HP J890 MS Windows Printing

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows Printing

MS Windows Printing

Supported Operating Systems

Note

HP DeskJet 890C series printer drivers support the following operating
systems:

Note

Only a printer driver designated “890C” should be used with
HP DeskJet 890C Series printers in MS Windows applications.
Other HP DeskJet printer drivers should not be used.

MS Windows 3.1x
MS Windows 95
MS Windows NT 4.0 (described in “Windows NT Printing” which

follows)
MS-DOS - Drivers are available for MS-DOS printing (described in

“DOS Printing” which follows). Additionally, DOS printing is
supported through MS Windows 3.1x and MS Windows 95.

The remainder of this section applies to Windows 3.1x, and
Windows 95.

Printer Driver Contents

The HP DeskJet 890C series printer driver includes:

HP DeskJet 890C series printer driver
HP DeskJet 890C Toolbox

How do I? (on-screen procedures to help the user operate and
maintain their printer)

Troubleshooting
Printer Services (Maintenance and Status)

Release Notes

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Printer Driver Features

HP DeskJet 890C Series printer drivers for MS Windows provide access to
all the capabilities of the HP DeskJet 890C printer. The following options are
available from the printer driver:

Automatic or Manual printing
Color or Grayscale printing (Automatic or Manual)
Best, Normal, or EconoFast print quality
Paper Type (including HP’s special papers)
Paper Size
Two-sided printing
Number of Copies
Ordered printing
Print iron-on transfers or flip a document
Portrait or Landscape print orientation
Connect printer to a network
ICM - Image Color Matching

For detailed help, click the
dialog box.

Help

button in the HP DeskJet print settings

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Installing the Printer Driver

The minimum system requirements to run the HP Printing System for
Windows 3.1x and Windows 95 are:

Windows version 3.1x or Windows 95
80386 (or better) processor
4 MB of RAM
20 MB free hard disk space

The recommended system is:

Windows version 3.1x or Windows 95
80486 (or better) processor
8 MB of RAM
20 MB free hard disk space

Before installing the printer driver:

1. Make sure your computer is fully operational.

2.Check that the printer is properly set up and ready to print.

3.Make sure the printer is directly connected to the computer (remove any
switch boxes or other devices using the same port). Check that all cable
connections are firm.

4. Make sure the computer and printer are turned on.

5. Using the operating system specific list below, close any screen savers,
virus protection programs or other software programs that are running on
your computer.

Closing programs in Windows 3.1

a. On the keyboard, press Ctrl + Esc to retrieve the task list.
b. Highlight any program in the task list except Program Manager

and choose End Task.

c. Repeat steps a and b until all programs except the Program

Manager are closed.

d. Once the Task List shows only Program Manager, choose

Cancel to close the Task List.

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Closing programs in Windows 95

a. On the keyboard, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to retrieve the Close

Program window.

b. Highlight any program in the list except Explorer and Systray

and choose End Task.

c. Repeat steps a and b until all programs except Explorer and

Systray are closed.

d. Once the Close Program window shows only Explorer and

Systray, choose cancel to close the Close Programs window.

Printer Driver Installation Procedure (MS Windows 3.1x):

1.Insert the CD-ROM disk into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2.In the Program Manager, click

File

, and then click

Run

.

3.Type the letter of the computer’s CD ROM drive followed by a colon
(usually D:), type

SETUP

, and click OK.

4. Follow the directions on the computer screen.
If you are not sure how to answer a question that appears on the screen,

just press ENTER to accept the most common settings.

5. During the installation, you are required to restart Windows. When the
installation is complete, take the disk out of the computer’s disk drive.

6.Store the disk in a cool dry place.

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Printer Driver Installation Procedure (Windows 95):

Note

If a message comes up before or during installation that says
“New Hardware Found,“ choose “Do not install a driver
(Windows will not prompt you again)” and click OK.

1.Insert the CD-ROM disk into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The installation program will start automatically. Follow the instructions on

screen.

2.If the program does not start automatically, click
then click

Run

.

Start

on the task bar and

3.Type the letter of the computer’s CD ROM drive followed by a colon
(usually D:), type

SETUP

, and click OK.

4. Follow the directions on computer screen
If you are not sure how to answer a question that appears on the screen,

just press

ENTER

to accept the most common settings.

5.At the end of the installation, you are required to restart Windows. When
the installation is complete, take the disk out of the computer’s disk drive.

6.Store the disk in a cool dry place.

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Accessing the Printer Driver

There are two ways to access the printer driver in Windows:

1. Directly through the printer folder.

2. Indirectly through the Print menu in the application software (keep in mind
that not all printer driver options may be available this way).

Although the printer folder provides access to various printer settings, like
paper type and page orientation, these settings may be overridden by
settings made from the application. It is recommended to make document­specific changes through the application rather than through the printer
driver’s control panel.

Accessing the Print menu through the application allows you to:

Select the default printer from the list of available printers
Set various printer options

The printer folder’s settings are normally used when an application does not
specify certain defaults.

To access the print properties dialog box from applications
(recommended):

Setup

File, Print

Setup

button.

Main

in the Program Manager window.

Control Panel

Printers

HP DeskJet 890C

button.

1. Choose “
application.)

2.Click the

To access the print properties dialog box from the Printers folder:

From Windows 3.1x:

1. Double-click

2. Double-click

3. Double-click

4. Select the
the

File, Print Setup

” or “

.

.

printer in the Installed Printers list and click

” (this varies with the

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From Windows 95:

1. From the

2. Select

3. Right-click on the

Start

Printers

button on the task bar, select

.

