hp photosmart 240 series basics guide
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contents basics guide 1 get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 print from a memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 print from an hp direct-printing digital camera . . . . . . . . 27 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
get creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 5 set printer preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 6 maintain and transport your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7 troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 8 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 change the photo layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
get started 1 welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 240 Series printer! With your new, compact photo printer, you can print beautiful photos quickly and easily with or without a computer. For information about: basics guide • Printing photos stored on your digital camera’s memory card, see print from a memory card on page 13. • Printing camera-selected photos stored on your digital camera’s memory card, see print camera-selected photos on page 26.
chapter 1 documentation Your new printer comes with the following documentation to help you get started and get the most out of your printer: • Setup Guide—The HP Photosmart Setup Guide contains quick and easy instructions to help you set up your printer and print your first photo. • Basics Guide—The HP Photosmart 240 Series Basics Guide is the booklet you are reading. This booklet helps you get acquainted with your new printer.
get started printer parts front of the printer Control panel For more information, see control panel on page 5 Paper tray door Open this door to load paper or insert a memory card Memory card slots For more information, see memory card slots on page 4 Paper width guide Adjust this guide to fit close to the edge of the paper in the paper tray Print cartridge door Open this door to change the print cartridge Output guide Load paper underneath the output guide (printed output will rest on top of this guid
chapter 1 Note: Place the printer on a flat, stable surface with the back of the printer at least 10 inches (250 mm) away from any obstruction to allow space for the paper to move during printing. Make sure the power cord and USB cable do not block the rear paper path.
get started control panel ON Press this button to turn on the printer or put it into power save mode LCD screen Use this screen to view your photos and menu options PRINT Press this button to print selected photos from a memory card SAVE Press this button to save photos from a memory card to your computer CANCEL Press this button to deselect photos, to exit a menu, or to stop an action you have requested MENU Press this button to view the printer menu ZOOM +/ZOOM – Press Zoom + to enter Zoom mode, or
chapter 1 printer menu structure Top level menu Submenus/options Change layout Select Layout: • 1 photo • 2 photos • 4 photos Print special Print all Print range Additional submenus/options Select beginning of range: Select end of range: Print new Print index Enhance image Photo brightness Photo brightness: (select –3 to +3; default is 0 and represents no change) Add frame Select pattern: Select color: Add color effect Tools Choose color effect: • Black & white • Sepia • Antique • No effect
get started Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/options Preferences After printing After printing, deselect all photos: • Always • Never • Ask (default) # of copies Set default number of copies: (select 1 to 99; default is 1) Photo layout Set default photo layout: • Ask (default) • 1 photo • 2 photos • 4 photos Video print Set default video print frames: • 9 per page (default) • 16 per page • 25 per page Add date/time Date/time stamp: • Date/time • Date only • Off (default) Bo
chapter 1 paper information You can print photos on photo paper, plain paper, or index cards. Your printer supports the following paper types and sizes: Type Size Purpose Photo paper 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) Printing photos Photo paper with tab 4 x 6 inches with 0.5 inch tab (10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab) Printing borderless photos Index cards 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) Printing drafts, calibration pages, and test pages Hagaki cards 3.9 x 5.
get started 3 Move the paper width guide on the paper tray to fit close to the left edge of the paper without bending the paper. This helps the paper feed straight into the printer. Output guide Paper width guide Tip: With paper other than HP premium plus photo paper, you may experience paper feeding or ejecting problems. Try loading fewer sheets of paper at a time and make sure the edges of the paper stack are lined up.
chapter 1 print cartridge information Your HP Photosmart 240 Series printer can print color and black and white photos. HP provides two types of print cartridges so you can choose the best print cartridge for your project. For the highest quality photos, follow these guidelines: To print… Use… Color photos HP #57 (C6657A) tri-color print cartridge Black and white photos HP #59 (C9359A) photo gray print cartridge (available Fall 2003) Caution! Check that you are using the correct print cartridge.
