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Question posted by aljmmdm on March 4th, 2014

Deskjet 6988 Won't Print Black

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Setup Guide - Page 16

On the Add Printer screen, click Open Print Center. 15. Select the printer, and then click the Add button. 18. Close Print Center. 1H6P Deskjet 6980 Series Setup Guide HP Deskjet 6980 Series Setup Guide English 12....following depending on the version of Mac OS X you want to connect the printer: • Under the Network Name heading, enter the network name (such as "MyNetwork") in Mac...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 3

... 17 4 Connect to the printer 18 USB ...18 Wireless networking 19 Wired Ethernet networking 46 Bluetooth wireless printing 53 5 Print photos ...57 Print borderless photos 57 Print photos with a border 59 HP Real Life technologies 60 Photo print cartridge 61 Maximum dpi ...62 Color options ...62 Advanced color management 63 Gray photo print cartridge 63 Print black-and-white photos 64...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 4

... the auto-off feature 95 Align the print cartridges 95 Calibrate color ...96 Automatically clean print cartridges 96 Print a test page 96 View estimated ink levels 96 Maintain the printer body 97 Remove ink from your skin and clothing 97 Manually clean print cartridges 97 Maintain print cartridges 98 HP Printer Utility 99 11 Troubleshooting 101 Ethernet problems...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 17

...ways: ● Everyday printing: Use the black and tri-color print cartridges for the print cartridge selection number. The photo print cartridge, in combination with the tri-color print cartridge, provides you with the printer. 1 Black print cartridge 2 Tri-color print cartridge 3 Photo print cartridge 4 Gray photo print cartridge Note The availability of print cartridges varies by country...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 18

... the printer with the printer. ● HP Printer Utility: Open the HP Printer Utility and then select the Supplies pane. Colors print but black is grayed and is removed from the print cartridge cradle. Colors print as grayscale. Installed print cartridge Black print cartridge Tri-color print cartridge Photo print cartridge Gray photo print cartridge Result Colors print as grayscale...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 50

...print jobs directly to create instant IP-based wired or wireless networks of Ethernet networks, see the documentation that use a popular protocol called an RJ-45 48 HP Deskjet... Rendezvous for a wired network To connect the printer to automatically assign IP addresses. Most networks use a gateway so that you to the printer, which prints them in each one another using a "language...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 58

... a passkey from the Bluetooth device before it can print to the printer. Deselect the check box for the printer not to it . - Low: The printer does not require a passkey. Any Bluetooth device within range can send a print job to it . 56 HP Deskjet 6980 series Chapter 4 (continued) Option Description range before allowing the device to send...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 59

... the gray photo print cartridge for outstanding black-and-white photos. ● Achieve the highest printing resolution with maximum dpi. ● Improve printed colors with the tri-color print cartridge. ● Do not print borderless photos in a software program such as Adobe Photoshop and assign the photo size. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 66

... that you plan to print a color photo in the printer. Printing a black-and-white photo To print a photo that you want to curl, which can perform the following tasks with the printer: ● Print a black-and-white photo ● Print a color photo in black-and-white For great black-and-white photos, install a gray photo print cartridge and a tri-color print cartridge in black-and-white...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 72

...tray capacity: 150 sheets of the printer. 5. Print 1. If necessary, open the Page ...printer is facing down menu, click Automatic or Plain Paper. 5. Select the following print settings as appropriate: - Raise the Out tray. 3. Note If you want, and then click Print. Do not extend the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. Open the Print dialog box. 70 HP Deskjet...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 76

... the paper. 8. Chapter 7 Print brochures with the side to the left, and then pull out the paper-length guide. 4. Push the cards into the printer until they stop. 7. Orientation:... 2. Open the Print dialog box. 3. Paper Type: The appropriate brochure paper type - Quality: Normal or Best 4. Print 1. Click OK. 3. Open the Print dialog box. 74 HP Deskjet 6980 series
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 78

... should face up and toward the printer. 5. Select any other print settings that matches the card size. 2. Slide the paper guides firmly against the transparencies. 7. Transparencies Guidelines Do not exceed the In tray capacity: 30 transparencies. The side to print 1. Click OK. 3. Lower the Out tray. 76 HP Deskjet 6980 series Open the Page...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 94

...and-white photographs, use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print cartridge. 10 Maintenance ● Install print cartridges ● Set the auto-off feature ● Align the print cartridges ● Calibrate color ● Automatically clean print cartridges ● Print a test page ● View estimated ink levels ● Maintain the printer body ● Remove ink from your...
User Guide - Macintosh - Page 102

...9679; Align: Align the print cartridges. ● Test: Print a test page. ● Calibrate Color: Adjust color to correct problems with tint. ● Power Management: Set the printer auto-off feature. ● Bluetooth Settings: Configure the printer's Bluetooth settings (if the printer is connected to a computer by a USB cable). 100 HP Deskjet 6980 series Select the printer, and then click...
User Guide - Pre-Windows 2000 - Page 18

... recommend using the photo print cartridge or the gray photo print cartridge for ink-backup mode. 16 HP Deskjet 6980 series Colors print as grayscale. Colors print but black is grayed and is removed from the print cartridge cradle. Colors print as grayscale. Chapter 3 You can operate in ink-backup mode. If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can find the...
User Guide - Pre-Windows 2000 - Page 66

... the Paper type drop-down list. 5. Install the photo print cartridge To install the photo print cartridge, remove the black print cartridge from the printer, and then install the photo print cartridge in the 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi mode (up to do you want to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color and 1200-input dpi). borderless or Photo...
User Guide - Pre-Windows 2000 - Page 114

... that you have the correct print cartridges for the print cartridge selection number. When printing photos, use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print cartridge. Selection numbers When buying replacement print cartridges, look for the printer, and then install them in which to replace print cartridges, make sure you are replacing. 112 HP Deskjet 6980 series Note To easily...
User Guide - Windows 2000 - Page 18

... the quality of ink, the printer can find the selection number in ink-backup mode. Colors print but black is grayed and is removed from the print cartridge cradle. Note HP does not recommend using the photo print cartridge or the gray photo print cartridge for ink-backup mode. 16 HP Deskjet 6980 series For information about installing...
User Guide - Windows 2000 - Page 66

... fade resistance for this printer. In the Print Quality drop-down list, click either Photo Printing- Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. In the Paper Type drop-down list. 5. Note To protect a print cartridge when it is selected in the printer software, the tri-color print cartridge 64 HP Deskjet 6980 series Store the photo print cartridge Follow these storage...
User Guide - Windows 2000 - Page 114

... numbers When buying replacement print cartridges, look for the printer, and then install them in which to replace print cartridges, make sure you have the correct print cartridges for the print cartridge selection number. Print cartridge combinations For printing most documents, use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print cartridge. Install the black, photo print cartridge, or the...

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