HP DeskJet 890C Series

open the control panel, or, double-click the
as shown:

4.Select

Printer

from the HP DeskJet 890C Series printer dialog box.

Settings

icon and select

.

Properties

HP DeskJet 890C Series

to

icon

5. Select

Properties

to reveal the dialog box shown below.

The dialog box generally has six tabs; General, Details, Setup, Features,
Color, and Services which are described below. The General and Details
tabs are provided by MS Windows. The Setup, Features, Color, and
Services tabs are provided by the HP DeskJet 890C Series printer driver.

Note

Windows 95 has a seventh tab “Sharing” which will appear in
the control panel among the six described above if you have
“File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks” enabled
through your Network Neighborhood. The Sharing tab will be
described at the end of this section.

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General Property Page (MS Windows)

General Property Page Options (MS Windows)

Option Description

Comment Allows you to include special printing instructions, etc. Next time you

print the document, these instructions will be found in this box.

Separator page Allows you to insert a separator page file between print jobs. Browse

allows you to locate and specify the separator page to be printed.
Print Test Page Prints a test page.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

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Details Property Page (MS Windows)

Details Property Page Options (MS Windows)

Option Description

Print to the
following port:

Print using the
following driver:

Capture Printer
Port and End
Capture

Time-out Settings Not Selected: sets the time Windows waits before sending an error

Spool Settings... Allows you to spool documents or print directly to the printer.
Port Settings... Allows spooling of MS-DOS print jobs. You may also elect to have the

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

The pull-down menu allows selection of printer ports. Buttons provide

options to add or delete printer ports, or print to file.

The pull-down menu allows you to change printer drivers or install

updated ones. This printer driver does

an updated driver, use the Setup.exe on the CD-ROM.

Permits you to capture, or terminate the capture of, a network printer. A

selection allows you to reconnect to a network printer each time at logon.

message that your printer is off or off line after you send a print job.

Transmission Retry: sets the time Windows waits for your printer if your

printer is on line but engaged. (If your printer is setup on a busy network,

and/or if you send large graphics files, your printer might display an error

message before your files have had a chance to print. To prevent this,

increase this setting somewhat.)

driver check the port state before printing.

not

support this feature. To install

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Setup Property Page

Setup Property Page Options

Option Description

Paper Options Paper Size: Allows selection from numerous paper sizes. To use a paper

size not listed, select Custom.

Paper Type: Allows you to specify the type of media upon which you

intend to print. (Lets the printer decide which settings to use to give you

the best results.)
Print Quality Best (presentation quality), Normal (letter quality), or EconoFast (draft

quality).
Default Revert to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

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Features Property Page

Features Property Page Options

Option Description

Two-Sided (Manual
Duplex) Printing

Orientation Choose portrait or landscape.
Flip Horizontal Allows you to reverse the printout horizontally.
Ordered Printing Prints in reverse order (last page first). Collates pages when printing

Copies Allows selection of multiple copies. (Do not change this setting unless

Default Reverts to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

Allows you to manually print both sides of plain paper to economize and

help conserve resources. Allows you to select the two-sided mode you

prefer: None, Book or Tablet. For more information about two-sided

printing, see below.

multiple copies.

you want multiple copies all the time. Generally, specify the number of

copies required from within your application.)

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Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplex)

The printer driver can be set to print both sides of plain paper to print books
or tablets (or economize and help conserve resources).

Note

Two-Sided Printing Procedure:

1. Select

2. Select either

3. Make sure that the IN tray contains enough paper to print the

4. Start printing your document by clicking

5. After the printer finishes printing the odd-numbered pages,

6. Restart the printer by clicking the

Two-sided printing is available for all sizes of paper. However,
you cannot use two-sided printing on envelopes,
transparencies, labels, photo paper or premium paper.

Two-Sided Printing

Book

document and remove any paper from the OUT tray.

odd-numbered pages print first. Do not remove any pages until
instructed to do so.

instructions for printing the even-numbered pages appear on screen.
Follow the instructions on the screen.

message. Observe that the even-numbered pages begin printing on
the back of the previously printed odd-numbered pages.

or

Tablet

from the Features tab.

and then click OK.

Print

. Observe that the

Continue

button on the computer

Note

7. After you have finished, be sure to change the Two-sided Printing

Do not click the
odd-numbered pages in the IN tray.

option back to

Continue

None

in HP’s print settings dialog box.

button until you have positioned the

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Flip Horizontal (Mirror Image) Printing

Use this feature to print a laterally inverted image of the page.

Note

Flip Horizontal Printing Procedure

1. In the HP print settings box, click the

2. Insert the paper you want to use (iron-on transfer paper, HP

3. Print your document.

4. Reset the HP print settings dialog box when finished.

If transparencies are to be written on during presentations, use
this feature. The print side will be facing down when the
transparency is projected. The top side of the transparency
can be written on and cleaned off without damaging the printed
side.

Features

Horizontal

Transparency Film, etc.) into the printer with the side to be printed
facing down.

check box, and then click OK.

tab, click the

Flip

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Color Property Page

Color Property Page Options

Option Description

ColorSmart (see
ColorSmart:
Automatic vs.
Manual Printing
below)

Print In Grayscale
(see Grayscale
Printing which
follows)

ICM (Image Color
Matching)

Default Reverts to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

Permits selection of Automatic or Manual screen-to-printer color

mapping. Automatic (recommended) selects the best Halftoning,

Intensity and Color Control settings for all areas of your document.

Selecting Manual permits opening the Options dialog box which provides

adjustments for Intensity and Halftoning.