get started 4 Open the print cartridge door. The red On/Attention light flashes when the print cartridge door is open. Note: For instructions on removing a previously installed print cartridge, see remove the print cartridge on page 12. 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.
chapter 1 7 Close the print cartridge door. After you install a new print cartridge, a message appears on the printer’s LCD screen asking you to load plain paper in the paper tray and press the OK button. When you press the OK button, the printer automatically calibrates the new print cartridge and prints a calibration page to confirm that the print cartridge is installed correctly and functioning properly. For more information, see calibrate the print cartridge on page 45.
2 print from a memory card It’s easy to print high-quality photos for yourself, family, and friends. If your digital camera uses a memory card to store photos, you can insert the memory card into the printer to print your photos. Messages on the printer’s LCD screen guide you through the process—you don’t have to turn on your computer or even have your printer connected to a computer! Note: You can also print photos using your computer. For more information, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help.
chapter 2 supported file formats You can print photos from JPEG and uncompressed TIFF image files directly from the memory card. You can also print video action prints from Motion JPEG AVI, Motion JPEG Quicktime, and MPEG-1 video files directly from the memory card. If your digital camera supports other file formats, such as FlashPix and RAW, save the files to your computer and print them using a software application. For more information, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help.
print from a memory card Caution! Inserting the memory card any other way may damage the memory card or the printer. 4 Gently push the memory card into the printer until it stops. The memory card does not insert all the way into the printer. Caution! Forcing the memory card into the printer too far may damage the memory card or the printer. Note: If you insert a SmartMedia memory card upside down, the red On/Attention light will begin blinking. Remove the memory card and reinsert it properly.
chapter 2 Memory card Memory card slot How to hold and insert the memory card SmartMedia Upper portion of the top right double slot • Angled corner is on the left, and if the label has an arrow, the arrow points toward the printer • Metal contacts face down Sony Memory Sticks Bottom right slot • Angled corner is on the left, and arrow points toward the printer • Metal contacts face down xD-Picture Card Lower right portion • Label faces up, and arrow points toward the printer • Metal contacts face
print from a memory card remove a memory card Once the memory card light stops blinking, gently pull the memory card to remove it from the printer’s memory card slot. Caution! Do not pull out the memory card while the memory card light is blinking. A blinking light means that the printer is accessing the memory card. Wait until the memory card light remains solid. Removing a memory card while it is being accessed may damage the printer and the memory card or corrupt the information on the memory card.
chapter 2 Tip: To move quickly through the photos, press and hold the arrows on the SELECT PHOTOS button. When you reach the last photo in either direction, the printer cycles back to the first or last photo and continues. Note: If you use your computer to delete files from your memory card, the files you delete may still appear on the printer’s LCD screen. After deleting the files, remove the memory card following the instructions in remove a memory card on page 17.
print from a memory card 3 If you have not changed the default photo layout in the printer preferences, you will be asked to select a layout for your photos. Since the layout setting is ignored when you print a photo index, simply press the OK button to continue. For information about changing the default photo layout, see default photo layout on page 36. The first photo on the memory card appears on the printer’s LCD screen. 4 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel.
chapter 2 To select a photo in 9-up view mode: 1 Press the ZOOM – button to enter 9-up view mode. (In 9-up view mode, nine photos appear on the printer’s LCD screen at a time.) 2 Use the arrows on the SELECT PHOTOS button to navigate through the photos. Tip: To move quickly through the photos, press and hold the arrows on the SELECT PHOTOS button. 3 When the photo you want to select appears highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button to select it.
print from a memory card print photos You can print the photos stored on a memory card using your printer’s control panel. Printing photos from a memory card is easy—just insert the memory card into the printer, make your selections, and press the PRINT button. Your printer supports two different types of digital photos stored on a memory card: • Unmarked photos—Standard digital photos that you stored on the memory card but have not marked for printing.
