Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 656c series HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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quic k help hp deskjet 656c series printer table of contents learn abou t the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 introducing the hp deskjet 656c ser ies printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 terms and conven tions . . . .
product mai ntenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 replacing a print car tridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 aligning print car tridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 learn about the pr inter • introducing t he hp deskjet 65 6c series printer • terms a nd conventions • notices an d acknow ledgments • learning about printer featur es • us ing pa per tr a.
2 intr oducing t he hp de s kjet 6 5 6c series printer Congratul ations! You have pur chased an HP Deskjet 6 56c series pr inter which is equipp ed with the follow ing features: • Ph oto -cartr idge.
3 terms and con v entions The foll owing ter ms and word conventio ns are us ed in qu i ck he lp . terms T h e H P D e s k j e t 6 5 6 c s e r i e s p r i n t e r i s r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e HP D eskj et , the p r in t e r , or hp deskjet 65 6c .
4 icons A Not e ico n indicates that add itional inform ation is pro vided. For examp le: A Mous e icon ind icates that additiona l information is availa ble through the Wh a t ’ s T h i s ? he lp feature.
5 notices and ac kno wledgment s hew l ett-packar d compan y notices The informatio n contained in this document is s ubject to chang e without noti ce. Hewlett-Packard (HP) makes no warranty of any kind wit h regard to th is material including, but not limite d to, the im plied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpo se.
6 learn ing about pr in ter features buttons and lights The printer butto ns are used to turn the printer on and off or to re sume printing. The lights give you visua l cues about the status of the printer.
7 power bu tton and li ght The Po w e r button turns the printer on and off. The green ligh t on the Pow e r button flash es when printing is in progre ss. Cau ti on! Always use the Po w e r b ut t o n o n t he f ro n t of t h e p r in t e r t o t ur n the printer on and off.
8 using pape r tra ys In tra y The In tray holds paper or other med ia to be printed. 1. In t r ay pulle d out 2. paper length guide 3. paper width gu ide 1.
9 out tra y Change the position of the Out tray for differe nt printing tasks. 1. Out tr a y up Out tr a y up - Raise the tray to proper ly load paper. Out tr a y down - Leave the tray in the down position for most types of p rinting and single envelo pe printing.
10 printing The printer is c ontrolled by so ftware insta lled on the computer. The printer software , also called a printer driver, provides dialog boxes to communicate print requests to th e printer. printing i n Windo ws 9 8, M e , and 2000 Follow these inst ructions to print in Win dows 98, Me, and 2000: 1.
11 using th e taskbar icon The Pr inter Se ttings tas kbar icon allow s you to change default print settings. 1. Pr inter Se ttings ta skbar ico n opening th e pr operties dialog bo x 1. Dou ble -c lick the P rinte r Settin gs taskbar icon. T he Pr operties dialog bo x appears .
12 changing print options in the def ault print s e ttings dialog bo x 1. Cli ck th e Print er Set ti ngs taskb ar ic on . Th e Defa ult Print Settings dialog box appears . I t allo w s you t o c hange the de fault pr int quality . 2. Selec t the follo wing options: • Pr int Qua lit y : Dr af t , Norm al , or Best 3.
13 pr inting on paper and other media • env elopes • transpare ncies •l a b e l s • bus iness cards, index c ards, an d oth er s mall medi a •p h o t o g r a p h s •g r e e t i n g c a r d.
14 en velopes prepar ing to pr int 1. Slide o ut both pa per guid es and r emo v e all pape r fro m the In tr ay . 2. P lace no mor e than 15 en velope s—w ith the flap si de on the r ight and fac ing up —in t he r ight side of the In tray . 3. P ush the envelopes f orwar d until they stop .
15 printing th e en velopes If your s oftware pro gram include s an enve lope-printing feature, do no t follow these instructions. F ollow th e instruction s provide d by the software pr ogram.
16 printi ng guid eline s • N ev er place mor e than 15 e n ve lopes in the In tr a y at o ne time . • A lign the env elop e edges bef or e inser ting them .
