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Chapter 3 Exit ink-backup mode Install two print cartridges in the printer to exit ink-backup mode. For instructions about installing a print cartridge, see the print cartridge installation page. Automatic paper-type sensor The HP automatic paper-type sensor detects the paper in your printer, and then selects optimal print settings for that media. The result is fewer mouse clicks to start printing, and automatic optimal print quality on plain, photo, brochure and other highquality papers. The sensor also checks the paper width to ensure it matches the size selected in the printer software. If the widths are different, the printer warns you so that you do not waste a sheet of paper. When the auto paper-type sensor is engaged, the printer uses a red optical sensor light to scan the first page of a document and determine the best paper-type setting and check paper width. If the paper width is different from the printer software, the printer warns you and gives you the opportunity to stop printing. If the width matches, the printer determines the paper-type setting and the page is printed. For more information about using the automatic paper-type setting, see Select a paper type. Caution Do not place the printer in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can interfere with the auto paper-type sensor. 16 HP Deskjet 5900 series

Section	Page
Contents	3
Welcome	6
Special features	7
Get started	8
Printer features	8
Buttons and lights	9
Paper trays	13
Print cartridges	16
Ink-backup mode	17
Automatic paper-type sensor	18
Connect to the printer	19
USB	19
Networking	19
Print photos	20
Print borderless photos	20
Print photos with a border	22
HP Real Life technologies	24
Photo print cartridge	24
PhotoREt	25
Maximum dpi	25
Advanced color settings	26
Color management	26
Exif Print	27
Store and handle photo paper	27
Save money when printing photos	28
Other photo projects	28
Share photos with friends and family	28
Print photos from a digital camera	30
About PictBridge	30
PictBridge printing	30
Print other documents	33
E-mail	33
Letters	34
Documents	35
Envelopes	36
Brochures	37
Greeting cards	39
Postcards	40
Transparencies	41
Labels	41
Index cards and other small media	42
Booklets	43
Posters	45
Iron-on transfers	46
Printing tips	48
Printing shortcuts	48
Fast/economical printing	48
General everyday printing	49
Presentation printing	49
Print in grayscale	49
Set default settings for the printer	49
Select a print quality	50
Set the page order	51
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper	51
Print preview	51
Set a custom paper size	52
Select a paper type	52
Print task quick sets	53
Two-sided printing	54
Book binding	55
Tablet binding	55
Resize a document	57
Watermarks	57
Printer software	59
Printer Properties dialog box	59
What's This? help	59
Ink Status window	59
Download printer software updates	60
Maintenance	61
Install print cartridges	61
Set the auto-off feature	64
Align the print cartridges	64
Calibrate color	65
Automatically clean print cartridges	65
Print a test page	65
View estimated ink levels	66
Maintain the printer body	66
Remove ink from your skin and clothing	66
Manually clean print cartridges	67
Maintain print cartridges	68
Store print cartridges	68
Printer Toolbox	69
Troubleshooting	70
Printer does not print	70
Paper jam	71
Paper problems	72
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once	73
Paper mismatch	73
Printer is stalled	74
Print cartridge problems	74
Photos do not print correctly	76
Part of the photo is faded	77
PictBridge problems	79
Print quality is poor	80
Too much or too little ink appears on the page	81
Document is misprinted	82
Problems with borderless documents	83
Part of the photo is faded	85
Photo has an unwanted border	86
Error messages	88
Out-of-paper message	89
Printer lights are on or flashing	89
Print Cartridge Status light is on or flashing	91
Document prints slowly	93
If you continue to have problems	93
Supplies	94
Paper	94
USB cables	94
Specifications	95
Printer specifications	95
Environmental information	96
Environmental statement	96
Reduction and elimination	96
Recycling	96
Recycling information for the European Union	97
Energy consumption	97
Print cartridge recovery	97

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Exit ink-backup mode

Install two print cartridges in the printer to exit ink-backup mode.

For instructions about installing a print cartridge, see the

print cartridge installation

page.

Automatic paper-type sensor

The HP automatic paper-type sensor detects the paper in your printer, and then

selects optimal print settings for that media. The result is fewer mouse clicks to start

printing, and automatic optimal print quality on plain, photo, brochure and other high-

quality papers. The sensor also checks the paper width to ensure it matches the size

selected in the printer software. If the widths are different, the printer warns you so

that you do not waste a sheet of paper.

When the auto paper-type sensor is engaged, the printer uses a red optical sensor

light to scan the first page of a document and determine the best paper-type setting

and check paper width. If the paper width is different from the printer software, the

printer warns you and gives you the opportunity to stop printing. If the width matches,

the printer determines the paper-type setting and the page is printed.

For more information about using the automatic paper-type setting, see

Select a

paper type

Caution

Do not place the printer in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can

interfere with the auto paper-type sensor.

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HP Deskjet 5900 series