HP Photosmart 7700 manual

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basics guide i contents 1 ge t sta r ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 w elcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 f ind inf ormati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 v ie w the hp ph oto s mart pr inter help . . . . . . . . . [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series ii scan a proof sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 se lect a phot o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 des elec t a pho to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 pr int pho tos f r om a memory car d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 basics guide 1 get star ted wel co m e Thank y ou for purc h asing an HP Photosmar t 77 0 0 Ser ies pri nter! W ith y our new photo pr inter , you can pr int beautiful photos , sa ve photo s to y our computer , an d cr eate fun and eas y pr ojects . F or infor mation about: • Pri nting photos s tor ed on your memory card , see print from a memo[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 2 find information Y our new pr inter com es w ith the follo wing doc umentation to h elp y ou get started and take f ull a dv antag e of y our prin ter’s capab ilities: • Setup Guide — The HP Photosma rt Setup Guide contains quick and eas y instru ctions to help y ou set u p your pr inter and i nstall[...]

basics guide get started 3 what’s in the box Y our printer box contains the follo wing items: Note: Some cont ents ma y vary by country and regi on. 1 The H P Ph otos ma r t 77 0 0 Se ries print er 2 A photo paper stor ag e bag 3 The H P P hot osma r t 77 0 0 Series Se tup Gu ide 4 TT he HP Photo sma rt 77 0 0 Ser ies Basi cs Guide and the HP Ph [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 4 pr inter parts front back Photo tray slider Move this slider t o en gag e or diseng age the photo tra y Pho to t ra y Lift the paper catch to lo ad photo pape r in the photo tra y LC D sc re e n Use this scr een to vie w y our photos an d menu o ptions Out tray Remo ve this tra y to load small media and to[...]

basics guide get started 5 cont rol pa n el Tip: Pr ess and hold a button to change its v a lue r apidl y . Fo r e xample , pres s and hold the S ELECT P HOTOS  b utton to mo ve ra pi dly thr ough the photos on a memory card . indicator lights S AVE Pre ss this button to sa v e photos from a m emor y card to your c omp uter P RINT N EW P HOTOS P[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 6 input bay menu st r uctur e Use th is secti on to r e v ie w options that ar e av ailable fr om the main menu on y our pr inte r’s L CD sc r een. T o access the men u optio ns, pre ss the M ENU button on the printer’s control panel. F or more i nfo rma t ion ab ou t s ub m enu op tion s, see th e H P P[...]

basics guide get started 7 paper inf ormation Y ou c an print on a w ide vari ety of paper t y pes and siz es, fr om index car ds and photo paper to en velope s and tr anspare nc ies . F or best re sults, us e paper designed spec ificall y for y our proj ects . For e xample, i f y ou are pr i nting a photo, be sur e to print on HP pr emi um plus ph[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 8 Y our printer supports the fo llo w ing paper tr ay a ccessor ies that y ou can pur chase separat ely : – Aut omatic T wo -Sided Pri nting Access ory (HP C 8 9 5 5A) for double -sided pr inting – 2 50 -sheet plain p aper tr ay (HP Q3 44 7A), which holds a half r eam of plain p aper load paper in the in[...]

basics guide get started 9 4 Adj ust the paper w idth gu ide and the paper length guide to f it clo se to the edges of the paper w ithout bending the paper . This adjustment helps the paper feed s trai ght into the print er . 5 L ow er th e pa per ca tch . 6 P ull out the photo tra y slide r until it s tops . This acti on dise ngages the photo tr a[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 10 5 Adj ust the photo tr a y paper length guide and paper w idth guide to f i t clo se to the edges of the paper wi thout bend ing the paper . This adjustment helps the paper feed str aight into the printe r . 6 L ow er th e pa per ca tch . 7 P ush the photo tra y slider f or war d until it stops . The phot[...]

