HP Deskjet 6543 Color Inkjet Printer
HP Deskjet 6543 Color Inkjet Printer Help
HP Deskjet 6543 Color Inkjet Printer Help
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1 HP Deskjet 6500 seriesprinters
2 Special features
3 Getting started (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
3.1 Printer features (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
3.2 Buttons and lights (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
Power button and light
Print Cancel button
Resume button and light
3.3 Print Cartridge Status lights (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
3.4 Print Quality Selector button (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
Enabling the Print Quality Selectorbutton
Using the Print Quality Selector button
Lights
3.5 Paper trays (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
In tray
Out tray
3.6 Envelope slot (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
3.7 Print cartridges
Using print cartridges
Everyday printing
Quality color photos
Quality black and white photos
Replacing print cartridges
3.8 Ink-backup mode
Ink-backup mode output
Exiting ink-backup mode
3.9 Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
4 Getting started (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
4.1 Printer features (HP Deskjet 6520series)
4.2 Buttons and lights (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Print Cancel button
Print Cartridge Status light
Resume button and light
Power button and light
4.3 Paper trays (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Unfolding the paper trays
In tray
Out tray
Folding the paper trays
5 Connecting to the printer
5.1 USB
5.2 Front USB port (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
5.2.1 Front USB port - printer softwarenot installed
Installing the printer software
5.2.2 Front USB port - printer softwarealready installed
Configuring the laptop
5.2.3 Using the front USB port
5.3 Networking
5.3.1 Sharing the printer
5.3.2 HP Jetdirect 175x
5.3.3 HP Jetdirect 310x
5.3.4 HP Jetdirect 380x
6 Printing (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
6.1 Printing photos (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
6.1.1 Enhancing your photos
6.1.2 PhotoREt
6.1.3 HP digital photography options
Opening the HP digital photography optionsdialog box
Using the HP digital photography optionsdialog box
6.1.4 Maximum dpi
6.1.5 Exif Print
6.1.6 Printing borderless photos
Guidelines
Printing
6.1.7 Photo print cartridge
Installing the photo print cartridge
Using the photo print cartridge
Storing the photo print cartridge
6.1.8 Using advanced color settings
6.1.9 Color management
6.1.10 Black-and-white photos
6.1.11 Printing black-andwhite-photos
Printing a black-and-white photo
Printing a color photo in black and white
6.1.12 Storing and handling photopaper
Storage
Handling
6.1.13 Saving money when printingphotos
HP Everyday Photo Paper
6.1.14 Small borderless photos (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.1.15 Large borderless photos (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.1.16 Panoramic borderless photos (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.1.17 Small photos with a white border(HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.1.18 Large photos with a white border(HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.1.19 Panoramic photos with a whiteborder (HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2 Printing other documents (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
6.2.1 E-mail (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.2 Letters (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.3 Documents (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.4 Envelopes (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.5 Postcards (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.6 Brochures (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.7 Greeting cards (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.8 Transparencies (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.9 Labels (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.10 Index cards and other small media(HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.11 Booklets (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.12 Posters (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.13 Banners (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.2.14 Iron-on transfers (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
6.3 Printing tips (HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
6.3.1 Printing shortcuts
6.3.2 Fast/economical printing
6.3.3 Print task quick sets
Using a print task quick set
Creating a print task quick set
Deleting a print task quick set
6.3.4 Manual two-sided printing (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
Binding type
Book binding
Tablet binding
6.3.5 Automatic two-sided printing
Binding type
Book binding
Tablet binding
6.3.6 Using the Print Quality Selector(HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
Enabling the Print Quality Selectorbutton
Using the Print Quality Selector button
Lights
6.3.7 Using the 250-Sheet Plain PaperTray Accessory
6.3.8 Printing in grayscale
6.3.9 Printing multiple pages on a singlesheet of paper
6.3.10 Setting the printer defaultsettings
Print Quality Selector (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
6.3.11 Setting the page order
