Fast/economical printing.......................................................................................

46

 

General everyday printing.....................................................................................

47

 

Presentation printing.............................................................................................

47

 

Print in grayscale..................................................................................................

47

 

Set default settings for the printer.........................................................................

47

 

Select a print quality.............................................................................................

48

 

Set the page order................................................................................................

49

 

Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper....................................................

49

 

Print preview.........................................................................................................

49

 

Set a custom paper size.......................................................................................

50

 

Select a paper type...............................................................................................

50

 

Print task quick sets..............................................................................................

51

 

Two-sided printing................................................................................................

52

 

Resize a document ..............................................................................................

55

 

Watermarks..........................................................................................................

55

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Printer software..................................................................................................

57

 

Printer Properties dialog box................................................................................

57

 

What's This? help.................................................................................................

57

 

Ink Status window.................................................................................................

57

 

Download printer software updates......................................................................

58

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Maintenance........................................................................................................

59

 

Install print cartridges...........................................................................................

59

 

Set the auto-off feature.........................................................................................

62

 

Align the print cartridges.......................................................................................

62

 

Calibrate color......................................................................................................

63

 

Automatically clean print cartridges......................................................................

63

 

Print a test page...................................................................................................

63

 

View estimated ink levels......................................................................................

64

 

Maintain the printer body......................................................................................

64

 

Remove ink from your skin and clothing...............................................................

64

 

Manually clean print cartridges.............................................................................

65

 

Maintain print cartridges.......................................................................................

66

 

Printer Toolbox.....................................................................................................

67

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Troubleshooting.................................................................................................

68

 

Printer does not print............................................................................................

68

 

Paper jam.............................................................................................................

69

 

Paper problems....................................................................................................

70

 

Paper mismatch....................................................................................................

71

 

Printer is stalled....................................................................................................

72

 

Print cartridge problems........................................................................................

72

 

Photos do not print correctly.................................................................................

74

 

PictBridge problems.............................................................................................

77

 

Print quality is poor...............................................................................................

78

 

Document is misprinted........................................................................................

80

 

Problems with borderless documents...................................................................

81

 

Error messages....................................................................................................

86

 

Printer lights are on or flashing.............................................................................

87

 

Document prints slowly.........................................................................................

91

 

If you continue to have problems..........................................................................

91

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