Document Outline

• Contents
• Setting Up
  • For more information
  • Understanding printer parts and functions
  • Understanding printer buttons and LEDs
  • Setting up the printer
  • Using the battery (optional)
    • Battery safety
    • Installing the battery
  • Travel tips
• Installing Software
  • Installing the printer driver (Windows and Macintosh)
  • Installing software for PDAs
    • For Palm OS
    • To install the HP Deskjet 450 PDA Guide
    • Printing from mobile phones
  • Installing other software
• Printing
  • Printer features (Windows and Macintosh)
  • Printing from notebooks and desktops (Windows)
    • To change print settings for the current document
    • To change default print settings
    • To print from a Windows application
    • Infrared printing
    • Bluetooth printing
  • Printing from Macintosh
    • Selecting the default printer in Mac OS 8.6, 9.x and OS X Classic
    • Selecting the default printer using other options
    • Selecting the default printer in OS X
    • Infrared printing
    • Using the HP Inkjet Utility
  • Two-sided printing
  • Canceling a print job
• Selecting and Using Print Media
  • Selecting print media
    • Minimum printing margins
  • Loading print media
  • Printing cards
  • Printing photographs
    • Calibrating color
    • Printing digital camera photographs
      • To print from a CompactFlash card
  • Printing on transparencies
• Using the Toolbox
  • Printer Status tab
  • Information tab
    • myPrintMileage
  • Printer Services tab
• Maintaining the Printer
  • Cleaning the printer
  • Cleaning the print cartridges
  • Aligning the print cartridges
  • Replacing the print cartridges
    • Single-cartridge printing mode
  • Replaceable ink service module
• Troubleshooting
  • General troubleshooting tips
    • Quick checkup
    • Getting printer information
      • Printing diagnostic and configuration pages
    • Printing a demo page
  • Solving printer problems
    • Printer is not responding (nothing prints)
    • Printer takes a long time to print
    • Unexpected printer shutdown
  • Solving printing problems
    • A blank page is printed
    • Meaningless characters are printed
    • Placement of the text or graphics is wrong
    • Something on the page is missing or incorrect
    • Poor print quality
    • Wireless printing problems
  • Solving media feed problems
    • Media is not picked up from the input tray
    • Paper skew
    • Paper output problem
    • Print media is jammed
      • Tips for avoiding paper jams
  • Solving Macintosh-specific problems
• HP Supplies and Accessories
• Printer Specifications
• LED Reference
• Customer Support
• Index