[. . . ] Congratulations on the purchase of your HP DeskJet printer! H Printer ere's what comes in the box. If anything's missing, talk to your HP dealer or call Customer Support (see "Customer Support" in Chapter 4 of the user's guide for the telephone number). You'll need to buy a printer cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE-1284-compliant), such as HP C2950A. Booklet about your printer Power adapter Power cord Black print cartridge Color print cartridge Printer software (CD and/or disks) Microsoft Windows or Windows NT 4. 0 is required to use this printer. Please refer to the minimum system requirements listed in Chapter 5 of the user's guide. If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive and disks were not included with your printer, see page 45 of the user's guide for information on getting printer software. 1 STEP 1 Unpack Your Printer 1 Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer. Now would be a good time to take a second and make note of the serial number on the bottom of your printer. [. . . ] Create your own design and message in a program that can format folded cards. Make your own half-fold greeting cards that look and feel professional with HP Glossy Greeting Card Paper. These smaller, quarter-fold cards are ideal for thankyou notes, invitations and birthday cards. Print following the directions for printing on regular paper on page 5. Look for HP Greeting Card Paper at a large office or computer supply store, or call HP Direct (see page 62). Push in the IN drawer and flip down the OUT tray. Print the cards. AFTER P RINTING s s Change the paper size in the HP print settings box back to Letter or A4 or to whatever is appropriate for what you will be printing next. Remove any remaining cards from the IN drawer and replace them with plain paper or whatever you'll be using next. 35 Banners Handy Hints FOLLOW YOUR SOFTWARE 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. In the HP print settings box, click the Setup tab and then click Banner. (See page 9 for how to get to the HP print settings box. ) The software program you're using might require special settings before it'll print banners correctly on your printer. tab or on the Troubleshooting tab in the HP Toolbox for information regarding your specific software program. 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). 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. Remove all paper from the IN drawer. 36 Get the banner paper ready for the printer: s From the stack of banner paper, tear off the number of sheets you need to print the banner. (You must have at least five sheets in the stack. ) Tear off the perforated strips, if there are any. Fan the stack so that the pages don't stick together in the printer. What If THE BANNER HAS A BIG GAP OR A CREASE WHERE YOU DON'T EXPECT IT s s Put the paper in the IN drawer so that the unattached edge is at the top of the stack. Insert the stack edge first into the IN drawer until it stops. The printer might be picking up more than one sheet of paper at a time. Also be sure the top and bottom margins are set to zero in your banner program. Print the banner again. THE BANNER PAPER JAMS IN THE PRINTER Unattached edge You might not have clicked Banner on the Setup tab in the HP print settings box. See the online troubleshooting for the appropriate settings for specific software programs. Make sure you remove all paper before loading the banner paper. Slide the paper adjusters so that they fit snugly against the edges of the paper stack. You'll notice that the printer and banner paper go through some start-up movements before it starts printing. [. . . ] If HP receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any software, media, or ink cartridge product which is covered by HP's warranty, HP shall replace the defective product. If HP receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any hardware product which is covered by HP's warranty, HP shall either repair or replace the defective product, at HP's option. If HP is unable to repair or replace, as applicable, a defective product which is covered by HP's warranty, HP shall, within a reasonable time after being notified of the defect, refund the purchase price for the product. HP shall have no obligation to repair, replace, or refund until the customer returns the defective product to HP. [. . . ]