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...-One. Instead, it is placed on the following topics: • Troubleshooting information • Important safety notices and regulatory information • Information about these tools, see the user guide (which is available on HP's support Web site (www.hp.com/support). 4 Use the printer To scan,...Use the printer Getting Started Guide Thank you can use the control panel to a computer, you for this guide either from the HP Solution Center Software (Windows) or from the Help menu (Mac OS X). OFFICEJET 4500 1. Also, an Adobe Acrobat version of this HP Officejet All-in...
...-One. Instead, it is placed on the following topics: • Troubleshooting information • Important safety notices and regulatory information • Information about these tools, see the user guide (which is available on HP's support Web site (www.hp.com/support). 4 Use the printer To scan,...Use the printer Getting Started Guide Thank you can use the control panel to a computer, you for this guide either from the HP Solution Center Software (Windows) or from the Help menu (Mac OS X). OFFICEJET 4500 1. Also, an Adobe Acrobat version of this HP Officejet All-in...
Getting Started Guide
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Fax B&W Copy B&W Scan Fax Color Copy Color Power: Turn device on and off Back: Go back one step Arrows: Move through menu selections Note: Use or when you want to select the speed-dial. Wireless: Wireless Turn ... Start job Attention: Device requires attention Setup: Change device settings Note: The following features are only available on certain models. English Wireless HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Ethernet HP Officejet 4500 HP Officejet 4500 Mode Indicator: Shows which mode is selected Numeric Keypad: Enter numbers and text Note: After selecting Fax B&W or Fax Color, press and...
Fax B&W Copy B&W Scan Fax Color Copy Color Power: Turn device on and off Back: Go back one step Arrows: Move through menu selections Note: Use or when you want to select the speed-dial. Wireless: Wireless Turn ... Start job Attention: Device requires attention Setup: Change device settings Note: The following features are only available on certain models. English Wireless HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Ethernet HP Officejet 4500 HP Officejet 4500 Mode Indicator: Shows which mode is selected Numeric Keypad: Enter numbers and text Note: After selecting Fax B&W or Fax Color, press and...
User Guide
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... paper (Mac OS X 32 Print borderless documents...32 Print borderless documents (Windows 33 Print borderless documents (Mac OS X 33 3 Scan Scan an original...35 Scan an original from the product control panel 35 Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software 36 4 Copy Copy documents...37 Change copy settings...37 5 Fax Send a fax...
... paper (Mac OS X 32 Print borderless documents...32 Print borderless documents (Windows 33 Print borderless documents (Mac OS X 33 3 Scan Scan an original...35 Scan an original from the product control panel 35 Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software 36 4 Copy Copy documents...37 Change copy settings...37 5 Fax Send a fax...
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Poor print quality and unexpected printouts 78 Solution 1: Use genuine HP cartridges 78 Solution 2: Check the paper 78 Solution 3: Wait a short period of time (if possible... a page, then ejects the paper 96 Paper mismatch...96 Solve scan problems...96 Scanner did nothing...97 Scan takes too long...97 Part of the document did not scan or text is missing 98 Text cannot be edited...98 Error messages... appear...99 Scanned image quality is poor 99 Scan defects are apparent 100 Solve fax problems...100 The fax test failed...101 Solve ...
Poor print quality and unexpected printouts 78 Solution 1: Use genuine HP cartridges 78 Solution 2: Check the paper 78 Solution 3: Wait a short period of time (if possible... a page, then ejects the paper 96 Paper mismatch...96 Solve scan problems...96 Scanner did nothing...97 Scan takes too long...97 Part of the document did not scan or text is missing 98 Text cannot be edited...98 Error messages... appear...99 Scanned image quality is poor 99 Scan defects are apparent 100 Solve fax problems...100 The fax test failed...101 Solve ...
