Contents
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Welcome
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Special features
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Get started
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The printer at a glance ...........................................................................................7
Buttons and lights ...................................................................................................8
Paper trays ...........................................................................................................11
Print cartridges .....................................................................................................15
Ink-backup mode ..................................................................................................16
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Connect to the printer
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USB ......................................................................................................................17
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Print using the Photosmart Express button
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About the Photosmart Express button ..................................................................18
About the HP Photosmart Express software ........................................................18
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Print photos using the front USB port
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About the front USB port ......................................................................................19
Print photos from the front USB port ....................................................................19
About the front USB port lights .............................................................................20
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Print photos
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Print borderless photos ........................................................................................22
Print photos with a border ....................................................................................24
HP Real Life technologies photo fix .....................................................................26
Photo print cartridge .............................................................................................26
Advanced color settings .......................................................................................27
Exif Print ...............................................................................................................27
Store and handle photo paper ..............................................................................28
Save money when printing photos .......................................................................28
Share photos with friends and family ...................................................................29
Other photo projects .............................................................................................29
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Print other documents
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Print e-mail ...........................................................................................................30
Print documents ....................................................................................................31
Print letters ...........................................................................................................32
Print envelopes .....................................................................................................33
Print postcards ......................................................................................................34
Print hagaki cards .................................................................................................35
Print index cards and other small media ..............................................................36
Print labels ............................................................................................................37
Print CD/DVD tattoos ............................................................................................38
Print transparencies ..............................................................................................39
Print brochures .....................................................................................................40
Print greeting cards ..............................................................................................41
Print booklets ........................................................................................................41
Print posters .........................................................................................................43
Print iron-on transfers ...........................................................................................44
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Printing tips
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Printing shortcuts ..................................................................................................46
Fast/Economical printing ......................................................................................47
Select a paper type ..............................................................................................48
Change the print speed or quality ........................................................................48
Print resolution ......................................................................................................48
Maximum dpi ........................................................................................................49
Print in grayscale ..................................................................................................49
Set the page order ................................................................................................49
Set a custom paper size .......................................................................................50
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper ...................................................50
Resize a document ...............................................................................................50
Print preview .........................................................................................................51
Two-sided printing ................................................................................................51
Bound two-sided documents ................................................................................52
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Make the HP Deskjet the default printer ...............................................................54
Set default print settings .......................................................................................54
Printer Properties dialog box ................................................................................55
What's This? help .................................................................................................56
Ink Status window .................................................................................................56
Download printer software updates ......................................................................57
11 Maintenance
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Install print cartridges ...........................................................................................58
Align the print cartridges .......................................................................................61
Automatically clean print cartridges ......................................................................61
Calibrate print quality ............................................................................................62
Print a test page ...................................................................................................62
View estimated ink levels .....................................................................................62
Maintain the printer body ......................................................................................63
Remove ink from your skin and clothing ..............................................................63
Manually clean print cartridges .............................................................................63
Maintain print cartridges .......................................................................................64
Printer Toolbox .....................................................................................................66
12 Troubleshooting
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Installation problems .............................................................................................67
Printer does not print ............................................................................................69
Paper jam .............................................................................................................71
Paper problems ....................................................................................................72
Printer is stalled ....................................................................................................73
Print cartridge problems .......................................................................................74
Photos do not print correctly .................................................................................76
Front USB port problems ......................................................................................78
Print quality is poor ...............................................................................................79
Document is misprinted ........................................................................................80
Problems with borderless documents ..................................................................81
HP Photosmart Express software is not installed .................................................86
Error messages ....................................................................................................86
Printer lights are on or flashing .............................................................................87
Document prints slowly .........................................................................................89
If you continue to have problems .........................................................................90
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HP Deskjet D4100 series
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HP support
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Support process ...................................................................................................91
HP support by phone ............................................................................................91
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Supplies
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Technical information
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Printer specifications ............................................................................................94
Environmental product stewardship program .......................................................94
Regulatory notices ................................................................................................96
Index
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