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... 84 Set the auto-off feature 87 Align the print cartridges 87 Calibrate color ...88 Automatically clean print cartridges 88 Print a test page 88 View estimated ink levels 88 Maintain the printer body 89 Remove ink from your skin and clothing 89 Manually clean print ... Paper jam ...96 Paper problems ...98 Paper mismatch ...99 Printer is stalled ...99 Print cartridge problems 100 Photos do not print correctly 102 PictBridge problems 104 Bluetooth printing problems 105 Banners do not print correctly 107 2 HP Deskjet 6940 series CD/DVD tattoos ...66 8 Printing tips...68 Printing...
... 84 Set the auto-off feature 87 Align the print cartridges 87 Calibrate color ...88 Automatically clean print cartridges 88 Print a test page 88 View estimated ink levels 88 Maintain the printer body 89 Remove ink from your skin and clothing 89 Manually clean print ... Paper jam ...96 Paper problems ...98 Paper mismatch ...99 Printer is stalled ...99 Print cartridge problems 100 Photos do not print correctly 102 PictBridge problems 104 Bluetooth printing problems 105 Banners do not print correctly 107 2 HP Deskjet 6940 series CD/DVD tattoos ...66 8 Printing tips...68 Printing...
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1 Welcome To find an answer to a question, select one of the following topics: ● Special features ● Get started ● Connect to the printer ● Print photos ● Print photos from a digital camera ● Print other documents ● Printing tips ● Printer software ● Maintenance ● Troubleshooting ● Optional accessories ● Supplies ● Specifications ● Environmental information 4 HP Deskjet 6940 series
1 Welcome To find an answer to a question, select one of the following topics: ● Special features ● Get started ● Connect to the printer ● Print photos ● Print photos from a digital camera ● Print other documents ● Printing tips ● Printer software ● Maintenance ● Troubleshooting ● Optional accessories ● Supplies ● Specifications ● Environmental information 4 HP Deskjet 6940 series
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... included. ● Six-ink upgradeable printing: Enhanced photo printing with several exciting features: ● Built-in shadows are in vivid colors that is sleeping nearby, or when clients are just a few of a button. ● Borderless printing: Use the entire page ...when a baby is equipped with a six-ink photo print cartridge (purchased separately). 2 Special features Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that last. Automatic red-eye removal and adaptive lighting to enhance detail in networking capabilities: Connect to a wired network without using an...
... included. ● Six-ink upgradeable printing: Enhanced photo printing with several exciting features: ● Built-in shadows are in vivid colors that is sleeping nearby, or when clients are just a few of a button. ● Borderless printing: Use the entire page ...when a baby is equipped with a six-ink photo print cartridge (purchased separately). 2 Special features Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that last. Automatic red-eye removal and adaptive lighting to enhance detail in networking capabilities: Connect to a wired network without using an...
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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 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.
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... Cartridge Status lights For a description of power. 8 HP Deskjet 6940 series The Power light flashes when the printer is designed with Small Paper Tray (optional) Buttons and lights Use the printer buttons to the printer. You can take a few seconds for the printer to turn on and off , the printer uses less than one watt of the following...
... Cartridge Status lights For a description of power. 8 HP Deskjet 6940 series The Power light flashes when the printer is designed with Small Paper Tray (optional) Buttons and lights Use the printer buttons to the printer. You can take a few seconds for the printer to turn on and off , the printer uses less than one watt of the following...
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... front USB port using a digital camera USB cable to be serviced. The printer Power light flashes and the Connection light remains lit solid 10 HP Deskjet 6940 series That print cartridge can be serviced. 2. The light is on and solid when the tri-color print cartridge is low on ink. - The light is on and...
... front USB port using a digital camera USB cable to be serviced. The printer Power light flashes and the Connection light remains lit solid 10 HP Deskjet 6940 series That print cartridge can be serviced. 2. The light is on and solid when the tri-color print cartridge is low on ink. - The light is on and...
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... you are printing in the Fast draft mode, unfold the Out-tray extension stop , and then push the Outtray extension into the Out tray. 12 HP Deskjet 6940 series Do not unfold the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. 1 Out-tray extension 2 Out-tray extension stop After the print job...
... you are printing in the Fast draft mode, unfold the Out-tray extension stop , and then push the Outtray extension into the Out tray. 12 HP Deskjet 6940 series Do not unfold the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. 1 Out-tray extension 2 Out-tray extension stop After the print job...
