OFFICEJET 6500A

E710

User Guide

HP Officejet 6500A (E710)e-All-in-One series

User Guide

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Safety information

Always follow basic safety precautionswhen using this product to reduce riskof injury from fire or electric shock.1. Read and understand allinstructions in the documentation thatcomes with the printer.2. Observe all warnings andinstructions marked on the product.3. Unplug this product from walloutlets before cleaning.4. Do not install or use this productnear water, or when you are wet.5. Install the product securely on astable surface.6. Install the product in a protectedlocation where no one can step on ortrip over the line cord, and the linecord cannot be damaged.7. If the product does not operatenormally, see Solve a problem.8. There are no user-serviceable partsinside. Refer servicing to qualifiedservice personnel.

Contents

1 Get startedAccessibility................................................................................................................................9Eco-Tips....................................................................................................................................10Understand the printer parts.....................................................................................................10

Front view...........................................................................................................................10Printing supplies area.........................................................................................................11Back view............................................................................................................................11

Use the printer control panel....................................................................................................12Overview of buttons and lights...........................................................................................12Control-panel display icons................................................................................................13Change printer settings......................................................................................................14

Select the mode............................................................................................................14Change printer settings................................................................................................15

Finding the printer model number.............................................................................................15HP Digital Solutions..................................................................................................................15Select print media.....................................................................................................................15

Recommended papers for printing and copying.................................................................16Recommended papers for photo printing...........................................................................17Tips for selecting and using media.....................................................................................18

Load an original on the scanner glass......................................................................................18Load an original in the automatic document feeder (ADF).......................................................19Load media...............................................................................................................................20

Load standard-size media..................................................................................................20Load envelopes..................................................................................................................22Load cards and photo paper...............................................................................................22Load transparencies...........................................................................................................23Load custom-size media.....................................................................................................24

Insert a memory card................................................................................................................24Install the accessories (some models only)..............................................................................25

Install the duplexer.............................................................................................................25Turn on accessories in the printer driver............................................................................25

To turn on accessories on Windows computers...........................................................25To turn on accessories on Macintosh computers.........................................................25

Maintain the printer...................................................................................................................26Clean the scanner glass.....................................................................................................26Clean the exterior ..............................................................................................................26Clean the automatic document feeder (ADF).....................................................................27

Turn off the printer....................................................................................................................29

2 PrintPrint documents........................................................................................................................30

Print documents (Windows)................................................................................................31Print documents (Mac OS X)..............................................................................................31

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Print brochures.........................................................................................................................31Print brochures (Windows).................................................................................................31Print brochures (Mac OS X)................................................................................................32

Print on envelopes....................................................................................................................32Print on envelopes (Windows)............................................................................................32Print on envelopes (Mac OS X)..........................................................................................33

Print photos..............................................................................................................................33Print photos on photo paper (Windows).............................................................................33Print photos on photo paper (Mac OS X)...........................................................................33Print photos from a memory device ...................................................................................34Print DPOF photos..............................................................................................................35

Print on special and custom-size paper....................................................................................35Print on special or custom-size paper (Mac OS X).............................................................36Set up custom sizes (Mac OS X)........................................................................................36

Print borderless documents......................................................................................................36Print borderless documents (Windows)..............................................................................37Print borderless documents (Mac OS X)............................................................................37

3 ScanScan an original........................................................................................................................40

Scan to a computer............................................................................................................40Scan to a memory card.......................................................................................................41

Scan using Webscan................................................................................................................41Scanning documents as editable text.......................................................................................42

4 CopyCopy documents.......................................................................................................................43Change copy settings........................................