HP Photosmart D7300 series User Guide
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Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Welcome.................................................................................................................3 Special features.......................................................................................................3 Accessing the onscreen HP Photosmart printer help..............................................3 Printer parts.............................................................................................................4 Optional accessories.
Clean the outside of the printer......................................................................39 Aligning the printer.........................................................................................39 Print a sample page.......................................................................................39 Automatically clean the printhead..................................................................40 Manually clean the ink cartridge contacts...........................................
1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart D7300 series printer! With this new photo printer you can print beautiful photos, save photos to a computer, and create fun and easy projects with or without a computer. This guide primarily explains how to print without connecting a computer. To learn how to print from a computer, install the printer software and view the electronic Help. For an overview of using a computer and the printer together, see Printing from a computer.
Chapter 1 Printer parts Front of printer 1 On: Press this button to turn on the printer. 2 Top cover: Lift this cover to access the ink cartridges and to clear paper jams. To lift the cover, grasp the top cover below the HP logo and pull upward. 3 Touch Screen Display: Use this screen to view and print photos, menus, and messages. 4 Output tray: Use this tray to catch your printouts. Lift this tray to access the photo tray.
Main and Output trays 1 Paper-width guide: Adjust this guide to fit close to the edge of the paper in the main tray. 2 Output tray: Use this tray to catch your printouts. Lift this tray to access the photo tray. 3 Output tray extender: Pull towards you to extend the output tray to catch your printouts. 4 Main tray: Pull out this tray and load plain paper, transparencies, envelopes, or other media with the side to be printed facing down. 5 Main tray grip: Pull toward you to extend the Main tray.
Chapter 1 Control panel 1 On: Turn on the printer or put it into power save mode. 2 Print Preview: View a preview of the selected photo or photos. 3 Print: Print the selected photos from the inserted memory card, or from a camera connected to the front camera port. 4 Cancel: Deselect photos, exit a menu, or stop an action you have requested. 5 Rotate: Rotate a photo or a crop box. 6 Zoom (+)(-): Zoom in or out of a photo or crop box.
Optional accessories There are several optional accessories available for the printer that enhance its portability for printing anywhere, anytime. The appearance of the accessories may vary from what is shown. To purchase supplies, go to: ● ● ● ● www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) www.hp.com/go/supplies (Europe) www.hp.com/jp/supply_inkjet (Japan) www.hp.com/paper (Asia/Pacific) Accessory name Description This accessory automatically flips each page to print on both sides.
Chapter 1 Print Wizard: Use the wizard to guide you through the printing process. 4×6: Use to print 4×6 inch (10 × 15 cm) photographs. Enlargement: Use Enlargement to print different photo sizes. All: Select to print all the photos from the memory card inserted in the printer. Other Projects: Use Other Projects to print panoramic, HP CD/DVD Tattoos, wallet prints, and passport photos. – Panorama Prints: Select to turn panoramic printing On or Off (default).
● ● passkey. High requires users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology to enter the printer passkey. – Reset Bluetooth options: Select to reset all items in the Bluetooth menu to their default values. Help Menu: Use the help menu for instructions about using the printer. – Cartridges: Select to see an animation of how to install an ink cartridge. – Main Tray Loading: Select to read main tray paper loading instructions.
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2 Get ready to print This section includes the following topics: ● ● ● Load paper Insert ink cartridges Insert memory cards Load paper Learn how to choose the right paper for your print job and how to load it into the input tray for printing. Choose the right paper Use HP Advanced Photo Paper. It is especially designed to work with the inks in your printer to create beautiful photos. Other photo papers will produce inferior results.
Chapter 2 (continued) Paper type How to load 3. 4. 5. Tray to load Load paper with the side to be printed facing down. Check that the stack of paper is no higher than the top of the paper-length guide. Adjust the paper-width and paper-length guides inward until they stop at the edges of the paper. Push the main tray all the way in.
(continued) Paper type How to load 5. 6. Tray to load Push in the photo tray. Close the output tray. Lift the output tray and adjust guides outward 1 Output tray 2 Paper-width guide 3 Paper-length guide Load photo paper and adjust guides inward 1 Paper-width guide 2 Paper-length guide Insert ink cartridges The first time you set up and use your HP Photosmart printer printer, make sure to install the ink cartridges that were shipped with your printer.
