HP Deskjet 9800 User Manual

Printing posters
You can enlarge your document from a single page to multiple tiles that can be pasted together into
a poster. You can use this feature to enlarge a single-page document to many tiles depending on the
size of your document.
NOTE You 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.
For Windows
1Load the appropriate media into the input tray...

Printing banners
You can print large images and bold, oversized fonts on continuous feeds of paper. Following are
some guidelines for printing banners:
■ Use HP banner paper for great results.
■ Remove any perforated strips from the banner paper before loading it in the input tray.
■ Input tray capacity: up to 20 continuous sheets.
For Windows
1 Load the appropriate media (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
Make sure the unattached edge is on top  of the paper stack pointing towards the printer.
2 If...

Printing labels
Following are guidelines for printing labels:
■Use only paper labels that are designed specifically for your printer.
■ Use only full sheets of labels.
■ Verify that the labels are not sticky, wrinkled, or pulling away from the protective backing.
■ Do not use plastic or clear labels. The ink will not dry on these labels.
■ Input tray capacity: up to 20 continuous sheets.
For Windows
1 Fan the edges of the label sheets to  separate them, and then align the label edges.
2 Load up to 20...

Printing iron-on transfers
Following are guidelines for printing iron-on transfers:
■Use HP iron-on t-shirt transfer paper for great results.
■ When printing a mirror image, the text and pictures are horizontally reversed from what appears
on the computer screen.
■ Input tray capacity: up to 20 sheets.
■ Iron-on transfers are available in Windows only.
To print iron-on transfers
1 Load iron-on transfer paper in the input tray print-side down (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 If your software...

Printing panoramic photos
This section contains information about printing panoramic photos that contain borders and photos
that are borderless. Following are guidelines for printing panoramic photos:
■ For high-quality results, use a photo print cartridge in combination with the tri-color print cartridge.
■ For maximum fade resistance, use HP Premium  Plus Photo Paper and install photo print
cartridges in the printer.
■ To learn how to use the photo printing features, see 
Printing digital photographs...

To set up the software
NOTEIf your software program includes a photo printing feature, follow the instructions that
are provided with the software program. Otherwise, follow these instructions.
1 Open the  Printer Properties  dialog box.
2 On the  Printing Shortcuts  tab, click Photo printing-with white borders  as the type of
document, and then select the following options:
● Print quality : Normal, Best, or Max dpi
● Paper size : The appropriate photo paper size
● Paper type : The appropriate photo...

Cancelling a print job
You can cancel a print job using one of the following methods:
■Control panel : Press the C
ANCEL button. This will clear the job that the printer is currently
processing. It does not affect jobs waiting to be processed.
■ Windows : Double-click the printer icon that appears in  the lower right corner of the computer
screen. Select the print job, and then press the  Delete key on the keyboard.
■ Macintosh : Click the Print Center  or the Printer Setup Utility  icon, and then...

784  Printing and loading media 
 

5 Using the Toolbox
This section contains the following information:
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Toolbox overview
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Printer Status tab
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Information tab
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Printer Services tab
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Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox (Macintosh)
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Toolbox overview
The Toolbox provides status and maintenance information about your printer. It also provides access
to documentation and online help tools for solving printer problems.
NOTEThe Toolbox is available for Windows only. For Macintosh, see Using the HP Inkjet
Toolbox (Macintosh) .
After installing the printer software, you can open the Toolbox by clicking  Start, pointing to
Programs , HP Deskjet 9800 series , and then clicking HP Deskjet 9800 series Toolbox . Or, in the
status area of the...