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HP DeskJet Printer
User’s Guide for Windows
950C Series
English
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Acknowledgments Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (U.S. patent numbers 4955066 and 4974159). MMX and Pentium are U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. TrueType is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to thi
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1 Printing Basics Buttons and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Paper Trays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Printer Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . .
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Parallel Cable Setup Introduction Thank You For Buying an HP DeskJet Printer! Here’s what comes in the box. If something is missing, talk to your HP dealer or call HP Customer Care. (See page 47 for phone numbers.) Printer Literature about your printer Printer software and electronic User’s Guide Black print cartridge Power cord Color print Quick Start Poster cartridge Note: You’ll need to buy a printer cable, such as the HP IEEE 1284-Compliant Parallel Interface Cable (bidirectiona
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Finding More Information This User’s Guide shows you how to operate your printer. For more information: • Use the Quick Start Poster for installation. • Visit an HP web site for the latest product information, troubleshooting, and printer software updates (see page 45 for web site addresses). • Consult the Electronic Appendix for information about supplies, accessories, and specifications. The Electronic Appendix is found in the electronic U
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1 Printing Basics Buttons and Lights The HP DeskJet printer buttons (shown below) let you turn the printer on and off, cancel a print job, or resume printing. The lights give you visual cues about the state of your printer. The buttons and lights from left to right are: Cancel Button – Press this button to cancel the current print job. Print Cartridge Status Light – When lit, the light above this symbol indicates that you need to check the status of your print cartridge
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1 Printing Basics Paper Trays IN Tray To print, place paper or other media types in the IN tray. Pull out this tray for easy loading. Load media print side down. Slide all media as far as it will go into the IN tray. Once you insert the media you want to use, slide the paper guides so they rest snugly against the media. Make sure the IN tray is pushed back in. IN tray pulled out IN tray pushed in Paper width guide Paper length guide OUT Tray The printer sends finished pages to the
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Printing Basics 1 Photo Tray The HP DeskJet 950C uses HP’s exclusive PhotoREt technology to enhance your color photos, giving you exceptional quality pictures when you print on HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy 4 x 6 in., 102 x 152 mm (with tear-off tab). You can place up to 24 sheets of HP Photo Paper into the photo tray. The first time 4 x 6 in. photo paper is used, the printer will calibrate the Photo Tray by feeding through a blank sheet. You can save the blank sheet f
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1 Printing Basics How to Print The printer is controlled through a software program that you install on your computer. The software program provides a dialog box (like the one shown below) that you use to communicate with the printer. In the dialog box, you select settings such as paper size and type, orientation, and print quality. Note: This information is for Windows 95, 98, and NT users. If you use Windows 3.1x, see “For Windows 3.1x Users” on page iv. If you use DOS, see “Find
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Printing Basics 1 From your software program, try this: Note: When you see , it means to find and click the word that follows. 1 Click File Print. Click File and then click Print. Click Properties to open the HP Printer Properties dialog box. 2 Your software program opens a Print dialog box, similar to the one above. From the Print dialog box, click whichever button you see—Properties, Setup, or Printer. The HP Printer Properties dialog box
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1 Printing Basics Printer Properties Dialog Box There are three tabs located in the Printer Properties dialog box. Once you’ve opened this box, simply click a tab, then choose your settings. Note: Right-click on any item shown on these screens to view helpful information. Setup Tab Look here to see your current settings. Choose the print quality. • Click Draft to save time and ink. • Click Normal for most types of printing. • Click Best to produce the highest print quality with the r
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Printing Basics 1 Features Tab Look here to see your current settings. Choose the best page orientation. • Click Portrait for vertical page layout. • Click Landscape for horizontal page layout. • Click Mirror Image to reverse the printed image. Check here to choose a Two-Sided printing method: • Book — binding on the side. • Tablet — binding on the top. Check here to print multiple pages per sheet. Choose: • Two or four pages per sheet • Border around each page on the sheet. Check her
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1 Printing Basics HP DeskJet Toolbox Use the HP DeskJet Toolbox for cleaning and calibrating your printer, finding information, and printing a test page. To find the HP Toolbox, follow the instructions below. For Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT 4.0 • Click Start Programs HP DeskJet 950C Series HP DeskJet 950C Series Toolbox. • Click the HP Toolbox button that appears on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen when the HP Toolbox is open. The HP Toolbox has three t
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2 Beyond the Basics Getting the Right Paper Most plain photocopy paper works fine in your printer, particularly paper that is marked for use in inkjet printers. To get the best results, use one of the Hewlett- Packard papers, which were developed especially for HP inks and your printer. Size. Paper width must be between 77 and 215 mm (3 and 8.5 inches). Paper length must be between 127 and 356 mm (5 and 14 inches). Weight. Paper comes in a multitude of different weights. For most of yo
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope slot OUT tray up Photo Tray Button IN tray pulled out OUT tray down IN tray pushed in Photo Tray Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Raise the OUT tray to the up position. 4 x 6 in., 102 x 152 mm 2 Insert up to 24 sheets of HP Premium Plus Photo Photo Paper Paper, Glossy 4 x 6 in., 102 x 152 mm (with tear-off tab) into the Photo Tray, glossy side down. Place paper with the tear-off tab away from the printer. 3 Lower the OUT
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Beyond the Basics 2 Setup Tab Features Tab HP print settings to choose Guidelines to remember Setup Tab • The Photo Tray is specifically designed to use HP - Paper Type: Choose HP Premium Plus Photo Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy 4 x 6 in., Paper, Glossy 102 x 152 mm (with tear-off tab). - Print Quality: Choose Best • Remember to lower the OUT tray once the photo - Paper Size: Choose Photo 4 x 6 in., paper is loaded. 102 x 152 mm (with tear-off tab) • Select appropriate settings on the Setu
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope slot OUT tray up Photo Tray Button IN tray pulled out OUT tray down IN tray pushed in Photo Tray Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Slide the envelope, with its flap side on the left and Single envelope flap facing up, into the OUT tray’s single envelope slot. Push the envelope in until it stops. 2 Choose the print settings that match the type and size of the envelope. 3 Print the envelope. 1 Slide out both of the paper guide
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Beyond the Basics 2 Setup Tab Features Tab HP print settings to choose Guidelines to remember Setup Tab • Make sure the OUT tray is in the down position. - Paper Type: Choose Plain Paper • Avoid envelopes that have clasps or windows. - Print Quality: Choose Normal • Avoid envelopes that are shiny or embossed, - Paper Size: Choose appropriate envelope size envelopes with thick, irregular, or curled edges, or envelopes that are wrinkled, torn, or otherwise Features Tab damaged. - Orientation: C
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2 Beyond the Basics Single envelope slot OUT tray up Photo Tray Button IN tray pulled out OUT tray down IN tray pushed in Photo Tray Paper width guide Paper length guide I want to print… I should… 1 Slide out both of the paper guides, and remove all Greeting Cards paper from the IN tray. 2 Insert up to 5 cards into the IN tray as far as they will go. 3 Slide the paper guides snugly against the edges of the cards. 4 Make sure the IN tray is pushed in. 5 Choose the print settings that match th