Chapter 2 Note If you have already used the printer several times and you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software, you can also find the cartridge numbers in the printer software. Windows users: Right-click the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon in the Windows taskbar, and select Launch/Show HP Solution Center. Select Settings, then Print Settings, and then Printer Toolbox. Click the Estimated Ink Levels tab, and then click Ink Cartridge Information. To order ink cartridges, click Shop Online.
2. 3. 4. Squeeze the gray tab below an ink cartridge slot to release the gray latch inside the printer, then lift the latch. The ink cartridge areas are color-coded for easy reference. Lift the latch below the appropriate color to insert or replace a cartridge. From left to right, the ink cartridges are black, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta, and magenta.
Chapter 2 Note The first time you set up and use the printer, make sure to install the ink cartridges that were shipped with your printer. The ink in these ink cartridges is specially formulated to mix with the ink in the print head assembly. 5. Press down on the gray latch until it clicks into place. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each ink cartridge you are replacing. You must install all six cartridges. The printer will not work if an ink cartridge is missing. Close the top cover.
(continued) Supported file formats The printer can recognize and print the following file formats directly from a memory card: JPEG, uncompressed TIFF, Motion JPEG AVI, Motion-JPEG QuickTime, and MPEG-1. If your digital camera saves photos and video clips in other file formats, save the files to your computer and print them using a software program. For more information, see the electronic Help.
Chapter 2 Memory card How to insert the memory card CompactFlash ● ● Front label faces up, and if the label has an arrow, the arrow points toward the printer Edge with metal pinholes goes into the printer first Memory Stick ● ● ● Angled corner is on the left Metal contacts face down If you are using a Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo card, attach the adapter that came with the card before you insert the card into the printer Microdrive ● ● Front label faces up, and if the label has an arr
Caution Do not pull out a memory card while the Memory Card light is flashing. A flashing light means that the printer is accessing the memory card. 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.
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3 Printing photos without a computer The HP Photosmart D7300 series printer lets you select, enhance, and print photos without even turning on the computer. Once you've set up the printer using the instructions in the Quick Start booklet, you can insert a memory card in the printer and print your photos using the buttons on the printer control panel. You can also print photos directly from a digital camera. For more information, see Print photos from a digital camera.
Chapter 3 (continued) If you want to… Follow these steps: you want to use is loaded with the correct paper. Print camera-selected photos 1. from a memory card When you select photos for printing using a digital camera, the camera creates a Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) file that identifies the selected photos. The printer can read DPOF 1.0 and 1.1 files directly from a memory card. 2. 3. 4. 5. Use the digital camera to select the photos you want to print.
(continued) If you want to… Follow these steps: The printer ignores video clips in any other format. 6. 7. Touch the desired frame to select it for printing. Touch Print to print the selected frames. Before you begin, make sure that the memory card is inserted in the printer and the paper tray you want to use is loaded with the correct paper. Print a photo index 1. 2. A photo index shows thumbnail views and index numbers for up 3. 4. to 2000 photos on a memory card.
Chapter 3 (continued) To print photos from a… Follow these steps Note You can also print from other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology, such as PDAs and camera phones. For more information, see Connecting to other devices and the documentation that came with your Bluetooth adapter. Digital camera with PictBridge technology 1. 2. 3. Turn on the PictBridge digital camera and select the photos you want to print. Load paper.
Photo layouts Touch Enlargements from the printer menu, then touch your desired paper size to select a layout for the photos you want to print. Layout Paper size (photo size) 1 per page borderless 4 x 6 inch (4 x 6 inch) 10 x 15 cm (10 x 15 cm) 5 x 7 inch (5 x 7 inch) 8.5 x 11 inch (8.5 x 11 inch) 1 per page 3.5 x 5 inch (3.25 x 4.75 inch) 4 x 6 inch (3.75 x 5.75 inch) 10 x 15 cm (9.53 x 14.6 cm) 5 x 7 inch (4.75 x 6.75 inch) 8 x 10 inch (7.75 x 9.75 inch) 8.5 x 11 inch (8 x 10 inch) A6 (9.86 x 14.
