HP Photosmart 370 series Reference Guide English
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Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Welcome................................................................................................................2 Find more information.............................................................................................2 What's in the box....................................................................................................2 Printer overview......................................................................................................
1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 370 series printer! With your new, compact photo printer you can easily print beautiful photos with or without a computer. Find more information Your new printer comes with the following documentation: ● ● ● ● Setup Guide: The HP Photosmart 370 series Setup Guide explains how to set up the printer and print your first photo.
Printer overview Front of printer 1 2 Control panel Control the basic functions of the printer from here. Out tray (closed) Open this to print, insert a memory card, or connect a compatible digital camera. Inside front of printer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In tray Load paper here. In tray extender Pull out to support paper. Paper-width guide Move to width of current paper to position the paper properly.
Chapter 1 (continued) Indicator lights 1 2 Memory Card light The light indicates the memory card status. See Using memory cards. On light – – – Green: printer is on Green and flashing: printer is busy Red and flashing: printer requires attention Control panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Menu Press to access the printer menu. Delete Press to delete the currently selected photo from a memory card. Print Press to print selected photos from a memory card.
(continued) Idle screen 1 2 Battery indicator Displays the charge level of the HP Photosmart Internal battery, if installed. Ink level indicator Displays the ink level of the print cartridge. Select Photos screen 1 2 3 Selection box Displays a check mark if photo is selected. Copies Displays number of copies to be printed of the current photo. Index number Displays index number of current photo and total number of photos on the inserted memory card.
Chapter 1 Available accessories There are several accessories available for the HP Photosmart 370 series printer that enhance its portability for printing anywhere, anytime. The appearance of the accessories may vary from what is shown. Accessory name Description The HP Photosmart Internal Battery lets you take the printer with you wherever you go.
Printer menu Press Menu on the printer control panel to access the printer menu. To navigate the printer menu: ● ● ● to scroll through the menu options displayed on the Press Select Photos or printer screen. Menu items that are not accessible are grayed out. Press OK to open a menu or select an option. Press Cancel to exit the current menu. Note You cannot access the printer menu while you are viewing photos in 9-up view to exit 9-up view mode and return mode on the printer screen.
Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Print quality Print quality: ● ● Best (default) Normal Print test page Clean cartridge Continue to second level cleaning? ● ● Yes No Continue to third level cleaning? ● ● Yes No Align cartridge Bluetooth Device address Device address: The Bluetooth menu options are needed if you equip the printer with the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter.
Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options know the device address can print to it. (You can set the Bluetooth-equipped printer to be visible or invisible to other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology by changing this accessibility option.
Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options compatible digital camera to the printer) Preferences Smart focus Smart focus: ● ● Digital flash Digital Flash: ● ● Date/time On Off (default) After printing, deselect all photos: ● ● ● Passport photo mode Adobe RGB sRGB Auto-select (default) Turn borderless printing: ● ● After printing Date/time Date only Off (default) Choose colorspace: ● ● ● Borderless On (default) Off Date/time s
Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Demo state Turn demo state: ● ● Auto-save On (default) Off Turn auto-save: ● ● On (default) Off The default setting tells the printer to transfer all photos from a memory card to the computer, whenever you first insert a card. The printer must be connected to a computer where you have already installed the HP Photosmart software.
Chapter 1 (continued) Type Size Purpose Hagaki cards 100 x 140 mm (4 x 5.5 inch) Printing photos A6 cards 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.8 inch) Printing photos L-size cards 90 x 127 mm with or without 12.5 mm tab (3.5 x 5 inch with or without 0.5 inch tab) Printing photos Load paper Paper type How to load 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo paper Index cards L-size cards Hagaki cards 1 2 3 4 Open the In tray as far as it will go.
Use the right print cartridge To print… Insert this print cartridge in the cartridge cradle Full-color photos Tri-color (7 ml) HP #95 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #135 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #343 (Western Europe), #855 (China, India) Tri-color (14 ml) HP #97 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #134 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #344 (Western Europe), #857 (China, India) Black and white photos Gray Photo HP #100 (worldwide
Chapter 1 Insert or replace the print cartridge Prepare the printer and cartridge 1 2 3 Make sure the power is on and you have removed the cardboard from inside the printer. Open the print cartridge access door of the printer. Remove the bright pink tape from the cartridge. Remove the pink tape Do not touch here Insert the cartridge 1 2 3 If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and pull outward on the cartridge in the cradle to remove it. Hold the replacement cartridge with the label on top.
Insert or replace the print cartridge (continued) Each time you install or replace a print cartridge, a message appears on the printer screen asking you to load plain paper so the printer can align the cartridge. This ensures high-quality prints. Align the cartridge 1 2 Load paper in the In tray and press OK. Follow the onscreen instructions to align the cartridge. See Align the cartridge.
