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i content s get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 quick refe rence .
contents ii printing proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 system r equirement s .
1 1 get started welcome Thank you for purchasing an H P Photosmart printer! With your new, easy- to-use, compact photo printer you can: • Print beautiful photos from your digital camera’s memory card withou t using a computer. • Print a photo index page that shows all the photos on your digital camera’s memory card.
get started 2 Your new printer co mes with the following documentation to help you get started and get the most out of your printer: • Setup Guide — C ontains quick and easy instruc tions in poster format to help you se t up your printer and i nstall the printer software.
get started 3 view the hp photo smart printer help • Windows PC: Fr om t he Start menu, choose Program s, Hewlett-P ackard, Photosmart Printer 130, 2 30, 7150, 7 34 5, 7 3 50, 7 5 50 , and HP Photo & Imagin g Direct or . F rom the HP Photo & Imaging Di rector , click Help .
get started 4 qui ck refere nce Printing photos is easy! L oad photo paper, install the print cartridge, insert a memory card containing photos, then.. . Ready... Press the L EFT or R IGH T arrow to navigate to each photo you want to print, then press the OK button to select it.
get started 5 Set... Print! Press t h e S IZE b utton to change the printed size of each photo. Press the C OPIES button to change the number of printed copi es. Tip: Pr ess the M ENU button and scroll to print photo index pag es , ra nge s o f ph otos, or all pho tos at onc e.
get started 6 To print... Use this paper... borderless photos glossy photo paper with tab 4 x 6.5 inch (10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab) photos with a border on the bottom edge glossy photo paper without .
get started 7 There is a difference betwee n index cards and photo index pages Index card = ca rd-weight paper Use plain 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) index cards to print test and calibration pages. Photo index page = a print showing numbered “thumbnails” of the photos on your memory card.
get started 8 printer parts front Paper tray door Control panel (for more information, see “control panel” on page 11) Print cartridge door.
get started 9 paper tray door open Memory card light CompactFlash memory card slot Mult iMediaC ard or S ecure D igita l memory card slot Pa per widt h gu ide SmartM edia memory card slot Memory Stick.
get started 10 back USB port Rear paper path Power adapter connection.
get started 11 control panel P OWER Use this button to turn the printer on or off C OPIES Use this button to change the number of copies you want t o print P RINT Use this button to pri nt sel ec ted .
get started 12 paper information You can print color photos on 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo paper (with or without a tear-off tab), plain paper, or index cards. For best printing results, use HP Photo P aper. HP paper can be found at most co mputer and office supply stor es or on the Web at: • www.
get started 13 Your printer supports the following p aper types: Name or t ype Size Use for HP Pre mium Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch (wi th 0. 5 inch tab) 10 x 15 cm (with 1.25 cm tab) Medium- to high-resolution photos, snapshots, photo album prints, photos to archive, and borderless photos HP Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch (w i th 0.
get started 14 As it prints, the p r inter pulls the paper straight through the paper slot, out the back, and then through to the front again. Be sure the rear paper path of the printer is at least 10 inches away from any obstructio n.
get started 15 load paper 1 Place a stack of paper on the paper tray and slide it underneath the ou tput guide. • The printer prints on the side of the paper that is facing up.
get started 16 print cart ridge informati on The correct print cartr idge for your printer is the H P #5 7 (C 66 5 7A) tri- co lo r print cartridge. You can install and remove the print cartridge while the printer is on or off. When y ou insert a new print cartridge for the first ti me, the printer automatically pr ints a calibration page.
get started 17 install or replace the print cartridges To get the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP facto ry-filled print cartridges. 1 If the printer is off, press the P OWER button on the printer’s control panel to tu rn the printer on.
get started 18 4 Open the print cartridge door by pulling the door down. 5 Place the print cartridge in the print cartridge cradle with the copper contacts facing toward the inside of the printer and the ink nozzles facing down.
get started 19 6 Push the print cartridge into the print cartridge cradle until you feel it snap into place. 7 Close the print cartridge door. After you insert the pri nt cartridge, the printer automatically pri nts a calibration page. If the printer is off, the c alibration page prints when you turn the printer on.
get started 20 remove the print cartri dge 1 Open the print cartridge door. 2 Push down and pull outward on the top of the print c artridge to unsnap it from the print cartridge cradle.
get started 21 use the control panel Your printer’s control panel has several buttons: • C OPIES — Use this button to change the number of copies you want to print. • LCD — View photos, menu optio ns, and printer status messages in this window.
get started 22 • Z OOM — Use this button to change the magnification of the selected photo or crop the photo. • P OWER — Use this button to turn the printer on or off. Allow at least ten seconds for the printer to perform internal v erifications when you turn it on.
