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Configure the device (Windows) ...........................................................................................106
Direct connection ............................................................................................................107
Install the software before connecting the device (recommended) ...........................107
Connect the device before installing the software .....................................................107
Share the device on a locally shared network ........................................................... 108
Network connection ........................................................................................................108
To install the device on a network .............................................................................109
To install the device software on client computers ....................................................109
To install the printer driver using Add Printer ............................................................110
Configure the device (Mac OS) ............................................................................................110
Install the software for network or direct connection .......................................................110
Share the device on a locally shared network ................................................................. 111
Set up the device for wireless communication ......................................................................112
Understand 802.11 wireless network settings ................................................................. 113
To set up wireless communication using the device control panel with wireless
setup wizard ...................................................................................................................114
To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows) ...................................114
To set up the device on a wireless network (Mac OS) ....................................................115
To turn off wireless communication ................................................................................115
Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network ............................................116
Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security ..........................................................116
To add hardware addresses to a WAP .....................................................................116
Other guidelines ........................................................................................................116
Uninstall and reinstall the software .......................................................................................117
9 Maintain and troubleshoot
Work with print cartridges .....................................................................................................120
Supported print cartridges ..............................................................................................120
Handle the print cartridges ..............................................................................................121
Replace the print cartridges ............................................................................................121
Align the print cartridges .................................................................................................124
Clean the print cartridges ................................................................................................125
Clean the print cartridge contacts ...................................................................................126
Clean the area around the ink nozzles ...........................................................................128
Store printing supplies ....................................................................................................129
Clean the device ...................................................................................................................130
Clean the scanner glass .................................................................................................131
Clean the exterior ...........................................................................................................131
Clean the automatic document feeder ............................................................................131
General troubleshooting tips and resources .........................................................................134
Solve printing problems ........................................................................................................135
The device shuts down unexpectedly .............................................................................135
Error message appears on control-panel display ............................................................ 136
The device is not responding (nothing prints) .................................................................136
Device takes a long time to print .....................................................................................136
Blank or partial page printed ...........................................................................................137
Something on the page is missing or incorrect ...............................................................137
Placement of the text or graphics is wrong .....................................................................138
The device prints half a page, then ejects the paper ......................................................138
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