HP Deskjet 710/712c (English) Windows Users Guide - C5894-60003 - Page 57

Banners, Handy Hints, Paper Pointers

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Banners Handy Hints FOLLOW YOUR SOFTWARE The software program you're using might require special settings before it'll print banners correctly on your printer. Check out the banner information on either the How do I? tab or on the Troubleshooting tab in the HP Toolbox for information regarding your specific software program. We encourage you to use HP Banner Paper for the very best results. However, if you use computer or z-fold paper for your banners, we recommend that you use 20-pound or 75 g/m2 paper. Always do a good job of fanning the paper before loading it. Ẅ In the HP print settings box, click the Setup tab and then click Banner. Then, in the Paper Size box, select Letter or A4. (See page 9 for how to get to the HP print settings box.) Click Banner. Paper Pointers YOUR BEST BET If you use HP Banner Paper, your banners will print with fewer paper jams and with brighter color and denser blacks. It's easy to use, too- you don't have to tear off those pesky perforated strips! Look for it at a large office supply store, or call HP Direct (see page 62). ẅ Flip the banner switch up. The banner light goes on and the OUT tray lifts slightly, enabling the printer to pick up the banner paper. Banner light on BANNER PAPER THAT WON'T WORK Avoid coated paper-for example, paper that's colored on one side and not the other. Flip the banner switch up. Ẇ Remove all paper from the IN drawer. 36

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Banners
We encourage you to use HP Banner Paper for the very best results.
However, if you use computer or z-fold paper for your banners, we
recommend that you use 20-pound or 75 g/m
2
paper. Always do a good
job of fanning the paper before loading it.
1
In the HP print settings box, click the
Setup
tab and then click
Banner
. Then, in
the
Paper Size
box, select
Letter
or
A4
. (See page 9 for how to get to the HP print
settings box.)
2
Flip the banner switch up.
The banner light goes on and the OUT tray lifts slightly, enabling the printer to
pick up the banner paper.
3
Remove all paper from the IN drawer.
Click
Banner
.
Flip the banner switch up.
Banner light on
Handy Hints
F
OLLOW
YOUR
SOFTWARE
The software program
you’re using might
require special settings
before it’ll print banners
correctly on your printer.
Check out the banner
information on either the
How do I?
tab or on the
Troubleshooting
tab
in the HP Toolbox for
information regarding
your specific software
program.
Paper Pointers
Y
OUR
BEST
BET
If you use HP Banner
Paper, your banners will
print with fewer paper
jams and with brighter
color and denser blacks.
It’s easy to use, too—
you don’t have to
tear off those pesky
perforated strips! Look for
it at a large office supply
store, or call HP Direct
(see page 62).
B
ANNER
PAPER
THAT
WON
T
WORK
Avoid coated paper—for
example, paper that’s col-
ored on one side and not
the other.