HP 8610 E Owners Manual

							HP EcoSolutions (HP and the Environment)
Hewlett-Packard is committed to helping you optimize your environmental footprint and empowering
you to print responsibly—a t home or in the office.
For more detailed information about environmental guidelines th at HP follows during the
manufacturing process, see 
Environmental product stewardship program on page 177. For more
information about HP's environmental initiatives, visit 
www.hp.com/ecosolutions.
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Manage Power
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Optimize Printing Supplies
Manage Power
To conserve electricity, the pri nter comes with the following f eatures.
You can also turn the features o n or off from the printer software or Embedded web server (EWS).
To open the printer software, see 
Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 37.
To open the EWS, see 
Embedded web server on page 118.
Sleep mode Power usage is reduced while in  Sleep mode. After initial setup, the printer goes into low-power mode
after 5 minutes of inactivity.
To change the time to Sleep mode:
1. From the printer control  panel display, touch 
 (ECO).
2. Touch  Sleep, and then touch the desired option.
NOTE: If you change your count ry or region from the printer control p anel, the time to sleep mode is
automatcially set to the default, which is 5 minutes.
Schedule On and Off
Use this feature to automaticall y save energy during evenings a nd weekends. For example, you can
schedule the printer  to turn on at 8 a.m. and turn off at 8 p.m . from Monday to Friday. In this way, you
will save energy during the night  and weekends.
To configure the printer's Sc hedule On and Off feature:
1. From the printer control  panel display, touch 
 (ECO).
2. Touch  Schedule On and Off .
3. Touch  Schedule On  and Schedule Off  to set the time to turn  the printer on and off.
CAUTION:Always turn off the printer  properly, using either Sleep Mode, Schedule On and Off , or 
(the Power button).
If you incorrectly turn the print er off, the print carriage might not return to the correct pos ition, causing
problems with the ink cartridg es and print quality issues.
Optimize Printing Supplies
To optimize printing supplies such as ink and paper, try the following:
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							●Optimize paper usage by printin
g on both sides of the paper.
● Save ink and paper when printing 
web content with HP Smart Print. For more information, visit
www.hp.com/go/smartprint.
● Change the print mode to a draft setting. The draft setting use
s less ink.
● Do not clean the printhead unneces
sarily. Doing so wastes ink and shortens the life of the
cartridges.
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							Understand the printer parts
This section contains the following topics:
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Front view
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Printing supplies area
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Back view
Front view
1 Document feeder paper-width guides
2 Document feeder tray
3 Scanner glass
4 Control panel display
5 Output tray
6 Output tray extender
7 Main input tray
8 Front USB port
9 Power button
10 Near field communication (NFC)
NOTE: This feature is available with some models of the printer.
11 Document feeder tray
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							Printing supplies area
1 Ink cartridge access door
2 Ink cartridges
3 Printhead
4 Printhead latch
NOTE:Printing supplies should be kept in the printer to prevent poss ible print quality issues or
printhead damage. Avoid removing  supplies for extended periods of time. Do not turn off the printer
when a cartridge is missing.
Back view
1 Fax port (2-EXT)
2 Fax port (1-LINE)
3 Ethernet network port
4 Rear USB port
5 Power input
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							Use the printer control panel
This section contains the following topics:
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Overview of buttons and lights
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Control panel display icons
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Change printer settings
Overview of buttons and lights
The following diagram and relat ed table provides a quick reference to the printer control panel
features.
Label Name and Description
1 Wireless status light: Blue ligh t indicates a wireless connection. Touch 
 (Wireless) to turn on or off the printer wireless
capabilities.
2 Home button: Returns to the home screen from any other screen.
3 Control panel display: Touch the screen to select menu options.  For addition menu options, touch and slide your finger
across the screen.
For information about the icons  that appear on the display, see  
Control panel display icons on page 9.
4 Back button: Returns to the previous menu.
5 Help button: Opens the Help menu.
Control panel display icons
Icon Purpose
Shows that a wired network connect ion exists and also provides easy access to the network status screen.