2 Printing with your new printer It's easy to print high-quality photos for yourself, family, and friends. This section provides you with a quick start to printing, as well as detailed instructions on using memory cards, selecting photos, and more. Quick start Printing photos is as easy as 1-2-3! Here's how you do it. Step 1: Getting ready to print 1 Inserting a print cartridge 2 Install the print cartridge. See Print cartridge information. a Unpack the print cartridge and remove the tape.
(continued) Step 2: Selecting photos Caution Inserting a memory card incorrectly can damage the card and the printer. For more information on memory cards, see Inserting memory cards. Selecting a photo 2 3 Press or to scroll through the photos on the card. Press OK to select a photo that you want to print. A check mark appears in the left corner of the photo on the printer screen. For more information about selecting photos, see Selecting photos.
Chapter 2 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 application. For more information, see the onscreen Help. Inserting memory cards After you take pictures with a digital camera, remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the printer. Caution Do not pull out a memory card while the Memory Card light is flashing.
Tip To move quickly through the photos, press and hold 4 5 or . Press OK to select the photo currently on the printer screen. A check mark appears on the bottom left corner of the printer screen to indicate that the photo is selected for printing. Press OK repeatedly to print more than one copy of the photo. A number indicating how many copies are to be printed appears next to the check mark. Press Cancel to decrease the number of copies by one. To select additional photos, repeat steps 3 and 4.
Chapter 2 To print from a PictBridge camera 1 2 Turn on the PictBridge digital camera and select the photos you want to print. Make sure the camera is in PictBridge mode, then connect it to the camera port on the front of the printer using the USB cable that came with the camera. Once the printer recognizes the PictBridge camera, the selected photos print. To print from an HP direct-printing camera 1 2 3 Turn on the HP direct-printing digital camera and select the photos you want to print.
Changing printer preferences Change the printer default settings to your own personal preferences by using the printer menu on the printer control panel. Printer preferences are global settings. They apply to every photo you print. For a complete list of available preferences and their default settings, see Printer menu. Change printer preferences by using the following general procedure. 1 2 3 4 5 If there is a memory card in the printer, remove it.
Chapter 2 (continued) Connection type and what you need What this lets you do If the printer came with this accessory or you have purchased it separately, see the accompanying documentation and the onscreen Help for instructions. If you connect the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter to the printer through the camera port, be sure to set the Bluetooth printer menu options as needed. See Printer menu. The adapter is not compatible with the Macintosh OS.
3 Installing the software The printer comes with optional software you can install on a computer. After using the Setup Guide instructions to setup the printer hardware, use the instructions in this section to install the software. Windows users Macintosh users Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted. Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted.
4 Support and warranty This section contains information about technical support and the printer warranty. Customer Care If you have a problem, follow these steps: 1 Check the documentation that came with the printer. – Setup Guide: The HP Photosmart 370 series Setup Guide explains how to set up the printer and print your first photo.
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Chapter 4 ● ● Messages displayed on the printer screen or on the computer monitor. Answers to the following questions: – Has the situation you are calling about happened before? Can you recreate the situation? – Did you install any new hardware or software on your computer around the time that the situation occurred? Limited warranty statement The limited warranty statement is included separately in the box.
5 Specifications This section lists the minimum system requirements for installing the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications. For a complete list of printer specifications and system requirements, see the onscreen Help. For information about viewing the onscreen Help, see Find more information.
Chapter 5 (continued) Category Specifications TIFF 8-bit palette color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Margins Borderless printing: Top 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) ; Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inch); Left/right 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) Bordered printing: Top 4 mm (0.16 inch); Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inch); Left/right 4 mm (0.16 inch) Media sizes Photo paper 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches) Photo paper with tab 10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab (4 x 6 inches with 0.
(continued) Category Specifications Print cartridge Tri-color (7 ml) HP #95 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #135 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #343 (Western Europe), #855 (China, India) Tri-color (14 ml) HP #97 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #134 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #344 (Western Europe), #857 (China, India) Gray Photo HP #100 (worldwide) USB 2.
Chapter 5 Material safety data sheets Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can be obtained from the HP website at www.hp.com/go/ msds. Customers without Internet access should contact Customer Care. Recycling program HP offers an increasing number of product return and recycling programs in many countries, and partners with some of the largest electronics recycling centers throughout the world. HP conserves resources by reselling some of its most popular products.
Declaration of conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’s name and address: Hewlett-Packard Company, 16399 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA 92127-1899, USA Regulatory model number: SDGOA-0405 Declares that the product: Product name: Photosmart 370 series (Q3419A) Model number(s): Photosmart 375 (Q3419A) Power adapters: HP Part # Q3419-60040 (domestic) HP Part # Q3419-60041 (international) Conforms to the following product specifications: Safety: IEC 60950: 3rd Edition: 1
