Document Outline

• Getting started
  • Finding other resources for the product
  • Accessibility
  • Understanding the printer parts
    • Front view
    • Control panel
    • Back view
• Installing the accessories
  • Installing the duplex unit
  • Installing tray 2
• Using the printer
  • Selecting print media
    • Tips for selecting and using print media
    • Understanding specifications for supported media
      • Understanding supported sizes
      • Understanding supported media types and weights
    • Setting minimum margins
  • Loading media
  • Configuring trays
  • Changing print settings
    • To change settings from an application for current jobs (Windows)
    • To change default settings for all future jobs (Windows)
    • To change settings (Mac OS)
  • Canceling a print job
  • Printing on both sides (duplexing)
    • Guidelines for printing on both sides of a page
    • To perform duplexing (Windows)
    • To perform automatic duplexing (Mac OS)
  • Printing on special and custom-sized media
    • To print on special or custom-sized media (Windows)
    • To print on special or custom-sized media (Mac OS)
• Maintaining and troubleshooting
  • Replacing the ink cartridges
  • Maintaining the printheads
    • To check printhead health
    • To print the print quality diagnostic page
    • To align the printheads
    • To calibrate the linefeed
    • To clean the printheads
    • To clean the printhead contacts manually
    • To replace the printheads
  • Calibrating the color
  • Troubleshooting tips and resources
  • General troubleshooting tips
  • Resolving printing problems
    • Printer shuts down unexpectedly
    • All printer lights are on
    • Printer is not responding (nothing prints)
    • Printer does not accept printhead
    • Printer takes a long time to print
    • Blank page printed
    • Something on the page is missing or incorrect
    • Placement of the text or graphics is wrong
  • Poor print quality and unexpected printouts
    • Poor quality printouts
    • Meaningless characters print
    • Ink is smearing
    • Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely
    • Output is faded or dull colored
    • Colors are printing as black and white
    • Wrong colors are printing
    • Printout shows bleeding colors
    • Colors do not line up properly
    • Lines or dots are missing from text or graphics
  • Resolving paper-feed problems
    • Tray cannot be inserted
    • Another paper-feed problem is occurring
  • Resolving printer management problems
    • Embedded Web server cannot be opened
  • Troubleshooting installation issues
    • Problems printing an alignment page
    • Problems installing software
    • Problems connecting to a network
    • Problems connecting to a wired network
    • Problems setting up or using wireless communication
  • Clearing jams
    • To clear a jam
    • To avoid jams
• Printer lights reference
  • Interpreting control panel lights
  • Interpreting network connector lights
• Configuring and managing the printer
  • Managing the printer
    • Overview of printer management tasks
      • Monitor the printer
      • Administer the printer
      • Configure network settings
    • Overview of printer management tools
      • Embedded Web server
        • To open the embedded Web server
        • Embedded Web server pages
      • Toolbox (Windows)
        • To open the Toolbox
        • Toolbox tabs
      • HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
        • To open the HP Printer Utility
        • HP Printer Utility panels
      • Network Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS)
      • HP Web Jetadmin software
      • HP Instant Support
        • Security and privacy
        • To gain access to HP Instant Support
      • myPrintMileage
  • Understanding the configuration page
  • Configuring the printer (Windows)
    • Direct connection
      • To install the software before connecting the printer (recommended)
      • To connect the printer before installing the software
      • To share the printer on a locally shared network
    • Network Connection
      • To install a network printer
      • To install the printing software on client computers
      • To install the printer driver using Add Printer
  • Configuring the printer (Mac OS)
    • To install the software for network or direct connection (Mac OS X (10.2, 10.3, 10.4))
    • To share the printer on a locally shared network (Mac OS X (10.2, 10.3, 10.4))
  • Setting up the printer for wireless communication (HP Officejet Pro K550dtwn)
    • Understanding 802.11 wireless network settings
    • To set up the printer on an ad hoc network (Mac OS)
    • To set up the printer for wireless communication (Windows)
    • To set up wireless communication using SecureEasySetup (SES)
    • To set up wireless communication for multiple printers (Windows only)
    • To turn off wireless communication
    • Guidelines for reducing interference on a wireless network
    • Guidelines for ensuring wireless network security
  • Uninstalling the printer software
    • To uninstall the printer software (Windows)
    • To uninstall the printer software (Mac OS)
• HP supplies and accessories
  • Ordering printing supplies online
  • Accessories
  • Supplies
• Support and warranty
  • Obtaining electronic support
  • Obtaining HP telephone support
    • Before you call
    • Telephone support numbers
  • Hewlett-Packard limited warranty statement
    • Extent of limited warranty
    • Limitations of warranty
    • Limitations of liability
    • Local law
  • HP Inkjet Supplies - Warranty Quick Reference
    • Is your product covered under warranty?
    • HP Inkjet Supplies Expiration
    • How do you return a product?
• Printer specifications
• Regulatory information
  • FCC statement
    • Shielded cables
    • Exposure to radio frequency radiation
  • Other regulatory information
  • Regulatory information for wireless products
    • Notice to users in Canada/Note à l'attention des utilisateurs Canadien
    • Notice to users in Brail/Notificação de Normas de Uso de Dispositivos Sem Fio do Brasil
    • Notice to users in Italy
    • Notice to users in France
    • Notice to users in the European Union
  • Declaration of conformity
  • Environmental sustainability program
    • Reduction and elimination
    • Power consumption
    • Material safety data sheets
    • Recycling
      • Product packaging
      • Plastics
      • Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union
      • HP products and supplies
• Index