HP OfficeJet Pro L7400 User Manual

							To configure the trays
1.Make sure the device is turned on.
2.Perform one of the following:
•Print driver (Windows): Click the Printer services button on either the
Features or Color tab, and then select Paper Handling.
•Toolbox (Windows): Click the Services tab and click Paper Handling.
•HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Paper Handling from the Printer Settings
panel.
•Control panel: Press the Setup button, select Preferences, and then select
Default Tray or Tray Lock.
3.Click OK or Apply after changing the desired tray settings.
Print on special and custom-sized media
To print on special or custom-sized media (Windows)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media.
2.With a document open, click Print on the File menu, and then click Setup,
Properties, or Preferences.
3.Click the Paper/Features tab.
4.Select the media size from the Size is drop-down list.
To set a custom media size:
a. Click the Custom button.
b. Type a name for the new custom size.
c. In the Width and Height boxes, type the dimensions, and then click Save.
d. Click OK twice to close the properties or preferences dialog box. Open the
dialog box again.
e. Select the new custom size.
5.To select the media type:
a. Click More in the Type is drop-down list.
b. Click the desired media type, and then click OK.
6.Select the media source from the Source is drop-down list.
7.Change any other settings, and then click OK.
8.Print your document.
To print on special or custom-sized media (Mac OS)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media.
2.On the File menu, click Page Setup.
3.Select the media size.
4.To set a custom media size:
a. Click Manage Custom Sizes in the Paper Size pull-down menu.
b. Click New and type a name for the size in the Paper Size Name box.
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							c. In the Width and Height boxes, type the dimensions and set the margins, if
desired.
d. Click Done or OK, and then click Save.
5.On the File menu, click Page Setup, and then select the new custom size.
6.Click OK.
7.On the File menu, click Print.
8.Open the Paper Handling panel.
9.Under Destination Paper Size, click the Scale to fit paper size tab, and then
select the customized paper size.
10.Change any other desired settings, and then click OK or Print.
Print borderless
Borderless printing lets you print to the edges of certain media types and a range of
standard media sizes.
NOTE:Open the file in a software application and assign the image size. Make
sure the size corresponds to the media size on which you are printing the image.
You can also gain access to this feature from the Printing Shortcuts tab. Open
the printer driver, select the Printing Shortcuts tab, and select the printing
shortcut for this print job drop-down list.
To print a borderless document (Windows)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media.
2.Open the file that you want to print.
3.From the application, open the print driver:
a. Click File, and then click Print.
b. Click Properties or Setup.
4.Click the Paper/Quality tab.
5.Select the media size from the Size is drop-down list.
6.Select the Borderless Printing check box.
7.Select the media source from the Source is drop-down list.
8.Select the media type from the Type is drop-down list.
9.If you are printing photos, select Best from the Print Quality drop-down list.
Alternatively, select Maximum dpi, which provides up to 4800 x 1200 optimized
dpi* for optimum print quality.
*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting
might temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space (400 MB or more) and will
print more slowly.
10.Change any other print settings, and then click OK.
11.Print the document.
12.If you printed on photo media with a tear-off tab, remove the tab to make the
document completely borderless.
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							To print a borderless document (Mac OS)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Load media.
2.Open the file that you want to print.
3.Click File, and then click Page Setup.
4.Select the borderless media size, and then click OK.
5.Click File, and then click Print.
6.Open the Paper Type/Quality panel.
7.Click the Paper tab, and then select the media type from the Paper type drop-
down list.
8.If you are printing photos, select Best from the Quality drop-down list.
Alternatively, select Maximum dpi, which provides up to 4800 x 1200 optimized
dpi*.
*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting
might temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space (400 MB or more) and will
print more slowly.
9.Select the media source. If you are printing on thick or photo media, select the
manual feed option.
10.Change any other print settings, and then click Print.
11.If you printed on photo media with a tear-off tab, remove the tab to make the
document completely borderless.
