HP Deskjet 610/612c (English International) User's Guide - C6450-90002 - Page 9

Getting Help When Things Go Wrong, The HPToolbox, Solving Common Problems - deskjet

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English Getting Help When Things • Double-click the HP Toolbox icon. It's on your desktop when you start your computer. Go Wrong When problems occur, the quickest way to find a solution is to use the troubleshooting feature in the HP Toolbox. With a few clicks of the mouse button, you'll find your specific problem and details on how to fix it. The HP Toolbox For each Windows system, here are a couple of places to find it. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 • Double-click the HP Toolbox shortcut icon. This shortcut is always on your desktop. -OR- • Click the HP Toolbox icon in the taskbar. The icon is displayed in the taskbar when the HP Toolbox is open and you're printing. Windows 3.1x • Double-click the HP Toolbox icon in the HP DeskJet Utilities group in the Program Manager. Once you're in the HP Toolbox... 1. Click the Troubleshooting tab. 2. Click the appropriate category. 3. Click on the description of the problem. 4. Click to further explore possible solutions. Solving Common Problems 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, align the print cartridges. In the HP Toolbox, click the Printer Services tab, and then click Align the print cartridges. Paper Loading. If the printing is slanted or skewed, try reloading the paper. 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. • Make sure you've selected the right paper size on the Setup tab of the HP print settings box. -OR- 8

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English
Getting Help When Things
Go Wrong
When problems occur, the quickest way to find a
solution is to use the troubleshooting feature in
the HP Toolbox. With a few clicks of the mouse
button, you’ll find your specific problem and
details on how to fix it.
The HP Toolbox
For each Windows system, here are a couple of
places to find it.
Windows 95, Windows 98, and
Windows NT 4.0
Double-click the HP Toolbox shortcut icon.
This shortcut is always on your desktop.
OR
Click the HP Toolbox icon in the taskbar. The
icon is displayed in the taskbar when the
HP Toolbox is open and you’re printing.
Windows 3.1
x
Double-click the HP Toolbox icon in the
HP DeskJet Utilities group in the Program
Manager.
OR
Double-click the HP Toolbox icon. It’s on your
desktop when you start your computer.
Once you’re in the HP Toolbox…
1.
Click the
Troubleshooting
tab.
2.
Click the appropriate category.
3.
Click on the description of the problem.
4.
Click to further explore possible solutions.
Solving Common Problems
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, align the print
cartridges. In the HP Toolbox, click the
Printer
Services
tab, and then click
Align the print
cartridges
.
Paper Loading.
If the printing is slanted or
skewed, try reloading the paper.
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.
Make sure you’ve selected the right paper size
on the
Setup
tab of the HP print settings box.