chapter 2 print multiple photos 1 Insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. For more information, see insert a memory card on page 14. 2 If you have not changed the default photo layout in the printer preferences, you will be asked to select a layout for your photos. Press the SELECT PHOTOS or button to highlight the photo layout you want to print, then press the OK button. For information about changing the default photo layout, see default photo layout on page 36.
print from a memory card 6 If you like, you can change the other print settings for the selected photo— cropping, brightness, decorative frame, or color effect—as described in get creative on page 29. 7 Press the PRINT button to begin printing. Note: If you press the CANCEL button during printing, the printer stops printing but retains your photo selections and print settings.
chapter 2 print all photos You can choose to print all the photos on a memory card. 1 Insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. For more information, see insert a memory card on page 14. 2 If you have not changed the default photo layout in the printer preferences, you will be asked to select a layout for your photos. Press the SELECT PHOTOS or button to highlight the photo layout you want to print, then press the OK button.
print from a memory card To print the new photos on a memory card: 1 Insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. For more information, see insert a memory card on page 14. 2 If you have not changed the default photo layout in the printer preferences, you will be asked to select a layout for your photos. Press the SELECT PHOTOS or button to highlight the photo layout you want to print, then press the OK button.
chapter 2 print camera-selected photos Camera-selected photos are photos you marked for printing using your digital camera. When you select photos using your camera, the camera creates a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) file that identifies which photos have been selected for printing. Your printer can read the DPOF file from the memory card so you do not have to reselect the photos to print. Review the documentation that came with your digital camera to see if it supports camera-selected photos.
print from an hp direct-printing digital camera 3 Your printer allows you to print beautiful photos from an HP direct-printing digital camera without using your computer. To see a list of the HP direct-printing digital cameras that work with your printer, go to www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, then type directprinting digital cameras in the search window. Note: If your direct-printing digital camera has a docking station, you can connect the docking station to the printer’s USB port.
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get creative 4 The control panel on your printer is designed to make photo projects fun and easy. You can print more than one photo on each sheet of paper and print a different number of copies of each photo. You can crop your photos, adjust the brightness of your photos, add decorative frames and special color effects to your photos, change the print quality, and view photo slide shows right from the printer.
chapter 4 3 Press the SELECT PHOTOS button until the photo layout you want—one, two, or four photos per page—is highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button. The photo layout is a global setting—it applies to all photos you print from the memory card. When you view a selected photo on the printer’s LCD screen, the current photo layout is indicated by an icon in the bottom right corner of the LCD screen.
get creative crop a photo When you print from a memory card, you can use the printer’s control panel to crop a photo so only your favorite portion of the photo prints. 1 Press the SELECT PHOTOS or button to navigate to the photo you want to crop. When the photo you want to crop appears on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button to select it. 2 Press the ZOOM + button on the printer’s control panel.
chapter 4 adjust the photo brightness When you print from a memory card, you can adjust the photo brightness to print your photos lighter or darker than the originals. The brightness setting ranges from –3 to +3. Normal brightness is 0. 1 Press the SELECT PHOTOS or button to navigate to the photo for which you want to adjust the photo brightness. When the photo you want appears on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button to select it. 2 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel.
get creative 6 Use the arrows on the SELECT PHOTOS button to highlight the frame color you want to use, then press the OK button to select it. The printer displays the frame around the selected photo. If you cropped the photo before adding a frame, the frame automatically shrinks to fit around the cropped photo. 7 Press the PRINT button to begin printing. Note: The frame settings are discarded when the photo is deselected.
chapter 4 change the print quality When you print from a memory card, you can set the print quality for your photos. Best quality is the default print quality and produces the highest quality photos. Normal quality conserves ink and prints faster. Note: If you select normal quality, it will be used only once, the next time you print. 1 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel. 2 Press the SELECT PHOTOS button until Tools is highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button.
