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HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer Family Technical Support Solutions Guide DeskJet 340 H DeskJet 340 H ...

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HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer Family Technical Support Solutions Guide HP DeskJet Portable, DeskJet 310, DeskJet 320 and DeskJet 340 H HP Part Number 5960-9677 Printed in U.S.A. September 1995 Edition Thi d t t d ith F M k 4 0 4 ...

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ii Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HEWLETT-PACKARD MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY ...

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iii Publication History This document is the second Technical Support Solutions Guide (TSSG) for the DeskJet 300 Series printer family. The printing history of this guide is: First Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Septembe...

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iv Conventions This document uses special conventions to clarify information and ensure your safety and the safety of the product. Pay special attention to the information highlighted in the following ways: Italic type is used for the ...

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v About This Guide This guide is designed as a reference for people who provide post-sale technical support to end-users of the HP DeskJet Portable, HP DeskJet 310, HP DeskJet 320 and HP DeskJet 340 printers. It represents a collection of...

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Product Information 1-1 1 Product Information Chapter Contents Section Title Page Model Numbers and Product Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 HP DeskJet Portabl...

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1-2 Product Information Model Numbers and Product Positioning There are four printers in the HP DeskJet 300 Series printer family: • HP DeskJet 340 • HP DeskJet 320 • HP DeskJet 310 • HP DeskJet Portable HP DeskJet Portable ...

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Product Information 1-3 Support Tools Hewlett-Packard recommends the following tools for supporting HP DeskJet 300 Series printers. • Dial caliper or accurate linear scale • Tissue paper • Cotton swabs, such as part number 9300-0767 ...

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1-4 Product Information TrueType scalable fonts support in Windows using the HP printer driver included with the printer The HP DeskJet 340 also supports HP, TrueType and Type 1 Postscript scalable fonts Create any size text needed in Windo...

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Product Information 1-5 Views Figure 1-1. The HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer Figure 1-2. The HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer (Internal View) 1. The printer stands are not available with the HP DeskJet 340 2. The HP DeskJet 340 does not have...

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1-6 Product Information Figure 1-3. The HP DeskJet 340 Printer and Portable Sheet Feeder in Operating Mode Figure 1-4. The HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer in Operating Mode Figure 1-5. The HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer and Desktop Sheet Feed...

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Product Information 1-7 Similarities and Differences Table 1-3 discusses similarities and differences between the portable HP DeskJet 300 Series printer family and the desktop HP DeskJet 500 Series printer family. Table 1-3. Similaritie...

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1-8 Product Information Table 1-4 compares the members of the HP DeskJet 300 Series printer family. 1. All these printers can print demonstrations using a PCMCIA card that fits into the printer’s card slot. The DeskJet 310, and 320 ...

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Product Information 1-9 Printer Options The HP DeskJet 340, 320 and 310 printers have the same worldwide power adapter for all countries (part number 0950-2435); the power cord and documentation vary with the region’s needs. Some HP Des...

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1-10 Product Information Germany C2655A #ACT C2634A #ACT C2621A #ACT C2614A #ACT 8120-6314 German Greece - C2634A #AR2 C2621A #AR2 - 8120-6314 English (International) Intercon C2655A #ABK C2634A #ABK C2621A #ABK C2614A #ABK 8120-6315 English...

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Product Information 1-11 Power Cord, Rapid Recharger, and Battery Pack Part Numbers Table 1-6. Power Cords and Optional Rapid Rechargers Plug Type Country or Region Power Cord Part Number 1 Region’s AC Voltage Optional Rapid Recharge...

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1-12 Product Information South Africa 8120-6317 220 Vac C3065A Argentina Uruguay 8120-6312 220 Vac C3064A Table 1-7. Optional Battery Packs Country or Region Hewlett-Packard Part Number Panasonic Part Number U.S. HP C3003A PV-BP15 Japan HP 3058A V...

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Product Information 1-13 Supplies and Accessories Table 1-8. HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer Supplies and Accessories Part Number Supply/Accessory Description 51633A Black print cartridge 1 51633M Mobil Traid black pen 51625A Color print cartridge C...

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1-14 Product Information 1. The high capacity print cartridge, part number 51626A, is not recommended for use with HP DeskJet 300 Series printers. The 51608A black print cartridge is now obsolete. 2. Can be used only with the HP DeskJet 310, 320 a...