2 23 Your HP Photosmart printer lets you pri nt beautiful photos from your digital c amera without usin g your compu ter. print from a memory card If your digital camera uses a memory card to store photos, you can insert the memory c ard into the printer to print your photos without using a c omputer.
use your printer with a digital camera 24 suppo rted me mory card s The printer can read CompactF lash ™ Association (CF A) certified Type I or II, SmartM edia ™, MultiM e diaCard ™, Se cure Digital ™, and Memory Stick ™ memory cards. Caution: Using any other type of memory card may damage the memory ca r d and the print e r.
use your printer with a digital camera 25 insert a memory card After you have taken photos with your digital camera, you can insert a memory card into your printer to print pho tos immediately or u se the printer to save the photos to your comp uter. When you insert a memory c ard correctly, the memory card light il luminates.
use your printer with a digital camera 26 inser t a Comp actF lash me mory card Open the paper tray do or. Insert the memory card into the top left memory card slot so the front of the memory card faces up. Insert the edge with pinholes into the print er first.
use your printer with a digital camera 27 insert a M ultiMediaCar d or Secure Digit a l memory card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bot tom lef t memory card slot with the label facing up and the side with the metal contacts facing down .
use your printer with a digital camera 28 insert a Smart Media memory card Open the paper tray do or. Insert the memory card into the top right memory card slot so the front of the memory card (the black side) faces up and the side with the gold conta cts face s down .
use your printer with a digital camera 29 insert a Mem ory Stick memor y card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bot tom rig ht memory card slot with the metal contacts facing down . Insert the end with the metal contacts into the printer first.
use your printer with a digital camera 30 decide whic h photos to print You can decide which photos to print by viewing the photos on the pri nter’s L CD or by printing a photo index page. view photos on the L CD 1 Insert a memory card in to the printer’s memory card slot.
use your printer with a digital camera 31 print photos from the con t rol panel P r i n t i n g p h o t o s f r o m a m e m o r y c a r d i s a s e a s y a s i n s e r t i n g t h e m e m o r y c a r d i n t o t h e p r i n t e r ’ s memory card slot, selecting the photo you want to pr int, and pressing the P RINT button.
use your printer with a digital camera 32 print camera-selected photos If you hav e an HP direct- printing digital came ra, you c an use your printer to print camera- selected photos. select and print photos 1 Use your camera’s Share menu to select the photos you want to print.
use your printer with a digital camera 33 3 When you are ready to print , follow the instructions o n your camera’s L CD . To learn more about using camera-selected photos, see the do cumentation that came with your cam era.
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3 35 troubleshooting Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This section of fers tips and advice for addressing frequently asked qu estions. Before you begin, make sure: • All the cable connections between your printer and compu ter are secure.
troubleshooting 36 print a tes t page You can print a test page to check the print cartridge and to make sure the paper is loaded correctly. 1 On the printer’s control panel, press the M ENU button. 2 Press the D OWN arrow until Print a test page appears highlighted in the L CD , then press the OK button.
troubleshooting 37 printer problems Problem Possible cause Solution The printer will not turn on. The printer may have drawn too much power. Unplug the printer’s power cor d and wait approximately 10 seconds. Reconnect the power cord and press the P OWER button to tu r n on the printer.
troubleshooting 38 The Printer light is blinking (slowly) red. The printer needs attention. Try the following: 1 Check the printer’s L CD and the computer monitor for instructions. 2 If this does not work, and you have a digital camera connected to the printer, check the camera’s L CD for instructions.
troubleshooting 39 The Printer light is blinking (quickly) red. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Try the following: 1 Turn the printer off. Unplug the printer’s power cord, wait one minute, then plug it in again. Turn the printer on. 2 If this does not work, check www.
