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Printer Services tab The Printer Services tab provides utilities that help you maintain and test your printer. You can clean and align your print cartridges, and calibrate the color for your printouts. You can print a demo or diagnostic page, test your printer communication, and configure wireless settings. Click this button... To... Align Print Cartridges Clean Print Cartridges Calibrate Color Print a Demo Page Test Printer Communication Configure Bluetooth Settings Configure Print Settings Align the left and right print cartridges. Clean the print cartridges. Balance color tints on printed pages. Send a demo page to the printer to verify that the printer is connected to the computer correctly and that the printer and printer software are working properly. Test the printer's cable connection to make sure that bi-directional communication is possible. Configure Bluetooth settings for your printer. Bluetooth is a wireless protocol standard that lets wireless devices communicate with your printer. Set print quality, media size and type for print jobs from PDAs, or CompactFlash cards using DPOF files. ENWW 5-4

Section	Page
Contents	3
Setting Up	5
For more information	5
Understanding printer parts and functions	6
Understanding printer buttons and LEDs	8
Setting up the printer	9
Using the battery (optional)	13
Battery safety	13
Installing the battery	14
Travel tips	16
Installing Software	17
Installing the printer driver (Windows and Macintosh)	17
Installing software for PDAs	21
For Palm OS	21
To install the HP Deskjet 450 PDA Guide	22
Printing from mobile phones	22
Installing other software	22
Printing	23
Printer features (Windows and Macintosh)	23
Printing from notebooks and desktops (Windows)	24
To change print settings for the current document	24
To change default print settings	24
To print from a Windows application	25
Infrared printing	25
Bluetooth printing	26
Printing from Macintosh	26
Selecting the default printer in Mac OS 8.6, 9.x and OS X Classic	26
Selecting the default printer using other options	26
Selecting the default printer in OS X	27
Infrared printing	27
Using the HP Inkjet Utility	27
Two-sided printing	28
Canceling a print job	29
Selecting and Using Print Media	30
Selecting print media	30
Minimum printing margins	31
Loading print media	31
Printing cards	32
Printing photographs	33
Calibrating color	33
Printing digital camera photographs	34
To print from a CompactFlash card	35
Printing on transparencies	36
Using the Toolbox	38
Printer Status tab	38
Information tab	39
myPrintMileage	40
Printer Services tab	41
Maintaining the Printer	42
Cleaning the printer	42
Cleaning the print cartridges	42
Aligning the print cartridges	44
Replacing the print cartridges	45
Single-cartridge printing mode	47
Replaceable ink service module	48
Troubleshooting	49
General troubleshooting tips	49
Quick checkup	49
Getting printer information	52
Printing diagnostic and configuration pages	52
Printing a demo page	52
Solving printer problems	52
Printer is not responding (nothing prints)	52
Printer takes a long time to print	54
Unexpected printer shutdown	55
Solving printing problems	56
A blank page is printed	56
Meaningless characters are printed	56
Placement of the text or graphics is wrong	57
Something on the page is missing or incorrect	58
Poor print quality	59
Wireless printing problems	63
Solving media feed problems	64
Media is not picked up from the input tray	64
Paper skew	64
Paper output problem	64
Print media is jammed	65
Tips for avoiding paper jams	66
Solving Macintosh-specific problems	66
HP Supplies and Accessories	67
Printer Specifications	71
LED Reference	74
Customer Support	78