HP 6500 A Manual
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Podręcznik użytkownika E709 User Guide OFFICEJET 6500
HP Officejet 6500 (E709) All-in-One Series User Guide
Copyright information © 2009 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Acknowledgements Windows and Windows XP are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Secure Digital memory card is supported by the product. SD Logo is a trademark of its proprietor. Safety information Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce risk of injury from fire or electric shock. 1. Read and understand all instructions in the documentation that comes with the device. 2. Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from wall outlets before cleaning. 4. Do not install or use this product near water, or when you are wet. 5. Install the product securely on a stable surface. 6. Install the product in a protected location where no one can step on or trip over the line cord, and the line cord cannot be damaged. 7. If the produc t does not operate normally, see Maintain andtroubleshoot . 8. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. 9. Use only the external power adaptor/ battery provided with the device.
Contents 1 Get startedFind other resources for the produc t .......................................................................................11 Finding the device model number............................................................................................12 Accessibility.................................................................................................................. ............13 Understand the device parts.................................................................................................... .13 Front view..................................................................................................................... ......14 Printing supplies area......................................................................................................... 14 Back view...................................................................................................................... ......15 Device control panel buttons and lights ..............................................................................15 Connection information.......................................................................................................17 Turn off the device............................................................................................................ ........18 Eco-Tips....................................................................................................................... .............18 2 Use the device Use device control panel m enus..............................................................................................19 Device control-panel message types........................................................................................20 Status messages................................................................................................................ 20 Warning messages.............................................................................................................20 Error messages................................................................................................................. .21 Critical error messages.......................................................................................................2 1 Change device setti ngs......................................................................................................... ...21 Use the HP software............................................................................................................ .....22 Use the HP photo and imaging softwa re............................................................................22 Use the HP productivity softwa re.......................................................................................23 Load originals................................................................................................................. ..........24 Load an original on the scanner gla ss................................................................................24 Load an original in the automatic docu ment feeder (ADF).................................................25 Select print media............................................................................................................. ........27 Recommended papers for printing and copying.................................................................27 Recommended papers for photo printing...........................................................................28 Tips for selecting and using print media.............................................................................29 Understand specifications for supported media.................................................................30 Understand supported si zes.........................................................................................30 Understand supported media types and weights... ......................................................33 Set minimum margins.........................................................................................................34 Load media..................................................................................................................... ..........35 Print on special and custom-sized media.................................................................................36 Print borderless............................................................................................................... ..........37 Install the dupl exer........................................................................................................... ........38 3Print Change print settings.......................................................................................................... ......40 Change settings from an application for current jobs (Windows).......................................40 Change default settings for all future jobs (Windows)........................................................40 Change settings (Mac OS X)..............................................................................................41 1
Print on both sides (duplexing).................................................................................................41 Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page..................................................................41 Perform duplexing.............................................................................................................. 41 Print a Web page............................................................................................................... .......42 Cancel a print job............................................................................................................. .........43 4Scan Scan an original..................................... .......................................................................... .........44 Scan an original to a computer...........................................................................................45 Scan an original to a memory devic e.................................................................................45 Use Webscan via embedded We b server................................................................................45 Scan from a TWAIN-compliant or a WIA- compliant program...................................................46 Scan from a TWAIN-compliant program.... .........................................................................46 Scan from a WIA-compliant program..................................................................................46 Edit a scanned original........................................................................................................ .....46 Edit a scanned photo or graphic.........................................................................................46 Edit a scanned document using optical character recognition (OCR) software.................47 Change scan settings........................................................................................................... ....47 Cancel a scan job.............................................................................................................. .......47 5 Work with memory devices Insert a memory card........................................................................................................... .....48 Print DPOF photos.............................................................................................................. ......49 Print Selected Photos.......................................................................................................... .....50 View photos.................................................................................................................... ..........50 View photos using y our computer......................................................................................50 Print an index sheet from the device cont rol panel...................................................................50 Save photos to your comput er..................................................................................................5 1 Use Photo Fix tools............................................................................................................ ......51 Use Red Eye Removal............................................................................................................ .51 Use Date Stamp................................................................................................................. ......52 Set New Defaults............................................................................................................... .......52 6Fax Send a fax.........................................................................................................\ ............ ...........53 Send a basic fax............................................................................................................... ..54 Send a fax manually from a phone.....................................................................................54 Send a fax using monito r dialing........................................................................................55 Send a fax from memory....................................................................................................56 Schedule a fax to send later...............................................................................................56 Send a fax to multiple recipients.........................................................................................57 Send a fax to multiple recipients from the device control panel ..................................58 Send a fax to multiple recipients from the HP Photosmart Studio Software (Mac OS X).......................................................................................................................... ..58 Send a color original fax.....................................................................................................5 8 Change the fax resolution and Lighter / Darker settings...................................................59 Change the fax resolution............................ .................................................................59 Change the Lighter / Darker setting............................................................................60 Set new default settings ...............................................................................................61 Send a fax in Error Correction Mode..................................................................................61 2
