Configure the device (Windows) .............................................................................................

93

Install the software before connecting the device (recommended) ...................................

93

Connect the device before installing the software .............................................................

94

Share the device on a locally shared network ..................................................................

94

Configure the device (Mac OS) ..............................................................................................

95

To install the software .......................................................................................................

95

Share the device on a locally shared network ..................................................................

95

Set up the device for wireless communication (HP Officejet J4680 only) ...............................

96

Understand 802.11 wireless network settings ..................................................................

97

To set up wireless communication using the device control panel with wireless

 

setup wizard .....................................................................................................................

98

To set up wireless communication using the installer (Windows) .....................................

99

To set up the device on a wireless network (Mac OS) ......................................................

99

To turn off wireless communication ................................................................................

100

To print a wireless test page ...........................................................................................

100

Reset wireless settings ...................................................................................................

100

Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network ............................................

100

Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security ..........................................................

100

To add hardware addresses to a WAP .....................................................................

101

Other guidelines ........................................................................................................

101

Uninstall and reinstall the software .......................................................................................

101

8 Maintain and troubleshoot

 

Work with ink cartridges ........................................................................................................

104

Supported ink cartridges .................................................................................................

104

Handle the ink cartridges ................................................................................................

105

Replace the ink cartridges ..............................................................................................

105

Align the ink cartridges ...................................................................................................

108

Clean the ink cartridges ..................................................................................................

110

Clean the ink cartridge contacts ......................................................................................

111

Clean the area around the ink nozzles ...........................................................................

112

Store printing supplies ....................................................................................................

114

Clean the device ...................................................................................................................

115

Clean the scanner glass .................................................................................................

115

Clean the exterior ...........................................................................................................

116

Clean the automatic document feeder ............................................................................

116

General troubleshooting tips and resources .........................................................................

119

Solve printing problems ........................................................................................................

120

The device shuts down unexpectedly .............................................................................

120

Error message appears on control-panel display ............................................................

120

The device is not responding (nothing prints) .................................................................

121

Device takes a long time to print .....................................................................................

121

Blank or partial page printed ...........................................................................................

121

Something on the page is missing or incorrect ...............................................................

122

Placement of the text or graphics is wrong .....................................................................

122

The device prints half a page, then ejects the paper ......................................................

123

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