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HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer To find an answer to a question, click the appropriate topic below: • Notices • Special features • Getting started • Connecting to the printer • Printing from a digital camera • Printing photos from a computer • Printing other documents • Printing tips • Printer software • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Optional accessories • Specifications • Supplies 1
HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer To find an answer to a question, click the appropriate topic below: • Notices • Special features • Getting started • Connecting to the printer • Printing from a digital camera • Printing photos from a computer • Printing other documents • Printing tips • Printer software • Maintenance • Troubleshooting • Optional accessories • Specifications • Supplies 1
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... to as allowed under the copyright laws. The information contained herein is a U.S. The only warranties for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 2 Notices • Notices and acknowledgements • Terms and conventions 2.1 Notices and acknowledgements Hewlett-Packard company notices Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without notice...
... to as allowed under the copyright laws. The information contained herein is a U.S. The only warranties for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 2 Notices • Notices and acknowledgements • Terms and conventions 2.1 Notices and acknowledgements Hewlett-Packard company notices Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without notice...
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A Note indicates that additional information is provided. For example: Note: For great results use HP products. 3 A Warning indicates possible harm to you or to others. For example: Warning: Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Caution: Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
A Note indicates that additional information is provided. For example: Note: For great results use HP products. 3 A Warning indicates possible harm to you or to others. For example: Warning: Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Caution: Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.
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You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features: • Built-in networking capabilities: Connect to either a wired or a wireless network without using the borderless printing ...; Print Cancel button: Cancel print jobs at the touch of a button. • Print multiple pages on a single sheet of the printer. • Optional 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory: Purchase an optional 250Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory and expand the printer's paper-handling capability. 4 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 3 Special features Congratulations!
You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features: • Built-in networking capabilities: Connect to either a wired or a wireless network without using the borderless printing ...; Print Cancel button: Cancel print jobs at the touch of a button. • Print multiple pages on a single sheet of the printer. • Optional 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory: Purchase an optional 250Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory and expand the printer's paper-handling capability. 4 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 3 Special features Congratulations!
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Buttons and lights 5 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4 Getting started For an overview of the optional accessories, see the printer features page. Click the appropriate topic below for a description of a printer feature: • Buttons and lights • Print Cartridge Status lights • Paper trays •... • Ink-backup mode • Automatic Paper Type Sensor • PictBridge port For a description of the printer features, see the optional accessories page. 4.1 Printer features The HP printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1.
Buttons and lights 5 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4 Getting started For an overview of the optional accessories, see the printer features page. Click the appropriate topic below for a description of a printer feature: • Buttons and lights • Print Cartridge Status lights • Paper trays •... • Ink-backup mode • Automatic Paper Type Sensor • PictBridge port For a description of the printer features, see the optional accessories page. 4.1 Printer features The HP printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1.
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... Strength indicator 6. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Automatic Two-Sided 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Printing Accessory (optional) Accessory (optional) Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray (optional) 4.2 Buttons and lights Use the printer buttons to turn the printer on and off,... cancel a print job, and restart a job. Network icon For a description of the printer. 1. Print Cartridge Status lights 7. Report Page button 5. The printer lights give you visual cues about the...
... Strength indicator 6. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Automatic Two-Sided 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Printing Accessory (optional) Accessory (optional) Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray (optional) 4.2 Buttons and lights Use the printer buttons to turn the printer on and off,... cancel a print job, and restart a job. Network icon For a description of the printer. 1. Print Cartridge Status lights 7. Report Page button 5. The printer lights give you visual cues about the...
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...the current print job. It might take a few seconds for the printer to turn the printer on and off . Status of the Print Cartridge Status lights Status of the print cartridges. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide • Wireless Status light and Signal Strength indicator ...8226; Print Cartridge Status lights Power button and light The Power button turns the printer on and off can cause printer failure. Using a power strip, surge...
...the current print job. It might take a few seconds for the printer to turn the printer on and off . Status of the Print Cartridge Status lights Status of the print cartridges. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide • Wireless Status light and Signal Strength indicator ...8226; Print Cartridge Status lights Power button and light The Power button turns the printer on and off can cause printer failure. Using a power strip, surge...
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... you are printing. 9 That print cartridge can be the black print cartridge, the photo print cartridge, or the gray photo print cartridge. 4.4 Paper trays The printer has two paper trays: • In tray • Out tray In tray The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed. 1. The left... status light represents the tri-color print cartridge. 2. In tray Slide the paper guides firmly against the edges of the print cartridge cradle. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1.
