HP PhotoSmart A532 User Manual

Control panel buttons and indicator lights
Figure 2-2 Control panel
LabelDescription
1Power: Press to turn the printer on or off. The power button will glow
when the power is on.
2Printer screen: Lift up to adjust the viewing angle. You can preview
photos, make selections from the printer menu, and more from this
screen.
3Menu: Press to access the printer menu.
4Print: Press to print the currently viewed image from a memory card
or to select a highlighted menu option. The Print button glows when
the...

LabelDescription
1Power: The power button glows when the power is on.
2Attention LED: Flashes when the printer requires attention.
3Red Eye: Lit if red eye removal is turned on.
4Print: Press to print the currently viewed image from a memory card.
The Print button glows when the printer power is on.
5Memory card and PictBridge light: This light flashes and then
remains lit after a memory card is correctly inserted or when a
supported device is attached to the camera port. It flashes when the
printer is...

LabelDescription
1Menu: Press to access the printer menu.
2Print: Press to select a highlighted menu option.
3Navigation arrows: Press  or  to navigate the printer menu.
4Cancel: Press to exit a menu.
To use the Printer menu
1.Press the Menu button on the printer control panel.
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...

•Photo Fix: Select to enhance your photos.
◦On
◦Off (default)
•Red Eye Removal
◦On (default)
◦Off
•Print quality: Select to change the print quality. Choose between Best, which
produces the highest quality, Normal which uses less ink and prints faster, or Fast
Normal. The default print quality depends on the paper type selected.
•Paper type: Select to choose paper type. Select HP Advanced Photo Paper
(default), HP Premium Photo Paper, Other, Plain or Other, Photo.
•Borderless: Select to turn borderless...

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 might produce inferior results.
For a list of available HP-designed inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to:
•
www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
•...

To load paper
1.Open the output tray. The input tray opens automatically.
1Input tray
2Paper-width guide
3Output tray
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...

4 Print without a computer
This section contains the following topics:
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Print from a memory card
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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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Creative options
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Enhance your photos
Print from a memory card
This section explains how to print digital photos that are stored on a memory card. You
can select photos while the memory card is in the camera (Digital Print Order Format, or
DPOF) or while the memory card is in the printer. Printing from a memory card...

LabelDescription
1Memory Sticks
2Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard (MMC)
xD-Picture Card
Memory cardHow to insert the memory card
MultiMediaCard•Angled corner is on the right
•Metal contacts face down
Secure Digital•Angled corner is on the right
•Metal contacts face down
•If you are using a miniSD card, attach the adapter that came with
the card before you insert the card into the printer
Memory Stick•Angled corner is on the left
•Metal contacts face down
•If you are using a Memory Stick Duo™ or Memory...

To print multiple photos
1.Load appropriate paper for current print job. For more information, see 
Load your
paper.
2.Navigate through the photos on the inserted memory card.
3.Press Print.
4.Press 
 or  to browse to the next photo you want to print. You do not have to wait
for the first photo to finish printing.
NOTE:To print additional copies of the current image, press Print again.
To print camera-selected photos
1.Load appropriate paper for current print job. For more information, see 
Load your...

3.Make sure the USB configuration setting of the camera is set to Digital Camera, and
then connect the camera to the camera port of the printer using the USB cable that
came with the PictBridge-certified camera. The memory card/camera port light
flashes while the camera establishes a connection to the printer, and then remains
lit.
See the camera documentation for more information about the USB configuration
setting. The name of the setting and its options may differ on non-HP digital cameras.
4.If you...