HP (Hewlett-Packard) A430 Bedienungsanleitung

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Maintain the quality of photo paper ........................ ........................................ ......32 Transport the printer ....................... ................................... ................................... 33 8 Troublesh ooting ..................................................... .............................................[...]

1 Welcome Thank you for your HP Photosmart purchase ! This HP Photosmart series is an innovative pairing of camera and pri nter in one easy-to-use device. Th e printer uses HP Real L ife technologies, su ch as red-eye remova l, to make it easy for yo u to get better prints w ith or without a c omputer. Note In this guide, references to th e printer[...]

Find more information Your new HP Photosmart A4 30 series comes with the fol lowing documentation: ● Quick Start Gui de : The setup instructions that explain how to set up th e printer and camera, a nd install th e HP Photosmart so ftware. Read t his document fi rst. ● Printer User Gu ide : The printer User Guide is the book you a re reading. T[...]

Front view (clos ed) 1 Control panel : Control the ba sic functions of the printer from here. 2 Camera dock cove r : Open this to dock the camera on the printer. 3 Output tray (close d) : Open this to print or to connect a PictBridge-certified digital camera or the optional HP Bluetooth wi reless printer adapter to the camera port on the front of t[...]

Rear of printer 1 USB port : Connect the printer to a computer using the supplied USB cable here. 2 Video port : Connect the video cable here to use the printer with a television to vie w photos. 3 Power cord connection : Connect the power cord here. Control pa nel 1 On : Press to turn the printer on or off. If you ha ve a camera docked on the prin[...]

Indicator lights 1 Printer battery light : Solid green if the optional batter y is installed and fully charged, flashing if the battery is charging. 2 On light : Solid green if the printer is on, flashing if the pr inter is turning on or off. 3 Photo Fix light : Solid green if Photo Fix is turned on. 4 Status light : Flashing red if there is an err[...]

Internal battery compartment 1 Battery compartment cover : Open this cover on the bottom of the printer to insert the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery. 2 Internal Battery : A fully-charged HP Photosma rt Internal Battery has sufficient charge to print approximately 75 photos. You must purchase the battery separately. 3 Internal battery compa[...]

Remote contro l 1 TV : Press to toggle between viewing photos on an attached televisio n monitor or on the camera image displa y. 2 Play/Pause : Press to toggle between viewing photos in a slide show or one at a time. 3 Navigation buttons : Use the arrows to scroll through photos or navigate the menus. Press Menu/OK to open/close a menu or to sele [...]

To install the remote battery 1. Remove the battery compartment co ver from the back of the remote. 2. Insert the supplied battery as shown with th e + side up. 3. Slide the cover back into place. Optional accessories There are several opt ional accessories available for the printer t hat enhance its p ortability for printing anywhe re, anytime. Th[...]

HP Photosmart Carryi ng Case The lightweight , durable HP Photosmart Carrying Case hol ds and protects everyt hing you need for hassle-free pri nting on the go. HP Bluetooth w ireless printe r adapter The HP Bluetoo th wireless print er adapter plugs int o the camera port on the front of the printer and lets you use Bluetooth wirele ss technology f[...]

To use the printer menu s 1. With t he camera tu rned off, inse rt it in to the dock on top of the printer. For more information see Dock your camera . 2. Press Menu/OK (3) to open a menu, an d then press the 4–way arrow button to navigate the menu. 3. Press (1) or (2) to navig ate through the menu s which appear as tabs ac ross the top of the ca[...]

2 Photo printing overview Start-to-finish printing Step 1 Choose and load pap er . Use HP Advanced Photo pa per for the be st results. See Choose and load paper . Step 2 Dock your ca mera See Print from oth er devices and Print from a docked camera . HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 13[...]

Step 3 View and decide wh ich photos to print See To print a p hoto index . Photo Index Step 4 Print your photos See Print photos . Chapter 2 (continued) 14 HP Photosmart A430 se ries printer[...]

3 Paper basics Choose and load paper Learn how to choose t he right paper for your pri nt job and how t o load it into the in put tray for printing. Choose the bes t paper for the job Use HP Advanced Photo Pap er. It is especially desi gned to work with the in ks in your printer to create beaut iful photos. Ot her photo papers wi ll produce inferio[...]

