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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer
1 HP Deskjet 3740 series printer
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 2 Special features Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features: • User friendly: Easy to install and operate. • Borderless printing: Print 4 x 6 inch photos to the edges of the paper by using the borderless printing feature. • Print cancel: Save paper and ink by cancelling print jobs quickly and easily with the onscreen print cancel feature. • Ink level indicator: Know the approximate ink level of each
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HP Deskjet 3740 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: • Power button and light • Paper tray • Print cartridges • Ink-backup mode 3.1 Printer features The printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient. 1. Power button and light 2. Paper tray 3
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 1. Print cartridges 1. USB port 3.2 Power button and light The Power button turns the printer on and off. It can take a few seconds for the printer to turn on after you press the Power button. The light on the Power button flashes when the printer is processing a job. 1. Power button and light 4
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer Caution: Always use the Power button to turn the printer on and off. Using a power strip, a surge protector, or a wall-mounted switch to turn the printer on and off can cause printer failure. 3.3 Paper tray The fold-out paper tray holds paper and other media to be printed. Unfold the paper tray before printing. Unfolding the paper tray Follow these steps to unfold the paper tray: 1. Raise the printer cover. 2. Lower the paper tray. 3. Fold out the tray extension.
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer Using the paper tray Print different sizes of media by sliding the paper guide to the right or left. The printer deposits printed pages on the top of the paper tray. Note: The print cartridges must be installed before printing. 3.4 Print cartridges Two print cartridges are available for use with the printer. 1. Tri-color print cartridge 2. Black print cartridge 6
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer Replacing print cartridges When buying print cartridges, look for the print cartridge selection number. You can find the selection number in three places: • Selection number label: Look at the label on the print cartridge that you are replacing. 1. Selection number label • Printer documentation: For a list of print cartridge selection numbers, see the reference guide that came with the printer. • Print Cartridge Ordering Information dialog box: For a list of print
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer Installed print cartridge Result Black print cartridge. Colors are printed as grayscale. Tri-color print cartridge. Colors print but black is grayed and is not a true black. Exiting ink-backup mode Install two print cartridges in the printer to exit the ink-backup mode. For instructions about installing a print cartridge, see the print cartridge installation page. 8
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 4 Connecting to the printer • USB 4.1 USB The printer connects to the computer with a universal serial bus (USB) cable. The computer must be running Windows 98 or later to use a USB cable. For instructions about connecting the printer with a USB cable, see the setup poster that came with the printer. 9
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 5 Printing photos Select the type of photograph that you want to print: Large photo Small photo Borderless photo with a white border with a white border Enhancing your photos Learn how to enhance your photographs by using the printer's photo printing features. 5.1 Enhancing your photos The printer software offers several features to make printing digital photos easier and improve photo quality: • Get the best combination of speed and quality by using PhotoREt. •
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 3. Click Best in the Print quality drop-down list. 4. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 5.3 HP digital photography options The printer has several features to enhance the quality of digital photographs. Opening the HP digital photography options dialog box Follow these steps to open the HP digital photography options dialog box: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Printing Shortcuts tab or the Paper/Quality tab,
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 4. SmartFocus: Enhance the image quality and clarity. Click On to allow the printer driver to automatically focus the image. 5. Sharpness: Adjust the image sharpness to your preference. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically set the level of sharpening for the image. 6. Smoothing: Soften an image. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically set the level of smoothing for the image. 5.4 Maximum dpi The Maximum dpi print qualit
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 5.5 Exif Print Exif Print (Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2) is an international digital imaging standard that simplifies digital photography and enhances printed photographs. When a photograph is taken with an Exif Print-enabled digital camera, Exif Print captures information such as exposure time, type of flash, and color saturation, and stores it in the image file. The HP Deskjet printer software then uses this information to automatically perform image-speci
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 3. Click Print in grayscale. 4. Select one of the following options: • High quality: Use this option for photos and other high-quality printouts. • Black print cartridge only: Use this option for fast, economical printing. 5. Select any other print settings that you want, and then click OK. 5.7 Storing and handling photo paper Follow these instructions to maintain the quality of your HP brand photo paper. Storage • Keep unused photo paper in a resealable plastic b
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer Handling • Always hold photo paper by its edges. Fingerprints on photo paper can reduce print quality. • Verify that the photo paper is not curled. If the photo paper is curled, place the paper in a plastic bag and gently bend it the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat. If the problem persists, use photo paper that is not curled. 5.8 Saving money when printing photos HP Everyday Photo Paper To save money and ink when printing photos, use HP Ev
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 3. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper. Printing Note: If your software program includes a photo printing feature, follow the instructions that are provided with the software program. Otherwise, follow these instructions. 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. On the Printing Shortcuts tab, select Photo printing-with white borders as the type of document, and then select the following options: • Print quality: Normal, Best, or Max dpi
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 2. Place the photo paper, with the side to be printed on facing down and the short edge pointing towards the printer, in the right side of the tray. Push the paper into the printer until it stops. 3. Slide the paper guide firmly against the edge of the paper. Printing Note: If your software program includes a photo printing feature, follow the instructions that are provided with the software program. Otherwise, follow these instructions. 1. Open the Printer Propert
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer • Do not print borderless photos in ink-backup mode. Always have two print cartridges installed in the printer. • Do not exceed the paper tray capacity: Up to 15 sheets. Preparing to print 1. Slide the paper guide to the left. 2. Place the photo paper, with the side to be printed on facing down and the short edge pointing towards the printer, in the right side of the tray. If you are using photo paper that has a tear-off tab, verify that the tab is pointing away fr
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer When you print on 4 x 6 inch photo paper without tear-off tabs, the printout is borderless on three sides and has a border on the bottom. Use the What's This? help to learn about the features that you see in the Printer Properties dialog box. 19
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HP Deskjet 3740 series printer 6 Printing other documents E-mail Letters Documents Envelopes Labels Brochures Greeting cards Transparencies Index cards Iron-on transfers Printing tips Minimize your cost and effort while maximizing the quality of your printouts using these printing tips. Printer software Learn about the printer software. 6.1 E-mail Guidelines Do not exceed the paper tray capacity: Up to 80 sheets. Preparing to print 1. Slide the paper guide to the left. 2. Place the paper
