Optimizing print quality for media types ............................................................................................. 17
Guidelines for using media ................................................................................................................. 18
Paper ................................................................................................................................. 18
Labels ................................................................................................................................ 18
Label construction ............................................................................................. 19
Transparencies .................................................................................................................. 19
Envelopes .......................................................................................................................... 19
Envelope construction ....................................................................................... 19
Envelopes with double-side seams ................................................................... 19
Envelopes with adhesive strips or flaps ............................................................ 20
Envelope storage .............................................................................................. 20
Cardstock and heavy media .............................................................................................. 20
Cardstock construction ...................................................................................... 20
Cardstock guidelines ......................................................................................... 21
Letterhead and preprinted forms ....................................................................................... 21
Choosing paper and other media ....................................................................................................... 22
HP media ........................................................................................................................... 22
Media to avoid ................................................................................................................... 22
Media that might damage the printer ................................................................................. 22
Loading media into the input trays ..................................................................................................... 24
Priority feed slot ................................................................................................................. 24
150-sheet main input tray .................................................................................................. 24
Printing an envelope ........................................................................................................................... 25
Printing multiple envelopes ................................................................................................................ 27
Printing on transparencies or labels ................................................................................................... 29
Printing on letterhead and preprinted forms ....................................................................................... 30
Printing on custom-size media and cardstock .................................................................................... 31
Printing on both sides of the paper (manual two-sided printing) ........................................................ 32
Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing) ..................................................... 34
Printing booklets ................................................................................................................................. 35
Printing watermarks ............................................................................................................................ 37
3 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Cleaning the printer ............................................................................................................................ 40
Cleaning the print cartridge area ....................................................................................... 40
Cleaning the printer media path ......................................................................................... 41
Changing the pickup roller .................................................................................................................. 43
Cleaning the pickup roller ................................................................................................................... 46
Changing the printer separation pad .................................................................................................. 47
Redistributing toner ............................................................................................................................ 49
Changing the print cartridge ............................................................................................................... 51
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