6.3.12 Printing collated copies
6.3.13 Print preview
6.3.14 Selecting a paper type
Using the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
Selecting a specific paper type
6.3.15 Selecting a print quality (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
6.3.16 Resizing a document
Printing on different paper size
Shrinking or enlarging text and graphics
6.3.17 Watermarks
Applying an existing watermark to a document
Creating or changing a watermark
6.3.18 Printing a borderless brochure
Guidelines
Printing
6.3.19 Printing a different first page (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
Load paper
Printing
6.3.20 Setting a custom paper size
Defining a custom paper size
6.3.21 Selecting a paper source (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
6.4 Printer software
6.4.1 Printer Properties dialog box
Printer Preferences dialog box
Opening the Printer Properties dialog box
What's This? help
6.4.2 Using What's This? help
6.4.3 Device Status window
7 Printing (HP Deskjet 6520series)
7.1 Printing photos (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
7.1.1 Gray photo print cartridge
Installing the gray photo print cartridge
Using the gray photo print cartridge
Storing the gray photo print cartridge
7.1.2 Printing black-andwhite-photos
Printing a black-and-white photo
Printing a color photo in black-and-white
7.1.3 Small borderless photos (HP Deskjet6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.1.4 Large borderless photos (HP Deskjet6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.1.5 Panoramic borderless photos (HPDeskjet 6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.1.6 Small photos with a white border(HP Deskjet 6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.1.7 Large photos with a white border(HP Deskjet 6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.1.8 Panoramic photos with a whiteborder (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2 Printing other documents (HP Deskjet 6520series)
7.2.1 E-mail (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.2 Letters (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.3 Documents (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.4 Envelopes (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.5 Postcards (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.6 Brochures (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.7 Greeting cards (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.8 Transparencies (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.9 Labels (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.10 Index cards and other small media(HP Deskjet 6520 series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.11 Booklets (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.12 Posters (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.13 Banners (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.2.14 Iron-on transfers (HP Deskjet 6520series)
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
7.3 Printing tips (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
7.3.1 Manual two-sided printing (HPDeskjet 6520 series)
Binding type
Book binding
Tablet binding
7.3.2 Selecting a print quality (HPDeskjet 6520 series)
7.3.3 Printing a different first page (HPDeskjet 6520 series)
Load paper
Printing
7.3.4 Selecting a paper source (HPDeskjet 6520 series)
8 Maintenance
8.1 Auto-off
8.2 Installing print cartridges
Print cartridges
Print cartridge combinations
Selection numbers
Ink back-up mode
Installation instructions
8.3 Aligning print cartridges
8.4 Calibrating color
8.5 Automatically cleaning printcartridges
8.6 Manually cleaning the printcartridges
Gathering cleaning supplies
Preparing to clean
Cleaning instructions
8.7 Printing a test page
8.8 View estimated ink levels
8.9 Removing ink from skin andclothing
8.10 Maintaining print cartridges
Storing print cartridges
Inserting the print cartridge into the printcartridge protector
Removing the print cartridge from the printcartridge protector
8.11 Maintaining the printer body
8.12 Printer toolbox
8.13 Buttons and lights
9 Troubleshooting
9.1 Printer is not printing
Verify the following
Check the printer lights
Check the printer cable connection
Printing to the wrong USB port (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
If the printer still does not print
9.2 Paper jam
Accessories?
9.3 Paper problems
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once
Paper weight
Paper is loaded improperly
Printer will not feed paper
Printer ejects the paper
Other paper problems
9.4 Print quality is poor
Streaks and missing lines
Print is faded
Blank pages print
Too much or too little ink appears on thepage
Adjust the ink volume and dry time
Select a specific paper type
9.5 Document is misprinted
Text and images are misaligned
Document is printed off-center or at anangle
Parts of the document are missing or printedin the wrong place
Envelope is printed at an angle
Document does not reflect the new printsettings
9.6 Photos are not printingcorrectly
Check the paper tray
Check the printer properties
Colors are tinted or incorrect
Part of the photo is faded
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo
Fading occurs near the edges of a photo
9.7 Banners are not printingcorrectly
Check the paper tray
Check the printer properties
Check the software
9.8 Borderless printing problems
Part of the photo is faded
