HP Officejet J5780 User Manual

							•Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure
the paper-width guide does not bend the paper in the input tray.
•Do not force paper too far forward in the input tray.
•Use paper types that are recommended for the HP All-in-One. For more information,
see 
Understand specifications for supported media.
•Do not leave originals on the glass. If you load an original in the automatic document
feeder while there is already an original on the glass, the original can jam in the
automatic document feeder.
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							7 Print from your computer
The HP All-in-One can be used with any software application that allows printing. You
can print a range of projects, such as borderless images, newsletters, greeting cards,
iron-on transfers, and posters.
This section contains the following topics:
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Print from a software application
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Change the print settings
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Stop a print job
Print from a software application
Most print settings are automatically handled by the software application. You need to
change the settings manually only when you change print quality, print on specific types
of paper or transparency film, or use special features.
To print from a software application
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.On the File menu in your software application, click Print.
3.Select the HP All-in-One as the printer.
If you set the HP All-in-One as the default printer, you can skip this step. The HP All-
in-One will already be selected.
4.If you need to change settings, click the button that opens the Properties dialog box.
Depending on your software application, this button might be called Properties,
Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences.
NOTE:When printing a photo, you must select options for the correct paper type
and photo enhancement.
5.Select the appropriate options for your print job by using the features available in
the Advanced, Printing Shortcuts, Features, and Color tabs.
TIP:You can easily select the appropriate options for your print job by choosing
one of the predefined print tasks on the Printing Shortcuts tab. Click a type of
print task in the Printing Shortcuts list. The default settings for that type of print
task are set and summarized on the Printing Shortcuts tab. If necessary, you
can adjust the settings here and save your custom settings as a new printing
shortcut. To save a custom printing shortcut, select the shortcut and click Save.
To delete a shortcut, select the shortcut and click Delete.
The settings you select apply only to the current print job.
6.Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
7.Click Print or OK to begin printing.
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							Change the print settings
You can customize the print settings of the HP All-in-One to handle nearly any print task.
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Windows users
Windows users
Before you change print settings, you should decide if you want to change the settings
for the current print job only, or if you want to make the settings the defaults for all future
print jobs. How you display print settings depends on whether or not you want to apply
the change to all future print jobs or just to the current print job.
To change the print settings for all future jobs
1.In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then click
Printer Settings.
2.Make changes to the print settings, and click OK.
To change the print settings for the current job
1.On the File menu in your software application, click Print.
2.Make sure the HP All-in-One is the selected printer.
3.Click the button that opens the Properties dialog box.
Depending on your software application, this button might be called Properties,
Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences.
4.Make changes to the print settings, and click OK.
5.Click Print or OK in the Print dialog box to print the job.
Stop a print job
Although you can stop a print job from either the HP All-in-One or the computer, HP
recommends you stop it from the HP All-in-One for best results.
To stop a print job from the HP All-in-One
▲Press Cancel on the control panel. If the print job does not stop, press Cancel again.
It can take a few moments for printing to be cancelled.
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							8 Use the copy features
The HP All-in-One enables you to produce high-quality color and black-and-white copies
on a variety of paper types, including transparencies. You can enlarge or reduce the size
of an original to fit a specific paper size, adjust the darkness of the copy, and use special
features to make high-quality copies of photos, including borderless copies.
TIP:For the best copy performance on standard copy projects, set the paper size
to Letter or A4, the paper type to Plain Paper, and the copy quality to Fast.
This section contains the following topics:
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Make a copy
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Set the number of copies
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Set the copy paper size
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Set the copy paper type
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Change copy speed or quality
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Change default copy settings
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Make a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) borderless copy of a photo
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Resize an original to fit onto letter or A4 paper
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Resize an original using custom settings
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Copy a legal-size document onto letter paper
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Adjust the lightness and darkness of your copy
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Enhance blurred areas of your copy
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Enhance light areas of your copy
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Stop copying
Make a copy
You can make quality copies from the control panel. Load multiple-page originals into the
document feeder tray.
To make a copy from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the glass or print side
up in the document feeder tray.
If you use the document feeder tray, place the pages so that the top edge of the
document goes in first.
3.Do one of the following:
• Press Start Copy Black to initiate a black-and-white copy job.
• Press Start Copy Color to initiate a color copy job.
NOTE:If you have a color original, pressing Start Copy Black produces a black-
and-white copy of the color original, while pressing Start Copy Color produces
a full-color copy of the color original.
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							Set the number of copies
You can set the number of copies that you want to print by using the Number of
Copies option.
To set the number of copies from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the glass or print side
up in the document feeder tray.
If you use the document feeder tray, place the pages so that the top edge of the
document goes in first.
3.In the Copy area, press Menu repeatedly until Number of Copies appears.
4.Press 
 or use the keypad to enter the number of copies, up to the maximum.
(The maximum number of copies varies by model.)
TIP:If you hold down either of the arrow buttons, the number of copies changes
by increments of 5 to make it easier to set a large number of copies.
5.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Set the copy paper size
You can set the paper size on the HP All-in-One. The paper size you select should match
what is loaded in your input tray.
