HP (Hewlett-Packard) 240 Series manual

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basics guide i contents 1 get star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 w elcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 doc umentati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pr inter parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies ii 4 get creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 chang e the photo lay out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ch ange the number of cop ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 cr op a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 basics guide 1 get star ted welc om e Th an k yo u fo r p u rch a si n g a n H P P h ot os m a r t 2 40 S eri es p ri n te r ! Wi t h yo ur n ew , compact photo print er , you can print beautif ul photos quickl y and easily with or wi thout a computer . F or information about: • Pri nting p hoto s stored on y our digital camer a’s memory card[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 2 documentation Y our ne w printer com es wi th the follo wing doc umentation to h elp you g et started and get the most ou t of your pr inter : • Setup G uide —The HP Photosmart Setup Guide contains quic k and easy instruc tions to help you set u p your printer and pri nt your f irst photo . • Basic s[...]

basics guide get started 3 printer p ar ts front of the print er back of the printer P aper t ra y door Open this door to load paper or inser t a m emor y card Print cartridg e door Open this do or to change the print cartridge Contro l pane l F or more inf ormation, see control p anel on pag e 5 Mem or y ca r d sl ot s Fo r m o re i n f o rm a t i[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 4 Note: P lace the printer on a flat , stable surface wi th the back of the printer at least 10 i nc hes ( 2 50 m m) away from a ny obstru ction to allo w space for the paper to mo ve d u ri n g p ri n ti n g. M ake s u re t h e p ower cor d and USB cable do not block the r ear paper path. indicator lights m[...]

basics guide get started 5 cont rol pan el Note: The S AVE button w orks only w hen your print er is connected to a computer . For mo re inf ormation , see the HP Photosmart Prin ter Help. F or informat ion about vie wing th e Printe r Help, se e view the hp photosmart prin ter help on page 2. printer menu Pr ess the M ENU button on the pr inter’[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 6 printer menu structure T op level men u Submenus /options Additiona l submenus/o ptions Cha nge la yo ut Sele ct Layout: •1 p h o t o •2 p h o t o s •4 p h o t o s Print spe cial Pr int all Pr int r ange Selec t beginnin g of r ange: Sele ct end of rang e: Pr int ne w Pr int inde x Enhan ce ima ge Ph[...]

basics guide get started 7 Preference s After pr inting After pr inting , deselect all photos: •A l w a y s •N e v e r •A s k ( d e f a u l t ) # of c opies Set d efault numb er of copies : (select 1 to 9 9 ; defa ult is 1) Photo lay out Set default ph oto lay out: •A s k ( d e f a u l t ) •1 p h o t o • 2 photos • 4 photos Video pr i[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 8 paper inf ormatio n Y ou can print photo s on photo paper , plai n paper , or index car ds. Y ou r print er su pports the f ollo w ing pa per ty pes and si z es: T o get the bes t performanc e fr om yo ur printe r , use genu ine HP photo paper . F or more information , see recomm ended pa per on page 5 3. [...]

basics guide get started 9 3 Mov e the paper wi dth guide on the paper tra y to fit c lose to the left edge of the paper without bending the paper . This helps the paper feed stra ight into the pr inter . Tip: With paper other than HP premium plus photo paper , you may ex perien ce paper feedin g or ejec ting problems . T r y loading fe wer sheets [...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 10 print cartr idge inform ation Y our HP Photosmart 2 40 Serie s printer can print color and black and w hite photos. HP pro vide s t w o types of pr int cartridges so y ou ca n ch oose the best pri nt cartridge f or your pr oject . F or the hi ghest quality photos , follo w these gui delines: Caution! Chec[...]

basics guide get started 11 4 Open the print cartridge door . The r ed On/Attenti on light fla shes when the print cartr idge door is open . Note: F or instructio ns on removing a p re viously instal led p rint car tridge, see rem ov e the print ca rtridge on page 12. 5 P lace the print c ar tr idge in the pri n t cartridge cr adle with the copper [...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 1 12 7 Clos e the print cartr idge door . After y ou install a n ew pr int cartridge , a message appears on the printer ’s L C D sc reen asking y ou to load plain paper in the paper tra y and pres s the OK button. When y ou pr ess the OK button, the pr inter autom atically calibrat es the new print car tri d[...]

