HP B9100 manual Control panel, To navigate the printer menu, Printer menu structure

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Chapter 1

Control panel

1Printer screen: Use this screen to view menus and messages.

2Menu: Press to view the printer menu.

3Previous: Press to navigate to a previous menu option.

4OK: Press to select a menu option or respond to a prompt on the printer screen.

5Next: Press to navigate to the next menu option.

6Cancel: Press to exit a menu option or to stop the current print job.

7Attention light: Flashes red if an error requiring user action occurs. An error message is also displayed on the printer screen. Appears solid amber if there is an unrecoverable error. For more information, see Troubleshooting.

8Ink level dots: These dots show you the position of each colored ink cartridge in the ink cartridge stalls below. When the printer is idle, the printer screen displays a bar graph to indicate the ink level of each cartridge in the order of the colored dots.

Printer menu

Press Menu to open the printer menu.

To navigate the printer menu

Press or to scroll through the menus or options displayed on the printer screen.

Any menu with a triangle next to it has submenus or options. Press OK to display the submenus or options.

Press Cancel to exit the current menu.

The printer menu structure

The following options are available from the printer menu.

Print test page: Select this option to print a test page containing information about the printer such as the condition of the ink cartridges, the printer serial number, and the firmware version. See Print a test page.

Print sample page: Select this option to print a sample photo. See Print a sample page.

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HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer

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Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504 Copyrights and trademarksHewlett-Packard Company notices TrademarksContents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Find more information WelcomeFront of printer Printer parts Back of printer Paper trays Main tray Printer menu structure Printer menuControl panel To navigate the printer menuNetwork settings Chapter Digital Fine Art Papers Basic printingMedia trays PapersAny media thicker than Load the main trayMedia Main tray Specialty media tray Rigid MediaLoad the specialty media tray To load the specialty media tray To load canvas in the specialty media tray Chapter HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide To print Use this paper or media Choose the right paper or other mediaSpecialty media Japan Supported sizesMetric ImperialPrint from a software program TipsTo print from a software program Mac Change print settingsTo print from a software program Windows Set the paper type Change the print speed or qualityPrint in grayscale Set the default print settingsWindows Make the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series the default printerOptimize print quality for slow computers Color management What is color management?Choose a color management strategy Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe PhotoshopStart the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Change the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaultsInstall the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Use application-based color managementWindows users To print using application-based color managementAdobe RGB or Adobe RGB Printer driver color space settings Setting When to use itUse printer-based color management Mac usersApplication Managed Colors Setting When to use itTo print using printer-based color management Colorsmart/sRGB AdobeRGB Colorsmart/sRGB default AdobeRGBChapter Replace the ink cartridges Care and maintenanceLeave the printer on To check the ink levels from the computer Windows Check the ink levelsReplace the ink cartridges To check the ink levels from the printerTo replace the ink cartridges Replace faulty printheads To replace printheads Chapter To clean the outside of the printer Clean the printerClean the printer To clean the printheads automatically Clean the printheads automaticallyClean the printhead nozzles manually Do not clean inside the printerTo clean the printhead nozzles To align the printheads To reset the closed loop calibrationAlign and calibrate the printer Print a testTo download the printer software Windows Download printer software updatesPrint a sample To print a sampleUninstall the printer software Windows Uninstall the printer softwareComputer could not read the HP Photosmart CD TroubleshootingPrinter software installation problems On light is flashing blue but the printer is not printing Printer hardware problemsComputer stops responding during software installation Printing is very slow Printing problemsPrinter is plugged in but will not turn on Solution Document printed at an angle or is off-center Printout is rippled or curled SolutionPrinted pages are dropping off of the output tray Printer ejects the paper when preparing to print Colors are not printing satisfactorily SolutionBlank page came out of the printer Solution Print quality is poor Solution Error messagesError message Out of paper. Load paper then press OK Paper errorsError message Remove media Error message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK SolutionError message Paper size mismatch Printer setup errorsError message Automatic paper sensor failed Error message Top door is open Ink cartridge and printhead errorsError message Replace the following incompatible printheads Network errorsError message Replace the following faulty ink cartridges Error message Install the following printheadsHP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter HP support by phone If you have a problem, follow these stepsHP support Support processAfter the phone support period Additional warranty optionsNetworking basics Windows and Mac NetworkingInternet connection Recommended network configurationsEthernet network without Internet access To connect the printer to the network Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modemIf the Check Cable Connection screen is displayed, do this To install the printer softwareIf the Printer Found screen is displayed, do this To change a USB-connected printer to a network connection Double-click the HP Photosmart Installer iconTo open help for the embedded web server To print a network settingsTo open the embedded web server home Specifications Printer specifications Network support Category SpecificationsPower consumption Media typesUSB support Category Specifications Power cord model numberPrintheads HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer