9 Printer software..................................................................................................43
Print settings ........................................................................................................43
Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.3) ...................................................................44
Manage the printer (Mac OS X 10.2) ...................................................................45
View and change the status of a print job (Mac OS X 10.3) ................................45
View and change the status of a print job (Mac OS X 10.2) ................................46
10 Maintenance........................................................................................................47
Install print cartridges ..........................................................................................47
Set the auto-off feature ........................................................................................50
Align the print cartridges ......................................................................................50
Calibrate color .....................................................................................................50
Automatically clean print cartridges .....................................................................50
Print a test page ..................................................................................................51
View estimated ink levels .....................................................................................51
Maintain the printer body .....................................................................................51
Remove ink from your skin and clothing ..............................................................51
Manually clean print cartridges ............................................................................52
Maintain print cartridges ......................................................................................53
HP Printer Utility ..................................................................................................54
11 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................55
Printer does not print ...........................................................................................55
Paper jam ............................................................................................................56
Paper problems ...................................................................................................57
Paper mismatch ...................................................................................................58
Printer is stalled ...................................................................................................59
Print cartridge problems ....................................................................................... 59
Photos do not print correctly ................................................................................61
PictBridge problems ............................................................................................63
Print quality is poor ..............................................................................................65
Document is misprinted .......................................................................................67
Problems with borderless documents ..................................................................67
Error messages ...................................................................................................72
Printer lights are on or flashing ............................................................................73
Document prints slowly ........................................................................................77
If you continue to have problems .........................................................................77
12 Supplies...............................................................................................................78
Paper ...................................................................................................................78
USB cables ..........................................................................................................78
13 Specifications ....................................................................................................79
Printer specifications ...........................................................................................79
14 Environmental information................................................................................80
Environmental statement .....................................................................................80
Print cartridge recovery ........................................................................................ 81
Index...........................................................................................................................83
2 HP Deskjet 5900 series