Chapter 3 (continued) Layout Paper size (photo size) L (3.96 x 5.94 cm) 4 per page 3.5 x 5 inch (1.5 x 2.25 inch) 4 x 6 inch (1.75 x 2.5 inch) 5 x 7 inch (2.2 x 3.25 inch) 8 x 10 inch (3.5 x 4.75 inch) 8.5 x 11 inch (3.5 x 5 inch) A6 (4.77 x 6.92 cm) A4 (9 x 13 cm) Hagaki (4.52 x 6.5 cm) L (3.96 x 5.7 cm) 9 per page 3.5 x 5 inch (1 x 1.375 inch) 4 x 6 inch (1.125 x 1.5 inch) 5 x 7 inch (1.5 x 2 inch) 8 x 10 inch (2.25 x 3 inch) 8.5 x 11 inch (2.5 x 3.25 inch) – Wallet size A6 (3.07 x 4.05 cm) A4 (6.
(continued) Problem How to correct it Photos with red eye The automatic red eye removal feature is enabled when you turn on the Photo fix function. Enabling the Photo Fix function applies Smart Focus, Adaptive Lighting, and red eye removal features to selected photos. ➔ Press Autocorrect to enable the Photo Fix function. Poor-quality video clips Improve the quality of photos printed from video clips 1. Touch Settings. 2. Touch the arrows to scroll and locate Note This feature does not Preferences.
Chapter 3 (continued) To try these features… Follow these steps Add the date and time to your 1. prints 2. 3. You can print a stamp on the front of your photos that shows when the photo was taken. This preference affects all prints. Touch Settings. Touch Preferences, then touch Date Stamp. Touch one of the following date/time stamp options: – Date and Time – Date Only – Off If you use a computer to modify the photo and then save your changes, the original date and time information are lost.
(continued) To try these features… Follow these steps 3. 4. Follow the prompt to load 10 x 30 cm (4 x 12 inch) media, then touch OK. Touch a photo to select it. If desired, crop the photo before printing. See The crop box has a 3:1 aspect ratio. Note All photos printed in panoramic mode are printed borderless.
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4 Getting connected Use the printer to stay connected to other devices and people. Connecting to other devices This printer offers several ways of connecting to computers or other devices. Each connection type lets you do different things. Connection type and what you need This lets you... Memory cards ● ● A memory card Print directly from a memory card to the printer.
Chapter 4 (continued) Connection type and what you need This lets you... The PictBridge symbol A PictBridge-compatible digital camera and a USB cable. Connect the camera to the camera port on the front of the printer. Bluetooth Print from any device with Bluetooth The optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer wireless technology—such as a digital camera, a camera phone, or a PDA—to adapter. the printer.
Saving photos to a computer You can save photos to a computer from any memory card inserted in the printer, if you set up a USB connection between the two devices. If you are using a Windows computer Use either of these methods to save photos to your computer. ● ● Insert a memory card into the printer. TheHP Photosmart Premier transfer software (HP Transfer and Quick Print) opens on your computer screen and allows you to designate a location on the computer to save images.
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5 Printing from a computer To print from a computer, the printer software must be installed. During software installation, either HP Photosmart Premier (Mac users and Windows Full-install users) or HP Photosmart Essential (Windows Express-install users) is installed on your computer, allowing you to organize, share, edit, and print photos. For more information on installing the software, see the Quick Start Guide.
Chapter 5 Share so that you can easily share your photos. HP Photosmart Essential is only available for Windows users. Open HP Photosmart Essential (Windows users) ➔ Double-click the HP Photosmart Essential icon on your desktop. If you need help, see the software help within HP Photosmart Essential. Explore the many features of HP Photosmart Essential: ● ● ● ● View — View photos in multiple sizes and ways. Easily organize and manage your photos. Edit — Crop your photos and fix photos with red eye.
Open the electronic help Windows users: ● Press F1 on your keyboard. ● For field-level help, click the ? in the top right corner of the Print dialog box. Mac users: 1. From the Finder menu, select Help, and then Mac Help. 2. Select HP Photosmart Premier help from the Library, and then select HP Photosmart printer help. HP Real Life technologies features Explore the many photo editing and enhancing options in the HP Real Life technologies software features.
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6 Care and maintenance The printer requires very little maintenance. Follow the guidelines in this section to extend the life span of the printer and printing supplies, and to ensure that the photos you print are always of the highest quality.
Chapter 6 Automatically clean the printhead If you notice white lines or streaks on the photos you print, or in the color blocks of the self test report, use this procedure to clean the print head. Do not clean the print head unnecessarily, as this wastes ink and shortens the life of the ink nozzles on the print head. 1. 2. 3. 4. Load paper in the Main tray. Use plain paper to conserve photo paper. Touch Settings. Touch Tools, then scroll to Clean printhead. Touch Clean printhead.