Allows printing different colors as shades of gray in Automatic

(recommended) or Manual modes. Selecting Manual permits opening

the Options dialog box to adjust for Intensity and Halftoning. The

Grayscale mode may be used to produce photocopying documents or to

save the color cartridge when printing draft copies.

Improves consistency between the printer and other color devices

connected to your system.

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ColorSmart: Automatic vs. Manual Printing

In most cases the best print output is obtained by choosing Automatic
printing. In Automatic mode, the printer driver analyzes each element in a
document to provide the best color output.

If the color output obtained using the Automatic option is not satisfactory,
use the Manual option. The Manual ColorSmart Options dialog box provides
control over Intensity and Halftoning.

The Intensity slider bar adjusts the amount of ink applied to the media. Dark
means more ink and Light means less ink.

Halftoning describes how the driver places individual drops of ink on the
page to reproduce different shades of the same color. Scatter halftoning is
slower than pattern halftoning, but gives the best results in complex color
documents and photos. Pattern halftoning applies different patterns of dots
for different color shades and is best used for solid areas of color such as
bar charts.

ColorSmart Options Property Page

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Grayscale Printing

ColorSmart also allows printing color documents in monochrome with
discernible shades of gray. Pages with grayscale images can be
photocopied or faxed on a monochrome device and retain their full meaning
and impact.

Grayscale printing saves color ink and is ideal for printing draft copies.
To print in grayscale, select the

dialog box.
The Intensity slider bar adjusts the amount of ink applied to the media. Dark

means more ink and Light means less ink.
Halftoning describes how the driver places individual drops of ink on the

page to reproduce different shades. Scatter halftoning is slower than pattern
halftoning, but gives the best results in complex documents and photos.
Pattern halftoning applies different patterns of dots for different shades and
is best used for solid areas such as bar charts.

Grayscale Options Property Page

Print in Grayscale

option in the ColorSmart

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Services Page

Services Page Options

Option Description

Align the Print
Cartridges

Clean the Print
Cartridges

Print a self-test
page

Test printer
communication

Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

Initializes the routine that aligns the print cartridges. Follow the on-screen

instructions.

Initializes the routine that cleans the print cartridges. Use only if print

cartridges are not functioning correctly. This routine uses a great deal of

ink. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Initializes the routine that prints a test page. Use this function to verify

the connection between your computer and the printer.

This procedure test the communication between the computer and the

printer. Verify the printer is on, and the printer cable is connected before

beginning the test. This test takes up to 3 minutes. An on-screen

message appears giving status information. No printout is involved.

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Sharing Page

Sharing Page Options

Option Description

Not Shared Disables printer sharing
Shared As: Enables printer sharing and allows access to Share Name, Comment,

and Password fields.
Share Name: Contains the shared printer’s name
Comment: User’s comment field.
Password: Shows password if password protection has been enabled.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.
Apply Changes the default settings without closing the window.

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MS Windows NT Printing

Printer Driver Contents

HP DeskJet 890C Series printer driver for MS Windows NT 4.0
HP DeskJet 890C Toolbox

How do I? (on-screen procedures to help user’s use and
maintain their printers)

Troubleshooting

Printer Services (Maintenance and Status)
TrueType Fonts
Release Notes

Additional information about the HP DeskJet 890C Series Toolbox is found
at the end of this section.

Printer Driver Features

HP DeskJet 890C series printer drivers provide access to all the capabilities
of the HP DeskJet 890C printer. The following options are available from the
printer driver:

Automatic or Manual printing
Color or Grayscale printing (Automatic or Manual)
Best, Normal, or EconoFast print quality
Paper Type (including HP’s special papers)
Paper Size
Number of Copies
Portrait or Landscape print orientation
Connect the printer to a network

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Printer Driver Installation

Before installing the printer driver:

1. Make sure your computer is fully operational.

2.Check that the printer is properly set up and ready to print.

3.Make sure the printer is directly connected to the computer (remove any
switch boxes or other devices using the same port). Check that all cable
connections are firm.

4. Make sure the computer and printer are turned on.

5.Using the instructions below, close any screen savers, virus protection
programs or other software programs that are running on your computer.

Closing programs in Windows NT 4.0

Caution

a. On the Keyboard press Ctrl + Alt + Del
b. Press Task Manager (verify you are on the Applications tab)
c. Highlight any program in the list and choose End Task.
d. Repeat steps a and b until all programs are closed.
e. Once the Task Manager is empty, close the Task Manager.

Depending upon the configuration of your computer, items
other than application items may be in the Task Manager and

not

may
to shut down actually belong to the types of applications
mentioned above.

need to be shut down. Verify that the items you plan

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Printer Driver Installation Procedure:

Note

If a message comes up before or during installation that says
“New Hardware Found,“ choose “Do not install a driver
(Windows will not prompt you again)” and click OK.

1.Insert the CD-ROM disk into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The installation program will start automatically. Follow the instructions on

screen.

2.If the program does not start automatically, click
then click

Run

.

Start

on the task bar and

3.Type the letter of the computer’s CD ROM drive followed by a colon
(usually D:), type

SETUP

, and click OK.

4. Follow the directions on computer screen
If you are not sure how to answer a question that appears on the screen,

just press

ENTER

to accept the default settings.

5.During the installation, you are required to restart Windows. When the
installation is complete, take the CD-ROM disk out of the computer’s CD­ROM drive.

6.Put the CD in its case and store in a cool dry place.

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Configuring the Printer Driver

Note

The steps required to access the print menu for configuring vary with the
application. Generally, the printer driver is accessed from the “File, Print” or
”File, Print Setup” in the software program.

