HP Deskjet 6122 User Manual

hp deskjet 6120 series printer

table of contents

notices

notices and acknowledgements terms and conventions accessibility using the onscreen user's guide

special features

getting started

printer features buttons and lights paper trays plain paper tray print cartridges automatic paper-type sensor two-sided printing accessory (duplexer) connectivity

printing

using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic using printer software with Mac OS X printing digital photographs printing a document two-sided printing using the automatic paper-type sensor

selecting between paper trays plain paper envelopes transparencies labels index cards and other small media photographs greeting cards posters banners iron-on transfers

maintenance

replacing print cartridges aligning print cartridges automatically cleaning print cartridges manually cleaning print cartridges maintaining print cartridges maintaining the printer body refilling print cartridges removing ink from skin and clothing using the hp inkjet utility

troubleshooting

checking the print cartridge status printer is not printing problems with printouts printer lights are flashing or on printer is too slow two-sided printing problems

specifications

printer specifications two-sided printing accessory (duplexer) specifications hp 250-sheet plain paper tray specifications minimum system requirements environmental statement print cartridge recovery limited warranty regulatory notices

index

notices

● notices and acknowledgements

● terms and conventions

● accessibility

● using the onscreen user's guide

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

Apple, the Apple logo, AppleTalk, ColorSync, the ColorSync logo, Finder, Mac, Macintosh, MacOS, Powerbook, Power Macintosh, and Quickdraw are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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

HP Deskjet printers 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> Page Setup.

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 yourself 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 Printing instructions icon indicates that a description of print options is available in the onscreen user's guide. For example:

For a description of available print options, click the appropriate operating system:

Mac OS X.

Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, or X Classic

accessibility

For accessibility information, visit Apple's Website at

http://www.apple.com/disability/.

using the onscreen user's guide

Use the following tools to view and navigate the onscreen user's guide:

● View Buttons: Click these buttons to change page views:

View the page in actual size

Fit the page in the window

Fit the page width in the window

● Zoom: Use to zoom in on a page

● Bookmarks: Click a bookmark to view a topic

● Navigation Buttons: Click these buttons to navigate:

Go to the first page of the document

Go backward one page

Go forward one page

Go to the last page of the document

Go to the previous view

Go to the next view

special features

Congratulations! The hp deskjet 6120 series printer is equipped with several exciting features:

HP's exclusive automatic two-sided printing (duplexer): Save paper by using the automatic

automatic, the printer does all the work.

250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray accessory: Add or change paper less often. This

optional tray increases paper capacity to 400 sheets or allows the printer to hold two different paper types at the same time.

long-lasting ink supply: Print more pages with the 42 ml black print cartridge and optional 38 ml tri-color print cartridge.

Automatic Paper-Type Sensor: Printing is automatically optimized for the type of

paper — plain, coated, transparency, or photo papers. This eliminates the need to change paper types in the printer driver.

duplexer to print on both sides of the paper, and, because it is

print cancel button: Save paper and ink by cancelling print jobs quickly and easily — just press the X button on the printer.

getting started

● printer features

● buttons and lights

● paper trays

● 250-sheet plain paper tray

● print cartridges

● automatic paper-type sensor

● two-sided printing accessory (duplexer)

● connectivity

printer features

The printer has several features to make printing easier and more efficient.

1. buttons and lights

paper trays

250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray

1. print cartridges

Automatic Paper-Type Sensor

1. Two-Sided Printing Accessory (duplexer)

connectivity

buttons and lights

The printer buttons let you turn the printer on and off, cancel a print job, or resume printing. The lights give you visual cues about the status of the printer.

1. Cancel button 2. Print Cartridge Status light

3. Resume button and light 4. Power button and light

cancel button

Pressing the Cancel button cancels the current print job.

print cartridge status symbol and light

The Print Cartridge Status light turns on or flashes when a print cartridge needs service or the printer top cover is open.

resume button and lights

The Resume light flashes when an action is required such as loading paper or clearing a paper jam. When the problem is solved, press the Resume button to continue printing.

off. Using a power strip, surge protector, or a wall-mounted switch to turn the printer on and off may cause printer failure.

power button and light

The Power button turns the printer on and off. It may take a few seconds for the printer to turn on after pressing the Power button. The Power light flashes when the printer is processing.

Caution! Always use the Power button on the front of the printer to turn the printer on and

paper trays

The printer has two paper trays: an In tray and an Out tray. An optional 250-Sheet

Plain Paper Tray may be included with your printer. If it is not included, it can be

purchased separately from an authorized HP dealer.

1. Out tray 2. In tray 3. 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray

In tray

The In tray holds paper or other media to be printed. The length and width guides adjust to the size of the media being used. The In tray door flips down for printing legal paper.

1. paper width guide 2. paper length guide 3. In tray door

To load a specific media type, see printing.

Out tray

Printed pages are deposited in the Out tray.

Remove the Out tray to load small media other than single envelopes and single cards.

The Out tray has a slot for single envelope and single card printing.

1. single envelope slot

Flip down the Out tray extension to prevent the paper from falling off the tray.

1. Out tray extension

Raise the Out tray to load most paper sizes.

second paper tray

An optional 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray may be included with your printer. If it is not included, it can be purchased separately from an authorized HP dealer.

duplexer must be attached to the printer in order for the printer to use the 250-

The Sheet Plain Paper Tray. If the duplexer is not attached to the printer, then use the

tray for printing.

250-sheet plain paper tray description

The 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray has two parts.

1. base 2. lower tray

The lower tray has three size adjustments.

1. paper width guide 2. paper width fence 3. paper length guide

When changing the paper size in the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray, you must set all three size adjustments.

installing the 250-sheet plain paper tray

Install the

duplexer before installing the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray. The

duplexer must be attached to the printer in order for the printer to use the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

The printer sits on top of the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray. Follow these steps to install the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Place the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray in the final location for the printer.

