Newport ROW Mac UG Final | HP 5550 guide

printing digital photographs

Newport ROW Mac UG Final

❍Digital Flash: Lighten dark images. Click Auto to allow the printer driver to automatically balance lightness and darkness.

❍Sharpness: Adjust image sharpness to preference. Click Auto to allow the printer driver to automatically balance sharpness.

❍Smoothing: Adjust distortion to preference. Click Auto to allow the printer driver to automatically balance smoothing.

❍SmartFocus: Click On to allow the printer driver to automatically focus images.

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HP 5550 manual Newport ROW Mac UG Final

Contents

Table of contents Maintenance Specifications Newport ROW Mac UG Final Acknowledgments Hewlett-packard company noticesCopyright 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company Click File Page Setup SymbolsTerms and conventions Terms Accessibility Using the onscreen users guide Special features Getting started Printer features Connectivity Print cartridge status symbol and light Cancel buttonPower button and light Buttons and lights Tray Paper traysOut tray Out tray up Print cartridge selection Print cartridges Automatic paper-type sensor Reserve mode output Reserve modeWhen only this print cartridge Is installed Result is Exiting reserve mode Network Connectivity Printing Choosing the printer Setting up the printer Printing from the computers desktop Selecting a default printer Displaying the page setup dialog box Using the page setup dialog boxChecking the printer status Iconmeaning Borderless Printing See borderless printing Using the print dialog boxDisplaying the print dialog box Menu and buttons Use the General panel for these functions General Use the Paper Type/Quality panel for these functions Paper type/quality Select the Layout panel for page layout options Layout Color Digital photography Use the Background Printing panel for these functions Background printing Viewing and changing the status of a print job Using the print status dialog boxDisplaying the print status dialog box Newport ROW Mac UG Final Using printer software with Mac OS Borderless Printing See borderless printing Copies and pages Output options Paper type/quality Two sided printing Using the print center Displaying the print center Selecting a default printer Managing print jobs Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Printing a documentControlling page layout Selecting print options Mac OS Two-sided printing with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Two-sided printing Two-sided printing with Mac OS Newport ROW Mac UG Final Mac OS 8.6 Printing digital photographs Select the Printer Type/Quality panel Mac OS Newport ROW Mac UG Final Enabling auto-on Auto-on and auto-off featureEnabling auto-off Turning off the automatic paper-type sensor Using the automatic paper-type sensorTurning on the automatic paper-type sensor Select the Paper Type/Quality panel Printing guidelines Borderless printing Borderless printing with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Preparing to printClick Borderless Printing Borderless printing with Mac OS Newport ROW Mac UG Final Select any other desired print settings Panel Setting Paper Type/QualityPlain paper Printing on plain paper with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Paper Type Automatic or Plain Printing on plain paper with Mac OSPaper Preparing to print a single envelope EnvelopesPreparing to print a stack of envelopes Printing envelopes with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Panelsetting Paper Group Automatic, Plain Paper or Inkjet Paper Panel Paper Type/QualityPrinting envelopes with Mac OS Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, or X Classic or Mac OS Printing transparencies TransparenciesFor great results use hp premium inkjet transparency film Printing transparencies with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Transparency Film Panelsetting Paper Group Automatic orPrinting transparencies with Mac OS Printing labels Labels Paper Size A4 Letter or US Letter Size A4 Letter or US Letter Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, or X Classic or Mac OS Preparing to print index cards or other small media Index cards and other small media Printing index cards and other small media Paper Type/Quality Layout Panel SettingPrinting index cards and other small media with Mac OS Layout Pages Per Sheet 1 Normal Two Sided Printing Print Both Sides Unchecked for Preparing to print small photographs PhotographsPreparing to print large photographs Printing photographs with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Printing photographs Quality Best or High Resolution Photo Setting Paper Group Automatic orPanel Paper Type/Quality Digital Photography Photo Paper Photography Greeting cards Printing greeting cards Panel Paper Type/Quality Setting Paper Group Automatic orPrinting greeting with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic Greeting Cards Printing greeting cards with Mac OS Posters Panel Paper Type/ Quality SettingPrinting posters Layout Tiling Tiling Size 2 , 3 , or Multiple Page Per Sheet Menu Printing banners Banners Attributes Page Size A4 Letter Banner or US Printing banners with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X ClassicAttributes Paper Size A4 Letter Banner or US Paper Type Automatic or Plain Printing iron-on transfers Iron-on transfersUse hp iron-on t-shirt transfer paper for great results Printing iron-on transfers with Mac OS Mirror Image Checked Paper Type Automatic or Plain Maintenance Replacing print cartridges Pink pull tab Newport ROW Mac UG Final Refilling print cartridges Open the hp inkjet utility Aligning print cartridges Automatically cleaning print cartridges Gathering cleaning supplies Cleaning the print cartridge cradlePreparing to clean Cleaning the print cartridge cradle Print cartridge cradle 2. print cartridge cradle walls Storing print cartridges Maintaining print cartridges Newport ROW Mac UG Final Maintaining the printer body To remove ink from Do this Removing ink from skin and clothing Hp inkjet utility panels Displaying the hp inkjet utility Double-click the OS X HD icon on the desktop Viewing the hp inkjet utility panels 100 101 Troubleshooting Verify the following Printer is not printingCheck the printer lights Select a topic below Paper jam Paper problems103 If the paper tray is loaded Out of paper104 Printer ejects the paper USB problemsPrinter does not turn on Printer driver not found in Mac OS X Classic Print cartridges need to be cleaned Problems with printoutsPrint quality is poor Print is faded Document is printed off-center or at an angle Text and images are misalignedToo much or too little ink appears on 107 Photos are not printing correctly Printout does not reflect new print settings Blank pages print Banner does not print correctlyBanner or US Letter Banner 110 What the lights indicate Printer lights are flashing or onResume light is flashing Printer may be out of paper All lights are flashing Power light is flashingPrinter is preparing to print Printer may need to be restarted Print cartridge cradle is on the left Print cartridge status light is onPrint cartridge cradle is on the right Black or photo print cartridge is low on ink Both print cartridges are low on ink Print cartridge cradle is in the center114 Print cartridge status light is flashing There is a problem with the black or photo print cartridge115 116 There is a problem with the tri-color print cartridge 117 Print cartridge cradle is still in the center 118 Tri-color print cartridge is low on ink 119 Printer is slow Computer does not meet system requirements Printer is in reserve mode121 Image is printed at angle Borderless printing problemsBorder is on top of image If your printout looks like this Do this Image is above tear-off tab Border is on side of imageInk smears If your printout has ink smears 124 Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, or X Classic Click the Ink tab 125 126 Specifications Hp deskjet 5550 series Printer specifications Color and photo print cartridges 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi resolutionPrint technology Software compatibility Processor DimensionsButtons and lights Interface Normal Mode Best Mode Tray capacity Media handlingOut tray capacity Media size Envelopes BannerIndex/Greeting Cards Labels USB connection Minimum system requirementsAppleTalk connection Mac OS 8.6 Minimum printing margins Banners letter 216 x 279 mm 8.5 x 11 Banners A4 210 x 297 mm 8.27 x 11.7135 Environmental statement Extended warranty See limited warrantyReduction and elimination Recycling 137 138 Print cartridge recovery Extent of limited warranty Limited warranty139 Limitations of liability Limitations of warrantyLocal law 140 141 Obtaining a warranty extension 142 Regulatory notices 143 144 Index 145 146 147 148 149 150 151