Printer parts, Front of printer | HP B9100 specification

Chapter 1

–Order supplies

–Start HP Photosmart Premier software

After you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software on a computer, open and explore the HP Solution Center.

Windows: Right-click the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon on the Windows taskbar, and then click Launch/Show HP Solution Center.

Note In this user guide, printer software refers to the HP Photosmart software that comes on the CD with the printer. The printer driver is the part of the printer software which controls the printer.

Printer parts

Front of printer

1Printer screen: Check the ink levels and see print or error messages here.

2Control panel: Use these buttons to open and navigate the printer menu, cancel print jobs, and respond to prompts on the printer screen.

3Top door: Lift to gain access to the printheads and to clear paper jams.

4Specialty media tray (closed): Lower to insert a single sheet of rigid or thick media, such as card stock. Place the media with the side to be printed facing up in this tray. Do not load media thicker than 1.5 mm, or more than one sheet at a time.

5Ink cartridge door: Press the raised bumps at the top of the door to open the door and insert or remove ink cartridges.

6On button: Press to turn on the printer. Flashes blue if the printer is busy.

7Output tray: Print jobs come out here. For easier access to the main tray, you can remove the output tray by sliding it towards you.

8Main tray: Place a stack of plain paper or photo paper in this tray for printing. Place the media into this tray with the side to be printed facing down.

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HP B9100 manual Printer parts, Front of printer

Contents

HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series Page Regulatory model identification number SNPRB-0504 Copyrights and trademarksHewlett-Packard Company notices Trademarks Contents HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer Find more information Welcome Front of printer Printer parts Back of printer Paper trays Main tray Printer menu structure Printer menuControl panel To navigate the printer menu Network settings Chapter Digital Fine Art Papers Basic printingMedia trays Papers Any media thicker than Load the main trayMedia Main tray Specialty media tray Rigid Media 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 Japan Supported sizesMetric Imperial 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 Start the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Change the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in defaultsInstall the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in Use application-based color management Windows users To print using application-based color management Adobe RGB or Adobe RGB Printer driver color space settings Setting When to use itUse printer-based color management Mac users 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 To check the ink levels from the computer Windows Check the ink levelsReplace the ink cartridges To check the ink levels from the printer To replace the ink cartridges Replace faulty printheads To replace printheads Chapter Clean the printer Clean the printerTo clean the outside of the printer To clean the printheads automatically Clean the printheads automaticallyClean the printhead nozzles manually Do not clean inside the printer To clean the printhead nozzles To align the printheads To reset the closed loop calibrationAlign and calibrate the printer Print a test To download the printer software Windows Download printer software updatesPrint a sample To print a sample 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 Out of paper. Load paper then press OK Paper errorsError message Remove media Error message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Solution 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 incompatible printheads Network errorsError message Replace the following faulty ink cartridges Error message Install the following printheads HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series User Guide Chapter HP support by phone If you have a problem, follow these stepsHP support Support process 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 Network support Category SpecificationsPower consumption Media types Printheads Category Specifications Power cord model numberUSB support HP Warranty Appendix C Index HP Photosmart Pro B9100 series printer