Accessing the printer driver through the application allows you to:

Although the Printers folder provides access to various printer settings, like
paper type and page orientation, these settings may be overridden by
settings made from the print menu in the application. The Printers folder
settings are normally used when an application does not specify certain
settings.

Only a printer driver designated “890C” should be used with
HP DeskJet 890C Series printers in MS Windows NT
applications. Other HP DeskJet printer drivers should not be
used.

Select the default printer from the list of available printer drivers
Set various printer options

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The HP DeskJet 890C Series Default and Properties
Dialog Boxes

The HP Printer Default
tabs: Setup, Features, Color, and Services which are described below.

Settings made in the Default dialog box change the settings for the current
document and all subsequent documents.

Settings made in the Properties dialog box change the settings for the
current document only.

Note

To open the HP DeskJet 890C Series Default dialog box:

1. From the

2. Double-click the

Do not confuse Printer Properties described in this section with
NT Properties described in the following section.

Start

button on the task bar, select

and

Properties dialog boxes have the same four

Settings

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printer

Printers.

, then

icon as shown:

3.From the HP DeskJet 890C Series dialog box, select

Document Defaults

DeskJet 890C Series Default.

. The header bar for the dialog box will read HP

Printer

, then

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To open the HP DeskJet 890C Series Properties dialog box:

1. From within the application, choose “Print” or “Print Setup” (varies with the
application)

2. When the Print menu opens, click the Properties button. The header bar
for the dialog box will read HP DeskJet 890C Series Properties.

Note

The header bars in the next few screens read:

890C Series Default/Properties

and their descriptions apply to

to illustrate that the menus

both

the Default and the

HP DeskJet

Properties dialog boxes. The header bars do not appear this
way normally.

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Setup Property Page

Setup Property Page Options

Option Description

Paper Options Paper Size: Allows selection from numerous paper sizes. To use a paper

size not listed, select Custom.
Paper Type: Allows you to specify the type of paper upon which you

intend to print. (Lets the printer decide which print quality settings to use
to give you the best results…although these settings can be manually
overridden.)

Print Quality Best (presentation quality), Normal (letter quality), or EconoFast (draft

quality).
Default Reverts to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

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Features Property Page

Features Property Page Options

Option Description

Orientation Choose portrait or landscape.
Default Reverts to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line HP DeskJet 820 Help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

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Color Property Page

Color Property Page Options

Option Description

ColorSmart (see
ColorSmart:
Automatic vs.
Manual Printing
below)

Print In Grayscale
(see Grayscale
Printing which
follows)

Default Reverts to the default settings for the printer.
Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

Permits selection of Automatic or Manual screen-to-printer color

mapping. Automatic (recommended) selects the best Halftoning,

Intensity and Color Control settings for all areas of your document.

Selecting Manual permits opening the Options dialog box which provides

Intensity adjustments.

Allows printing different colors as shades of gray in Automatic

(recommended) or Manual modes. Selecting Manual permits opening the

Options dialog box to adjust Intensity. The Grayscale mode may be used

to produce photocopying documents or to save the color cartridge when

printing draft copies.

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ColorSmart: Automatic vs. Manual Printing

In most cases the best print output is obtained by choosing Automatic
printing. In Automatic mode, the printer driver analyzes each element in a
document to provide the best color output.

If the color output obtained using the Automatic option is not satisfactory,
use the Manual option. The Manual ColorSmart Options dialog box provides
control over Intensity.

The Intensity slider bar adjusts the amount of ink applied to the media. Dark
means more ink and Light means less ink.

ColorSmart Options Property Page

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Grayscale Printing

ColorSmart also allows printing color documents in monochrome with
discernible shades of gray. Pages with grayscale images can be
photocopied or faxed on a monochrome device and retain their full meaning
and impact.

Grayscale printing may be faster than color printing and is ideal for printing
draft copies.

To print in grayscale, select the
dialog box.

The Intensity slider bar adjusts the amount of ink applied to the media. Dark
means more ink and Light means less ink.

Grayscale Options Property Page

Print in Grayscale

option in the ColorSmart

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Services Page

Services Page Options

Option Description

Align the Print
Cartridges

Clean the Print
Cartridges

Print a self-test
page

Help Opens the on-line help.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

Initializes the routine that aligns the print cartridges. Follow the on-screen

instructions.

Initializes the routine that cleans the print cartridges. Use only if print

cartridges are not functioning correctly. This routine uses a great deal of

ink. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Initializes the routine that prints a test page. Use this function to verify

the connection between your computer and the printer.

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Windows NT Properties Dialog Box

The Windows NT Properties dialog box has six tabs: General, Ports,
Scheduling, Sharing, Security, and About which are described below.

To open the Windows NT Properties Dialog Box:

1. From the

Printers

Start

.

button on the task bar, select

2. Double-click the

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printer

Settings

, then select

icon as shown.

4. From the HP DeskJet 890C Series Select dialog box, select
then select

Properties

.

Printer

,

5. Selecting
below.

Properties

reveals the Windows NT Properties dialog box shown

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General Property Page

General Property Page Options

Option Description

Comment A user accessible field intended to contain the description of a shared

printer. For example: “Fast, color printer loaded with office letterhead.”

Location A second user-accessible field similar to the Comment field above.

Allows the user to specify the location of a shared printer. For example:
“Located on the second floor near the office supplies.”

Driver Shows the printer driver in use. Also allows selection of additional

printers if already installed.

New Driver

Continued on next page

Not

supported by this printer driver.

Allows the user to add or update printer drivers under certain
circumstances. This selection leads to Microsoft's Add Printer feature,
however, Add Printer is
and updated drivers is done by running setup.exe from the CD-ROM disk
instead.

not

supported by this driver. Installation of new

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General Property Page Options (Cont.)

