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HP DeskJet Printer
User’s Guide for Windows
930C Series
English
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Acknowledgments Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (U.S. patent numbers 4955066 and 4974159). MMX and Pentium are U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. TrueType is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to thi
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1 Printing Basics Buttons and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Paper Trays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Printer Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . .
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Parallel Cable Setup Introduction Thank You For Buying an HP DeskJet Printer! Here’s what comes in the box. If something is missing, talk to your HP dealer or call HP Customer Care. (See page 47 for phone numbers.) Printer Literature about your printer Printer software and electronic User’s Guide Black print cartridge Power cord Color print cartridge Quick Start Poster Note: You’ll need to buy a printer cable, such as the HP IEEE 1284-Compliant Parallel Interface Cable (bidirectiona
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Finding More Information This User’s Guide shows you how to operate your printer. For more information: • Use the Quick Start Poster for installation. • Visit an HP web site for the latest product information, troubleshooting, and printer software updates (see page 45 for web site addresses). • Consult the Electronic Appendix for information about supplies, accessories, and specifications. The Electronic Appendix is found in the electronic U
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1 Printing Basics Buttons and Lights The HP DeskJet printer buttons (shown below) let you turn the printer on and off, cancel a print job, or resume printing. The lights give you visual cues about the state of your printer. The buttons and lights from left to right are: Cancel Button – Press this button to cancel the current print job. Print Cartridge Status Light – When lit, the light above this symbol indicates that you need to check the status of your print cartridge
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1 Printing Basics Paper Trays Fold-Up Tray The Fold-Up tray, at the front of the printer, contains the IN and OUT trays. The Fold-Up tray must always be lowered to print or to access the ink cartridges. Fold-Up tray in up position IN Tray To print, place paper or other media types in the IN tray. Lower the Fold-Up tray and pull out the IN tray. Be sure to slide the paper guides out of the way before loading the media print side down. Slide all media as far as it will go into the
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Printing Basics 1 OUT Tray The printer sends finished pages to the OUT tray. OUT Tray Flap Down – This is the typical position for most types of printing. The down position also allows single envelope printing and printing on media smaller than 100 x 148 mm or 4 x 5 5/8 inches. For information about printing on other media, see Chapter 2. Out Tray Flap Up – The OUT Tray Flap must be in the up position to properly load banner paper. The OUT Tray Flap must remain in the up pos
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1 Printing Basics How to Print The printer is controlled through a software program that you install on your computer. The software program provides a dialog box (like the one shown below) that you use to communicate with the printer. In the dialog box, you select settings such as paper size and type, orientation, and print quality. Note: This information is for Windows 95, 98, and NT users. If you use Windows 3.1x, see “For Windows 3.1x Users” on page iv. If you use DOS, see “Find
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Printing Basics 1 From your software program, try this: Note: When you see , it means to find and click the word that follows. 1 Click File Print. Click File and then click Print. Click Properties to open the HP Printer Properties dialog box. 2 Your software program opens a Print dialog box, similar to the one above. From the Print dialog box, click whichever button you see—Properties, Setup, or Printer. The HP Printer Properties dialog bo
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1 Printing Basics Printer Properties Dialog Box There are three tabs located in the Printer Properties dialog box. Once you’ve opened this box, simply click a tab, then choose your settings. Note: Right-click on any item shown on these screens to view helpful information. Setup Tab Look here to see your current settings. Choose the print quality. • Click Draft to save time and ink. • Click Normal for most types of printing. • Click Best to produce the highest print quality with the r
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Printing Basics 1 Features Tab Look here to see your current settings. Choose the best page orientation. • Click Portrait for vertical page layout. • Click Landscape for horizontal page layout. • Click Mirror Image to reverse the printed image. Check here to choose a Two-Sided printing method: • Book — binding on the side. • Tablet — binding on the top. Check here to print multiple pages per sheet. Choose: • Two or four pages per sheet • Border around each page on the sheet. Check her
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1 Printing Basics HP DeskJet Toolbox Use the HP DeskJet Toolbox for cleaning and calibrating your printer, finding information, and printing a test page. To find the HP Toolbox, follow the instructions below. For Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT 4.0 • Click Start Programs HP DeskJet 930C Series HP DeskJet 930C Series Toolbox. • Click the HP Toolbox button that appears on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen when the HP Toolbox is open. The HP Toolbox has three t
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2 Beyond the Basics Getting the Right Paper Most plain photocopy paper works fine in your printer, particularly paper that is marked for use in inkjet printers. To get the best results, use one of the Hewlett- Packard papers, which were developed especially for HP inks and your printer. Size. Paper width must be between 77 and 215 mm (3 and 8.5 inches). Paper length must be between 127 and 356 mm (5 and 14 inches). Weight. Paper comes in a multitude of different weights. For most of your
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope and small media slot OUT Tray Flap up OUT Tray Flap down IN tray pulled out IN tray pushed in Paper width guide Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Remove all paper from the IN tray. 8.5 x 11 in. or A4 Photo Paper 2 Insert up to 30 sheets of photo paper (printable side down) into the IN tray. 3 Slide the paper guides snugly against the edges of the paper. 4 Choose the print settings that match the type and size of the photo
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Beyond the Basics 2 Setup Tab Features Tab HP print settings to choose Guidelines to remember Setup Tab • For best results use HP Photo Paper. - Paper Type: Choose HP Photo Paper • The photo needs to be in electronic (digital) form, - Print Quality: Choose Best before you can print it. Take a digital picture, scan a - Paper Size: Choose appropriate paper size photo, or have your local camera shop provide an electronic file of your photo. Features Tab • After selecting your paper type, choose
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope and small media slot OUT Tray Flap up OUT Tray Flap down IN tray pulled out IN tray pushed in Paper width guide Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Slide the envelope, with its flap side on the left and Single envelope and small media flap facing up, or other small media into the single [sized between 77 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in.) and envelope slot. Push the media in until it stops. 100 x 148 mm (4 x 5 5/8 in.)] 2 Choose the print
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Beyond the Basics 2 Setup Tab Features Tab HP print settings to choose Guidelines to remember Setup Tab • Make sure the OUT Tray Flap is in the down position. - Paper Type: Choose Plain Paper • Avoid envelopes that have clasps or windows. - Print Quality: Choose Normal • Avoid envelopes that are shiny or embossed, - Paper Size: Choose appropriate envelope size envelopes with thick, irregular, or curled edges, or envelopes that are wrinkled, torn, or otherwise Features Tab damaged. - Orientati
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope and small media slot OUT Tray Flap up OUT Tray Flap down IN tray pulled out IN tray pushed in Paper width guide Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Slide out both of the paper guides, and remove all Greeting Cards paper from the IN tray. 2 Insert up to 5 cards into the IN tray as far as they will go. 3 Slide the paper guides snugly against the edges of the cards. 4 Choose the print settings that match the type and size of th
