Maintenance | HP 3840 specs

HP Deskjet 3840 series printer User's Guide

ink, removing ink from skin and clothing

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layout panel light

flashing power

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maintenance

manually cleaning the print cartridges printer tools

maximum dpi

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notices

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orientation Out tray

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page order paper jam paper supplies paper trays

In tray Out tray

photo print cartridge photographs

digital photos

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi printing black-and-white

borderless photos color options enhancing

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HP 3840 manual Maintenance

Contents

HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Terms and conventions Hewlett-Packard company noticesAcknowledgements Terms HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Special features Printer features Getting started Buttons and light Power button and light Print Cancel buttonPaper trays Unfolding the paper traysPage Tray Out tray Folding the paper trays Print cartridges Using print cartridges Replacing print cartridgesEveryday printing Quality color photos Ink-backup mode output Ink-backup modeExiting ink-backup mode Connecting to the printer USB Accessing the digital photography options Printing photosEnhancing your photos Printing digital photographs Using the digital photography options Maximum dpi Photo print cartridge Using color options Installing the photo print cartridgeUsing the photo print cartridge Storing the photo print cartridge Printing black-and-white photos Printing a black-and-white photo Printing a color photo in black and white Storing and handling photo paperStorage Saving money when printing photos Borderless photosHandling HP Everyday Photo Paper Printing Preparing to printPrint Quality Best or Maximum dpi Small photos with a white border Preparing to print Large photos with a white border Print Quality Best or Maximum dpi Printing other documents MailPrinting tips Printer software Letters Print Quality Normal Documents Print Quality Normal or Best Envelopes Brochures Greeting cards Print Quality Normal, Best, or Maximum dpi Transparencies Labels Preparing to print Index cards and other small media Iron-on transfers Page Setting the page order Printing tipsSave time Save money Printing collated copies Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper Selecting a paper type Selecting a print quality Resizing a document Page Setup dialog box Print settingsPrinter software Print dialog box Managing the printer Mac OS X 10.3 and later Opening Printer List Click the Set Up Printers button. Printer List appears Adding a printer Managing the printer Mac OS X 10.2 and earlier Setting a default printerDeleting a printer Deleting a printer Setting a default printer Page Page Installing print cartridges MaintenancePrint cartridges Installation Instructions Ink back-up modePage Page Aligning print cartridges Automatically cleaning print cartridgesCalibrating color Manually cleaning print cartridges Gathering cleaning suppliesPreparing to clean Cleaning instructionsPage Printing a test View estimated ink levelsRemoving ink from skin and clothing Maintaining print cartridges Storing print cartridges Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox Displaying the HP Inkjet ToolboxMac OS X version Double-clickHP Printer Selector HP Inkjet Toolbox panels Troubleshooting Printer is not printingVerify the following conditions Check the printer cable connection Paper jam If the printer still does not print Paper problems Other paper problemsPaper weight Printer prints on multiple sheets at once Print quality is poor Streaks and missing linesPrint is faded Blank pages print Printout does not reflect selected print settings Document is misprintedText and images are misaligned Document is printed off-center or at an angle Check the printer settings Photos are not printing correctlyCheck the paper tray Colors are tinted or incorrect Part of the photograph is faded Borderless printing problemsFading occurs on the edges of a printout Image is printed at an angle Streaks appear in a light portion of a printoutFading occurs near the edges of a printout For small photo paper Printout has an unwanted borderFor small photo paper with a tear-off tab If an error message appears Power light is flashingWhat the flashing light means Error messages Document prints slowly If you continue to have problems An error message appears while the Power light is flashingOut of paper message If the In tray is loaded Specifications Printer specificationsEnvironmental statement Reduction and elimination Print cartridge recovery Energy consumption HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Supplies Paper supplies HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, Matte HP Premium Inkjet Transparency FilmHP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Plus Photo Paper with tear-off tab HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Matte HP Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tabHP Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab HP Premium Photo Paper, Matte with tear-off tabHP Premium Photo Paper, Matte HP Premium High Gloss Film HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss with tear-off tab HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-glossHP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab USB cables Index Maintenance HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Cable part number