HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3630 User Guide - Page 41

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Tips for print success To print successfully, the HP ink cartridges should be functioning properly with sufficient ink, the paper should be loaded correctly, and the printer should have the appropriate settings. Print settings do not apply to copying or scanning. Ink tips ● ● ● ● Use original HP ink cartridges. Install both the black and tri-color cartridges correctly. For more information, see Replace ink cartridges on page 58. Check the estimated ink levels in the ink cartridges to make sure there is sufficient ink. For more information, see Check estimated ink levels on page 56. If the print quality is not acceptable, see Printing issues on page 88 for more information. Paper loading tips ● Load a stack of paper (not just one page). All of the paper in the stack should be in the same size and type to avoid a paper jam. ● Load the paper with side to be printed on facing up. ● Ensure that paper loaded in the input tray lays flat, and the edges are not bent or torn. ● Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the paper-width guide does not bend the paper in the input tray. For more information, see Load media on page 15. Printer settings tips (Windows) ● To change default print settings, open the HP printer software, click Print & Scan , and then click Set Preferences. For information how to open the printer software, see Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 23. ● To select the number of pages to print per sheet, on the Layout tab, select the appropriate option from the Pages per Sheet drop-down list. ● To view more printing settings, on the Layout or Paper/Quality tab, click the Advanced button to open the Advanced Options dialog box. - Print in Grayscale: Allows you to print a black and white document using the black ink only. Select Black Ink Only, and then click OK . It also allows you to print a high quality black and white image. Select High Quality Grayscale, and then click OK . - Pages per Sheet Layout: Helps you specify the order of the pages if you print the document with more than two pages per sheet. NOTE: The preview on the Layout tab cannot reflect what you select from the Pages per Sheet Layout drop-down list. - HP Real Life Technologies: This feature smooths and sharpens images and graphics for improved print quality. ENWW Tips for print success 35

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Tips for print success
To print successfully, the HP ink cartridges should be functioning properly with
sufficient
ink, the paper should
be loaded correctly, and the printer should have the appropriate settings.
Print settings do not apply to copying or scanning.
Ink tips
Use original HP ink cartridges.
Install both the black and tri-color cartridges correctly.
For more information, see
Replace ink cartridges
on page
58
.
Check the estimated ink levels in the ink cartridges to make sure there is
sufficient
ink.
For more information, see
Check estimated ink levels
on page
56
.
If the print quality is not acceptable, see
Printing issues
on page
88
for more information.
Paper loading tips
Load a stack of paper (not just one page). All of the paper in the stack should be in the same size and
type to avoid a paper jam.
Load the paper with side to be printed on facing up.
Ensure that paper loaded in the input tray lays
flat,
and the edges are not bent or torn.
Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to
fit
snugly against all paper. Make sure the paper-width
guide does not bend the paper in the input tray.
For more information, see
Load media
on page
15
.
Printer settings tips (Windows)
To change default print settings, open the HP printer software, click
Print & Scan
, and then click
Set
Preferences
. For information how to open the printer software, see
Open the HP printer software
(Windows)
on page
23
.
To select the number of pages to print per sheet, on the
Layout
tab, select the appropriate option from
the
Pages per Sheet
drop-down list.
To view more printing settings, on the
Layout
or
Paper/Quality
tab, click the
Advanced
button to open
the
Advanced Options
dialog box.
Print in Grayscale
: Allows you to print a black and white document using the black ink only. Select
Black Ink Only
, and then click
OK
. It also allows you to print a high quality black and white image.
Select
High Quality Grayscale
, and then click
OK
.
Pages per Sheet Layout
: Helps you specify the order of the pages if you print the document with
more than two pages per sheet.
NOTE:
The preview on the
Layout
tab cannot
reflect
what you select from the
Pages per Sheet
Layout
drop-down list.
HP Real Life Technologies
: This feature smooths and sharpens images and graphics for improved
print quality.
ENWW
Tips for print success
35