ...
... using a parallel connection, try to a USB connection. To check the ink levels of your print cartridges in your system Increase the size of your printer, check the following: Use an IEEE-1284 parallel cable to make sure the color sliders are not on...the print cartridges" for instructions. Colored paper might be selected in the printer driver. Check the printer LEDs to enable bidirectional communication. Select the Color tab and make sure they should be insufficient virtual memory in Windows, go to Programs, HP Deskjet 1280, and then click HP Deskjet 1280 Toolbox. ...
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... try to be blocked. This is a paper jam or paper motor stall. The printer is jammed in the printer." Check for instructions. Contact the HP Customer Support Center (see this... For print cartridge installation instructions, see "Replacing the print cartridges." Remove the excess paper, then clear the paper jam from the rollers. The Power light...
... try to be blocked. This is a paper jam or paper motor stall. The printer is jammed in the printer." Check for instructions. Contact the HP Customer Support Center (see this... For print cartridge installation instructions, see "Replacing the print cartridges." Remove the excess paper, then clear the paper jam from the rollers. The Power light...
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.... 3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4 Select HP Deskjet 1280. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the removal of the printer software. Repeat the whole installation process again after this printer. Network printing problem This section helps you to troubleshoot if you are installed properly (see "Replacing the print cartridges") and that paper is properly loaded in...
.... 3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4 Select HP Deskjet 1280. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the removal of the printer software. Repeat the whole installation process again after this printer. Network printing problem This section helps you to troubleshoot if you are installed properly (see "Replacing the print cartridges") and that paper is properly loaded in...
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... printer 3 defective Insert print cartridge if there is an HP 51645 Series cartridge. 4 If the problem persists, replace the cartridge. If the above do not solve the problem, verify the color cartridge is an HP C6578 Series cartridge, and the black cartridge is none. Print cartridges OK Print cartridges are operational. Consider replacing the black cartridge with an HP C6578 Series cartridge. Reinsert print cartridge...
... printer 3 defective Insert print cartridge if there is an HP 51645 Series cartridge. 4 If the problem persists, replace the cartridge. If the above do not solve the problem, verify the color cartridge is an HP C6578 Series cartridge, and the black cartridge is none. Print cartridges OK Print cartridges are operational. Consider replacing the black cartridge with an HP C6578 Series cartridge. Reinsert print cartridge...
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... supplies for this product (for recycling has been incorporated into this product: The number of the cartridges. C-3 Hazardous materials This HP product contains the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/msds. Product packaging The packaging materials for this product uses less ink, which might ...return the product to -use The Fast mode of the product assists in minimizing both packaging materials and damage rates. See the printer driver onscreen Help for more than 48 countries/regions. Fasteners and other connections are easy to locate, gain access to separate easily...
... supplies for this product (for recycling has been incorporated into this product: The number of the cartridges. C-3 Hazardous materials This HP product contains the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/msds. Product packaging The packaging materials for this product uses less ink, which might ...return the product to -use The Fast mode of the product assists in minimizing both packaging materials and damage rates. See the printer driver onscreen Help for more than 48 countries/regions. Fasteners and other connections are easy to locate, gain access to separate easily...