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HP Deskjet 6540 Printer series - Ink back-up mode
HP Deskjet 6540 Printer series > Ink back-up mode
- 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)
- 3.3 Print Cartridge Status lights (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
- 3.4 Print Quality Selector button (HPDeskjet 6540-50 series)
- 3.5 Paper trays (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
- 3.6 Envelope slot (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
- 3.7 Print cartridges
- 3.8 Ink-backup mode
- 3.9 Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
- 4 Getting started (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
- 5 Connecting to the printer
- 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
- 6.1 Printing photos (HP Deskjet 6540-50series)
- 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)
- 7.1 Printing photos (HP Deskjet 6520 series)
- 8 Maintenance
- 8.1 Auto-off
- 8.2 Installing print cartridges
- 8.3 Aligning print cartridges
- 8.4 Calibrating color
- 8.5 Automatically cleaning printcartridges
- 8.6 Manually cleaning the printcartridges
- 8.7 Printing a test page
- 8.8 View estimated ink levels
- 8.9 Removing ink from skin andclothing
- 8.10 Maintaining print cartridges
- 8.11 Maintaining the printer body
- 8.12 Printer toolbox
- 8.13 Buttons and lights
- 9 Troubleshooting
- 9.1 Printer is not printing
- 9.2 Paper jam
- 9.3 Paper problems
- 9.4 Print quality is poor
- 9.5 Document is misprinted
- 9.6 Photos are not printingcorrectly
- 9.7 Banners are not printingcorrectly
- 9.8 Borderless printing problems
- 9.9 Error messages
- Out of paper message
- 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
- 9.11 Document prints slowly
- 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
- 10.1 Automatic Two-Sided PrintingAccessory (duplexer)
- 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
- 11.1 Paper
- 12 Specifications
- 13 Notices
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