HP (Hewlett-Packard) A610 Series manual

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Contents 1W e l c o m e .... ............................. ............................. ............................ .......................3 Find more information ...... ..................... ...................... .......................... ..................4 Printer parts ....................... .......................................... .....[...]

Manually clean the print cartridge contacts ................................................... 36 Print a test page ...................................................................................... ......36 Align the print cartridge ......................................... ........................................37 Store the printer and prin[...]

1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart A610 series printer! Th is printer makes home photo printing simple, convenie nt, and fun, and it produces high-qualit y color prints you will be pleased t o share with family and frie nds. With your printer, you can: Apply Photo Fix techni ques See Perfect phot os automatically using Ph oto Fix .[...]

See Print phot o stickers . Find more information The printer comes with th e following documentation: ● Setup Guide : Read this guide first! It explains how to set up the pri nter and print your first photo. ● User Guide : This is the book you are readi ng. This book describes the b asic features of the printer, explai ns how to use the printe[...]

Front of printer 1 Control panel : Control the ba sic functions of the printer from here. 2 Printer screen : View photos and menus here. The printer scree n pops up automatically when you open the output tray. Tilt the screen up to adjust the viewing angle. Fold the screen flat to store or transport the printer. 3 Printer handle : Make sure the pri[...]

Input tray and insid e front of printer 1 Input tray : Load paper here. The input tray opens automatically when you open the output tray. 2 Input tray extension : Pull out to support pa per. 3 Paper-width gu ide : Move to the width of the current paper to po sition the paper properly. 4 Camera port : Connect a digital camera, the optio nal HP Bluet[...]

Indicator lights 1 On light : This light, surrounding the Power button, is solid green when the printer is on. It is green and flashing when the prin ter is busy, and it is red and flashing when the printer requir es attention. 2 Bluetooth light (H P Photosmart A618 models only): Th is light indicates wireless activity between the printer and a Blu[...]

Control pa nel 1 On : Press this button to turn the prin ter on or off. 2 Layout : Press this button to select a print layout. Use the 4-way arrow button to scroll through layout selections. Press OK to select a layout. 3 Printer screen : View photos a nd menus here. The screen pops up automatically when you open the output tray. Tilt the screen up[...]

Internal battery compartment 1 Internal battery compartment : Insert the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery here. 2 Battery compartment button : Slide this button to release the compartment cover. 3 Battery compartment cover : Open this cover on the bottom of the printer to insert the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery. 4 Optional HP Phot[...]

adapter. This optional adapter is only used with th e HP Photosmart A610, A612, A614 , A616, and A617 mode ls. HP Photosmart Carryi ng Case The lightweight , durable HP Photosmart Carryin g Case holds and protects everything needed for hassle-free printi ng on the go. Use the printer menus The printer menu gives you many prin t options, allows you [...]

2 Photo printing overview Start-to-finish printing This sections gives you a hig h-level overview of the steps involved in printing your photos. Subsequent sections describe each step in more detail. Step 1 Choose and load pap er See Choose and load paper . Step 2 Get photos You can connect the print er to various devices from which you can print. [...]

Step 3 Navigate through and v iew your photos See Navigate thro ugh and view your photos . Index page Step 4 Select photos to print See Select multiple photos . Step 5 Choose a photo layout See Choose a pho to layout . Step 6 Print photos See Print your p hotos . Chapter 2 (continued) 12 HP Photosmart A610 series[...]

3 Paper basics Choose and load paper Learn how to choose t he right paper for your print job and how to load it into the in put tray for printing. Choose the right pape r Use HP Advanced Photo Pap er. It is especially designed to w ork with the inks in your printer to create beaut iful photos. Other photo papers will produce inferio r results. For [...]

For a full list of suppo rted paper sizes, see Spec ifications . To load pa per 1. Open the output and input trays, and pull out t he input tray extension. 2. Load up to 20 sheets of pape r with the print side or glossy side facing the fro nt of the printer. When loading, slide the paper to t he left side of the input tray and push the paper down f[...]

4 Print from a memory card This section describes the steps fo r printing photos that are stored o n a memory card. This section contai ns the following topics: ● Get photos from a memory card ● Navigate throug h and view your photos ● Select multiple p hotos ● Choose a photo l ayout ● Print your photos Get photos from a memory card After[...]

Memory ca rd How to insert the mem ory card Microdr ive ● Front label fa ces up, and if the lab el has an arrow, the arrow points toward the printer ● Edge with metal pin holes goes into the printer first MultiMediaCard ● Angled corner is on the right ● Metal contacts fa ce down Secure Digital ● Angled corner is on the right ● Metal con[...]

