hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide
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contents 1 get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 about this guide. . . . . . load paper . . . . . . . . . load envelopes . . . . . . adjust paper settings for ...... ...... ...... printing ....................... ....................... ....................... ....................... .... .... .... .... . . . . 1 1 3 4 2 set up printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 install your hp digital copier software . . .
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 5 technical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . print specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paper specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . regulatory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
get started 1 This chapter contains the following topics: • about this guide • load paper • load envelopes • adjust paper settings for printing about this guide This HP Digital Copier 610 Printing and Software Guide contains the information you need to connect your new HP Digital Copier to a computer rather than using the unit as a stand-alone copier. This connected option allows you to use your unit as a copier/printer with a wide range of settings and print functions.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide load specialty paper for printing Following are guidelines for loading certain types of paper for printing only. paper tips Labels (only works with printing function) • Always use letter-size or A4-size label sheets designed for use with HP Inkjet products (like Avery Inkjet Labels), and make sure that the labels are not more than two years old. • Fan the stack of labels to make sure none of the sheets are sticking together.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide paper tips Postcards (only works with printing function) In the upper paper tray, insert a stack of postcards with the print-side down until it stops. Line up the postcards on the right side of the upper paper tray, slide the paper-width guide up against the left side of the cards, and slide the paper-length guide in until it stops.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 4 Make sure the envelopes fit within the tray. Do not overload it. Tip! Consult the help files in your word processing software for details on how to format text for printing envelopes. adjust paper settings for printing Following are the guidelines for setting paper size and paper type for printing only. We recommend that you change these settings whenever you load different paper or film to ensure the best print quality.
2 set up printing This chapter contains the following topics: • install your hp digital copier software • uninstall and reinstall software install your hp digital copier software Your HP Digital Copier may come with a universal serial bus (USB) cable. You can use the USB cable to connect your copier/printer to your computer if your computer is running Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP. This USB connection turns your stand-alone copier into a copier/printer that lets you print from your computer.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide Tip! The ends of the USB cable are not identical. One end will fit into your computer or hub and the other end will only fit into the HP Digital Copier. 4 install on Windows 98/ Me 6 The New Hardware Wizard appears. Depending on your operating system, proceed with either install on Windows 98/Me on page 6, install on Windows 2000 on page 8, or install on Windows XP on page 10.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next. 4 Select CD-ROM drive, and clear all other options. 5 Click Next. Windows asks you to wait while it searches for files. 6 When the hpz600b.inf file is located, click Next to start the installation. Wait while Windows copies additional files. This may take a few minutes.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 7 Click Finish. You are now ready to print from your computer to your HP Digital Copier. install on Windows 2000 8 After you perform steps 1 through 4 in before you install the software on page 5, the following Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears if your computer is running Windows 2000. 1 Insert the CD that came with your copier/printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Click Next in the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide The Wizard may identify the HP Digital Copier Color Series by name, or it may identify the device as “Unknown.” This does not affect the success of the installation. 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device, and click Next. 4 Select CD-ROM drives, and clear all other options. 5 Click Next. Windows searches until it locates the hpf600p.inf file on your CD. This may take a few minutes. 6 Click Next.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 8 Click Finish. Wait while Windows copies additional files. This may take a few minutes. Caution! The installation is not complete until the HP Digital Copier Color Series icon appears in the lower right corner of your computer screen. During this time, the computer may not appear to be working. However, do not try to use the copier/ printer or turn it off before the installation is complete.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 1 Insert the CD that came with your copier/printer into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Select Install the software automatically, and click Next. Windows searches for the correct files. Caution! It may take several minutes for Windows XP to install the software. During this time, the computer may not appear to be working. However, do not interrupt the installation process.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide Wait while Windows copies additional files. This may take a few minutes. The installation is finished when one of the following occur: – A taskbar message lets you know that the copier/printer is ready. – A new printer icon appears in the lower right corner of your computer screen. You are now ready to print from your computer to your HP Digital Copier.
