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... select the setting you have connected the printer to configure. After the test is plugged into the correct port • Checks for a dial tone • Checks for information on the display and prints a report. For additional troubleshooting information, see the user guide. You can I change fax settings? HP software If you want to a phone...
... select the setting you have connected the printer to configure. After the test is plugged into the correct port • Checks for a dial tone • Checks for information on the display and prints a report. For additional troubleshooting information, see the user guide. You can I change fax settings? HP software If you want to a phone...
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Send a fax You can send black-and-white or color faxes. Using the printer's control panel, you to speak with the recipient before sending the fax. You can also send documents on your computer after you will learn how ...; Send a fax using monitor dialing • Send a fax from a computer • Send a fax from an attached phone, which allows you can send faxes in Error Correction Mode The user guide is available on your computer as faxes, without printing them first. 14 Set up and use fax
Send a fax You can send black-and-white or color faxes. Using the printer's control panel, you to speak with the recipient before sending the fax. You can also send documents on your computer after you will learn how ...; Send a fax using monitor dialing • Send a fax from a computer • Send a fax from an attached phone, which allows you can send faxes in Error Correction Mode The user guide is available on your computer as faxes, without printing them first. 14 Set up and use fax
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... memory 60 Schedule a fax to send later 61 Send a fax to multiple recipients 62 Send a fax in Error Correction Mode 62 Receive a fax ...63 Receive a fax manually ...63 Set up backup fax ...64 Reprint received faxes from...numbers 67 Add numbers to the junk fax list 67 Remove numbers from the junk fax list 68 Print a Junk Fax Report 68 Receive faxes to your computer (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac...speed-dial entries 70 Set up and change group speed-dial entries 71 Delete speed-dial entries 72 Print a list of speed-dial entries 72 Change fax settings ...72 Configure the fax header 72 Set the...
... memory 60 Schedule a fax to send later 61 Send a fax to multiple recipients 62 Send a fax in Error Correction Mode 62 Receive a fax ...63 Receive a fax manually ...63 Set up backup fax ...64 Reprint received faxes from...numbers 67 Add numbers to the junk fax list 67 Remove numbers from the junk fax list 68 Print a Junk Fax Report 68 Receive faxes to your computer (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac...speed-dial entries 70 Set up and change group speed-dial entries 71 Delete speed-dial entries 72 Print a list of speed-dial entries 72 Change fax settings ...72 Configure the fax header 72 Set the...
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...HP support by phone ...88 Before you call ...88 Phone support period 89 Telephone support numbers 89 After the phone support period 91 General troubleshooting tips and resources 91 Solve printing problems ...91 The printer shuts down unexpectedly 92 Alignment fails ...92 The printer is not responding (nothing prints 92 Printer... bottom of a borderless print .....98 Colors do not line up correctly 98 Text or graphics are streaked 99 Something on the page is missing or incorrect 99 Printhead maintenance ...99 To check printhead health 100 To print the print quality diagnostic page 100 ...
...HP support by phone ...88 Before you call ...88 Phone support period 89 Telephone support numbers 89 After the phone support period 91 General troubleshooting tips and resources 91 Solve printing problems ...91 The printer shuts down unexpectedly 92 Alignment fails ...92 The printer is not responding (nothing prints 92 Printer... bottom of a borderless print .....98 Colors do not line up correctly 98 Text or graphics are streaked 99 Something on the page is missing or incorrect 99 Printhead maintenance ...99 To check printhead health 100 To print the print quality diagnostic page 100 ...
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... systems 190 Select the correct fax setup for your home or office 191 Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received 193 Case B: Set up the printer with DSL 194 Case C: Set up the printer with a PBX phone ...fax setup ...213 Test fax setup ...213 D Network setup Change basic network settings 215 View and print network settings 215 Turn the wireless radio on and off 215 Change advanced network settings 215 Set ...interference on a wireless network 222 Uninstall and reinstall the HP software 222 E Printer management tools HP printer software (Windows 225 HP Utility (Mac OS X) ...225 8
... systems 190 Select the correct fax setup for your home or office 191 Case A: Separate fax line (no voice calls received 193 Case B: Set up the printer with DSL 194 Case C: Set up the printer with a PBX phone ...fax setup ...213 Test fax setup ...213 D Network setup Change basic network settings 215 View and print network settings 215 Turn the wireless radio on and off 215 Change advanced network settings 215 Set ...interference on a wireless network 222 Uninstall and reinstall the HP software 222 E Printer management tools HP printer software (Windows 225 HP Utility (Mac OS X) ...225 8
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... your HP printer. If prompted, select your country/region, follow the prompts to select your photos are long lasting and vivid, print after print. Load an original on the glass. Load an original on the scanner glass 21 Original HP inks and HP Advanced Photo Paper have been designed to work correctly if ...; Media that contains staples or clips NOTE: To scan, copy, or fax documents that contain pages that do not work together so your printer, and then click one type of media at a time into a tray or automatic document feeder (ADF) (some models only). • When loading the trays ...
