HP B9100 manual Check the ink levels, Replace the ink cartridges, Click Launch Utility

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Chapter 4

Check the ink levels

To check the ink levels from the printer

1.Press Menu on the printer.

2.Press until you see Show ink level percentage on the printer screen.

3.Press OK.

4.Press to see the percentage of ink remaining in each ink cartridge.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

To check the ink levels from the computer (Windows)

1.Right-click the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar, and then select Launch/Show HP Solution Center.

2.Click Settings, and then select Status.

3.Click the Estimated Ink Levels icon.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

To check the ink levels from the computer (Mac)

1.Click HP Photosmart Studio in the Dock.

2.Click the Devices tab.

3.Choose Maintain Printer from the Settings pop-up menu.

4.Click Launch Utility.

5.Choose the Supplies Status pane.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

Replace the ink cartridges

For proper operation, install all of the following eight ink cartridges:

●HP 38 Photo Black (PK) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Gray (LG) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Matte Black (MK) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Cyan (C) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Magenta (M) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Yellow (Y) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Magenta (LM) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Cyan (LC) Pigment ink cartridge

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Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Hewlett-Packard Company notices Copyrights and trademarksTrademarks Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Find more information WelcomeFront of printer Printer partsBack of printer Paper trays Main tray Control panel Printer menuTo navigate the printer menu Printer menu structureNetwork settings Chapter Media trays Basic printingPapers Digital Fine Art PapersMedia Main tray Specialty media tray Load the main trayRigid Media Any media thicker thanLoad 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 Specialty media Choose the right paper or other mediaTo print Use this paper or media Metric Supported sizesImperial JapanPrint from a software program TipsTo print from a software program Windows Change print settingsTo print from a software program Mac Set the paper type Change the print speed or qualityPrint in grayscale Set the default print settingsOptimize print quality for slow computers Make the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series the default printerWindows Color management What is color management?Choose a color management strategy Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe PhotoshopInstall the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Change the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaultsUse application-based color management Start the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-inWindows users To print using application-based color managementUse printer-based color management Printer driver color space settings Setting When to use itMac users Adobe RGB or Adobe RGBTo print using printer-based color management Setting When to use itApplication Managed Colors Colorsmart/sRGB AdobeRGB Colorsmart/sRGB default AdobeRGBChapter Leave the printer on Care and maintenanceReplace the ink cartridges Replace the ink cartridges Check the ink levelsTo check the ink levels from the printer To check the ink levels from the computer WindowsTo replace the ink cartridges Replace faulty printheads To replace printheads Chapter Clean the printer Clean the printerTo clean the outside of the printer Clean the printhead nozzles manually Clean the printheads automaticallyDo not clean inside the printer To clean the printheads automaticallyTo clean the printhead nozzles Align and calibrate the printer To reset the closed loop calibrationPrint a test To align the printheadsPrint a sample Download printer software updatesTo print a sample To download the printer software WindowsUninstall the printer software Windows Uninstall the printer softwarePrinter software installation problems TroubleshootingComputer could not read the HP Photosmart CD Computer stops responding during software installation Printer hardware problemsOn light is flashing blue but the printer is not printing Printer is plugged in but will not turn on Solution Printing problemsPrinting is very slow Printed pages are dropping off of the output tray Printout is rippled or curled SolutionDocument printed at an angle or is off-center Blank page came out of the printer Solution Colors are not printing satisfactorily SolutionPrinter ejects the paper when preparing to print Print quality is poor Solution Error messagesError message Remove media Paper errorsError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Solution Error message Out of paper. Load paper then press OKError message Automatic paper sensor failed Printer setup errorsError message Paper size mismatch Error message Top door is open Ink cartridge and printhead errorsError message Replace the following faulty ink cartridges Network errorsError message Install the following printheads Error message Replace the following incompatible printheadsHP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter HP support If you have a problem, follow these stepsSupport process HP support by phoneAfter the phone support period Additional warranty optionsNetworking basics Windows and Mac NetworkingEthernet network without Internet access Recommended network configurationsInternet connection To connect the printer to the network Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modemIf the Printer Found screen is displayed, do this To install the printer softwareIf the Check Cable Connection screen is displayed, do this To change a USB-connected printer to a network connection Double-click the HP Photosmart Installer iconTo open the embedded web server home To print a network settingsTo open help for the embedded web server Specifications Printer specifications Power consumption Category SpecificationsMedia types Network supportPrintheads Category Specifications Power cord model numberUSB support HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer