HP OfficeJet K7103 User Manual

							Loading the front manual feed slot
NOTE:If there are any printouts on the output tray, remove them before using the front manual
feed slot.
1.Extend the output tray.
2.Slide the paper guide to the left to its outermost position.
3.Lift the clear plastic flap and insert the media into the narrow opening between the output tray
and the plastic flap. Insert up to 10 sheets of paper or 5 cards or envelopes, print-side down into
the right side of the slot until the media stops. Insert envelopes with the flaps facing up and to
the right.
4.Slide the paper guide to the right until it stops at the edge of the paper.
5.Press the Resume button to proceed with printing.
To resume printing from the input tray, remove the paper from the front manual feed slot.
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							Loading the rear manual feed slot
1.Before you load the paper, adjust the paper guide to the size of paper you are printing by
aligning it with the appropriate icon below the rear manual feed slot.
2.Insert a single sheet of paper print-side up into the left side of the rear manual feed slot. The
printer grips the paper.
3.Press the Resume button to proceed with printing. If you are printing more than one page, press
the Resume button after inserting each sheet of paper.
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							Printing on various media types
NOTE:Use HP media for optimum print quality. These media types are specifically designed to
work with your printer. See 
HP supplies and accessories on page 109 for ordering information.
If you are printing transparencies, HP recommends removing each transparency as it prints and
setting it aside to dry.
For Windows
1.Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
3.Click the Features tab.
4.Select the media type from the Paper Type drop-down list.
5.Select the media size from the Size drop-down list.
6.Select the paper source from the Paper Source drop-down list.
7.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
8.Print your document.
For Macintosh
1.Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
3.Select the media size and click OK.
4.Click File, and then click Print.
5.Open the Paper Type/Quality panel.
6.Click the Paper tab and select the media type and source.
7.Change any other desired print settings and click Print.
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							Printing on custom-sized paper
NOTE:The paper width must be between 76.2 and 330.2 mm (3 and 13 inches); the paper length
must be between 127 and 1,270 mm (5 and 50 inches)
For Windows
1.Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
3.Click the Features tab.
4.Select Custom in the Size drop-down list.
If you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000, type a name and click Save.
5.In the custom paper size dialog box, type values for the width and length.
6.Choose any of the predefined names from the Name drop-down list and click Save to save the
custom settings.
7.Click OK.
8.From the Size drop-down list, select the name of the custom paper size that you created .
9.Select the paper source from the Paper Source drop-down list.
10.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
11.Print your document.
For Macintosh
1.Load the print media (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
3.From the Paper Size drop-down list, select Custom Page Sizes.
4.Click +, and then type values for the width, height, and margins.
5.Click OK and click Save.
6.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
7.Select the custom paper size just created and click OK.
8.Click File and click Print.
9.Change any other desired print settings and click Print.
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							Printing on envelopes
NOTE:Avoid using envelopes that have clasps or windows; have thick, irregular, or curled edges;
are shiny or embossed; or are wrinkled, torn, or otherwise damaged.
1.Raise the output tray and remove any media from the input tray.
2.Insert up to 15 envelopes along the right side of the input tray, with the flaps facing up and to
the right, until they stop.
3.Press the button on top of the paper width guide and slide the guide to the right until it stops at
the edge of the envelopes.
4.Press the input tray lock and retract the tray until it stops at the edge of the envelopes.
5.Lower the output tray.
6.For Windows:
a.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
b.Click the Features tab.
c.Select the envelope size from the Size drop-down list.
d.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
e.Print your file.
For Macintosh:
a.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
b.Select the envelope size and click OK.
c.Click File and then click Print.
d.Change any other desired print settings and click Print.
7.When you have finished printing, remove the remaining media:
a.Raise the output tray. Press the input tray lock and extend the tray.
b.Remove the media and reload the desired media into the input tray (see 
Loading media in
the input tray on page 36).
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							Printing on cards and smaller-sized media
NOTE:If you are printing on thick paper (such as cardstock), you can use the rear manual feed
slot. See 
Printing with the front or rear manual feed slot on page 50.