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Product Information 1-15 Table 1-10. Other User Documentation Document HP Part Number HP DeskJet 320/310 Printer Technical Reference Guide 1 C2634-90145 HP DeskJet 310 Printer Technical Reference Guide 1 C2621-90172 HP DeskJet Portable Printer Techn...

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1-16 Product Information Internal Fonts Note Windows 3.1 does not support these internal fonts. The HP DeskJet 300 Series printer driver uses TrueType fonts when printing from Windows 3.1 (see “Selecting a Printer Driver” in chapter 4). Table...

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Product Information 1-17 Table 1-12. Internal Landscape Fonts Landscape Font Can be selected with printer buttons Comments Courier Upright (6, 12, and 24 point) 10 cpi 16.67 cpi 20 cpi ✔ ✔ Fonts that cannot be selected with printer buttons c...

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1-18 Product Information Specifications Table 1-13. Performance Specifications Category Specification Print modes Draft and Letter-Quality (LQ) Print speed Draft (using AC power) Draft (using a battery pack) Letter-Quality 3 pages per minute...

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Product Information 1-19 Table 1-14. Reliability Specifications Category Specification Printer usage 500 pages per month maximum Mean time between failures (MTBF) 20,000 hours (2000 hours power-on and 12,000 printed pages per year) Mechanism life...

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1-20 Product Information Figure 1-8. Physical Specifications A B C D E F H G I J L K M power adapter R Q S N battery pack rapid recharger P O ...

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Product Information 1-21 Table 1-18. Physical Specifications Item Figure 1-7 Reference Approximate Dimensions Approximate Weight Printer only Width Height Depth A B C 12.2 in. (310 mm) 5.75 in. (146 mm) 2.6 in. (65 mm) 4.3 lb (1.96 kg) Printer wi...

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1-22 Product Information Figure 1-9. Packaging Dimensions Specifications HP DeskJet 320 InkJet Printer H C A B F E J G H D HP DeskJet 320 InkJet Printer H HP DeskJet 320 InkJet Printer H H H H HP DeskJet 320 InkJet Printer HP DeskJet 320 InkJet Pr...

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Product Information 1-23 Table 1-19. Packaging Dimensions Specifications Packaging Dimensions Specifications Figure 1-8 Reference Dimensions of Package Printer Length Width Height A B C 15.4 in. (394 mm) 1 9.2 in. (233 mm) 1 10.6 in. (270 mm) 1 Op...

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1-24 Product Information Table 1-21. Environmental Specifications Category Specification Temperature Operating Non-operating Recommended operating 5° to 40° C (41° to 104°F) -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140° F) 15° to 35° C (59° to 95° F) ...

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Product Information 1-25 1. The country specific power module, shipped with some HP DeskJet Portable printers, does not have NOM safety certification. 2. The newer model C2624A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer, sold only in the Asia Pacific, doe...

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1-26 Product Information Table 1-23. Paper Handling Specifications Category Specification Paper grain Long grain only Paper weight 16 to 24 lb (60 to 90 g/m 2 ) Media handling Printer only With sheet feeder Manual single feed 0.2 in. thick stack...

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Product Information 1-27 Figure 1-10. Printable Area (Portrait Orientation) Figure 1-11. Printable Area (Landscape Orientation) black and color printing 0.08 inch (U.S. Letter, Legal and Executive) 2.0 mm (A4) black and color printing 0.25 inch (U....

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1-28 Product Information 1. The specifications in this table are based on text scale mode off (63 lines/page on U.S. letter size paper) and perforation skip mode off. The top margin (portrait mode) increases to 0.5 inches with perforation skip on...

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Product Information 1-29 1. The 51633A and 51633M black print cartridge life specifications are based on printing Courier 10. The lower numbers in the specifications are based on using letter-quality print mode and the higher numbers in the speci�...

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1-30 Product Information ...

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Installation and Configuration 2-1 2 Installation and Configuration Chapter Contents Section Title Page Items Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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2-2 Installation and Configuration Items Included 1. The HP DeskJet 340 does not come with printer stands. 2. Some HP DeskJet Portable printers may have a country-specific power module with a permanently attached power cord. 3....

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Installation and Configuration 2-3 Connecting Power to the Printer Connecting the Printer to a Power Adapter or a Rapid Recharger Warning Do not use a voltage converter with a worldwide power adapter or rapid recharger. This may c...