17 transparencies prepar ing to pr int 1. Slide o ut both pa per guid es and r emo v e all pape r fro m the In tr ay . 2. F an the edges of the tr ansp ar enc y she ets to sep ara te t hem , the n al ign the edges .
18 printing transpar enc ies 1. Open the file y ou want t o print . 2. Use one of t he follo wing metho ds to disp la y the Pr o perties dialog box : •C l i c k Fi l e > Pri nt , then select Proper ti es . •C l i c k Fi l e > Print S etup , th en select Proper ti es .
19 labels prepar ing to pr int 1. Slide o ut both pa per guid es, the n empty the In tr ay . 2. Insert 5 s heets of plain paper in the In tr ay . 3. F an the edges of the label sheets to separate them , then align the edges. 4. Load no mor e tha n 20 label sheets—label side do wn— on top of the plain paper in the In tra y .
20 3. Sel ect th e Setup ta b, then c hoo se th e f ollo w ing: • Pr int Qua lit y : No rma l • P aper T ype : T he appr opr iate paper type • P ape r Size : Choose A4 or Let ter (8.5 x 11 in ) 4. Sel ect th e Features tab, then choose the follow ing: • Or ientatio n : A ppr opr iate or ient ati on • T wo-Sided Printing : Unchec ked 5.
21 business cards, inde x ca r ds, a nd oth er small med ia prepar ing to pr int 1. Slide o ut both pa per guid es and r emo v e all pape r fr om the tr ay . 2. Open the p r inter co ver . 3. R each thr ough the opening in the right sid e of the Out tr a y , then lift up the card guid e .
22 printing business cards, inde x cards, and oth er small media 1. Open the file y ou want t o print . 2. Use one of t he follo wing metho ds to disp la y the Pr o perties dialog box : •C l i c k Fi l e > Pri nt , then select Proper ti es . •C l i c k Fi l e > Print S etup , th en select Proper ti es .
23 photographs prepar ing to pr int 1. W ith the pr inter turned on , open the to p co v er . T he pr int cr adle mov es to the cen ter o f the prin ter . 2. P ull the top of the blac k print cartr idge to war ds you un til it is r eleased , then lift the cartr idge f rom the c radle an d place it in the pr int cartri dge contain er .
24 7. P lace the stac k of pho to pape r—up to 3/8 in . (10mm) in thic kn e ss— pr intable side do wn in the tr ay . 8. Slide th e paper gui des sn u gl y against the edges o f the pho to p aper . 9. Ali g n th e pr int cartri dges (see aligning print car tr idges ).
25 3. Sel ect th e Setup ta b, then c hoo se th e f ollo w ing: • Pr int Qua lit y : No rma l or Be st • P aper T ype : T he appr opri a te photo pa per t y pe • Photo P aper Printi ng : - Photo.
26 printing guidelines • T ak e a digital pictur e , scan a pho to , or obtain an e lec troni c f ile of the photo fr om your local camer a shop . The photo mus t be in an electr oni c f or mat (digita l) bef ore it can be pr inted . • Us e Phot oREt for most photo paper pr inting.
27 gr eeting car d s prepar ing to pr int 1. Slide o ut both pa per guid es and r emo v e all pape r fr om the tr ay . 2. Open the p r inter co ver . 3. R each thr ough the opening in the right sid e of the Out tr a y , then lift up the card guid e . 4.
28 pri n tin g gre e tin g c ards 1. Open the file y ou want t o print . 2. Use one of t he follo wing metho ds to disp la y the Pr o perties dialog box : •C l i c k Fi l e > Pri nt , then select Proper ti es . •C l i c k Fi l e > Print S etup , th en select Proper ti es .
29 printing guidelines • U nfo ld pr e -folde d car ds, then place them in the In tr ay . •I f a n out of paper message a ppears , ver if y that the medi a is positi oned pr oper ly in the In tr ay . See also: manual two-sided printing For best re sults use HP pro ducts.
30 posters prepar ing to pr int 1. P lace the paper in the In tr ay . 2. Slide th e paper gui des sn ugly against the pa per . printing posters 1. Open the file y ou want t o print . 2. Use one of t he follo wing metho ds to disp la y the Pr oper ties dialog bo x: •C l i c k Fi l e > Pri nt , then select Proper ti es .
