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... service is out of warranty, see the If You Have a Printing Problem section of your printer and computer. This helps your support representative quickly diagnose any telephone call . HP DeskWriter 660C What is the model of your printer is free during the hardware warranty of this user's guide. Customer Telephone Support To resolve problems with someone for technical assistance or for repair information. If your Macintosh computer? HP Customer Support Center...
... service is out of warranty, see the If You Have a Printing Problem section of your printer and computer. This helps your support representative quickly diagnose any telephone call . HP DeskWriter 660C What is the model of your printer is free during the hardware warranty of this user's guide. Customer Telephone Support To resolve problems with someone for technical assistance or for repair information. If your Macintosh computer? HP Customer Support Center...
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... SECTION 4 USING PRINT CARTRIDGES Storing and Using Print Cartridges 47 Aligning the Print Cartridges 48 Removing a Print Cartridge 49 Cleaning the Print Cartridges 50 SECTION 5 IF YOU HAVE A PRINTING PROBLEM How You Can Find the Solution 51 If Nothing Prints 52 If Paper, Envelopes, Cards, Labels, or Transparencies Don't Pass Through the Printer 56 If You Get a Message at the Computer 59 Printing the Self-Test Pattern 62 If Print Quality is Poor 63 If Margins are Printed Wrong 65 If...
... SECTION 4 USING PRINT CARTRIDGES Storing and Using Print Cartridges 47 Aligning the Print Cartridges 48 Removing a Print Cartridge 49 Cleaning the Print Cartridges 50 SECTION 5 IF YOU HAVE A PRINTING PROBLEM How You Can Find the Solution 51 If Nothing Prints 52 If Paper, Envelopes, Cards, Labels, or Transparencies Don't Pass Through the Printer 56 If You Get a Message at the Computer 59 Printing the Self-Test Pattern 62 If Print Quality is Poor 63 If Margins are Printed Wrong 65 If...
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... and Blinking If you just installed a print cartridge, make sure the print cartridge is securely snapped into the printer with the arrow aligned with the dot on the printer. Then press the power button again to clear the error condition. Press the resume button to turn the printer back on. Then check your computer screen for any documents awaiting printing. At the computer, cancel any reported error message and corrective action instructions. Close the top cover of...
... and Blinking If you just installed a print cartridge, make sure the print cartridge is securely snapped into the printer with the arrow aligned with the dot on the printer. Then press the power button again to clear the error condition. Press the resume button to turn the printer back on. Then check your computer screen for any documents awaiting printing. At the computer, cancel any reported error message and corrective action instructions. Close the top cover of...
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... instructions given next. 16 When the printer begins to print, release the resume button. 2165100 N OT E The self-test pattern may vary slightly from the example shown. To fully use all the features of your printer is Working Before installing the printer software, make sure your HP DeskWriter 660C printer, install the printer software supplied with the computer turned on and printer's power light lit, press and hold down the resume button a few seconds. 2. To print a one-page self-test pattern...
... instructions given next. 16 When the printer begins to print, release the resume button. 2165100 N OT E The self-test pattern may vary slightly from the example shown. To fully use all the features of your printer is Working Before installing the printer software, make sure your HP DeskWriter 660C printer, install the printer software supplied with the computer turned on and printer's power light lit, press and hold down the resume button a few seconds. 2. To print a one-page self-test pattern...
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... able to print to your new HP DeskWriter 660C printer. N OT E The standard printer software supplied with the HP DeskWriter 660C printer is provided. Quit any virus protection applications. 3. System Requirements To install your HP DeskWriter Series printer software, you install the printer software: 1. However, in a safe place. 2. Make a copy of free disk space (1.5 MB for the printer drivers and 6.0 MB for use with QuickDraw GX. FIRST TIME SETUP Installing the Printer Software Unless you install the software supplied with your printer, you...
... able to print to your new HP DeskWriter 660C printer. N OT E The standard printer software supplied with the HP DeskWriter 660C printer is provided. Quit any virus protection applications. 3. System Requirements To install your HP DeskWriter Series printer software, you install the printer software: 1. However, in a safe place. 2. Make a copy of free disk space (1.5 MB for the printer drivers and 6.0 MB for use with QuickDraw GX. FIRST TIME SETUP Installing the Printer Software Unless you install the software supplied with your printer, you...
