HP DeskJet 6980 Inkjet Features, FAQ, Troubleshooting
Features
Up to 4800 optimized dpi andPrint Speeds up to 36 ppm black/27 ppm color
Direct Photo Printing without a PC from PictBridge-enabled Cameras
Wi-Fi Wireless Capability and Wired Ethernet Printing and Print Sharing
Print Laser-Quality Black and True-to-Life Photos with HP Vivera Inks
14.04" lbs. (WxLxH) 17.70" x 14.50" x 5.70"
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Review 1
Header: Painful Installation
Reviewed By: NYC Customer
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2006
Considering how long and difficult it was to set up and install this printer, it better be the best device ever invented! I have installed hard drives and loaded operating systems in less time with fewer headaches than setting up this printer.
I wanted this printer to work on my network which is wired and wireless, with a PC and a MAC. According to all my research, this was do-able. I did get it all to work, but it was a painful ordeal that took two days.
The documentation is terrible. It comes with about six manuals and pamphlets, and not one of them accurately represents any of the true set-up instructions, screen shots or procedures. With enough trial and error, you eventually figure out what works and what doesn't. You cannot allow any program of any type to run in the background while you are installing the software. Nothing. If you have automatic updates scheduled that you've forgotten about, they will crash the install. If you aren't disconnected from the Internet, you will crash the install. If you breathe wrong, you will crash the install. And crashing the install will require at least two re-boots to remove the software and start over. Even after you get the software installed, if it isn't configured EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY right, it won't work, and no diagnostic will tell you what you did wrong. The only way to fix it is to un-install and start over.
OK, point made. My other complaint is that there is no output "catch tray" for printed copies. They just kind of fall out onto the desk or whatever. Dumb design.
The buttons on the front of the printer are not explained anywhere in the manuals that come with the printer. The only way to figure them out is to go online and look them up in the online documentation. Even that documentation is sorely lacking. It goes into great detail about the difference in the types of wireless frequencies, but doesn't tell you nearly enough about how to configure the communications parameters to work with your wireless router. Imagine looking up a recipe to bake a cake and halfway through, it starts telling you how flour is made.
It is indeed much quieter than my previous HP printer, and even has a "quiet mode" to mute it more. The envelope function appears to work better, although you do get an error message when you use it. Once you click through it, it prints fine, so I'm not exactly sure why the error message.
Is it a good printer worth the money? Too soon to tell. I'm still licking my wounds from setting it up.
Supplies:
HP 96 Black Inkjet Cartridge (21 ml)
HP 95 Tri Color Inkjet Cartridge (7 ml)
HP 99 Photo Inkjet Cartridge (13 ml)
Premium Refill Kit (Color) to Refill C8766 (HP 95) and C9363 (HP 97)
Premium Refill Kit (Black) to Refill C8767 (HP 96)
Premium Refill Kit (Gray) to Refill C9368 (HP 100)
Premium Refill Kit (Photo) to Refill C9369 (HP 99)
Remanufactured HP C8767WN (HP 96) Premium High Yield Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM HP C8767WN (HP 96) Premium Ink Cartridge (Black)
Original New OEM HP C9363WN (HP 97) Premium Ink Cartridge (Color)
Original New OEM HP C9368AN (HP 100) Premium Ink Cartridge (Gray)
Original New OEM HP C9369WN (HP 99) Premium Ink Cartridge (Photo Color)
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Review 2
Header: Works Wireless As Advertised
Reviewed By: Mike Crane
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2006
I've had this printer for about 6 months and its been great. I'm not very technical but I got a wireless router going in the house for a laptop that we move around. I assumed getting this printer to work on the wireless network would be a problem, but the setup went fine using a wireless laptop (running the HP setup CD) and the printer hard wired into my ethernet connection per the instructions (they include the cord to do this). Once it was all lined up, I simply unplugged the printer from the ethernet and it worked great wirelessly. We have it tucked into a cabinet where it's hidden and the wireless laptop prints to it without a problem. One time it wasn't working so I pulled it out and ran throught the set up again with it plugged into the wall and its run fine wirelessly ever since. The print quality seems great also, but all we have printed are web pages and a few word documents.
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