Displays wireless status and menu options. For more information , see Set up the printer for wireless communication
on page 106.
NOTE:
 (Ethernet) and  (Wireless) do not display at the same time. Showing the Ethernet icon or the wireless icon
depends on the way your printer is connected to network. If the network connection of the printer has not been set up, by
default, the printer cont rol panel display shows 
 (Wireless).
Turn on (with and without security) or off wireless direct. If  turning on wireless direct with security, then you can also
display the wireless direct name and security password.
Displays a screen where you can  configure the product power saving settings features.
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							Icon Purpose
Touch the icon to display the Web Services Settings where you can view the printer's email address and make ePrint
settings.
For more information, see 
HP ePrint on page 91.
Displays a screen where you can  make copies or select other options.
Displays a screen where you can  send a fax, or choose fax settings.
Displays a screen where you can  make a scan, or change scan settings.
Displays a screen where you can use print apps.
Displays the Setup screen for generating reports, changing fax  and other maintenance settings, and accessing the Help
screen.
Provides more information about the printer features.
Displays a screen where you can  see information about the ink cartridges, including fill levels. This icon has a red border
when an ink cartridge needs attention.
NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicato rs provide estimates for plannin g purposes only. When you receive a low-ink
warning message, consider having  a replacement cartridge available to avoid possible printing delays. You do not need to
replace cartridges until prompted to do so.
Displays the status of the Auto Answer function. Touch  Auto Answer to turn it on or off. For more information, see Set the
answer mode (Auto answer) on page 77.
Change printer settings
Use the control panel to change the printer function and settings, print reports, or get help for the
printer.
TIP:If the printer is connected to a computer, you can also change  the printer settings using the
printer management tools.
For more information abo ut these tools, see 
Printer management tools on page 115.
To change settings for a function
The Home screen of the control panel display shows the availabl e functions for the printer.
1. From the control panel display,  touch and slide your finger acr oss the screen and then touch the
icon to select the  desired function.
2. After selecting a function, touch  and scroll through the available settings, and then touch the
setting you want to change.
3. Follow the prompts on the control  panel display to change the settings.
NOTE:Touch  (Home) to return to the Home screen.
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							To change the printer settingsTo change the printer settings o r print reports, use the options available on the  Setup Menu screen.
1. From the printer contr ol panel display, touch and slide your finger across the screen and then
touch  Setup.
2. Touch and scroll through the screens.
3. Touch the screen items to se lect screens or options.
NOTE:Touch  (Home) to return to the Home screen.
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							HP Digital Solutions
The printer includes a collection of digital solutions that can help you simplify and streamline your
work. These digital soluti ons include the following:
● HP Digital Filing (including Sca
n to Network Folder and Scan to  Email)
● HP Digital Fax (including Fax to Network Folder and Fax to Emai
l)
This section contains the following topics:
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What are HP Digital Solutions?
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Requirements
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Set up HP Digital Solutions
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Use the HP Digital Solutions
What are HP Digital Solutions?
HP Digital Solutions are a set o f tools provided with this printer that can help improve your office
productivity.
HP Digital Filing
HP Digital Filing provides robust , general-office scanning—as well as basic, versatile, document-
management capabilities— for multiple users over a network. With  HP Digital Filing, you can simply
walk up to the printer, select the options on the printer control panel, and either scan documents
directly to computer folders on your network or quickly share t hem with business partners as email
attachments—and all without using additional scanning software.
These scanned documents can be se nt to a shared network folder for personal or group access or to
one or more email addresses for  quick sharing. In addition, you can configure specific scan settings
for each scan destinat ion, allowing you to make sure that the b est settings are being used for each
specific task.
HP Digital Fax
Never lose important faxes mispl aced within a stack of paper pages again!
With HP Digital Fax, you can sav e incoming, black-and-white faxes to a computer folder on your
network for easy sharing and stor age, or you can forward faxes through email—allowing you to
receive important faxes from anyw here while working away from the office.