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							4 Print
This section contains the following topics:
•
Change print settings
•
Print on both sides (duplexing)
•
Cancel a print job
Change print settings
You can change print settings (such as paper size or type) from an application or the
printer driver. Changes made from an application take precedence over changes
made from the printer driver. However, after the application is closed, the settings
return to the defaults configured in the driver.
NOTE:To set print settings for all print jobs, make the changes in the printer
driver.
For more information about the features of the Windows printer driver, see the
online help for the driver. For more information about printing from a specific
application, see the documentation that came with the application.
Change settings from an application for current jobs (Windows)
To change the settings
1.Open the document that you want to print.
2.On the File menu, click Print, and then click Setup, Properties, or Preferences.
(Specific options may vary depending on the application that you are using.)
3.Change the settings that you want, and then click OK, Print, or a similar command.
Change default settings for all future jobs (Windows)
To change the settings
1.Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes.
- Or -
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Printers.
2.Right-click the printer icon, and then click Properties, Document Defaults, or
Printing Preferences.
3.Change the settings that you want, and then click OK.
Change settings (Mac OS)
To change the settings
1.On the File menu, click Page Setup.
2.Change the settings that you want (such as paper size), and then click OK.
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							3.On the File menu, click Print to open the print driver.
4.Change the settings that you want (such as media type), and then click OK or Print.
Print on both sides (duplexing)
You can print on both sides of a sheet of media either manually, or automatically using
the optional duplexer.
NOTE:Duplexing is available with some models of the device.
•Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page
•
Perform duplexing
Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page
• Always use media that conforms to the device specifications. For more
information, see 
Understand specifications for supported media.
• Specify two-sided printing options in your application or in the printer driver.
• Do not print on both sides of transparencies, envelopes, photo paper, glossy
media, or paper lighter than 16 lb bond (60 g/m
2) or heavier than 28 lb bond (105 g/
m2). Jams might occur with these media types.
• Several kinds of media require a specific orientation when you print on both sides
of a page, such as letterhead, preprinted paper, and paper with watermarks and
prepunched holes. When you print from a computer running Windows, the device
prints the first side of the media first. Load the media with the print side facing down.
• For auto-duplexing, when printing finishes on one side of the media, the device
holds the media and pauses while the ink dries. Once the ink dries, the media is
pulled back into the device and the second side is printed. When printing is
complete, the media is dropped onto the output tray. Do not grab it before printing
is complete.
• You can print on both sides of supported custom-sized media by turning the media
over and feeding it into the device again. For more information, see 
Understand
specifications for supported media.
Perform duplexing
To print manually on both sides of a page (Windows)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Guidelines for printing on
both sides of a page and Load media.
2.With a document open, click Print on the File menu, and then click Setup,
Properties, or Preferences.
3.Click the Features tab.
4.Select the Two-sided printing drop-down list.
5.To automatically resize each page to match the documents onscreen layout,
ensure Preserve Layout is selected. Clearing this option might result in unwanted
page breaks.
6.Select or clear the Flip Pages Up check box depending on which way you want
the binding. See the graphics in the print driver for examples.
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							7.Choose a booklet layout from the Booklet Layout drop-down list, if you want.
8.Change any other settings, and then click OK.
9.Print your document.
To print manually on both sides of a page (Mac OS)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Guidelines for printing on
both sides of a page and Load media.
2.With the document open, click Print on the File menu.
3.From the drop-down list, select Paper Handling, click Print: Odd numbered
pages, and then press Print.
4.Flip the paper over, and then print the even-numbered pages.
To print automatically on both sides of a page (Windows)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Guidelines for printing on
both sides of a page and Load media.
2.Make sure the duplexer is properly installed. For more information, see 
Install the
duplexer.
3.With a document open, click Print on the File menu, and then click Setup,
Properties, or Preferences.
4.Click the Features tab.
5.Select the Two-sided printing drop-down list. For auto-duplexing, ensure that
Automatic is selected.