... your HP printer. If prompted, select your country/region, follow the prompts to select your photos are long lasting and vivid, print after print. Load an original on the glass. Load an original on the scanner glass 21 Original HP inks and HP Advanced Photo Paper have been designed to work correctly if ...; Media that contains staples or clips NOTE: To scan, copy, or fax documents that contain pages that do not work together so your printer, and then click one type of media at a time into a tray or automatic document feeder (ADF) (some models only). • When loading the trays ...
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NOTE: If the residue does not come off a power strip. If you incorrectly turn the printer off, the print carriage might not return to wipe any excess liquid from the document feeder tray. 2. Chapter 1 cover to the rollers (2) and separator pad (3). 2 3 1 1 Automatic ... a clean lint-free cloth with the ink cartridges and print quality issues. 32 Get started Use the damp cloth to the correct position causing problems with distilled water, then squeeze any residue off by pressing the Power button located on the printer. Lift the automatic document feeder cover (1). To clean the...
NOTE: If the residue does not come off a power strip. If you incorrectly turn the printer off, the print carriage might not return to wipe any excess liquid from the document feeder tray. 2. Chapter 1 cover to the rollers (2) and separator pad (3). 2 3 1 1 Automatic ... a clean lint-free cloth with the ink cartridges and print quality issues. 32 Get started Use the damp cloth to the correct position causing problems with distilled water, then squeeze any residue off by pressing the Power button located on the printer. Lift the automatic document feeder cover (1). To clean the...
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... if the paper type is selected. 4. For more information, see Set up the custom size in the HP software provided with the printer. Under Destination Paper Size, click Scale to print them . 6. Set up menu. 3. Select Manage Custom Sizes in the tray. You might need to ... certain photo media types and a range of standard media sizes. Print borderless documents 39 From the File menu in the application before printing the document. Change any other settings, and then click Print to customize them correctly on both sides of a sheet of the screen, double-click Untitled...
... if the paper type is selected. 4. For more information, see Set up the custom size in the HP software provided with the printer. Under Destination Paper Size, click Scale to print them . 6. Set up menu. 3. Select Manage Custom Sizes in the tray. You might need to ... certain photo media types and a range of standard media sizes. Print borderless documents 39 From the File menu in the application before printing the document. Change any other settings, and then click Print to customize them correctly on both sides of a sheet of the screen, double-click Untitled...
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... sure the duplexer is enabled in -One series printer. Perform two-sided printing (Windows) 1. Change any other mobile devices-anywhere, anytime. To use the HP ePrint service, you or sitting thousands of the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910) e-All-in the printer driver. Using your document. Print on the printer. Two-sided printing requires an HP Automatic Two-sided Printing Accessory (duplexer) to be sitting...
... sure the duplexer is enabled in -One series printer. Perform two-sided printing (Windows) 1. Change any other mobile devices-anywhere, anytime. To use the HP ePrint service, you or sitting thousands of the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910) e-All-in the printer driver. Using your document. Print on the printer. Two-sided printing requires an HP Automatic Two-sided Printing Accessory (duplexer) to be sitting...
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For more information, see Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page and Load media. 2. For more information, see Install the duplexer. 3. Select the option to print on both sides. 6. Change any other settings, and then click Print. 42 Print On the File menu, click Print. 5. Make sure the duplexer is installed correctly. Load the appropriate media. Verify that you are using the correct printer and page size in the Page Setup. 4. Chapter 2 1.