To set the paper size from the control panel
1.In the Copy area, press Menu repeatedly until Copy Paper Size appears.
2.Press 
 until the appropriate paper size appears.
3.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Set the copy paper type
You can set the paper type on the HP All-in-One.
To set the paper type for copies
1.In the Copy area, press Menu repeatedly until Paper Type appears.
2.Press 
 until the appropriate paper type appears.
3.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 Paper
HP Bright White PaperPlain Paper
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, GlossyPremium Photo
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							Paper typeControl panel setting
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, MattePremium Photo
HP Premium Plus 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) Photo PaperPremium Photo
HP Premium or Premium Plus Inkjet Transparency FilmTransparency
Other transparency filmTransparency
Plain HagakiPlain Paper
Glossy HagakiPremium photo
L (Japan only)Premium Photo
Change copy speed or quality
The HP All-in-One provides three options that affect copy speed and quality:
•Best produces the highest quality for all paper and eliminates the banding (striping)
effect that sometimes occurs in solid areas. Best copies slower than the other quality
settings.
•Normal delivers high-quality output and is the recommended setting for most of your
copying. Normal copies faster than Best and is the default setting.
•Fast copies faster than the Normal setting. The text is comparable to the quality of
the Normal setting, but the graphics might be lower quality. The Fast setting uses
less ink and extends the life of your print cartridges.
To change the copy quality
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the glass or print side
up in the document feeder tray.
If you use the document feeder tray, place the pages so that the top edge of the
document goes in first.
3.In the Copy area, press Quality until the appropriate quality setting is lit.
4.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Change default copy settings
When you change copy settings from the control panel, the settings apply only to the
current copy job. To apply copy settings to all future copy jobs, you can save the settings
as defaults.
To set default copy settings from the control panel
1.Make any needed changes to the Copy settings.
2.In the Copy area, press Menu repeatedly until Set New Defaults appears.
3.Press 
 until Yes appears.
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							NOTE:The settings you specify here are only saved on the HP All-in-One. They do
not adjust the settings in the software. You can save your most frequently used
settings by using the software that you installed with the HP All-in-One.
Make a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) borderless copy of a photo
For the best quality when copying a photo, load photo paper in the input tray and change
your copy settings for the correct paper type and photo enhancement. You might also
want to use the photo print cartridge for superior print quality. With the tri-color and photo
print cartridges installed, you have a six-ink system.
To make a borderless copy of a photo from the control panel
1.Load 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo paper in the input tray.
2.Load your original photo print side down on the right front corner of the glass.
Position the photo on the glass so the long edge of the photo is along the front edge
of the glass, as indicated by the engraved guides along the edge of the glass.
3.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
The HP All-in-One makes a 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) borderless copy of your original
photo.
NOTE:If you loaded tabbed paper in the photo tray, you can remove the tab
from the copy of your photo once the ink has completely dried.
TIP:If the output is not borderless set the paper type to Premium Photo, and
then try making the copy again.
Related topics
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Load 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo paper
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Set the copy paper type
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Use a photo print cartridge
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							Resize an original to fit onto letter or A4 paper
If the image or text on your original fills the entire sheet with no margins, use Fit to
Page or Full Page 91% to reduce your original and prevent unwanted cropping of the
text or images at the edges of the sheet.
TIP:You can also use Fit to Page to enlarge a small photo to fit within the printable
area of a full-size page. In order to do this without changing the proportions of the
original or cropping the edges, the HP All-in-One might leave an uneven amount of
white space around the edges of the paper.
To resize a document from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the glass or print side
up in the document feeder tray.
If you use the document feeder tray, place the pages so that the top edge of the
document goes in first.
3.In the Copy area, press the Reduce/Enlarge button.
4.Do one of the following:
• If you loaded your original in the document feeder tray or on the glass, press
 until Full Page 91% appears.
• If you loaded a full- or small-size original on the glass, press 
 until Fit to Page
appears.
5.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Resize an original using custom settings
You can use your own custom settings to reduce or enlarge a copy of a document.
To set a custom size from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the glass.
If you use the document feeder tray, place the pages so that the top edge of the
document goes in first.
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							3.In the Copy area, press the Reduce/Enlarge button.
4.Press 
 until Custom 100% appears.
5.Press OK.
6.Press 
 or use the keypad to enter a percentage to reduce or enlarge the copy.
(The minimum and maximum percentage to resize a copy varies by model.)
7.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Copy a legal-size document onto letter paper
You can use the Legal > Ltr 72% setting to reduce a copy of a legal-size document to a
size that fits onto letter paper.
NOTE:The percentage in the example, Legal > Ltr 72%, might not match the
percentage that appears in the display.
To copy a legal-size document onto letter paper
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Load your legal-size document print side up in the document feeder tray.
Place the page in the document feeder tray so that the top edge of the document goes
in first.
3.In the Copy area, press the Reduce / Enlarge button.
4.Press 
 until Legal > Ltr 72% appears.
5.Press Start Copy Black or Start Copy Color.
Adjust the lightness and darkness of your copy
You can use the Lighter / Darker option to adjust the contrast of the copies you make.
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