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    hp photosmart 2 3 0 basics guide[...]

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    i cont ents get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 quick re ference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4[...]

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    contents ii printing proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 system requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 prin[...]

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    1 1 get started welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart printer! With your new, easy- to-use, compact photo printer you can: • Print beautif ul photos from your digital camera’s memory ca rd without using a c omputer. • Print a photo index page that shows all the photos on your digital camera’s memory card . • Print 4 x 6 inch ([...]

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    get started 2 Your new printer c omes with the following documentation to help you get started and get the most out of your printer: • Setup Guide — Contains quick and easy instructions in poster format to help you set up your printer and i nstall the printer software. • Basics Gui de — Includes a qui ck reference guide to help you get acqu[...]

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    get started 3 view the hp photo smart printer help • Windows PC: Fr o m t h e Start menu, choose Program s, H ewlett-P ackard, Photosmart Printer 130, 2 30, 7150, 7 3 45, 7 35 0, 7 5 50 , and HP Pho to & Ima ging Dire ctor . Fr om the HP Photo & Imagin g Director , cli ck Help . • Mac i nt o sh : Insert the CD that came w ith your print[...]

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    get started 4 qui ck re fere nc e Printing photos i s easy! Load 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. Try it! Tip: P ress the U P or D OWN arrow to view selected photos o[...]

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    get started 5 Set... Print! Press t h e S IZE b utton to change the printed size of ea ch 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 ng es o f p hoto s, or all pho to s at on ce . Press t h e P RIN T button and enjoy your p hotos ![...]

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    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 bo rder on the bottom edge glossy photo paper without tab 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) test and calibration pages plain index cards 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm)[...]

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    get started 7 There is a differ ence between index cards and photo index pages Ind ex car d = card -wei ght 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 you r memory card. Print a photo index p age to help you select the photos [...]

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    get started 8 printer par ts front Paper tray door Control panel (for more inf ormation, see “control panel” on page 11) Print cartridge door[...]

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    get started 9 paper tray door op en Memory card light CompactFlash memory card slot Mul tiMe diaC ard or S ec ure D ig ita l memory card slot P aper widt h guid e SmartM edia memory card slot Memory Stick memory card slot Paper tray Output guide[...]

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    get started 10 back USB port Rear paper path Power adapter connection[...]

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    get started 11 control pan el P OWE R Use this button to tur n the printer on or off C OPIES Use this button to change the number of copies you wan t to print P RINT Use this button to pr int se lec te d photos from a memory card Z OOM Use this button to enlarge or crop a photo M ENU Use this button to access the menu options C ANCEL Use this butto[...]

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    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. F or best printing results, use H P Photo P aper. HP paper can be found at most computer and office supply stores or on the Web at: • www.hpsh opping.com (U .S.) • www.hp-go-s upplies[...]

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    get started 13 Your printer supports the following paper types: Name or t ype Size Use for HP Pre mium Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch ( with 0.5 inch tab) 10 x 15 cm (with 1.25 cm tab) Medium - to high-r esolution ph otos, snapshots, photo album prints, photos to archive, and borderless photos HP Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch (with 0.5 inch tab) 10 x 15 cm (with [...]

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    get started 14 As it prints, the printer pulls the pape r straight through the pape r slot, out the back, and then through to the front again. Be sure the r ear paper path of the printer is at least 10 inch es away from any obstructio n. Output guide Paper width guide[...]

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    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 fac ing up. If you are using photo paper, load the paper with the glossy side up . If you are using tabbed paper, lo ad the paper into the paper tray so the ta b feeds in to the pr i[...]

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    get started 16 print car tridge inform ation The correct print cartr idge for your printer is the HP #5 7 ( C6 6 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 prints a calibration page. If you re[...]

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    get started 17 install or replace the print cartridges To get the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP factory-filled print cartridges. 1 If the printer i s off, press the P OWER button on the printer’s control panel to tu rn the printer on. 2 L oad an index card in the paper tray so the printer c an print a calibration page af[...]

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    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. POWER ZOOM CANCEL MENU COPIES SIZE OK ZOOM MENU CANCEL PRINT P O W E R[...]

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    get started 19 6 Push the print cartridge into the print cartridge cradle until you fee l it snap into place. 7 Close the print cartridge door. After you insert the print cartridge, the printer automaticall y prints a calibration page. If the printer is off, the calibration page prints when you turn the printer on. T he calibration page verifies th[...]

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    get started 20 remove the print cart ridge 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. 3 Remove the print cartridge from the printer.[...]