31 printing guidelines T rim the edges on the sheets, then tape the sheets together af ter printing . For best re sults use HP pro ducts. .
32 ir on -on tr ansfers prepar ing to pr int 1. W ith the pr inter turned on , open the to p co v er . T he pr int cr adle mov es to the cen ter o f the prin ter . 2. P ull the top of the blac k print cartr idge to war ds you un til it is r eleased , then lift the cartr idge f rom the c radle an d place it in the pr int cartri dge contain er .
33 pri nt in g i ro n- on t rans fe rs If your s oftware p rogram in cludes an iron-on transfer fea ture, do not foll ow these instructions. F ollow th e instruction s provide d by the software pr ogram.
34 printing guidelines When you print a tra nsfer with a mirror-image, the text and pictures are horizo ntally rever sed from what appears on the comput e r s creen.
35 manual t w o -sid ed printing prepar ing to pr int 1. P lace paper in the In tr ay . 2. Slide th e paper gui des sn ugly again st the edge s of the paper .
36 6. Cli ck OK to print . T he odd-numbe r ed pages prin t . F ollow the instr uct ions dis play ed on your sc reen to re load the pape r and pr int the ev en -nu mber ed pages P lease note th at this pr oces s doe s not in vol ve two pr inters . T he gra phics belo w illustr ate the pr inte d pages bei ng loaded in to the same pr inter .
37 printing guidelines • T he pr inter automaticall y prints odd-number ed pages first . Once the odd-n umber ed pages a re prin ted , a mes sage appears pr ompting yo u to r eload the paper s o that the e ven-number ed pages can be pr inted . For best re sults use HP pro ducts.
38 special features • photo ca rtridge printing $.
39 photo c art r i dge p r in ting The printer c an use a special photo cartridge fo r high quality photo printing. For phot o printing instruct ions, see phot ogr aphs .
40 pr oduc t main tenance • replacing a print car tridge • align ing pr int cartridges • automatically cl eaning print cartridges • manuall y cl eanin g print cartridges and the pr int cradle .
41 re plac ing a pr in t cartridg e Before buying re placemen t print cartridges, verify th e correct part n umbers. To replace a print cartridge: 1. Pr ess the Po w e r button to turn on the prin t er . 2. Open the top cov er . The c radle mov es to the center of the printer .
42 4. Do on e o f the fo llo w ing : • If the cartridge is not ne w : R emove it fr om where y ou h a ve stor e d it. • If the cartridge is new : Remo v e it fr om the pac k aging, then caref ully r emo ve the plasti c tape . Cau ti on! Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts.
43 5. Holding th e print cartri dge v erticall y w ith the copper contac ts to war d the r ear of the pr inter , push the pr int cartri dge do wn in to the cr adle , then tilt it forw ard until it secu r es into place .
44 aligning p r int cartridg es After in stalling a print cartridge, align the p rint c artridges to ensure the best print quality. Aligning the p rint cartridges ta kes about two m inutes to complete and requires you to ex amine two te st pages. To a lig n p ri nt c artrid ges: 1.
45 aut omaticall y cleaning pr int c artridge s If your printed pages ar e missing lines or dots, o r they contain ink str eaks, the print cartrid ges may need to be clean ed. Print cartridges are c leaned automatically using the following proce dure: 1.
46 manua lly cle aning pr int cartri dges a nd the print cradle If the printer is used in a dusty envir onment, a sma ll amount of debris may accumula te inside the case. This debris ca n includ e dust, hair, carpet, or clot hing f ibers. When it ge ts on the p rint cartridges and cradle, it can c ause ink streaks a nd smudges on printed pages.
47 3. R emov e the print car tr idges and place them on a p iece of paper with the ink nozzle plate fac ing up . Do not lea ve the cartrid g e s ou tside the pr inter f or mor e than 3 0 minutes . Cau ti on! Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts.
48 cleaning th e pr int c r adle If you use the dual-cart ridge printing option after print ing with only one cartridge, you may need to clean the back plate of the unused compartment. To clean the prin t cradle: 1. Dip the end o f a cle an cotton s wab into the dis tilled w ater an d r emo ve an y ex cess w ater .
