Hi Everyone!
I'm pleased to report that I have my new HP Officejet Pro 8500+ up and
running and I can print from every computer connected to my network and
send faxes thus though as yet i've not tried or attempted to configure
Airprint for the Ipad, that's something I'll be looking at soon though I
don't think this will be a huge challenge.
I certainly think that these printers are worth the look, the
construction of these things is absolutely superb, nice tough heavy
plastic though be warned, they take up a large footprint on a desk.
The layout is simple, printer on the bottom with scanner and document
feeder on the top and a touch screen with the control panel on the right
front , obviously a person with no vision isn't going to get too much
joy out of the touch screen but - once the device is set up - the touch
screen can pretty much be forgotten about as much of the control of the
HP8500+ can be done from the HTML web interface.
First thing which needs to be done before the user can even get access
to the full device web Interface is to install the ink tanks, 6 in all
and the "black" tank is the bigger of the 6.
Then an "Installation wizard" appears on the screen so you'll need
sighted assistance to complete this.
The printer will "calibrate" itself during which time it is advised that
you install the software, I'm not sure whether this is manditory given
that the device is a network device but I installed the software onto
the main desktop computer anyway and had done with it.
After calibration is complete the device will check for updates so be
sure that your device is connected to your network via an ethernet
cable, I'm assuming you can update your device through the web Interface
at a later time.
The HP8500+ has Wi-Fi capabilities though I haven't enabled these yet.
We printed a couple of "test pages" with my sighted help remarking on
how good the colour depth and quality of print was.
I made prints from my Windows Desktop, Asus EEEPC, HP Notebook, Imac and
Macbook computers all without fuss.
Note to Mac users, to get the Mac to see this printer select the "add
Printer" option from the Pritners and Scaners option under system
preferences, your Mac will find the HP *500+ and ask if you wish to add
it, if you select "add" your Mac will download the necessary software
for your device, neat!
So that's about it on the subject of the HP 8500+, so much to discover
including the emailing of faxes etc.
Cheers
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