HP Deskjet 3600 User's Guide

user's guide

To find an answer to a question, select one of the topics below:

● notices

● special features

● getting started

● connectivity

● printing

● maintenance

● troubleshooting

● specifications

notices

● notices and acknowledgements

● terms and conventions

● accessibility

notices and acknowledgements

hewlett-packard company notices

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

acknowledgements

Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, Windows, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

TrueType is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

terms and conventions

The following terms and conventions are used in the user's guide.

terms

The HP Deskjet printer may be referred to as the HP printer or printer.

symbols

The > symbol guides you through a series of software steps. For example:

Click File > Print.

cautions and warnings

A Caution indicates possible damage to the HP Deskjet printer or to other equipment. For example:

Caution! Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper

contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.

A Warning indicates possible harm to you or to others. For example:

Warning! Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach

of children.

icons

A Note icon indicates that additional information is provided. For example:

For great results use HP products.

A Mouse icon indicates that additional information is available through the What's This? help feature. For example:

To find more information about options on each tab screen, point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the What's This? dialog box. Click What's This? to view information about the selected option.

A Do Not icon indicates that an action is not recommended.

Do not clean the interior of the printer.

accessibility

Your HP printer provides a number of features that make it accessible for people with disabilities.

visual

The printer software is accessible for users with visual impairments or low vision through the use of Windows accessibility options and features. It also supports most assistive technology such as screen readers, Braille readers, and voice-to-text applications. For users who are color blind, colored buttons and tabs used in the software and on the HP printer have simple text or icon labels that convey the appropriate action.

mobility

For users with mobility impairments, the printer software functions can be executed through keyboard commands. The software also supports Windows accessibility options such as StickyKeys, ToggleKeys, FilterKeys, and MouseKeys. The printer doors, buttons, paper trays, and paper guides can be operated by users with limited strength and reach.

support

For more details about the accessibility of this product and HP's committment to product accessibility:

● Visit HP's Web site at: www.hp.com/accessibility

● Email HP at: accessibility@hp.com

special features

Congratulations! You have purchased an HP Deskjet printer that is equipped with several exciting features:

● Brilliant photo-quality printing: Great printing performance with the black

and tri-color print cartridges installed.

● Six-ink upgradeable printing: Enhance photo printing with a photo print

cartridge (purchased separately).

● Borderless printing: Print 4 x 6 inch photos and cards to the edges of the

paper using the borderless printing feature.

● User friendly: Easy to install and operate.

● Cancel button: Save paper and ink by cancelling print jobs quickly and easily

with the Cancel button.

● Ink level indicator: Know the approximate ink level of each print cartridge

with the onscreen ink level indicator.

● Compact: Small, lightweight, and easy to set up, store, or carry.

● Quality: Built to give you the best results for your printing needs.

print cartridges

Three print cartridges can be used with the printer.

● black print cartridge

● tri-color print cartridge

● photo print cartridge

1. black print cartridge 2. tri-color print cartridge 3. photo print cartridge

Not all print cartridges may be packaged with your printer.

print cartridge selection

printer model print cartridge

black

HP Deskjet 3600 Series (except HP

Deskjet 3658/3668)

HP Deskjet 3658/3668

For installation instructions, click

For storage instructions, click

For recycling instructions, click

tri-color

photo

Please refer to the graphic instructions located under the printer cover, or the hardcopy reference guide that was included with your printer.

here .

selection

number

product

number

c8727

c8728

c6658

For print cartridge ink capacity, see the information included in the print cartridge packaging.

For great performance from your HP printer, use only genuine, factory-filled HP print cartridges.

Caution! Damage that is directly attributable to modified or refilled

HP print cartridges is specifically excluded from the HP printer's warranty coverage.

replacing print cartridges

Before buying replacement print cartridges, verify the correct part numbers.

To replace a print cartridge:

1. Press the Power button to turn on the printer.

2. Open the printer cover.

The cradle moves to the center of the printer.

3. Push down on the print cartridge and slide it out of the print cartridge cradle.

1. press power button 2. lift printer cover 3. push down on print cartridge 4. slide print cartridge out of cradle

4. Remove the replacement print cartridge from its packaging and carefully remove the plastic tape. Hold the print cartridge so that the copper strip is on the bottom and facing toward the printer.

1. remove plastic tape

Caution! Do not touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper

contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections. Do not remove the copper strips. They

are required electrical contacts.

