HP B9100 manual Specifications

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B Specifications

This section lists the minimum system requirements for installing the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications.

System requirements

Component

Operating system

Processor

RAM

Free disk space

Video display

CD-ROM drive

Browser

USB

Networking

Windows

Microsoft® Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, or

XP Professional x64 Edition

Note x64 systems can be connected directly to the printer via USB only; networking with x64 systems is not supported.

Minimum: Intel® Pentium II 233 MHz (or equivalent), or higher

Recommended: Intel® Pentium 4 (or equivalent), or higher

Minimum: 256 MB

Recommended: 1 GB

Minimum: 200 MB

Recommended: 450 MB

Minimum: SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color)

Recommended: SVGA monitor (1024 x 768, 32-bit color)

Required

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 with SP2 or later

USB port (Cable not included)

Ethernet port (Cable not included)

Mac

Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4, or later

Note The printer driver for

Mac OS X 10.2.8 systems must be downloaded from www.hp.com/support.

Minimum: PowerPC with G3, G4, G5, or Intel® Core processor

Recommended: PowerPC with G5 2 GHz or Intel® Core Duo processor

Minimum: 256 MB

Recommended: 512 MB

Minimum: 500 MB

Minimum: SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color)

Recommended: SVGA monitor (1024 x 768, 32-bit color)

Required

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USB port (Cable not included)

Ethernet port (Cable not included)

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Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Copyrights and trademarks Hewlett-Packard Company noticesTrademarks Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Welcome Find more informationPrinter parts Front of printerBack of printer Paper trays Main tray Printer menu Control panelTo navigate the printer menu Printer menu structureNetwork settings Chapter Basic printing Media traysPapers Digital Fine Art PapersLoad the main tray Media Main tray Specialty media 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 To print Use this paper or media Choose the right paper or other mediaSpecialty media Supported sizes MetricImperial JapanTips Print from a software programTo print from a software program Mac Change print settingsTo print from a software program Windows Change the print speed or quality Set the paper typeSet the default print settings Print in grayscaleWindows Make the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series the default printerOptimize print quality for slow computers What is color management? Color managementUse the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Choose a color management strategyChange the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaults Install the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-inUse application-based color management Start the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-inTo print using application-based color management Windows usersPrinter driver color space settings Setting When to use it Use printer-based color managementMac users Adobe RGB or Adobe RGBApplication Managed Colors Setting When to use itTo print using printer-based color management Colorsmart/sRGB default AdobeRGB Colorsmart/sRGB AdobeRGBChapter Replace the ink cartridges Care and maintenanceLeave the printer on Check the ink levels Replace the ink cartridgesTo 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 To clean the outside of the printer Clean the printerClean the printer Clean the printheads automatically Clean the printhead nozzles manuallyDo not clean inside the printer To clean the printheads automaticallyTo clean the printhead nozzles To reset the closed loop calibration Align and calibrate the printerPrint a test To align the printheadsDownload printer software updates Print a sampleTo print a sample To download the printer software WindowsUninstall the printer software Uninstall the printer software WindowsComputer 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 Error messages Print quality is poor SolutionPaper errors Error message Remove mediaError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Solution Error message Out of paper. Load paper then press OKError message Paper size mismatch Printer setup errorsError message Automatic paper sensor failed Ink cartridge and printhead errors Error message Top door is openNetwork errors Error message Replace the following faulty ink cartridgesError message Install the following printheads Error message Replace the following incompatible printheadsHP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter If you have a problem, follow these steps HP supportSupport process HP support by phoneAdditional warranty options After the phone support periodNetworking Networking basics Windows and MacInternet connection Recommended network configurationsEthernet network without Internet access Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modem To connect the printer to the networkIf the Check Cable Connection screen is displayed, do this To install the printer softwareIf the Printer Found screen is displayed, do this Double-click the HP Photosmart Installer icon To change a USB-connected printer to a network connectionTo open help for the embedded web server To print a network settingsTo open the embedded web server home Specifications Printer specifications Category Specifications Power consumptionMedia types Network supportUSB support Category Specifications Power cord model numberPrintheads HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer