Contents
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Welcome
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Special features
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Get started
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Printer features .......................................................................................................6
Buttons and lights ...................................................................................................8
Paper trays ...........................................................................................................10
Photo/envelope feeder .........................................................................................12
Print cartridges .....................................................................................................15
Ink-backup mode ..................................................................................................16
Automatic paper-type sensor ...............................................................................17
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Connect to the printer
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USB ......................................................................................................................18
Wireless networking .............................................................................................19
Wired Ethernet networking ...................................................................................47
Bluetooth wireless printing ...................................................................................53
HP iPAQ Wi-Fi printing .........................................................................................57
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Print photos
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Print borderless photos ........................................................................................59
Print photos with a border ....................................................................................61
HP Real Life technologies ....................................................................................62
Photo print cartridge .............................................................................................63
Maximum dpi ........................................................................................................64
Advanced color settings .......................................................................................65
Color management ...............................................................................................66
Gray photo print cartridge .....................................................................................66
Exif Print ...............................................................................................................67
Store and handle photo paper ..............................................................................67
Save money when printing photos .......................................................................68
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Print photos from a digital camera
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Use a PictBridge camera ......................................................................................69
Use a Bluetooth camera phone ............................................................................71
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Print other documents
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E-mail ...................................................................................................................72
Letters ...................................................................................................................73
Documents ...........................................................................................................74
Envelopes .............................................................................................................75
Brochures .............................................................................................................76
Greeting cards ......................................................................................................77
Postcards ..............................................................................................................78
Transparencies .....................................................................................................79
Labels ...................................................................................................................80
Index cards and other small media ......................................................................82
Booklets ................................................................................................................83
Posters .................................................................................................................84
Iron-on transfers ...................................................................................................85
User's guide
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Banners ................................................................................................................86
CD/DVD tattoos ....................................................................................................87
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Printing tips
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Printing shortcuts ..................................................................................................90
Fast/economical printing .......................................................................................91
General everyday printing ....................................................................................91
Presentation printing ............................................................................................91
Print in grayscale ..................................................................................................91
Select a print quality .............................................................................................92
Set the page order ................................................................................................92
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper ...................................................93
Print a different first page .....................................................................................93
Print preview .........................................................................................................95
Set a custom paper size .......................................................................................95
Select a paper type ..............................................................................................96
Select a paper source ..........................................................................................96
Print task quick sets ..............................................................................................97
Automatic two-sided printing ................................................................................99
Manual two-sided printing ..................................................................................101
Resize a document .............................................................................................105
Watermarks ........................................................................................................107
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Printer software
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Printer Properties dialog box ..............................................................................109
What's This? help ...............................................................................................109
Ink Status window ...............................................................................................109
Download printer software updates ....................................................................110
10 Maintenance
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Install print cartridges .........................................................................................112
Set the auto-off feature .......................................................................................115
Align the print cartridges .....................................................................................115
Calibrate color ....................................................................................................116
Automatically clean print cartridges ....................................................................116
Print a test page .................................................................................................116
View estimated ink levels ...................................................................................116
Maintain the printer body ....................................................................................117
Remove ink from your skin and clothing ............................................................117
Manually clean print cartridges ...........................................................................117
Maintain print cartridges .....................................................................................118
Printer Toolbox ...................................................................................................119
11 Troubleshooting
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Ethernet problems ..............................................................................................121
Wireless communication problems .....................................................................123
Printer does not print ..........................................................................................127
Paper jam ...........................................................................................................128
Paper problems ..................................................................................................129
Paper mismatch ..................................................................................................130
Printer is stalled ..................................................................................................131
Print cartridge problems .....................................................................................131
Photos do not print correctly ...............................................................................133
PictBridge problems ...........................................................................................136
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HP Deskjet 6980 series
Bluetooth printing problems ................................................................................137
Banners do not print correctly ............................................................................138
Print quality is poor .............................................................................................139
Document is misprinted ......................................................................................140
Problems with borderless documents ................................................................141
Error messages ..................................................................................................145
Printer lights are on or flashing ...........................................................................147
Document prints slowly .......................................................................................149
If you continue to have problems .......................................................................150
HP support process ............................................................................................150
12 Accessories
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Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory (duplexer) .........................................151
250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray ...............................................................................159
Auto Two-Sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray ....................................166
13 Supplies
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Paper ..................................................................................................................176
USB cables .........................................................................................................176
Accessories ........................................................................................................176
14 Specifications
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Printer specifications ..........................................................................................177
15 Environmental information
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Environmental statement ....................................................................................178
Print cartridge recovery ......................................................................................179
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User's guide
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