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... software is blocking communication 117 Step 4: Make sure the HP device is online and ready 117 Step 5: Make sure the wireless version of the HP device is set as the default printer driver (Windows only 118 Step 6: Make sure the HP Network Devices Support service is running (Windows only)...118 Add... minimum margins 138 Guidelines for two-sided (duplex) printing 139 Print resolution...139 Print specifications...139 Copy specifications...139 Fax specifications...140 Scan specifications...141 Operating environment...141 Electrical requirements...141 Acoustic emission specification 141 5
... software is blocking communication 117 Step 4: Make sure the HP device is online and ready 117 Step 5: Make sure the wireless version of the HP device is set as the default printer driver (Windows only 118 Step 6: Make sure the HP Network Devices Support service is running (Windows only)...118 Add... minimum margins 138 Guidelines for two-sided (duplex) printing 139 Print resolution...139 Print specifications...139 Copy specifications...139 Fax specifications...140 Scan specifications...141 Operating environment...141 Electrical requirements...141 Acoustic emission specification 141 5
User Guide
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... light: Indicates an error condition. Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Name and Description Wireless button (HP Officejet 4500 Wireless): Turns the 802.11 wireless feature on your computer screen. Back button: Reverts back to the function selected. The topic...arrow button: Navigates forward through settings in the menus. Right arrow button: Navigates in reverse through settings in the menus. Start: Initiates a copy, fax, or scan job. Chapter 1 (continued) 4 1-LINE (fax) 5 2-EXT (phone) Use the product control panel This section contains the following topics: • Overview of...
... light: Indicates an error condition. Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Name and Description Wireless button (HP Officejet 4500 Wireless): Turns the 802.11 wireless feature on your computer screen. Back button: Reverts back to the function selected. The topic...arrow button: Navigates forward through settings in the menus. Right arrow button: Navigates in reverse through settings in the menus. Start: Initiates a copy, fax, or scan job. Chapter 1 (continued) 4 1-LINE (fax) 5 2-EXT (phone) Use the product control panel This section contains the following topics: • Overview of...
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... topics: • Select the mode • Change product settings Select the mode The mode indicator arrow on your computer, such as the Toolbox (Windows), the HP Utility (Mac OS X), or the embedded Web server (EWS). The light blinks while performing a job. (continued) Label 11 12 13 14 15 16 Name and...
... topics: • Select the mode • Change product settings Select the mode The mode indicator arrow on your computer, such as the Toolbox (Windows), the HP Utility (Mac OS X), or the embedded Web server (EWS). The light blinks while performing a job. (continued) Label 11 12 13 14 15 16 Name and...
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... original in the automatic document feeder (ADF) NOTE: The ADF is too lightweight or stretches easily ◦ Media that contains staples or clips NOTE: To scan, copy, or fax documents that contain pages that is available for some models only. 18 Get started Chapter 1 ◦ Media that do not conform to... scanner glass. Load an original on the glass. Close the lid. or A4-size originals by loading them on the scanner glass You can copy, scan, or fax up to the engraved guides along the edge of the special features will not work correctly if the glass and lid backing are...
... original in the automatic document feeder (ADF) NOTE: The ADF is too lightweight or stretches easily ◦ Media that contains staples or clips NOTE: To scan, copy, or fax documents that contain pages that is available for some models only. 18 Get started Chapter 1 ◦ Media that do not conform to... scanner glass. Load an original on the glass. Close the lid. or A4-size originals by loading them on the scanner glass You can copy, scan, or fax up to the engraved guides along the edge of the special features will not work correctly if the glass and lid backing are...
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... and right edges of plain paper. Slide the width guides inward until you load your photos. You can copy, scan, or fax a one-sided, single- NOTE: Two-sided legal-size documents cannot be scanned, copied, or faxed using the ADF. To load an original in the document feeder tray. 2. TIP: For more help...
... and right edges of plain paper. Slide the width guides inward until you load your photos. You can copy, scan, or fax a one-sided, single- NOTE: Two-sided legal-size documents cannot be scanned, copied, or faxed using the ADF. To load an original in the document feeder tray. 2. TIP: For more help...
