Compaq A4000 - Manual

Setup Setup 3 Step 4: Connect the power cord Step 5: Select your language When the power is connected, the printer will ask you to select your language. Use the option button to find the language you wish to use for the LCD panel menus. Once you have found your language, press start/yes to select it...

Getting Started Guide 4 Step 6: Install the print cartridges 1 2 Warning: Do not touch the gold contact areas on the back and bottom of the print cartridges. Note: The cartridge carrier moves to the loading position when you open the cover. 3 4 5 6 SNAP! 7 8

Setup Setup 5 Step 7: Align the cartridges After installing the print cartridges and closing the cover, an alignment page will be automatically printed. From each alignment group on the alignment page, find the number under the alignment pattern that comes closest to forming a straight line. Using t...

Getting Started Guide 6 Step 9: Connect the telephone line cord To use the fax capabilities of the A4000, you will need to connect it to a working telephone line. Optionally, you can attach a telephone. This lets you use the fax line as a normal telephone line. 1 2

Setup Setup 7 Step 10:Install the printer software If your computer is not already on, please turn it on now. Wait for the Compaq printer software installation screen shown in to appear. If it doesn’t, see page 33. Congratulations! You have finished setting up your printer. Click Cancel on any scree...

Settings Settings 9 Controls and settings This section describes the A4000 Control Panel, and the Settings Utility software. Control panel features # Button Description 1 keypad Dial a number or select a value for printing copies. 2 scan Scan a document to your computer. 3 copy Copy a document. 4 fa...

Settings Settings 11 Setup button Press the setup button, then the menu button, to display the setup menu. Press the menu button to display each menu option, and use the options button to change it. > Set the date and time. If the A4000 is not connected to a PC, you can set the date and time here...

Getting Started Guide 12 The printer monitor icon The printer monitor icon not only provides you with a fast and easy way to access many of the A4000 features...it provides you feedback as well: > The normal icon (shown at right) indicates the A4000 is connected and communicating with your PC pro...

Prin ting Printing 15 Printing Now that you have set up your Compaq A4000 and installed the A4000 software, you are ready to print your first document. Basic printing Basic printing is as easy as: 1 Load the paper. 2 Open the file you want to print. 3 Customize the printer settings. (For help, see t...

Getting Started Guide 16 To learn more about the properties and capabilities of the printer: > Explore the other tabs in the Printer Properties. > Explore the menus. > Click Help to view the printer software help. Printing photos To print the best looking photos: 1 Use photo paper. We recom...

Prin ting Printing 17 Printing banners To print a banner, you should have banner paper and software that supports banner printing. > Place the banner paper behind the printer. > Bring the unattached edge of the first page over the printer and into the sheet feeder. > Place the paper guide a...

Cop y in g Copying 19 Copying It is easy to make color and black&white copies with the Compaq A4000. Preparing documents for copying You can use the A4000 to copy documents that are printed on standard letter, legal, or A4-sized paper. Before you feed your documents: > Make sure any glue, ink...

Scanning Scanning 21 Scanning The Compaq A4000 offers two ways to scan a document. You can scan: > Using your computer > Using the Scan button You can scan a document while your A4000 is printing a previous print job, but not while you are faxing or making copies. The scanner driver supports s...

Getting Started Guide 22 Use the sleeve for the following types of documents: > Envelopes, checks, or receipts > Photographs or fragile documents > Curled, wrinkled, creased, thin, or torn paper > Carbon, coated, onion skin, or glossy paper Note: Do not feed anything thicker than a norma...

Scanning Scanning 23 6 Optionally, you can select the Preview button. This will perform a quick preview scan of your document. Once the preview is complete, you can move and size the dashed box to select the exact area of the document you wish to scan. You can make other adjustments to the scan sett...

Getting Started Guide 24 Scanning to a folder The first Scan To menu destination is a folder on your PC. This is initially your My Pictures folder, located in your My Documents directory. You can change your folder and default file type with the A4000 settings utility. Once scanned, the files will b...

Scanning Scanning 25 Scanning to custom applications The remaining Scan To menu options are for defining your own applications. You can define up to six (6) additional applications using the A4000 settings utility. For instance, you can add Microsoft Paint to the menu and scan to BMP files for editi...

Getting Started Guide 26 Getting more from your scanner Large scan areas and/or resolutions above 300 DPI require additional memory and disk space, and will take longer to process. To minimize this, use the Preview button first. Then select only the area you need to scan, and don’t use a resolution ...

Fa x in g Faxing 27 Faxing The Compaq A4000 offers two ways to fax a document: > Using the front control panel > Using a fax form This section describes fax settings, and faxing using the front control panel. For information on the fax form, see “Fax Form” on page 31. Preparing documents for f...

31 Fax Form The fax form is a quick and easy way to: > Print a fax cover page > Easily fax to your frequently dialed speed send numbers The fax form is a paper document that you can use to give instructions to your A4000. Mark it with a pencil or pen and feed it into the scanner. The A4000 sof...

Getting Started Guide 32 to sixteen (16) numbers to the To section. You can add individual numbers, or speed send groups. By default, the word “Fax” will appear on the cover page. If you want to include your company logo instead, select a bitmap file containing your logo. The default resolution, con...

Help Help 33 Help Your printer has been designed for ease of use. There may be occasions when you have questions or need general printing help. This section is designed to answer your most frequently asked questions. For additional help, press the Help button on the Printer Properties dialog. The in...

Getting Started Guide 34 > Make sure you have not installed multiple copies of the printer software: a From the Start menu, click Settings Printers . b In the Printers folder, make sure there is only one icon for your printer. c If you have two printer icons for the same printer, try printing a t...

Help Help 35 Paper jams Try removing the paper from the sheet feeder. If the paper is lodged too far into the printer and can’t be removed: 1 Unplug the power cord from the printer. 2 Pull firmly on the paper to remove it. Pull the paper from the front if necessary. 3 Plug the power cord back into t...

Getting Started Guide 36 Printer prints blank pages Make sure you have removed the transparent tape covering the bottom of the print cartridges. For help, see page 4. The PC is not available You have initiated a task that requires assistance from the PC, but the PC was not available. Make sure: >...

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