1 6. 7. 8. Gently wipe only the copper-colored contacts Place the ink cartridge back into the empty slot and press down on the gray latch until it clicks into place. Repeat if necessary for the other ink cartridges. Close the top cover. Caution The ink supply may become pressurized. Inserting a foreign object into the ink supply could result in ink being expelled and coming in contact with persons or property.
Chapter 6 Self test report Update the software Download the latest printer software update periodically to ensure you have the latest features and improvements. You can download printer software updates by going to www.hp.com/support or by using HP Software Update. Note The printer software update that you download from the HP Web site does not update the HP Photosmart Premier software. Downloading the software (Windows) Note Make sure you are connected to the Internet before you use HP Software Update.
Downloading the software (Mac) Note Make sure you are connected to the Internet before you use HP Photosmart Updater. 1. 2. 3. On your Mac in the Finder, choose Go > Applications. Choose Hewlett-Packard > Photosmart > HP Photosmart Updater. Follow the onscreen instructions to check for software updates. If you are behind a firewall, you need to enter the proxy server information in the updater.
Chapter 6 To handle photo paper ● Always hold photo paper by the edges to avoid fingerprints. ● If the photo paper has curled edges, place it in its plastic storage bag and gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat.
7 Troubleshooting The HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This chapter answers frequently asked questions about using the printer and printing without a computer. It contains information about the following topics: ● ● ● Printer hardware problems Printing problems Error messages For additional troubleshooting information, see: ● ● Software installation troubleshooting: The Quick Start guide that came with the printer.
Chapter 7 The printer does not find the photos I stored on my memory card Solution The memory card may contain file types the printer cannot read directly from the card. ● Save the photos to a computer, then print them from the computer. For more information, see the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help and the documentation that came with the camera. ● The next time you take photos, set the digital camera to save them in a file format the printer can read directly from the memory card.
The printer does not print borderless photos when I print from the control panel Solution Make sure the correct layout is selected when setting up the print job. When selecting photo and papaer size, the image rectangle must be solidly filled with orange to indicate a borderless print.
Chapter 7 ● ● guides fit close to the edges of the paper. For paper-loading instructions, see Load your paper. If you are using a two-sided printing accessory, try removing it, replacing the rear access door, and printing again. The printer may need to be aligned. For more information, see Aligning the printer. Colors are not printing satisfactorily Solution ● One of the color ink cartridges may be very low on ink, resulting in another color being substituted during printing.
● If you cancelled the print job before printing started, the printer may have already loaded paper in preparation for printing. The next time you print, the printer ejects the blank page before starting the new printing project. A print job with a large amount of data may have been sent to the printer. Wait for the printer to service the print head before it continues printing.
Chapter 7 – – Align the printer. For more information, see Aligning the printer. If print quality problems persist after you have tried all of the above solutions, contact HP Support. Photos are not printing correctly Solution ● You may have loaded the photo paper incorrectly. Load the photo paper with the side to be printed facing down. ● The photo paper may not have fed into the printer correctly. Try the following: – Check for a paper jam. For more information, see Paper errors.
1 Remove the rear access door to clear paper jams. If you cannot remove all jammed paper from the rear area of the printer, try removing paper jammed in the middle of the printer by opening the paper jam door located inside the top cover. 1 Open the paper jam door to clear paper jams in the middle of the printer. Plug the printer back in and turn it on. Error message: Out of paper. Load paper then press OK. Solution Load paper, then touch OK to print again.
Chapter 7 Error message: Automatic paper sensor failed. Solution The automatic paper sensor is obstructed or damaged. Try moving the printer out of direct sunlight, then touch OK and try printing again. If this does not work, go to www.hp.com/support or contact HP Support. Ink cartridge errors Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support.
Note Text and photo quality will differ from those printed when using all ink cartridges. If the empty ink cartridge(s) are not replaced soon, all printing will stop. For more information on replacing ink cartridges, see Insert ink cartridges. Error message: Cannot print Solution The indicated ink cartridge(s) are out of ink. Replace the indicated ink cartridge(s) immediately so that you can resume printing.
