HP DeskJet F4172 User Manual

							8 Use the copy features
The HP All-in-One allows you to produce high-quality color and black-and-white copies 
on a variety of paper types. You can enlarge or reduce the size of an original to fit a
specific paper size, adjust the copy quality, and make high-quality copies of photos, 
including borderless copies. 
This section contains the following topics:
•Make a copy 
•Set the copy paper type 
•Change copy speed 
•Make multiple copies of the same original 
•Copy a two-page black-and-white document 
•Make a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) borderless copy of a photo
•Stop copying
Make a copy
You can make quality copies from the control panel. 
To make a copy from the control panel 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass.
TIP: For quality copies, ensure that the scanner glass is clean and that there are 
no foreign materials adhering to it. For more information, see Clean the glass .
3.Press the Paper Type button to set the paper type. 
4. Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color. 
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Control panel buttons
Set the copy paper type
You can set the paper type for copying to either  Plain or Photo. 
To set the paper type for copies 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass.
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							3.Press the Paper Type button to set the paper type. 
Copies made on photo paper are automatically made using Best quality. When  Photo 
Paper Type  is selected, the HP All-in-One enlarges or shrinks the original to fit within 
the copy margin of the detected paper size. 
Copies made on plain paper are automatically made using Normal quality. When 
the  Plain Paper Type is selected, the HP All-in-One makes an exact copy of the 
original placed on the scanner glass.
NOTE: Ensure that the scanner glass is clean for the copy function to work 
properly.
4. Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color. 
Refer to the following table to determine which paper type setting to choose based on the 
paper loaded in the input tray.
Paper typeControl panel setting
Copier paper or letterheadPlain
HP Bright White PaperPlain
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, GlossyPhoto
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, MattePhoto
HP Premium Plus 4 x 6 inch Photo PaperPhoto
HP Photo PaperPhoto
HP Everyday Photo PaperPhoto
HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi GlossPhoto
Other photo paperPhoto
HP Premium PaperPlain
HP All-in-One PaperPlain
HP Printing PaperPlain
Other inkjet paperPlain
LegalPlain
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Control panel buttons
Change copy speed
Copies made from the control panel on regular, plain paper automatically use  Normal 
quality. 
You can make a Fast copy using the instructions below. Fast copies faster with 
comparable quality text, but the graphics quality might be lower. Fast copies use less ink 
and extend the life of your print cartridges.
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							NOTE:Fast or Normal are not available when the paper type is set to Photo.
To make a Fast copy 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass.
TIP: For quality copies, ensure that the scanner glass is clean and that there are 
no foreign materials adhering to it. For more information, see Clean the glass .
3.Press the Paper Type button to set the paper type. 
4. Press and hold down the Scan button, and then press either Start Copy Black or 
Start Copy Color . 
Related topics
Control panel buttons
Set the copy paper type
Make multiple copies of  the same original
You can set the number of copies from the control panel or from the software that you 
installed with the HP All-in-One. 
To make multiple copies of an original from the control panel 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass.
TIP: For quality copies, ensure that the scanner glass is clean and that there are 
no foreign materials adhering to it. For more information, see Clean the glass .
3.Press the Paper Type button to set the paper type.
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							4.Press the Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color button to increase the number of 
copies up to a maximum of 9 (varies by model).
NOTE: The HP All-in-One waits very briefly for another button press. Pause for 
a while before pressing the  Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color button again 
to start the copy job.
TIP: Use the software that you installed with the HP All-in-One to set the number 
of copies higher than 9.
5. Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color. 
In this example, the HP All-in-One makes six copies of the original 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 
inch) photo.
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Control panel buttons
Copy a two-page black-and-white document
You can use the HP All-in-One to copy a single- or multiple-page document in color or 
black and white. In this example, the HP All-in-One is used to copy a two-page black- 
and-white original.
To copy a two-page document from the control panel 
1. Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray. 
2. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass. 
3. Press the Paper Type button to set the paper type. 
4. Press Start Copy Black. 
5. Remove the first page from the glass and load the second page. 
6. Press Start Copy Black. 
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Control panel buttons
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							Make a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) borderless copy of a photo
To make a borderless copy of a photo, use the 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) HP Premium Plus 
Photo Paper with a tear-off tab. When you remove the tear-off tab, the output is a 
borderless copy of the image that extends to the edges of the paper. 
To make a borderless copy of a photo from the control panel 
1. Load 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) tabbed photo paper in the input tray.
NOTE:To make a borderless copy, you must use tabbed photo paper.
2.Load your original photo with the side you want to print on face down on the left front 
corner of the glass. 
