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WHAT IF? No page came out of the printer Be patient. Complex documents, such as color photographs, take awhile to print. Check the Power light; if it's blinking, the printer is processing information. Power. Make sure the printer is on (the Power light on the front of your printer should be on) and that all connections are ﬁrm. Cover. Make sure the top cover of the printer is closed. Paper. Make sure you put paper in the IN drawer correctly. Communications. If you see a "Printer Not Responding" message on your screen, you might be using the wrong cable. (The bidirectional HP IEEE-1284 Compliant Parallel Interface Cable is recommended.) Print cartridges. Make sure both print cartridge cradles contain properly installed cartridges with the correct part number. Paper Jam. Make sure no paper is stuck in the printer. See page 6 for more information. CHECK ONLINE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR MORE HELP. A blank page came out of the printer Tape. Make sure you've removed the protective pieces of tape on the print cartridges. Default printer. Make sure you've selected the HP DeskJet 720C Series printer as the default printer. To check your default printer, click the Troubleshooting tab in the HP Toolbox, and then click A blank page came out. Under Wrong printer selected, click the button for complete instructions on setting a default printer and follow the steps on your screen. Ink. You might have run out of ink. Replace the cartridges as shown in step 4 of the setup guide. Faxes. If you've received an electronic fax at your computer and the printer prints a blank page when you try to print the fax, try saving the fax in a graphic format (such as TIF). Then place it in a word-processing document, and print from there. Alternatively, see online troubleshooting for the solution. CHECK ONLINE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR MORE HELP. The text or graphics are in the wrong place Paper orientation. If the printing is positioned incorrectly on the page, make sure you've selected the correct orientation (Portrait or Landscape) on the Features tab of the HP print settings box. Alignment. If the color ink and black ink don't line up on the printed page, you might need to align the print cartridges. In the HP Toolbox, click the Printer Services tab, and then click Align the print cartridges. Loading. If the printing is slanted or skewed, try reloading the paper and make sure the rear access door is properly locked, as described on page 6. Margin settings. If text is running off the edge of the page: s Make sure the margins are set correctly in your software program. s Make sure the elements in your document ﬁt within the printable area of the page (see page 48.) s Make sure you've selected the right paper size on the Setup tab of the HP print settings box. CHECK ONLINE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR MORE HELP. 42