Chapter 7 Note Each ink cartridge has an expiration date. When you receive an ink expiration message, remove and replace the expired ink cartridge, and then close the message. You can also continue printing without replacing the ink cartridge, by selecting OK on the ink expiration message. HP recommends replacing the expired ink cartridges. HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of expired ink cartridges.
● the Main tray, and then try the alignment again. If the alignment fails again, you might have a defective sensor or ink cartridge; contact HP Support. The ink cartridge or sensor is defective. Contact HP support. Error message: Print cartridge cradle is stuck Solution Remove any objects that are blocking the print head assembly. To clear the print head assembly 1. Open the top cover, then open the paper jam door. 1 2. 3. 4. Open the paper jam door to clear the print head assembly.
Chapter 7 computer using the digital camera rather than the memory card. If a photo is missing, you may have accidentally deleted the photo from the card. Error message: Card access error. Job was cancelled. Press OK.—OR— File directory structure is corrupted. —OR— Card may be damaged. Job was cancelled. Touch OK. Solution The printer cannot read the data on the memory card and cannot complete any current print jobs. The data may be corrupted or there may be a physical problem with the memory card.
Error message: Card is not fully inserted. Push card in a little more. Solution The printer can detect the memory card but cannot read it. Push the memory card gently into the memory card slot until it stops. For more information, see Insert memory cards. Error message: Use only one (1) card at a time. Please remove a memory card. — OR— Use only one (1) device at a time. Please remove/disconnect a device.
Chapter 7 Error message: Unsupported card type. Solution Use your camera to transfer the photos to your computer, and then print from your computer. Error message: Some photo numbers are not on card. Solution Use your camera to transfer the photos to your computer, and then print from your computer. If some photos are still missing, they may have been deleted from the memory card.
8 HP support Support process If you have a problem, follow these steps: 1. Check the documentation that came with the HP Photosmart printer. 2. Visit the HP online support Web site at www.hp.com/support. HP online support is available to all HP customers.
Chapter 8 After the phone support period After the phone support period, help is available from HP at an additional cost. Help may also be available at the HP online support Web site: www.hp.com/support. Contact your HP dealer or call the support phone number for your country/region to learn more about support options. Additional warranty options Extended service plans are available for the printer at additional costs. Go to www.hp.
A Specifications This section lists the minimum system requirements for installation of the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications. For a complete list of printer specifications and system requirements, see the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help, see Welcome.
Appendix A (continued) Category Specifications TIFF 8-bit gray uncompressed/packbits TIFF 8-bit palette color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Video file formats Motion-JPEG AVI Motion-JPEG QuickTime MPEG-1 Media specifications Recommended maximum length: 61 cm (24 inch) Recommended maximum paper thickness: 292 µm (11.5 mil) Recommended maximum envelope thickness: 673 µm (26.5 mil) Media sizes supported Supported sizes when printing from a computer 7.6 x 12.
(continued) Category Specifications Paper tray capacity Main tray 100 sheets of plain paper 14 envelopes 20–40 cards (depending on thickness) 30 sheets of labels 25 transparencies, iron-on transfers, or photo paper 10 sheets of photo paper Photo tray Output tray 20 sheets of photo paper 50 sheets of plain paper 10 cards or envelopes 25 sheets of labels or iron-on transfers Operating environment Recommended temperature range: 15–30 °C (59-86 °F) Maximum temperature range: 5–40 °C (41-104 °F) Storage tem
Appendix A (continued) Category Specifications Print speed (maximum) Black printouts: 32 pages per minute Color printouts: 31 pages per minute Photos: 14 seconds for each 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo USB support Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, and XP Professional Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, and later HP recommends using a USB 2.0 full-speed compliant cable 3 meters (10 feet) or less in length.
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Index A accessories 7 accessories, two-sided printing 7 after the support period 60 aligning the printer 39 alignment page 39 alignment, required 54 antique coloration 27 B Bluetooth connecting to printer 21, 31 menu settings 7 wireless printer adapter 7 borderless prints 27 buttons 6 C calling HP support 59 cameras connecting to printer 21, 31 direct-printing 23 PictBridge 23 port 4 printing from 23 care and maintenance 39 cartridges.
antique coloration 27 cropping 27 date and time stamp 27 e-mailing 33 framing 27 improving quality 26 printing 21 saving to computer 31 sepia tones 27 supported file formats 17 zooming 27 Photosmart Share.
