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Settings tab .......................................................................................................................22
Networking tab ..................................................................................................................22
Other links .........................................................................................................................22
4 Printing tasks
Manual feed .............................................................................................................................24
To print using manual feed ...............................................................................................24
Canceling a print job ...............................................................................................................25
Understanding print quality settings ........................................................................................26
Optimizing print quality for media types ..................................................................................27
Guidelines for using media .....................................................................................................28
Paper ................................................................................................................................28
Labels ...............................................................................................................................29
Transparencies .................................................................................................................2 9
Envelopes .........................................................................................................................29
Cardstock and heavy media .............................................................................................30
Letterhead and preprinted forms ......................................................................................31
Choosing paper and other media ............................................................................................32
HP media ..........................................................................................................................32
Media to avoid ..................................................................................................................32
Media that might damage the printer ................................................................................32
Loading media into the input trays ..........................................................................................34
Priority feed slot ................................................................................................................34
250-sheet main input tray .................................................................................................34
Printing an envelope ...............................................................................................................35
Printing multiple envelopes .....................................................................................................37
Printing on transparencies or labels ........................................................................................39
Printing on letterhead and preprinted forms ...........................................................................40
Printing on custom-size media and cardstock ........................................................................41
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual two-sided printing) ............................................42
Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing) .........................................44
Printing booklets ......................................................................................................................45
Printing watermarks ................................................................................................................47
5 Maintenance
Cleaning the printer .................................................................................................................50
Cleaning the print cartridge area ......................................................................................50
Cleaning the printer media path .......................................................................................51
Changing the pickup roller ......................................................................................................53
Cleaning the pickup roller ........................................................................................................56
Changing the printer separation pad .......................................................................................57
Redistributing toner .................................................................................................................59
Changing the print cartridge ....................................................................................................61
6 Problem solving
Finding the solution .................................................................................................................64
Step 1: Is the printer set up correctly? ..............................................................................64
Step 2: Is the Ready light on? ..........................................................................................64
Step 3: Can you print a Demo page? ...............................................................................64
Step 4: Is the print quality acceptable? ............................................................................65
Step 5: Is the printer communicating with the computer? ................................................65
Step 6: Does the printed page look like you expected? ...................................................65
Contact HP support ..........................................................................................................65
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