Memory ca rd How to insert the mem ory card Memory St ick ● Angled corner is on the left ● Metal contacts fa ce down ● If you are using a Memory Stick Du o ™ or Memory Stick PRO Duo ™ card, attach the adapter that came with the ca rd before you insert the card int o the printer xD-Picture Card ● Curved side of the card poi nts toward yo[...]

To view photos nine at a time 1. Insert a memory card. 2. Press to view nine photos at a time. 3. Press or to highlight one of the nine photos. 4. Press to change back to vi ewing one by one. Select multiple photos If you want to print more t han one photo, or delete a group of photos all at once, you need to select the p hotos. When you select a p[...]

3. Use the 4–way a rrow button to sele ct a layout: – Print one photo per sheet – Print two photo s per sheet – Print four photos per sheet 4. Press OK . The printer may rotate your ph otos to fit the layout. Note Borderless printing is th e default. If you want a narrow white border around a photo, you can turn the borderless setting of f.[...]

To print camera-selected photos 1. Insert a memory card that contains camera-selected (DPOF) photos. 2. Select Yes when the printer asks you whether yo u want to print the camera-selected photos, and then press OK . Chapter 4 20 HP Photosmart A610 series[...]

5 Creative projects Once you have mastered b asic photo printing, experiment w ith some of the other great features the print er has to offer. This section contain s the following topi cs: ● Print panoramic pho tos ● Print photo sticke rs ● Print passport photos ● Print CD/DVD labels ● Print frames from a video clip ● Improve the quali [...]

Select any photo ➔ Select one or more photos on a memo ry card and use the steps below to turn on panoramic mode. Panoramic mode prints the selected p hotos with a 3:1 aspect ratio. To print pan oramic photos 1. Insert a memory card. 2. Press Menu to open the printer m enu. 3. Select Print options , and then pre ss OK . 4. Select Panoramic photos[...]

Note You can also print 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) ph oto stickers using HP Self- Adhesive Photo Paper. For this project, use the basic printin g instructions as if you were pri nting standard 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photos. Print passport photos To print passp ort photos 1. Insert a memory card. 2. Press Menu . 3. Select Print options , and then pre [...]

To print nine frames from a v ideo clip 1. Insert a memory card th at contains a video clip. 2. Press Men u , select Print Options , and then se lect Video action p rints . A preview of all video clips on th e memory card appears. 3. Use the 4–way arrow butto n to scroll to the video clip you want to print, and then press OK to select it. 4. Pres[...]

3. Select Video Enhanc ement , and then press OK . 4. Use the 4–way arrow button to highlight On , and then press OK . Note When you improve the quality of printe d video clips using this pre ference, print times may be slow er than when this preferen ce is turned off. Crop a photo To print only a portion of a photo, you can crop out unwanted det[...]

4. Select Add Color Effect , and then press OK . 5. Use the 4–way arrow butt on to highlight the color eff ect you want to use, and then press OK . The photo appears on the print er screen with the selected color effect applied . The effect does not change your original photo. It only affects printing. Add the date and time to your photos You can[...]

For information a bout using HP Photosmart Share, see the electronic Help in HP Photosmart Pre mier, HP Photosmart Essential, or HP Pho tosmart Studio. View a slide show To view photos in a continuous slide show 1. Press Menu . 2. Select Tools , and th en press OK . 3. Select Slide Show , and then press OK . Press OK to pause or resume a slide show[...]

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6 Print from other devices This printer can print photos store d on several types of devices i ncluding computers, digital cameras, and i Pods. Each connection type l ets you do different thi ngs. ● Print photos from a di gital camera ● Print photos from a Bluetooth device ● Print photos from a comp uter ● Print photos from an i Pod Print p[...]

Print photos from a Bluetooth device Print from any device wi th Bluetooth wireless te chnology to the prin ter. Before you begin To print from a Bluet ooth-enabled device, you will need the fo llowing: ● To print from a Blue tooth-enabled device t o the HP Photosmart A610, A612, A616, or A617 model, you need t he HP Bluetooth wireless p rinter a[...]

3. Insert a memory card and sele ct photos to transfer. For in formation on viewing and selecting photo s, see Select multiple photos . 4. In the HP Photosmart screen, cli ck Start Using the Device . 5. Select the drive f or the HP Photosmart A610 serie s printer, and the select th e location to save photos. 6. Click Transfer . To print photos from[...]

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7 Maintain and transport the printer The printer requires very litt le maintenance. Follow the guid elines in this section to exten d the life span of t he printer and printing suppli es, and to ensure that the photos you print are always of th e highest quality. ● Replace the print ca rtridge ● Clean and main tain the printer ● Store the pri[...]

