HP 5550 - Manual

HP 5550

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – maintenance; Newport ROW Windows UG Final
  • Page 3 – specifications
  • Page 4 – notices; notices and acknowledgements
  • Page 5 – hewlett-packard company notices; Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.; Copyright 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Page 6 – terms and conventions; terms; Start; cautions and warnings; icons
  • Page 7 – Printing Instructions; the
  • Page 8 – accessibility; visual
  • Page 9 – special features; photo print cartridge:
  • Page 10 – getting started
  • Page 11 – printer features; To view a printer feature, click below on the name of the feature.
  • Page 12 – connectivity
  • Page 13 – buttons and lights; cancel button; Pressing the Cancel button cancels the current print job.; print cartridge status symbol and light; flashes when the printer is processing.
  • Page 15 – paper trays; for single envelope printing.; In tray; The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed.; Out tray; Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray.
  • Page 16 – - Pull out the Out tray extension when printing a large number of
  • Page 17 – print cartridges; print cartridge selection; replacing print cartridges
  • Page 18 – automatic paper-type sensor; print settings for most paper or media placed in the paper tray.; Automatic; is the
  • Page 19 – reserve mode; reserve mode output; when only this print cartridge
  • Page 20 – exiting reserve mode; For instructions on installing a print cartridge, see
  • Page 21 – USB; Setup; Setup; network
  • Page 22 – use the printer software CD and follow the
  • Page 23 – printing
  • Page 24 – print settings; printer driver; displaying the printer properties dialog box; tools; quality tab
  • Page 25 – Best; HP Digital Photography:; printing digital photographs
  • Page 26 – layout tab; Borderless Printing:; borderless printing; Start Printing from Last Page:
  • Page 27 – features tab; advanced features
  • Page 28 – color tab
  • Page 29 – Warmth or coolness of printed colors.; You may also have a Services tab. See
  • Page 30 – set several options in the Advanced Features dialog box.; accessing the advanced options dialog box; Follow these steps to access the Advanced Features dialog box:; Printer Properties; using the advanced features dialog box; Use the Advanced Features dialog box to set these options:
  • Page 31 – Select this feature to lessen or increase the amount of ink used to
  • Page 32 – using the hp digital photography options dialog box
  • Page 34 – changing default settings; changing printer settings; to all documents you print with your HP Deskjet printer.; using the taskbar icon shortcut menu; taskbar icon; The Printer Properties dialog box appears.; OK; print. If you do not want to see this dialog box again, select
  • Page 35 – to save the new default print settings.; turning off the taskbar icon; The taskbar shortcut menu screen appears.; turning on the taskbar icon; Click
  • Page 36 – Does this icon appear on your computer's desktop?; Yes; accessing auto-off from the printer assistant; configure printer; Configure
  • Page 37 – accessing auto-off from printer properties; printer properties
  • Page 38 – printing a document
  • Page 39 – print status box; FastDraft
  • Page 40 – To cancel a print job, click; Cancel Print; To close the Print Status box, click; Close Window
  • Page 41 – printing a screen image; printing guidelines; Unload/Load HP Print Screen
  • Page 42 – printing instructions
  • Page 43 – Continue
  • Page 44 – using the automatic paper-type sensor; For a description of the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor feature, see; turning off the automatic paper-type sensor; Any paper type; turning on the automatic paper-type sensor
  • Page 45 – x 6 inch photo paper with tear-off tabs:; When you print on this media, the; Use the following paper types for borderless printing.
  • Page 46 – selecting image size:; Open the image file in a software application and assign the; preparing to print; photographs; loading and printing photo paper with tear-off tab:; index cards and other small media; Select the appropriate paper type and paper size.; to return to the Layout tab.
  • Page 47 – plain paper; letter; firmly; printing on plain paper
  • Page 48 – tab; or; Plain Paper; Select any other desired print settings.
  • Page 49 – envelopes; Never place more than 15 envelopes in the In tray at one time.; preparing to print a single envelope; Push the envelope forward until it stops.; preparing to print a stack of envelopes
  • Page 50 – printing the envelopes
  • Page 51 – Layout; Appropriate envelope orientation
  • Page 52 – transparencies; hp premium inkjet transparency film; printing transparencies
  • Page 53 – Quality; or the appropriate
  • Page 54 – labels; Use only full sheets of labels.; Slide out both paper guides, then remove all paper from the In tray.; printing labels
  • Page 56 – out of paper; preparing to print index cards or other small media
  • Page 57 – printing index cards and other small media
  • Page 58 – photo print cartridge; hp photo papers; preparing to print small photographs
  • Page 59 – preparing to print large photographs; printing photographs
  • Page 60 – PhotoREt
  • Page 61 – greeting cards
  • Page 62 – printing greeting cards
  • Page 63 – posters; printing posters
  • Page 64 – After you have selected the print settings, click
  • Page 65 – banners; See the printer; hp banner paper; printing banners
