HP Deskjet 9800 User Manual

							Printing borderless
Borderless printing lets you print to the edges of certain paper types and a range of standard paper
sizes from 101.6 x 152.4 mm (4 x 6 inches) to 330 x 482.6 mm (13 x 19 inches), or A6 to A3+.
If you are printing photos, you can enhance them by printing in six-ink color printing mode\
. See
Printing with six-ink color.
NOTE Open the file in a software application and assign the image size. Make sure the size
corresponds to the paper size on which you are printing the image.
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
1 Load the appropriate paper:
●If you are printing one or just a few sheets, you can use the front or rear manual feed slot. If
so, continue with the steps below and  load the paper in a later step.
● If you are using the input tray, see 
Loading media in the input tray.
2 Open the file you wish to print.
3 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
4 Click the  Paper/Quality  tab.
5 Select the paper size from the  Size is drop-down list.
6 Select the  Borderless Printing  check box.
7 Select the paper source from the  Source is drop-down list. If you are printing on thick or photo
paper, select the  Manual Feed option.
8 Select the paper type from the  Type is drop-down list. Do not select  Automatic.
9 Select the  Borderless Auto Fit  check box to automatically resize the image to print without a
border.
10 If you are printing photos, select  Best from the  Print Quality  drop-down list. Alternatively, select
Maximum dpi , which provides up to 4800 x 1200  optimized dpi* for optimum print quality.
*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting might
temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space  (400 MB or more) and will print slower. Photo
cartridge, if present, further enhances the print quality.
11 Change any other desired print settings and click  OK.
12 Print your document.
13 If you are using the front or rear manual feed slot, see 
Printing with the front or rear manual feed
slot.
14 If you printed on photo paper with a tear-off tab, remove the tab to make the document
completely borderless.
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							For Macintosh
1Load the appropriate paper:
●If you are printing one or just a few sheets, you  can use the front or rear manual feed slot. If
so, continue with the steps below and  load the paper in a later step.
● If you are using the input tray, see 
Loading media in the input tray.
2 Open the file you wish to print.
3 Click  File, and then click  Page Setup.
4 Select the borderless paper size and click  OK.
5 Click  File, and then click  Print.
6 Open the  Paper Type/Quality  panel.
7 Click the  Paper tab and select the media type from the  Paper type drop-down list.
8 If you are printing photos, under the  Quality drop-down list, select  Best. Alternatively, select
Maximum dpi , which provides up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi*.
*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color  printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting might
temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space  (400 MB or more) and will print slower. Photo
cartridge, if present, further enhances the print quality.
9 Select the paper source. If you are printing on  thick or photo paper, select the manual feed option.
10 Change any other desired print settings and click  Print.
11 If you are printing on thick or photo paper, insert paper into the rear manual feed slot at the back
of the printer. (For instructions on feeding paper manually, see 
Printing with the front or rear
manual feed slot.)
12 If you printed on photo paper with a tear-off tab, remove the tab to make the document
completely borderless.
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							Printing in grayscale
The grayscale printing feature allows you to print high-quality, black-and-white photographs in
shades of gray using a gray photo print cartridge.
For Windows
1Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the  Printer Properties  dialog box.
3 Click the  Printing Shortcuts  tab, and then click either  Presentation printing or
Fast/economical printing .
4 In the  Print in grayscale  drop-down list, click one of the following:
● High quality : Use this option for high-quality printouts.
● Black only : Use this option for fast, economical printing.
5 Select any other print settings that you want, and then click  OK.
For Macintosh
1 Click  File and then click  Print.
2 Open the  Paper Type/Quality  panel.
3 Click the  Paper tab and under the  Color drop-down list, select  Grayscale.
4 Change any other desired print settings and click  Print.
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							Printing on both sides (duplexing)
This section contains guidelines and procedures for printing on both sides of the media.
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper
■Always use media that conforms to the printer specifications. See Understanding specifications
for supported media  for sizes and types of media  supported by the duplex unit. For unsupported
media types, print on both sides manually.
■ Increasing the dry time may prevent ink  smudges when printing on both sides.
For Windows, adjust the ink dry time  in the Advanced tab or by selecting Advanced Features
from the  Basics tab in the printer driver.
For Macintosh, adjust the ink dry time by selecting the  Ink tab in the  Paper Type/Quality  panel.
■ For best results, do not print  on paper heavier than 135 g/m
2 (36 lb bond), on both sides of labels
or transparencies, or on both sides of pages that  are covered densely with ink. Jams may occur
when using these types of media for printing on  both sides, and damage to the printer may occur
when printing on both sides of labels.
■ Specify duplex options in your application or in the printer driver.
■ Do not print on both sides of transparencies, banner media, envelopes, photo paper, glossy
media, or paper lighter than 16 lb bond (60 g/m2)  or heavier than 24 lb bond (90 g/m2). Jams
might occur with these media types.
■ Several kinds of media require a specific orientation when you print on both sides of a page,
such as letterhead, preprinted paper, and paper with watermarks and prepunched holes. When
you print from a computer running Windows, the printer prints the first \
side of the media first.
When you print from a computer using the  Macintosh, the printer prints the second side first.
Load the media with the front side facing down.
■ When printing finishes on one side of the media,  the printer holds the media and pauses while
the ink dries. Once the ink dries, the media is  pulled back into the printer and the second side is
printed. When printing is complete, the media is dropped  onto the output tray. Do not grab it
before printing is complete.
■ You can print on both sides of supported custom-sized media by using the printers manual
duplex capabilities. (For a list of supported custom-sized media, see 
Understanding
specifications for supported media .)
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.
