HP PSC 500 Basic Operation Guide
Basic
Operations
HP PSC 500
Basic Operations Guide
HP PSC 500
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Governmental paper or documents:
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contents
Chapter 1 — Welcome!
Printing Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Scanning Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Copying Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Chapter 2 — All About Paper
HP Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Paper Choices When Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Select the Correct Paper Type When Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Paper Choices When Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Use the Correct Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Tips on Loading Paper in the IN Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
All Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
HP Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Special Considerations When Using Transparency Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Chapter 3 — Printing
Start Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Stop Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Printing Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Chapter 4 — Scanning
Using your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Choose Your Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Place Your Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Start Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Editing Your Scanned Picture in the HP PSC Scanning Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Other Editing Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Sending Your Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Canceling a Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Scanning Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Scanning Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
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Chapter 5 — Copying
How to Make Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Using the Cancel Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Using the Paper Type Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Using the Select/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Using the Reduce/Enlarge Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Changing Copy Settings Using the Menu Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Lighter/Darker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Photo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Change Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Restore the Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Copying Small Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Copying Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
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Welcome!
Printing Features
Scanning Features
Copying Features
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Congratulations! You have purchased the one system that makes creative
high quality projects convenient and easy for the whole family —
the HP PSC 500. With your HP PSC 500, you can print, scan, or copy
documents in full color.
You can print in color on a variety of paper types and sizes, including letter
and A4-size paper, envelopes, labels, cards, banner paper — and even
custom-sized letterhead or stationery.
You can scan photos, graphics, and small objects. You can scan documents
to avoid retyping.
With HP PSC 500’s integrated capabilities, you can use your scanned pictures
in creative photo projects, such as wallet-sized prints, t-shirt transfers, kids’
restickable stickers, and banners without additional software.
You can produce high-quality color copies using a variety of paper types,
including iron-on transfers.
You can enlarge or reduce the size of the copies you make from 25% to 400%
of the image’s original size. You can make the image lighter or darker, and
specify the quality of the copies you make.
You can also use special digital copying features to help you create photo
enlargements, wallet-sized copies, two sheets to a page — and even posters.
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All About Paper
HP Papers
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This chapter explains the paper types you can use when copying and printing.
It also presents some tips on loading paper and transparency film. For a
current list of HP papers, visit our Web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/all-in-one
The HP PSC 500 copies and prints onto a variety of paper types and weights,
including plain paper.
For highest quality results, use the following HP papers:
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HP Bright White Inkjet Paper delivers high-contrast colors and sharp
text. It is opaque enough for two-sided color printing, with no
show-through. It is ideal for newsletters, reports, proposals, and flyers.
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HP Premium Photo Paper is a high-quality, glossy-finish, photo-based
inkjet paper. It looks and feels like a photograph and can be mounted
under glass or in an album. HP Photo paper dries rapidly and resists
fingerprints and smudges.
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HP Iron-On T-Shirt Transfers can be used to transfer your designs or
photos onto T-shirts, sweatshirts, and fabric crafts.
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HP Restickables can be used to create repositionable kids’ stickers.
They are easy to stick and easy to remove. Available in square or round
shapes, they are made with HP Bright White Paper to allow vibrant
colors and crisp text.
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HP Premium Inkjet Brochure and Flyer Paper is matte-coated on
both sides for two-sided copying. It is the perfect choice for
near-photographic reproductions and business graphics for report covers,
special presentations, brochures, mailers, and calendars.
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HP Premium Inkjet Paper is the ultimate coated paper for
high-resolution printing and copying. A smooth-matte finish makes it
ideal for your special documents.
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HP Banner Paper allows you to print banners easily on perforated,
continuously-connected sheets.
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HP Photo Paper uses technology to give your pictures excellent skin
tones and true-to-life landscape colors.
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Paper Choices When Copying
Select the Correct Paper Type When Copying
To Copy on this Paper
Select this Paper Type
HP Premium Inkjet or HP RapidDry Transparency Film are
specifically designed for use with your HP PSC 500 to give the best
results with your overhead transparency presentations.