1. ink nozzles 2. copper contacts

5. Slide the print cartridge firmly into the cradle at a slight upward angle until you feel resistance.

6. Push the cartridge into the cradle.

You hear a snap when the print cartridge is correctly positioned.

7. Close the printer cover.

Calibrate the printer for optimum print quality.

For information on how to recycle your empty print cartridges, click here.

Warning! Keep both new and used print cartridges out of the reach

of children.

calibrating print cartridges

After installing a print cartridge, calibrate the print cartridges to ensure the best print quality.

To calibrate print cartridges:

1. Load a stack of plain white paper in the In tray.

2. Go to

3. Click Calibrate Printer.

4. Click Calibrate, then follow the onscreen instructions.

printer maintenance.

print cartridge recovery

Customers interested in recycling their genuine HP print cartridges can participate in HP's empty print cartridge return and recycle program. HP offers this program in more countries/regions than any other print cartridge manufacturer in the world. This program is provided as a free service to HP customers as an environmentally sound solution for these products at end-of-life. It is not available in all countries/regions.

To participate, simply request postage-paid return envelopes or bulk boxes via the Web at www.hp.com/recycle.

Because HP's unique recycling processes are very sensitive to material contamination, we cannot take back and recycle cartridges from other manufacturers. The end products of the recycling process are used in the manufacture of new products, and HP must ensure the composition of the material is consistent. To do that, we recycle only HP original cartridges. This program does not extend to refilled cartridges.

Returned cartridges are separated for purification into raw materials for use in other industries to manufacture new products. Examples of products made from recycled HP print cartridge materials include automobile parts, trays used in microchip fabrication processes, copper wire, steel plates, and the precious materials used in electronics. Depending on the model, HP is able to recycle up to 65% of the print cartridge by weight. The remaining parts that cannot be recycled (ink, foam, and composite parts) are disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.

maintaining print cartridges

The following tips will help maintain HP print cartridges and ensure consistent print quality:

● Keep all print cartridges in their sealed packages until they are needed. Print

cartridges should be stored at room temperatures (15-35 degrees C or 59-95 degrees F).

● Do not remove the plastic tape covering the ink nozzles until you are ready to

install the print cartridge in the printer. If the plastic tape has been removed from the print cartridge, do not attempt to reattach it. Reattaching the tape damages the print cartridge.

storing print cartridges

When print cartridges are removed from the printer, store them in a print cartridge protector or an airtight plastic container.

A print cartridge protector comes with the photo print cartridge. If you store the print cartridge in an airtight plastic container, make sure that the ink nozzles face down but are not in contact with the container.

inserting the print cartridge into the print cartridge protector

Slide the print cartridge at a slight angle into the protector, and snap it securely in place.

removing the print cartridge from the print cartridge protector

Press down and back on the top of the protector to release the cartridge. Slide the cartridge out of the protector.

Caution! Do not drop the print cartridge. Dropping the print cartridge

may damage it.

borderless printing

Borderless printing lets you print to the edges of photographs and certain card sizes. The printer prints borderless photos measuring 4 x 6 inches or less.

When you print on 4 x 6 inch photo paper with tear-off tabs, the printout is completely borderless after the tear-off strip is removed.

When you print on 4 x 6 inch photo paper without tear-off tabs, A6 cards, and greeting cards, the printout is borderless on three sides with a border on the bottom.

selecting image size

Open the file in a software application and assign the image size. Ensure that the size corresponds to the paper size on which you want to print the image.

printing

Follow these steps to print a borderless document:

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

3. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

4. Select one of the borderless paper sizes from the Size is drop-down list.

5. Select the appropriate paper type in the Type is drop-down list.

6. Click the Borderless Auto Fit checkbox to automatically resize the image to print without a border.

The Borderless Auto Fit option is only available for photo paper types.

7. Select any other desired print settings, then click OK.

print settings

The printer is controlled by software installed on your computer. Use the printer software, known as the printer driver, to change the print settings for a document.

To change the print settings, open the Printer Properties dialog box.

displaying the printer properties dialog box

Follow these steps to display the Printer Properties dialog box:

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Click File > Print, then select Properties. The Printer Properties dialog box appears.

The path to the Printer Properties dialog box may vary depending on the software program.

using the printer properties dialog box

The Printer Properties dialog box has several tools that make it easy to use.

buttons and menus

The Printer Properties dialog box has the following features:

1. Tabs: Click a tab to see its contents.

2. Print Task Quick Sets: See

print task quick sets.

3. Preview: Shows how changes to the print settings affect the printout.

4. Buttons:

❍ OK: Saves and applies changes.

