HP Officejet K7100 User Manual

							3.Click the option to share the printer, and give the printer a share name.
4.If you are sharing the printer with client computers that use other versions of Windows, you can
click Additional Drivers to install their drivers as a convenience to them. This optional step
requires you to have the Starter CD in your CD drive.
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							Configuring the printer (Mac OS)
You can use the printer with a single Macintosh computer using a USB cable, or you can share the
printer among other users on a network.
To install the software for a locally shared network or for a direct
connection
1.Connect the printer to the computer with the USB cable or to the network with a network cable.
2.Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and then
double-click the Setup icon.
-or-
Locate the installer in the Installer folder of the Starter CD.
3.Click Install Driver and follow the instructions on the screen for your connection type.
4.Open the Printer Setup Utility, which is located in the Applications\Utilities folder.
5.To add the printer, click the Printers menu, and select Add.
6.For a direct connection, select USB from the menu.
-or-
For a network connection on an IP network, on the drop-down menu, select Auto or Manual.
7.If you select Auto, select the printer from the printer list.
If you select Manual, type the IP address for the printer and click Connect.
8.Click Add. A mark appears beside the printer name, indicating that this printer is now the default
printer.
9.Close the Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility.
10.If necessary, share the printer with other Macintosh computer users.
●Direct connection: Share the printer with the other Macintosh computer users. See 
To
share the printer on a locally shared network on page 10.
●Network connection: Individual Macintosh computer users who want to use the network
printer must install the printer software on their computers.
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							To share the printer on a locally shared network
When you connect the printer directly, you can still share the printer with other computers using a
simple form of networking known as locally shared networking. Use this configuration only in small
groups or when usage is low. The computer that is connected to the printer is slowed down when
many users print to the printer.
Basic requirements for sharing in a Macintosh environment include the following items:
●The Macintosh computers must be using TCP/IP to communicate, and the Macintosh computers
must have IP addresses. (AppleTalk is not supported.)
●The printer that is being shared must be connected to a built-in USB port on the host Macintosh
computer.
●Both the host Macintosh computer and the client Macintosh computers that are using the
shared printer must have printer-sharing software installed and the printer driver or PPD for the
printer that is installed. (You can run the Installer program to install the printer sharing software
and associated Help files.)
●The client Macintosh computers should have the appropriate HP printer drivers installed.
●The client Macintosh computers must be PowerMac computers.
For more information about USB printer sharing, see the support information that is available on the
Apple Web site 
http://www.apple.com or the Mac Help on the computer.
To share with other computers running Mac OS X (V10.3 and V10.4)
Use the following steps to share the printer among Macintosh computers that are running Mac OS X
(V10.3 and V10.4):
1.Turn on printer sharing on the computer that is connected to the printer (the host).
2.Open System Preferences, click Sharing, click Services, and then select the Printer Sharing
check box.
3.To print from the other Macintosh computers (the clients) on the network, preselect the printer in
Sharing. Then, choose the neighborhood where the printer is shared and select the printer.
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							Uninstalling the printer software
To uninstall the software for Windows computers
If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges to uninstall
the printer software.
1.If the printer is connected directly to the computer using a USB or parallel cable, disconnect the
printer.
2.Close any running applications.
3.From the Start menu, open the Control Panel.
4.Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
5.Select the printing software that you wish to remove.
6.Click the button for adding or removing software.
7.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the removal of the printer software.
NOTE:If the uninstallation process fails, restart the computer and complete the steps above to
uninstall the software.
8.(To run the scrubber utility, complete the following steps.) Disconnect the printer from the
computer.
9.On the computer, restart Windows.
10.Insert the Starter CD in the CD drive. If the CD menu appears, exit the CD menu.
11.Locate the scrubber utility on the Starter CD and run the utility.
●For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, use the scrub2k.exe file located in the Utils\Scrubber
\Win2k_XP folder.
12.Double-click the scrubber.exe file.
13.Restart your computer, and re-install the printer driver.
To uninstall the software for Macintosh computers
1.If the printer is connected directly to the computer using a USB cable, disconnect the printer.
2.Restart the computer.
NOTE:If you do not restart the computer before you uninstall the software, some files are not
removed from your computer when you run the Uninstall option.
3.Insert the Starter CD into the CD drive.
4.Double-click the CD icon on the desktop.
5.Double-click the installer icon located in the Installer folder and follow the instructions on the
screen.
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							6.When the Main Installation dialog box appears, select Uninstall from the drop-down list
located in the upper-left part of the dialog box.
7.Follow the instructions on the screen to remove the printer software.
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							Customizing the printer software setup program
The Starter CD contains a utility that allows system administrators to create customized installation
packages that can be launched silently. System administrators can then distribute a customized
installation package by sharing it from a local or mapped network drive.
To access the utility, select Customization Utility from the CD menu. A software installation
package with the selected language and selected printer components will be created.
To run the print driver from a customized installation package, open the folder that contains the
package and double-click the Install.bat file.
NOTE:The Customization Utility is available only for Windows.
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							Installing other software
●Use HP Photosmart Essential to view and edit photos and image files in Windows. To install
this software, insert the HP Photosmart Pro software CD, click the HP Photosmart Essential
button on the CD browser menu, and select it from the list of software shown (see
HP Photosmart Essential software on page 43).
●For the Linux driver, visit 
www.linuxprinting.org to download the software. For information
about using Linux with HP printers, visit 
hp.sourceforge.net.
NOTE:If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges to
install a printer driver.
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							3 Using print cartridges and accessories
This section contains the following information:
●
Using the print cartridges
●
Installing the optional automatic two-sided printing accessory (duplex unit)
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							Using the print cartridges
Supported print cartridges
Four print cartridges are available for use with the printer.
1Black
2Tri-color
3Photo
4 Gray photo
To print...
Insert this print cartridge in the left
stallInsert this print cartridge in the right
stall
Full-color photosHP Tri-colorHP Photo
Black-and-white photosHP Tri-colorHP Gray Photo
Text and colored line drawings HP Tri-colorHP Black
You can obtain a list of supported print cartridges for your printer in the following locations:
●On the diagnostic page (see 
Printing a diagnostics page on page 83 )
●On the label of the print cartridge that you are replacing
●In Windows: On the Printer Status tab in the Toolbox, click Cartridge Information, and click
Order Information.
●In Mac OS: From the HP Printer Utility, open the Information and Support panel.
NOTE:The availability of print cartridges varies by country/region. The print cartridges may come
in different sizes. To obtain a list of supported print cartridges for your printer, print the diagnostics
page (see 
Printing a diagnostics page on page 83) and read the information in the Supported Print
Cartridges category.
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							Inserting the print cartridges
Use only the replacement cartridges that have the same cartridge number as the print cartridge that
you are replacing. See 
Supported print cartridges on page 19
To install or replace a print cartridge
1.Turn on the printer, open the top cover, and lift the print latch.
CAUTION:The print cartridge carriage may be moving into its correct position. Be sure the
print cartridge carriage is parked at the right-hand side of the printer before removing or
installing print cartridges.
2.If you are replacing a print cartridge, grasp the installed print cartridge and slide it out of its
cradle. To ensure you are placing the new print cartridge into the correct position, verify the
symbols on the latch match the symbols on the new cartridge.
3.If you are installing a new print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from its package, and
then remove the clear nozzle protective tape by pulling on the pink pull-tab.
CAUTION:To prevent clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections, do not touch the print
cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts, and do not remove the copper contacts.
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