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo
Fading occurs near the edges of a photo
Streaks appear in a light portion of aphoto
Image is printed at an angle
Printout has an unwanted border
For most photo paper types
For photo paper with a tear-off tab
Ink smears
9.9 Error messages
Out of paper message
If the In tray or optional lower traycontains paper
If the In tray or optional lower tray isempty
The error message 'there was an error writingto USB port' appears
The error message 'there was an error writingto LPT1' appears
The error message 'two-way communicationcannot be established' or 'printer not responding' appears
Printing to the wrong USB port (HP Deskjet6540-50 series)
9.10 Printer lights are on orflashing
Overview
What the lights indicate
Power light is flashing
Resume light is flashing
The printer might be out of paper
There might be a paper jam
Print cartridge status light is on orflashing
HP Deskjet 6520 series only
If the light is on and not flashing
If the light is on and flashing
Print quality icon lights are on or flashing(HP Deskjet 6540-50 series)
All lights are flashing
Power-cord light
9.11 Document prints slowly
Multiple software applications are open
Complex documents, graphics, or photographsare printing
Best or maximum dpi print mode isselected
Printer driver is outdated
Computer does not meet systemrequirements
Printer is in ink-backup mode
9.12 If you continue to haveproblems
10 Optional accessories
10.1 Automatic Two-Sided PrintingAccessory (duplexer)
10.1.1 Installing the duplexer
10.1.2 Enabling the duplexer
10.1.3 Printing a bookletautomatically
Guidelines
Printing
10.1.4 Automatic two-sided printingproblems
Paper jam occurs inside the AutomaticTwo-Sided Printing Accessory
Paper jam
Option for two-sided printing cannot beselected
Only one side of the page prints when thetwo-sided printing option is enabled
Binding margin is in the wrong place
Paper size changes when the two-sided printingoption is selected
Colors look faded
10.1.5 Automatic Two-Sided PrintingAccessory specifications
Dimensions when attached to printer
Skew (second side of printed page)
Media weight
Media sizes
10.1.6 Manual two-sided printing
10.1.7 Manual booklet printing
10.2 250-Sheet Plain Paper TrayAccessory
10.2.1 Installing the 250-Sheet PlainPaper Tray Accessory
10.2.2 Loading the 250-Sheet Plain PaperTray Accessory
Two parts
Setting the paper size
Loading paper
10.2.3 Printing a different first pagewith the 250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
Guidelines
Load paper
Printing
10.2.4 250-Sheet Plain Paper TrayAccessory specifications
Dimensions
Weight
Media weight
Media sizes
10.3 Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory withSmall Paper Tray
10.3.1 Installing the Auto Two-Sided PrintAccessory with Small Paper Tray
10.3.2 Printing postcards
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
10.3.3 Small photos
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
10.3.4 Envelopes
Guidelines
Preparing to print
Printing
10.3.5 Problems with the Auto Two-SidedPrint Accessory with Small Paper Tray
Paper jam
Option for two-sided printing cannot beselected
Paper size changes when the two-sided printingoption is selected
Binding margin is in the wrong place
Only one side of the page prints when thetwo-sided printing option is enabled
Colors look faded
10.3.6 Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory withSmall Paper Tray specifications
Dimensions when attached to printer
Duplexing specifications
Small paper tray specifications
11 Supplies
11.1 Paper
HP Bright White Inkjet Paper
HP Premium Paper
HP Brochure & Flyer Paper, Matte
HP Brochure & Flyer Paper, Gloss
HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, Gloss
HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, Matte
HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper (withtear-off tab)
HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Matte
HP Photo Paper, Glossy (with tear-offtab)
HP Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy (withtear-off tab)
HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss (withtear-off tab)
HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss
HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy
HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy (withtear-off tab)
HP Matte Greeting Cards, White,Quarter-Fold
HP Matte Greeting Cards, White,Half-Fold
HP Photo Greeting Cards, Half-Fold
HP Textured Greeting Cards, Ivory,Half-Fold
HP Textured Greeting Cards, Cream,Half-Fold
HP Textured Greeting Cards, White,Half-Fold
HP Linen Greeting Cards, White,Half-Fold
HP Linen Greeting Cards, Ivory,Half-Fold
HP Iron-On Transfers (for whitefabrics)
HP Iron-On Transfers for Dark Fabric
HP Banner Paper
HP Matte Photo and Project Paper
HP Glossy CD/DVD Labels
HP Matte CD/DVD Labels
11.2 USB cables
11.3 Accessories
Automatic Two-Sided PrintingAccessory
Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with SmallPaper Tray
250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory
12 Specifications
12.1 Printer specifications
12.2 Environmental statement
Reduction and elimination
Recycling
Energy consumption
12.3 Print cartridge recovery
13 Notices
13.1 Notices and acknowledgements
Hewlett-Packard company notices
Acknowledgements
13.2 Terms and conventions
Terms
Cautions, warnings, and notes
HP Deskjet 6543 Color Inkjet Printer
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