Contents
1 Welcome
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2 Special features
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3 Get started
The printer at a glance................................................................................................................8
Buttons and lights.......................................................................................................................9
Power button and light........................................................................................................10
Cancel button.....................................................................................................................10
Resume button and light.....................................................................................................11
Print Cartridge Status lights................................................................................................11
Paper tray.................................................................................................................................12
Unfold the paper tray..........................................................................................................12
Use the paper tray..............................................................................................................13
Fold the paper tray.............................................................................................................14
Print cartridges..........................................................................................................................15
Replace print cartridges......................................................................................................15
Ink-backup mode......................................................................................................................16
Ink-backup mode output.....................................................................................................17
Exit ink-backup mode.........................................................................................................17
4 Connect the printer
USB..........................................................................................................................................18
5 Print photos
Print borderless photos.............................................................................................................19
Print photos with a border.........................................................................................................20
Print photos on plain paper.......................................................................................................22
HP Real Life Technologies photo fix........................................................................................23
Exif Print...................................................................................................................................23
Store and handle photo paper..................................................................................................24
Save money and ink when printing photos...............................................................................24
6 Print other documents
Print e-mail................................................................................................................................26
Print documents........................................................................................................................27
Print letters................................................................................................................................28
Print envelopes.........................................................................................................................29
Print postcards..........................................................................................................................30
Print index cards and other small media..................................................................................30
Print labels................................................................................................................................31
Print transparencies..................................................................................................................32
Print brochures.........................................................................................................................33
Print greeting cards..................................................................................................................34
Print booklets............................................................................................................................34
Print posters..............................................................................................................................36
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Print iron-on transfers...............................................................................................................37
7 Printing tips
Print a test page.......................................................................................................................39
Printing shortcuts......................................................................................................................39
Create printing shortcuts....................................................................................................40
Delete printing shortcuts.....................................................................................................40
Set the page order....................................................................................................................41
Fast/Economical printing..........................................................................................................41
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper........................................................................42
Print in grayscale......................................................................................................................42
Two-sided printing....................................................................................................................43
General Everyday printing........................................................................................................43
Print preview.............................................................................................................................43
Set a custom paper size...........................................................................................................44
Select a paper type...................................................................................................................44
Change the print speed or quality.............................................................................................45
Print resolution..........................................................................................................................45
Maximum dpi............................................................................................................................45
Resize a document ..................................................................................................................46
Bound two-sided documents....................................................................................................46
Print a Web page......................................................................................................................47
Presentation printing.................................................................................................................48
8 Printer software
Make the HP Deskjet the default printer...................................................................................49
Set default print settings...........................................................................................................49
Printer Properties dialog box....................................................................................................50
What's This? help.....................................................................................................................51
Download printer software updates..........................................................................................51
9 Maintenance
Install print cartridges...............................................................................................................52
Choose the right print cartridges........................................................................................52
Selection numbers..............................................................................................................53
Printing with one print cartridge..........................................................................................53
Installation instructions.......................................................................................................53
Align print cartridges.................................................................................................................55
Automatically clean print cartridges..........................................................................................56
View estimated ink levels.........................................................................................................56
Maintain the printer body..........................................................................................................57
Remove ink from your skin and clothing...................................................................................57
Manually clean print cartridges.................................................................................................57
Maintain print cartridges...........................................................................................................58
Printer Toolbox.........................................................................................................................59
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10 Shop for ink supplies
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11 Troubleshooting
Error messages........................................................................................................................61
Print cartridge error messages...........................................................................................61
Incorrect print cartridge or print cartridge missing........................................................61
Print cartridge problem message..................................................................................62
Print cartridge carriage is stuck....................................................................................62
"Paper Mismatch" or "Paper Size" message......................................................................64
Out of paper........................................................................................................................65
There was an error writing to USB port..............................................................................65
Two-way communication cannot be established or Printer not responding.......................65
Installation problems.................................................................................................................65
Printer lights are on or flashing.................................................................................................68
Power light is flashing ........................................................................................................69
Resume light is flashing......................................................................................................69
Both Power and Resume lights are flashing.......................................................................70
Print Cartridge Status lights are on or flashing...................................................................70
Printer does not print................................................................................................................71
Verify the following.............................................................................................................71
Unable to print....................................................................................................................71
If the printer still does not print...........................................................................................77
Document prints slowly.............................................................................................................77
Print cartridge problems...........................................................................................................78
Resolving print cartridge error messages...........................................................................78
Print cartridge carriage is stalled........................................................................................81
Paper problems........................................................................................................................84
Paper jam...........................................................................................................................84
Out of paper........................................................................................................................86
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once............................................................................90
Photos do not print correctly.....................................................................................................90
Check the paper tray..........................................................................................................90
Check the printer properties...............................................................................................90
Problems with borderless documents.......................................................................................91
Borderless printing guidelines............................................................................................91
Image is printed at an angle...............................................................................................91
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo..............................................................................92
Photo has an unwanted border..........................................................................................92
Print quality is poor...................................................................................................................93
Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors................................................................................93
Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely..................................................................96
The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless
print.....................................................................................................................................97
Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines...........................................................................98
Printouts are faded or have dull colors.............................................................................100
Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy..........................................................................................101
Printouts are slanted or skewed.......................................................................................102
Ink streaks on the back of the paper................................................................................102
Document is misprinted..........................................................................................................104
If you continue to have problems............................................................................................105
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A HP support
Ink cartridge warranty information..........................................................................................106
Support process.....................................................................................................................106
HP support by phone..............................................................................................................106
Phone support period.......................................................................................................107
Placing a call....................................................................................................................107
After the phone support period.........................................................................................107
B Technical information
Printer specifications..............................................................................................................108
Notice to Windows 2000 users...............................................................................................108
Environmental product stewardship program.........................................................................108
Paper use.........................................................................................................................109
Plastics.............................................................................................................................109
Material safety data sheets...............................................................................................109
Recycling program............................................................................................................109
HP inkjet supplies recycling program...............................................................................109
Energy Star® notice.........................................................................................................109
Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European
Union................................................................................................................................111
Regulatory notices..................................................................................................................111
FCC statement..................................................................................................................112
Notice to users in Korea...................................................................................................112
VCCI (Class B) compliance statement for users in Japan................................................113
Notice to users in Japan about the power cord................................................................113
Toxic and hazardous substance table..............................................................................113
HP Deskjet D2500 Printer series declaration of conformity..............................................114
Index
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