HP 842c Support Question
HP 842c Support Question
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Question posted by joyal54 on January 30th, 2012
Re: Ink Cartridges
How do I find out how much ink remains in the cartridges?
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(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 6
See page 45 for the appropriate telephone number.)
Printer
Power adapter
Power cord
Black print cartridge
Color print cartridge
6410020
Printer software (CD and/or diskettes)
Note: You will need to buy a USB-to-USB printer cable to connect your
HP DeskJet printer to your HP dealer or call HP Customer Care. (See "HP Customer Care by Phone" on...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 25
2 Using Your Printer Software
Printing Labels
I want to print...
6410014
I should...
1 Slide out both of the paper guides, and remove all paper... remember
• Use only paper labels that match the type and
size of labels. 6 Print the labels. The ink will not dry
when used with inkjet printers.
• Never load more than 20 sheets at one time. • Use only full sheets of the label ...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 26
... HP print settings to remember
• For best results, use HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film or HP Premium Inkjet Rapid-dry Transparencies.
Orientation: Choose appropriate orientation
Paper Type/Quality - Press the ...strip toward the printer.
4 Slide the paper guides snugly against the transparencies.
5 Make sure the IN tray is especially developed to work with HP inks, giving you ...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 31
..., as shown below:
• Select allows you easy access to links to your computer (see "Select Panel" on your print cartridges • Calibrate allows you to automatically align the Color and Black print
cartridges • Support allows you to select the HP DeskJet 840C from the list of HP DeskJet 840C Series printers and configurations.
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(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 33
... only one or both of your print cartridges are trying to C6625 Series)
Note: When a print cartridge runs out of ink, leave the empty cartridge in the cradle.
26
3 Using and Caring for the 840C, 842C, and 843C printers are:
Black HP No. [15] (equivalent to C6615 Series) Tri-Color HP No. [17] (equivalent to use the...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 38
... until no ink residue is clean. You will find additional maintenance tips at http://www.hp.com/support/home_products.
31 3 Using and Caring for Your Print Cartridges
Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridge Cradle
1 Using clean, moistened swabs, wipe the underside of each wall of the printer.
6 Print a test page. Double-click the HP DeskJet 800...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 39
...
carefully. Damage resulting from the modification or refilling of HP print cartridges is specifically excluded from your printer, Hewlett-Packard recommends using only genuine HP supplies for the 840C, 842C, and 843C printers are:
Black HP No. [15] (equivalent to C6615 Series) Tri-Color HP No. [17] (equivalent to C6625 Series)
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3 Using and Caring...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 47
... of Best on paper specifically designed for a certain output (photographs, for example), rather than using too much ink. See "Print Cartridge Status" on page 26.
2 If you are using the most appropriate media for HP DeskJet printers.
• Print quality is the problem? Possible cause
You may be printing on the Paper Type/ Quality...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 48
....
Controlling Page Layout" on page 26.
See "Replacing Print Cartridges" on page 6.
If the color and black ink aren't lining up .
You may have problems with your printout...printer, the paper might be out of alignment. 4 Getting Help When Things Go Wrong
Is there a problem with your banner software. Binding margin appears in your hard drive's main directory.
See "HP DeskJet...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 59
...deep
Weight
5.5 kg (12 lb) without power supply and print cartridges
Operating Environment
Maximum operating temperature:
41 to 104 ˚F, 5...Color Graphics Print Speed*
Draft:
6.5 pages per month
DeskJet 840C model no . Exact speed will vary depending on -demand thermal inkjet... HP DeskJet 840C, 842C, and 843C Series printers. Duty Cycle
1,000 pages per min. Mixed Text with Color Graphics...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 64
... sites and user forums vii high res photo mode 9 HP color matching 10 HP customer care 43
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I/O interface 52 icons
printer status 5 IN tray 2
capacity of 53 index cards
printing 17 ink
density 40 ordering 45 streaking 29 ink cartridges cleaning 30 ordering 45 installing
printer software 33, 34 problems 33, 34
software 33 iron-on...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 66
...
resume light flashing 38 slow printer 37 software installation 34 software, not reading 33 too much ink 40 using refilled print cartridges
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Q
quality vii printing 29
quick start poster ordering 45
R
rear access door
removing 35, 38
replacment parts 45 recycle 60 regulatory notices 55 resolution
black 52 color 52 true type text...
(English) Macintosh Connect * User's Guide - C6419-90001 - Page 67
... and facilitate recycling. Contact the nearest HP dealer about this product and ink
cartridges to HP at the end of printing life. Fasteners and other connections are available for energy efficiency.
Energy Consumption
This printer was designed with energy conservation in the printer housing and chassis are
marked according to locate, access, and remove...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 1
... color 38 About pictures 39
Beyond the Basics 41
Printing Cards 42 Printing Banners 43 Printing Photographs 45 Printing Labels 46 Printing Envelopes 47 Printing Transparencies 49 Printing Iron-On Transfers 51
Getting Help 52
HP Customer Care 52
Appendices 58
The HP DeskJet Toolbox 58 Print cartridges 59 Maintaining your printer 67 Increasing printer...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 7
... are electrical contacts required for proper operation of the printer and the print cartridge held vertically, push the print cartridge firmly down into the appropriate cradle.
7
Vinyl Tape
Ink Nozzles
Ink Nozzles
5 For each print cartridge, lift the cradle latch inside the printer. The Power light comes on the printer. Also, do NOT remove the copper strip; The...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 28
... produce sharper, more vibrant colors. Use HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy or HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy or Matte for multipurpose, everyday use in inkjet printers. Glossy, coated paper works...; Surface smoothness.
HP Premium Brochure and Flyer Paper is marked for HP inks and your printer. Printing Basics
How to choose paper
Most plain photocopy paper, postcards, index cards, ...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 29
..., curled, wrinkled, or irregularly shaped; envelopes that are shiny or embossed; Get the Right Paper
Your HP DeskJet printer is designed to work well on page 70 for inkjet printers could jam the printer and might actually repel ink.
• Multi-part forms (such as linen, might not print evenly;
See "Supplies and accessories" on most...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 38
...-color photographs, and graphics (such as pie charts with only four colors-cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. About color
Your HP DeskJet printer prints in color.
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Black
Your printer is the color .... When you print a document in color, the printer marks each at its vivid best. (If you use the photo cartridge when you print color photographs, you'll get photo-quality ...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 66
... are located on a printout. Reinstall the print cartridges and close the printer's top cover. However, fibers can be missed. d. Examine the printout for HP inkjet printers, including genuine factory-filled HP print cartridges. Note: When buying replacement print cartridges, check
the part numbers carefully so that
would cause ink to streak on the HP Customer Care Web...
HP DeskJet 840C Series - (English) Windows Connect User's Guide - Page 67
Aligning the print cartridges
You must use , the printer will become quieter.
67 This ensures that the black and tri-color inks are aligned when used together on the same line of text or within the printer, when the printer is lit.
2 Be sure the printer's IN tray contains plain paper.
3 Open the HP DeskJet Toolbox. (Go to "The...
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