HP 6500 A Manual

To print on special or custom-sized media (Mac OS X)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media .
2. On the  File menu, click  Page Setup.
3. From the drop-down list, select the HP device.
4. Select the media size.
5. To set a custom media size:
a. Click  Manage Custom Sizes  in the Paper Size  pull-down menu.
b . Click  New and type a name for the size in the  Paper Size Name box.
c .In the  Width and Height  boxes, type the dimensions and set the margins, if
desired.
d . Click...

To print a borderless document (Mac OS X)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media .
2. Open the file that you want to print.
3. Click  File, and then click  Page Setup.
4. From the drop-down list, select the HP device.
5. Select the borderless media size, and then click  OK.
6. Click  File, and then click  Print.
7. Open the  Paper Type/Quality  panel.
8. Click the  Paper tab , and then select the media type from the  Paper type drop-down
list.
NOTE: Borderless printing is...

You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper automatically when the optional automatic
two-sided printing accessory (duplexer) is installed. For information on using the
duplexer, see 
Print on both sides (duplexing).
To install the duplexer
1. Push the buttons on the rear access panel and remove the panel from the device.
2. Slide the duplexer into  the device until the unit locks  into place. Do not press the
buttons on either side of the duplexer when installing the unit; use them only for...

3Print
This section contains the following topics:
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Change print settings
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Print on both sides (duplexing)
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Print a Web page
•
Cancel a print job
Change print settings
You can change print settings (such as paper size or type) from an application or the
printer driver. Changes made from an application take precedence over changes made
from the printer driver. However, after the application is closed, the settings return to the
defaults configured in the driver.
NOTE: To set print settings for all...

Change settings (Mac OS X)
To change the settings
1.On the  File menu, click  Page Setup.
2. Change the settings that you want (such as paper size), and then click  OK.
3. On the  File menu, click  Print to open the print driver.
4. Change the settings that you want (such as media type), and then click  OK or
Print .
Print on both sides (duplexing)
You can print on both sides of a sheet of media either manually, or automatically using
the duplexer.
NOTE: The printer driver does not support manual...

To print automatically on both sides of a page (Windows)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Guidelines for printing on both
sides of a page  and Load media.
2. Make sure the duplexer is properly installed. For more information, see 
Install the
duplexer .
3. With a document open, click  Print on the  File menu, and then select a printing
shortcut.
4. Change any other settings, and then click  OK.
5. Print your document.
To print automatically on both sides of a page (Mac OS X)
1....

TIP:To print Web pages correctly, you might need to set your print orientation to
Landscape .
Cancel a print job
You can cancel a print job using one of the following methods.
Device control panel:  Press 
 (Cancel  button). This clears the job that the device is
currently processing. It does not affect jobs waiting to be processed.
Windows:  Double-click the printer icon that a ppears in the lower-right corner of the
computer screen. Select the print job, and then press the  Delete key on th e...

4 Scan
You can scan originals and send them to a variety of destinations, such as a folder on
the network or on a specific computer. You can use the device control panel, the HP
software, and TWAIN-compliant or WIA-compliant programs on a computer.
NOTE:If you do not install the optional HP software, you can only scan using the
Webscan feature. Webscan is available through the embedded Web server.
NOTE: If you are using HP Officejet 6500 E709a/E709d, you cannot scan and print
at the same time. The...

Scan an original to a computer
You can send a scan to a computer connected directly to the device or a computer on
the network. You can also send a scan to a program installed on a computer.
To send a scan to a computer from the HP Solution Center
1.On the computer, open the HP Solution Center.
2. See the onscreen Help for further instructions.
To send a scan to a computer from the device control panel (direct connect)
1. Load the original on the scanner glass. For more information, see 
Load originals...

Scan from a TWAIN-compliant or a WIA-compliant
program
The device is TWAIN-complaint and WIA-compli ant and works with programs that support
TWAIN-compliant and WIA-compliant scanning devices. While you are in a TWAIN-
compliant or WIA-compliant program, you can gain access to the scanning feature and
scan an image directly into the program.
TWAIN is supported in all Window s and Mac OS X operating systems.
In Windows operating systems,  WIA is supported only for Windows XP and Vista direct
connections....