HP 5900 2 Special features

2 Special features

Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features:

●Borderless printing: Use the entire page surface when printing photos and brochures with the borderless printing feature.

●Six-ink upgradeable printing: Enhance photo printing with a photo print cartridge (purchased separately).

●Ink-backup mode: Use ink-backup mode to continue printing with one print cartridge when the other print cartridge has run out of ink.

●Printing from a digital camera: Print photos directly from a digital camera using the PictBridge port.

●Panoramic printing: Print panoramic photos with borders or without borders.

●Real Life technologies: HP Real Life technologies make it easy for you to get better photos. Automatic red-eye removal and adaptive lighting to enhance detail in shadows are just a few of the many technologies included.

●Print Cartridge Status display: Know when a print cartridge is low on ink by viewing the Print Cartridge Status lights.

●Automatic paper-type sensor: Use the auto paper-type sensor to optimize print quality for various papers.

●HP Vivera Inks deliver true-to-life photo quality and exceptional fade resistance resulting in vivid colors that last. HP Vivera Inks are specially-formulated and scientifically tested for quality, purity and fade resistance.

User's guide

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Contents

User's guide Page Contents Page Page 1 Welcome 2 Special features 3 Get started Printer features Buttons and lights Page Page Page Paper trays Page Page Print cartridges Ink-backupmode Automatic paper-typesensor 4 Connect to the printer USB Networking 5 Print photos Print borderless photos Page Print photos with a border Page HP Real Life technologies Photo print cartridge PhotoREt Maximum dpi Advanced color settings Color management Exif Print Store and handle photo paper Save money when printing photos Other photo projects Share photos with friends and family Page Print photos from a digital camera About PictBridge PictBridge printing Page Page 7 Print other documents E-mail Letters Documents Envelopes Brochures Page Greeting cards Postcards Transparencies Labels Index cards and other small media Booklets Page Posters Iron-ontransfers Page 8 Printing tips Printing shortcuts Fast/economical printing General everyday printing Presentation printing Print in grayscale Set default settings for the printer Select a print quality Set the page order Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper Print preview Set a custom paper size Select a paper type Print task quick sets Two-sidedprinting Page Page Resize a document Watermarks Page 9 Printer software Printer Properties dialog box What's This? help Ink Status window Download printer software updates 10 Maintenance Install print cartridges Page Page Set the auto-offfeature Align the print cartridges Calibrate color Automatically clean print cartridges Print a test page View estimated ink levels Maintain the printer body Remove ink from your skin and clothing Manually clean print cartridges Maintain print cartridges Printer Toolbox 11 Troubleshooting Printer does not print Paper jam Paper problems Paper mismatch Printer is stalled Print cartridge problems Page Photos do not print correctly Page Page PictBridge problems Print quality is poor Page Document is misprinted Problems with borderless documents Page Page Page Page Error messages Printer lights are on or flashing Page Page Page Document prints slowly If you continue to have problems 12 Supplies Paper USB cables 13 Specifications Printer specifications 14 Environmental information Environmental statement Print cartridge recovery Page Index