... you are printing. 9 That print cartridge can be the black print cartridge, the photo print cartridge, or the gray photo print cartridge. 4.4 Paper trays The printer has two paper trays: • In tray • Out tray In tray The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed. 1. The left... status light represents the tri-color print cartridge. 2. In tray Slide the paper guides firmly against the edges of the print cartridge cradle. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1.
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Raise the Out tray to print single envelopes, small photos, and cards. Paper-width guide 2. To prevent paper from falling out of the Out tray, pull out the Out-tray extension, and then unfold the Out-tray extension stop. 10 Out tray 2. Paper-length guide Out tray Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray. 1. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1. Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to load paper.
Raise the Out tray to print single envelopes, small photos, and cards. Paper-width guide 2. To prevent paper from falling out of the Out tray, pull out the Out-tray extension, and then unfold the Out-tray extension stop. 10 Out tray 2. Paper-length guide Out tray Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray. 1. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1. Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to load paper.
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After the print job is complete, fold the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. Out-tray extension stop Do not unfold the Out-tray extension stop , and then push the Out-tray extension into the Out tray. 4.5 Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to print the following documents: • Envelopes • Photos • Postcards 1. Photo/envelope feeder 11 Out-tray extension 2. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1.
After the print job is complete, fold the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. Out-tray extension stop Do not unfold the Out-tray extension stop , and then push the Out-tray extension into the Out tray. 4.5 Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to print the following documents: • Envelopes • Photos • Postcards 1. Photo/envelope feeder 11 Out-tray extension 2. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1.
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...touches the back of the paper tray, you have pushed the feeder in as far as it needs to go . Push the envelope into the printer as far as it will go without bending. 3. Gently push the photo paper into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to be printed ...on facing down . 2. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Envelopes Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder for single envelopes: 1. Insert the envelope with the side to be printed...
...touches the back of the paper tray, you have pushed the feeder in as far as it needs to go . Push the envelope into the printer as far as it will go without bending. 3. Gently push the photo paper into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to be printed ...on facing down . 2. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Envelopes Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder for single envelopes: 1. Insert the envelope with the side to be printed...
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HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4. Insert the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder as far as it will go without bending. 3. Print the postcard. 13 Postcards Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder to be printed on facing down. 2. Slide the photo/envelope feeder forward as far as it will go . 4. Print the photo. Gently push the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to print a single postcard: 1.
HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4. Insert the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder as far as it will go without bending. 3. Print the postcard. 13 Postcards Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder to be printed on facing down. 2. Slide the photo/envelope feeder forward as far as it will go . 4. Print the photo. Gently push the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to print a single postcard: 1.
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...: The availability of print cartridges varies by country/region. Using print cartridges Everyday printing Use the black and tri-color print cartridges for the print cartridge selection number. Quality black and white photos For outstanding black and white photographs, remove...the label on the print cartridge that you are available for use with the tri-color print cartridge. Replacing print cartridges When buying print cartridges, look for everyday print jobs. Photo 4. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4.6 Print cartridges Four print cartridges are replacing. 14 Black 2. You...
...: The availability of print cartridges varies by country/region. Using print cartridges Everyday printing Use the black and tri-color print cartridges for the print cartridge selection number. Quality black and white photos For outstanding black and white photographs, remove...the label on the print cartridge that you are available for use with the tri-color print cartridge. Replacing print cartridges When buying print cartridges, look for everyday print jobs. Photo 4. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 4.6 Print cartridges Four print cartridges are replacing. 14 Black 2. You...
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... Colors are printed as grayscale. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1. Colors are printed as grayscale. Photo print cartridge. The ink back-up mode is initiated when a print cartridge is not a true black. Installed print cartridge Result Black print cartridge. Colors .... Tri-color print cartridge. Colors are printed as grayscale. 15 Selection number label • Printer documentation: For a list of printed documents. To remove a print cartridge, see the reference guide that came with the printer. • HP Inkjet Toolbox: Open the HP Inkjet Toolbox, and...
... Colors are printed as grayscale. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 1. Colors are printed as grayscale. Photo print cartridge. The ink back-up mode is initiated when a print cartridge is not a true black. Installed print cartridge Result Black print cartridge. Colors .... Tri-color print cartridge. Colors are printed as grayscale. 15 Selection number label • Printer documentation: For a list of printed documents. To remove a print cartridge, see the reference guide that came with the printer. • HP Inkjet Toolbox: Open the HP Inkjet Toolbox, and...
