HP Deskjet 952c Printer - Print Dialog Box

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General

General

is the default panel selected in the Print dialog box. This panel lets you

select the number of copies you want to print, whether you want to print the entire
document or select pages, and whether you want to print from the front of your
document or begin printing from the end forward.

You may also access the following print-control panels from the

General

menu:

•

Paper Type/Quality

(see “Paper Type/Quality” on page 9)

•

Layout

(see “Layout” on page 9)

•

Color

(see “Color” on page 10)

•

Background Printing

(see “Background Printing” on page 11)

•

Ink Controls

allows you to adjust the ink volume and dry time.

Click to display a list of other
print-control panels.

Enter the number
of copies you want
to print.

Indicate whether you want to start
printing from the first page or from
the last page.

This area displays options set in other
Print panels.

If you don’t want to print the entire document,
enter the beginning and ending page numbers
you want to print.

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Paper Type/Quality

Layout

This dialog box allows you to specify the number of pages printed on each sheet
of paper, or to print a poster by specifying the number of pages printed across and
down.

Choose from a wide
range of paper types.

Print Quality

Draft

: Quick printing

Normal

: Everyday

printing

Best

: Highest quality

High Res Photo

: Photo

quality when photo
media and

Best

are

selected.

Choose the number of
pages (1, 2, or 4) to print
on each sheet. OR
Print a poster:
Choose the size of your
poster by choosing the
number of pages across
and down (

2x2

,

3x3

, or

4x4

).

Check to print a border
around each page.

Check here to print on
both sides of the paper.

If you check

Print Both Sides

, choose

appropriate

Binding

(side or top).

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Color

Your HP DeskJet 900 Series printer uses HP’s Color Matching technology to
intelligently analyze each element on a page—text, graphics, and photographs—
and provide the best color output.

HP Color Matching

is the default

Image

setting on the Color panel. While you

can adjust saturation, brightness, and color tone with the sliders that appear when
you choose this option, the center position of the sliders is optimized for most
printing uses and types of media.

The

ColorSync

setting can be used for color matching with other components

using the ColorSync matching system.

Grayscale

prints in shades of gray. With this setting, you also have the option to

optimize printing for fax and photocopy.

Black & White

prints only in black and white (no color, no gray).

Choose:
•

HP Color Matching

(default)

•

ColorSync

•

Grayscale

(print in shades

of gray)

•

Black & White

(no color)

Slide to adjust:
• Saturation
• Brightness
• Color Tone

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Background Printing

Choose

Background

if you want to continue working while printing takes place. If

you choose

Foreground

printing, printing will be faster, but you won’t be able to

work on other tasks until the printing is complete.

Choose:
•

Background

to

continue working
while printing

•

Foreground

for

faster printing

Click the button that
matches the desired
timing for your print
job

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The following table describes additional features available when using
background printing. To access these features from the desktop, double-click
the

DeskJet 950C

printer icon.

Background

Printing Options

Instructions

Delete a print job

• Select the

job title

or icon, then click the

Trash

icon.

or
• Drag the document’s icon to the Trash on your desktop.
These methods delete only the print job, not the document itself.

Hold/pause a print job

• Select the

job title

or icon, then click the

Pause

button.

The print request will pause until you select its title again and
click the

Resume

button.

or
• Drag the document icon to the

Waiting to Print

list of

documents.

Mark a print request
“Urgent”

• Select the

job title

or icon, then click the

small clock

.

• In the dialog box that appears, click

Urgent

. This moves the

print request to the top of your print list.

Print at a specific time

• Select the

job title

or icon, then click the

small clock

.

• In the dialog box that appears, click

At Time

, then set the

time

and

date

to print.

Sort/change the order
of print jobs

• From the

View

menu, choose the

title of the column

by which

you want to sort or choose.

• To see and change the print order, sort by

Print Time

.

• Drag and drop the print

job title

to the desired place in the list.

Stop and restart
printing

• Choose

Stop Print Queue

from the

Printing

menu.

• To resume printing, choose

Start Print Queue

.

This is a good way to save print requests when using a PowerBook
while away from your printer.

Change printers

To move a print job from one printer to another printer of the
same type:
• Drag the

icon

for the print request to the icon of the

desired

printer

.

If you’re not sure whether the two printers are of the same type,
try moving the print request anyway; the printer software won’t let
you move a print request to an incompatible printer.