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HP Deskjet 5700 series printer
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Special features
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Getting started
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Printer features ......................................................................................................5
Buttons and lights ..................................................................................................7
Paper trays ..........................................................................................................10
Print cartridges ....................................................................................................13
Ink-backup mode .................................................................................................15
Automatic Paper-Type Sensor .............................................................................15
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Connecting to the printer
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USB .....................................................................................................................16
Networking ...........................................................................................................16
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Printing photos
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Printing borderless photos ...................................................................................18
Printing photos with a border ...............................................................................20
HP digital photography options ............................................................................22
Photo print cartridge ............................................................................................23
Color settings .......................................................................................................24
Maximum dpi .......................................................................................................25
Saving money when printing photos ....................................................................25
Storing and handling photo paper ........................................................................26
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Printing tips
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Save time .............................................................................................................27
Save money .........................................................................................................27
Enhance the quality of printouts ..........................................................................27
Setting the print order ..........................................................................................28
Two-sided printing ...............................................................................................29
Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper ..............................................32
Selecting a print quality ........................................................................................ 33
Resizing a document ...........................................................................................34
Selecting a paper type .........................................................................................35
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Printing other documents
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E-mail ..................................................................................................................37
Letters .................................................................................................................38
Documents ..........................................................................................................39
Envelopes ............................................................................................................41
Brochures ............................................................................................................42
Greeting cards .....................................................................................................44
Postcards .............................................................................................................45
Transparencies ....................................................................................................47
Labels ..................................................................................................................48
Index cards and other small media ......................................................................49
Booklets ...............................................................................................................50
Posters ................................................................................................................52
Iron-on transfers ..................................................................................................54
User's Guide
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Printer software
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Print settings ........................................................................................................56
Page Setup dialog box ........................................................................................56
Print dialog box ....................................................................................................57
Managing the printer ............................................................................................57
Viewing and changing the status of a print job ....................................................59
Printing from the computer desktop .....................................................................60
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Maintenance
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Installing print cartridges ......................................................................................61
Setting the auto-on and auto-off feature ..............................................................64
Aligning print cartridges .......................................................................................64
Calibrating color ...................................................................................................64
Calibrating print quality ........................................................................................65
Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ..........................................................65
Viewing estimated ink levels ................................................................................65
Maintaining the printer body ................................................................................66
Removing ink from your skin and clothing ...........................................................66
Manually cleaning print cartridges .......................................................................67
Maintaining print cartridges ..................................................................................68
Using the HP Inkjet Toolbox ................................................................................70
10 Troubleshooting
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Printer is not printing ............................................................................................72
Paper jams and other paper problems ................................................................. 74
Photos are not printing correctly ..........................................................................77
Print quality is poor ..............................................................................................80
Document is misprinted .......................................................................................82
Problems with borderless documents ..................................................................83
Error messages ...................................................................................................88
Printer lights are on or flashing ............................................................................89
Document prints slowly ........................................................................................92
If you continue to have problems .........................................................................92
11 Supplies
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Paper ...................................................................................................................93
USB cables ..........................................................................................................96
12 Specifications
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Printer specifications ...........................................................................................97
13 Environmental information
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Environmental statement .....................................................................................98
Print cartridge recovery ........................................................................................ 99
Index
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