HP PhotoSmart A626 User Manual

Figure 2-2 Internal battery compartment
LabelDescription
1Battery compartment cover: Open this cover on the bottom of the
printer to insert the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery.
2Internal battery: The HP Photosmart Internal Battery. You must
purchase the battery separately.
3Internal battery compartment: Insert the optional HP Photosmart
Internal Battery here.
4Battery compartment button: Slide this button to release the
compartment cover.
Control panel buttons and indicator lights
Figure 2-3...

The touch screen and stylus
This section describes how to use the touch screen and stylus to interact with the printer.
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Use the touch screen
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Use the stylus
Use the touch screen
Use your fingers on the touch screen for most operations, such as photo navigation,
printing, making selections in the printer menus, or touching the onscreen buttons in the
quick touch frame that borders the photo viewing area of the touch screen. The printer
chirps once for each button press. You can change the volume of the...

Table 2-1 Printer status bar icons
Printer status iconDescription
Ink level: Indicates the amount of ink estimated to be remaining in
the print cartridge.
Estimated time remaining: Indicates estimated print time remaining
in the print queue.
Battery status: Indicates how much charge remains on the optional
printer battery, if installed.
Number of copies selected: Displays the number of photos selected
for printing.
Photo icons appear on photos and video clips in thumbnail and 1-up views. Some icons
show...

Related topics
“
View estimated ink levels” on page 54
Use the stylus
Use the stylus to draw on a photo or to enter a caption for a photo through the touch
screen keyboard. For more information, see “
Get creative” on page 27.
NOTE:If the printer is set to a language that does not use the roman alphabet, the
printer displays the English keyboard.
CAUTION:To prevent damage to the touch screen, never use any sharp objects or
any device other than the stylus that comes with the printer or an approved...

How to use the printer menus
The printer menus contain many features for printing photos, changing print settings, and
more.
LabelDescription
1Menu name: The name of the current menu.
2Menu option: The options available in the current menu.
3Menu scroll arrows: Touch to scroll through menus or menu options.
TIP:The printer menus contain many useful commands and options, but common
functions, such as printing, are usually available by touching an icon on the quick
touch frame.
To use the printer menus...

The menus
Specialty Printing Projects
Some printer functions may be unavailable and grayed out in the printer menus when a
selected specialty printing project mode is turned on.
•Panoramic photos: Touch to turn panoramic printing On or Off (default). Touch
On to print all selected photos with a 3:1 aspect ratio; load 10 x 30 cm (4 x 12 inches)
paper before printing. When a photo is selected, a green bounding box shows the
area to be printed. Touch Off to print with a normal 3:2 aspect ratio.
•Photo...

•Security level: Select Low (default) or High. The Low setting does not require
users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology to enter the printer
passkey. High requires users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology
to enter the printer passkey.
•Reset Bluetooth options: Select to reset all items in the Bluetooth menu to their
default values.
•Photosmart Share (Instant Share): Touch to share photos on an inserted memory
card with family and friends. The printer must be connected...

•Print quality: Touch to change the print quality. Choose between Best, Normal, or
Fast Normal print quality.
•Paper type: Touch to change the type of paper on which to print. Choose between
HP Advanced, HP Premium, Other, Plain, or Other, Photo. HP recommends using
HP Advanced Photo Paper for best results. If you are printing on non-HP paper or
other media, choose Other so that the printer sets itself appropriately.
•Date/time: Touch to show a date/time stamp on your printed photos. Touch Date/
time,...

Chapter 2
18 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.)
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