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    get started 21 use the control panel Your printer’s co ntrol panel has several buttons: • C OPIES — Use this button to change the number of copies you want to print. • LCD — View photos, menu options, and printer status messages in this window. • S IZE — Use this bu tton to change the photo size. • Printer l ight — This light i ll[...]

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    get started 22 • Z OOM — Use this button to change the magnification of the selected photo or crop the photo. • P OWER — Use this bu tton to turn the printer on or off. Allow at least ten seconds for the printer to perfor m internal verifications when you tu rn it on.[...]

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    2 23 Your HP Photosmart printer lets you print beautiful photos from you r digital camera without usin g y our com pu ter. print from a memory card If yo ur 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. The printer’s L CD guides you through the p[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 24 supp ort ed me mory card s The printer can read CompactFlash ™ Association (CF A) certified Type I or II, SmartM edia ™, MultiM ediaCard ™, Secure Digital ™, and Mem ory Stick ™ memory c ards. Caution: Using any other type of memor y card may damage the memory card an d the printer. If your digita[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 25 insert a memory card After you have taken photos with y our digital camera, you can insert a memory card into your printer to print photos immediately or use the printer to save the photos to your comp ute r. When you insert a memory card correctly, the memory card light illuminates. The L CD briefly shows [...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 26 inse rt a Comp actF las h memory card Open the paper tray do or. Insert the memory card into the top lef t memory card slot so the front of the memory card faces u p. Insert the edge with pinholes into the print er first. If there is an arrow on the memory card’s label, make sure the arrow is pointing to [...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 27 insert a M ultiM ediaCar d or Secure Digital 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 . Ins ert the end with the metal contacts into the printer first. Gently push the memory[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 28 insert a Sm art Me dia m emor y ca rd Open the paper tray do or. Insert the memory card into the top righ t memory card slot so the front of the memory card (the black side) faces up and the side with the gold cont acts f aces do wn . In ser t th e end with the gold contacts into the printer first. Gently p[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 29 insert a M em ory Stick m emory card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bot tom ri ght memory card slot with the metal contacts facing down . Insert the end with the metal c ontacts into the printer first. Gently push the memory c ard into the printer until it stops. The memory card m[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 30 decide wh ich photos to prin t You can deci de which photos to print by viewing the photo s on the printer’s L CD or by printing a photo index page. view photos on the LCD 1 Insert a memory card in to the printer’s memory card slot. 2 Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to display on the [...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 31 print phot os from the con trol 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 print, and pressing the P RINT button. 1 Insert a memory card in[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 32 print camera-s electe d photos If yo u have an HP direct -printin g digita l camera, 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. F or more information, see the documentation that came with your [...]

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    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 mor e about using camera-selected photo s, see the documentation that came with your came ra.[...]

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    use your printer with a digital camera 34[...]

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    3 35 troubleshooting Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to us e. This section offers tips and advice for addressing frequently asked questions. Before you begin, make sure: • All the cable connections between your printer and computer are secure. • You are using the mo st recent version of the software. Go to www.hp.[...]

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    troubleshooting 36 print a test 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 co ntrol 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. A test page prints with informatio n abou[...]

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    troubleshooting 37 printer pr oblems 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 turn on the printer. The printer is plugged into a power strip and the power strip[...]

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    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. 3 If this does not work, turn the printer [...]

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    troubleshooting 39 The Printer light is blinking (quickly) red. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Try the following: 1 Turn the printer off. Unplu g the printer’s power cord, wait o ne minute, then plug it in again. Turn the printer on. 2 If this does not work, check www.hp.com or contact HP Support and Services. F or contact information, see [...]

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    troubleshooting 40 printi ng problems Printing is very slo w. You may be trying to print a high resoluti on 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 aligned properly in the paper tray. Move the paper width guide on the paper tray [...]

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    troubleshooting 41 Paper does not feed into the printer correctl y. OR Paper does not come out of the printer correctly. Ther e ma y be too much 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. For a list of supported paper weights and types, see specifications on [...]

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    troubleshooting 42 (continued from previous page) No page came out of the printer. (continued on nex t page) You may not have any paper in the paper tray. Check that paper is loaded correctl y in the paper tray. See paper information on page 12 for paper loading instructions. The printer’s print cartridge door may be o pen. Close the printer’s [...]

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    troubleshooting 43 (continued from previous page) No page came out 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. If the paper is still j ammed, try the following: 1 Turn off the printer. 2[...]

