HP Photosmart A433 User Manual

2Photo printing overview
Start-to-finish printing
Step 1
Choose and load paper. Use HP
Advanced Photo paper for the best
results.
See Choose and load paper.
Step 2
Dock your camera
See Print from other devices and Print
from a docked camera.
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Step 3
View and decide which photos to print
See To print a photo index.
Photo Index
Step 4
Print your photos
See Print photos.
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3Paper basics
Choose and 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 best paper for the job
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.
For a list of available HP-designed inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to:
●www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
●www.hpshopping.ca (Canada)...

1Input tray
2Paper-width guide
3Output tray
To load paper
1. Open the output tray. The input tray opens automatically.
2. Load up to 20 sheets of photo paper with the print side or glossy side facing the front
of the printer. If you are using tabbed paper, load the paper so tab feeds in last.
When loading, slide the paper to the left side of the input tray and push the paper
down firmly until it stops.
3. Adjust the paper-width guide to fit close to the edge of the paper without bending
the paper.
To...

4Print basics
The printer lets you produce amazing prints without even going near a computer. After
setting up the printer using the instructions that came in the Quick Start, you are just a
few steps away from printing your photos. This section contains the following topics:
●Dock your camera
●Print from a docked camera
●Set print quality
●Improve the quality of your photos using Photo Fix
NoteIn the following instructions, always use the buttons on the printer control
panel, unless instructed...

3. Make sure the camera is turned off.
4. Press the camera into the dock so that the connector tab in the camera dock plugs
into the connector slot on the bottom of the camera.
5. In most cases, docking the camera turns on both the printer and the camera. If it
does not, press On on the printer control panel.
NoteWhile the camera is docked, the camera image display dims after eight
minutes of inactivity. The camera image display turns back on if you send a print
job from a connected computer or device...

Print photos
Important: Your photos are instantly dry, and can be handled immediately after they are
printed. However, HP recommends that you leave the printed surface of your photos
exposed to the air for 5–10 minutes after printing, to allow the colors to fully develop
before you stack them with other photos or place them in albums.
To print the current photo
1. Press Menu/OK to open the print menu.
2. Press the 4–way arrow button to navigate to the menu option, and then press Menu/
OK.
3. Press 
 to...

To print a photo index
1. Press Menu/OK to open the print menu.
2. Press 
 to select Print Index, and then press Menu/OK.
A photo index shows thumbnail views and index numbers for all selected photos. Use
an index card or plain paper to conserve photo paper.
To zoom and crop a photo
1. While viewing a photo at normal size, press Zoom +. You can press Zoom + multiple
times to increase the magnification. A crop box shows the portion of the photo that
will print. A warning is displayed if the print quality...

5Special projects
This section contains the following topics:
●Print panoramic photos
●Print passport photos
●Add a border to a photo
●View photos on a TV
Print panoramic photos
To print panoramic photos
1. Press 
 or  to navigate to the photo you want to print as a panoramic photo.
2. Press Menu/OK to open the print menu.
3. Press 
 to select Panoramic Photo, and then press Menu/OK.
4. Press Menu/OK. The current photo is displayed with a crop box showing the portion
of the photo that will print. The...

Add a border to a photo
To add a border
1. Press 
 or  to navigate to the photo you want to add a border to.
2. Press Menu/OK to open the print menu.
3. Press the 4–way arrow button to navigate to the Design Gallery menu, and then
press Menu/OK.
4. Press 
 or  to navigate to the Add Borders menu, and then press Menu/OK.
5. Press 
 to select a border, and then press Menu/OK.
View photos on a TV
You can attach the printer with a docked camera to a television, and then view and select
photos on a...