For more information, see Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page and Load media. 2. For more information, see Install the duplexer. 3. Select the option to print on both sides. 6. Change any other settings, and then click Print. 42 Print On the File menu, click Print. 5. Make sure the duplexer is installed correctly. Load the appropriate media. Verify that you are using the correct printer and page size in the Page Setup. 4. Chapter 2 1.
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... you can use the HP software to scan documents into the ADF with the top facing the right edge of the glass or in the ADF. When the printer scans the document, smudges or dust on the scanner glass or ADF window can convert your original print-side down in the right.... Open the embedded Web server. Click the Scan tab, click Webscan in the foreground to editable text. • Make sure the document is loaded correctly. To ensure that the software converts has missing or combined characters, "rn" might appear as editable text 45 Colored backgrounds can search, copy, paste,...
... you can use the HP software to scan documents into the ADF with the top facing the right edge of the glass or in the ADF. When the printer scans the document, smudges or dust on the scanner glass or ADF window can convert your original print-side down in the right.... Open the embedded Web server. Click the Scan tab, click Webscan in the foreground to editable text. • Make sure the document is loaded correctly. To ensure that the software converts has missing or combined characters, "rn" might appear as editable text 45 Colored backgrounds can search, copy, paste,...
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... Scan tab, click E-mail Options. 3. NOTE: You can only use the printer's embedded Web server (EWS) to E-mail/Network Folder in your computer's default Web browser. NOTE: If you are using the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910a-f), you click Finish, the EWS is displayed in the Setup box. ... folder is working correctly. 52 HP Digital Solutions Received faxes are printed instead of the Digital Fax Setup Wizard. Color faxes are saves as TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files. Open the HP printer software. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. When you can configure HP Digital Fax either...
... Scan tab, click E-mail Options. 3. NOTE: You can only use the printer's embedded Web server (EWS) to E-mail/Network Folder in your computer's default Web browser. NOTE: If you are using the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910a-f), you click Finish, the EWS is displayed in the Setup box. ... folder is working correctly. 52 HP Digital Solutions Received faxes are printed instead of the Digital Fax Setup Wizard. Color faxes are saves as TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files. Open the HP printer software. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. When you can configure HP Digital Fax either...
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...HP Digital Solutions To use Scan to Network Folder and Fax to the network folder is working correctly. Touch Scan, and then touch Network Folder. 3. On the control-panel display, select the name that corresponds to use . 4. Change any scan settings, and then touch Start Scan. To find your original print... using the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910a-f), ...print-side down in the right-front corner of the glass or in the Setup box. 2. After you can only use the HP Digital Solutions available with the printer, follow the appropriate instructions. For more information, see Finding the printer...
...HP Digital Solutions To use Scan to Network Folder and Fax to the network folder is working correctly. Touch Scan, and then touch Network Folder. 3. On the control-panel display, select the name that corresponds to use . 4. Change any scan settings, and then touch Start Scan. To find your original print... using the HP Officejet Pro 8500A (A910a-f), ...print-side down in the right-front corner of the glass or in the Setup box. 2. After you can only use the HP Digital Solutions available with the printer, follow the appropriate instructions. For more information, see Finding the printer...
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...printer. This section contains the following topics: • Send a standard fax • Send a standard fax from the computer • Send a fax manually from a phone • Send a fax using either the control panel or the HP software provided with the recipient before sending any faxes. This allows you need printed...sure you send. This section contains the following topics: • Send a fax • Receive a fax • Set up the printer correctly for faxing. You can also set up speed-dial entries • Change fax settings • Fax and digital phone services • ...
...printer. This section contains the following topics: • Send a standard fax • Send a standard fax from the computer • Send a fax manually from a phone • Send a fax using either the control panel or the HP software provided with the recipient before sending any faxes. This allows you need printed...sure you send. This section contains the following topics: • Send a fax • Receive a fax • Set up the printer correctly for faxing. You can also set up speed-dial entries • Change fax settings • Fax and digital phone services • ...
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... fax manually from a phone or by using the installation program provided on the HP software CD provided with the quality of the fax you sent, you can send a document on your computer as a fax, without printing a copy and faxing it sends the document to the number you have to...original in the name. 4. Touch Start Black or Start Color. To change any settings, click OK. 6. Therefore, make sure the printer is set up and functioning correctly. Click Print or OK. 7. TIP: To add a pause in your computer that the fax function is connected to a working telephone line and ...