Option Description

Separator Page… Allows you to insert a separator page file between print jobs. You can

use a separator page to help users find a document among others at a
printer and switch between PostScript and PCL printing (PostScript is not
supported by this printer). Browse allows you to locate and specify the
separator page to be printed.

Continued on next page

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General Property Page Options (Cont.)

Option Description

Print Processor… The Print Processor default datatype specifies how to interpret/process

the spool file if the spool file datatype is not specified. It does not specify
what type of spool file to create. In general, the user should
either the default print processor or the data type.

Important: The default for “Always spool RAW datatype” should
be checked.

If the user has attained an NT-to-NT configuration that allows rendering
on the server, the user should definitely
datatype," as it may turn off printing.

NOT

check "Always spool RAW

not

change

not

The standard NT print processors are used by this driver. Changing the
default datatype changes the type of data in the spool file. If the type of
data is RAW, the data is rendered before it is spooled, and the spool file
thus consists of a set of PCL or SCP commands. If the datatype is set to
EMF, the spool file consists of a set of drawing commands. The data is
not rendered until it is un-spooled.

The spooling time may increase when spool file is set to RAW because
the print job is passed to the printer driver to do the rendering, image
processing, and data encapsulation before writing to the spool file.
Generating an EMF spool file may be faster because GDI writes drawing
commands to file and the printer driver processing of the drawing
commands is deferred.

Print Test Page… Prints the Windows NT Printer Test Page. The test page briefly

demonstrates the ability of the printer to print graphics and text, as well

as providing technical information about the printer driver.
OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Ports Property Page

Ports Property Page Options

Option Description

Print to the
following port(s).
Document will print
to the first free
checked port.

Add Port… Allows the user to add printer ports if more than one printer is installed.

Delete Port… Allows the user to delete printer ports if more than one printer is installed.
Configure Port… Allows you to set the interval during which the driver will keep trying to

Continued on next page

The menu allows selection of printer ports. Multiple printer ports may be

assigned if your system supports this configuration, and the Enable

printer pooling box is checked..

To use, select

the name of the server followed by the name of the printer, such as

\\ComputerName\\PrinterName.

print to a specified port before trying the next specified port.

Add Port

, highlight

Local Port

, select

New Port

and type

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Ports Property Page Options (Cont.)

Option Description

Enable bi­directional support

Enable printer
pooling

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

Important: The default "Enable Bidirectional Support” is to be

clicked on. HP strongly suggests that the user

This selection toggles between the HP I/O stack and the Microsoft io

stack. It does

the HP I/O stack. (It is unfortunate that the term bi-directional is used for

both…they are different issues.)

When this box is checked, the spooler sends the print job to the HP

language monitor/port monitor module. Whether or not bi-directional

communication is achieved depends upon other factors. When this box is

un-checked, the spooler sends the print job to the standard Microsoft

supplied port monitor and the Microsoft I/O kernel driver.

THIS WILL CAUSE TROUBLE

The Microsoft I/O kernel driver does not support bi-directional

communication at all, so there will be no status messages returned. In

addition, opening the printer cover during printing may cause printing to

cease, etc.

Enables more than one printer to be connected to the same host

computer (LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, etc.) and pooled.

Pooling means that a print job sent to the host computer will print on the

next available printer. If the printers are loaded with different media

types, for example, turning off the pooling feature enables print jobs to be

directed to the printer with the appropriate media type.

not

toggle between unidirectional and bi-directional within

not

turn this off.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Scheduling Property Page

Scheduling Property Page Options

Option Description

Available - Always The printer is available at all times. If the printer is busy, the print job will

remain queued until the printer is available.
Available - From/To Configures the printer for selected availability. This is typically used in a

printer pool (two or more printers associated with one logical printer) to

hold certain documents until such time that the printer is less busy (for

example 10 PM to 6 AM).
Priority Specifies the default document priority. Higher priority documents will

print before lower priority documents. Numerically, 1 to 99 (Current

Priority setting in the above illustration, 51).

Continued on next page.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Scheduling Property Page Options (Cont.)

Option Description

Spool print
document so
program finishes
printing faster

Print directly to
printer

Hold mismatched
documents

Print spooled
documents first

Keep documents
after they have
printed.

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

Specifies that the document should be spooled before being printed. Two

options are available: Start printing after last page is spooled, and Start

printing immediately.

Important: HP recommends setting “Spool print documents so

program finishes printing faster” and “Start printing after last page

is spooled.” This allows EMF spooling and a faster return to the

application.

HP recommends that you do

or “Print directly to the printer.”

error messages i.e. “Error writing to \\machinename\sharename\ for

application name - document name. Access denied.”

(Spooling is the process of first storing the document on the hard disk

and then sending the document to the printer. The user can then

continue working with the application as soon as the document is stored

on the disk.

This setting supersedes the setting above.

HP recommends that you do

Directs the spooler to check the printer setup and match it to the

document setup before sending the document to the printer. If the

information does not match, the document is held in the queue. A

mismatched document in the queue will not prevent correctly matched

documents from printing.

Directs the spooler to select documents that have completed spooling

when deciding which document to print next, even if the completed

documents are lower priority than documents that are still spooling. If

there are no documents that have completed spooling, the spooler will

favor larger spooling documents over smaller ones. Selecting this option

maximizes printing efficiency. When this option is disabled, the spooler

picks documents based solely on priority.

Directs that the spooler should not delete documents after they have

printed. This allows a document to be re-submitted to the printer from the

printer queue instead of from the application.

NOT

use "Start printing immediately,"

since both these setting may result in

NOT

use “Print directly to the printer.”