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2-4 Installation and Configuration Installing/Replacing a Battery Pack Differences among the rapid rechargers Since the rapid rechargers will operate from any power source from 100 Vac to 240 Vac, the difference between one rapid recharg...

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Installation and Configuration 2-5 1. The HP DeskJet Portable printer does not have the DJPMenu software included with the printer; to get this software, see “Obtaining Printer Drivers” in chapter 6. For more information on DJPMenu, s...

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2-6 Installation and Configuration Centronics Parallel Pinout Information Figure 2-2. Centronics Parallel Interface Connector 1. Active low. Table 2-3. Centronics Parallel Interface Pinout Information Pin Number Pin ID Description ...

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Installation and Configuration 2-7 Connecting the Interface Cable and Establishing Communication 1 • Use a Centronics parallel interface cable to connect HP DeskJet 300 Series printers to the computer. 1. If you are using a mac adap...

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2-8 Installation and Configuration Verifying Communication 1. Type the following to test communication between the computer and the printer: – Type DIR>PRN and press the Enter key on the computer. The computer should send a list of ...

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Installation and Configuration 2-9 Configuring the Printer for the DeskJet 300 Series Printers except the DeskJet 340 When set in the Menu Mode, the printer buttons can be used to configure the DeskJet 300 series printers (except for th...

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2-10 Installation and Configuration Changing the Printer Settings Caution If using the printer with the sheet feeder, be careful not to damage the paper output guides on the sheet feeder from excessive downward pressure on the access ...

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Installation and Configuration 2-11 Figure 2-4. Printer Settings Menu 1 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer has a slightly different Printer Settings Menu from the one shown above. The older menu does not have ...

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2-12 Installation and Configuration Table 2-5. Additional Printer Settings Information Topic Information Verifying printer settings The printer settings can be verified by three methods: – The printer self-test identifies the printer settings...

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Installation and Configuration 2-13 Menu mode timeout – If after 30 seconds no Menu selections are made, the Menu light stops blinking, the printer exits from Menu mode and returns the print cartridge to the right end of the mechanism. Press a...

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2-14 Installation and Configuration 2. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer has “Chg Pen” instead of “Change Cartridge”, and “Settings” instead of “Setup”, written on the printer’s front panel. Battery level g...

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Installation and Configuration 2-15 Configuration Options with the DJPMenu Configuration Utility Users can run the DJPMenu configuration utility (for DOS environment) on their host computer. They can specify the printer settings using the DJPMen...

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2-16 Installation and Configuration Changing Default Graphics Density You can change default graphics resolution from the factory default of 300 dpi to 75, 100, or 150 dpi, and back to 300. You can set this new default Graphics Density from within ...

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Installation and Configuration 2-17 1. The factory default settings cannot be changed on the DeskJet Portable Printer. Note Hewlett-Packard recommends that you do not change the factory default settings unless you have a specific need for locali...

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2-18 Installation and Configuration Installing Windows Printer Drivers This section outlines the procedures for installing Microsoft’s and Hewlett-Packard’s printer drivers for Windows 3.0 and 3.1. For more information on available printer driv...

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Installation and Configuration 2-19 Hewlett-Packard’s Printer Drivers: (Included with the Printer) HP DeskJet Portable Driver v1.0 (for the HP DeskJet Portable) HP DeskJet 310 Driver v1.0 (for the HP DeskJet 310 and Portable) HP DeskJet 300 Series...

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2-20 Installation and Configuration ...

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Operation and Usage 3-1 3 Operation and Usage Chapter Contents Section Title Page Printer Buttons and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 ...

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3-2 Operation and Usage Printer Buttons and Lights Figure 3-1. HP DeskJet 340 Printer Buttons and Lights Table 3-1. Description of Printer Buttons and Lights for the HP DeskJet 340 Button or Light Operation Description Power button and l...

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Operation and Usage 3-3 Figure 3-2. HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer Buttons and Lights 3 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer has these two lights reversed; instead of “Change Cartridge” the top light is lab...

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3-4 Operation and Usage Table 3-2. Description of Printer Buttons and Lights for the HP DeskJet 300 Series except the HP DeskJet 340 Button or Light Operation Description Online button and Online light Setting the printer online Press the O...

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Operation and Usage 3-5 LF/FF button Linefeed and formfeed operations • Press the LF/FF button to advance the paper approximately one line (1/6 inch or 0.4 cm). • Press the LF/FF button several times to advance the paper several lines...