2 basics guide 13 pr int fr om a memo r y car d It’s eas y to print hi gh-qualit y photos f or y ourself , family , and friends . If your dig ital came ra us es a memory car d to st or e pho tos , yo u can inse rt the me mory card in to th e printe r to prin t your p hotos. Me ssag es on t he prin ter’ s L CD screen guide y ou thr ough the proc[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 14 suppor ted file formats Y ou can print photos f rom JPE G and uncompres sed TIFF image files directl y from the memory card . Y ou can also prin t v ideo action pr ints fr om Motion JPE G A VI, Motion JPE G Quicktime , and MPE G-1 v ideo files dir ectly fro m the memor y card . If y our digita l camer a s[...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 15 Caution! Inserting the memor y card an y other wa y may damage the memor y card or th e printer . 4 Gently push the memory card into th e printer un til it stops. T he memory car d does not insert all the wa y into the pr inter . Caution! F or cing the memory car d into the pri nter too far may damage th[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 16 Note: I f yo u u s e d yo u r d i g i t a l c a m e ra t o s e l e c t p h o t o s o n t h e m e m o r y c a rd for pr inting, a message appears on the pri nter’s L CD scre en asking if you want to pr int camera-selected photos . F or more infor mation, see print came ra-sel ec ted photo s on page 2 6. [...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 17 re move a m em o r y ca rd Once the memory card li ght stops blinking, gen tly pull the memory card to r emo ve it f r om the pr inter ’s memory ca rd slo t. Caution! Do not pull out the memo r y car d while the memory car d light is blinking. A blinking light means that the printer is accessing the me[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 18 Tip: T o mov e quic kly thr ough the photos , pr ess and hol d the ar r ow s on the S ELECT P HOTOS button. When y ou reac h the last photo in either direc tion, the print er cyc les back to the fi r st or last photo and continues. Note: If yo u use y our computer to delete f iles fr om your me mor y car [...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 19 3 If y ou hav e not ch anged the default photo lay out in the pr inter pr efer ences , y ou will be ask ed to select a lay out for y our photos. Since the lay out setting is ignored w hen you pr int a photo index, simpl y press the OK b utton to continu e. F or informati on about ch anging the default ph[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 20 T o selec t a photo in 9-up view mode: 1 Pr ess the Z OOM – but ton to ente r 9-up vie w mode. (In 9-up vie w mode , nine photos appear on the printe r’s L CD scr een at a time.) 2 Use the ar ro ws on the S ELEC T P HOTOS button to navi gate thr ough the photos. Tip: T o mov e quic kly thr ough the ph[...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 21 print photo s Y ou can print th e p hotos s tor ed on a m emory card using y our printer ’s control panel. Printin g photos from a me mory card is e asy—just inser t t he mem ory ca rd into the pr inter , make your selec tions, and pr ess the P RINT button . Y our print er suppor ts two diff erent ty[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 22 print m ultiple photos 1 Insert a memory card into the pr inter’s me mor y car d slot. F or more infor mation , see ins ert a memory car d on page 14. 2 If y ou hav e not changed the default phot o lay out in the print er pref eren ces, y ou will be ask ed to select a la yout f or your photo s. Pr ess t[...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 23 6 If y ou like , you can c han ge the other pr int setting s for the select ed photo— cr opping, br ightness, decor ativ e frame , or color effect—as desc ribed in get creat ive o n page 29. 7 Pr ess the P RINT button to begin printing. Note: If yo u pre ss the C ANC EL but ton during pr inting, the [...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 24 print al l photos Y ou can choos e to print all the photo s on a memor y card . 1 Insert a memory card into the pr inter’s me mor y car d slot. F or more infor mation , see ins ert a memory car d on page 14. 2 If y ou hav e not changed the default phot o lay out in the print er pref eren ces, y ou will [...]

basics guide print fr om a memo ry ca r d 25 T o print the new photos on a memory c ard: 1 Insert a memory card into the pr inter’s me mor y car d slot. F or more infor mation , see ins ert a memory car d on page 14. 2 If y ou hav e not ch anged the default photo lay out in the pr inter pr efer ences , y ou will be ask ed to select a la yout f or[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 2 26 print camer a-selected pho tos Camer a -selected photos ar e photos yo u marked for pr inting using your digital camer a. When you selec t photos using y our camer a, the camer a cr eates a Digital Pr int Order F ormat (DP OF) file that i dentifi es whi ch photos have been sele cted for p rintin g. Y o u [...]

3 basics guide 27 print fr om an hp direct-pr inting digi tal cam era Y our prin ter allows y ou to pr int beautiful photos f rom an HP direct-printing digital camer a withou t using y our compute r . T o see a list of the HP dir ect-printing digital camer as that wor k with y our print er , go to www .hp .c om /sup port , select y our countr y or [...]