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Sharing Property Page

Sharing Property Page Options

Option Description

Not Shared Configures the printer for private use. Only the user logged on to the

computer will be able to use the printer.
Shared Makes the printer available for network users also.
Share Name Allows the name of the printer to be entered thereby allowing documents to

be directed to it from network users. For example, if a network user has

different printers in a printer pool, assigning the Share Name “HPDeskJet”

to the document would assure that the document would be delivered to the

correct printer.
Alternate Drivers

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

This feature is not supported.

Lists alternate printer drivers for computers running Windows 95 and

Alpha, MIPS, and PowerPC computers running Windows NT.

Alpha, Power PC, MIPS, and x86-based computers require different printer

drivers.

For example, to use a printer driver created in an x86-based Windows NT

computer, a RISC-based client running Windows NT requires the

appropriate RISC printer driver for that printer. The Windows NT print

server determines whether incoming print requests are Alpha, Power PC,

MIPS, or x86-based and automatically uses the appropriate driver if it is

present. To modify the permissions on the printer go to the Security tab.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Security Property Page

Security Property Page Options

Option Description

Permissions Limits access to the printer. Selecting Permission reveals the following

menu.

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HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

Security Property Page Options (Cont.)

Option Description

Auditing Allows the user to track who is using the printer and how. Before

enabling auditing, you must first set
Manager
following menu.

Audit Policy

dialog box. Selecting Printer Auditing reveals the

File and Object Access

in the User

Ownership Allows the user to see who owns a printer or has taken ownership of it.

Selecting Ownership reveals the following menu.

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers MS Windows NT Printing

About Property Page

About Property Page Options

Option Description

HP DeskJet 890C
Series

OK Closes this dialog box and saves any changes made.
Cancel Closes this dialog box and cancels any changes made.

Note: To make changes to the Document Default settings, select
“Document Defaults” instead of “Properties” from the printer menu.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

DOS Printing

Printer Drivers Available

Since DOS applications are developed independently under different
standards, each DOS application requires its own printer driver. Current
software drivers for most HP DeskJet printers are available from the
individual software manufacturers. A list of DOS software manufacturers is
in the DOS Printing Guide, part of the User’s Guide Kit. Information on
installing a DOS printer driver for a particular DOS application is supplied by
the software manufacturer.

If there is no driver available for your HP DeskJet 890C printer, use a driver
for a different HP DeskJet printer. In some cases, the substitute driver will
not provide access to all of the HP DeskJet 890C printer’s capabilities.

The following table outlines usable drivers and their capabilities when used
with HP DeskJet 890C printer.

Substituting Printer Drivers

Printer Driver Supported Features

HP DeskJet 870C Color Printing
HP DeskJet 855C Color Printing
HP DeskJet 660C Color Printing
HP DeskJet 560C Color Printing

HP DeskJet 540 Color Printing

HP DeskJet 500C Color Printing

HP DeskJet 320 Color Printing
HP DeskJet 310 Color Printing
HP DeskJet 520 Monochrome Printing Only
HP DeskJet 510 Monochrome Printing Only
HP DeskJet 500 Monochrome Printing Only

HP DeskJet PLUS Monochrome Printing Only

HP DeskJet Monochrome Printing Only

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

HP DeskJet 890C Control Panel for DOS

The HP DeskJet 890C Control Panel for DOS is software that replaces the
front panel switches found on older printers. The Control Panel for DOS
does not replace printer drivers; it must be used along with DOS software
printer drivers. When there is no specific HP DeskJet 890C printer driver
available for an application, the HP Control Panel for DOS gives the user
access to print settings and features not available through the DOS
application. If settings are available in the DOS application printer driver and
the DOS Control Panel, the settings made in the DOS application usually
override those made in the HP Control Panel for DOS.

The HP Control Panel for DOS lets the user monitor the printer’s status, and
clean and align the print cartridges.

Minimum System Requirements

DOS version 3.3 (or newer)
An 80286 (or better) processor
2 MB of RAM to print in black or 4 MB of RAM to print in color

Installation

Before you install the HP Control Panel for DOS:

1. Unpack the printer and set it up.

2. Make sure the computer and the printer are both turned on and
connected with the proper cable.

To install the Control Panel for DOS:

1. Insert the disk containing the control panel software into the disk
drive.

2. At the DOS prompt, type
floppy drive configuration) and press Enter.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

A:\Install

B:\Install

(or

depending on the

After installing the software, the print cartridges need to be aligned before
beginning any print jobs.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

To align the print cartridges:

1. Type
Control Panel.

2. Select Align Print Cartridges and follow the on-screen instructions.

DJCP

at the DOS prompt to open the stand-alone DOS

Two Ways to Use the HP Control Panel for DOS

The DOS Control Panel can run either as a stand-alone application or as a
memory resident application. To run the DOS Control Panel as a stand­alone application type:

DJCP

at the DOS prompt.

The DOS Control Panel must be loaded into memory at start-up to work as
a memory resident application.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

To set up the HP Control Panel for DOS as a memory resident
application:

1. Type

DJCP

at the DOS prompt to open the stand-alone DOS

Control Panel.

2. Select

3. Select

4. Select

5. Select

More Settings

.

Memory Resident Functions

Make Memory Resident

Done

and reboot the computer.

.

.

To open the memory resident DOS Control Panel: type the DOS Control
Panel hot key.

