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HP Deskjet 3840 series printer User's Guide

large photos with a border maximum dpi

small photos with a border storing photo paper

photos, printing Power button Print Cancel button print cartridges

aligning

black print cartridge calibrating

cleaning automatically cleaning manually maintaining

photo print cartridge recovery recycling replacing

storing

tri-color print cartridge print quality

print settings printer

does not reflect new print settings does not turn on

is not printing is slow

prints blank pages printer features

about printer tools printing

brochures

digital photographs documents e-mail envelopes greeting cards

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Contents

HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Hewlett-Packard company notices Terms and conventionsAcknowledgements Terms HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Special features Getting started Printer features Buttons and light Print Cancel button Power button and lightPaper trays Unfolding the paper traysPage Tray Out tray Folding the paper trays Print cartridges Replacing print cartridges Using print cartridgesEveryday printing Quality color photos Exiting ink-backup mode Ink-backup modeInk-backup mode output USB Connecting to the printer Printing photos Accessing the digital photography optionsEnhancing your photos Printing digital photographs Using the digital photography options Photo print cartridge Maximum dpi Installing the photo print cartridge Using color optionsUsing the photo print cartridge Storing the photo print cartridge Printing a black-and-white photo Printing black-and-white photos Storage Storing and handling photo paperPrinting a color photo in black and white Borderless photos Saving money when printing photosHandling HP Everyday Photo Paper Print Quality Best or Maximum dpi Preparing to printPrinting Small photos with a white border Preparing to print Large photos with a white border Print Quality Best or Maximum dpi Mail Printing other documentsPrinting tips Printer software Print Quality Normal Letters Print Quality Normal or Best Documents Envelopes Brochures Print Quality Normal, Best, or Maximum dpi Greeting cards Transparencies Labels Preparing to print Index cards and other small media Iron-on transfers Page Printing tips Setting the page orderSave time Save money Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper Printing collated copies Selecting a paper type Selecting a print quality Resizing a document Page Printer software Print settingsSetup dialog box Print dialog box Opening Printer List Managing the printer Mac OS X 10.3 and later Adding a printer Click the Set Up Printers button. Printer List appears Deleting a printer Setting a default printerManaging the printer Mac OS X 10.2 and earlier Deleting a printer Setting a default printer Page Page Print cartridges MaintenanceInstalling print cartridges Ink back-up mode Installation InstructionsPage Page Calibrating color Automatically cleaning print cartridgesAligning print cartridges Gathering cleaning supplies Manually cleaning print cartridgesPreparing to clean Cleaning instructionsPage View estimated ink levels Printing a testRemoving ink from skin and clothing Maintaining print cartridges Storing print cartridges Displaying the HP Inkjet Toolbox Using the HP Inkjet ToolboxMac OS X version Double-clickHP Printer Selector HP Inkjet Toolbox panels Printer is not printing TroubleshootingVerify the following conditions Check the printer cable connection If the printer still does not print Paper jam Other paper problems Paper problemsPaper weight Printer prints on multiple sheets at once Streaks and missing lines Print quality is poorPrint is faded Blank pages print Document is misprinted Printout does not reflect selected print settingsText and images are misaligned Document is printed off-center or at an angle Photos are not printing correctly Check the printer settingsCheck the paper tray Colors are tinted or incorrect Fading occurs on the edges of a printout Borderless printing problemsPart of the photograph is faded Fading occurs near the edges of a printout Streaks appear in a light portion of a printoutImage is printed at an angle For small photo paper with a tear-off tab Printout has an unwanted borderFor small photo paper What the flashing light means Power light is flashingIf an error message appears Document prints slowly Error messages An error message appears while the Power light is flashing If you continue to have problemsOut of paper message If the In tray is loaded Printer specifications SpecificationsEnvironmental statement Reduction and elimination Energy consumption Print cartridge recovery HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Paper supplies Supplies HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, MatteHP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Plus Photo Paper with tear-off tab HP Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, MatteHP Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Matte with tear-off tab HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tabHP Premium Photo Paper, Matte HP Premium High Gloss Film HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss with tear-off tabHP 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