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4 basics guide 29 get c r eative The contr ol p anel on yo ur printer is desi gned to mak e photo pro jects f un and eas y . Y ou can print mor e than one photo on each sheet of pa per and p r int a different number of copies of eac h photo . Y ou can crop y our photos, adjust the bri ghtness of your phot os, add decorati ve f rames and spec ial co[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 4 30 3 Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  button until the photo layo ut you w ant—one , two , or four photos per page—is highlight ed on the printer ’s L CD scr een. Pr ess the OK button . The pho to lay out is a global setting—it applies to all photo s you pr int fr om the memory car d. When you v ie w a[...]

basics guide get cr eative 31 crop a photo When y ou pri nt from a memory card , you can us e the printe r’s contr ol panel to cr op a photo so only y our fa vor ite port io n of the photo prints . 1 Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  or  button to na vig ate to the photo y ou wa nt to cr op . When the photo you wa nt to cr op appears on the print[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 4 32 adjust the photo brightness When y ou pr int fr om a memory card , yo u can adjust the photo brig htness to pr int y our p hoto s lighter or darke r than the originals. The br ightness setting ranges fr om –3 to +3. N ormal brightnes s is 0. 1 Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  or  button to n av igate t[...]

basics guide get cr eative 33 6 Use the ar ro ws on the S ELEC T P HOTOS but ton to highl ight the frame colo r y ou want to u se, the n press the OK button to select it . The pr inter display s th e fr ame around the selec ted photo. If y ou cr opped the photo befor e adding a frame , the frame automatic ally shrinks to f it around the cr opped ph[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 4 34 change t he pr int quality When you pr int fr om a memory card, y ou can set the print quality for y our photos. Bes t qualit y is the default print quality and produces the highest quality photos. Nor mal qualit y conserves ink and prints fa ster . Note: If yo u select nor mal qua lity , it will be used [...]

5 basics guide 35 set printer pr eferences Y ou can c hange the printer’ s factory defa ult settings to you r own personal pr efer ences using the pr inter menu on the printer’ s contro l panel. Pri nter pre fer ences are global settings—they appl y to e very photo you pr int from the printer’s control panel. Y ou can se t the follo w in g [...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 5 36 4 Selec t from the follow ing options: – Alway s if yo u want the pr inter to discar d the ex isting photo selecti ons and print se t tings after printing . – Never i f you wan t the printe r to keep the e xisti ng photo selectio ns and pri nt set t in gs fo r fu r th er pri nt in g. – Ask if y ou w[...]

basics guide set pri nter prefer ences 37 4 Selec t from the follow ing options: – Ask if y ou want the pr inter to ask y ou to select a photo lay out each time y ou i nse rt a m emory c ar d in to the pr inte r’s me mory car d slot . – 1 photo if you w ant the printer to pri nt one photo per page. – 2 photos if you w a nt the printer to pr[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 5 38 1 Pr ess the M ENU button on the pri nter’s contr ol panel. 2 Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  butt on until Pre ference s is h ighlighted on t he pr inter’s L CD sc reen . Pre ss the OK but ton . 3 Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  button un til Add date/t ime is high lighted on the printe r’s LCD scree[...]

basics guide set pri nter prefer ences 39 Exif printin g Y our pri nter suppor ts Ex if Print (Exc hangeable Image File F ormat 2 .2 ), an international open standard that simplifi es digital imagin g and enhances printed photos. W hen you tak e a photo with a digi tal camer a that supports Exif Pr int , inform at ion suc h as exposur e time, flash[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 5 40 ex te n d c o l o r s Y ou can se t the printe r to automaticall y deepen and intensify the colors i n the phot os y ou pr int . Extend ing color s is a good w ay to imp ro v e color pho tos tha t look washed out or faded , but it will incre ase printing time and may not hav e a noti ceable effect on all [...]

basics guide set pri nter prefer ences 41 4 Selec t from the follow ing options: – Alway s if yo u want the pr inter to unmar k the camera-selec ted photos after prin ting. – Never i f you w ant the pr inter to leav e the camer a -selected pho tos mark ed after prin ting. – Ask if y ou want the pr inter to ask if you w ant to unmark the camer[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 5 42 L CD screen lang uage and country/region If y ou purchased y our printer in a country other than the U.S . or Canada, y ou are ask ed to set the langu age and country /r egion for the pri nter’s L CD scr een the f irst time y ou turn on the printer . Ther e is no fac tory default se tting. Y ou ca n cha[...]