6.To automatically resize each page to match the documents onscreen layout,
ensure Preserve Layout is selected. Clearing this option might result in unwanted
page breaks.
7.Select or clear the Flip Pages Up check box depending on which way you want
the binding. See the graphics in the print driver for examples.
8.Choose a booklet layout from the Booklet Layout drop-down list, if you want.
9.Change any other settings, and then click OK.
10.Print your document.
To print automatically on both sides of a page (Mac OS)
1.Load the appropriate media. For more information, see 
Guidelines for printing on
both sides of a page and Load media.
2.Make sure the duplexer is properly installed. For more information, see 
Install the
duplexer.
3.On the File menu, click Print.
4.Open the Two-Sided Printing panel.
5.Select the option to print on both sides.
6.Select the binding orientation by clicking the appropriate icon.
7.Change any other settings, and then click Print.
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							Cancel a print job
You can cancel a print job using one of the following methods.
Control panel: Press 
 (Cancel button). This clears the job that the device is
currently processing. It does not affect jobs waiting to be processed.
Windows: Double-click the printer icon that appears in the lower-right corner of the
computer screen. Select the print job, and then press the Delete key on the keyboard.
Mac OS: Double-click the printer in the Printer Setup Utility. Select the print job, click
Hold, and then click Delete.
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							5 Copy
You can produce high-quality color and grayscale copies on a variety of paper types
and sizes.
This section contains the following topics:
NOTE:Copying from the HP photo and imaging software is only available on the
Mac OS.
•Make copies from the control panel
•
Change the copy settings
•
Set the number of copies
•
Set the copy paper size
•
Set the copy paper type
•
Change copy speed or quality
•
Resize an original to fit onto letter or A4 paper
•
Copy a legal-size document onto letter paper
•
Adjust the lightness and darkness of your copy
•
Enhance blurred areas of your copy
•
Enhance light areas of your copy
•
Cancel a copy job
Make copies from the control panel
You can make quality copies from the control panel.
To make a copy from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Place your original face down on the scanner glass. For more information, see
Load originals.
3.Do one of the following:
• Press START COPY Black to start a black-and-white copy job.
• Press START COPY Color to start 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.
Change the copy settings
You can customize the copy settings to handle nearly any task.
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							When you change copy settings, the changes are for the current copy job only. You
must set the changes as defaults for the settings to apply to all future copy jobs.
To save the current settings as defaults for future jobs
1.Make any necessary changes to the settings in the Copy Menu.
2.Press Copy Menu, and then press the arrow keys until Set New Defaults appears.
3.Press the arrow keys to select Yes, and then press OK.
Set the number of copies
You can set the number of copies that you want to print by using the Number of
Copies option on the control panel.
To set the number of copies from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Place your original face down on the scanner glass.
3.In the Copy area, press Copy Menu repeatedly until Number of Copies appears.
4.Press 
 or use the keypad to enter the number of copies, up to the maximum.
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.
NOTE:Copy functions can also be performed using the HP Photosmart Software
(Windows) or HP Photosmart Studio Software (Mac OS). See the softwares Help
for more information.
Set the copy paper size
You can set the paper size on the device. 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 Copy Menu repeatedly until Copy Paper Size appears.
2.Press 
 until the appropriate paper size appears.
3.Press START COPY Black or START COPY Color.
NOTE:Copy functions can also be performed using the HP Photosmart Software
(Windows) or HP Photosmart Studio Software (Mac OS). See the softwares Help
for more information.
Set the copy paper type
You can set the paper type on the device.
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							To set the paper type for copies from the control panel
1.In the Copy area, press Copy 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
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
NOTE:Copy functions can also be performed using the HP Photosmart Software
(Windows) or HP Photosmart Studio Software (Mac OS). See the softwares Help
for more information.
Change copy speed or quality
The device 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 from the control panel
1.Make sure you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2.Place your original face down on the glass.
3.In the Copy area, press Quality until the appropriate quality setting is lit.
4.Press START COPY Black or START COPY Color.
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