use printing features 3 The printing features described in this chapter are available only if you connect your HP Digital Copier to your computer and install the software provided. The software allows you to easily manage all of your print settings. When your HP Digital Copier is connected, most print settings are automatically handled by the program you are printing from or by HP’s ColorSmart technology. The automatic media sensor selects the paper type and tray for most of your print jobs.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide change print settings You can change print settings temporarily for a current job or change them to become the new default settings for all future print jobs. to change the print settings for a current print job 1 Open the file you want to print. 2 Depending on the software program you are using, use one of the following paths to select the Printer Properties dialog box: – Click File, Print, select hp digital copier color series, then select Properties.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide use the setup tab The Setup tab allows you to adjust the following print settings: • increase print speed or quality • change the page orientation • reverse an image for iron-on transfers • use different paper settings for the first page • select the paper tray • select paper type and size • print a photo on photo paper • print using 2400 dpi • scale a document or change its size • restore factory defaults Whenever you make a change in p
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 4 Click OK. Tip! Regardless of the settings, your print quality will improve on a high-quality paper such as HP Premium Photo. change the page orientation reverse an image for ironon transfers use different paper settings for the first page 16 Use this procedure if you want to change the direction of your printed document or if you cannot set the page orientation from your software program.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 1 To change paper settings for the first page of the current job, select File, Print, select hp digital copier color series, then click Properties. 2 Click the Setup tab. 3 Select Use different first page. The All Pages tab changes to First Page and displays a new tab for Other Pages settings. 4 Choose the desired Paper Type, Paper Size, and Paper Source for the first page. 5 Click the Other Pages tab.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 3 select paper type and size Select one of the following from the Paper Tray list: – Upper Tray: This tray must be used for specialty papers (e.g., photo paper), but it can also hold plain paper. – Lower Tray: This is the optional 250-sheet plain paper tray. The additional paper tray signals the HP Digital Copier to select paper from this tray first. This tray only supports plain paper.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide For more information, see adjust paper settings for printing on page 4. print using 2400 dpi 5 In the Paper Size list, choose the appropriate paper size. 6 Click OK. Print at 2400 dpi to get the best print quality when you are printing on photo paper. With this setting, the HP Digital Copier prints significantly slower and temporarily uses a large amount of disk space (400 MB or more).
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 6 restore factory defaults Click OK to close the Print Settings dialog box. Use the Factory Settings function to restore the original default settings related to the Setup tab.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 4 Select Two-Sided Printing. A dialog box appears. 5 Make your margin selection by choosing either: – Do not reduce content size – Reduce content size to fit smaller area 6 Click OK to close the dialog box. 7 Select Book or Tablet. – For binding on the side, select Book. – For binding on the top, select Tablet. 8 Click OK to close the dialog box. Your HP Digital Copier begins printing.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 6 print multiple pages on a single sheet print a poster Click OK. You can print several pages on a single sheet of paper. 1 To make the change for the current print job, select File, Print, select hp digital copier color series, then click Properties. 2 Click the Features tab. 3 In the Pages per Sheet list, select 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, or 16 pages per sheet. 4 To print a border around each page image, select the Draw Page Border check box.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 4 print a watermark Click OK to close the dialog box. Your HP Digital Copier allows you to add a watermark to your printouts. Watermarks can be useful when distributing draft documents or confidential documents. You can also customize your watermarks. 1 To print a watermark on your current print job, select File, Print, select hp digital copier color series, then click Properties. 2 Click the Features tab.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide use the color tab The Color tab allows you to adjust the characteristics that affect the appearance of your print job. You can choose to: • Print in grayscale • Change the saturation, brightness, or color tone Whenever you make a change in print settings in this tab, you can confirm your change by viewing the image in the right corner, or by enabling the HP Preview feature. For more information, see enable the hp preview feature on page 23.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide display the toolbox calibrate your printer clean the printheads Use one of the following methods to open the Toolbox: • Click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to HewlettPackard, point to hp digital copier, then click Open the HP Toolbox. • Right-click the taskbar icon, if available, then select Open Toolbox. • In an open document, select File, Print, then Properties.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide print a test page This tool allows you to confirm that the connection between your copier/ printer and your computer are working properly. This test page is different than the Self-Test Report that you can print from the front panel. 1 In the Services tab, click the Open the Toolbox icon. 2 Click Print a Test Page. The report is generated as long as your connection is working properly.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 4 In the All Pages tab, Paper Type section, select Special Papers, then select HP Banner Paper. Your HP Digital Copier automatically sets the Paper Size to Banner. 5 Verify that the Paper Size is set correctly. Your HP Digital Copier supports both letter-size and A4-size banner paper. 6 Click OK to close the dialog box, and then click OK to print the banner. After the banner is printed, a message indicates that the job is complete.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide 1 Print a sample page on plain paper to confirm the accuracy of your format. – Place the test page on top of the label sheet, and then hold both pages up to the light. – Check your label spacing to see how well each block of text aligns with each label. Make adjustments as needed. 2 Load the labels or envelopes into the paper tray. For more information, see load envelopes on page 3. 3 From the File menu, select Print.
