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Step 4: Check the ink cartridges and printheads Make sure all four ink cartridges and printheads are properly installed and that the protective tape covering the ink nozzles on each printhead has been removed. Make sure the ink cartridges are not empty. For information about maintaining ink cartridges and printheads, see "Replacing ink cartridges and printheads" and "Maintaining the printheads." Step 5: Check the printer setup Make sure the printer is selected as the current or default printer. If your computer is running Windows, make sure that Pause Printing is not selected. 1 Do one of the following: • Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000: Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers. • Windows XP: Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Or, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2 Right-click the printer icon, and make sure a check mark does not appear next to Pause Printing. For more information about checking the printer setup, see the online Help for your computer's operating system. For Mac OS, do one of the following: • Mac OS X (10.1): Make sure the Status column does not show Stop. • Mac OS X (10.2): Double-click the printer in the printer list, then make sure the icon shows Stop Jobs. Step 6: Check the print settings Make sure the print settings (such as media type, media size, margins, and color) in the printer driver are correct. Also, check the settings in the Page Setup dialog box (typically available by selecting Page Setup from the File menu in a software application). Step 7: Check the USB or parallel port on your computer (if applicable) Make sure your printer is connected directly to the USB port or parallel port. Do not share the port with other devices, such as a Zip drive. Step 8: Check the network setup (if applicable) Make sure that your printer is properly set up in the network environment. Print a Jetdirect Configuration page to verify the network settings. For more information, see "Printing a Configuration page." If you are able to communicate with the printer over the network, you can use the printer's embedded Web server to check the network setup. For more information, see "Using the embedded Web server." For information about setting up and using the printer on a network, see the HP Jetdirect Administrator's Guide on the Starter CD. ENWW 5-7

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Step 4: Check the ink cartridges and printheads
Make sure all four ink cartridges and printheads are properly installed and that the protective
tape covering the ink nozzles on each printhead has been removed. Make sure the ink
cartridges are not empty.
For information about maintaining ink cartridges and printheads, see “
Replacing ink cartridges
and printheads
” and “
Maintaining the printheads
.”
Step 5: Check the printer setup
Make sure the printer is selected as the current or default printer. If your computer is running
Windows, make sure that
Pause Printing
is not selected.
1
Do one of the following:
•
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000:
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
•
Windows XP:
Click
Start
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
Or, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2
Right-click the printer icon, and make sure a check mark does not appear next to
Pause
Printing
.
For more information about checking the printer setup, see the online Help for your
computer’s operating system.
For Mac OS, do one of the following:
•
Mac OS X (10.1):
Make sure the
Status
column does not show
Stop
.
•
Mac OS X (10.2):
Double-click the printer in the printer list, then make sure the icon
shows
Stop Jobs
.
Step 6: Check the print settings
Make sure the print settings (such as media type, media size, margins, and color) in the printer
driver are correct. Also, check the settings in the
Page Setup
dialog box (typically available by
selecting
Page Setup
from the
File
menu in a software application).
Step 7: Check the USB or parallel port on your computer (if applicable)
Make sure your printer is connected directly to the USB port or parallel port. Do not share the
port with other devices, such as a Zip drive.
Step 8: Check the network setup (if applicable)
Make sure that your printer is properly set up in the network environment. Print a Jetdirect
Configuration page to verify the network settings. For more information, see “
Printing a
Configuration page
.”
If you are able to communicate with the printer over the network, you can use the printer’s
embedded Web server to check the network setup. For more information, see “
Using the
embedded Web server
.”
For information about setting up and using the printer on a network, see the
HP Jetdirect
Administrator’s Guide
on the Starter CD.