HP PhotoSmart A526 User Manual

LabelDescription
1Power: Press to turn the printer on or off. The power button will glow
when the power is on. When the printer is idle, the button will pulse
softly.
2Color graphic display: View photos and menus here.
3Red Eye: The Red Eye feature reduces the red-eye effect you
sometime see in flash photos. This feature is on by default. Press this
button to turn the feature on or off.
4Print: Press to print the currently viewed image from a memory card.
The Print button glows when the printer power is...

How to use the Printer menu
The Printer menu gives you many print options, allows you to change the printer defaults,
provides maintenance and troubleshooting tools, and provides how-to information for
common printing tasks.
1Navigation arrows
2Print
3Cancel
TIP:The menu contains many useful commands and options, but common
functions, such as printing, are usually available with a single button press on the
printer control panel.
To use the Printer menu
NOTE:If there is a memory card inserted in the card...

1.Press  or  to open the Printer menu.
2.Pressing  will move to the next option and pressing  will move to the previous
menu option.
3.Press Print to select an option. Menu options that are not accessible are dimmed.
4.To exit a menu, press the Cancel button.
NOTE:For a list of printer menu options, see “Printer menu options” on page 12.
Printer menu options
Printer menu structure
•Print test page: Select to print a test page containing information about the printer
that can help in troubleshooting...

•Dry Time: Select to turn the dry time feature On (default) or Off. If the dry time feature
is turned off the dry time dialog will not be displayed.
•Demo: Select to put the printer into the demo mode.
•Set Language: Select to change the language or country/region setting. Choose from
Select language and Select country/region. The printer screen displays text in the
language you choose. The menu lists paper sizes and other options specific to the
chosen language.
•Restore defaults: Select to restore...

Chapter 2
14 Get started
 

3 Paper basics
Learn how to choose the right paper for your print job and how to load it into the input
tray for printing.
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Choose the best paper for the job
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Load your paper
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:
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www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
•...

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.
If you are printing from a computer, change the paper...

4 Print without a computer
This section contains information on the following topics:
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Print from a memory card without a computer
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Print from a PictBridge-certified camera or device
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Print from a Bluetooth device
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Enhance your photos
Print from a memory card without a computer
This section explains how to print digital photos that are stored on a memory card.
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Supported memory cards
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Print photos from a memory card
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Remove a memory card
Supported memory cards
The HP Photosmart printer can read a...

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3Memory Stick
4Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Print photos from a memory card
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 3 minutes after printing to allow the colors to fully develop before
you stack them with other photos or place them in albums.
To print a single photo
1.Navigate through the photos on the inserted memory card....

Print from a PictBridge-certified camera or device
This section describes the procedure for printing from a PictBridge digital camera. The
procedure for printing from other PictBridge devices—such as camera phones and other
image capture devices—is very similar. Review the documentation that came with your
PictBridge device for specific information.
NOTE:If you disconnect the camera while printing, all print jobs are cancelled.
To print using a PictBridge-certified camera
1.Load HP Advanced Photo Paper...