Document Outline

• 1  HP Deskjet 6600 series printer
• 2  Notices
  • 2.1  Notices and acknowledgements
    • Hewlett-Packard company notices
    • Acknowledgements
  • 2.2  Terms and conventions
    • Terms
    • Cautions, warnings, and notes
• 3  Special features
• 4  Getting started
  • 4.1  Printer features
  • 4.2  Buttons and lights
    • Power button and light
    • Print Cancel button
    • Resume button and light
  • 4.3  Print Cartridge Status lights
  • 4.4  Paper trays
    • In tray
    • Out tray
  • 4.5  Photo/envelope feeder
    • Envelopes
    • Photos
    • Postcards
  • 4.6  Print cartridges
    • Using print cartridges
      • Everyday printing
    • Replacing print cartridges
  • 4.7  Ink-backup mode
    • Ink-backup mode output
    • Exiting ink-backup mode
  • 4.8  Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
• 5  Connecting to the printer
  • 5.1  USB
  • 5.2  Wired Ethernet networking
    • 5.2.1  Ethernet basics
    • Hardware
      • Hubs, switches, and routers
    • Network communication
      • TCP/IP
    • Internet connections
    • Ethernet network examples
    • Printing
    • 5.2.2  Ethernet network examples
    • Shared Internet connection with a router acting as a gateway
    • Shared Internet connection with a computer acting as a gateway
    • DSL or cable Internet connection without a gateway
    • Ethernet network without an Internet connection
    • 5.2.3  Installing the printer on an Ethernet network
    • 5.2.4  Connecting the printer to an Ethernet network
    • 5.2.5  Installing the printer software
    • Software installation
    • 5.2.6  Ethernet lights
    • Link light
    • Activity light
    • 5.2.7  Report Page button
    • 5.2.8  Network light
    • 5.2.9  HP Report page
    • Printing an HP Report page
    • Selecting the language
    • Understanding the HP Report page
    • General information
    • 802.11 wireless
    • 5.2.10  Embedded Web server (EWS)
    • 5.2.11  Resetting the printer to the factory default settings
    • 5.2.12  Networking glossary
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• 6  Printing photos from a digital camera
  • 6.1  PictBridge
  • 6.2  PictBridge printing
    • Printing
  • 6.3  PictBridge problems
    • Images in a connected digital camera do not print
    • PictBridge lights are flashing
  • 6.4  Using the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray when printing from a digital camera
    • Configuring the printer to feed paper from the accessory
    • Re-configuring the printer to feed paper from the In tray
• 7  Printing photos from a computer
  • 7.1  Enhancing your photos
  • 7.2  HP digital photography options
    • Description
  • 7.3  Maximum dpi
  • 7.4  Saving money when printing photos
    • HP Everyday Photo Paper
  • 7.5  Photo print cartridge
    • Installing the photo print cartridge
    • Using the photo print cartridge
    • Storing the photo print cartridge
  • 7.6  Using color settings
  • 7.7  Gray photo print cartridge
    • Installing the gray photo print cartridge
    • Using the gray photo print cartridge
    • Storing the gray photo print cartridge
  • 7.8  Printing black-and-white photos
    • Printing a black-and-white photo
    • Printing a color photo in black and white
  • 7.9  Printing borderless photos
    • Guidelines
    • Printing
  • 7.10  Storing and handling photo paper
    • Storage
    • Handling
  • 7.11  Small borderless photos
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 7.12  Large borderless photos
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 7.13  Panoramic borderless photos
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 7.14  Small photos with a white border
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 7.15  Large photos with a white border
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 7.16  Panoramic photos with a white border
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
• 8  Printing other documents
  • 8.1  Email
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.2  Letters
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.3  Documents
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.4  Envelopes
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.5  Postcards
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.6  Brochures
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.7  Greeting cards
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.8  Transparencies
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.9  Labels
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.10  Index cards and other small media
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.11  Booklets
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.12  Posters
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.13  Banners
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
  • 8.14  Iron-on transfers
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
• 9  Printing tips
  • 9.1  Using the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
  • 9.2  Setting the print order
  • 9.3  Printing collated copies
  • 9.4  Automatic two-sided printing
    • Printing
  • 9.5  Manual two-sided printing
  • 9.6  Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper
  • 9.7  Selecting a paper type
    • Using the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
    • Selecting a specific paper type
  • 9.8  Selecting a print quality
  • 9.9  Resizing a document
  • 9.10  Selecting a paper source
  • 9.11  Printing a borderless brochure
    • Guidelines
    • Printing
• 10  Printer software
  • 10.1  Print settings
    • Mac OS X Classic
  • 10.2  Page Setup dialog box
  • 10.3  Print dialog box
  • 10.4  Managing the printer
    • Choosing the printer
    • Setting the printer as your default printer
    • Checking the status of the printer
  • 10.5  Viewing and changing the status of a print job
    • Opening the Print Status dialog box
    • Using the Print Status dialog box
  • 10.6  Printing from the computer desktop
• 11  Maintenance
  • 11.1  Installing print cartridges
    • Print cartridges
      • Print cartridge combinations
    • Installation instructions
  • 11.2  Aligning print cartridges
  • 11.3  Calibrating color
  • 11.4  Automatically cleaning print cartridges
  • 11.5  Manually cleaning the print cartridges
    • Gathering cleaning supplies
    • Preparing to clean
    • Cleaning instructions
  • 11.6  Printing a test page
  • 11.7  View estimated ink levels
  • 11.8  Removing ink from skin and clothing
  • 11.9  Maintaining print cartridges
    • Storing print cartridges
  • 11.10  Maintaining the printer body
  • 11.11  Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox
    • Opening the HP Inkjet Toolbox
    • HP Inkjet Toolbox panels
• 12  Troubleshooting
  • 12.1  Ethernet problems
    • Printer does not print
    • Activity light
    • Cannot open the printer's embedded Web server (EWS)
    • A personal software firewall is blocking communication between the printer and the computer
  • 12.2  Printer is not printing
    • Verify the following
    • Check the printer lights
    • Check the printer cable connection
    • If the printer still does not print
  • 12.3  Paper jam
    • Accessories?