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Insert the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder as far as it will go . 14 HP Deskjet 6940 series Print the photo. Gently push the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to print a single postcard: 1. 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 comfortably go . 4. Chapter 3 3.
Insert the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder as far as it will go . 14 HP Deskjet 6940 series Print the photo. Gently push the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to print a single postcard: 1. 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 comfortably go . 4. Chapter 3 3.
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... recommend using the photo print cartridge or the gray photo print cartridge for ink-backup mode. 16 HP Deskjet 6940 series Colors print but black is grayed and is removed from the print cartridge cradle. If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can find the selection number in ink-backup mode slows the...
... recommend using the photo print cartridge or the gray photo print cartridge for ink-backup mode. 16 HP Deskjet 6940 series Colors print but black is grayed and is removed from the print cartridge cradle. If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can find the selection number in ink-backup mode slows the...
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... a USB cable, see the setup poster. 1. For more detailed instructions on connecting the printer to use the general instructions that came with the printer. Insert the printer software CD in Control Panel and delete the printers for the USB installation. 18 HP Deskjet 6940 series Follow the onscreen instructions to a network, you can use a USB cable. On...
... a USB cable, see the setup poster. 1. For more detailed instructions on connecting the printer to use the general instructions that came with the printer. Insert the printer software CD in Control Panel and delete the printers for the USB installation. 18 HP Deskjet 6940 series Follow the onscreen instructions to a network, you can use a USB cable. On...
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... one another using a "language" called TCP/IP. For example, if five users each send a print job to the printer at the same time, the printer accepts four of wires in the order received. The user who sent the fifth print job should wait a few minutes and... a protocol. What you need the following: ● A functional Ethernet network that use a gateway so that the printer's IP address is recommended that came with one and each 20 HP Deskjet 6940 series Internet connections Networks might not be a router or a Windows computer running Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). If you ...
... one another using a "language" called TCP/IP. For example, if five users each send a print job to the printer at the same time, the printer accepts four of wires in the order received. The user who sent the fifth print job should wait a few minutes and... a protocol. What you need the following: ● A functional Ethernet network that use a gateway so that the printer's IP address is recommended that came with one and each 20 HP Deskjet 6940 series Internet connections Networks might not be a router or a Windows computer running Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). If you ...
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.... Connect the Ethernet cable to viruses and guard against unwanted entry. For printer hardware setup instructions, see the setup poster that the printer is powered on the network hub or router. 22 HP Deskjet 6940 series The hub is a two-part process. Ethernet network without an Internet... connection In this example, the network devices are connected to an Ethernet network: 1. Then you must install the printer software on an Ethernet network is directly...
.... Connect the Ethernet cable to viruses and guard against unwanted entry. For printer hardware setup instructions, see the setup poster that the printer is powered on the network hub or router. 22 HP Deskjet 6940 series The hub is a two-part process. Ethernet network without an Internet... connection In this example, the network devices are connected to an Ethernet network: 1. Then you must install the printer software on an Ethernet network is directly...
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Link light The Link light is solid when the printer is receiving or transmitting data over the Ethernet connection. 24 HP Deskjet 6940 series On the Connection Type screen, select Wired Network. 4. After the installation has completed, follow the onscreen instructions to... an Ethernet network or powered off. Activity light The Activity light flashes when the printer is connected to an Ethernet ...
Link light The Link light is solid when the printer is receiving or transmitting data over the Ethernet connection. 24 HP Deskjet 6940 series On the Connection Type screen, select Wired Network. 4. After the installation has completed, follow the onscreen instructions to... an Ethernet network or powered off. Activity light The Activity light flashes when the printer is connected to an Ethernet ...
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If the printer has just been connected to a network, wait a few minutes before printing the HP Report page to allow the printer to an Ethernet network. HP Report page The HP Report page supplies useful information about the printer's wired and front USB port connections. Print an HP Report page To print an HP Report page, verify that the printer is powered on and idle, and then press the Report Page button once. Chapter 4 (continued) Status of the icon Off Status of the printer network connection Not connected to obtain valid settings. 26 HP Deskjet 6940 series
If the printer has just been connected to a network, wait a few minutes before printing the HP Report page to allow the printer to an Ethernet network. HP Report page The HP Report page supplies useful information about the printer's wired and front USB port connections. Print an HP Report page To print an HP Report page, verify that the printer is powered on and idle, and then press the Report Page button once. Chapter 4 (continued) Status of the icon Off Status of the printer network connection Not connected to obtain valid settings. 26 HP Deskjet 6940 series
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... and Support. PictBridge Last The last known error to do the following: ● Check the printer's status. ● Adjust the printer's network configuration. 28 HP Deskjet 6940 series This name is connected to the HP Deskjet 6940 series printer. Admin Password Indicates whether the printer's embedded Web server is password protected. ● Set: A password is required. ● Not Set: A password...