troubleshooting tips 4 This chapter provides tips for solving problems and improving the quality of your printing. Look for your problem in the following troubleshooting topics: • printing problems • printing is too slow • two-sided printing problems • USB connection problems • communication problems • problems uninstalling or reinstalling software • get help For more information, also see the Troubleshooting chapter in the HP Digital Copier 510/610 Reference Guide.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide If your problem persists although all of the conditions above are met, refer to the following solutions. problem solution Power light is blinking If the On light is blinking, the printer is in the process of printing. No action is needed. Your HP Digital Copier will process the print job as quickly as it can. Ink cartridges need to If an ink cartridge expires or runs out of ink, it be replaced needs to be replaced.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide problem solution Automatic paper type option is enabled When the Automatic paper type option is enabled, it takes a few seconds for the printer to determine the appropriate paper type. To increase the print speed, specify a paper type. For more information, see adjust paper settings for printing on page 4. Two-sided printing Allow more time to print two-sided documents than does not seem to work to print single-sided documents.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide problem solution The binding margin is in the wrong place You may have selected an incorrect paper orientation (Book or Tablet). On the Features tab of the Properties dialog box, verify that your selection places the binding along the side (Book) or the top (Tablet) of your paper. Only one side prints although Use the following solutions: the two-sided printing option is • Print the document using the manual selected two-sided printing feature.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide If you still experience difficulties, contact HP Support and Services as listed in the HP Digital Copier 510/610 Reference Guide. communication problems If the copier/printer encounters a communication problem, do the following: 1 Verify that all cables are firmly attached to your copier/printer and your computer. 2 Press Cancel to cancel the print job. 3 Resend your document.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide get help Help is always available when you need it. help description Setup Poster The Setup Poster provides instructions for setting up and configuring your HP Digital Copier as a standalone copier. Reference Guide The printed Reference Guide contains everything you need to know about the copy functions of your HP Digital Copier.
technical information 5 system requirements The following specifications are subject to change without notice. The specifications in this section only apply to the printing functions of the HP Digital Copier. For all other specifications, see the HP Digital Copier 510/610 Reference Guide.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide print specifications • Uses HP PhotoREt color layering technology • Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi composite black (photo paper only) • Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi color (photo paper only) • Method: modular pen and ink system • Language: HP PCL3 (Enhanced) • Print speeds vary according to the complexity of the document • Duty cycle: 1000 printed pages per month (average) • Duty cycle: 5000 printed pages per month (maximum) maximum printing resolution mode
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide maximum print speed mode maximum print speed (ppm) Draft Black up to 19* Color up to 16.8† * Black text document. † Document with mixed text and color graphics. paper specifications The HP Digital Copier supports the paper specifications listed in the HP Digital Copier 510/610 Reference Guide in addition to the following specifications for printing.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide paper sizes type size Transparency films Letter: 8.5 x 11 in. (215.9 x 279.4 mm) A4: 210 x 297 mm Labels Letter: 8.5 x 11 in. (215.9 x 279.4 mm) A4: 210 x 297 mm Custom media 3 x 3 in. up to 8.5 x 14 in. (76.2 x 76.2 up to 216 x 356 mm) * Landscape printing only on envelopes over 216 mm in length. † Landscape printing only. regulatory information The following sections are statements from various regulatory agencies.
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide doc statement / déclaration de conformité (Canada) Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruit radioélectrique dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.
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index A addresses, print multiple 27 B banner paper, load 2 banners, print 26 brightness 24 C calibrate printer 25 cancel print job 28 check ink levels 26 clean printheads 25 color tab 24 communication problems 33 continuous paper, load 2 copies, number of 23 D dry time 21 E envelopes, load 3 F features tab 20–23 G grayscale 24 H help, sources of 34 I ink levels 26 index ink volume 21 install software 5–12 See also uninstall software, reinstall software Windows 2000 8 Windows 98/Me 6 Win
hp digital copier 610 printing and software guide multiple pages on one sheet 22 number of copies 23 posters 22 reverse image 16 reverse print order 23 scaled documents 19 settings 14 specifications 36 speed 36 test page 26 transparencies 27 troubleshooting 29 two-sided pages 20 watermarks 23 printer calibrate 25 default 13 increase speed and quality 15 printheads, clean 25 Q quality, increase 15 R regulatory information 38 reinstall software 12, 33 resolution 36 reverse image 16 reverse print order 23
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