  • Page 66 – or other banner paper; Normal
  • Page 67 – horizontally reversed from what appears on the computer screen.; printing iron-on transfers
  • Page 70 – correct part numbers, see; To replace a print cartridge:; Power; button to turn on the printer.
  • Page 71 – Slide the print cartridge firmly into the cradle as shown.
  • Page 73 – refilling print cartridges
  • Page 74 – calibrating print cartridges; installed on your computer.; Tools and Updates; calibrating using printer properties; To calibrate print cartridges from printer properties:; Services; , then follow the onscreen instructions.
  • Page 75 – automatically cleaning print cartridges; cleaning using printer properties; To clean the print cartridges from printer properties:
  • Page 76 – gathering cleaning supplies; cleaning the print cartridge cradle
  • Page 77 – Repeat this process until no ink residue appears on a clean swab.
  • Page 78 – maintaining print cartridges; cartridges should be stored at room temperature (60–78 degrees F or; storing print cartridges; removing the print cartridge from the print cartridge protector; cartridge out of the protector.
  • Page 80 – maintaining the printer body; When cleaning your printer, keep these tips in mind:; use household cleaners or detergent. In the event that a household; Do not; back and forth. Noise is normal when the cradle moves back and forth.
  • Page 81 – removing ink from skin and clothing; cold
  • Page 82 – using the printer properties; accessing the printer properties; tools and; Open the HP Toolbox
  • Page 83 – Clean the Print Cartridges:
  • Page 84 – troubleshooting; Click the topic below that best describes the problem:
  • Page 85 – printer is not printing; printer makes a loud noise after a print cartridge is installed
  • Page 86 – Resume; paper problems; paper jam; Follow each of these steps until the paper jam is cleared.
  • Page 87 – Remove the paper from the In and Out trays.; label sheet while passing through the printer.
  • Page 88 – if the paper tray is loaded; printer ejects the paper; USB problems; the error message “there was an error writing to LPT1” appears; Uninstall
  • Page 89 – there are conflicting USB cable connections; printer does not turn on
  • Page 90 – problems with printouts; print quality is poor; print cartridges need to be cleaned; For cleaning instructions, see; print is faded; black print resolution.
  • Page 91 – too much or too little ink appears on the page; text and images are misaligned; calibrate; document is printed off-center or at an angle; basic printing instructions; printout does not reflect new print settings
  • Page 92 – photos are not printing correctly; banner does not print correctly; Special Papers
  • Page 93 – Release Notes; blank pages print
  • Page 94 – printer lights are flashing or on; what the lights indicate; Flashing or on lights indicate the printer status.; Resume light is flashing; the printer may be out of paper; button on the front of the printer.; there may be a paper jam; Follow these instructions
  • Page 95 – Power light is flashing
  • Page 96 – printer is slow; multiple software applications are open; If the document still prints too slowly, then Open the
  • Page 97 – automatic paper type option is enabled; using the; two-sided documents are printing; here; computer does not meet system requirements; system requirements; printer is in reserve mode; replacement print cartridge
  • Page 98 – borderless printing problems; image is printed at angle; Load the paper correctly in the In tray.; border is on top of image
  • Page 99 – border is on side of image; Calibrate the printer; image is above tear-off tab
  • Page 100 – ink smears; pointer to the right.
  • Page 102 – printer specifications; black text print speed *
  • Page 107 – Black: selection number 56, part number c6656a
  • Page 108 – minimum printing margins; for common media types are shown below.; A4 paper
  • Page 110 – minimum system requirements; Microsoft Windows XP; Minimum Processor Speed: Pentium 233 MHz
  • Page 111 – environmental statement; reduction and elimination; limited warranty; Replacement parts and consumables; hp
  • Page 112 – energy consumption; money without affecting the high performance of the printer.
  • Page 113 – print cartridge recovery; envelopes and/or bulk boxes will be shipped within two days.
  • Page 114 – extent of limited warranty
  • Page 116 – local law; Otherwise restrict the ability of a manufacturer to enforce such; obtaining a warranty extension; warranty period, use one of the following options:; contact your local HP sales office.
  • Page 117 – regulatory notices; hewlett-packard company
  • Page 118 – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.; LED indicator statement; The display LEDs meet the requirements of EN 60825-1.
  • Page 119 – index; A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
  • Page 120 – cleaning
  • Page 121 – lights
  • Page 122 – print cartridge cradle
  • Page 123 – printer
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table of contents

notices

notices and acknowledgements
terms and conventions
accessibility

special features

getting started

printer features
buttons and lights
paper trays
print cartridges
automatic paper-type sensor
reserve mode
connectivity

printing

print settings
advanced features
printing digital photographs
changing default print settings
auto-on and auto-off feature
printing a document
print status box
printing a screen image
two-sided printing

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