Receive a fax............................................................................................................................61 Receive a fax manually ......................................................................................................62 Set up backup fax reception...............................................................................................63 Reprint received faxes from memory..................................................................................64 Poll to receive a fax.......................................................................................................... ..64 Forward faxes to anot her number......................................................................................65 Set the paper size for rece ived faxes.................................................................................65 Set automatic reduction for incoming faxe s........................................................................66 Block junk fax numbers......................................................................................................66 Set the junk fax mode...................................................................................................67 Add numbers to the junk fax list...................................................................................67 Remove numbers from the junk fax list........................................................................68 Print a Junk Fax Repor t................................................................................................68 View a list of blocked fax numbers...............................................................................68 Receive faxes to your co mputer (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac)............................................68 Fax to Pc and Fax to Mac requirements .......................................................................69 Activate Fax to PC and Fax to Mac..............................................................................69 Modify Fax to PC or Fax to Mac sett ings......................................................................70 Turn off Fax to PC or Fax to Mac.................................................................................70 Change fax settings............................................................................................................ ......70 Configure the fax header....................................................................................................71 Set the answer mode (Aut o answer)..................................................................................71 Set the number of rings be fore answering..........................................................................72 Change the answer ri ng pattern for distinctive ring ............................................................72 Set the fax error correction mode.......................................................................................73 Set the dial type.............................................................................................................. ....73 Set the redial options......................................................................................................... .74 Set the fax speed.............................................................................................................. ..74 Set the fax sound vo lume...................................................................................................75 Set up speed-dial entries...................................................................................................... ....75 Set up fax numbers as speed-dial entries or groups..........................................................75 Set up speed-dial entries..............................................................................................76 Set up a speed-dial group............................................................................................76 Print and view a list of speed-dial entries...........................................................................77 View a list of speed-dial entries....................................................................................77 Print a list of speed- dial entries....................................................................................78 Fax over Internet Prot ocol (FoIP).............................................................................................7 8 Test fax setup................................................................................................................. ..........79 Use reports.................................................................................................................... ...........79 Print fax confirmation reports..............................................................................................80 Print fax error reports........................................................................................................ ..81 Print and view the fax log...................................................................................................81 Clear the fax log.............................................................................................................. ...82 Print the details of the last fax transaction..........................................................................82 Print a Caller ID History Report..........................................................................................83 Cancel a fax................................................................................................................... ...........83 7Copy Make copies.................................................................................................................... ..........84 Change the copy settings....................................................................................................... ..85 Set the number of copies....................................................................................................... ...85 Contents 3
Set the copy paper size........................................................................................................ ....86 Set the copy paper ty pe........................................................................................................ ....86 Change copy speed or quality..................................................................................................8 6 Resize an original to fit on to letter or A4 paper........................................................................87 Copy a legal-size document onto lett er paper..........................................................................88 Adjust the lightness and darkness of your copy.......................................................................88 Enhance light areas of your copy.............................................................................................89 Collate a copy job............................................................................................................. ........89 Apply Margin Shift to a Copy Job.............................................................................................90 Two-sided copy jobs............................................................................................................ .....90 Cancel a copy job.............................................................................................................. .......91 8 Configure and manage Manage the device.............................................................................................................. .....92 Monitor the device............................................................................................................. .93 Administer the device.........................................................................................................9 3 Use device management to ols.................................................................................................95 Toolbox (Windows).............................................................................................................9 5 Open the Toolbox.........................................................................................................95 Toolbox tabs ................................................................................................................96 Network Toolbox...........................................................................................................96 Use the HP Solution Center (Windows). ............................................................................97 Embedded Web server.............................. .........................................................................97 To open the embedd ed Web server....................................................................\ .........98 Embedded Web serv er pages......................................................................................99 HP Printer Utility (Mac OS X)..............................................................................................99 Open the HP Printer Utility............................................................................................99 HP Printer Utility panels................................................................................................99 Use the HP Device Manager (Mac OS X)........................................................................100 Understand the printer st atus page........................................................................................100 Understand the network configur ation page...........................................................................101 Configure network options...................................................................................................... 102 Change basic network settings.........................................................................................103 View and print netw ork settings..................................................................................103 Turn the wireless radi o on and off (some models only)..............................................103 Change advanced networ k settings.................................................................................103 Set link speed.............................................................................................................104 To View IP settings................... ..................................................................................104 To Change IP settings.................. ..............................................................................104 4