basics guide get started 11 Caution! Chec k that y ou ar e using the cor r ect pr int cartri dges . Also , note that HP does n ot r eco mmend modif y ing or re filling HP pr int cart r idges . Damage that re sults fr om m odifying or r efilling HP print cartr idges is not cov ered b y HP’s warr anty . Y ou can inter change the f ollo wing pr int [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 12 5 If y ou are r eplac ing a p r int cartridge , slide out the old print cartridge and r ecy cle or discar d it. Note: F or i nformati on about recy cling print cartridges , go to www . hp .co m/ re cyc l e . 6 T ak e the new pr int cartridge out o f its pack a ge. 7 Gr asp the pink tab and gently peel off[...]

basics guide get started 13 8 Insert the pr int car tr idge: – Hold the pr int cartr idge so the copper co ntacts go in to the prin ter f i rs t . L ine up the r idges on the left and ri ght side s of the top of the pr int cartridg e w ith the gr oov es on the insi de of the pri nt cartridge c radle . – Car efull y slide the pr int cartridge in[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 1 14 print cartr idge storage Th e prin t cartri dge prot ector is designed to k eep y our print cartri d ge fr om dr y i ng out w hen it is not bei ng used . Whene ve r you r emov e a print cartr idge fr om the pr inter , sto r e it in the print cartr idge pr otec tor that came w i th your pr inter . Note: It[...]

2 basics guide 15 se t the de fa ul ts o n y our pr int er Y our printe r comes w ith def ault setting s for f eature s suc h as nu mber of cop ies to pr int , photo si ze , lang uage setting for the L CD scr een , and other settings. Y ou can ch ange the se se ttings to y our pref ere n ces u sing the pr inter’s c ontr ol panel. Note: When y ou [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 2 16 set the nu mber of copies B y def ault, y our pr inte r prin ts one co py o f eac h photo . Y ou can set the pr inter t o pr int up to 9 9 copies o f each photo . This setting applies whene ver y ou select photo s an d pr ess the OK button to pr int them . Y ou can ov erri de this s etting for th e c urr [...]

basics guide set the defaults on y our pr inter 17 Note: Combo prints f iv e p hotos on one sheet—two photo s at 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) an d three phot os at 2 .5 x 3 . 2 5 in ch (6 x 8 cm) . The de fault si ze applies w h ene ver y ou select photos and pr i nt them b y pre ssing the OK but ton . Y ou can ov err ide the def ault f or the c urr e[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 2 18 set paper detection The pr inter automatically det ects the paper siz e and t ype b y scann ing the paper in the In tr ay or the phot o tra y . Y ou can set the pri nter to ask f or the paper si ze and type each time y ou print b y tu rning the paper detecti on se nsor off . By defa u lt , this optio n is[...]

basics guide set the defaults on y our pr inter 19 reve r t t o t h e fa c to r y d e f au l t s e t t i n g s If y ou made adjustme nts to the defa u lt se ttings, y ou can re set the pr inter to the or iginal fac tory settings at any time . T o re v ert to the factory default se ttings, foll ow thes e st eps. Note: The languag e an d countr y/ re[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 2 20 set pr int quality When pr inting photos, y ou can change the print quality fr om the c ontr ol panel . Best q ualit y is the default pr int qualit y and pr oduces the best quality p rints . Normal quality conserv es ink and pr ints f aster . T o change the print q u ality , follo w these s teps. Note: Th[...]

3 basics guide 21 pr int fr om a memory car d It’s eas y to print high-q uality photos for y ourself , family , a nd fr iends. If y our dig ital came r a us es a memo ry car d to st or e pho to s , y ou can inse rt the memory card in to t he p rinte r to print you r p hoto s. Messa ges on t h e printe r’ s L C D screen guide y ou thr ough the p[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 22 su pporte d fi le f or ma ts Y ou c an pr int certain file for mats directl y fr om the memory card . If y our digital camera supports file for m ats that are not supported by your pr inter , y ou must f i rst sa ve the photos t o your co mputer and then print them using a softwar e application . F or mor[...]

