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contents get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 paper information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 contents system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 ii printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
get started 1 welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart printer! With your new, easy-to-use, compact photo printer you can: • Print beautiful photos from your digital camera’s memory card without using a computer. • Print a photo index page that shows all the photos on your digital camera’s memory card. • Print 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photos quickly and easily.
get started Your new printer comes 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 install the printer software. • Basics Guide — Includes a quick reference guide to help you get acquainted with your new printer. Describes how to use the basic features of your printer and provides troubleshooting information.
view the hp photosmart printer help Windows PC: From the Start menu, choose Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Photosmart Printer 130, 230, 7150, 7345, 7350, 7550, and HP Photo & Imaging Director. From the HP Photo & Imaging Director, click Help. • Macintosh: Insert the CD that came with your printer. Click on the User Docs folder, select your language, then click the photosmart 230.html file..
quick reference get started Printing photos is easy! Load photo paper, install the print cartridge, insert a memory card containing photos, then... 4 Ready... Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow to navigate to each photo you want to print, then press the OK button to select it. Try it! Tip: Press the UP or DOWN arrow to view selected photos only.
Set... Press the COPIES button to change the number of printed copies. Tip: Press the MENU button and scroll to print photo index pages, ranges of photos, or all photos at once. get started Press the SIZE button to change the printed size of each photo.
get started To print... Use this paper... borderless photos glossy photo paper with tab 4 x 6.5 inch (10 x 15 cm with 1.
There is a difference between index cards and photo index pages Photo index page = a print showing numbered “thumbnails” of the photos on your memory card. Print a photo index page to help you select the photos you want to print. get started Index card = card-weight paper Use plain 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) index cards to print test and calibration pages. There is a difference between paper size and photo size You can print on these paper sizes: • 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) • 4 x 6 inch with 0.5 in.
printer parts get started front Control panel (for more information, see “control panel” on page 11) Paper tray door 8 Print cartridge door
paper tray door open MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital memory card slot SmartMedia memory card slot get started CompactFlash memory card slot Memory Stick memory card slot Memory card light Output guide Paper width guide Paper tray 9
back get started USB port Rear paper path 10 Power adapter connection
control panel LCD View photos, menu options, and printer status messages in this window POWER Use this button to turn the printer on or off PRINT Use this button to print selected photos from a memory card SAVE Use this button to save photos from a memory card ZOOM Use this button to enlarge or crop a photo LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN Use these arrows to navigate through the photos on a memory card and through menu options SIZE Use this button to change the printed photo size OK Use this button to select the
get started paper information 12 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. For best printing results, use HP Photo Paper. HP paper can be found at most computer and office supply stores or on the Web at: • www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) • www.hp-go-supplies.com (Europe) • www. hp.
Your printer supports the following paper types: Size Use for HP Premium Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch (with 0.5 inch tab) 10 x 15 cm (with 1.25 cm tab) Medium- to high-resolution photos, 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 1.
get started As it prints, the printer pulls the paper straight through the paper slot, out the back, and then through to the front again. Be sure the rear paper path of the printer is at least 10 inches away from any obstruction.
load paper 1 Place a stack of paper on the paper tray and slide it underneath the output guide. • Load 10 to 20 sheets of photo paper or index cards. For more information, see the loading instructions that come with your photo paper. get started • The printer prints on the side of the paper that is facing up. If you are using photo paper, load the paper with the glossy side up. If you are using tabbed paper, load the paper into the paper tray so the tab feeds into the printer first.
print cartridge information get started The correct print cartridge for your printer is the HP #57 (C6657A) tri-color print cartridge. Make sure you are using the correct print cartridge (HP #57). Damage to the printer or cartridge resulting from the modification or refilling of HP print cartridges is specifically excluded from HP warranty coverage. You can install and remove the print cartridge while the printer is on or off.
install or replace the print cartridges To get the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP factory-filled print cartridges. If the printer is off, press the POWER button on the printer’s control panel to turn the printer on. 2 Load an index card in the paper tray so the printer can print a calibration page after you install the print cartridge. 3 get started 1 Take the new print cartridge out of its package and pull the tab to remove the clear plastic tape.
Open the print cartridge door by pulling the door down. SIZ E PO WE COP IES R OK CAN CEL ME NU ZOO M get started 4 5 18 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.