1 Input tray 2 Paper-width guide 3 Output tray To load pa per 1. Open the output tray. The input tr ay opens automatically. 2. Load up to 20 sheet s of photo paper with t he print side or glossy side facing the front of the printer. If you are using tabbe d paper, load the p aper so tab feeds in la st. When loading, sl ide the paper to th e left si[...]

4 Print basics The printer lets you pr oduce amazing prints wi thout even going nea r a computer. Af ter setting up the printe r using the instructio ns that came in the Quick Start , you are just a few steps away from printing your photo s. This section contains th e following topi cs: ● Dock your camera ● Print from a docked camera ● Set pr[...]

3. Make sure the came ra is turn ed off. 4. Press the cam era into the dock so that the connec tor tab in the camera dock pl ugs into the connector slot on the bottom of the camera. 5. In most cases, docking th e camera turns on both the printer and the c amera. If it does not, press On on the pri nter control panel . Note While the camera is docke[...]

Print photos Important : Your photos are instantly d ry, and can be handled immediately after they are printed. How ever, HP recommends that you leave the printed surfa ce of your phot os exposed to the air for 5–1 0 minutes after prin ting, to allow the colo rs to fully develop before you stack them with other photos or place t hem in albums. To[...]

To print a p hoto index 1. Press Menu/OK to open the pri nt menu. 2. Press to select Print I ndex , and then press Menu/ OK . A photo index shows t humbnail views an d index numbers for al l selected ph otos. Use an index card or plain pap er to conserve ph oto paper. To zoom and crop a photo 1. While viewing a photo at norm al size, press Zoom + .[...]

5 Special projects This section contai ns the following topics: ● Print panoramic pho tos ● Print passport photos ● Add a border to a photo ● View photos on a TV Print panoramic photos To print pan oramic photos 1. Press or to naviga te to the photo you want to print as a panoramic photo . 2. Press Menu/OK to open the pri nt menu. 3. Press [...]

Add a border to a photo To add a border 1. Press or to naviga te to the photo you want t o add a border to. 2. Press Menu/OK to open the pri nt menu. 3. Press the 4–way arrow bu tton to navigate t o the Design Gallery me nu, and then press Menu/OK . 4. Press or to naviga te to the Add Borders menu , and then press Menu/OK . 5. Press to select a b[...]

6 Print from other devices Use the print er with other d evices to share phot os with friends and fami ly. You can pr int from a: ● PictBridge-certified camera ● Bluetooth wireless de vice ● Computer PictBridge-certified camera You can print photos by connecting a PictBridge-certified digit a l camera directl y to the camera po rt of the prin[...]

To print from a Blue tooth device 1. Have the device search for availabl e Bluetooth printers. 2. Select the HP Photosma rt A430 series printer when it ap pears on the device. 3. Print. See the documentat ion that came with the d evice for detailed instructions. Computer You need to transfer your phot os to the computer bef ore you can use them wit[...]

use them in image editing software, such as HP Photosmart Essentia l, HP Photosmart Premier, and HP Phot osmart Mac. To transfer pho tos to a computer 1. Connect the printe r to the comput er with a USB cable. 2. Turn off the camera if it is on. 3. Dock a camera on the printe r, or connect to a Pictbridge p ort, or connect another device that cont [...]

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7 Maintain and transport the printer The printer require s very little maint enance. Follow t h e guideli nes in this ch apter to extend the life sp an of the printer and pri nting supplies, an d to ensure that you r prints are always of th e highest quality. Th is section cont ains the follo wing topics: ● Replace the print ca rtridge ● Clean [...]

Do not touch here To insert the cartridge 1. If you are replacing a cartri dge, push down and pul l outward on the cart ridge in the cradle to re move it. 2. Hold the replacemen t cartridge with t he label on top. Slide the cartridge at a slig ht upward angle into the cradle so the copper-colore d contacts go in first. Push the cartridge unti l it [...]

Automatically clean the print cartridge If you notice white lines or singl e-color streaks on your prints, you may ne ed to clean the print cartridge. Do not clean the cart ridge more often t han necessary, since clea ning uses up ink. To clean the print cartr idge 1. Make sure a camera is in the camera dock. 2. Press Menu/OK to open t he printer m[...]