basics guide print fr om a m emor y card 23 Note: If y ou ha v e camer a -selec ted photos s tor ed on the memory card , a message appears on the L CD scr een asking if y o u w ant to pr i nt the camer a- selec ted photos. F or mor e infor mation , see print c amera -sel ec ted photos on page 31 an d unmark camera-sel ec ted photos on pag e 18. Mem[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 24 Sec ure Dig ital Bottom left slot • L abel faces up and angled c orner is on the r ight • Me tal con tac ts face do wn Sm artM ed ia Uppe r po rti on of the top r igh t double slot • Angled co rner is on the le ft, and if the label has an arr ow , the arr ow po ints to war d the printer • Me tal c[...]

basics guide print fr om a m emor y card 25 re m ove a m e m o r y c a rd Use th e pr ocedur es in this secti on to s afely r emo v e the memory car d fr om the pr inter’ s memory car d slot . Caution! Do not pull out the memo r y card w hile the me mory card li g ht is blinking. A blinking light means that the printer is accessing the memory car[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 26 decide which photos to pr int or to send v ia e -mail Y ou c an deci de w hich photo s to print or se nd via E -mai l by v iew ing the p hotos on the printe r's L CD scr een, pr i nting a photo index page , or by printing a pr oof sheet . Y ou c an vi ew the photos on the printer ’ s L CD scr een, [...]

basics guide print fr om a m emor y card 27 3 Use th e arr ow s on the S EL EC T P HOTOS b u t to n t o s cro l l t h ro u g h t h e p h o t o s. 4 Pr ess the Z OOM + button to vie w the high lighted photo in normal v ie w mod e Note: At th is poi nt , you can enhance the photo , r otate th e photo , or ch ange the def ault s ettings for the pho to[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 28 print a pr oof sheet A pr oof sheet , whi c h ma y be se ver al pages long , show s th umbnail vi e w s of all the photo s stor ed on the memory card . A p r oof sheet is differ ent than a photo index page because i t pr o v ides s paces for y ou to select photo s to pr i nt , spec ify t h e n u m b e r o[...]

basics guide print fr om a m emor y card 29 Once the pr oof sheet has pr inted , you can mar k the pr oof sheet t o indicate the p h o t o s yo u wa nt t o p ri n t, t he s ize o f t h e photos , and the number of photo cop ies y ou want to pr int. Y ou can then sc an the proo f sheet int o the pr inter , and the pr inter w ill pr int the selec ted[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 30 select a photo Once yo u hav e deci ded w hic h photos on y our memor y card y ou want to pr int , y ou can use th e pri nter’ s contr ol panel to select tho se photos f or prin ting . F or more information , see d eci de which photos to print or to send v ia e- mail on page 2 6. 1 Insert a memor y car [...]

basics guide print fr om a m emor y card 31 prin t unm arked phot os on a m em or y c ard Unmark ed dig ital photos ar e standar d di gital photos that y ou stor ed on the memory card but hav e not mark ed f or pr inting. Not all dig ital camer as allo w yo u to mark you r ph ot os fo r p rin ti ng. 1 Inse rt a memory ca r d int o the pr inter ’s[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 3 32 print ne w photos The P RINT N EW P HOTOS button all o ws you to prin t all photos on a memor y card that hav e not pr ev iousl y been pr int ed fr om the memor y car d. E a ch time y ou inser t a memory card i nto the pr in ter’s memory card slot and pri nt photos u sing the pr inter’s co ntr ol pane[...]

4 basics guide 33 print f r o m t h e direc t-printing p or t F or quick and eas y pr inting, y our printe r allo ws y ou to connect a notebook co m p ut e r o r a n H P d i rect - p ri n t i n g d i g i t a l c a m era t o t h e d i rect - p ri nt i n g p o r t located on the f r ont o f the prin ter . T o print usi ng the dir ect-pr inting port ,[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 4 34 3 When you connec t yo u r digital camer a to the prin ter , a Prin t Setup menu appears on the camer a’s L CD scr e en . Use this m enu to: – Cha nge th e pho tos you have sele cted for p rinting – Selec t the paper type – Selec t the paper si z e 4 When y ou are r eady to pri nt , follo w the in[...]

basics guide print f rom the dir ect -printing por t 35 connec t y our notebook computer t o t he dir ec t-pr inting port F or quick and eas y pr inting, y our printe r allo ws y ou to connect a notebook compu ter to the dir ect -pr inting port located in the fr ont of the prin ter . T o pr int fr om y our no teb ook c omput er: 1 C onnect on e end[...]