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    troubleshooting 44 (continued from previous page) No page came out of the printer. A problem may exist wi th the print cartridge. Try the following: • Check the pri nter’s L C D for error messages. • Print a tes t page and rep lace the print cartridge if necessary. The printer may still be processing information. Be patient. High resolution p[...]

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    troubleshooting 45 The photo printed at an angle or is off- center. Paper may not be loaded correct ly. Make sure the paper is correctly oriented in the paper tray. F or paper- loading instructions, see l oad paper on page 15. Print quality is poo r. The print cartridge may be running out o f ink. Print a tes t page. OR If the print cartridge is ru[...]

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    troubleshooting 46 Photos are not printing corre ctly. You may not have loaded the photo pap er correctly. Load the photo paper with the glossy side up . If you are using tabbed paper, load the paper so the tab feeds in first. The photo paper may not have fed into the printer correct ly. Check for a paper jam, then try the following: • Insert the[...]

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    troubleshooting 47 The photos you marked for printing in your came ra do not print. Some digital cameras (such as the HP 318 and HP 61 2) let you mark photos for 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. Mark photos fo[...]

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    troubleshooting 48 See the HP Photosmart P rinter Help for more informatio n on: • Windows P C co nnection problems. • Macintosh connectio n problems. • USB connection problems. • More printer problems. • More printing problems. • L CD error messages[...]

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    4 49 specifications system r equirements Component Win dow s PC minimu m Macintosh minimum Operating system Windows 98, 2000 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 g reat er RAM 64 MB (128 MB reco mmended ) OS 9.x: 64 MB (128 MB recommended) [...]

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    specificati ons 50 printer specif icatio 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 148.5 mm) A6 cards Photo file format s JP[...]

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    specificati ons 51 Me dia types Paper (plain, pho to), cards (index, A6) Me dia sizes P h o t o 4x6 i n c h ( 1 0x1 5c m ) Pho to w ith ta b 4 x 6. 5 inch es ( 10 x 16 .25 c m) Index cards 4 x 6 in ch (10 x 15 cm) A6 (105 x 148.5 mm) Mar gi n s Bott om 0. 46 inch , 11.7 m m Mem or y 8 MB M emo ry c ards CompactFlash Type I or II Mem ory S tick Mult[...]

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    specificati ons 52 P ower adapter C8442-60 026 adapter : 120–127Vac, 5 0/60Hz, 50 0mA C8442-60 027 adapter : 100–240Vac, 5 0/60Hz, 50 0mA Print quality, color HP PhotoREt lll, up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi Technology, color HP PhotoREt lll, H P ColorSmart III, HP SmartFocus, Automatic Contrast Enhancement Print technolog y Drop-on-demand ther[...]

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    53 index A arrows 11 , 21 B Basi cs Gui de 2 borderless photos 6 button s, co ntrol p anel 11 , 21 C calibration pa ge 6 , 19 camera-selected photos, print 32 Cancel button 11 , 21 Compa ctFl ash memor y card slot 26 cont rol p anel 11 , 21 Copies button 11 , 21 D digital cam eras print camera-s elected photos 32 print from memory c ards 23 F fil e[...]

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    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 car d slo ts 9 ins ert 25 – 29 print from 23 remove 25 supported types 24 Memory Stick memory card slot 29 Menu button 11 , 21 MultiMed iaCard memo ry card slot 27 O OK button 11 , 2[...]

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    index 55 photo index p age 30 test page 36 Print button 11 , 21 print cartridges calibration pa ge 19 ins tall 17 remove 20 supported 16 test page 36 printer diagrams of 8 – 11 documentation 1 light 21 problems 37 – 39 specifi cations 50 printing prob lems 40 – 47 Q quick reference 4 R rear paper path 10 , 14 remove memo ry c ards 25 print ca[...]

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    index 56 printer problems 37 – 39 printing prob lems 40 – 47 U USB port 10 Z Zoom button 11 , 22[...]

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    © Copyright 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company All ri ghts are reser ved. No pa rt of this docu ment ma y be ph otoco pied, rep roduced , or translate d to a nother languag e without the prior w ritten consen t of He wlett-Packar d Compa ny. The info rmation c ontained in this d ocument i s subjec t to cha nge without notice. H ewlett-Pa ckard sha ll no[...]

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    Print ed on rec ycled pa per Printed in US, 6/0 2 ENERGY STAR ® is a U.S. re gistered mark. As an ENERGY STAR ® partner, Hewlett-P ackard Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ® gu idel ines for ener gy effic iency . www.h p.com ©200 2 Hewlett-P ackar d Compa ny Q3000-9016 3[...]