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HP Greeting Cards, HP Glossy Greeting Cards, and HP Felttextured Greeting Cards allow you to make your own greeting cards.
When copying, use only letter and A4-sized papers.
Each time you load a different type of paper in the IN tray, set the paper type
on the front panel. Press the Paper Type button. Use the minus(-) or plus(+)
buttons to scroll through the list to find the correct paper, and then press
Select/Resume.
Copier/Plain Paper Plain Paper
Letterhead Plain Paper
HP Bright White Inkjet Paper Plain Paper
HP Premium Inkjet Paper Premium Inkjet
HP Premium Inkjet Brochure and
Flyer Paper
Other inkjet papers Premium Inkjet
HP Photo Paper Premium Photo
HP Premium Photo Paper Premium Photo
Other photo papers Premium Photo
HP Premium Inkjet Transparency
Film
HP Premium Inkjet Rapid-Dry
Transparency Film
Other transparency films Transparency
HP Greeting Card Plain Paper
HP Felt-textured Greeting Card Plain Paper
HP Glossy Greeting Card Plain Paper
HP Iron On T-Shirt Transfers Iron-On (see following note)
Other specialty papers Plain Paper
Labels (see following note) Plain Paper
Premium Inkjet
Transparency
RapidDry Trans
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NOTE
If you select Iron-On, the HP
PSC
500 automatically copies using the Mirror feature.
If you print labels, be sure to use only letter or A4-sized labels designed for use with
HP Inkjet products, such as Avery
TM
Inkjet labels.
Paper Choices When Printing
Use the Correct Print Settings
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The HP PSC 500 prints on many types of paper, such as letter and A4-sized
paper. You can also print on envelopes, stickers, labels, cards, custom-sized
letterhead or stationery , banner paper, iron-on transfer sheets, greeting cards,
and photo paper.
The settings you choose in the HP PSC 500 Properties dialog box tell the
printer how to work with the specific paper you are using. For optimal results,
you must specify the correct settings.
To select the paper type for printing, do the following:
From the File menu of your program, choose Print, and then click Properties.
The HP PSC 500 Properties dialog box appears, with the Setup tab
visible.
Click the Select Paper Type button.
The Select Paper Type menu appears, showing the available paper type
categories. An arrow to the right of a paper type category indicates that
additional paper type options are available within that category.
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Choose the appropriate paper type category.
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NOTE
If you are printing on special HP papers, HP PSC 500 chooses the appropriate print
quality setting to ensure the clearest results. If you select HP Iron-On
T-shirt Transfers, HP PSC 500 prints using
Flip Horizontal
orientation.
Tips on Loading Paper in the IN Tray
All Papers
NOTE
To avoid paper jams, remove papers from the OUT tray frequently. OUT tray capacity
is affected by the type of paper and the amount of ink you are using. Refer to
Chapter 6, “Technical Information,” in the
HP PSC 500 Customer Care Guide
For plain paper and letterhead, select Plain Paper.
For non-HP paper, choose the category that best matches the paper.
Choose the appropriate paper type option, if available.
If you are using non-HP paper, choose the Other paper type option
within each paper type category. For example, if you are using non-HP
transparency film, in the Transparency Films paper type category,
select Other Transparency Films.
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Be sure that paper is free of rips, dust, wrinkles, and curled or bent edges.
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Make sure all the paper in the stack is the same size and type.
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Tap the stack on a flat surface to even the edges of the paper.
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Put the paper into the IN tray with the print side down and with the
letterhead (top of the page) forward.
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Push the paper forward into the IN tray until it stops.
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Slide the paper width and length adjusters to fit snugly against the edges
of the paper stack. Be sure that the paper stack lies flat in the IN tray and
fits under the tab of the paper-length adjuster.
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