troubleshooting 40 printing p roblems Printing is very slo w. You may be trying to print a high resolution photo. Be patient. High resolution photos print slowly. Problem Possible cause Solution Photo paper does not feed into the printer correctly. Photo paper is not a l igned properly in the paper tray.
troubleshooting 41 Paper does not feed into the printer correctly. OR Paper does not come out of the printer correctly. Ther e may be too mu ch paper loaded in the paper tray. Remove some paper from the paper tray and try printing again. The paper may be too thin or too thick.
troubleshooting 42 (continued from previous page) No page came ou t of the printer. (continued on nex t page) You may not have any paper in the p aper tray. Check that paper is loaded correctl y in the paper tray. See paper information on page 12 for paper loading instructions.
troubleshooting 43 (continued from previous page) No page came ou t of the printer. (continued on nex t page) There may be a paper jam. Try the following: • Check the printer’s L CD for instructions. • Remove the paper from the paper tray and check the rear paper path.
troubleshooting 44 (continued from previous page) No page came ou t of the printer. A problem may exist with the print cartridge. Try the following: • Check the printer’s L CD for error messages. • Print a test pag e and replace the print cartridge if necessary.
troubleshooting 45 The photo printed at an angle or is off- center. Paper may not be loaded correctl y. Make sure the paper is correctly oriented in the paper tray. F or paper- loading instructions, see load paper on page 15. Print quality is poor. The print cartridge may be running out of ink.
troubleshooting 46 Photos are not printing correct ly. You may not have lo aded the photo paper correctly. Load the photo paper with the glossy side up . If you are using tabbed paper, load the pape r so the tab feeds in first. The photo paper may not have fed into the printer correctl y.
troubleshooting 47 The photos you marked for printing in your camera do not print. Some digital cameras (such as the HP 318 and HP 61 2) let you mark photos fo r printing on both the camera’s internal memory and on the memory card. If you move photos from the camera’s internal memory to the memory card, the marks do not transfer.
troubleshooting 48 See the HP Photosmart P rinter Help for more informatio n on: • Windows P C connect ion problems. • Macintosh connection problems.
4 49 specifications system requir ements Component Wind ows PC mini mum Macintosh minimum Operating system Windows 98, 200 0 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP Professional Macinto sh ® OS 9 .x, OS X 10.1 or later Processor Pentium ® ll (or equivalent) or higher G3 o r gr eate r RAM 64 MB (1 28 MB reco mmended) OS 9.
specificati o ns 50 printer s pecificatio ns Connectivity USB port and USB cable USB port and USB cable Browser Microsoft ® Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher P aper tray One 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo tray Tray capacity 25 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo pages 20 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) index cards 20 (105 x 148.
specificati o ns 51 Media ty pe s Paper (plain, photo), cards (index, A6) Media s ize s P h o t o 4x6 i n c h ( 1 0x1 5c m ) Pho to wi th ta b 4 x 6. 5 inch es (1 0 x 16.25 c m) Index cards 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) A6 (105 x 148.5 mm) Mar gi ns B otto m 0.
specificati o ns 52 P ower adapter C8442-60 026 adapter: 120–127Vac, 5 0/60Hz, 500mA C8442-60 027 adapter: 100–240Vac, 5 0/60Hz, 500mA Print quality, color HP PhotoREt lll, up to 4800 x 1200 optim.
53 index A arrows 11 , 21 B Basi cs Guide 2 borderless photos 6 button s, control p anel 11 , 21 C calibration pa ge 6 , 19 camera-selected photos, print 32 Cancel button 11 , 21 Compa ctFlash memory .
index 54 ink. See print cartridges insert memory cards 25 – 29 install print cartridges 17 L LCD 11 , 21 load paper 15 M media types and sizes 13 , 50 memory cards card slots 9 inse rt 25 – 29 pri.
index 55 photo index page 30 test page 36 Print button 11 , 21 print cartridges calibration pa ge 19 inst all 17 remove 20 supported 16 test page 36 printer diagrams of 8 – 11 documentation 1 light .
index 56 printer problems 37 – 39 printing prob le ms 40 – 47 U USB port 10 Z Zoom button 11 , 22.
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