See the following sections for printing instructions:
■
Performing manual duplexing
■
Performing auto-duplexing
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							Performing manual duplexing
You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper by manually turning the paper over and feeding it into
the printer again.
For Windows
1 Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
3 Click the  Finishing  tab.
4 Select the  Print on Both Sides  check box.
5 Select  Flip Pages Up  to change the page orientation, if desired.
6 Choose a booklet layout from the  Booklet Layout is drop-down list, if desired.
7 If you are using the manual feed slot, select  Manual Feed from the Source is:  drop-down list.
Change any other desired print settings and click  OK.
8 Print your document.
NOTE If you are printing from Windows NT 4.0,  read the onscreen instruction on how to
reinsert the printed pages, and select OK to start the print job.
9 After one side of the page is printed, follow the onscreen instruction to reload the printed pages
to print on the other side of the paper. If you are printing from the rear manual feed slot, ignore
the onscreen instruction and go to step 10.
10 If you are printing from the rear manual feed slot, maintaining the order of the printed pages,
reinsert the pages one at a time, last printed page first, with the printed side facing down, and
press the  Resume button.
NOTEThe direction to reload the printed pages depends on whether you have selected
the  Flip Pages Up  option.
1 If you have  not selected  Flip Pages Up , reinsert one page at a time, with the blank side facing up.
2 If you have selected  Flip Pages Up, reinsert one page at a time, with the blank side facing up.
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							Performing auto-duplexing
You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper automatically when the duplex unit is installed on the
printer (see 
Installing the optional automatic two-sided printing accessory (duplex unit) ).
NOTE The duplex unit is a standard part in the HP Deskjet 9800d, 9803d, and 9808d
printers. It may be purchased separately in some countries/regions (see 
HP supplies and
accessories .)
To make automatically printing on both sides the default setting for your printer, see 
Changing
print settings .
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 2000 and Windows XP, verify that the duplex unit is installed and that the
auto-duplex feature is enabled. Open the print driver, select  Properties, and then select
Device Settings . Be sure Allow Manual Duplexing  is disabled.
Advantages of using the duplex unit
■Print on both sides of a page without manually reloading the page.
■ Print long documents quickly and efficiently.
■ Use less paper by printing on both sides of paper.
■ Create professional-looking brochures, reports, newsletters, and other special items.
NOTE After the first side of the page is printed,  the printer pauses while the ink dries. Once
the ink is dry, the paper is pulled back into the  duplex unit and the reverse side of the page is
printed.
For Windows
1 Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
3 Click the  Finishing  tab.
4 Select the  Print on Both Sides  check box, and ensure that  Use Auto-Duplex Unit is selected.
5 To automatically resize each page to match the documents onscreen layout, select  Preserve
Layout . Clearing this option may result in unwanted page breaks.
6 Select  Flip Pages Up  to change the page orientation, if desired.
7 Choose a booklet layout from the  Booklet Layout is drop-down list, if desired.
8 Change any other desired print settings and click  OK.
9 Print your document.
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							For Macintosh
1Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Click  File, and then click  Print.
3 Open the  Two-Sided Printing  panel.
4 Select  Print Both Sides .
5 Select the desired binding orientation by clicking the appropriate icon.
6 Change any other desired print settings and click  Print.
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							Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper
You can print multiple pages of a document on a single sheet of paper. The printer software
automatically resizes the document text and images to fit on the printed page.
For Windows
1Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
3 Click the  Finishing  tab.
4 Select the number of pages you want to appear on each sheet of paper from the  Pages Per
Sheet  drop-down list.
5 If you want a border to appear around each page image printed on the sheet of paper, select the
Print Page Borders  check box.
6 Select a layout for each sheet of paper from the  Page Order is drop-down list.
7 Change any other desired print settings and click  OK.
8 Print your document.
For Macintosh
1 Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Click  File, and then click  Print.
3 Open the  Layout panel.
4 Select the number of pages you wish to  appear on each sheet of paper from the  Pages per
Sheet  drop-down list.
5 If you want a border to appear around each page image printed on the sheet of paper, select the
required border from the  Border drop-down list.
6 Change any other desired print settings and click  Print.
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							Printing booklets
Booklet printing automatically arranges and resizes the pages of a document so when the document
is folded into a booklet, the page order is correct.
Performing manual booklet printing
For Windows
1Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
3 Click the  Finishing  tab.
4 Select the  Print on Both Sides  check box.
5 Select  Flip Pages Up  to change the page orientation, if desired.
6 Choose a booklet layout from the  Booklet Layout is drop-down list.
7 See 
Performing manual duplexing , steps 7 through 10.
Performing automatic booklet printing
You can print booklets automatically when the duplex  unit is installed on the printer (see Installing the
optional automatic two-sided printing accessory (duplex unit)).
NOTE The duplex unit is a standard part in the HP Deskjet 9800d, 9803d, and 9808d
printers. It may be purchased separately in some countries/regions (see 
HP supplies and
accessories ).
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, verify that the duplex unit is installed and that the
auto-duplex feature is enabled. Open the print driver, select  Properties, and then select
Device Settings . Be sure Allow Manual Duplexing  is disabled.
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
1 Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document ).
3 Click the  Finishing  tab.
4 Select the  Print on Both Sides  check box, and ensure that  Use Auto-Duplex Unit is selected.
5 Select  Preserve Layout .
6 Select a binding option in the  Booklet Layout is drop-down list.
7 Change any other desired print settings and click  OK.
8 Print your document.
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							For Macintosh
1Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray).
2 Click  File, and then click  Print.
3 Open the  Two-Sided Printing  panel.
4 Select  Print Both Sides .
5 Select the desired binding orientation by clicking the appropriate icon.
6 Change any other desired print settings and click  Print.
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