HP Deskjet 450 HP Deskjet 450 - User Guide - Page 53

Check the print media, Check the print cartridges, Try printing a demo

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For Windows, check to make sure Pause Printing is not selected. Click Start > Settings > Printers. In the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon. If Pause Printing is checked in the drop-down menu, click it to deselect it. For Macintosh, check to make sure Stop Print Queue in the Mac desktop's Printing menu is not selected. Check to make sure your printer is selected as the current or default printer. The default printer is the one that is used if you choose the Print command without first specifying which printer you want to use with an application. The default printer should be the printer that you use most often. For Windows, if the printer selection is a problem, click Start > Settings > Printers. In the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon and click Set As Default Printer in the pop-up menu. For Macintosh, see Printing from Macintosh. For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, make sure the Use Printer Offline option is not checked. Click Start > Settings > Printers. In the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon, and then make sure Use Printer Offline is unchecked in the pop-up menu. For Windows, make sure the Print to file option is not checked in the Print dialog box. For Windows, try checking Print directly to the printer from the Advanced tab in the Printer Properties dialog box. Check the print media Make sure print media is loaded correctly in the input tray and that the media is not jammed in the printer. Check the print cartridges Make sure the protective film has been removed from the print cartridges. Make sure the print cartridges are properly installed. Properly close the front access cover. Try printing a demo page Hold down the Power button and press the Resume button once. Check the hard disk space in your system If you are printing in high-resolution mode, make sure you have at least 50 MB of hard disk space. Check the wireless sending device See Wireless printing problems. ENWW 7-6

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ENWW
7-6
±
For Windows, check to make sure
Pause Printing
is not selected. Click
Start
>
Settings
>
Printers
. In the Printers folder, right-click the printer
icon. If
Pause Printing
is checked in the drop-down menu, click it to
deselect it.
For Macintosh, check to make sure
Stop Print Queue
in the Mac
desktop’s
Printing
menu is not selected.
±
Check to make sure your printer is selected as the current or default
printer. The default printer is the one that is used if you choose the
Print
command without first specifying which printer you want to use with an
application. The default printer should be the printer that you use most
often.
For Windows, if the printer selection is a problem, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Printers
. In the Printers folder, right-click the printer
icon and click
Set As Default Printer
in the pop-up menu.
For Macintosh, see
Printing from Macintosh
.
±
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, make sure the
Use Printer Offline
option is not checked. Click
Start
>
Settings
>
Printers
. In the Printers
folder, right-click the printer icon, and then make sure
Use Printer Offline
is unchecked in the pop-up menu.
±
For Windows, make sure the
Print to file
option is not checked in the Print
dialog box.
±
For Windows, try checking
Print directly to the printer
from the
Advanced
tab in the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
Check the print media
Make sure print media is loaded correctly in the input tray and that the
media is not jammed in the printer.
Check the print cartridges
Make sure the protective film has been removed from the print cartridges.
Make sure the print cartridges are properly installed. Properly close the
front access cover.
Try printing a demo page
Hold down the
Power button
and press the
Resume button
once.
Check the hard disk space in your system
If you are printing in high-resolution mode, make sure you have at least
50 MB of hard disk space.
Check the wireless sending device
See
Wireless printing problems
.