  • 12.4  Paper problems
    • Printer prints on multiple sheets at once
      • Paper weight
    • Printer will not feed paper
    • Printer ejects the paper
    • Other paper problems
  • 12.5  Print quality is poor
    • Streaks and missing lines
    • Print is faded
    • Blank pages print
    • Too much or too little ink appears on the page
  • 12.6  Document is misprinted
    • Text and images are misaligned
    • Envelope is printed at an angle
    • Parts of the document are missing or printed in the wrong place
    • Printout does not reflect selected print settings
  • 12.7  Photos are not printing correctly
    • Check the paper tray
    • Check the printer settings
    • Colors are tinted or incorrect
    • Part of the photograph is faded
      • Fading occurs on the edges of a printout
  • 12.8  Banners are not printing correctly
    • Check the paper tray
    • Check the printer settings
    • Check the software
  • 12.9  Borderless printing problems
    • Guidelines
    • Part of the photograph is faded
      • Fading occurs on the edges of a printout
    • Streaks appear in a light portion of a printout
    • Image is printed at an angle
    • Printout has an unwanted border
      • For most photo paper types
  • 12.10  Error messages
    • Out of paper message
      • If the In tray or optional lower tray contains paper
    • The error message 'there is a problem with the print cartridges' appears
  • 12.11  Printer lights are on or flashing
    • What the lights indicate
    • Power light is flashing
    • Resume light is flashing
    • Print cartridge status light is on or flashing
    • All lights are flashing
    • Power-cord light
  • 12.12  Document prints slowly
    • Multiple software applications are open
    • Complex documents, graphics, or photographs are printing
    • Best or Maximum dpi print mode is selected
    • Printer driver is outdated
    • Two-sided documents are printing
    • Computer does not meet system requirements
    • Printer is in ink-backup mode
  • 12.13  If you continue to have problems
• 13  Optional accessories
  • 13.1  Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory (duplexer)
    • 13.1.1  Installing the duplexer
    • 13.1.2  Printing a booklet automatically
    • Guidelines
    • Printing
    • 13.1.3  Automatic two-sided printing problems
    • Option for automatic two-sided printing cannot be selected
    • Only one side of the page prints when the two-sided printing option is enabled
    • Binding margin is in the wrong place
    • 13.1.4  Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory specifications
    • Dimensions when attached to printer
    • Skew (second side of printed page)
    • Media weight
    • Media sizes
  • 13.2  250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
    • 13.2.1  Installing the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
    • 13.2.2  Loading the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
    • Two parts
    • Setting the paper size
    • Loading paper
    • 13.2.3  250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory specifications
    • Dimensions
    • Weight
    • Media weight
    • Media sizes
  • 13.3  Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray
    • 13.3.1  Installing the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray
    • 13.3.2  Enabling the duplexer
    • 13.3.3  Printing postcards
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
    • 13.3.4  Small photos
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
    • 13.3.5  Envelopes
    • Guidelines
    • Preparing to print
    • Printing
    • 13.3.6  Problems with the Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray
    • Paper jam
    • Option for automatic two-sided printing cannot be selected
    • Paper size changes when the two-sided printing option is selected
    • Binding margin is in the wrong place
    • Only one side of the page prints when the two-sided printing option is enabled
    • Colors look faded
    • 13.3.7  Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray specifications
    • Dimensions when attached to printer
    • Duplexing specifications
    • Small paper tray specifications
• 14  Specifications
  • 14.1  Printer specifications
  • 14.2  Environmental statement
    • Reduction and elimination
    • Recycling
    • Energy consumption
  • 14.3  Print cartridge recovery
• 15  Supplies
  • 15.1  Paper
  • 15.2  USB cables
  • 15.3  Accessories
    • Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory
    • Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray
    • 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
• Index