HP Photosmart M-series dock User's Manual
HP Photosmart M-series dock User’s Manual 3
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Table of Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setting Up the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dock Lights and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Transferring Images to a Computer Using the Dock . . 10 Printing Images Using the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Displaying Images on a TV Using the Dock . . . . . . . 13 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting Started The HP Photosmart M-series camera dock allows you to easily download images to your computer, print images directly to a printer, and display images on a television (TV). Setting Up the Dock 1 Attach the dock insert that came in the box with either your dock or your camera to the top of the dock as shown here. 2 Insert the rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries that came in the box with your dock into your camera.
4 Connect the HP AC power adapter and the USB and audio/ video (TV) cables to the back of the dock as explained in the following table. 3 2 1 # Icon Description 1 Connect the HP AC power adapter to the back of the dock, and plug the power cord for the power adapter into an electrical outlet. 2 Connect the dock to your computer or printer using the appropriate USB cable. You cannot connect the dock to both a computer and a printer at the same time.
NOTE If you cannot locate video and audio input jacks on your TV to fit the connectors on the audio/video cable, you should be able to use the video and audio input jacks on either a video cassette recorder (VCR) or digital video disk (DVD) player that is connected to your TV. 5 Remove any cables that may be attached to your camera. Insert the camera into the dock as shown here. The back of the camera must point toward the front of the dock. The camera will turn on automatically.
Dock Lights and Buttons 1 2 3 # Name Description 1 Power light Shows the power/battery charging status. If this light is: z On—The camera is in the dock, the dock has power, and the camera batteries are fully charged (or are not rechargeable). z Blinking—The camera is in the dock, and the dock is charging the camera batteries. z Off—The dock has no power or there is no camera in the dock.
# Name 3 TV button Description Activates the TV connection. If the light above this button is: z On—The dock is connected to the TV. z Blinking—An audio/video signal is being sent to the TV. z Off—The dock is not connected to the TV. Transferring Images to a Computer Using the Dock 1 Confirm the following: • The dock insert is attached to the top of the dock. (See step 1 on page 6.
2 Press the Save/Print button on the dock. The HP Image Transfer software will launch on your computer. If you have set the software to automatically transfer the images from the camera, the images will automatically transfer to the computer. Otherwise, in the Transfer Images from Camera/Card screen, click Start Transfer. The images are transferred to the computer, and then if there are any still images that were previously selected for HP Instant Share destinations, those actions are started.
2 Press the Save/Print button on the dock to start the print dialog. The Print Setup menu displays on the camera. If you already selected images to print in the camera, the number of images selected will be shown in the Print Setup menu. Otherwise, Images: ALL will be displayed. 3 If all the settings in the Print Setup menu look correct, press the Menu/OK button on the camera to begin printing.
Displaying Images on a TV Using the Dock 1 Confirm the following: • The dock insert is attached to the top of the dock. (See step 1 on page 6.) • The HP AC power adapter is plugged into the dock, and the power cord for the power adapter is plugged into an electrical outlet. (See step 4 on page 7.) • The audio/video cable is connected either between the dock and your TV, or between the dock and a VCR or DVD player that is connected to your TV. (See step 4 on page 7.) • The camera is inserted into the dock.
4 Press the TV button on the dock. The first image in the camera is displayed on the TV. Press the Playback button on the camera to start an automatic slideshow of all the images in the camera, playing any attached audio clip or video clip, and then changing to the next image. Or you can use the buttons on the camera to manually navigate through a slideshow of the images in the camera. NOTE The Image Display on the camera turns off when the camera is connected to a TV.
Troubleshooting NOTE For more information about solutions to problems mentioned here, as well as any other issues that you might have, see the HP Customer Support website at: www.hp.com/support Problem Possible cause The camera batteries will not charge, and the power light on the dock is on. Batteries in the Install rechargeable NiMH camera are not batteries. PhotoLithium and rechargeable. ordinary alkaline batteries cannot be recharged. The camera is not securely in the dock.
Problem Possible cause Solution The camera batteries will not charge, and the power light on the dock is off. The camera is not securely in the dock. z Make sure the dock insert is The dock does not have electrical power. Confirm that the HP AC power adapter is plugged into the dock, and that the power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. Check that the dock power light blinks when the camera is in the dock. The camera is not recognized by the computer when it is in the dock.
Problem Possible cause Solution The camera is not recognized by the computer when it is in the dock (continued). There is a functional problem with the dock. Run the dock functionality test by unplugging the power cord from the back of the dock, then holding down the two buttons on the front of the dock while you plug the power cord back into the dock. If the dock lights come on in 5 seconds (blinking or solid), then the dock is fully functional. Images will not display on the TV.
Purchasing Camera Accessories For information about purchasing accessories, go to: z www.hp.com/go/myhpcamera (US) z www.hp.ca/myhpcamera (Canada) z www.hp.com (all other countries) To purchase accessories, visit your local retailer or order online at: z www.hpshopping.com (US) z www.hpshopping.ca (Canada) z www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe) z www.hp.