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3-6 Operation and Usage Power button and Power light Turning the printer on and off • To turn the printer on, press and release the Power button. The Busy light should turn on briefly. Then release the Power button. The Power light locat...

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Operation and Usage 3-7 Rapid Recharger Buttons and Lights Figure 3-3. The HP Rapid Recharger Buttons and Lights Table 3-3. Rapid Recharger Buttons and Lights Button or Light Operation Description Discharge buttons Selecting Revi...

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3-8 Operation and Usage Operating the Printer with the Portable Sheet Feeder Figure 3-4. The HP DeskJet 340 with the Portable Sheet Feeder The portable sheet feeder provides paper feeding capability to an HP DeskJet 340 printer. The IN t...

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Operation and Usage 3-9 Loading Paper for Automatic Feeding 1. Use the recess at the top centre (NOT the button) of the sheet feeder to pull the unit fully open. 2. Rotate each of the paper support arms until both are pointing upwards. ...

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3-10 Operation and Usage Operating the Printer with the Desktop Sheet Feeder Figure 3-5. The HP Desktop 300 Series Desktop Sheet Feeder The desktop sheet feeder provides paper feeding capability to an HP DeskJet 300 Series printer. The I...

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Operation and Usage 3-11 Attaching the Printer to the Desktop Sheet Feeder Positions for the Printer and Desktop Sheet Feeder An HP DeskJet 300 Series printer with the deskjet sheet feeder can be set up into four positions, according t...

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3-12 Operation and Usage Table 3-4. The Four Positions for an HP DeskJet 300 Series Printer and Desktop Sheet Feeder Position Setup Normal Print Position Vertical Print Position Manual Feed Position Closed Position ...

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Operation and Usage 3-13 Normal Print Position, for Automatic Feeding 1. Start with the printer in the upright position. Slide and hold the printer/feeder release button. Then rotate the printer and the IN tray of the sheet feeder ...

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3-14 Operation and Usage Vertical Print Position, for Changing Printer Settings, Changing the Print Cartridge, Printing Labels, or Removing the Printer from the Desktop Sheet Feeder 1. If you want to print labels, first load the labels in...

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Operation and Usage 3-15 Manual Feed Position, for Feeding Single Sheets with the Desktop Sheet Feeder Attached To feed single sheets with the sheet feeder still attached to the printer, as shown in the figure below, follow these steps: 1. Whi...

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3-16 Operation and Usage Closed Position, for Storing or Transporting the Printer and Desktop Sheet Feeder 1. Turn off the printer with the Power button to make sure that the print cartridge is returned to the home position. Then disconnect the int...

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Operation and Usage 3-17 Loading Media Manual Single Load 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer does not have a “Media Source” group in its printer settings menu. You can only select “Manual Feed” in the software a...

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3-18 Operation and Usage Loading Media in the Desktop Sheet Feeder 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer does not have a “Media Source” group in its printer settings menu. You can only select “Sheet Feeder” in the soft...

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Operation and Usage 3-19 Table 3-5. Media Loading Information Topic Information Transparencies Transparencies can either be fed by hand or loaded into the sheet feeder. Do not use transparencies other than HP Premium and do not load more than 2...

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3-20 Operation and Usage Installing/Replacing a Print Cartridge Caution Do not let the print cartridge contacts and nozzles touch any surface or object, including your fingers. Oil and dust can cause missing dots and other print quality problems. ...

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Operation and Usage 3-21 5. Press the Setup 1 button. This provides access to the print cartridge cradle. The Change Cartridge 1 light should be blinking. 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer has “Settings” instead ...

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3-22 Operation and Usage 1. The older model C2614A of the HP DeskJet Portable printer has “Settings” instead of “Setup” written on the printer’s front panel. 2. The HP DeskJet Portable prints black only; it cannot use this color print cartr...

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Operation and Usage 3-23 Table 3-6. Common Problems with Print Cartridges Problem Possible Causes Solution Nothing prints • Tape may be covering the print cartridge nozzles. • The print cartridge is out of or nearly out of ink. • The pri...

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3-24 Operation and Usage Powering the Printer Standard Charge and Quick Charge Rates An HP DeskJet 300 Series printer charges a battery pack, that is less than fully charged, at either of two rates: a standard charge rate and a quick charge rate. Th...

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Operation and Usage 3-25 A partially charged battery pack has been newly installed in the printer Standard charge If a partially charged battery pack is installed in the printer, the printer cannot determine the present charge level of the batte...

