HP Officejet 450 User Manual

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To uninstall the software
The Uninstall option of the setup program lets you remove the printer software 
from your computer.
1Restart the computer.
2Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive and double-click the CD icon 
on the desktop.
3Double-click the Installer icon, and then follow the instructions on the 
screen.
4When the Main Installation dialog box appears, select Uninstall from the 
pull-down menu located in the upper-left part of the dialog box.
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To install the HP Deskjet 450 PDA Guide
This guide provides PDA printing instructions, troubleshooting tips, and 
technical support information. You can transfer this guide to your PDA from the 
Starter CD or download from the Internet.
To copy from the Starter CD
1Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2Click Browse Documentation on the CD browser menu, and select PDA 
Guide.
3Browse to the language folder of your choice and copy the HP Deskjet 450 
PDA Guide and its setup instructions...

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Printing
This chapter explains how to print from Windows and Macintosh computers. It 
also describes printer driver features, printer settings, and how to perform 
printer tasks.
The printer provides the flexibility of four different connectivity options: USB, 
parallel, infrared and Bluetooth. Refer to the table at the beginning of Installing 
Software for details. You can also print images with Digital Print Order Format 
(DPOF) settings from your digital camera via a CompactFlash card....

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Create and use watermarks. Specify text to be placed in the background 
of an existing document. For example, you might want to have “draft” or 
“confidential” placed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a 
document. (The Watermark feature is only available in Windows.)

Enhance pictures. Use the HP Digital Photography feature to enhance 
the look of your printed pictures. You can adjust contrast enhancement, 
digital flash, SmartFocus, sharpness, and smoothing settings to meet your...

ENWW3-3 3Click the Setup tab and select the print settings you want.
4Once you have made the necessary changes, click OK to activate the 
change and close the Properties dialog box.
To print from a Windows application
1Click File > Print.
2Select the printer in the Print dialog box, and make any other desired 
changes to the print settings.
3Click Print.
Infrared printing
If you use a notebook computer equipped with infrared technology, you can 
establish a wireless connection with the printer to send a...

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Bluetooth printing
If you use a notebook computer equipped with Bluetooth technology, you can 
establish a wireless connection with the printer to send a print job.
You must have a Bluetooth CompactFlash (CF) card in the printer’s CF card 
slot for Bluetooth printing.
1Insert the Bluetooth CF card into the printer’s CF card slot.
2Follow the instructions supplied with your notebook to send the job to print.
For more information on using Bluetooth, please refer to the wireless printing 
guide at...

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Drag the document you want to print to the deskjet 450 printer icon on the 
desktop.

Click the deskjet 450 icon on the desktop, then click Printing on the menu 
bar. Select Set Default Printer.
Selecting the default printer in OS X
Follow these steps to set the printer as the computer’s default printer:
1Open the Print Center.
2Click dj450.
3Do one of the following:
Select Printers > Make Default
Press Command + d
A blue bullet appears next to the printer name to indicate that it is the...

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Viewing the HP Inkjet Utility panels
The following options are available on the HP Inkjet Utility Panel menu.

WOW!: Prints a sample page to view the print output quality.

Te s t : Prints a test page or a diagnostic page.

Clean: Cleans the print cartridges.

Calibrate Device: Aligns the print cartridges.

Calibrate Color: Adjusts color to correct problems with tint.

Battery  Level: Displays battery charge level information.

Configure Printer Settings: Lets you configure DPOF settings to print...

ENWW3-7 6Change any other print settings, if necessary, and then click OK to close 
the dialog box.
7Click OK to print.
8After the first side of the page(s) is printed, turn the paper over and reload it 
into the printer.
9Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the two-sided printing.
For more information on setting print options, see Printing from notebooks and 
desktops (Windows).
For Macintosh
1Load the appropriate paper into the input tray. Be sure to load the paper 
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Selecting and Using 
Print Media
This chapter explains how to load media and print on various media types such 
as cards and transparencies. It also describes how to print digital camera 
photographs via a CompactFlash card.
For information on changing print settings and printer driver features, see 
Printing.
Selecting print media
Before you use the printer, take some time to familiarize yourself with the 
various media you can use.
Use HP media for optimum print quality. These print media...