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.... Direct sunlight can interfere with a red optical sensor light to exit the ink-backup mode. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Note: It is recommended that are printed from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory or the Auto TwoSided Print Accessory with Small ...Paper Tray. 16 When the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is engaged, the printer scans the first page of a document with the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor. To install a print cartridge, see the paper-type selection page. To use the...
.... Direct sunlight can interfere with a red optical sensor light to exit the ink-backup mode. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide Note: It is recommended that are printed from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory or the Auto TwoSided Print Accessory with Small ...Paper Tray. 16 When the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is engaged, the printer scans the first page of a document with the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor. To install a print cartridge, see the paper-type selection page. To use the...
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HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 5 Connecting to the printer • Connecting a digital camera • USB • Wireless networking • Wired networking 5.1 Printing photos from a digital camera Learn how to print photos... printing instructions • PictBridge troubleshooting • Using the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray and PictBridge 5.2 USB The printer connects to the computer with the printer. 5.3 Wireless networking For setup information, click one of the following options: • Wireless network basics • Wireless security •...
HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide 5 Connecting to the printer • Connecting a digital camera • USB • Wireless networking • Wired networking 5.1 Printing photos from a digital camera Learn how to print photos... printing instructions • PictBridge troubleshooting • Using the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray and PictBridge 5.2 USB The printer connects to the computer with the printer. 5.3 Wireless networking For setup information, click one of the following options: • Wireless network basics • Wireless security •...
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... transmission in the 5 GHz frequency band and offers communication speeds similar to those of 802.11g. To install the printer on the wireless network. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide For a description of the printer's wireless feature, click one of the following options: • Wireless Status light and Signal Strength indicator • Report Page...
... transmission in the 5 GHz frequency band and offers communication speeds similar to those of 802.11g. To install the printer on the wireless network. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide For a description of the printer's wireless feature, click one of the following options: • Wireless Status light and Signal Strength indicator • Report Page...
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Adapters and access points Adapters While some devices, such as the printer, have an 802.11a wireless network, you have built-in Wi-Fi capability, other devices need an adapter to become Wi-Fi-enabled. See the .... Reducing interference in a wireless network The following tips will help reduce the chances for installation and configuration instructions. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide If you must use an Ethernet cable to connect the printer to the network's Wireless Access Point (WAP) in order to achieve a processing speed comparable to that of the...
Adapters and access points Adapters While some devices, such as the printer, have an 802.11a wireless network, you have built-in Wi-Fi capability, other devices need an adapter to become Wi-Fi-enabled. See the .... Reducing interference in a wireless network The following tips will help reduce the chances for installation and configuration instructions. HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide If you must use an Ethernet cable to connect the printer to the network's Wireless Access Point (WAP) in order to achieve a processing speed comparable to that of the...
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HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide • Keep the wireless devices away from large metal objects, such as filing cabinets, and other electromagnetic devices, such as microwaves and cordless ... within range of wireless networks, see some examples of one another. Wireless network examples To see the wireless network examples page. In infrastructure mode, the printer automatically detects whether the wireless network uses 802.11b or 802.11g. WAPs commonly act as these objects can disrupt radio signals. • Keep the...
HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide • Keep the wireless devices away from large metal objects, such as filing cabinets, and other electromagnetic devices, such as microwaves and cordless ... within range of wireless networks, see some examples of one another. Wireless network examples To see the wireless network examples page. In infrastructure mode, the printer automatically detects whether the wireless network uses 802.11b or 802.11g. WAPs commonly act as these objects can disrupt radio signals. • Keep the...
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...explanation of network names, see the network names page. A wireless device might have network locations for the printer's wireless network. Click the Networking tab. 3. The printer does not support multiple network locations. For example, a computer that is a set to a given wireless... Follow these steps to 802.11b. Wireless network settings Devices (such as computers and printers) on a network, a device must share the same security settings. 21 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide The ad hoc communication mode defaults to use 802.11b behavior check box...
...explanation of network names, see the network names page. A wireless device might have network locations for the printer's wireless network. Click the Networking tab. 3. The printer does not support multiple network locations. For example, a computer that is a set to a given wireless... Follow these steps to 802.11b. Wireless network settings Devices (such as computers and printers) on a network, a device must share the same security settings. 21 HP Deskjet 6800 series printer User's Guide The ad hoc communication mode defaults to use 802.11b behavior check box...