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... quality of your color printing depends partly on the printed page. USING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE About Printing in Color Your HP DeskWriter 660C printer prints in color when a colorcapable application is significantly faster than color printing, and it gives you have created colored text or pictures within your document, then turn on color printing in your software application. are placed on how the four inks - To print in grayscale, select the Grayscale printing mode in grayscale using...
... quality of your color printing depends partly on the printed page. USING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE About Printing in Color Your HP DeskWriter 660C printer prints in color when a colorcapable application is significantly faster than color printing, and it gives you have created colored text or pictures within your document, then turn on color printing in your software application. are placed on how the four inks - To print in grayscale, select the Grayscale printing mode in grayscale using...
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Do not use plastic or clear labels. • Always use software settings that are specifically designed for each printed page based on page 82. • Load only one type of paper, envelope, or transparency at a time in the IN tray, making sure the right edge of the stack is aligned with the right edge of the IN tray. • When using index cards or postcards, make sure the right...
Do not use plastic or clear labels. • Always use software settings that are specifically designed for each printed page based on page 82. • Load only one type of paper, envelope, or transparency at a time in the IN tray, making sure the right edge of the stack is aligned with the right edge of the IN tray. • When using index cards or postcards, make sure the right...
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... not use Avery paper labels that are specifically designed for use with cutouts or perforations, except HP approved Avery paper labels. • Do not use multiple-part forms. • Do not use paper that are over two years old. • Do not print on partially used sheets of Avery paper labels. • Do not use paper with HP InkJet printers. • Do not use plastic or clear labels...
... not use Avery paper labels that are specifically designed for use with cutouts or perforations, except HP approved Avery paper labels. • Do not use multiple-part forms. • Do not use paper that are over two years old. • Do not print on partially used sheets of Avery paper labels. • Do not use paper with HP InkJet printers. • Do not use plastic or clear labels...
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...: Using Non-Standard Size Paper The printer driver provided with a width between 5 and 8.5 inches (127 and 215 mm) and a length between 5.83 and 14 inches (148 and 356 mm). Then, in Page Setup, select the paper size that is the same as or smaller than the paper now in the printer. Paper Width Adjuster Paper Length Adjuster 2184037 N OT E Make sure the card guide (used when printing on index cards and...
...: Using Non-Standard Size Paper The printer driver provided with a width between 5 and 8.5 inches (127 and 215 mm) and a length between 5.83 and 14 inches (148 and 356 mm). Then, in Page Setup, select the paper size that is the same as or smaller than the paper now in the printer. Paper Width Adjuster Paper Length Adjuster 2184037 N OT E Make sure the card guide (used when printing on index cards and...
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... the document. Follow the instructions in your software application's manual for the printer to work with the dot(s) on the cradle top. Print a self-test as described on page 19. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge snaps into place with the arrow aligned with the printer. Turn off and back on by pressing the power button twice. Both lights are on, and nothing prints. Solution The printer driver...
... the document. Follow the instructions in your software application's manual for the printer to work with the dot(s) on the cradle top. Print a self-test as described on page 19. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge snaps into place with the arrow aligned with the printer. Turn off and back on by pressing the power button twice. Both lights are on, and nothing prints. Solution The printer driver...
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... the power button twice. If the lights continue to -printer connection failed. The paper is blocking the movement of the print cartridges. Something is jammed in an unknown state. Then pull the power module connector from the back of the printer. The printer failed or the computer-to blink, the printer failed: see Contacting Customer Support on page 73. Tape is blank when ejected. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge snaps...
... the power button twice. If the lights continue to -printer connection failed. The paper is blocking the movement of the print cartridges. Something is jammed in an unknown state. Then pull the power module connector from the back of the printer. The printer failed or the computer-to blink, the printer failed: see Contacting Customer Support on page 73. Tape is blank when ejected. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge snaps...