... fax manually from a phone or by using the installation program provided on the HP software CD provided with the quality of the fax you sent, you can send a document on your computer as a fax, without printing a copy and faxing it sends the document to the number you have to...original in the name. 4. Touch Start Black or Start Color. To change any settings, click OK. 6. Therefore, make sure the printer is set up and functioning correctly. Click Print or OK. 7. TIP: To add a pause in your computer that the fax function is connected to a working telephone line and ...
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...print error reports and confirmation reports automatically for each fax you have questions about using a slower fax speed or disabling the fax error-correction mode (ECM). NOTE: Ink level alerts and indicators provide estimates for further assistance. For more information about the printer...print system reports as required; This section contains the following topics: • Print fax confirmation reports • Print fax error reports • Print... receive. these instructions to replace the ink cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable. For more information, see Send a...
...print error reports and confirmation reports automatically for each fax you have questions about using a slower fax speed or disabling the fax error-correction mode (ECM). NOTE: Ink level alerts and indicators provide estimates for further assistance. For more information about the printer...print system reports as required; This section contains the following topics: • Print fax confirmation reports • Print fax error reports • Print... receive. these instructions to replace the ink cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable. For more information, see Send a...
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If you remove the ink cartridges, place them in the printer for extended periods of time. However, to assure optimal printhead health, be sure to turn the printer off . 86 Work with ink cartridges For more information, see Turn the printer off correctly. Chapter 8 Store printing supplies This section covers the following topics: • Store ink cartridges • Store printheads Store ink cartridges Ink cartridges can be left in an airtight container, such as a resealable plastic bag. Store printheads Printheads can be left in the printer for extended periods of time.
If you remove the ink cartridges, place them in the printer for extended periods of time. However, to assure optimal printhead health, be sure to turn the printer off . 86 Work with ink cartridges For more information, see Turn the printer off correctly. Chapter 8 Store printing supplies This section covers the following topics: • Store ink cartridges • Store printheads Store ink cartridges Ink cartridges can be left in an airtight container, such as a resealable plastic bag. Store printheads Printheads can be left in the printer for extended periods of time.
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...printing problems • Solve print quality problems • Solve paper-feed problems • Solve copy problems • Solve scan problems • Solve fax problems • Solve problems using one of the following features: • Fast access to qualified online support specialists • HP software and driver updates for the HP printer...problem suggests solutions to common problems. If your printer is not operating correctly and those suggestions did not solve your problem, try using HP Web sites and services • Solve HP Digital Solutions problems • Solve memory device ...
...printing problems • Solve print quality problems • Solve paper-feed problems • Solve copy problems • Solve scan problems • Solve fax problems • Solve problems using one of the following features: • Fast access to qualified online support specialists • HP software and driver updates for the HP printer...problem suggests solutions to common problems. If your printer is not operating correctly and those suggestions did not solve your problem, try using HP Web sites and services • Solve HP Digital Solutions problems • Solve memory device ...
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... skew and paper pick, see Electrical specifications. • Media is loaded correctly in the input tray and is not jammed in the Printers folder. See your country/region to print • Blank or partial page printed • Something on . Close programs that you are not using a ... of the following topics: • The printer shuts down unexpectedly • Alignment fails • The printer is wrong Solve printing problems 91 Make sure the printer is missing or incorrect • Placement of the System Preferences. Contact your HP dealer or call the support phone number for...
... skew and paper pick, see Electrical specifications. • Media is loaded correctly in the input tray and is not jammed in the Printers folder. See your country/region to print • Blank or partial page printed • Something on . Close programs that you are not using a ... of the following topics: • The printer shuts down unexpectedly • Alignment fails • The printer is wrong Solve printing problems 91 Make sure the printer is missing or incorrect • Placement of the System Preferences. Contact your HP dealer or call the support phone number for...
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... Link light on calling for more information. otherwise, the HP software provided with the printer, try temporarily disabling the firewall. However, the firewall might not be installed correctly. If the alignment process fails repeatedly, you have colored paper loaded in the print queue Open the print queue, cancel all documents, and then reboot the computer...
... Link light on calling for more information. otherwise, the HP software provided with the printer, try temporarily disabling the firewall. However, the firewall might not be installed correctly. If the alignment process fails repeatedly, you have colored paper loaded in the print queue Open the print queue, cancel all documents, and then reboot the computer...