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3-26 Operation and Usage Sleep Mode When powering the printer with a battery pack, DeskJet 300 Series printers go into “sleep mode” after two minutes of inactivity. (For information on changing the interval, see below.) Sleep mode extends the l...

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Operation and Usage 3-27 Power Adapter Information Table 3-8. Power Adapter Information Power Adapter Topic Information Power adapter 1 and power cord part numbers The multi-voltage power adapter is the same for all countries. It is provided w...

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3-28 Operation and Usage Rapid Recharger Information Table 3-9. Rapid Recharger Information Rapid Recharger Topic Information Cautions • It is normal for battery packs to feel warm after charging or discharging cycles. • Use only battery packs...

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Operation and Usage 3-29 Charging with a rapid recharger • The rapid recharger can rapid-charge a battery pack in approximately 1 hour. Once the battery pack is charged, the rapid recharger automatically switches to a trickle charge rate to ma...

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3-30 Operation and Usage Battery Pack Information Table 3-10. Battery Pack Information Battery Pack Topic Information Cautions • Use only battery packs listed in this manual or recommended by Hewlett-Packard. • Do not touch the battery pack co...

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Operation and Usage 3-31 Battery charge level and status indications Printer Light Indications • The Power light blinks when battery capacity is low, if the printer is not connected to AC power. The printer can print approximately 5 more monoc...

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3-32 Operation and Usage HP Infrared Adapter The Infrared Data Associaton, IrDA has established a worldwide industry standard for “point and beam” data transfer, allowing computers to link up with printers using an infrared connection. The HP De...

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Operation and Usage 3-33 Maintenance The HP DeskJet 300 Series printers do not require any scheduled maintenance. Periodic cleaning, however, not only enhances the look of the printer, but also maintains it in optimum condition. Cleaning may als...

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3-34 Operation and Usage Print Cartridge Tips • Do not use print cartridges after the expiration date. See “Identifying the Print Cartridge Expiration Date” in chapter 6. • Keep the print cartridges sealed in the packaging container until r...

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Operation and Usage 3-35 Cleaning the Platen and Pinch Plate If ink, excess paper dust, or other contaminants are present on the platen or pinch plate, clean the platen and the pinch plate as described in the paragraphs below. 1. Turn off the pri...

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3-36 Operation and Usage Thermal Inkjet II Technology The HP DeskJet 300 Series printers use Thermal InkJet II (TIJ II) technology. This technology is based on a disposable print cartridge which propels ink out of 50 nozzles (48 nozzles for the col...

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Printer Drivers for the PC 4-1 4 Printer Drivers for the PC Chapter Contents Section Title Page Windows Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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4-2 Printer Drivers for the PC Windows Printer Drivers 1 Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft provide several HP DeskJet 300 series printer driver solutions for Windows 3.0 and 3.1. This chapter identifies available printer drivers and which d...

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Printer Drivers for the PC 4-3 Hewlett-Packard’s Printer Drivers for Windows The Hewlett-Packard printer drivers are printer drivers available from Hewlett-Packard or bundled with HP DeskJet 300 Series printers. Table 4-2. Compatibilit...

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4-4 Printer Drivers for the PC Printer Driver Features and Capabilities HP DeskJet 300 Series v6.0 Printer Driver for Windows (only for HP DeskJet 340) The HP DeskJet 300 Series v6.0 Printer Driver for Windows provides the following fea...

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Printer Drivers for the PC 4-5 Summary of Other Printer Driver Versions Table 4-3. Features and Capabilities of Other Windows Printer Drivers Printer Driver for Windows Distribution of the Printer Driver Features and Capabilities Comments H...

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4-6 Printer Drivers for the PC 1. Intellifont scalable fonts are supported by the HP DeskJet 310 v1.0 printer driver. Intellifont scalable fonts are not supported by the HP DeskJet 300 Series printer driver versions 4.0 or 4.1. 2. For best resu...

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Printer Drivers for the PC 4-7 Minimum Configuration for Hewlett-Packard’s Printer Drivers Hewlett-Packard’s printer drivers require the following minimum system configuration: CPU 80386 processor or greater (for version 6.0 and a...

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4-8 Printer Drivers for the PC Common Windows Printer Driver Problems Composite Black Ink The printer driver produces composite black by mixing the colors of the color print cartridge to produce “black” ink. The printer driver uses...