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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer
1 HP Deskjet 6600 series printer
To find an answer to a question, click the appropriate topic below:
• Notices
• Special features
• Getting started
• Connecting to the printer
• Printing photos from a digital camera
• Printing photos from a computer
• Printing other documents
• Printing tips
• Printer software
• Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Optional accessories
• Specifications
• Supplies
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 2 Special features Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features: • Built-in networking capabilities: Connect to a wired network without using an external print server. • Ink-backup mode: Ink-backup mode lets you continue printing with one print cartridge when the other print cartridge has run out of ink. • Print Cancel button: Cancel print jobs at the touch of a button. • Print multiple pages on a single
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 3 Getting started For an overview of the printer features, see the printer features page. Click the appropriate topic below for a description of a printer feature: • Buttons and lights • Print Cartridge Status lights • Paper trays • Photo/envelope feeder • Print cartridges • Ink-backup mode • Automatic Paper Type Sensor • PictBridge port For a description of the optional accessories, see the optional accessories page. 3.1 Printer features The HP printer has sever
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 1. Buttons and lights 2. Paper trays 3. Photo/envelope feeder 4. PictBridge port 1. Print cartridges 2. Automatic Paper-Type Sensor (not illustrated) 3. Ink-backup mode (not illustrated) 4
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 1. Rear USB port 2. Wired Ethernet port Optional accessories Automatic Two-Sided 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Auto Two-Sided Print Printing Accessory (optional) Accessory (optional) Accessory with Small Paper Tray (optional) 3.2 Buttons and lights Use the printer buttons to turn the printer on and off, cancel a print job, and restart a job. The printer lights give you visual cues about the status of the printer. 5
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 1. Power button and light 2. Print Cancel button 3. Resume button and light 4. Network light 5. Report Page button 6. Print Cartridge Status lights For a description of the following buttons and lights, click the appropriate option: • Report Page button • Network light • Print Cartridge Status lights Power button and light The Power button turns the printer on and off. It might take a few seconds for the printer to turn on after you press the Power button. The Powe
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer Resume button and light The Resume light flashes when an action is required, such as loading paper or clearing a paper jam. When the problem is solved, press the Resume button to continue printing. 3.3 Print Cartridge Status lights The Print Cartridge Status lights indicate the status of the print cartridges. Status of the Print Cartridge Status lights Status of the print cartridges On and solid Low on ink Flashing Service required 1. Print Cartridge Status lights
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 1. The left status light represents the tri-color print cartridge. 2. The right status light represents the print cartridge that is installed in the compartment on the right side of the print cartridge cradle. That print cartridge can be the black print cartridge, the photo print cartridge, or the gray photo print cartridge. 3.4 Paper trays The printer has two paper trays: • In tray • Out tray In tray The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed. 1. In tra
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer Slide the paper guides firmly against the edges of the media on which you are printing. 1. Paper-width guide 2. Paper-length guide Out tray Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray. 1. Out tray 2. Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to print single envelopes, small photos, and cards. Raise the Out tray to load paper. 9
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer To prevent paper from falling out of the Out tray, pull out the Out-tray extension, and then unfold the Out-tray extension stop. 1. Out-tray extension 2. Out-tray extension stop Do not unfold the Out-tray extension stop when printing on legal paper. After the print job is complete, fold the Out-tray extension stop, and then push the Out-tray extension into the Out tray. 3.5 Photo/envelope feeder Use the photo/envelope feeder to print the following documents: • Env
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer • Postcards 1. Photo/envelope feeder Envelopes Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder for single envelopes: 1. Insert the envelope with the side to be printed on facing down and the flap to the left. 2. Push the envelope into the printer as far as it will go without bending. 3. Print the envelope. Photos Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder to print a single photo: 1. Insert the photo paper into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 3. Slide the photo/envelope feeder forward as far as it will comfortably go. Note: If the photo paper touches the back of the paper tray, you have pushed the feeder in as far as it needs to go. 4. Print the photo. Postcards Follow these steps to use the photo/envelope feeder to print a single postcard: 1. Insert the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder with the side to be printed on facing down. 2. Gently push the postcard into the photo/envelope feeder as far
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 3. Slide the photo/envelope feeder forward as far as it will go. 4. Print the postcard. 3.6 Print cartridges Four print cartridges are available for use with the printer. 1. Black 2. Tri-color 3. Photo 4. Gray photo Note: The availability of print cartridges varies by country/region. 13
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer Using print cartridges Everyday printing Use the black and tri-color print cartridges for everyday print jobs. For more vibrant colors when printing color photographs or other special documents, remove the black print cartridge and use a photo print cartridge in combination with the tri-color print cartridge. For outstanding black and white photographs, remove the black print cartridge and use a gray photo print cartridge in combination with the tri-color print car
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 3.7 Ink-backup mode In the ink-backup mode, the printer operates by using only one print cartridge. The ink back-up mode is initiated when a print cartridge is removed from the print cartridge cradle. To remove a print cartridge, see the print cartridge installation page. Ink-backup mode output Printing in ink-backup mode slows the printer and affects the quality of printed documents. Installed print cartridge Result Black print cartridge. Colors are printed as gr
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer Note: The Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is not available for documents that are printed from the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory or the Auto Two- Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray. 16
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 4 Connecting to the printer • Connecting to a digital camera • USB • Wired Ethernet networking • Ethernet basics • Ethernet network examples • Installing the printer on an Ethernet network • Connecting the printer to an Ethernet network • Installing the printer software • Ethernet lights • Report Page button • Network light • HP Report page • Embedded Web server (EWS) • Resetting the printer to the factory default settings • Networking glossary 4.1 USB The printe
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer • Ethernet basics • Installing the printer on an Ethernet network For a description of the printer's Ethernet feature, click one of the following options: • Ethernet lights • Report Page button • Network light • HP Report page • Embedded Web server (EWS) Other information: • Resetting the printer to the factory defaults • Troubleshooting • Glossary 4.2.1 Ethernet basics The printer's built-in Ethernet feature allows you to connect the printer directly to a 10/100
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 1. RJ-45 plug Network communication TCP/IP Devices on a network communicate with one another using a “language” called a protocol. The printer is designed to operate on networks that use a popular protocol called TCP/IP. Each device on a network identifies itself with a unique IP address. Most networks use a software tool, such as DHCP or AutoIP, to automatically assign IP addresses. Internet connections Networks may or may not be connected to the Internet. If you
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HP Deskjet 6600 series printer 4.2.2 Ethernet network examples These are some common Ethernet network configurations: Shared Internet connection with a router acting as a gateway In this example, a router manages the network connections and acts as a gateway between the network and the Internet. Shared Internet connection with a PC acting as a gateway In this example, the network devices are connected to a hub. A computer on the network acts as the gateway between the network and the Internet.