3. Carefully lift the printer and orient it above the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

4. Gently place the printer on top of the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

preparing to print with the 250-sheet plain paper tray

Preparing to print with the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray involves these steps:

● set the paper size

● load paper in the tray

Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is not available when printing from the 250-

The

Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

set the paper size

The 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray can hold Letter, A4, Legal, Executive, and B5 sized paper.

To set the paper size, you must set all three size adjustments located on the lower tray.

Follow these steps to set the paper size in the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray:

1. Remove the lower tray from the base.

2. Slide the paper width guide until the arrow is even with the correct setting.

1. align the arrows

Set the width to LTR to use legal-sized paper.

3. Set the paper width fence by carefully snapping it into the slots for the paper size.

The slots for letter width paper are in the sides of the lower tray. Set the width to LTR to use legal-sized paper.

1. tilt the fence forward 2. insert the fence into the appropriate slots 3. tilt the fence back until it snaps into place

1. align the arrows

For legal-sized paper, pull the length guide out beyond the edge of the tray, load the paper, then slide the length guide against the edge of the paper.

load paper in the tray

If you are using a paper size different than the paper size last used in the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray, then you must

set the paper size.

Follow these steps to load paper:

1. If necessary, remove the lower tray from the base.

4. Set the paper length guide by pulling it until the arrow lines up with the paper size.

3. Insert the lower tray into the base until it snaps into place.

2. Insert the paper into the lower tray.

print cartridges

The following print cartridges can be used with the printer:

● black print cartridge

● tri-color print cartridge

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

print cartridge selection

print cartridge

black

tri-color

For installation instructions, see For storage instructions, see For recycling instructions, see

selection number

maintaining print cartridges.

print cartridge recovery.

product number

hp 51645

hp c6578

replacing print cartridges.

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

automatic paper-type sensor

The Automatic Paper-Type Sensor provides better printing results, particularly when used with HP paper and media.

When the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is engaged, the printer scans the first page of a document with a blue optical sensor light to determine the best paper type setting. Once determined, the page is printed.

For more information, see using the automatic paper-type sensor.

The Automatic Paper-Type Sensor is not available to be used for documents printed in Draft mode or from the

Caution! Do not place the printer in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can interfere with the

Automatic Paper-Type Sensor.

250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray.

two-sided printing accessory (duplexer)

The duplexer is a special hardware feature that enables the printer to automatically print on both sides of a page.

installing the duplexer

1. Push the two latch handles on the printer’s Rear Access Door toward each other, then remove the door.

Caution! Do not discard the Rear Access Door. In order to print, the duplexer or the

Rear Access Door must be attached to the printer.

Do not press the buttons on either side of the duplexer when installing it in the printer. Use these buttons only when removing the duplexer from the printer.

printing with the duplexer

For instructions on printing two-sided documents with the duplexer, see two-sided

printing.

supported paper types

The duplexer only works with certain media types. For a list of supported media types, see two-sided printing accessory (duplexer) specifications.

2. Insert the duplexer in the back of the printer until both sides snap into place.

connectivity

The printer offers a number of options for connectivity, including:

● USB

● network

USB

The printer connects to the computer with a USB cable.

For instructions on connecting the printer with a USB cable, see the setup poster that came with the printer.

network

external wired network connection

● The printer can be connected directly to a computer on the network.

For instructions on connecting the printer directly to a computer on the network, use the printer software CD and follow the onscreen network setup instructions.

● The printer can be connected to a network with an HP JetDirect Print Server.

For instructions on connecting the printer to a network with an HP JetDirect Print Server, use the printer software CD and documentation that came with the HP JetDirect Print Server.

external wireless network connection

The printer can be connected to a network with an HP JetDirect Wireless Print Server. For instructions on connecting the printer to a network with an HP JetDirect Print

Server, use the printer software CD and documentation that came with the HP JetDirect Print Server.

printing

Click the following topic below to view an explanation of the printer software:

● using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic

● using printer software with Mac OS X

Click the appropriate topic below to view instructions on printing functions:

● printing a document

● printing digital photographs

● two-sided printing

● using the automatic paper-type sensor

● selecting between paper trays

Click the appropriate topic below to view instructions for printing:

● plain paper

● envelopes

● transparencies

● labels

● index cards and other small media

● photographs

● greeting cards

● posters

● banners

● iron-on transfers

using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic

The printer is controlled by software installed on your computer. Use the printer software to perform the following tasks:

● choosing the printer

● printing from the computer's desktop

● checking the printer status

● using the page setup dialog box

● using the print dialog box

● viewing and changing the status of a print job

Mac OS X Classic is a Mac OS X feature that allows applications built for Mac OS 9.x to run on a Mac OS X computer. Mac OS X Classic applications have a Mac OS 9.x interface.

choosing the printer

Setting the printer as your computer's default printer will automatically route all print jobs to that printer.

You can select another printer for a particular document; however, switching printers may affect a document's formatting and pagination. If you select a printer, always check the document for changes in formatting and pagination before printing.

3. Click the hp printer name in the right side of the Chooser dialog box.

4. Do one of the following, depending on how the computer and the printer are connected:

❍ USB: Go to step 5. ❍ AppleTalk: Click the Setup button, then select the correct printer type.

5. Close the Chooser.

selecting a default printer

After setting up the printer with the Chooser, use one of the following methods to select it as the default printer:

● Click the menu bar printer icon at the top of the screen, then select the printer name.

● Click the control strip printer icon, then select the printer name.

● Click the desktop printer icon, then choose Set Default Printer from the Printing

menu.

setting up the printer

Follow these steps to set up the printer:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the HP printer icon in the left side of the Chooser dialog box.

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