HP Deskjet 5740 Printer series - Contents

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Contents

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HP Deskjet 5700 series printer

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Special features

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Getting started

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Printer features ......................................................................................................5

Buttons and lights ..................................................................................................7

Paper trays ..........................................................................................................10

Print cartridges ....................................................................................................13

Ink-backup mode .................................................................................................15

Automatic Paper-Type Sensor .............................................................................15

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Connecting to the printer

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USB .....................................................................................................................16

Networking ...........................................................................................................16

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Printing photos

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Printing borderless photos ...................................................................................18

Printing photos with a border ...............................................................................20

HP digital photography options ............................................................................22

Photo print cartridge ............................................................................................23

Color settings .......................................................................................................24

Maximum dpi .......................................................................................................25

Saving money when printing photos ....................................................................25

Storing and handling photo paper ........................................................................26

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Printing tips

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Save time .............................................................................................................27

Save money .........................................................................................................27

Enhance the quality of printouts ..........................................................................27

Setting the print order ..........................................................................................28

Two-sided printing ...............................................................................................29

Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper ..............................................32

Selecting a print quality ........................................................................................ 33

Resizing a document ...........................................................................................34

Selecting a paper type .........................................................................................35

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Printing other documents

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E-mail ..................................................................................................................37

Letters .................................................................................................................38

Documents ..........................................................................................................39

Envelopes ............................................................................................................41

Brochures ............................................................................................................42

Greeting cards .....................................................................................................44

Postcards .............................................................................................................45

Transparencies ....................................................................................................47

Labels ..................................................................................................................48

Index cards and other small media ......................................................................49

Booklets ...............................................................................................................50

Posters ................................................................................................................52

Iron-on transfers ..................................................................................................54

User's Guide

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Printer software

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Print settings ........................................................................................................56

Page Setup dialog box ........................................................................................56

Print dialog box ....................................................................................................57

Managing the printer ............................................................................................57

Viewing and changing the status of a print job ....................................................59

Printing from the computer desktop .....................................................................60

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Maintenance

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Installing print cartridges ......................................................................................61

Setting the auto-on and auto-off feature ..............................................................64

Aligning print cartridges .......................................................................................64

Calibrating color ...................................................................................................64

Calibrating print quality ........................................................................................65

Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ..........................................................65

Viewing estimated ink levels ................................................................................65

Maintaining the printer body ................................................................................66

Removing ink from your skin and clothing ...........................................................66

Manually cleaning print cartridges .......................................................................67

Maintaining print cartridges ..................................................................................68

Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox ................................................................................70

10 Troubleshooting

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Printer is not printing ............................................................................................72

Paper jams and other paper problems ................................................................. 74

Photos are not printing correctly ..........................................................................77

Print quality is poor ..............................................................................................80

Document is misprinted .......................................................................................82

Problems with borderless documents ..................................................................83

Error messages ...................................................................................................88

Printer lights are on or flashing ............................................................................89

Document prints slowly ........................................................................................92

If you continue to have problems .........................................................................92

11 Supplies

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Paper ...................................................................................................................93

USB cables ..........................................................................................................96

12 Specifications

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Printer specifications ...........................................................................................97

13 Environmental information

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Environmental statement .....................................................................................98

Print cartridge recovery ........................................................................................ 99

Index

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HP Deskjet 5700 Series

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