set printer preferences 5 You can change the printer’s factory default settings to your own personal preferences using the printer menu on the printer’s control panel. Printer preferences are global settings—they apply to every photo you print from the printer’s control panel. You can set the following printer preferences: • Deselect all photos after printing. See page 35. • Default number of copies. See page 36. • Default photo layout. See page 36. • Default layout for video action prints.
chapter 5 4 5 Select from the following options: – Always if you want the printer to discard the existing photo selections and print settings after printing. – Never if you want the printer to keep the existing photo selections and print settings for further printing. – Ask if you want the printer to ask each time it prints whether you want to keep the existing photo selections and print settings for further printing. With your selection highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button.
set printer preferences 4 5 Select from the following options: – Ask if you want the printer to ask you to select a photo layout each time you insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. – 1 photo if you want the printer to print one photo per page. – 2 photos if you want the printer to print two photos per page. – 4 photos if you want the printer to print four photos per page. With your selection highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button.
chapter 5 1 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel. 2 Press the SELECT PHOTOS button until Preferences is highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button. 3 Press the SELECT PHOTOS button until Add date/time is highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button. 4 Select from the following: 5 – Date/time if you want the date and time to print on the front of your photos. – Date only if you want the date to print on the front of your photos.
set printer preferences Exif printing Your printer supports Exif Print (Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2), an international open standard that simplifies digital imaging and enhances printed photos. When you take a photo with a digital camera that supports Exif Print, information such as exposure time, flash setting, and color saturation is added to the image file. You can set the printer to use the Exif Print information it finds in an image file to automatically adjust and enhance the printed photo.
chapter 5 extend colors You can set the printer to automatically deepen and intensify the colors in the photos you print. Extending colors is a good way to improve color photos that look washed out or faded, but it will increase printing time and may not have a noticeable effect on all photos. The printer’s factory default setting for automatically extending colors is Off. You can change the default setting by following these steps: 1 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel.
set printer preferences 4 5 Select from the following options: – Always if you want the printer to unmark the camera-selected photos after printing. – Never if you want the printer to leave the camera-selected photos marked after printing. – Ask if you want the printer to ask if you want to unmark the cameraselected photos after printing. With your selection highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK button.
chapter 5 LCD screen language and country/region If you purchased your printer in a country other than the U.S. or Canada, you are asked to set the language and country/region for the printer’s LCD screen the first time you turn on the printer. There is no factory default setting. You can change the printer’s language and country/region settings at any time by following these steps: 1 Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel.
maintain and transport your printer 6 Your printer requires very little maintenance. For best results, keep your printer and supplies clean and store them properly. Because it is compact and light, your printer is easy to transport and set up almost anywhere. Take it with you on vacations and to family gatherings and social events to instantly print and share photos with family and friends.
chapter 6 6 When the printer’s LCD screen displays a message asking if you want to continue to a second level of cleaning, select from the following options: – If the test page has white streaks or missing colors, the print cartridge needs to be cleaned again. Press the SELECT PHOTOS button to highlight Yes on the printer’s LCD screen, then press the OK button. – If the print quality of the test page looks good, press the SELECT PHOTOS button to highlight No, then press the OK button.
maintain and transport your printer calibrate the print cartridge You can calibrate the print cartridge by using your printer’s control panel. Try calibrating the print cartridge if colors in your photos are misaligned or if the calibration page did not print correctly when you installed a new print cartridge. Note: The first time you install a print cartridge in your printer, the printer automatically calibrates the print cartridge.
chapter 6 store the printer Your printer is built to withstand long or short periods of inactivity. Close the paper tray door when the printer is not in use. Store the printer indoors out of direct sunlight in a place without temperature extremes. store the print cartridge Always transport and store the active print cartridge inside the printer. The printer stores the print cartridge in a protective cap. Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle before you unplug the power cord.