6 Push the print cartridge into the print cartridge cradle until you feel it snap into place. PRINT POWER CANCEL ZOOM MENU get started 7 Close the print cartridge door. After you insert the print cartridge, the printer automatically prints a calibration page. If the printer is off, the calibration page prints when you turn the printer on. The calibration page verifies that the print cartridge is installed correctly.
get started remove the print cartridge 20 1 Open the print cartridge door. 2 Push down and pull outward on the top of the print cartridge to unsnap it from the print cartridge cradle. 3 Remove the print cartridge from the printer.
use the control panel Your printer’s control panel has several buttons: COPIES — 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. • SIZE — Use this button to change the photo size. • Printer light — This light illuminates the PRINT button. When this light is green, the printer is on. When this light is blinking green, the printer is busy. When this light is blinking red, the printer needs attention.
get started 22 • ZOOM — Use this button to change the magnification of the selected photo or crop the photo. • POWER — Use this button to turn the printer on or off. Allow at least ten seconds for the printer to perform internal verifications when you turn it on.
use your printer with a digital camera 2 Your HP Photosmart printer lets you print beautiful photos from your digital camera without using your computer. print from a memory card If your digital camera uses a memory card to store photos, you can insert the memory card into the printer to print your photos without using a computer. The printer’s LCD guides you through the process. Your printer supports six different memory cards.
use your printer with a digital camera supported memory cards The printer can read CompactFlash™ Association (CFA) certified Type I or II, SmartMedia™, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, and Memory Stick™ memory cards. Caution: Using any other type of memory card may damage the memory card and the printer.
After you have taken photos with your 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 computer. The printer can only access one memory card slot at a time. When you insert a memory card correctly, the memory card light illuminates. The LCD briefly shows the number of photos on the memory card, then displays the first photo. Caution: Do not pull out the memory card while the memory card light is blinking.
use your printer with a digital camera insert a CompactFlash memory card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the top left memory card slot so the front of the memory card faces up. Insert the edge with pinholes into the printer first. If there is an arrow on the memory card’s label, make sure the arrow is pointing towards the slot and facing up. CompactFlash memory card Gently push the memory card into the printer until it stops.
Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bottom left memory card slot with the label facing up and the side with the metal contacts facing down. Insert the end with the metal contacts into the printer first. Gently push the memory card into the printer until it stops. The memory card may not insert all the way into the printer. Forcing the memory card in too far may damage the memory card or the printer.
use your printer with a digital camera insert a SmartMedia memory card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the top right memory card slot so the front of the memory card (the black side) faces up and the side with the gold contacts faces down. Insert the end with the gold contacts into the printer first. SmartMedia memory card Gently push the memory card into the printer until it stops. The memory card may not insert all the way into the printer.
Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bottom right memory card slot with the metal contacts facing down. Insert the end with the metal contacts into the printer first. Gently push the memory card into the printer until it stops. The memory card may not insert all the way into the printer. Forcing the memory card too far into the printer may damage the memory card or the printer.
use your printer with a digital camera decide which photos to print You can decide which photos to print by viewing the photos on the printer’s LCD or by printing a photo index page. view photos on the LCD 1 Insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. 2 Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to display on the LCD, then press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow to view the photos. Each time you press an arrow, a new photo appears on the LCD.
Printing photos from a memory card is as easy as inserting the memory card into the printer’s memory card slot, selecting the photo you want to print, and pressing the PRINT button. 1 Insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot. 2 Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to appear on the LCD, then press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow until the photo you want to print appears in the LCD. 3 Press the COPIES or SIZE button to adjust the print settings.
use your printer with a digital camera print camera-selected photos If you have an HP direct-printing digital camera, you can use your printer to print cameraselected photos. select and print photos 1 2 Use your camera’s Share menu to select the photos you want to print. For more information, see the documentation that came with your camera. Connect the camera to the USB port on the back of your printer using the special USB cable that came with your camera.
When you are ready to print, follow the instructions on your camera’s LCD. To learn more about using camera-selected photos, see the documentation that came with your camera.
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troubleshooting 3 Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. 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 most recent version of the software. Go to www.hp.com to check for software updates. See the HP Photosmart Software Setup & Product Support booklet that came with your printer for contact information.
print a test page troubleshooting 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 control panel, press the MENU button. 2 Press the DOWN arrow until Print a test page appears highlighted in the LCD, then press the OK button. Photo print quality If this looks good, your photos should print well A test page prints with information about your printer.
printer problems Possible cause Solution The printer will not turn on. The printer may have drawn too much power. Unplug the printer’s power cord and wait approximately 10 seconds. Reconnect the power cord and press the POWER button to turn on the printer. The printer is plugged into a power strip and the power strip is turned off. Turn on the power strip. The printer may be processing information. Be patient. The printer needs some time to finish processing the information.
troubleshooting 38 Problem Possible cause Solution The Printer light is blinking (slowly) red. The printer needs attention. Try the following: 1 Check the printer’s LCD 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 LCD for instructions. 3 If this does not work, turn the printer off. Unplug the printer’s power cord, wait one minute, then plug it in again. Turn the printer on.
Possible cause Solution The Printer light is blinking (quickly) red. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Try the following: 1 Turn the printer off. Unplug the printer’s power cord, wait one 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. For contact information, see the Software Setup & Product Support booklet that came with your printer. The printer cannot recognize the file on the memory card.
troubleshooting 40 Problem Possible cause Solution Printing is very slow. You may be trying to print a high resolution photo. Be patient. High resolution photos print slowly. printing problems 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 to fit close to the left edge of the paper without bending the paper.