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5 basics guide 37 print fr o m y our c omputer Y ou can use y our printer with Windo ws P C or Mac intosh so f twar e applications that allo w pr inting . If y ou alread y know ho w to use a pr inter w i th yo ur computer , you ar e r e ady to begin printing as usual. If you ar e n ew to pr inting, or if you hav e questi ons, use this chapter to le[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 5 38 3 T o access th e prin ting pr op erties tab s, you ma y h av e to cli ck Pr operties or Preferen ces . F or informati on about the HP Photosmar t Ser ies printing pr operties , see the HP Photosmart Pr inter Help . Note: The Prop erties button may be labeled Preferen ces and the Pr int dialog box ma y be[...]

basics guide print f rom yo ur computer 39 1 Open the photo in a softwar e application and fr om th e Fi l e menu , select Print . 2 On the Pr int dialog bo x, cli c k Prope rties or Pr efer ences to access th e HP Photo smart Seri es pr inting prope r ties. If the so ftwar e application y ou ar e usin g d oes not have a P roper t ies o r P ref ere[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 5 40 hp photosmar t printer icon Use th e HP Photo smart printe r icon in the Wi ndo w s taskbar to open the HP Photo smart Seri es Prope r ties dialog box , select a defau lt prin ter , or open the HP Photo smart Seri es T oolbox . • When y ou cli ck the pr i nter icon , the printing properties di alog box [...]

basics guide print f rom yo ur computer 41 hp photosmart memor y card icon Use the HP Photo smart memory car d icon to determ ine the status of y our pri nter , access th e f iles st ored on y our memory car d, and displa y connecti on mes sages on y our computer sc reen . The appear ance of the icon tells y ou th e status o f the printer : When y [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 5 42 pr int fr om y our M acintosh Bef or e you begin , mak e sure y our print er is connected to y our computer , the pr inter so f twar e tha t came in the bo x is installed , and th er e is paper in the pr inter . F or mor e inf orm a tion a b out se tup , see the HP Ph otosmar t Setu p Guide tha t came w i[...]

basics guide print f rom yo ur computer 43 3 Selec t the page at tr ibutes: – Selec t the paper si z e . – Selec t wh ether y ou wo uld lik e to pr int border less or bor d er ed p hotos . If y ou ar e using O S 9 , the border less option appears as a c h eck bo x. If y ou ar e usi ng OS X, the border less options appear under the Pa p e r Size[...]

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6 basics guide 45 tr o ubleshooting Y our H P Photosm ar t pr inter is designed to be r eliable and eas y to use . This cha pter ans w ers fr equently ask ed questions and contains infor mation about the follo w i ng topi cs: • hard war e pr oblems •p r i n t i n g p r o b l e m s •e r r o r m e s s a g e s F or more troubl eshoo tin g in for[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 6 46 pr inting pr oblems Befo r e contacting HP suppor t , r ead this section for tr oubleshooting ti ps or go to the online support serv ices at www .hp .c om / su pp ort . Note: HP recommends using a USB cable of less th an 10 feet (3 meters) in length to minimi z e injected no i se due to pote ntial hig h m[...]

basics guide tr oubleshooting 47 The pr inter does not pr int new ph otos o n t he m em or y c ard. Ther e ar e no ne w p hotos on the memory car d or the phot os hav e alr eady been printed fr om the printe r’s contr ol pan el . F or mor e inf orm ati on, see print new phot os on pag e 3 2. Selec t and pr int the d esir ed photos . F or more i n[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 6 48 P aper does not feed into the prin ter cor r ectl y . OR P la in paper does not come out of the pr inte r corr ectl y . Ther e may be too much paper loaded in the In tra y . Re mo ve s ome paper fr om th e In tr ay and try printing again. F or paper-loading instructions, see load paper i n th e in tray on[...]

