Compaq IJ600 User Manual

User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98

Edition: 2000

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is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. PCL 3 is Hewlett-Packard Company's designation of a set of printer commands (language) and functions included in its printer products. This printer is intended by Compaq Corporation to be compatible with the PCL 3 language. This means the printer recognizes PCL 3 commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands.

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Steps to basic printing 1

Step 1: Load the paper 1

Step 2: Customize the Printer Properties 3

Step Three: Print your document 6

Maintaining your printer 7

Using the Control Program 7

Installing or replacing print cartridges 8

Improving print quality 9

Troubleshooting 13

Contents

Printer prints slowly or doesn’t print 13

Paper misfeeds or jams 16

Document prints with mistakes or poor quality 17

Problems with transparencies, photos, or envelopes... 19

Error messages and flashing lights 20

Appendix 21

Installing printer software 21

Uninstalling printer software 22

Printing from DOS 22

Electronic emission notices 22

Energy Star 23

Contents

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Power supply information 24

Safety information 24

Index 25

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Steps to basic printing

This book describes how to use your printer on Windows 95 and Windows 98. To view the online User’s Guide for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, click the

Guide

Basic printing is as easy as:

Load the paper (see the next section).

Customize the Printer Properties (see page 3).

Print your document (see page 6).

button on the Printer Software CD for Windows.

Step 1: Load the paper

Place up to 100 sheets of paper

against the right side of the sheet feeder, with the print side facing you. To load specialty papers, see page 2.

Paper alignment marks

Release tab

User’s

(depending on thickness)

Paper guide

Sheet feeder

Squeeze the release tab and the paper guide together and

slide the paper guide to the edge of the paper.

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Loading specialty papers

Load up to: Make sure:

10 envelopes • The print side is facing you and the

paper guide is against the side of the envelopes.

• The stamp location is in the upper left corner.

• The envelopes are loaded

vertically

against the right side of the sheet feeder.

10 greeting cards, index cards, postcards, or photo cards

• The print side is facing you and the paper guide is against the side of the cards.

• The cards are loaded vertically against the right side of the sheet feeder.

25 sheets of photo paper or photocards

20 sheets of banner paper

Note:

Make sure you select Banner or Ban- ner A4 paper size in the Printer Properties. For help, see page 5.

• The glossy or coated side is facing you.

• The paper guide is against the side of the paper.

• You place the banner paper behind the printer. Then bring the unattached edge of the first page over the printer and into the sheet feeder.

• The paper guide is against the side of the paper.

10 transparencies • The rough side of the transparency is facing you (smooth

side down).

• The paper guide is against the edge of the transparencies.

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100 sheets of customsized paper

• The print side is facing you and the paper guide is against the side of the paper.

• Your paper size fits within these dimensions:

-Width:

76 mm to 215.9 mm

3.0 in.to 8.5 in.

- Length:

127 mm to 432 mm

5.0 in. to 17.0 in.

25 iron-on transfers • You load the iron-on transfers following the instructions on

the package.

• The paper guide is against the side of the iron-on transfers.

Step 2: Customize the Printer Properties

Your printer software includes several applications that let you easily perform printing tasks. One of these applications is called

Printer Properties

Steps to basic printing

The Printer Properties application has two tabs:

Document/Quality

. Each tab contains settings related to

Paper

the operation of your printer and its software.

Opening the Printer Properties

You can open the Printer Properties from almost any application. This lets you change printer settings ONLY for the document you are currently creating in the application.

To open the Printer Properties from an application:

Open the application’s

Choose

In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the

Option

Change settings as needed. For help, see page 4.

, or

(or

Printer) Setup

Setup

button (depending on the application).

When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the settings apply to

documents, unless you change them

all

from the application.

File

menu.

Properties

and

To open the Printer Properties from Windows:

From the

Printers

From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for

Start

menu, select

Settings

, and then select

your printer.

Select

Properties

from the sidebar menu.

Steps to basic printing

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Click the...

Paper

• Select a paper size and

• Set the number of copies to

• Reverse the printing order of

• Collate your document.

Help

Properties to access the printer driver Help.

Document/Quality

• The Document Type you are

• A paper type.

• A print quality setting.

• Web Smoothing when you are

• The default settings.

tab to:

orientation.

print.

your document pages. The first page of your document will be on top of the stack in the paper exit tray.

button on any tab in the Printer

tab to select:

printing.

printing from the Internet.

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Choosing printer settings for specialty papers

When your printer software was installed, the Printer Properties settings were set to the default settings. Use the default settings for printing most documents on plain paper. To change your printer settings for printing on specialty papers, use the following table:

When you are printing on this specialty paper:

Envelopes Paper From the Paper Size area, scroll to

Click this Printer Properties tab:

To make these selections:

select the appropriate envelope size.

Many applications are

Note:

designed to override the envelope settings in Printer Properties.

Steps to basic printing

Greeting cards, index cards, or postcards

Photo, glossy or coated papers

Sheets of customsized paper

Document/Quality

Paper

Document/Quality From the Paper Type area, select

Paper From the list of Paper Sizes, scroll to

From the Paper Type area, select

Greeting Card Stock

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting.

Glossy/Photo Paper

Notes:

For the best possible photo quality, print with a photo and color cartridge combination in your printer. For help installing a cartridge, see page 8. When printing photos, remove each photo as it exits from the printer and allow it to dry before stacking.

select

Custom

for your custom paper size. For help, see “Loading specialty papers” on page 2.

. Enter the dimensions

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When you are printing on this specialty paper:

Banner paper Paper From the list of Paper Sizes, select

Click this Printer Properties tab:

To make these selections:

Banner

Banner A4

Iron-On transfers Document/Quality From the Paper Type area, select

Transparencies Document/Quality From the Paper Type area, select

Step Three: Print your document

From your application’s

From the Print dialog box, click OK or

the application).

File

Iron-

On Transfer

Note: We recommend printing on plain paper before printing on the actual iron-on transfer.

Transparency

Select

1200dpi

Note:

remove each transparency as it exits from the printer and allow it to dry before stacking.

menu, click

Normal 600dpi or High

Print Quality.

When printing transparencies,

(depending on

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