Contents
HP Deskjet 3740 series printer
Special features
Printer features
Getting started
Power button and light
Paper tray
Unfolding the paper tray
Using the paper tray
Print cartridges
Ink-backup mode output
Ink-backup mode
Replacing print cartridges
Exiting ink-backup mode
Connecting to the printer
USB
PhotoREt
Printing photos
Enhancing your photos
Enhancing your photos
HP digital photography options
Using the HP digital photography options dialog box
Opening the HP digital photography options dialog box
Maximum dpi
Printing a black-and-white photo
Exif Print
Printing black-and-white photos
Printing a color photo in black-and-white
Storage
Storing and handling photo paper
Click Print in grayscale
Saving money when printing photos
Large photos with a white border
Printing
Small photos with a white border
Orientation Portrait or Landscape
Borderless photos
Preparing to print
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Printing tips
Printing other documents
Mail
Printer software
Letters
Paper type Plain paper
Documents
Envelopes
Labels
Type is Plain paper
Brochures
Greeting cards
Transparencies
Index cards and other small media
Iron-on transfers
Type is Plain paper Print quality Normal or Best
Orientation Mirror image
Save time
Printing tips
Printing shortcuts
Save money
General everyday printing
Fast/economical printing
Use General everyday printing to print quickly
Using a print task quick set
Print task quick sets
Creating a print task quick set
Setting the printer default settings
Deleting a print task quick set
Setting the page order
Print preview
Selecting a paper type
Selecting a print quality
Setting a custom paper size
Defining a custom paper size
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Printer Preferences dialog box
Printer software
Printer Properties dialog box
Opening the Printer Properties dialog box
Using Whats This? help
Whats This? help
Device Status window
To close the Device Status window, click Close window
Print cartridges
Maintenance
Installing print cartridges
Selection numbers
Installation instructions
Ink back-up mode
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Aligning print cartridges
Automatically cleaning print cartridges
Click Clean the Print Cartridges
Click Align the Printer
Preparing to clean
Manually cleaning print cartridges
Gathering cleaning supplies
Cleaning instructions
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Removing ink from skin and clothing
Printing a test
View estimated ink levels
Maintaining print cartridges
Maintaining the printer body
Printer toolbox
Printer is not printing
Troubleshooting
Check the power light
Verify the following
If the printer does not turn on
Paper jam
If the printer still does not print
Paper weight
Paper problems
Other paper problems
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once
Print is faded
Print quality is poor
Streaks and missing lines
Blank pages print
Document is misprinted
Photos are not printing correctly
Edge of the photograph is faded
Borderless printing problems
Check the printer properties
Print quality Best
Printout has an unwanted border
Image is printed at an angle
For small photo paper
For small photo paper with a tear-off tab
Error messages
Out of paper message
If the paper tray is loaded
Error message there was an error writing to LPT1 appears
Power light is flashing
An error message appears while the Power light is flashing
If the paper tray is empty
Document prints slowly
If an error message appears
If no error message appears
What the flashing light means
If you continue to have problems
Supplies
Paper supplies
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, Matte
HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper with tear-off tab
HP Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Matte
HP Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab
HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Premium Photo Paper, Matte
HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab
HP Premium Photo Paper, Matte with tear-off tab
HP Premium High Gloss Film
HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss with tear-off tab
HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss
HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab
USB cables
Environmental statement
Specifications
Printer specifications
Reduction and elimination
Print cartridge recovery
Energy consumption
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Acknowledgements
Terms and conventions
Hewlett-Packard company notices
Terms
HP Deskjet 3740 series printer