In addition, you can turn off f ax printing altogether — saving  money on paper and ink, as well as
helping reduce paper consumption and waste.
Requirements
Before you set up the HP Digital Solutions, make sure you have the following:
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							For all HP Digital Solutions●A network connection
The printer can be connected either through a wireless connecti
on or using an Ethernet cable.
NOTE:If the printer is connected usin g a USB cable, you scan documen ts to a computer or
attach scans to an email message using the HP software. For mor e information, see 
Scan an
original on page 56. You can receive faxes to your computer using HP Digital Fax. For more
information, see 
Receive faxes using HP Digital Fax on page 71.
● The HP software
HP recommends that you
 set up HP Digital Solutions using the HP  software provided with the
printer.
TIP: If you would like to set up HP Dig ital Solutions without installing the HP software, you can
use the printer’s embedded web server.
For Scan to Network Folder, Fax to Network Folder
●An active network connection.
 You must be connected to the network.
● An existing Windows (SMB) shared folder
For information about finding the computer name, see the docume
ntation for your operating
system.
● The network address for the folder
On computer running Windows, net
work addresses are usually written in this format: \\mypc
\sharedfolder
● The name of the computer where the folder is located
For information about finding the computer name, see the docume
ntation for your operating
system.
● Appropriate privileges 
on the shared folder
You must have write access to the folder.
● A username and password for the shared folder (if necessary)
For example, the Windows or OS X
 username and password used to log onto the network.
NOTE:HP Digital Filing does not su pport Active Directory.
For Scan to Email, Fax to Email
●A valid email address
● Outgoing SMTP server information
● An active Internet connection
If you are setting up Scan to Ema il or Fax to Email on a computer running Windows, the setup wizard
can automatically detect the email settings for the following e mail applications:
● Microsoft Outlook 2003–2007 (Win
dows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7)
● Outlook Express (Windows XP)
● Windows Mail (W
indows Vista)
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							●Mozilla Thunde
rbird (Windows XP, Windows Vista,  and Windows 7)
● Qualcomm Eudora (version 7.0 and
 above) (Windows XP and Windows  Vista)
● Netscape (version 7.0) (Windows XP)
However, if your email applicati on is not listed above, you can still set up and use Scan to Email and
Fax to Email if your  email application meet s the requirements listed in this section.
Set up HP Digital Solutions
You can set up HP Digital Solutions using the HP software provi ded with the printer—either using
software wizards that you can open from the HP printer software  (Windows) or HP Utility (OS X).
TIP:You can also use the printer's EWS to set up the HP Digital Sol utions. For more information
about using the EWS, see 
Embedded web server on page 118.
NOTE: If you are using the printer in a n IPv6-only network environmen t, you must set up the digital
solutions using the EWS.
This section contains the following topics:
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Set up HP Digital Filing
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Set up HP Digital Fax
Set up HP Digital Filing
To set up HP Digital Filing, fo llow the appropriate instructions.
NOTE:You can also use these steps to  change settings in the future.
This section contains the following topics:
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Set up Scan to Network Folder
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Set up Scan to Email
Set up Scan to Network Folder You can configure up to 10 desti nation folders for each printer.
NOTE:To use Scan to Network Folder, yo u must have created and configured the folder you are
using on a computer co nnected to the network. You cannot create a folder from the printer's control
panel. Also, make sure the folder  preferences are set to provide read and write access. For more
information about creating folde rs on the network and setting folder preferences, see the
documentation for your operating system.
After you finish setting up Scan  to Network Folder, the HP software automatically saves the
configurations to the printer.
To set up Scan to Network Folder, complete the following steps  for your operating system.
To set up Scan to Network Folder  from the printer software (Windows)
1. Open the HP printer software. For more information, see 
Open the HP printer software
(Windows) on page 37.
2. Go to the  Scan section under  Print, Scan & Fax, and then double-click  Scan to Network Folder
Wizard.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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