... and Support. PictBridge Last The last known error to do the following: ● Check the printer's status. ● Adjust the printer's network configuration. 28 HP Deskjet 6940 series This name is connected to the HP Deskjet 6940 series printer. Admin Password Indicates whether the printer's embedded Web server is password protected. ● Set: A password is required. ● Not Set: A password...
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... configuration settings are within range can identify it . While holding down the Report Page button. 3. Release the Report Page button. 30 HP Deskjet 6940 series A 4-digit value that are saved in order to reconfigure the printer's security settings. Resetting the printer to its factory default settings will also have stored the device address of the...
... configuration settings are within range can identify it . While holding down the Report Page button. 3. Release the Report Page button. 30 HP Deskjet 6940 series A 4-digit value that are saved in order to reconfigure the printer's security settings. Resetting the printer to its factory default settings will also have stored the device address of the...
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...from one type of the service (such as a gateway between the Internet and a network. n o 32 HP Deskjet 6940 series Hub: A simple device that allows a computer to open the printer's embedded Web server (EWS). Internet Sharing: A Macintosh OSX program that acts as a gateway between the Internet ...Sharing, see the Windows documentation. m MAC address (Media Access Control address): The hardware address for the rate at which the printer identifies itself on the network receives the notification and stores the information in a personal DNS server. Mb/s (megabits per second). ...
...from one type of the service (such as a gateway between the Internet and a network. n o 32 HP Deskjet 6940 series Hub: A simple device that allows a computer to open the printer's embedded Web server (EWS). Internet Sharing: A Macintosh OSX program that acts as a gateway between the Internet ...Sharing, see the Windows documentation. m MAC address (Media Access Control address): The hardware address for the rate at which the printer identifies itself on the network receives the notification and stores the information in a personal DNS server. Mb/s (megabits per second). ...
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... change the name that is connected to the printer without a cable connection. Insert the HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter into the Bluetooth device, following the instructions that came with the device for the printer. 34 HP Deskjet 6940 series Enter the device address into the front USB port of the printer ➔ Follow the instructions that came with...
... change the name that is connected to the printer without a cable connection. Insert the HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter into the Bluetooth device, following the instructions that came with the device for the printer. 34 HP Deskjet 6940 series Enter the device address into the front USB port of the printer ➔ Follow the instructions that came with...
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... printing To print a file wirelessly using the ActiveSync cradle. Insert the Bluetooth wireless printer adapter into printer and press the Report Page button on the desktop computer. Note The printer's default Bluetooth device name is Deskjet 6940 series. 2. Select a manufacturer and model. 36 HP Deskjet 6940 series Chapter 4 (continued) Option Security Level Description selected, only sending devices that...
... printing To print a file wirelessly using the ActiveSync cradle. Insert the Bluetooth wireless printer adapter into printer and press the Report Page button on the desktop computer. Note The printer's default Bluetooth device name is Deskjet 6940 series. 2. Select a manufacturer and model. 36 HP Deskjet 6940 series Chapter 4 (continued) Option Security Level Description selected, only sending devices that...
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...is turned on. 2. Always have Exif Print-enabled software. ● Prevent photo paper from the In tray. 38 HP Deskjet 6940 series Verify that the printer is flat. Color management ● Print an Exif Print-formatted photo if you want to the paper size on which you have two print... cartridge in combination with the following the photo paper storage and handling guidelines. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to touch up photos. ● Use the photo print cartridge for great colors and virtually grain-free photos. ● Use the gray photo print cartridge for outstanding black...
...is turned on. 2. Always have Exif Print-enabled software. ● Prevent photo paper from the In tray. 38 HP Deskjet 6940 series Verify that the printer is flat. Color management ● Print an Exif Print-formatted photo if you want to the paper size on which you have two print... cartridge in combination with the following the photo paper storage and handling guidelines. ● Use HP Everyday Photo Paper to touch up photos. ● Use the photo print cartridge for great colors and virtually grain-free photos. ● Use the gray photo print cartridge for outstanding black...