Help Index

This help file provides information on printer setup topics. Some print options may not apply to your printer model.

Help Topics

Default

EconoMode

Image Color Matching

Media

Media Size

Options

Orientation

Print Quality

Printout

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Default

Click the Default button to reset all printer settings to the factory default settings.

Setting	Default Setting

Printout:	Automatic (color printers),

Black Text (black-only printers)

Orientation:	Portrait

Print Quality:	Normal

Media:	Plain Paper

Media Size:	Letter (North America), A4 (Europe)

Image Color Matching:	Off (Unchecked)


EconoMode

Select Fast Print Quality mode and then press the Quality button on the printer control panel to print using less black ink (HP DeskJet 520 and 560C printers).


icm
Image Color Matching

Check the ICM checkbox to improve color consistency between the printer and other color devices connected to your system.


Media

Select the Media type setting that matches the media you are using:

Plain Paper

Use for bond or photocopy paper and envelopes.

 Transparency

Use for HP LX JetSeries Transparency Film. The printer waits several minutes between printing transparencies to allow sufficient drying time.

Transparency (Extra Dry Time)

Use in high humidity where transparencies may dry slowly. The printer stops printing after each transparency. Restart the printing process for each transparency by clicking OK in the dialog box.

HP Glossy Paper

Use HP LX JetSeries Glossy Paper to enhance color output. The printer waits several minutes between printing sheets to allow them to dry.

HP Glossy Paper (Extra Dry Time)

Use in high humidity where glossy pages may dry slowly. The printer stops printing after each sheet. Restart the printing process for each page by clicking OK in the dialog box.

HP CX JetSeries Paper

Use HP CX JetSeries Paper to enhance color output.

HP LX JetSeries Paper (Premier)

Use HP LX JetSeries Paper to enhance black or color output.

Use only listed media types in your printer.


Media Size

Letter	8 1/2 in. x 11 in. (US letter)

Legal	8 1/2 in. x 14 in. (US legal)

Executive	7 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in.  (US executive letter)

A4	210 mm x 297 mm (European letter)

No. 10 Envelope	4 1/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. (US No. 10 envelope)

DL Envelope	220 mm x 110 mm (European DL envelope)

See Also:

Envelope Orientation


Options

Click the Options button in the Printer Setup dialog box to select Intensity settings, Halftoning methods, and Color Options. The Options button is disabled in Automatic or Black Text Printout mode.


Orientation

Portrait	Prints across the width of the page (letter-style).

Landscape	Prints across the length of the page (spreadsheet-style).

See Also:

Envelope Orientation


Print Quality

Normal	Letter quality printing. Normal is the default setting for most Media.

Presentation	Highest quality printing. This mode prints slower than Normal mode for most documents.

Fast	Fast printing. This mode provides quicker return-to-application time for the HP DeskJet 520 and 560C printers.

For faster printing of drafts of color documents using the black print cartridge, select Fast with Black Text or Grayscale Printout mode.

See Also:

EconoMode


Printout

Automatic	This is the recommended setting. Automatic uses HP's ColorSmart technology to select the best Printout, Halftoning, Intensity, and Color Control settings for your documents.

Black Text	Use for documents that contain only black text.

Color Graphics	Use for documents that contain solid color graphics, such as graphs and charts.

Color Photo	Use for documents that contain complex color graphics, such as scanned images and photographs.

Grayscale	Use for documents that contain graphics to be printed in grayscale.

Use Grayscale mode to print color images as gray tones.


Envelope Orientation

The HP DeskJet 500 Series Printer Driver selects the correct orientation when you select an envelope media size. The Orientation controls in the Printer Setup dialog box are disabled.

You may need to select printing orientation in your software application. Application settings supersede driver settings selected in the HP Printer Setup dialog box.

Select Landscape orientation  for the HP DeskJet 510, 520, 540, 550C, and 560C printer models. Select Portrait orientation for the HP DeskJet 500 printer.


Help Index

This help provides information on printer driver options. Some options may not apply to your printer model.

Color Control

Default

Halftoning

Intensity


Color Control

Match Screen

Match Screen adjusts printed colors for the best match in appearance to your screen. Use for complex color graphics such as scanned images, photographs, and complex computer generated artwork.

Vivid Color

Use this setting to print clear and vivid colors for simple colored graphics. Use for simple, solid color graphics and applications supporting basic 8 colors (black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, and magenta).


Default

The Default button resets Options dialog settings to default values for the selected Printout mode. Options settings for other Printout modes are not changed.

Printout Mode	Halftoning	Intensity	Color Control

Automatic	Automatically selected	Automatically selected	Automatically selected

Black Text	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Grayscale	Scatter	Medium	Not Applicable

Color Graphics	Pattern	Medium	Vivid Color

Color Photo	Scatter	Medium	Match Screen


Halftoning

The halftoning method determines how dots are arranged to create a printed page.

Method	Recommended Use

Pattern	Color text.
Line graphics
Free-hand images.
 	Clip art images.
Business graphics.

Scatter	Complex graphic images.
Photographic images.
Scanned images.

Cluster	Photographic images.
Documents to be photocopied.


Intensity

The Intensity slider controls the amount of ink printed on a page. Move the slider to the left for lighter images, to the right for darker images. Intensity settings may affect color.