Check the ink levels, Replace the ink cartridges | HP B9100 specification

Chapter 4

Check the ink levels

To check the ink levels from the printer

1.Press Menu on the printer.

2.Press until you see Show ink level percentage on the printer screen.

3.Press OK.

4.Press to see the percentage of ink remaining in each ink cartridge.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

To check the ink levels from the computer (Windows)

1.Right-click the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar, and then select Launch/Show HP Solution Center.

2.Click Settings, and then select Status.

3.Click the Estimated Ink Levels icon.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

To check the ink levels from the computer (Mac)

1.Click HP Photosmart Studio in the Dock.

2.Click the Devices tab.

3.Choose Maintain Printer from the Settings pop-up menu.

4.Click Launch Utility.

5.Choose the Supplies Status pane.

Note The ink levels shown are an estimate only. Actual ink volumes may vary.

Replace the ink cartridges

For proper operation, install all of the following eight ink cartridges:

●HP 38 Photo Black (PK) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Gray (LG) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Matte Black (MK) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Cyan (C) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Magenta (M) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Yellow (Y) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Magenta (LM) Pigment ink cartridge

●HP 38 Light Cyan (LC) Pigment ink cartridge

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HP B9100 Check the ink levels, Replace the ink cartridges, To check the ink levels from the printer, Click Launch Utility

Contents

HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Hewlett-Packard Company notices Copyrights and trademarksTrademarks Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504 Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Find more information Welcome Front of printer Printer parts Back of printer Paper trays Main tray Control panel Printer menuTo navigate the printer menu Printer menu structure Network settings Chapter Media trays Basic printingPapers Digital Fine Art Papers Media Main tray Specialty media tray Load the main trayRigid Media Any media thicker than Load the specialty media tray To load the specialty media tray To load canvas in the specialty media tray Chapter HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Specialty media Choose the right paper or other mediaTo print Use this paper or media Metric Supported sizesImperial Japan Print from a software program Tips To print from a software program Windows Change print settingsTo print from a software program Mac Set the paper type Change the print speed or quality Print in grayscale Set the default print settings Optimize print quality for slow computers Make the HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series the default printerWindows Color management What is color management? Choose a color management strategy Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Install the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Change the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaultsUse application-based color management Start the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Windows users To print using application-based color management Use printer-based color management Printer driver color space settings Setting When to use itMac users Adobe RGB or Adobe RGB To print using printer-based color management Setting When to use itApplication Managed Colors Colorsmart/sRGB AdobeRGB Colorsmart/sRGB default AdobeRGB Chapter Leave the printer on Care and maintenanceReplace the ink cartridges Replace the ink cartridges Check the ink levelsTo check the ink levels from the printer To check the ink levels from the computer Windows To replace the ink cartridges Replace faulty printheads To replace printheads Chapter Clean the printer Clean the printerTo clean the outside of the printer Clean the printhead nozzles manually Clean the printheads automaticallyDo not clean inside the printer To clean the printheads automatically To clean the printhead nozzles Align and calibrate the printer To reset the closed loop calibrationPrint a test To align the printheads Print a sample Download printer software updatesTo print a sample To download the printer software Windows Uninstall the printer software Windows Uninstall the printer software Printer software installation problems TroubleshootingComputer could not read the HP Photosmart CD Computer stops responding during software installation Printer hardware problemsOn light is flashing blue but the printer is not printing Printer is plugged in but will not turn on Solution Printing problemsPrinting is very slow Printed pages are dropping off of the output tray Printout is rippled or curled SolutionDocument printed at an angle or is off-center Blank page came out of the printer Solution Colors are not printing satisfactorily SolutionPrinter ejects the paper when preparing to print Print quality is poor Solution Error messages Error message Remove media Paper errorsError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Solution Error message Out of paper. Load paper then press OK Error message Automatic paper sensor failed Printer setup errorsError message Paper size mismatch Error message Top door is open Ink cartridge and printhead errors Error message Replace the following faulty ink cartridges Network errorsError message Install the following printheads Error message Replace the following incompatible printheads HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter HP support If you have a problem, follow these stepsSupport process HP support by phone After the phone support period Additional warranty options Networking basics Windows and Mac Networking Ethernet network without Internet access Recommended network configurationsInternet connection To connect the printer to the network Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modem If the Printer Found screen is displayed, do this To install the printer softwareIf the Check Cable Connection screen is displayed, do this To change a USB-connected printer to a network connection Double-click the HP Photosmart Installer icon To open the embedded web server home To print a network settingsTo open help for the embedded web server Specifications Printer specifications Power consumption Category SpecificationsMedia types Network support Printheads Category Specifications Power cord model numberUSB support HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer