Introduction: Get the most out of your printer

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If you need immediate assistance with your HP printer, visit HP Total Care for award-winning service and support.

In the meantime, keep reading to discover ways to get a long life of high-quality, cost-effective prints from your HP printer.

At the HP Support & Drivers page, you can easily locate and download the latest printer driver.

Once you’ve found the driver for your printer, click on the Download only button to download your driver.

Updating your printer driver is one of the quickest, easiest ways to ensure top results from your HP printer. (Your printer driver is the software that enables your computer and your printer to “talk” to one another.)

Ideal for those who want:

• Free, easy maintenance Updating your printer driver is a free, simple maintenance step that can provide you with continued high-quality results from your HP printer.
• Updated features An updated printer driver gives you access to the latest features and enhancements from HP.
• Compatibility Updating your printer driver will give you continued compatibility with new OS releases and hardware.

Get started:

• Learn all you need to know to download and install a printer driver.
• If you already understand what printer drivers are and are looking to update yours, you can locate and download the latest driver now.

Use this HP bt500 Bluetooth USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter to connect your printer to your Bluetooth-enabled devices.

With the HP Officejet Pro 8600A Premium e-All-in-One, you get all the extras built-in: wireless, automatic duplexing, and extra paper tray capacity.¹ Plus, print color documents at up to 50% lower cost per page than with lasers.²

With many HP printers and all-in-ones, you have the opportunity to add functionality to your printer with accessories:

Ideal for those who want:

• Wireless printing
  Start enjoying the benefits of wireless printing even if your current printer doesn’t feature built-in wireless capabilities.
• Printing on-the-go
  Learn more about taking advantage of HP printer accessories to print on-the-go from anywhere.
• Paper handling options
  Add automatic double-sided printing (duplexing) to an HP printer, or add a paper tray for increased paper capacity.

Get started:

• Get the right accessories for your HP printer, and learn more about the options available for your particular machine.

HP Photo Value Packs offer ink and paper in conveniently measured portions.

For copy-shop quality color documents, consider a printer like the HP Photosmart 6510 e-All-in-One, which accepts high-capacity (XL) individual ink cartridges.

Because HP ink and toner have been scientifically designed to work together with HP paper, you get the most vibrant, clear prints and documents from your HP printer when you use Original HP supplies.

Ideal for those who want:

• Reliability: A recent study showed that 72% of the refilled ink cartridges tested failed during use or right out of the box. Original HP ink cartridges worked every time.²
• Fade-resistance: Original HP inks help archived documents retain black text and color quality for decades without fading, even on plain papers³.
• Value: HP Photo Value Packs offer the ultimate in convenience and savings, packaging the right measure of photo paper and photo printing ink in a single package.
• Convenience: Because of their high capacity, HP XL ink cartridges need to be replaced less often, and offer a lower per-page cost.

Get started:

• Purchase HP Ink and toner, or HP paper now.

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