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... the problem persists after cleaning, install a new print cartridge. Do not wipe the ink nozzles. Click Align and follow the on page 50, remove the print cartridge. You can often solve print quality problems by broken or missing lines and dots in the printout. However, if that most probable corrective action for more than one solution is intermittent. See Section 6. Color and black portions of paper. Click the Service button to gently clean the copper...
... the problem persists after cleaning, install a new print cartridge. Do not wipe the ink nozzles. Click Align and follow the on page 50, remove the print cartridge. You can often solve print quality problems by broken or missing lines and dots in the printout. However, if that most probable corrective action for more than one solution is intermittent. See Section 6. Color and black portions of paper. Click the Service button to gently clean the copper...
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... intensity settings print less ink. Reduce the amount of paper, cards, envelopes, or transparency film in the IN tray. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge as described on page 63. See Section 6. Print a self-test as described on page 62. Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of ink printed by manually reducing the intensity setting. Print is inappropriate. Darker intensity settings print more ink; Be sure to load the Avery paper labels...
... intensity settings print less ink. Reduce the amount of paper, cards, envelopes, or transparency film in the IN tray. If this does not clear the ink nozzles, clean each print cartridge as described on page 63. See Section 6. Print a self-test as described on page 62. Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of ink printed by manually reducing the intensity setting. Print is inappropriate. Darker intensity settings print more ink; Be sure to load the Avery paper labels...
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... missing. The printer failed or the computer-to the printer. Black and white instead of the printer, and turn the printer on page 73. See If Colors are printed. See If Print Quality is selected. Select the correct printer driver in your software application are incorrect. Printout contains garbled or strange text characters or contains distorted graphic images. If the self-test doesn't print, the printer failed: see Contacting Customer Support on again. Make sure the print settings...
... missing. The printer failed or the computer-to the printer. Black and white instead of the printer, and turn the printer on page 73. See If Colors are printed. See If Print Quality is selected. Select the correct printer driver in your software application are incorrect. Printout contains garbled or strange text characters or contains distorted graphic images. If the self-test doesn't print, the printer failed: see Contacting Customer Support on again. Make sure the print settings...
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...; HP Download Service - HP FIRST Fax will be sent to N,8,1. • CompuServe - Electronic Information Services For 24-hour access to 6 pm MST 72 These documents will deliver detailed support information on common software applications, and troubleshooting tips for future reference. Set your communications software to the fax of technical information are available on other resources within minutes. Printer drivers and interactive sharing of your new...
...; HP Download Service - HP FIRST Fax will be sent to N,8,1. • CompuServe - Electronic Information Services For 24-hour access to 6 pm MST 72 These documents will deliver detailed support information on common software applications, and troubleshooting tips for future reference. Set your communications software to the fax of technical information are available on other resources within minutes. Printer drivers and interactive sharing of your new...
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... cleaning print cartridges 50, 63 printer 75 clearing paper jams 57 color printing missing colors 70 paper selection 31 problems 70-71 resolution 81 speed 81 ColorSmart 23 CompuServe 72 connecting power module 10 printer cable 7-9 connector box 9 connectors 7 cotton bond paper 31 customer support 72 D DeskWriter error messages 59-60 diagnostic test 62 dimensions of printer 81 direction of printing See page orientation DL size envelopes 38, 81 documents previewing 26 printing 24 downloading customer support 72 draft printing 25 dried ink 63 Driver Installer 17 drivers...
... cleaning print cartridges 50, 63 printer 75 clearing paper jams 57 color printing missing colors 70 paper selection 31 problems 70-71 resolution 81 speed 81 ColorSmart 23 CompuServe 72 connecting power module 10 printer cable 7-9 connector box 9 connectors 7 cotton bond paper 31 customer support 72 D DeskWriter error messages 59-60 diagnostic test 62 dimensions of printer 81 direction of printing See page orientation DL size envelopes 38, 81 documents previewing 26 printing 24 downloading customer support 72 draft printing 25 dried ink 63 Driver Installer 17 drivers...