Caution Do not leave the print ca rtridge outside the pri nter for more than 30 minutes. Ink nozzl es exposed to the air l onger than this may dry o ut and cause printing probl ems. 4. Lightly moisten a cotton swab with distilled water and squeeze any excess water from the swab. 5. Gently wipe the copper-colored contacts w ith the cotto n swab. Cau[...]

– The check marks verify that the print cartridge is installed correctly and functioning p roperly. – If an “x” is displayed to the left of any of the bars, align the print cartridge aga in. If the “x” is still displayed , replace the print cartridge. Update the HP P hotosmart software Download the late st software update every few mont[...]

To download the so ftware (Mac) Note Make sure you are connecte d to the Internet before you use the HP Photosmart Update ap plication. 1. Start HP Photosmart Mac. 2. Click the Appl ications tab, and then click HP Software Update . 3. Follow the onscre en instructions to check for sof tware updates. If you are behin d a firewall, ent er the proxy s[...]

To store photo pape r ● Store the photo pap er in its original packa ging or in a reseala ble plastic bag. ● Store the packaged ph oto paper on a flat, coo l, and dry surface. ● Return unused photo paper to the plastic bag. Pap er left in the printe r or exposed to the elements may curl. To handle p hoto paper ● Always hold photo paper by t[...]

Extend the handle Make sure to bring th e following item s with you: ● Paper ● Power cord ● Your compatible digital camera ● Extra print cartridges (if yo u plan to print a lot) ● Optional printer accessori es you plan to use, such as the b attery or HP Bluetoot h wireless printer adapter ● If you are going to con nect the printer t o a[...]

8 Troubleshooting The HP Photosmart A430 serie s printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This section answers frequent ly asked questions about us ing the printer and printing without a computer. It conta ins information about t he following t opics: ● Printer hardware problems ● Printing problems ● Bluetooth printing problems ●[...]

I can't dock my came ra on the printer. Solution Only HP Photosmart digita l camera models M425, M525, M527, M627, R725, M727, R827, R927 , and R967 are support ed. Do not attempt to dock an incompatible cam era. Also, if your prin ter came with more than one bezel, make sure you are using the correct beze l for your camera. The model number o[...]

the digital camera to save photos in speci fic file formats, see the documentation t hat came with the camera. ● The photo file names have changed from the original file names assigned to them by the camera. Make sure the fi le names comply with th e standard file naming conventio n and structure used b y the camera. Not all the i mages on my cam[...]

and remove the batte ry. Wait about 30 seconds, and then reinstall the battery. Plug in the po wer cord. Turn on the p rinter. The optio nal HP Photo smart Intern al Battery is installed in the printer, bu t it will not charge. Solution ● Unplug the printer po wer cord if it is plugged in. Open the batt ery compartment cover and remove the bat te[...]

The camera button s are not working. Solution You are pushing buttons on t he camera after it is placed in the camera dock. Most camera buttons are disabled when the camera it is in the cam era dock. Use the buttons o n the control panel i nstead. The printer does not recognize the PictB ridge camera connecte d to the camera port. Cause ● You had[...]

● Make sure the pow er cord is connected t o the printer and to an active AC power outlet. ● The printer is running o ff the optional HP Photosm a rt Intern al Battery. Rechargeable camera ba tteries will not charge unless the prin ter is connected to an AC power outlet with the power cord. Printing problems Before contacting HP sup port, read [...]

No page came out of the printer. Solution ● The printer m ay need attention. Read the camera im age display for instructions . ● The power may be off or the re may be a loose connection. Ma ke sure that the power is on and the pow er cord is securely connected. If you are using batt ery power, make sure th e battery is correctly install ed and [...]

loaded paper i n preparation for printing. The n ext time you print, the print er will eject the bl ank page before starting the new printing proj ect. My photo printed on top of the tabb ed end of the pape r. Solution When using tabbe d paper, load it so t hat the tab feed s in last. The printer ejects the pa per when preparing to print. Solution [...]

photos in the int ernal memory, and then move ph otos from the came ra's internal memory to the memory card, the marks ma y not transfer. Mark photos for p rinting after you transf er them from a digital camera's inte rnal memory to the memory card. This is not true of the H P Photosmart A430 series camera. Note Make sure you select Yes w[...]