Set up faxing for the device .................................................................................................. .104 Set up faxing (parallel phone systems)............................................................................105 Choose the correct fax se tup for your home or office.................................................106 Case A: Separate fax line (n o voice calls received)...................................................108 Case B: Set up the device with DSL...........................................................................109 Case C: Set up the device with a PBX phone system or an ISDN line......................110 Case D: Fax with a distinctive ring servic e on the same line......................................111 Case E: Shared voic e/fax line....................................................................................112 Case F: Shared voice/fax line with vo ice mail............................................................113 Case G: Fax line shared with computer modem (no voice calls received).................114 Case H: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem................................................117 Case I: Shared voice/fax line with answering machine..............................................121 Case J: Shared voice/fax line with computer modem and answering machine..........123 Case K: Shared voice/fax line with computer dial-up modem and voice mail............127 Serial-type fax setup......................... ................................................................................1 28 Configure the device (Window s).............................................................................................129 Direct connection.............................................................................................................. 129 Install the software before connecting the device (recommended)............................130 Connect the device bef ore installing the software......................................................130 Share the device on a locally shared network............................................................131 Network connection..........................................................................................................131 To install the device on a network..............................................................................132 To install the device so ftware on client computers.....................................................132 To install the printer driver using Add Printe r.............................................................133 Configure the device (Mac OS X)...........................................................................................133 Install the software for network or direct connecti on........................................................133 Share the device on a locall y shared network..................................................................133 Set up the device for wireless communication (some models only).......................................134 Understand 802.11 wireless network settings..................................................................135 To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows)....................................137 To set up wireless communic ation using the installer (Mac OS X)...................................137 To set up wireless communication using the device control panel with wireless setup wizard......................................................................................................................... ......137 To turn off wireless communi cation..................................................................................137 Connect the device using an ad hoc wireless network connection..................................138 Guidelines for reducing inte rference on a wireless network.............................................138 Configure your firewall to work with HP devices...............................................................138 Change the connecti on method........................................................................................139 Guidelines for ensuring wi reless network security............................................................140 To add hardware addresses to a WAP. ......................................................................140 Other guidelines.................. .......................................................................................140 Uninstall and reinst all the software.........................................................................................14 1 Contents 5
9 Maintain and troubleshootWork with ink cartridges....................................................................................................... ...143 Information on ink cartri dges and the printhead...............................................................144 Check the estimated ink le vels.........................................................................................144 Replace the ink cartridges.................. ..............................................................................145 Advanced ink cart ridge maintenance...............................................................................147 Clean the sensor........................................................................................................148 Clean the sensor wi ndows on the ink cartridges....... .................................................149 Advanced printhead maint enance....................................................................................151 Clean the printhead....................................................................................................151 Align the printer..... .....................................................................................................152 Usage information co llection............................................................................................153 Print and evaluate a print quality re port..................................................................................154 To print a print quality report.............................................................................................154 To evaluate the Print Qualit y Diagnostic Page.................................................................155 Ink Levels....................................................................................................................1 55 Good color bars..........................................................................................................155 Ragged, irregularly streak ed, or faded bars...............................................................156 Regular white streaks in th e bars...............................................................................157 Bar colors are not un iform..........................................................................................157 Large Black Font Text................................................................................................158 Alignment Patters............................................................. ..........................................158 Clean the device............................................................................................................... ......159 Clean the scanner glass...................................................................................................159 Clean the exterior............................................................................................................. 160 Clean the automatic docume nt feeder..............................................................................160 General troubles hooting tips and resources...........................................................................163 Solve printing pr oblems........................................................................................................ ..164 The device shuts down u nexpectedly...............................................................................164 Error message appears on contro l-panel display.............................................................165 Device takes a long time to prin t......................................................................................165 Blank or partial page printed............... ..............................................................................165 Something on the page is mi ssing or incorrect.................................................................166 Placement of the text or graphics is wr ong.......................................................................166 Print troubleshooting............ .............................................................................................. .....167 Envelopes print in correctly...............................................................................................168 The product is not respondi ng..........................................................................................168 The product prints meanin gless characters......................................................................171 Nothing happens when I try to print..................................................................................172 The margins are not printing as expected........................................................................175 Text or graphics are cut off at the edge of the page.........................................................176 A blank page came out while printing...............................................................................178 6