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English Basic troubleshooting Windows If you are unable to print: 1. If your printer is connected directly to your computer with a USB cable, make sure the cable connections are secure. 2. Make sure the printer is powered on. The On button will be lit white. Make sure that the printer is set as your default printing device: 1. Windows 7®: From the Windows Start menu, click Devices and Printers. 2. Windows Vista®: On the Windows taskbar, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printer. 3. Windows XP®: On the Windows taskbar, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. Make sure that your printer has a check mark in the circle next to it. If your printer is not selected as the default printer, right-click the printer icon and choose Set as Default Printer from the menu. If your printer is connected directly to your computer with a USB cable and the software installation fails: 1. Remove the CD from the computer's CD/DVD drive, and then disconnect the USB cable from the computer. 2. Restart the computer. 3. Insert the printer software CD in the computer's CD/DVD drive, then follow the onscreen instructions to install the printer software. Do not connect the USB cable until you are told to do so. 4. After the installation finishes, restart the computer. Windows XP and Windows Vista are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows 7 is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac If you are unable to print: 1. If your printer is connected to your computer with a USB cable, make sure the cable connections are secure. 2. Make sure the printer is powered on. The On button will be lit white. Check your print queue: 1. In System Preferences, click -- Print & Fax (Mac OS X v10.6). -- Print & Scan (Mac OS X v10.7). 2. Click the Open Print Queue button. 3. Click a print job to select it. 4. Use the following buttons to manage the print job: -- Delete: Cancel the selected print job. -- Resume: Continue a paused print job. 5. If you made any changes, try to print again. Restart and reset: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Reset the printer. a. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord. b. Wait a minute, then plug the power cord back in and turn on the printer. If you are still unable to print, uninstall and reinstall the software: Note: The uninstaller removes all of the HP software components that are specific to the device. It does not remove components that are shared by other products or programs. To uninstall the software: 1. Disconnect the HP product from your computer. 2. Open the Applications: Hewlett-Packard folder. 3. Double-click HP Uninstaller. Follow the onscreen instructions. To install the software: 1. Connect the USB cable. 2. Insert the HP software CD into your computer's CD/DVD drive. 3. On the desktop, open the CD and then double-click HP Installer. 4. Follow the onscreen and the printed setup instructions that came with the HP product. 3

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Basic troubleshooting
Windows XP and Windows Vista are U.S.
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Windows 7 is either a registered trademark or
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
Windows
Mac
If you are unable to print:
1. If your printer is connected directly to your
computer with a USB cable, make sure the
cable connections are secure.
2. Make sure the printer is powered on. The
On
button will be lit white.
1.
Windows 7
®
:
From the Windows
Start
menu,
click
Devices and Printers
.
2.
Windows Vista
®
:
On the Windows taskbar,
click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printer
.
3.
Windows XP
®
:
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Printers
and Faxes
.
Make sure that your printer has a check mark in
the circle next to it. If your printer is not selected as
the default printer, right-click the printer icon and
choose
Set as Default Printer
from the menu.
Make sure that the printer is set as your default
printing device:
1. Remove the CD from the computer’s CD/DVD
drive, and then disconnect the USB cable from
the computer.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Insert the printer software CD in the computer’s
CD/DVD drive, then follow the onscreen
instructions to install the printer software. Do not
connect the USB cable until you are told to do
so.
4. After the installation finishes, restart the
computer.
If your printer is connected directly to your
computer with a USB cable and the software
installation fails:
1. If your printer is connected to your computer
with a USB cable, make sure the cable
connections are secure.
2. Make sure the printer is powered on. The
On
button will be lit white.
If you are unable to print:
1. Disconnect the HP product from your computer.
2. Open the Applications: Hewlett-Packard folder.
3. Double-click
HP Uninstaller
. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
1. Connect the USB cable.
2. Insert the HP software CD into your computer’s
CD/DVD drive.
3. On the desktop, open the CD and then
double-click
HP Installer
.
4. Follow the onscreen and the printed setup
instructions that came with the HP product.
If you are still unable to print, uninstall and
reinstall the software:
Note:
The uninstaller removes all of the HP
software components that are specific to the
device. It does not remove components that are
shared by other products or programs.
To uninstall the software:
To install the software:
Check your print queue:
1. In
System Preferences
, click
-
Print & Fax
(Mac OS X v10.6).
-
Print & Scan
(Mac OS X v10.7).
2. Click the
Open Print Queue
button.
3. Click a print job to select it.
4. Use the following buttons to manage the print
job:
-
Delete:
Cancel the selected print job.
-
Resume:
Continue a paused print job.
5. If you made any changes, try to print again.
1. Restart the computer.
2. Reset the printer.
Restart and reset:
a. Turn off the printer and unplug the power
cord.
b. Wait a minute, then plug the power cord
back in and turn on the printer.
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