Possible cause Solution Paper does not feed into the printer correctly. OR Paper does not come out of the printer correctly. There may 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 page 49. The paper may be wrinkled or bent. Try using different paper. No page came out of the printer.
troubleshooting 42 Problem Possible cause Solution (continued from previous page) No page came out of the printer. (continued on next page) You may not have any paper in the paper tray. Check that paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray. See paper information on page 12 for paper loading instructions. The printer’s print cartridge door may be open. Close the printer’s print cartridge door.
Possible cause Solution (continued from previous page) No page came out of the printer. (continued on next page) There may be a paper jam. Try the following: • Check the printer’s LCD for instructions. • Remove the paper from the paper tray and check the rear paper path. If the paper is still jammed, try the following: 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Unplug the printer. 3 Gently remove the jammed paper from the printer. 4 Plug the printer back in and turn it on.
troubleshooting 44 Problem Possible cause Solution (continued from previous page) No page came out of the printer. A problem may exist with the print cartridge. Try the following: • Check the printer’s LCD for error messages. • Print a test page and replace the print cartridge if necessary. The printer may still be processing information. Be patient. High resolution photos print slowly. The print cartridge may be out of ink. Print a test page and replace the print cartridge if necessary.
Problem Possible cause Solution Make sure the paper is correctly oriented in the paper tray. For paperloading instructions, see load paper on page 15. Print quality is poor. The print cartridge may be running out of ink. Print a test page. OR If the print cartridge is running low on ink, replace the print cartridge. You may not be using the best paper type for your output. Make sure you are using a paper type intended for the printer. For best results, use HP Photo Paper.
Possible cause Solution Photos are not printing correctly. You may not have loaded the photo paper 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 correctly. Check for a paper jam, then try the following: • Insert the photo paper as far as it will go into the paper tray. • Load one sheet of photo paper at a time.
Possible cause Solution The photos you marked for printing in your camera do not print. Some digital cameras (such as the HP 318 and HP 612) 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 for printing after you transfer them from your camera’s internal memory to the memory card.
troubleshooting See the HP Photosmart Printer Help for more information on: 48 • Windows PC connection problems. • Macintosh connection problems. • USB connection problems. • More printer problems. • More printing problems.
4 specifications system requirements Component Windows PC minimum Macintosh minimum Operating system Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP Professional Macintosh® OS 9.x, OS X 10.1 or later Processor Pentium® ll (or equivalent) or higher G3 or greater RAM 64 MB (128 MB recommended) OS 9.
specifications 50 Component Windows PC minimum Macintosh minimum Connectivity USB port and USB cable USB port and USB cable Browser Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher printer specifications Paper 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.
Paper (plain, photo), cards (index, A6) Media sizes Photo 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) Photo with tab 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.25 cm) Index cards 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) A6 (105 x 148.5 mm) Margins Bottom 0.46 inch, 11.7 mm Memory 8 MB Memory cards CompactFlash Type I or II Memory Stick MultiMediaCard Secure Digital SmartMedia Memory card supported file formats Printed directly from the printer: JPEG (baseline), uncompressed TIFF (RGB and YCbCR), and DCF files created by a digital camera.
specifications 52 Power adapter C8442-60026 adapter: 120–127Vac, 50/60Hz, 500mA C8442-60027 adapter: 100–240Vac, 50/60Hz, 500mA Print quality, color HP PhotoREt lll, up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi Technology, color HP PhotoREt lll, HP ColorSmart III, HP SmartFocus, Automatic Contrast Enhancement Print technology Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing Print cartridge 1 tri-color HP #57 (C6657A) Prints color Yes Print languages HP PCL 3 Dimensions 8.8 x 4.3 x 5.
index A D arrows 11, 21 digital cameras print camera-selected photos 32 print from memory cards 23 B Basics Guide 2 borderless photos 6 buttons, control panel 11, 21 C F file types 24, 39, 50 H calibration page 6, 19 HP direct-printing digital camera. See digital camera camera-selected photos, print 32 HP Photosmart Printer Help 2 Cancel button 11, 21 CompactFlash memory card slot 26 control panel 11, 21 Copies button 11, 21 I images.
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photo index page 30 test page 36 Print button 11, 21 rear paper path 10, 14 remove memory cards 25 print cartridges 20 S index print cartridges calibration page 19 install 17 remove 20 supported 16 test page 36 R Save button 11, 21 printer diagrams of 8–11 documentation 1 light 21 problems 37–39 specifications 50 Secure Digital memory card slot 27 printing problems 40–47 specifications 50 Q T quick reference 4 test page 6, 36 Setup Guide 2 Size button 11, 21 SmartMedia memory card slot 28 Sof
printer problems 37–39 printing problems 40–47 U index USB port 10 56 Z Zoom button 11, 22
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