For best print quality, HP recom mends that you install all reta il print cartridges before the date stamped on the box. To prepare the printer and cartridge 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Open the print cartri dge door of the printer. 3. Remove the bright pi nk tape from the cartridge. Remove the pink tape Do not touch here To insert the cartr[...]

Each time you install or rep lace a print cartridge, a messa ge appears on the printer screen asking you to load pa per so the printer can align the cart ridge. This ensures hig h- quality prints. Load photo paper in t he input tray, press OK , and then foll ow the onscreen instruc tions to align the cartridge. Clean and maintain the printer Keep t[...]

Note If the cartridge o r printer has been recently dropped, yo u may also see white streaks or missing colo rs in your prints. This problem is tempo rary and clears up within 24 hours. Manually cl ean the print cartrid ge contacts If you use the printe r in a dusty environment, de bris may accumulate on the copper- colored contact s and cause prin[...]

Align the prin t cartridge The first time you insta ll a print cartridge in the printer, the print er aligns it automatically. However, if colors in the printouts are mi saligned, or if the ali gnment page does no t print correctly when you install a ne w print cartridge, use the fol lowing procedure to align the print cartridge. To align the print[...]

5. A message appears on the prin ter screen reminding you to loa d plain paper. Load HP Advanced Ph oto Paper so the pri nter can print an alig nment page. 6. Press OK to begin ali gning the print cartridge. When the printer finishe s aligning the cartridge, it print s an alignment page to confir m that the alignment was successful. – The check m[...]

Store the pr int cartridge When you store or tran sport the printer, always leave t he active print cartridge inside th e printer. The printer sto res the print cartridge in a protective cap during the power-down cycle. Caution Make sure the printer completes its powe r-down cycle before you unplug the power cord or remove the internal batte ry. Th[...]

3. Remove all paper fr om the input and output trays, the n close the input and output trays. 4. Push the printer screen do wn into the flat positi on. Note Make sure the printe r completes its power-dow n cycle before you unplug the power cord . This allows the printer to store the print cartridge properly. 5. Unplug the powe r cord. 6. If the pri[...]

8 Troubleshooting The HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reli able and easy to use. This chap ter answers frequen tly asked questions about usi ng the printer and print ing without a computer. It con tains information about t he following topics: ● Printer hardware problems ● Printing problems ● Bluetooth printing problems ● Error mess[...]

Solution ● Check the printer screen for instru ctions. If you have a digital cam era connected to the printer, check the camera scree n for instructions. If the printer is connected to a computer, check the computer monitor for instructions. ● Turn off the printer. If the optional HP Pho tosmart Internal Battery is not installe d in the printer[...]

The printer i s plugged in, but it wil l not turn on. Solution ● The printer may have draw n too much power. If the optional HP Pho tosmart Internal Battery is not installe d in the printer, unplug the prin ter power cord. Wait about 10 seconds, and then plug t he power cord back in. Turn on the printer. If the optional H P Photosmart Internal Ba[...]

Printing problems Before contacting HP sup port, read this section for troubleshoot ing tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/sup port . The printer does not print border less photos when I print from the control panel. Cause The borderless printing option may be turned off. Solution To turn on bo rderless printi ng, follow these [...]

No page came out of the printer. Solution ● The printer may need att ention. Read the printer scree n for instructions. ● The power may be off or the re may be a loose connection. Make sure that the power is on and the pow er cord is securely connected. If you are using battery power, make sure the bat tery is correctly installe d. ● You may [...]

A blank p age came out o f the printer. Solution ● Check the ink-level icon on th e printer screen. If the print cartridge i s out of ink, replace it. For m ore information, see Replace th e print cartridge . ● You may have begun printing and then cancelled the p rocess. If you cancelled the process before the photo started printing, the printe[...]

● The print cartridge m ay need to be aligned . For more informatio n, see Align the print cartridge . ● Photos may be stacked in the o utput tray. The printed su rface of your photos needs to be left exposed to t he air for up to 5 minutes after printing. Do not place photos in an albu m until they have fully de veloped. The photos I selected [...]

● The passkey (PIN ) that the device with Bluetoot h wireless technology is usi ng for the printer may be incorrect. Make sure the correct pa sskey for the printer is entered in the devi ce with Bluetooth wire less technology. ● You may be too far from the p rinter. Move the device with Bl uetooth wireless technology closer to the printer. The [...]

Error message: Paper jam. Clear jam then pres s OK. Solution Try the following st eps to clear the paper jam: ● If the paper came part wa y through the front of the printer, gently p ull the paper towards you to remove it. ● If the paper did not come part wa y through the front of the printer, try removin g it from the back of the printer: – [...]

