HP Officejet 6000 Wireless User Manual

For more information, see To set up the device on awireless communication using the installer (Mac OSX) or To set up wireless communication using theinstaller (Windows).
NOTE:If you encounter problems, see Solve wireless problems.
To use the device with any wireless connection, you must run the installation program
at least once from the Starter CD and create a wireless connection.
Make sure the device is not connected to the network using a network cable.
The sending device must have built-in 802.11...

◦Be on the same subnet and same channel
◦Have the same 802.11 security settings
•Infrastructure (recommended): On an infrastructure network, the device is set to
infrastructure communication mode and communicates with other devices on the
network, whether the devices are wired or wireless, through a WAP. WAPs commonly
act as routers or gateways on small networks.
Security settings
NOTE:For the available settings for the device, see Understand the network
configuration or wireless status report.
For more...

4.When prompted, temporarily connect the USB wireless setup cable.
5.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
6.Disconnect the USB wireless setup cable when prompted.
To set up the device on a wireless communication using the installer (Mac OS X)
1.Connect a USB wireless setup cable to the port on the back of the HP device and
then to any USB port on the computer.
2.Place the Starter CD into the computer.
3.Double-click the HP Installer icon on the Starter CD, and then follow the...

(and you know the HP device is on the network), or you have already successfully
installed HP software and experience problems, try the following:
1.If you are using a computer running Windows, in the firewall configuration utility, look
for an option to trust computers on the local subnet (sometimes called the “scope“ or
“zone“). By trusting all computers on the local subnet, computers and devices in your
home can communicate with each other while still being protected from the internet.
This is the...

Change from a USB connection to a wireless connection (Mac OS X)
1.Click the HP Device Manager icon on the Dock or in the Hewlett Packard folder in
the Applications folder.
2.From the Information and Settings list, select Network Printer Setup Utility.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the network settings.
Change from an Ethernet connection to a wireless connection
NOTE:For Ethernet-enabled HP devices only.
1.Open the embedded Web server (EWS). For more information, see Embedded Web...

• Change the password periodically.
• Change the default password provided by the manufacturer for administrator access
to the access point or wireless router. Some routers let you change the administrator
name as well.
• Turn off administrative access over wireless if possible. If you do this, you need to
connect to the router with a wired Ethernet connection when you want to make
configuration changes.
• Turn off remote administrative access over the Internet on your router, if possible.
You can use...

10.Press the Power button to turn the device on.
After connecting and turning on the device, you might have to wait several minutes
for all of the Plug and Play events to complete.
11.Follow the onscreen instructions.
When the software installation is complete, the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon appears
in the Windows system tray.
To uninstall from a Windows computer, method 2
NOTE:Use this method if Uninstall is not available in the Windows Start menu.
1.On the Windows taskbar, click Start, select...

To uninstall from a Macintosh computer, method 1
1.Launch HP Device Manager.
2.Click Information and Settings.
3.Select Uninstall HP software from the pull-down menu.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
4.After the software is uninstalled, restart your computer.
5.To reinstall the software, insert the device Starter CD into your computers CD-ROM
drive.
6.On the desktop, open the CD-ROM, and then double-click HP Printer Installer.
7.Follow the onscreen instructions and also see 
To install the software...

5 Maintain and troubleshoot
This section contains the following topics:
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Work with ink cartridges
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Print and evaluate a print quality report
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Troubleshooting tips and resources
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Solve printing problems
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Print troubleshooting
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Print quality troubleshooting
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Solve paper-feed problems
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Solve device management problems
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Solve network problems
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Solve wireless problems
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Troubleshoot installation issues
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Clear jams
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Errors (Windows)
Work with ink cartridges
To ensure the best print quality from the...

• Turn off the HP Printer by pressing the Power button located on the product. Wait
until the Power light turns off before unplugging the power cord or turning off a power
strip. If you improperly turn off the HP Printer, the print carriage might not return to
the correct position causing problems with the ink cartridges and print quality issues.
• Store ink cartridges at room temperature (15-35° C or 59-95° F).
• You do not need to replace the cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable,
but a...