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... tetrachloride, all of which can leave streaks on the scanner glass, scanner lid backing, or scanner frame can slow down performance, degrade the quality of scans, and affect the accuracy of special features such as fitting copies to clean the scanner glass. Perform these maintenance procedures as necessary. • Clean the...
... tetrachloride, all of which can leave streaks on the scanner glass, scanner lid backing, or scanner frame can slow down performance, degrade the quality of scans, and affect the accuracy of special features such as fitting copies to clean the scanner glass. Perform these maintenance procedures as necessary. • Clean the...
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... 3. If the automatic document feeder picks up multiple pages or if it does not pick up plain paper, you have lines or dust appearing on scanned documents or faxes, clean the plastic strip in the ADF. Lift the automatic document feeder cover (1). Before cleaning the device, turn off of the case...
... 3. If the automatic document feeder picks up multiple pages or if it does not pick up plain paper, you have lines or dust appearing on scanned documents or faxes, clean the plastic strip in the ADF. Lift the automatic document feeder cover (1). Before cleaning the device, turn off of the case...
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... power cord or turning off the product by pressing the (power) button located on the plastic strip. For more information, see dust or lines on scans after cleaning the plastic strip, you improperly turn on the plastic strip, since they can damage it. The liquid might not return to the correct...
... power cord or turning off the product by pressing the (power) button located on the plastic strip. For more information, see dust or lines on scans after cleaning the plastic strip, you improperly turn on the plastic strip, since they can damage it. The liquid might not return to the correct...
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...optical character recognition (OCR) software Scan an original You can send a scan to a computer connected directly to the device. To use the HP Solution Center to scan an image. This section contains the following topics: • Scan an original • Edit a scanned document using a computer running ...Windows, look for the device icon in scanned documents into a format that came with ...
...optical character recognition (OCR) software Scan an original You can send a scan to a computer connected directly to the device. To use the HP Solution Center to scan an image. This section contains the following topics: • Scan an original • Edit a scanned document using a computer running ...Windows, look for the device icon in scanned documents into a format that came with ...
User Guide
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... arrow to select what to edit letters, newspaper clippings, and many other documents. Press Start. See the onscreen Help for the HP Solution Center for information about how to create a link to OCR. You can use for editing. Because of the complexity of the...to do not have word-processing software installed on your preferred word-processing program for editing. The OCR software does not support scanning colored text. Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software You can specify the word-processing program that you want to use OCR software to...
... arrow to select what to edit letters, newspaper clippings, and many other documents. Press Start. See the onscreen Help for the HP Solution Center for information about how to create a link to OCR. You can use for editing. Because of the complexity of the...to do not have word-processing software installed on your preferred word-processing program for editing. The OCR software does not support scanning colored text. Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software You can specify the word-processing program that you want to use OCR software to...
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...hours. Press the left arrow or right arrow to be sent at the specified time. After the device scans the pages into memory and then send the fax from memory. You can only schedule one fax to select Fax B&W or Fax Color , and then press OK. 3. Load your originals. ...Start. Press right arrow until Fax Method appears, and then press OK. 5. To send a fax from memory. Chapter 5 Send a fax from memory You can scan a black-and-white fax into memory, you can immediately remove the originals from the document feeder tray. NOTE: The ADF is available for some models...
...hours. Press the left arrow or right arrow to be sent at the specified time. After the device scans the pages into memory and then send the fax from memory. You can only schedule one fax to select Fax B&W or Fax Color , and then press OK. 3. Load your originals. ...Start. Press right arrow until Fax Method appears, and then press OK. 5. To send a fax from memory. Chapter 5 Send a fax from memory You can scan a black-and-white fax into memory, you can immediately remove the originals from the document feeder tray. NOTE: The ADF is available for some models...
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...scheduled fax by detecting errors that occur during transmission and automatically requesting retransmission of data due to redial the last number dialed. 7. The device scans the fax into group speed dial entries. Send a fax in the group speed dial entry. Load your originals. Press Start. When a ..., see Load an original on the display. 4. NOTE: You can send a fax to multiple recipients at the scheduled time. The device scans all pages and the scheduled time appears on good Send a fax 43 If the device detects an original loaded in the automatic document feeder...