49 cleaning the service stati on 1. Dip the end o f a cle an cotton s wab into the dis tilled w ater an d r emo ve an y ex cess w ater . 2. Clean the rim of the sponge holder . 3. R emov e any ink and f ibers fr om the top of the sponge . If the sponge is higher than the r im , use the cotton s wab to push it belo w the rim .
50 cleaning the pr inte r case The printer ejects ink onto paper in a fine mist, an d small amounts of ink may be depos ited on the pri nter case over time. Fol low these guidelines when cleaning the outside of the printer: • U se a soft damp cl oth to remo ve dust , smudges , stains, and spilled ink fr om the pr inter case exter ior .
51 re filling print cart r idg es D o n o t r e f i l l H P p r i n t c a r t r i d g e s . R e f i l l i n g p r i n t c a r t r i d g e s c a u s e s t h e e l e c t r o n i c and mechan ical compone nts of the print cartridge to exceed their normal life cycle.
52 maintaining pr int car tr idges The following tips will help maintain HP print cartridges and ensure consistent print quality: • K eep all pr int cartrid ges in the ir seale d pack ages until th ey ar e needed . Print cartr idges sh ould be sto r ed at room tempe r ature (60–7 8 de gr ees F or 15 .
53 print cartridg e part n umbers When replacing print cartridges for your printer, buy print cartridges with the followin g part numb ers: • Blac k : HP No .
54 th e hp deskjet toolbo x The HP Des kjet Toolbox contains a number of useful tools to calibrate the printer, clean the print cartridges , print a test page, and print a diagnostics page. To open the HP Deskjet Toolbox: •C l i c k St ar t > Programs > hp deskjet 6 56 c series > hp deskj et 6 56 c series T ool bo x .
55 sol ve a pr oblem • pr inter li ghts a re flas hing • printer is not pr inting • printer is too slow • pr oble ms with pr into uts .
56 pr inter is not printing paper does not come out o f the printer Follow these in structio ns to co rrec t the prob lem. c hec k t he p rinter Verify the fo llowing: 1. T he pr inter is conn ected t o the po w er sour ce . 2. T he ca ble co nnec tions ar e s ecur e.
57 paper jam s 1. R emo v e the paper fr om the In and Out tr ay s. 2. Pr ess the Res ume but ton on the fr ont of the printer . 3. Open the printer co ver , th en r emov e an y paper in the printer . 4. If y ou are pr inting labels , ver if y that a la bel did no t become de tac hed fr om the la bel sheet w hile passing thr ough the printer .
58 err or messages appear when using a USB connection the error mess age “there was an err or wr iting to <name of usb port>” appears The printer may n ot be receiving corr ect data from the other USB device or hub. Connect the pr inter directly to the USB port on the computer.
59 pr inter lights are flashing Flashing lights indicate the printer sta tus. po wer light is flashing The printer may be receiving data and preparing to print. The light st ops flashing whe n the printer has fin ished receiving data. resume light is flas hing printer ma y be out of pa per 1.
60 all lights a re flashing The printer may n eed to be restarte d. 1. Pr ess the Po w e r but ton to tu r n o ff the printer . 2. Pr ess the Po w e r button to turn on the prin t er . Pr oceed to step 3 if the lights continue to flash. 3. Pr ess the Po w e r but ton to tu r n o ff the printer .
61 pr inter is too slo w The print spee d and overa ll performa nce of the printer ca n be affected by several variable s. comput er does not meet s y stem requ ire ments 1. V er ify the computer’s R AM and processor speed. See Prod uct Spec ificat ion s for mo re informa tion.
62 comple x doc uments, gr aphic s, or photog raphs are pr inting Documents con taining graphics or ph otographs print more s lowly than t ext documents . conflict ing USB cable connec tions A p rin ting co nfl ict may occ ur w hen the pr int er an d s eve ral USB dev ice s ar e attached to a hub.
63 problems with printouts blank pages pri nt The printer may pr ocess pages containing no text or images if: • One or both pr int c artr idges is empty . • T he v iny l tape is not remo ved fr om a pr int cart r idge . • A f ax is being pr inted .
