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HP Deskjet 5700 Series
User's Guide
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Contents 1 HP Deskjet 5700 series printer............................................................................3 2 Special features....................................................................................................4 3 Getting started......................................................................................................5 Printer features ......................................................................................................5 Buttons and
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8 Printer software..................................................................................................52 Print settings ........................................................................................................52 Page Setup dialog box ........................................................................................52 Print dialog box ....................................................................................................53 Managing the printer
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HP Deskjet 5700 series printer 1 To find an answer to a question, select one of the following topics: ● Special features ● Getting started ● Connecting to the printer ● Printing photos ● Printing other documents ● Printing tips ● Printer software ● Maintenance ● Troubleshooting ● Supplies ● Specifications ● Environmental information ● Trademark and copyright information User's Guide 3
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Special features 2 Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features: ● Borderless printing: Use the entire page surface when printing photos and brochures with the borderless printing feature. ● Six-ink upgradeable printing: Enhance photo printing with a photo print cartridge (purchased separately). ● Digital photo printing: Use the printer’s digital photo printing capabilities for your photos. ● Ink-backup mode: Continue pri
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Getting started 3 ● Printer features ● Buttons and lights ● Paper trays ● Print cartridges ● Ink-backup mode ● Automatic Paper-Type Sensor Printer features The HP printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1 Buttons and lights 2 Print Cartridge Status lights 3 Paper trays User's Guide 5
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Chapter 3 1 Automatic Paper-Type Sensor 2 Print cartridges 3 Ink-backup mode 1 USB port 6 HP Deskjet 5700 Series
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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. The printer buttons are located on the control panel on the front of the printer. 1 Control panel 2 Power button and light 3 Print Cancel button 4 Print Cartridge Status lights 5 Resume button and light User's Guide 7
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Chapter 3 Power button and light Use the Power button to turn the printer on and off. It can take a few seconds for the printer to turn on after you press the Power button. 1 Power button The Power light flashes when the printer is processing. Caution Always use the Power button to turn the printer on and off. Using a power strip, surge protector, or a wall-mounted switch to turn the printer on and off might cause printer failure. Print Cancel and Resume buttons The printer also has a
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Print Cartridge Status lights The Print Cartridge Status lights indicate the status of the print cartridges. The lights are located in the center of the control panel. 1 Print Cartridge Status lights 1 The left status light represents the tri-color print cartridge, which is installed in the left side of the print cartridge cradle. – The light is on and solid when the tri-color print cartridge is low on ink. – The light flashes when the tri-color print cartridge needs to be serviced. 2
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Chapter 3 Paper trays For information about the paper trays, select one of the topics below: ● Unfolding the paper trays ● In tray ● Out tray ● Folding the paper trays Unfolding the paper trays Follow these steps to unfold the paper trays: 1 Lower the In tray. 2 Lower the Out tray. 3 Pull out the Out tray extension. 10 HP Deskjet 5700 Series
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In tray The In tray holds paper or other media. Adjust the paper guide to print on different sizes of media. 1 In tray 2 Paper guide Out tray Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray. 1 Out tray Raise the Out tray to load paper or other media. Lower the Out tray before printing. To prevent paper from falling out of the Out tray, pull out the Out-tray extension. If you are printing in the FastDraft mode, unfold the Out-tray extension stop. 1 Out-tray extension 2 Out-tray extension
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Chapter 3 Folding the paper trays Follow these steps to fold the paper trays: 1 Remove paper or other media from the paper trays. 2 If the Out-tray extension stop is raised, lower it and then push it into the Out-tray extension. 3 Push the Out-tray extension into the Out tray. 4 Raise the Out tray. 5 Raise the In tray. 12 HP Deskjet 5700 Series
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Print cartridges Three print cartridges can be used with the printer. 1 Black print cartridge 2 Tri-color print cartridge 3 Photo print cartridge For information about printing with the print cartridges, see Using print cartridges. For information about buying new print cartridges, see Replacing print cartridges. Using print cartridges The print cartridges can be used in the following ways: Everyday printing Use the black and tri-color print cartridges for everyday print jobs. Quality
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Chapter 3 1 Selection number label ● Printer documentation: For a list of print cartridge selection numbers, see the reference guide that came with the printer. ● HP Inkjet Toolbox: Open the HP Inkjet Toolbox and then select the Supplies panel. If a print cartridge runs out of ink, the printer can operate in ink-backup mode. For information about installing a replacement print cartridge, see the print cartridge installation page. 14 HP Deskjet 5700 Series
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Ink-backup mode Use the ink-backup mode to operate the printer with only one print cartridge. The ink- backup mode is initiated when a print cartridge is removed from the print cartridge cradle. ● Ink-backup mode output ● Exiting ink-backup mode Ink-backup mode output Printing in ink-backup mode slows the printer and affects the quality of printouts. Installed print cartridge Result Black print cartridge Colors print as grayscale. Colors print but black is grayed and is not Tri-color p
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Connecting to the printer 4 ● USB ● Networking USB The printer connects to the computer with a universal serial bus (USB) cable. For instructions about connecting the printer with a USB cable, see the setup poster that came with the printer. Note A USB cable might not be packaged with your printer. Networking The printer can be connected to a network in two ways: ● It can be shared through a networked computer ● It can be connected by using an HP Jetdirect Print Server Connecting th
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Printing photos 5 The printer software offers several features that make printing digital photos easier and improve photo quality. Learn how to perform the following tasks: ● Print a borderless photo. ● Print a photo with a border. ● Use the HP digital photography options to touch up photos. ● Use the photo print cartridge for great colors and virtually grain-free photos. ● Achieve the highest printing resolution with Maximum dpi. ● Improve printed colors with the following soft
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Chapter 5 Printing borderless photos ● Guidelines ● Preparing to print ● Printing Guidelines ● For high-quality results, use a photo print cartridge in combination with the tri-color print cartridge. ● Do not print borderless photos in ink-backup mode. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. ● Open the file in a software program and assign the photo size. Ensure that the size corresponds to the paper size on which you want to print the photo. ● For maximum f