The memory resident DOS Control Panel is a subset of the stand-alone
application due to memory considerations.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

Memory Resident DOS Control Panel

Whether stand-alone or memory resident, the DOS Control Panel allows the
user to control or view the following:

Pen Services (clean, prime, and align the pens)
Print Quality
Page Orientation
Font Width (normal or compressed)
Status Reports (limited in the resident Control Panel for DOS)
Context-Sensitive Help

In addition to these, the stand-alone DOS Control Panel provides
access to:

Paper Size
Media Type (paper or transparencies)
Character Set
Lines per Page
Line Termination
Reset All Settings
Memory Resident Controls

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers DOS Printing

Troubleshooting

Problems with the DOS Control Panel

Problem Cause Solution

Installation was unsuccessful Disk error Reinstall Control Panel

Bad floppy disk Contact authorized HP dealer

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

Network Installation

HP DeskJet 890C series printers are supported in network environments.
The networked printer can either be connected to a personal computer
(locally shared), or attached directly to the network via an external print
server (network connect).

Locally Shared

In the locally shared configuration, the printer is connected directly to the
parallel port of a selected computer on the network. The printer can then be
shared by other users on the network through a Windows network printer
connection.

The advantages of a locally shared printer are relatively easy installation and
low cost since no additional hardware or software is required.

The disadvantages of a locally shared printer involve reduced performance
of the PC to which the printer is attached, lack of printer status information
at all network computers, and location of the printer. Depending on priority
settings and number of users on the network, the host computer may slow
down while handling print jobs and print jobs may be delayed for other users.
Additionally, only the user of the host computer can receive media and pen
status messages. Locally shared printers must also be situated near the
host computer which may not be convenient for all users on the network.
Finally, if the host computer is turned off or rebooted, print jobs may be lost
or not printed.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

Network Connect

In the network connect configuration, the printer connects to the network via
direct attachment to an external print server such as HP JetDirect EX Plus,
150X or EX Plus3. This configuration provides increased performance,
location flexibility and better status information.

As shown in the table below, newer versions of HP JetDirect EX Plus, 150X,
and EX Plus3 print servers provide optimum printer-related status
messages. If using an older print server, you may wish to upgrade the
firmware (flash memory). To determine the firmware version and upgrade
information for your HP JetDirect EX Plus, EX Plus3 print server, refer to
your HP JetDirect Software Installation guide. The HP JetDirect 150X was
not designed to provide this upgrade capability.

Firmware Version Comparison

Status
Information

Limited Yes

Complete Yes

Note

Both locally shared and network connect configurations require
the installation of the HP DeskJet 890C series printer driver on

each

computer that will be printing to the HP DeskJet 890C

series printer.

JetDirect EX Plus
(J2591A)

(Firmware prior to
E.05.00)

(Firmware E.05.00
or later)

JetDirect 150X
(J2592A)

- Yes

Yes Yes

JetDirect EX Plus3
(J2593A, J2594A))

(Firmware prior to
D.05.00)

(Firmware D.05.00 or
later)

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

Printer Installation in Network Environments

MS Windows 3.1 - Locally Shared

Not Supported in Windows 3.1 by the Operating System

MS Windows 3.1 - Network Connect

Setup the printer and make the cable connections to the printer server and
network.

1. Install the driver by executing
Software CD,” “Installation Disk 1,” or where the network
administrator has installed it.

2. When prompted for the printer name and port, choose “

890C Printer

you wish to redirect to the printer. Click OK.

3. Continue installation until complete, then restart Windows.

4. Select

DeskJet 890C

5. Choose the port to which the printer is connected (for example
LPT1)

6. Click
setup the printer as a permanent network printer on the system,
click the

Printers

Network…

” and either “

from the Windows Control Panel, click on the

icon, then click

then select the network path for the printer. To

Permanent

box, and click

setup.exe

None

Connect

either on the “Printer

” or the Port (

.

Connect

LPT1:

.

HP DeskJet

) for the port that

HP

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

MS Windows for WorkGroups 3.11 - Locally Shared

As the server (where the printer is directly connected to the computer)

Setup the printer, make the cable connections to the computer, and follow
the procedures for installing the printer software as outlined in the Setup
Card.

1. Launch “

2. Click on the HP DeskJet 890C printer, choose

this printer as…

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the sharing of the
printer.

Print Manager

” found in the “

Main

” program group.

Printer

, and

Share

As the client (who wants to connect to the shared printer)

Follow the same steps as shown for Windows 3.1 - Network Connect.

MS Windows for WorkGroups 3.11 - Network Connect

Follow the steps shown for MS Windows 3.1 - Network Connect.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

MS Windows 95 - Locally Shared

As the server (where the printer is directly connected to the computer)

Setup the printer, make the cable connections to the computer, and
follow the procedures for installing the printer software as outlined in
the Setup Card.

Share the printer. For more information on sharing the printer, refer
to “Sharing your printer with other people) in MS Windows 95 Help.

As the client (who wants to connect to the shared printer)

Begin installing the printer software at the client computer with one of these
methods:

Install the driver by executing
Software CD,” “Installation Disk 1,” (or where the network
administrator has installed it).

Use the

Browse

install the printer software.
Drag a document onto a network printer icon.
Drag a network printer icon onto the
Double-click a network printer icon.
Right-click a network printer icon and select

Add Printer

to find the Shared Printer and then select

wizard, select

setup.exe

MS Windows 95 - Network Connect

Setup the printer and make the cable connections to the print server
and network.

Begin installing the printer software at the client computer with one
of the methods outlined above in Locally Shared, but browse to find

DeskJet 890C

the
JetDirect print server.

that is configured and connected for an HP

either on the “Printer

Network Printer

Have Disk…

Printers Folder

Install

.

, choose

to

.