64 parts of the document ar e missing or printed in the w rong place Follow th e se instructions to reset paper orientation, page size, print margins, and other op tions: 1. Use one of t he follo wing metho ds to disp la y the Pr o perties dialog box : •C l i c k Fi l e > Pri nt , then select Proper ti es .
65 printo ut does not reflec t n e w prin t set tin gs The printer’s default settings m ay d iffer from th e so ftware applicatio n’s prin t settings.
66 photo s are not pr inting corr ectly 1. V erify that the ph oto pr int cartri dge is ins talled . 2. V erify that the pho to medi a is placed in the In tr ay w ith the pr int side do wn . 3. Slide th e paper f orwar d until it stops . 4. Slide th e paper gui d e s snugly agains t the paper , then push in the tr ay .
67 pr oduc t spec ifications • pr oduct specifica tions fo r the hp deskjet 6 56c serie s print er • minimum printing margins • s ystem req uirements .
68 pr oduc t specifications for the hp deskje t 6 5 6c series printer h p d e sk j e t 656 c mo d e l n o. C 89 42 A hp de sk jet 6 5 6cx i m od el n o .
69 memory 512 KB built-in RAM 32 KB receiver buffer but tons/ lights Resume butto n and light Power button and ligh t i/o inter face Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 compatible dim ensions With paper tray fold e d up: 473 mm wide x 220 mm hig h x 253 mm dee p 18.
70 power c onsump tion 2 watts max imum when off 2.5 watts m inimum non-printing 23 watts average w hen printing power re quirem ents Input Voltage: 100 to 240 Vac (±10%) Input Frequency: 50/60 Hz (±3 Hz) Accommo dates the worldwide range of AC line volt ages and freque ncies.
71 medi a hand ling Sheets: up to 100 Envelopes: up to 1 5 Cards: up to 30 cards Greeting cards: up to 30 cards Transparencie s: up to 25 Labels: up to 20 sheets of labels (use only U.S. Letter or A4–sized sheets) Photo paper: a stack measuring up to 10mm (3/8 in) thick Out tray capacity: up to 50 sheets me dia size Paper: U .
72 Index/Greeting Cards: 10 2 x 15 2 mm (4 x 6 in) 12 7 x 203 mm (5 x 8 in) A6: 105 x 148 mm Hagaki: 100 x 148 mm Labels: U .S . Letter 216 x 2 7 9 mm (8.
73 minimum printing mar gins The printer ca nnot print outside a des ignated area of the page so your document c ontent must be contained within the prin table area. A4 paper Left and Right Mar gins: 3.2 mm ( 0.13 in) Top Margi n: 1.8 mm (0.07 in) Bottom Ma rgin: 15 mm (0.
74 s ystem r equirements Mic r osof t W indow s 2000 Minimum Proces sor Spee d: Penti um 133 MHz Required RAM: 64 MB Required Free Hard Disk Space: 40 MB M i c r oso f t W i nd o w s 9 8 Minimum Proce.
75 inde x a ali gn ment 70 b banner printing 9 bi ndin g book 36 tab let 36 blank pages printi ng 63 book bi ndin g 36 b uilt-in mem ory 69 business card print ing 21 bu tton s 69 Pow er 7 Resume 6 c .
76 l lab el pr intin g 19 guidel ines 20 lig hts 69 flashing 56 , 59 Pow er 7 Resume 6 m ma nual two-sided printi n g 35 guidel ines 37 marg ins 73 car ds 73 envelopes 73 paper 73 post ca rds 73 media.
77 prin t tec hno logy 68 printabl e area 73 pri nt er clea ning cartr idges 46 clea ning case 50 damage t o 51 dimensions 69 I/O inte rfac e 69 media sizes 71 med ia t ypes 70 medi a we ight 70 minim.
78 s Setup tab 10 short cuts task bar ic on 12 small media print ing 21 software compa ti bility 68 sp ec ific atio ns 68 minimum printing margins 73 pri nt car tr idge s 72 system r equirements 74 su.
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