NOTE: When you receive a low-ink warning message, consider having a replacement cartridge available to avoid possible printing delays. You do not need to replace the cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable.

●Always turn off the printer with (the Power button) to allow the printer to protect the nozzles.

Paper loading tips

For more information, also see Load paper.

●Ensure the paper is loaded in the tray properly, and matches the currently set paper size for the printer. Upon closing the tray you should be prompted to confirm or set the paper size. For more information, see Load paper.

●Load a stack of paper (not just one page). All the paper in the stack should be of the same size and type to avoid a paper jam.

●Load paper with the print-side down.

●Ensure that paper loaded in the input tray lays flat and the edges are not bent or torn.

●Adjust the paper-width guides in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the guides do not bend the paper in the tray.

Printer settings tips (Windows)

●To change default print settings, click Print, Scan & Fax, and then click Set Preferences in the HP printer software.

Depending on your operating system, do one of the following to open the printer software:

◦Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the printer name.

◦Windows 8: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click All Apps on the app bar, and then select the printer name.

◦Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All Programs, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the icon with the printer's name.

●To select the number of pages to print per sheet, on the Layout tab of the printer driver, select the appropriate option from the Pages per Sheet drop-down list.

●If you want to change the page orientation, set it in your application interface.

●To view more printing settings, on the Layout or Paper/Quality tab of the printer driver, click the Advanced button to open the Advanced Options dialog box.

NOTE: The preview on the Layout tab cannot reflect what you select from the Pages per Sheet Layout, the Booklet, or the Page Borders drop-down lists.

◦Print in Grayscale: Allows you to print a black and white document using the black ink only. Select Black Ink Only, and then click the OK button.

◦Pages per Sheet Layout: Helps you specify the order of the pages if you print document in more than two pages per sheet.

◦Borderless Printing: Select this feature to print photos without border. Not all paper types support this feature. You will see an alert icon beside the option if the selected paper type in the Media drop-down list does not support it.

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