3. Press Paper Type to select the Photo paper type.
NOTE:When the Photo paper type is selected, the HP All-in-One defaults to 
making a borderless copy with a 10  x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) original.
4.Press Start Copy Color. 
The HP All-in-One makes a borderless copy  of your original photo, as shown below.
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Control panel buttons
Stop copying
To stop copying 
▲ Press Cancel on the control panel. 
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							9 Use the scan features
Scanning is the process of converting text and pictures into an electronic format for your 
computer. You can scan almost anything (photos, magazine articles and text documents)
on the HP All-in-One. 
You can use the scanning features of the HP All-in-One to do the following: 
• Scan text from an article into your word processor and quote it in a report. 
• Print business cards and brochures by scanning a logo and using it in your publishing 
software. 
• Send photos to friends and relatives by scanning your favorite prints and including 
them in e-mail messages. 
• Create a photographic inventory of your house or office. 
• Archive treasured photos in an electronic scrapbook.
NOTE:If you are using the HP Photosmart Software, the Optical Character 
Recognition (OCR) software might not be installed on your computer. To install the
OCR software, you must re-insert the software disk and select  OCR under the 
Custom  installation options.
This section contains the following topics: 
•Scan an original 
•Edit a scanned preview image
•Edit a scanned image 
•Edit a scanned document 
•Stop scanning
Scan an original
For original documents or images placed on the glass, you can start a scan from your 
computer or from the HP All-in-One. This section explains the second option: how to scan 
from the control panel of the HP All-in-One to a computer. 
To use the scan features, the HP All-in-One and computer must be connected and turned 
on. The HP Photosmart Software must also be installed and running on your computer
prior to scanning. To verify that the HP Photosmart Software is running on a Windows 
computer, look for the  HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon in the system tray at the lower 
right side of the screen, near the time.
NOTE: Closing the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon in the Windows system tray 
can cause the HP All-in-One to lose some of its scan functionality. If this happens, 
you can restore full functionality by restarting your computer or by starting the 
HP Photosmart Software.
The HP Photosmart Software that you installed on your computer has many tools that 
you can use to edit and print your scanned image. You can improve the overall image 
quality by adjusting the brightness, sharpness, color tone, or saturation. You can also
crop, straighten, rotate, or resize the image. When the scanned image looks just the way
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							you want it, you can open it in another application, send it through e-mail, save it to a file, 
or print it.
To scan to a computer 
1. Place your original with the side you want to copy or scan face down on the left front 
corner of the glass.
TIP: For quality copies, ensure that the scanner glass is clean and that there are 
no foreign materials adhering to it. For more information, see Clean the glass .
2.Press Scan. 
If the original is a document, the HP All-in-One scans it automatically. If the original 
is a photo, a preview image of the scan  appears on your computer, where you can 
edit it. Any edits that  you make apply to the current scan session only. 
The HP Photosmart Software has many tool s that you can use to edit your scanned 
image. You can improve the overall image quality by adjusting the brightness, 
sharpness, color tone, or saturation. You ca n also crop, rotate, or resize the image. 
3. Make any edits to the preview image, and then click Accept when you are finished. 
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Control panel buttons
Edit a scanned preview image
You can use the tools in the  HP Scanning software to modify a preview image. Any 
changes that you make, such as brightness, image type, resolution, and more apply only
to this scan session. 
You can make additional changes in the HP Photosmart software after the image is 
scanned. 
Related topics
Use the HP Photosmart software
Edit a scanned image
You can edit a scanned image, such as a photo or graphic, using the software you 
installed with the HP All-in-One. Using this software, you can rotate or crop the image, 
as well as adjust the brightness, contrast, and color saturation.
NOTE: If you are using the HP Photosmart Software, the Optical Character 
Recognition (OCR) software might not be installed on your computer. To install the 
OCR software, you must  re-insert the software disk and select OCR under the 
Custom  installation options.
Related topics
Use the HP Photosmart software
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							Edit a scanned document
You can edit a scanned document using your Optical Character Recognition (OCR) 
software. Scanning text using OCR software enables you to bring the content of magazine 
articles, books, and other printed matter into your favorite word processor and many other 
applications as editable text. Learning to use OCR software correctly is important if you
want to obtain the best results. Do not expect scanned text documents to be letter-perfect
the first time you use your OCR software. Using OCR software is an art that takes time 
and practice to master.
NOTE: If you are using the HP Photosmart Software, the Optical Character 
Recognition (OCR) software might not be installed on your computer. To install the 
OCR software, you must re-insert the software disk and select  OCR under the 
Custom  installation options.
Related topics
Use the HP Photosmart software
Stop scanning
To stop scanning 
▲ Press Cancel on the control panel. 
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