If you wish to print to the edge of the cards, see 
Printing borderless on page 44.
1.Raise the output tray and remove any media from the input tray.
2.Insert up to 60 cards, or a stack of media that does not exceed the height of the paper width
guide, print-side down along the right side of the input tray until it stops.
3.
Open the small media guide by moving it 90˚ clockwise from the start position to the end position.
4.Press the button on top of the paper width guide and slide the guide to the right until it stops at
the edge of the cards.
5.Press the input tray lock and retract the tray until the small media guide stops at the edge of the
cards. As you retract the tray, the small media guide extends until it touches the edge of the
media.
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							6.Lower the output tray.
7.For Windows:
a.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
b.Click the Features tab.
c.Select the size of the cards from the Size drop-down list.
For instructions on printing custom-sized cards, see 
Printing on custom-sized paper
on page 54.
d.Select the paper type from the Paper Type drop-down list.
e.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
f.Print your file.
For Macintosh:
a.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
b.Select the size of the cards and click OK.
For instructions on printing custom-sized cards, see 
Printing on custom-sized paper
on page 54.
c.Click File, and then click Print.
d.Open the Paper Type/Quality panel.
e.Click the Paper tab and select the media type from the Paper type drop-down list.
f.Change any other desired print settings and click Print.
8.When you have finished printing, remove the remaining media:
a.Raise the output tray.
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							b.Press the input tray lock and extend the tray.
a
b
c.
Close the small media guide by moving it 90˚ counterclockwise.
d.Eject the media by pulling out the small media ejector.
e.After removing the media, push the small media ejector back to the original position.
f.Reload the desired media into the output tray (see Loading media in the input tray
on page 36).
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							Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper
You can print multiple pages of a document on a single sheet of paper. The printer software
automatically resizes the document text and images to fit on the printed page.
For Windows
1.Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
3.Click the Features tab.
4.Select the number of pages you want to appear on each sheet of paper from the Pages Per
Sheet drop-down list.
5.Select a layout for each sheet of paper from the Page Order drop-down list.
6.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
7.Print your document.
For Macintosh
1.Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Click File, and then click Print.
3.Open the Layout panel.
4.Select the number of pages you wish to appear on each sheet of paper from the Pages per
Sheet drop-down list.
5.If you want a border to appear around each page image printed on the sheet of paper, select
the required border from the Border drop-down list.
6.Change any other desired print settings and click Print.
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							Printing booklets
Booklet printing automatically arranges and resizes the pages of a document so when the document
is folded into a booklet, the page order is correct.
Performing manual booklet printing
For Windows
1.Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
3.Click the Features tab.
4.On the Two-sided printing drop-down list, select Manual.
5.Select Flip Pages Up to change the page orientation, if desired.
6.Select a booklet layout from the Booklet Layout drop-down list.
7.See 
Performing manual duplexing on page 66, steps 7 through 10.
Performing automatic booklet printing
You can print booklets automatically if a duplex unit is installed on the printer (see Installing the
optional automatic two-sided printing accessory (duplex unit) on page 25).
NOTE:The duplex unit is an optional accessory that is available for the HP Officejet K7100 series
printer. It can be purchased separately in some countries/regions (see 
HP supplies and accessories
on page 109).
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, verify that the duplex unit is installed and that the auto-duplex
feature is enabled. Open the print driver, select Properties and select Device Settings. Make sure
that Allow Manual Duplexing is disabled.
You can also access this feature from the Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer driver, select the
Printing Shortcuts tab, and select the feature from the What do you want to do? drop-down list.
For Windows
1.Load the appropriate paper (see 
Loading media in the input tray on page 36).
2.Open the printer driver (see 
Printing a document on page 49).
3.Click the Features tab.
4.On the Two-sided printing drop-down list, select Use Auto-Duplex Unit.
5.Select Preserve Layout.
6.Select a binding option on the Booklet Layout drop-down list.
7.Change any other desired print settings and click OK.
8.Print your document.
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