troubleshooting 7 Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This chapter answers frequently asked questions and contains information about the following topics: • Hardware problems. See page 47. • Printing problems. See page 48. • Error messages. See page 51. For troubleshooting information about software installation, see the reference guide that came with your printer. For advanced troubleshooting information, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help.
chapter 7 Problem Possible cause The On/Attention light An unrecoverable error is blinking amber. has occurred. Solution Try the following: • Turn off the printer. Unplug the printer’s power cord, wait about 10 seconds, then plug it in again. Turn on the printer. • If this does not work, go to www.hp.com/support or contact HP support. For contact information, see the reference guide that came with your printer.
troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Solution Photo paper does not feed into the printer correctly. Your printer may be in Try the following: an extremely high or low • Insert the photo paper as far as it will go humidity environment. into the paper tray. • Load one sheet of photo paper at a time. The photo paper may be Place the paper in a resealable plastic bag curled. and gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat.
chapter 7 Problem Possible cause No page came out of the printer. The paper jammed while To clear the paper jam, try the following: printing. 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Unplug the printer’s power cord. 3 Gently remove the jammed paper from the printer. 4 Plug the printer back in and turn it on. 5 When you have cleared the paper jam, try printing again. If you experience paper jams when printing on photo paper, try the following: • Insert the photo paper as far as it will go into the paper tray.
troubleshooting error messages Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. Message Possible cause PAPER JAM. CLEAR JAM THEN PRESS OK. The paper jammed while Clear the paper jam. For more information, printing. see the troubleshooting instructions for clearing a paper jam on page 50. AUTOMATIC PAPER The automatic paper sensor is obstructed or damaged. CARTRIDGE IS NOT COMPATIBLE.
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specifications 8 This chapter lists recommended papers for your printer and provides selected printer specifications. Note: For a complete list of printer specifications and system requirements, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the Printer Help, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 2. recommended paper For a list of available HP-designed inkjet papers, or to purchase supplies, go to: • www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) • www.hp-go-supplies.com (Europe) • www.hp.
chapter 8 printer specifications 54 Connectivity USB: Microsoft® Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP Professional; Mac® OS 9 v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1 through v10.2 Image file formats JPEG Baseline TIFF 24-bit RGB uncompressed interleaved TIFF 24-bit YCbCr uncompressed interleaved TIFF 24-bit RGB packbits interleaved TIFF 8-bit gray uncompressed/packbits TIFF 8-bit palette color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Margins Borderless printing: • Top 0.
specifications basics guide Operating temperature 32–113°F (0–45°C) [Optimum 59–95°F (15–35°C)] Paper tray One 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo paper tray Paper tray capacity 20 sheets, maximum thickness 11.5 mil (292 µm) per sheet Power consumption Printing: 8.1 W Idle: 2.1 W Off: 2.0 W Print cartridge 1 tri-color HP #57 (C6657A) OR 1 photo gray HP #59 (C9359A) (available Fall 2003) USB support Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP Professional; Mac OS 9 v9.
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index Numerics 9-up view mode 17 A adjust brightness 32 color 40 contrast 39 all photos print 24 antique effect 33 B black & white effect 33 borderless printing 38 troubleshoot 48 brightness adjust 32 buttons control panel 5 C calibrate print cartridge 45 calibration page 45 Cancel button 5 clean print cartridge 43 printer 43 color effect 33 extend 40 saturation 40 CompactFlash memory card slot 4, 14 contrast 39 control panel buttons 5 location 3 quick reference 5 copies change number 30 default num
load 8 problems 48 recommended types 53 store 9 supported types 8 paper tray door 3, 9 extension 9 location 3 paper width guide adjust 9 location 3 photo index 18 photo paper handle 9 recommended types 53 store 9 troubleshoot 49 photos add frames 32 color effects 33 crop 31 deselect 20 index numbers 18 layout 29, 36 number of copies 30 print all 24 print from memory card 21 print multiple copies 22 print new 24 print range 23 print several different 22 print single 21 print using color effects 33 problems w
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