6 basics guide 43 maintain and tr anspor t y o ur pr inter Y our pri nter req uires v er y little maintenance . Fo r best r esults, keep y our p r inter and supplies c lean an d stor e them properl y . Because it is compact and light, y our printe r is easy to transport and set up almost anyw here . Tak e it with you on v acations and to family gat[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 6 44 6 When the printer ’s L CD scr een display s a message asking if you wa nt to continu e to a second lev el of clean ing, select f ro m the f ollow i ng optio ns: – If the tes t page has whit e stre aks or missing colors , the prin t cartridge needs to be cleaned again. Pr ess the S ELECT P HOTOS  b[...]

basics guide maintain and transport your pr inter 45 calibrate the pr int cartridge Y ou can calibrate the pr int car tr idge by using y our printer’s contr ol panel. T ry calibrati ng the pr int cartridge if colo rs in y our photos ar e misaligned or if the cali br ati on page did not prin t cor re ctl y wh en y ou ins talle d a ne w pr int cart[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 6 46 store the printer Y our pri nter is built to withstand long or short peri ods of inactiv ity . Close the paper tra y door when the pr inter is not in use . Stor e the printer indoors out o f dire ct sunlight in a pla ce w ithout temperatur e extr emes. store the print cartridge Al way s transport and stor[...]

7 basics guide 47 tr oubleshooting Y our HP Photosmart printe r is designed to be reli able and easy to us e. Th is chapter ans wers fr equently ask e d questi ons and contains i nfor mation about the follo wing topi cs: • Hard war e problems . See page 4 7. • Pri nting pr oblems. See page 4 8. • Error messag es. See pag e 5 1. F or tr oubles[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 7 48 pr inting problems Befo re contacting HP support, r ead this secti on for tr oubleshooting tips or go to the online support serv ices at www .h p .c om/ sup po rt . Note: In the pre sence of high electromagnetic f ields, pr inted documents and photos may be sli ghtly distorted. The O n/Attenti on light is[...]

basics guide tr oubleshoo ting 49 Photo paper does not feed in to the pr inter corr ectly . Y our pr int er ma y be in an ext remely high or low humidit y envir onme nt. T r y the follo wing: • I nsert the photo paper as far as it wi ll go into the paper tra y . • Load one sheet of photo paper at a time. The photo paper may be curl e d. Place t[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 7 50 No page came out of the pr inter . The paper ja mmed while printing . T o clear the paper jam, try the follo wing: 1 T urn off the prin ter . 2 Unplug the pr inter ’s pow er cor d. 3 Gently r emov e the jammed paper fr om the printer . 4 Plug the pr inter back in and turn it on. 5 When y ou have c leare[...]

basics guide tr oubleshoo ting 51 error messag es Befo re contacting HP support, r ead this secti on for tr oubleshooting tips or go to the online support serv ices at www .h p .c om/ sup po rt . M essage P ossibl e cause Solution P APER JAM . C LEA R JAM THEN PR ESS OK . The paper ja mmed while printing . Clear the paper jam . For mor e infor mati[...]

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8 basics guide 53 specifications This c hapter lists rec ommended papers f or your pr inter and pro vid es selected pr inter s pec ific ations . Note: F or a complete lis t of print er spec if ic ations and s ystem requ irements, see the HP Ph otosmart Prin ter Help . F or infor mation about v ie win g the Pri nter Help , see vie w the hp photos ma[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies cha p te r 8 54 printe r specificati ons Conne c ti vity USB: Microsof t ® Window s 98 , 2000 Pr ofessi onal, ME , XP Home, and XP Pro fessional; Mac ® O S 9 v9 .1 or later , O S X v10.1 through v10.2 Image fi le for mats JPE G Bas eline TI F F 24 - bi t RG B un c om p res s ed in t e rl e ave d T IFF 2 4 -bit Y CbC r [...]

basics guide specifi cation s 55 Opera ting temperature 3 2–1 13°F (0–4 5°C) [Optimum 5 9–9 5 °F (15–3 5°C)] P aper tr ay One 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 c m) photo paper tra y P aper tr ay ca pacity 20 sheets, max imum thickness 11. 5 mil (2 92 µm) per sheet Pow e r c o n s u m p t i o n Printin g: 8.1 W Idle: 2 .1 W Off: 2 .0 W Pri nt cartri[...]

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basics guide 57 inde x Numerics 9-up view mode 17 A adjust brightness 32 color 40 contr ast 39 all pho tos print 24 antique effect 33 B black & white effect 33 borderless printing 38 tr oub leshoot 48 brightness adjust 32 buttons control panel 5 C calibrate print cartridge 45 calibration page 45 Cancel button 5 cl ea n print cartridge 43 printe[...]

hp photosmar t 2 40 ser ies 58 load 8 problems 48 r ecommended types 53 store 9 supported types 8 paper tray door 3, 9 ext en sio n 9 location 3 paper width guide adjust 9 location 3 photo index 18 photo paper handle 9 r ecommended types 53 store 9 tr oublesho ot 49 photos add frames 32 color effe cts 33 crop 31 deselect 20 index num bers 18 lay ou[...]

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