HP Deskjet 3822 Color Inkjet Printer - using printer software with Mac OS X

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using printer software with Mac OS X

The printer is controlled by software installed on the computer. For instructions on using the printer

software, select one of the following topics:

using the page setup dialog box

using the print dialog box

using the print center

Mac OS X Classic is a Mac OS X feature that allows applications built for Mac OS 9.x to run on a Mac OS

X computer. Mac OS X Classic applications have a Mac OS 9.x interface. For more information, see

using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic

.

using the page setup dialog box

Use the Page Setup dialog box to modify a document's layout.

displaying the page setup screen

To display the Page Setup screen, open the software program used to create the document, then select

File

>

Page Setup

.

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The following options are available on the Page Setup dialog box.

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1.

Settings

: Choose one of the following:

Page Attributes

: To set print options for the document.

Application Attributes

: To set print options specific to the application being used.

Summary:

To view the print settings for the document.

2.

Format for

: Select the printer name.

3.

Paper Size

: Select the paper size.

4.

Orientation

: Click the appropriate icon for the page orientation.

5.

Scale

: Reduce or enlarge a document image:

Enter a number from 25-99 to reduce a document image.

Enter a number from 101 to 500 to enlarge a document image.

using the print dialog box

Use the Print dialog box to modify print settings for the document you are printing. The options displayed

depend on the panel selected.

displaying the print dialog box

To display the Print dialog box, open the document you want to print, then select

File

>

Print

.

menu and buttons

Use the menu and buttons for these functions:

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1.

Printer

: If necessary, select the printer.

2.

Presets

: Select a group of saved print options.

3.

Panel Menu

: Click the menu to select different panels:

Copies and Pages

,

Layout

,

Output Options

,

Paper Type/ Quality

, an application-specific panel, or a summary of print settings for the document.

4.

?

:

Click to view Mac Help

.

5.

Preview

: Click to see a preview of the printed document.

6.

Cancel

: Click to close the Print dialog box without printing.

7.

Print

: Click to print the document.

copies and pages

Use the Copies and Pages panel for these functions:

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1.

Copies

: Enter the number of copies to be printed.

2.

Collated

: Select to collate if printing multiple copies.

3.

Pages

: Choose one of the following:

Click

All

to print the entire document.

To print a range of pages, click

From

then enter the first page to print in the

From:

box and

the last page to print in the

To:

box.

layout

Use the Layout panel for these functions:

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1.

Pages per Sheet

: Select how many pages to print on each sheet of paper.

2.

Layout Direction

: Select the option for how multiple pages are arranged on a sheet of paper.

3.

Border

: Select the border to appear around each page.

output options

Use the Output Options panel for these functions:

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1.

Save as File

: Select to print to file.

2.

Format

: Select either

PDF

or

PS (PostScript)

.

paper type/quality

Use the Paper Type/Quality panel for these functions:

1.

Paper

: Click to select the following options:

Paper Type:

Select the paper type desired.

Quality:

Select one of the following print speed and quality options:

Best

,

Normal

,

Draft

,

and

High Resolution Photo

.

Best

provides the best print quality at the slowest printing

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speed. The print speed increases and the print quality lessens with

Normal.

Draft

provides

draft quality at the fastest printing speed.

High Resolution photo

provides 4800 x 1200

optimized dpi printing (available with certain photo paper types when

Best

mode is

selected).

Color:

Select the color setting.

2.

Color Options

: Click to set saturation, brightness, and color tone.

3.

Ink:

Click to set ink density.

using the print center

Use the Print Center to:

Manage available printers

Select a default printer

Add a printer

Manage print jobs

displaying the print center

Follow these steps to display the Print Center:

1. Click

Applications

in the Finder window.

2. Select the

Utilities

folder.

3. Select the

Print Center

icon.

managing available printers

Use the Print Center to manage available printers:

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1.

Name Column

: Click a printer name to select the printer.

2.

Blue Bullet

: Indicates default printer.

3.

Delete

: Select a printer, then click

Delete

to remove the printer from the computer.

4.

Add Printer

: See

adding a printer

.

selecting a default printer

Follow these steps to set the printer as the computer's default printer:

1. Open the Print Center.

For instructions on opening the Print Center, see

using the print center

.

2. Click the printer name.

3. Do one of the following:

Select

Printers

>

Make Default

Press

Command

+

d

A blue bullet appears next to the printer name to indicate that it is the default printer.

adding a printer

Follow these steps to add a printer to your computer:

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1. Open the Print Center.

For instructions on opening the Print Center, see

using the print center

.

2. Click the

Add Printer

button.

The Add Printer List dialog box appears.

3. Select the printer name from the printer list.

4. Click the

Add

button.

managing print jobs

Use the Print Center to manage print jobs.

1. Open the Print Center.

For instructions on opening the Print Center, see

using the print center

.

2. Select the printer.

The print queue appears.

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3. Click a print job to select it.

4. Use the buttons to manage the print job as desired:

Delete

: Cancels the selected print job.

Hold

: Pauses the selected print job.

Resume

: Restarts a paused print job.

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