hp deskjet 3500 series user's guide

managing the printer

Managing the printer includes the following tasks:

choosing the printer

Follow these steps to choose the printer:

  1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

  2. Click the HP printer icon in the left side of the Chooser dialog box.

  3. Click the HP printer name in the right side of the Chooser dialog box.

  4. Close the Chooser.

setting the printer as your default printer

Setting the printer as your computer's default printer will automatically route all print jobs to that printer.

You can select another printer for a particular document; however, switching printers may affect a document's formatting and pagination. If you select a printer, always check the document for changes in formatting and pagination before printing.

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

  1. Use Chooser to select the printer.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Click the menu bar printer icon at the top of the screen, then select the printer name.

    • Click the control strip printer icon, then select the printer name.

    • Click the desktop printer icon, then choose Set Default Printer from the Printing menu.

checking the status of the printer

The printer desktop icon shows you the status of the printer:

icon

meaning

Printer is idle and set as the default printer.

Printer is idle and not set as the default printer.

Printing on the default printer.

Printing stopped on the default printer.

Error on the default printer.

The printer driver is not available.