MS Windows NT 4.0

To install the printer software onto an MS Windows NT 4.0 system, the user

must

have Administrator privileges on the computer being installed.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

MS Windows NT 4.0 - Locally Shared

As the server (where the printer is directly connected to the computer)

Setup the printer, make the cable connections to your computer,
and follow the procedures for installing the printer software as
outlined in the Setup Card.

Share the printer. For more information on sharing the printer, refer
to “Sharing printers” and “To share your printer with other people” in
MS Windows NT Help.

As the client (who wants to connect to the shared printer)

1. Install the printer software at the client computer as if for direct
connect. The printer software must exist on each client PC in order
for network printing to succeed. Select the
any LPT port when installing.

HP DeskJet 890C

and

2. Follow one of these methods to select the printer at the “server”:

Select the
the mouse and select

Add Port

name of the server followed by the name of the printer, such as
\\ComputerName\\PrinterName.

Or, from the
server, and when the folder shows up on the computer, drag the
printer icon into the
DeskJet 890C printer icon in your Printers Folder, however, you
will be able to use the printer at the server.

The connection of printers and the installation of printer drivers in network
configurations supported by the above mentioned operating systems are
described in “Setting up your Printer on a Network” In the User’s Guide.

HP DeskJet 890C

Properties

, highlight

Start

Local Port

menu, select

Printers Folder

in the

Printers Folder

. Go to the

, select

Run…

New Port

, type in the name of the

. This creates

, right click

Ports

tab, select

and type the

another

HP

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Network Installation

MS Windows NT 4.0 - Network Connect

As the NT 4.0 server (where the print jobs will be spooled)

Setup the printer and make the cable connections to your computer as
outlined in the Setup Card. Follow the procedures to install the printer
software for a LPTx port.

Select the
mouse and select

Port

, and configure the type of Port Monitor you wish to use for this

network printer, such as LPR Port or HP JetDirect Port.
Be sure to setup this printer so that it is “shared.”

HP DeskJet 890C

Properties

in the

. Go to the

Printers Folder

Ports

tab, select

As the client (who wants to connect to the shared printer)

Follow the same steps as shown for Locally Shared at the client.

, right click the

Add

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers The Toolbox

The Toolbox

Note The information given here is applicable to all supported

operating systems. If feature differences exist between the
operating systems, these will be identified.

The HP DeskJet 890C Series Toolbox allows you to:

View step-by-step tutorials for common printer tasks
Diagnose and solve common printer problems
Monitor a current print job
Monitor the printer’s status at any time
Align the print cartridges
Clean the print cartridges
Print a self-test page
Test printer communication

Accessing the Toolbox

To access the Toolbox, double click the HP DeskJet 890C Series Toolbox
icon (see above) installed on the desktop to reveal the three-tab menu
shown below.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers The Toolbox

How Do I?

The selections below provide tutorial information about common printing
functions.

How Do I? Properties Page

How Do I? Properties Page Options

Option

Replace Print Cartridges
Load Paper
Change Print Settings
Print on a variety of media types, sizes and envelopes
Print on both sides of the page (Not available in MS Windows NT)

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers The Toolbox

Troubleshooting

The five buttons on the menu below reveal help screens which can solve
many common printing problems.

Troubleshooting Property Page

Troubleshooting Property Page Options

Selection

No page came out of the printer
A blank page came out
Placement on the page is wrong
Print quality is poor
Something on the page is missing or incorrect.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers The Toolbox

Printer Services

Printer Services Property Page

Printer Services Property Page Options

Option Description

Align the print
cartridges

Clean the print
cartridges

Print a self-test
page

Test printer
communication

HP DeskJet 890C
Series

Starts a routine to align the print cartridges. You will also need to perform
this procedure after installing the printer driver, or after installing new
print cartridges. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Starts the routine that cleans the print cartridges. Use only if print
cartridges are not functioning correctly. This routine may use a great deal
of ink. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Starts the routine that prints a test page. Use this function to verify the
connection between your computer and the printer.

This procedure tests the communication between the computer and the
printer. Verify the printer is on and the printer cable is connected before
beginning the test. Follow the on-screen instructions. The test can take
up to 3 minutes. (Not available in MS Windows NT.)

This window provides printer status information about the current print
job and provides instructions such as Align the Print Cartridges. When
Sharing is selected, a pull-down menu appears below the printer status
information to display available printer ports.

HP DeskJet 890C Series Printers Optimizing Perfor mance

Optimizing Performance

The print speed and overall performance of the HP DeskJet 890C printer
can be affected by several things:

The amount of RAM can determine how fast documents are sent to
the printer. Increasing RAM can speed up this process as well as
make the computer work more efficiently at other things beside
printing.

The size and complexity of the documents printed can make a
difference in the printer's performance. Graphics are usually more
complex (especially color graphics) and print more slowly than text.

The processing speed of the computer will determine how fast a
document is sent to the printer. For example, a computer with a 486
processor runs faster than a computer with a 386 processor.

Running numerous software programs at one time slows down
printing; each open program uses RAM. Therefore, limit the number
of programs or documents open at one time.

Using On-line Help

On-line help provides information about the printer driver and its status.

Printer Software Help

Type of help: Provides: How to access/where to find:

HP DeskJet Toolbox Tutorials and

troubleshooting for common
print tasks and problems

Error Message Help Comprehensive context

sensitive information
designed for error recovery.

Print Settings Help Information to help you

make print settings choices.

Release Notes Up-to-date information for

specific conflicts.

Click on the icon on the desktop, or in
the Program group.

Button available on most pop-up error
messages.

Click the help button for any tab in the
HP print settings dialog box.

From the Program Utilities: select HP
DeskJet 890C Release Notes.