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INDEX identifying 4 jammed paper 57 loading paper 33 increasing speed 76 index cards adding 46 advance/eject errors 59 loading 35-37 margin problems 65 margins 79-80 printable area 79 removing 46 selecting 31 sizes 81 storing 32 ink cleaning nozzles 11, 63 dried 63 drying times 78 fuzzy printing 64 inconsistent 63 nozzles 64 smearing 63 inkjet print method 81 installing cables 7-9 power module 10 print cartridges 13 printer software 17-19 TrueType fonts 19 intensity...
INDEX identifying 4 jammed paper 57 loading paper 33 increasing speed 76 index cards adding 46 advance/eject errors 59 loading 35-37 margin problems 65 margins 79-80 printable area 79 removing 46 selecting 31 sizes 81 storing 32 ink cleaning nozzles 11, 63 dried 63 drying times 78 fuzzy printing 64 inconsistent 63 nozzles 64 smearing 63 inkjet print method 81 installing cables 7-9 power module 10 print cartridges 13 printer software 17-19 TrueType fonts 19 intensity...
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... files 28 regulatory notices 83 reliability 81 removing paper 46 print cartridge 47 repair service 73 replaceable parts 86 requirements 17 resolution 81 resume button 4-6 resume light 4-6 S selecting paper 31 self-test 16, 62 does not print 62 serial cable 7 Service dialog box cleaning print cartridge 50 print self-test 62 setting up printer 2-22 sideways printing See page orientation single envelope slot 4, 38 sizes of media 81 slanted printing 66-67 software 23 See also printer driver error messages 59 installing 17 online help 28 updating 73 special paper (ordering) 85 specifications...
... files 28 regulatory notices 83 reliability 81 removing paper 46 print cartridge 47 repair service 73 replaceable parts 86 requirements 17 resolution 81 resume button 4-6 resume light 4-6 S selecting paper 31 self-test 16, 62 does not print 62 serial cable 7 Service dialog box cleaning print cartridge 50 print self-test 62 setting up printer 2-22 sideways printing See page orientation single envelope slot 4, 38 sizes of media 81 slanted printing 66-67 software 23 See also printer driver error messages 59 installing 17 online help 28 updating 73 special paper (ordering) 85 specifications...
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INDEX testing print cartridge 62 printer 16 text garbled 68-69 thermal inkjet printing 81 top cover 4 transparencies adding 46 ink drying time 78 loading 29, 33-34 margin problems 65 margins 80 ordering 85 printable area 79 removing 46 selecting 32 storing 32 trays advance/eject errors 56-58 capacity 81 empty 55 identifying 4 jammed paper 57 loading paper 11, 33-43 removing paper 46 troubleshooting 47 advance/eject errors 56-58 blank paper ejected 54...
INDEX testing print cartridge 62 printer 16 text garbled 68-69 thermal inkjet printing 81 top cover 4 transparencies adding 46 ink drying time 78 loading 29, 33-34 margin problems 65 margins 80 ordering 85 printable area 79 removing 46 selecting 32 storing 32 trays advance/eject errors 56-58 capacity 81 empty 55 identifying 4 jammed paper 57 loading paper 11, 33-43 removing paper 46 troubleshooting 47 advance/eject errors 56-58 blank paper ejected 54...
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... Parts: Major manufactured plastic parts are manufactured, shipped, and used and obsolete printers for material reclamation and environmentally-sound disposal. Print Cartridges: Hewlett-Packard is conducting several pilot programs to over $1 billion each year. Printers: Hewlett-Packard accepts used ; Manuals: The manuals in the U.S. Call your Hewlett-Packard sales of printing life. Elimination Ozone: All ozone-depleting chemicals (CFCs, for current status. It could amount to take back print cartridges...
... Parts: Major manufactured plastic parts are manufactured, shipped, and used and obsolete printers for material reclamation and environmentally-sound disposal. Print Cartridges: Hewlett-Packard is conducting several pilot programs to over $1 billion each year. Printers: Hewlett-Packard accepts used ; Manuals: The manuals in the U.S. Call your Hewlett-Packard sales of printing life. Elimination Ozone: All ozone-depleting chemicals (CFCs, for current status. It could amount to take back print cartridges...