HP Deskjet 6500 Printer series - (Windows) User's Guide

8 Maintenance

• Auto-off

• Installing print cartridges

• Aligning print cartridges

• Calibrating color

• Automatically cleaning print cartridges

• Manually cleaning the print cartridges

• Printing a test page

• View estimated ink levels

• Removing ink from skin and clothing

• Maintaining print cartridges

• Maintaining the printer body

• Printer toolbox

8.1 Auto-off

Use the Auto-off feature to place the printer in a low-power, energy-efficient mode

after it has been idle for 30 minutes. To turn on the printer, press the Power button.

Follow these steps to activate the Auto-off feature:

1. Open the printer Toolbox.

2. Click the Configuration tab.

3. Select the Activate the Hardware Auto-off feature check box.

4. Close the Printer Toolbox.

8.2 Installing print cartridges

Print cartridges

Print cartridge combinations

For printing most documents, use the tri-color print cartridge and the black print

cartridge. When printing photos, you can use either the photo print cartridge or the