how do i set up h/p office jet pro 8500

it is a model pro 8500 office jet

It says at http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12695-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=63814&messageID=1184327&start=0

"Don't need to load drivers ...
    ... with a mainstream distro like Ubuntu. Just plug the printer in and turn it on. If you need advanced features you only need to install the HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HLIP) packages available in the Ubuntu software repositories.

    No searching for drivers, no downloading and installing 200+ MB applications, no virus scanning since the Ubuntu packages are signed binaries. And people still say that Linux is too "difficult" to use. "

Alternatively it says at http://forums.linux-foundation.org/read.php?20,10184

Concerning: HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909g compressing to half-width

"I had the same problem but it was solved when I declared the printer as
HP OfficeJet Pro 1175C Foomatic/pcl3.

It works fine now. "

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