Section	Page
Get more from your printer	1
Titlepg.pdf	2
English	2
Chap1ugTOC.pdf	4
Chap1UG.pdf	5
lthough your printer can do some pretty fancy stuf...	5
If you want to know more about the printing basics...	5
How to Choose Paper	6
What to Consider	6
How to Put Paper in the Printer	7
1 Slide out the green paper-width and paper-length...	7
2 Fan the edges of the paper stack to separate the...	7
3 Put the paper in the IN drawer, print side down....	8
4 Slide the paper adjusters in so they fit snugly ...	8
5 Push the paper drawer back in and flip the OUT t...	8
How to Print	9
1 Check your print settings in the HP print settin...	9
2 Click OK in the HP print settings box to save yo...	9
3 Click OK in the Print box of your software progr...	9
While You’re Printing	10
If you run out of paper before you’ve finished	10
If the paper jams in the printer	10
Troubleshooting	11
Printer Software: Your Printer’s Remote Control	12
Tell the Printer What You Want	12
Printer Software	12
HP Print Settings Box	12
HP Toolbox	12
The HP Print Settings Box: How to find it	13
2 Then click whichever 2 button you see— 2 Propert...	13
3 If you still don’t see 3 the box, click Setup, 3...	13
1 Click File and then 1 click Print.	13
Or Try This	13
2 Then click whichever 2 button you see— 2 Setup o...	13
1 If Print isn’t 1 there, then click 1 Printer Set...	13
You’re There!	13
Try This	13
The HP Print Settings Box: What it can do for you	14
Click a tab and then click a setting.	14
Click OK to save your settings.	14
The HP Toolbox: How to find it	15
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0	15
Windows 3.1x	15
The HP Toolbox: What it can do for you	16
Chap2UG.pdf	17
ith the printing basics down, you’re ready to lear...	17
How to Print on Different Paper Sizes	18
1 In the HP print settings dialog box, click the S...	18
2 Type the dimensions of the paper in the Custom P...	19
3 Load the paper in the printer and print as you w...	19
How to Print on Both Sides of the Paper	20
1 Load the paper in the IN drawer.	20
2 In the HP print settings box, click the Features...	20
3 Then click Book or Tablet.	20
4 Print your document.	20
5 Put the printed pages back in the IN drawer of t...	21
6 When the paper is ready, flip the OUT tray down ...	21
How to Flip a Document	22
1 Load the paper in the IN drawer.	22
2 In the HP print settings box, click the Features...	22
3 Print your document.	22
About Color	23
Turning Off Color	23
Adjusting the Color	24
1 In the HP print settings dialog box, click the C...	24
2 Change the Intensity or Halftoning settings.	24
About pictures	25
About Text	27
Choosing Fonts	27
Using Fonts	28
Buying Fonts	28
Handy Hints	28
Chap3UG.pdf	29
ith the printing basics down, you’re ready for som...	29
One envelope at a time or a stack of envelopes.	29
Labels—label your file folders or get those monthl...	29
Transparencies for important presentations.	29
Photographs—make personalized buttons or name tags...	29
Business cards, recipe cards, or invitations to op...	29
Banners to attract visitors to your sales booth.	29
Iron-on transfers on sun visors printed with your ...	29
Envelopes	37
How to Print a Single Envelope	37
1 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	37
2 Slide the envelope into the single-envelope slot...	37
3 Print the envelope.	37
How to Print a Stack of Envelopes	38
1 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	38
2 Slide both of the paper adjusters out.	38
3 Put a stack of up to 15 envelopes in the printer...	38
4 Slide the paper adjusters so that they fit snugl...	39
Small Envelopes	39
5 Push the IN drawer back in and flip the OUT tray...	39
6 Print the envelopes.	39
Labels	40
1 Click the Setup tab in the HP print settings box...	40
2 Fan the edges of the label sheets to separate th...	40
3 Remove all paper from the IN drawer and insert u...	41
4 Slide the green paper adjusters in to fit snugly...	41
5 Push the IN drawer back in and flip the OUT tray...	41
6 Print the labels.	41
Transparencies	42
1 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	42
2 Put the transparencies in your printer with the ...	43
3 Slide in the green paper adjusters, just as you ...	43
4 Print the transparency.	43
5 Be patient.	43
Photographs	44
1 Click the Setup tab in the HP print settings box...	44
2 Load the paper as you would for normal printing....	44
3 Print the document.	44
Cards	45
1 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	45
2 Slide out the IN drawer, slide out the green pap...	45
3 Place a stack of up to 30 cards (6 mm or 1/4 inc...	45
4 Slide the green paper adjusters in so that they ...	46
5 Push in the IN drawer and flip down the OUT tray...	46
6 Print the cards.	46
Banners	47
1 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	47
2 Flip the banner switch up.	47
3 Remove all paper from the IN drawer.	47
4 Get the banner paper ready for the printer:	48
5 Put the paper in the IN drawer so that the unatt...	48
6 Slide the paper adjusters so that they fit snugl...	48
7 Push the IN drawer back in.	48
8 Print the banner.	48
9 After your banner is printed, if the Resume ligh...	49
Iron-On Transfers	50
1 On your computer, open the document containing t...	50
2 In the HP print settings box, click the Setup ta...	50
3 If you want the text or picture to print as you ...	50
4 Load the transfer paper transparent-side down in...	50
5 Print the transfer.	50
6 Follow the instructions included with the iron-o...	50
Paper Pointers	50
chap5ug.pdf	51
ntil now, we’ve been talking about the what, where...	51
System Requirements	51
A Word about Windows NT 4.0	51
Minimum printing margins	52
Cartridges and ink	52
Poor Print Quality	52
Potential Damage	52
Specifications	53
Print Technology	53
Black Print Speed\\	53
Color Print Speed (mixed text and graphics)\\	53
Color Print Speed (full page color)\\	53
Black Resolution\\\\	53
Color Resolution (depends on paper type)\\\\	53
Software Compatibility	53
Duty Cycle	53
Product Certifications	53
Recommended Media Weight	53
Media Handling	53
Buttons/Lights	53
I/O Interface	53
Dimensions	53
Weight	53
Power Requirements	54
Power Consumption	54
Operating Environment	54
Normal Mode	54
Printing from DOS	54
1 Make sure the 720C driver is set as the default ...	54
2 Run the DOS application within Windows.	54
3 In the DOS application, select DeskJet 660C 3 or...	54
4 Print the document.	54
Additional symbol sets and fonts	55
Installing a special symbol set or font on your co...	55
1 First install the printer software as described ...	55
2 Put the first installation disk into your com2 p...	55
3 If you are running Windows 95, click Start, and ...	55
4 Type the letter of the computer’s floppy disk 4 ...	55
5 Follow the directions on the computer screen.	55
6 Remove the last installation disk from 6 the flo...	55
Available symbol sets and fonts	55
Hebrew	55
Arabic	55
Cyrillic	55
Greek	55
Baltic	55
Thai	55
Ordering supplies and accessories	56
Ordering information	57
Elsewhere in the world	57
Regulatory Notices	58
FCC Statement (USA)	58
LED Indicator Statement	58
Power Adapter Statement	58
Limited warranty statement	59
European Contact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales...	60
Declaration of Conformity	60
according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014	60
Chap1UGIX.pdf	61
A	61
B	61
C	61
D	61
E	61
F	62
G	62
H	62
I	62
J	62
K	62
L	62
M	62
N	62
O	63
P	63
Q	63
R	63
S	64
T	64
U	64
W	64
Incovers.pdf	65
Protecting the Environment	65
Reduction and Elimination	65
Recycling	65
Energy Consumption	65
Cover.pdf	66
Look inside for detailed illustrated steps that te...	66
See Snapshots in Color	66
Handy Printing Hints	66
What if Printing Doesn’t Go Perfectly?	66