basics guide tr oubleshooting 49 Pr int quality is p oor . Y ou may be pr inti ng in In k - back up Printing Mode. T he p rinte r e nters I nk-ba ckup Pr inting Mode wh en one of the print ca r tridges is m iss in g . Replace the missing pri nt car tridge with a new one. F or mor e infor mation , see install or replace prin t ca rtrid ges on page 1[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 6 50 error messag es Befo r e contacting HP suppor t , r ead this section for tr oubleshooting ti ps or go to the online support serv ices at www .hp .c om / su pp ort . M essa ge Problem Sol ution P APER JAM . C LEA R JAM THEN PRE SS OK . The paper jammed w hile pr inting . 1 T urn off the pr inter , then unp[...]

basics guide tr oubleshooting 51 C ARTR IDGE SERVICE STAT I ON IS STUCK . There i s an o bst ruct ion blocking the path of the cart ri dge s erv i ce st ati o n . 1 Open the main door . The prin t cartridge ser vi ce station is located ben eath the print cartr idge cr adle . 2 Mo ve the pr int car tr idge cr adle to the left to access the prin t ca[...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 6 52 D ATA WAS NOT RE C E IVE D . OR N O R ESPONSE FROM COMPUTER . The pr i nter di d not r ec ei ve the data that the comput er sent to it . T ry the follo wing: • Mak e su r e the US B cable is sec ur ely attached to both the computer and the USB port on th e bac k of the pr inter . • V erify that you ar[...]

7 basics guide 53 spec ifications This c h apter lists r ecommended papers for y our printer and pr o v ides s elected pr inter s pec ifi cat ion s. Note: F or a complete lis t of pr inter s pec ification s a nd system requiremen ts, see the HP P hotosmart Pr inter Help . r ecommended paper F or a li st of a v ailable HP - designed inkjet paper s, [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 7 54 pr inter s pecificati ons Conne cti vity , maximum HP JetDir ect External Pr int Server s: 17 5x, 310x, 3 80x Conne cti vity , stand ard USB: F ront and back ports Windo w s 9 8, 2000 Pr of essional , ME , XP Home, and XP Profe ssional Mac OS 9 v9 .1 or later , OS X v1 0.1 thro u gh 10.2 Imag e file f or [...]

basics guide specifi c ations 55 Me dia sizes, st andard Photo pape r 3 x 3 inches to 8. 5 x 14 inches ( 7 6 x 7 6 mm to 216 x 3 5 6 mm) Plain pape r Letter , 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 2 80 mm) Legal, 8. 5 x 14 inches ( 216 x 3 5 6 mm) Exec utiv e, 7 .5 x 10 inc hes (190 x 2 54 mm) A4, 8.2 7 x 11.7 i nches ( 210 x 2 9 7 mm) A5, 5 .8 x 8.3 inch es (14 [...]

hp photosma rt 77 0 0 series cha pt er 7 56 Me dia t ypes P aper (pla in, inkjet , photo, and banner ) Env elopes T r ansparenc ies Labels Car d s (inde x, gr eeting, Hagaki, A6, L -si z e) Ir on-on tr ansf ers Mem ory c ar ds CompactF lash T ype I and I I IBM Mic r odr iv e Mu ltiM ediaCa rd Secure Di git al SmartMedia Sony Memo r y Sticks x D - P[...]

basics guide 57 inde x B bor derles s prin ting , 17 pr oblems, 4 6 C camer a -sel ec ted photo s pr in t , 31 unmark, 18 cont r ol panel , 5 copi es set number of copies , 16 D def ault setti n gs , 19 DP OF , 18 pr int camer a -selec ted phot os, 31 E err or messages, 5 0 H hardw are pr o blems, 4 5 hp p hotos ma rt printe r help pr int , 2 view [...]

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