...scheduled fax by detecting errors that occur during transmission and automatically requesting retransmission of data due to redial the last number dialed. 7. The device scans the fax into group speed dial entries. Send a fax in the group speed dial entry. Load your originals. Press Start. When a ..., see Load an original on the display. 4. NOTE: You can send a fax to multiple recipients at the scheduled time. The device scans all pages and the scheduled time appears on good Send a fax 43 If the device detects an original loaded in the automatic document feeder...
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... to avoid possible printing delays. The default fax confirmation setting is set up the device to send from the control panel, HP Solution Center (Windows), or HP Utility (Mac OS X). Press the (Setup) button. 2. Chapter 5 NOTE: If you have questions about the device. NOTE... properly. A confirmation message indicating whether a fax was successfully sent appears briefly on the control-panel display after each fax you scan the fax to print error reports and confirmation reports automatically for planning purposes only. To enable fax confirmation 1. A confirmation message...
... to avoid possible printing delays. The default fax confirmation setting is set up the device to send from the control panel, HP Solution Center (Windows), or HP Utility (Mac OS X). Press the (Setup) button. 2. Chapter 5 NOTE: If you have questions about the device. NOTE... properly. A confirmation message indicating whether a fax was successfully sent appears briefly on the control-panel display after each fax you scan the fax to print error reports and confirmation reports automatically for planning purposes only. To enable fax confirmation 1. A confirmation message...
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3. Press OK to scan the alignment sheet. After the alignment sheet is scanned, alignment is complete. Advanced ink cartridge maintainance 67 Selects Tools and then select Align Cartridge. For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass. The product prints an ink cartridge alignment sheet. 4. Recycle or discard the alignment sheet. Place the alignment sheet face down on the scanner glass. 5.
3. Press OK to scan the alignment sheet. After the alignment sheet is scanned, alignment is complete. Advanced ink cartridge maintainance 67 Selects Tools and then select Align Cartridge. For more information, see Load an original on the scanner glass. The product prints an ink cartridge alignment sheet. 4. Recycle or discard the alignment sheet. Place the alignment sheet face down on the scanner glass. 5.
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Open the Toolbox software. Click the Device Services tab. For instructions, see Load media. Press OK to scan the alignment sheet. Clean the ink cartridges Use this wastes ink and shortens the life of color or when a color is complete. NOTE: If you ... for your operating system. For instructions, see Load an original on the scanner glass. Click Align the ink cartridges. b. For more information, see Open the HP Utility. Do not clean ink cartridges unnecessarily, as this feature when there is streaking, white lines through any of the lines of the ink nozzles...
Open the Toolbox software. Click the Device Services tab. For instructions, see Load media. Press OK to scan the alignment sheet. Clean the ink cartridges Use this wastes ink and shortens the life of color or when a color is complete. NOTE: If you ... for your operating system. For instructions, see Load an original on the scanner glass. Click Align the ink cartridges. b. For more information, see Open the HP Utility. Do not clean ink cartridges unnecessarily, as this feature when there is streaking, white lines through any of the lines of the ink nozzles...
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...scan problems • Solve fax problems • Solve wired (Ethernet) network problems (some models only) • Solve wireless problems (some models only) • Clear jams HP support If you register the HP all HP customers. HP online support is available to all -in-one... The information in -one • Valuable troubleshooting information for common problems • Proactive device updates, support alerts, and HP newsgrams that came with HP devices • Solve device management problems • Troubleshoot installation issues • Understand the Printer Status Report and Self...
...scan problems • Solve fax problems • Solve wired (Ethernet) network problems (some models only) • Solve wireless problems (some models only) • Clear jams HP support If you register the HP all HP customers. HP online support is available to all -in-one... The information in -one • Valuable troubleshooting information for common problems • Proactive device updates, support alerts, and HP newsgrams that came with HP devices • Solve device management problems • Troubleshoot installation issues • Understand the Printer Status Report and Self...