Match case Limit results 1 per page

No page came out of the

printer

Be patient.

Complex documents, such as color

photographs, take awhile to print. Check the

Power

light; if it’s blinking, the printer is

processing information.

Power.

Make sure the printer is on (the Power

light on the front of your printer should be on) and

that all connections are firm.

Cover.

Make sure the top cover of the printer is

closed.

Paper.

Make sure you put paper in the IN drawer

correctly.

Communications.

If you see a “Printer Not

Responding” message on your screen, you might

be using the wrong cable. (The bidirectional HP

IEEE-1284 Compliant Parallel Interface Cable is

recommended.)

Print cartridges.

Make sure both print cartridge

cradles contain properly installed cartridges with

the correct part number.

Paper Jam.

Make sure no paper is stuck in the

printer. See page 6 for more information.

CHECK

ONLINE

TROUBLESHOOTING

FOR

HELP

A blank page came out of

the printer

Tape.

Make sure you’ve removed the protective

pieces of tape on the print cartridges.

Default printer.

Make sure you’ve selected the

HP DeskJet 720C Series printer as the default

printer. To check your default printer, click the

Troubleshooting

tab in the HP Toolbox, and then

click

A blank page came out

. Under

Wrong printer

selected

, click the button for complete instructions

on setting a default printer and follow the steps on

your screen.

Ink.

You might have run out of ink. Replace the

cartridges as shown in step 4 of the setup guide.

Faxes

. If you’ve received an electronic fax at your

computer and the printer prints a blank page when

you try to print the fax, try saving the fax in a

graphic format (such as TIF). Then place it in a

word-processing document, and print from there.

Alternatively, see online troubleshooting for the

solution.

CHECK

ONLINE

TROUBLESHOOTING

FOR

HELP

The text or graphics are in

the wrong place

Paper orientation.

If the printing is positioned

incorrectly on the page, make sure you’ve selected

the correct orientation (

Portrait

Landscape

) on

the

Features

tab of the HP print settings box.

Alignment.

If the color ink and black ink don’t line

up on the printed page, you might need to align the

print cartridges. In the HP Toolbox, click the

Printer

Services

tab, and then click

Align the print

cartridges

If the printing is slanted or skewed, try

reloading the paper and make sure the rear access

door is properly locked, as described on page 6.

Margin settings.

If text is running off the edge of

the page:

■

Make sure the margins are set correctly in your

software program.

■

Make sure the elements in your document fit

within the printable area of the page (see

page 48.)

■

Make sure you’ve selected the right paper size

on the

Setup

tab of the HP print settings box.

CHECK

ONLINE

TROUBLESHOOTING

FOR

HELP

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