❍ Cancel: Closes the dialog box without saving the new settings.

❍ Help: Offers instructions for using the What's This? help feature.

An Apply button may also appear. The Apply button saves changes to the settings without closing the dialog box.

To find more information about options on each tab screen, point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the What's

This? dialog box. Click What's This? to view more information about

the selected item.

tabs

● paper/quality tab

● finishing tab

● effects tab

● basics tab

● color tab

Printer features, and instructions on how to use them, are subject to change. This document was released for publishing before all of the printer features were determined.

print task quick sets

Use print task quick sets to print with or save print settings you use often.

For example, if you frequently print envelopes, you can create a print task that contains the paper size, print quality, and orientation setting you normally use for envelopes. After creating the print task, simply select it when printing envelopes rather that setting each of the print settings separately.

Create your own print task or use the specially designed print tasks available in the

Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list.

using a print task quick set

Follow these steps to use a print task quick set:

1. Open the

2. Select the print task you want to use from the drop-down list.

Printer Properties dialog box.

3. Click OK.

To restore default print settings, select Default Print Settings from the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, and click OK.

creating a print task quick set

Follow these steps to create a print task quick set:

1. Open the

Printer Properties dialog box.

2. Select the options you want to include in the new print task.

3. Enter a name for the new print task in the Print Task Quick Sets drop-down list, then click Save.

The print task quick set is added to the drop-down list.

If you add more options to the print task, you must rename the print task, then click OK.

deleting a print task quick set

Follow these steps to delete a print task quick set:

1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

2. Select the print task you want to delete from the drop-down list, then click

Delete.

Some print task quick sets cannot be deleted.

paper/quality tab

The Paper/Quality tab allows you to set these options:

1. Print Task Quick Sets: See

2. Size is: Size of paper used.

3. Custom: See

4. Type is: Type of paper used.

5. Borderless Auto Fit: Select to fit the printed image across the entire page when printing a

6. Print Quality: There are five print quality options: FastDraft, Fast Normal,

Normal, Best, and Maximum dpi. As print quality increases from FastDraft to Maximum dpi, the quality of the printed image improves and the print speed

decreases. FastDraft uses the least amount of ink. Maximum dpi mode uses the most amount of ink and requires a large amount of disk space.

7. hp Digital Photography: See

setting a custom paper size.

borderless document on certain paper types.

print task quick sets.

printing digital photographs.

8. Printing Tips: Printing ideas.

setting a custom paper size

Use the Custom Paper Size dialog box to print on a special paper size.

defining a custom paper size

Follow these steps to define a custom paper size:

1. Open the

2. Click the Paper/Quality tab.

Printer Properties dialog box.

3. Click the Custom button.

The Custom Paper Size dialog box is displayed.

4. Select a custom paper size name from the Name drop-down list.

5. Enter the paper dimensions in the Width and Length boxes.

The minimum and maximum paper dimensions appear beneath each of the boxes.

6. Select the unit of measurement: Inches or Millimeters.

7. Click Save to save the custom paper size.

You can save up to five custom paper sizes.

8. Click OK to exit the Custom Paper Size dialog box.

printing digital photographs

The printer has several features to enhance the quality of digital photographs.

opening the hp digital photography options dialog box

Follow these steps to open the hp Digital Photography Options dialog box:

1. Open the

2. Click the Paper/Quality tab, then click the hp Digital Photography button.

Printer Properties dialog box.

using the hp digital photography options dialog box

Use the hp Digital Photography Options dialog box to set these options:

1. Red Eye Removal: Click On to remove or reduce red-eye from the photograph.

2. Contrast Enhancement: Adjust contrast to preference. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically balance the contrast.

3. Digital Flash: Lighten dark images. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically balance lightness and darkness.

4. SmartFocus: Click On to allow the printer driver to automatically focus

images.

5. Sharpness: Adjust image sharpness to preference. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically sharpen the image.

6. Smoothing: Adjust distortion to preference. Click Automatic to allow the printer driver to automatically smooth the image.

finishing tab

The Finishing tab allows you to set these options:

1. Print Task Quick Sets: See

2. Print on Both Sides: See

3. Booklet Layout is: See

4. Pages per Sheet: See

5. Poster Printing: Select the number of pages you want your poster printed across to determine the size of your poster.

6. Rotate By 180 Degrees: Rotates the printed image 180 degrees.

printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.

print task quick sets.

two-sided printing.

printing a booklet.

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