HP Deskjet 9800 User Manual

Loading media in the input tray
This section explains how to load plain paper and standard media sizes and types into the input tray.
Following are general guidelines for loading media into trays:
■If you are printing on thick or photo paper, you can use the rear manual feed slot. See 
Printing
with the front or rear manual feed slot.
■ If you are printing cards or envelopes, see 
Printing on cards and smaller-sized media  and
Printing on envelopes .
■ If you are printing one or just a few envelopes or...

NOTEWhen 215.9 x 279.4 mm (8.5 x 11 inch) paper is  loaded in the input tray, the tray
extension will close to the edge of the paper and leave a slight gap between the extension
and the tray. The tray extends further to accommodate larger-sized media.
7 Lower the output tray to its horizontal position.
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8Extend the output tray if necessary.
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Using the automatic paper-type sensor
The automatic paper-type sensor automatically selects the print settings appropriate for the media in
the printer, particularly when used with HP media.
The sensor scans the first page of the loaded media, determines the media type, and selects the
most suitable settings for your document,  and then prints the document.
NOTEIf you know the media type, you can select the media in the  Paper Type drop-down
list.
Following are guidelines for using the automatic...

Changing print settings
You can change print settings (such as media 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 printer
driver.
NOTE To set print settings for all print jobs, make  the changes in the printer driver. For more
information about printer driver features in Windows, see the printer driver...

Understanding smart software features
The printer driver provides the following smart software features. To ac\
cess the printer driver, see
Printing a document.
NOTESome features are only available in Windows. To find more information on a specific
feature in the Windows printer driver, right-click the feature and select  Whats This?
You can access some of these features from the  Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer
driver, select the  Printing Shortcuts  tab, and select the feature from the  What...

■Print in Sepia : Print images in a brownish tone to give them an antique look. On the  Color tab,
select the  Print in Sepia  check box.
■ Print in black and white : Both black and white and color documents can be converted to
grayscale. For Windows, on the  Color tab, select the  Print in Grayscale  check box. For
Macintosh, on the  Paper tab and under the  Color drop-down list, select  Grayscale.
■ Print All Text as Black : Print all text characters as black while retaining colored graphics. On
the...

Printing a document
The steps to print a document vary depending on the software program. In general, follow this
procedure to print a document.
NOTEYou can also access this feature from the  Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer
driver, select the  Printing Shortcuts  tab, and select the feature from the  What do you want
to do?  drop-down list.
1Open the file you wish to print.
2 Click  File, and then click  Print.
3 To print with the printers  default print settings, click  OK or Print .
-or-
To...

Printing with the front or rear manual feed slot
If you are printing one or just a few photos, envelopes, or sheets of paper, you can use the front
manual feed slot and leave your regular media in the input tray.
The rear manual feed slot uses a straight paper path and is designed for printing single sheets on
thick paper (up to 280 g/m
2) like cardstock and photo paper.
For information on media types and sizes supported by the manual feed slots, see 
Understanding
specifications for supported media ....

Loading the front manual feed slot
NOTEIf there are any printouts on the output  tray, remove them before using the front
manual feed slot.
1 Extend the output tray.
2Slide the paper guide to the left to its outermost position.
3 Lift the clear plastic flap and insert the media  into the narrow opening between the output tray
and the plastic flap. Insert up to 10 sheets of paper or 5 cards or envelopes,  print-side down into
the right side of the slot until the media stops.  Insert envelopes with the...

Loading the rear manual feed slot
1Before you load the paper, adjust the paper guide to the size of paper you are printing by
aligning it with the appropriate icon below the rear manual feed slot.
2 Insert a single sheet of paper  print-side up into the left side of the rear manual feed slot. The
printer grips the paper.
3 Press the  RESUME button to proceed with printing. If you are printing more than one page, press
the  R
ESUME button after inserting each sheet of paper.
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