Error me ssage: Cartridg e service sta tion is stuck. Solution The print cart ridge service station is the co mponent located ben eath the print cartridge cradle th at wipes and caps the print cart ridge for storage. Follow these steps to clear the obst ruction blocking the print cartridge service station: 1. Remove any jammed paper from t he input[...]

9 Specifications This section include s the following topi cs: ● System requirement s ● Printer specificati ons System requirements Component Win dows minimum Mac minimum Operating system Micros oft ® Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 Prof essional, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Starter Edition, a nd XP Professional x64 Mac ® OS X 10.3.x and 10.4.x Proc[...]

Printer specifications Category Specificatio ns Connectivity USB 2.0 high-speed : Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 Profe ssional, XP Home, XP Professional , XP Starter Edition, and XP Professional x64; Mac OS X 10.3.x and 1 0.4.x PictBridge : Mi crosoft Windows 98 SE, M e, 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Pr ofessional, XP Starter Edition, and XP Pr[...]

Category Specificatio ns L-size cards with tab 90 x 127 mm with 12.5 mm tab (3.5 x 5 inches with 0.5 i nch tab) Media type s HP Advanced Phot o Paper Cards: index, Hagaki, A6, L-si ze, 2L-size Photo sticker paper HP CD/DVD Label tattoo HP Self-Adhesive Ph oto Paper Memory ca rds CompactFlash Type I and II MultiMediaCard Secure Digital Memory Sticks[...]

Category Specificatio ns USB 2.0 high-speed su pport Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 20 00 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Starter Edition, and XP Professional x64 Mac OS X 10.3.x and 1 0.4.x HP recommends tha t the USB cable be less than 3 meters (10 feet) in length Video file formats Motion JPEG AVI Motion-JPEG QuickTime MPEG- 1 Chapter 9[...]

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 documentation tha t came with the HP Photos mart printer. 2. Visit the HP online suppo rt Web site at www.hp.com/ support . HP online su pport is available to all HP cus[...]

● Messages that ap pear when the situation 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 to your compu ter at about the tim e that this situ ation began? – Did anything el se occur prior to this situatio n (such as a thunderstorm, device [...]

HP Warranty A. Extent of limited warranty 1. Hewlett-Packard (HP) warrants to the end-user customer that the HP products specified above will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the duration specified above, which duration begins on the date of purchase by the customer . 2. For software products, HP’s limited warranty applies on[...]

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A Install the software The printer comes with optional software you can install on a compu ter. After using the setup instructions that came in the box with the pr inter to set up the printer hardware, use the instructions in this section to install the software. Windows users Mac users Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompte [...]

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B Printer menus The printer menus contain many features for vi ewing and printing photos, obtaining help, and more. Printer menu Printer menu structure ● Print Options – Print all : Select to print all the photos on the memory card inserted in the printer. – Video action prints : Select to print nine frame s from a video clip. For instruction[...]

● Tools – Photosmart Share (Instant Share ): Select to share photos on an inserted memory card with family and friends. The printer must be conn ected to a computer, the computer must be connected to the Internet, and the printer software must be installed on the computer. – View 9-up : Select to view photos on the inserted memory card nine a[...]

● Help – Printing Tips I : Sele ct to read about the auto image enhancement features of the printer. – Printing Tips II : Select to read tips that can hel p you o btain the best possible prints. – Panoramic photos : Select to read about pr inting panoramic photos. – Photo stickers : Select to read a bout printing photo stickers. – Memor[...]

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Index A accessories 9, 39 adaptive lighting 24 after the support period 56 aligning print cartridges 37 alignment page 37 antique coloration 21 automobile adapter 39 B batteries charge indicator 67 compartment 9 model 9 Bluetooth troubleshooting 47 wireless printer adapter 9 buttons 8 C calling HP support 55 camera types 29 cameras photos do not pr[...]

multiple photos 18 panoramic mode 18 panoramic photos 61 passport photos 23, 61 photo stickers 22, 61 photos 19 test page 36 thumbnails 17 without computer 15 Q quality photo paper 39 photos 24 print 26 print test page 36 troubleshooting 46 Questions and Answers 41 R red-eye removal 24 Removing a memory card 17 S Secure Digital 15 sepia tones 21 Sm[...]

Screen icons Icons on the printer screen pro vide information about the printer, such as the ink level of the print cartridge and the index n umber of the current photo. Battery indicator : Displays the charge level of the opti onal HP Photosmart Internal Battery, if installed. A solidly-filled battery icon indicates a fully-cha rged batte ry. As t[...]