HP Officejet K7100 User Guide - Page 48

Using the automatic paper-type sensor, Paper Type, Features, Automatic, Print, Paper Type/Quality - drivers

Page 48 highlights

Using the automatic paper-type sensor The automatic paper-type sensor automatically selects the print settings appropriate for the media in the printer, particularly when used with HP media. The sensor scans the first page of the loaded media, determines the media type, and selects the most suitable settings for your document, and then prints the document. NOTE: If you know the media type, you can select the media in the Paper Type drop-down list. Following are guidelines for using the automatic paper-type sensor: ● When printing with higher-quality media, it is recommended that you select the specific paper type in the printer driver. ● Do not place the printer in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can interfere with the automatic paper- type sensor. ● If you want to set the automatic paper-type sensor as your default setting, see Changing print settings on page 39. For Windows 1. Open the printer driver (see Printing a document on page 49). 2. Click the Features tab. 3. Select Automatic from the Paper Type drop-down list. 4. Change any other desired print settings and click OK. For Macintosh 1. Click File, and then click Print. 2. Open the Paper Type/Quality panel. 3. Click the Paper tab. 4. Select Automatic from the Paper type drop-down list. 5. Change any other desired print settings and click Print. 38 Chapter 4 Printing and loading media ENWW

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144

Using the automatic paper-type sensor
The automatic paper-type sensor automatically selects the print settings appropriate for the media in
the printer, particularly when used with HP media.
The sensor scans the first page of the loaded media, determines the media type, and selects the
most suitable settings for your document, and then prints the document.
NOTE:
If you know the media type, you can select the media in the
Paper Type
drop-down list.
Following are guidelines for using the automatic paper-type sensor:
When printing with higher-quality media, it is recommended that you select the specific paper
type in the printer driver.
Do not place the printer in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can interfere with the automatic paper-
type sensor.
If you want to set the automatic paper-type sensor as your default setting, see
Changing
print
settings
on
page
39
.
For Windows
1.
Open the printer driver (see
Printing
a
document
on
page
49
).
2.
Click the
Features
tab.
3.
Select
Automatic
from the
Paper Type
drop-down list.
4.
Change any other desired print settings and click
OK
.
For Macintosh
1.
Click
File
, and then click
Print
.
2.
Open the
Paper Type/Quality
panel.
3.
Click the
Paper
tab.
4.
Select
Automatic
from the
Paper type
drop-down list.
5.
Change any other desired print settings and click
Print
.
38
Chapter 4
Printing and loading media
ENWW