HP Deskjet 6988dt Printer - Select a paper type

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Select a paper type

To determine the paper type used for a printing job, select Automatic to use the automatic
paper-type sensor or select a specific paper type.

Use the automatic paper-type sensor

Automatic is the default paper-type setting. When it is used, the

auto paper-type

sensor

automatically selects the print settings that are appropriate for the media that you

are printing, particularly when HP paper and media are used.

Note

The Automatic Paper-Type Sensor cannot be used for documents that are

printed from the

250-Sheet Plain Paper Tray Accessory

.

Follow these steps to use the auto paper-type sensor:

1.

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2.

Click the

Printing Shortcuts

tab.

3.

In the

Paper type

drop-down list, click

Automatic

.

4.

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

OK

.

Note

Do not use the Automatic setting for high-quality printouts. Instead, select

a specific paper type.

Select a specific paper type

When printing a higher-quality document, HP recommends that you select a specific
paper type.
Follow these steps to select a specific paper type:
1.

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2.

Click the

Printing Shortcuts

tab.

3.

In the

Paper type

drop-down list, click an appropriate paper type.

4.

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

OK

.