No page came out of the printer. Solution The printer may not recogni ze the type of file sent by the device with Bluetooth wirele ss technology. For a list of the f i le formats t hat the printer supports, see Printer specif ications . Print quali ty is poor. Solution The photo you prin ted may be low resoluti on. For better resu lts in the future[...]

Error message: Print ca rtridge is not compati ble. Use appropr iate cartridge. Solution Replace the pri nt cartridge with the HP 110 Tri-c olor Inkjet print cartridge. For more information, see Replace the print cartridge . Error mess age: Already con nected to a camera . Solution You may be attempting to conn ect a camera to the ca mera port whil[...]

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9 Specifications This section lists the minimu m system requirements for in stalling the HP Photosmart software, and provides selected pri nter specifications. For a complete list of specification s for the HP Photosmart A430 series cam era, see the camera User Guide that is provided in the box or in online format o n the HP Photosmart User Guide C[...]

Category Specificatio ns Margi ns Top 0.0 mm (0.0 in ches) ; Bottom 0.0 mm (0.0 inches) ; Left/right 0.0 mm (0.0 inches) Media Sizes Photo paper 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) Photo paper with tab 10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm ta b (4 x 6 inches wi th 0. 5 inch tab) Panorama photo paper 10 x 30 cm (4 x 12 inch es) Index cards 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) A6 card[...]

Category Specificatio ns Idle: 8.47 (wit hout camera docke d) Off: 4.08 W (wit h camera docked) Off: 6.49 W (wi thout camera docked) Power Supply Model Number HP Part # 0957–2 121 (North America), 1 00-240 Vac (±10%) 50/60 Hz (±3 H z) HP Part # 0957–212 0 (Rest of world), 100-2 40 Vac (±10%) 50/60 Hz (±3 H z) Print Cartridge HP 110 Tri-colo[...]

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10 HP support ● Support process ● HP support b y phone ● Additional warra nty options ● HP Warranty Support process If you have a problem , follow these steps : 1. Check the d ocumentation tha t came with the HP Photos mart printer. 2. Visit the HP online support Web site at www. hp.com/support . HP online support is available to all HP cus[...]

● Messages that ap pear when the situ ation occurs ● Answers to these questi ons: – Has this sit uation happened before? – Can you re-create it? – Did you add any new hard ware or software t o your computer at abo ut the time that this situ ation began? – Did anything el se occur prior to this sit u ation (such as a thunderstorm, device[...]

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A HP Photosmart A430 series menus Printer menus For information on how to navigate throug h the menus and make selections, see Use the printer menus . Print menu ● Print This Image : Select to print the current ph oto. You can select Full Size , 2 Photos p er Page , or 4 Photos per Pag e . ● Print All : Select to display the Print All options. [...]

Help ● Top Ten Printing Tips : Select to read the top ten printing tips. ● Printer Accessories : Select to read about accessories available for the printer. Printer Control Panel : Select to read about using the printer control panel. ● Print Cartridge : Select to read about using print cart ridges. ● Loading Paper : Sele ct to read about l[...]

Index A accessories 10, 33 after the support period 52 aligning print cartridges 30 alignment page 30 B batteries compartment 8 model 10 Bluetooth printing 23 troubleshooting 43 wireless printer adapter 11 buttons 6 C calling HP support 51 cameras images do not print 42 port 4 carrying case model 11 transporting HP Photosmart A430 series 33 cartrid[...]

Q quality photo paper 32 photos 20 printing test page 30 troubleshooting 42 R remote control 9, 38 S slide show 22 specifications 47 storing photo paper 32 print cartridges 32 printer 32 support process 51 system requirements 47 T test page 30 transporting HP Photosmart A430 series 33 transporting printer 10 trays, paper 4 troubleshooting Bluetooth[...]

Quick Reference Image display icons HP Photosmart Share status : Displays the number of photos (if any) selected for distribu tion using HP P hotosmart Share. Fo r more information, see the camera User G uide . DPOF print status : Displays the number o f photos already selected on the camera for DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) printing. Battery [...]