HP Photosmart A636 User Manual

							LabelDescription
8Handle: Extend to carry the printer.
9Printer screen: Lift up to adjust the viewing angle. You can preview
photos, make selections from the printer menu, and more from this
screen.
10USB port: Connect the printer to a computer using a USB cable
(purchased separately) here.
11Power cord connection: Connect the power cord here.
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 (optional). You
must purchase the battery separately.
For more information, see “
Optional accessories” on page 20.
WARNING!For continued protection against the risk of fire, use
only the HP Internal Battery for HP Compact Photo Printers.
3Internal battery compartment: Insert the optional HP Photosmart
Internal Battery here.
4Battery compartment button: Slide this button to release the
compartment cover.
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							Control panel buttons and indicator lights
Figure 2-3 Control panel and indicator lights
LabelDescription
1On: Press to turn the printer on or off. The On button will glow when
the power is on.
2Memory 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 communicating with a memory card or attached device or
when a connected computer is performing a read, write, or delete
operation.
3Attention light: Flashing if there is an error or if some user action is
required.
4Battery light: Solid if the optional battery is charged, flashing if the
battery is charging.
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
•
Use the stylus
•
Photosmart Express Menu
•
The quick touch frame
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Thumbnail view and 1-up view
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Photo icons
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							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. For more
information on the quick touch frame, see “
The quick touch frame” on page 13. The
printer chirps once for each button press. You can change the volume of the sounds or
turn them off in the Preferences menu. You can also use the stylus for these activities,
but it is designed primarily for drawing and entering captions through the touch screen
keyboard. For more information, see “
Use the stylus” on page 11.
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
replacement.
Use the stylus
Use the stylus to touch icons on the printer screen, make selections from the printer
menus, or select photos for printing. You can also use the stylus to draw on a photo, type
a caption on a photo using the touch screen keyboard, and for other creative tasks. For
more information, see “
Get creative” on page 33.
NOTE:The onscreen keyboard for entering captions is not available in all
languages. In some languages, the printer displays Latin alphabet characters only on
the keyboard.
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							There are two stylus storage areas on the printer: a slot that stores the stylus until you
need to use it and a hole where you can rest the stylus and keep it handy.
Figure 2-4 Stylus storage areas
LabelDescription
1Stylus well: Place the stylus here to keep it handy while you work
with your photos.
2Stylus storage slot: Securely store the stylus here when moving the
printer or between sessions.
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							Photosmart Express Menu
The following options are available in the Photosmart Express menu when you insert a
memory card or touch the Home icon on the quick touch frame. For more information on
the quick touch frame, see “
The quick touch frame” on page 13.
1Ink level: Indicates the amount of ink estimated to be remaining in the print cartridge.
2Battery status: Indicates how much charge remains on the optional printer battery, if installed.
3Setup icon: Touch to open the setup menu.
4View and Print: Lets you view, edit, and print photos on a memory card. You can also select
a creative project (albums, greeting cards, design gallery, etc) for your photos, by selecting a
photo and touching Create.
5Save: Lets you save photos from the memory card directly to the computer. For more
information, see “Save photos from a memory card to another device” on page 32.
6Slideshow: Lets you play your favorite photos as a slide show on the printer touch screen.
For more information, see “
Create and view slide shows” on page 43.
7Create: Lets you select a creative project (albums, greeting cards, design gallery, etc) for your
photos. For more information, see “
Get creative” on page 33.
The quick touch frame
The quick touch frame borders the photo viewing area of the touch screen, and provides
quick access to the navigational buttons.
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							NOTE:The quick touch frame buttons are visible only when the printer is turned on
and you have made a selection from the Photosmart Express menu. Also, only the
buttons relevant to the current mode or task will be lit.
Figure 2-5 Quick touch frame
LabelDescription
1Home: Touch to access the Photosmart Express menu.
2Cancel: Touch to stop a print action.
3Arrows: Touch to navigate through photos or Create menus.
4Back: Touch to return to the previous menu or view.
5Quick Scroll: Touch to get a scroll bar that helps you scroll through
your photos quickly.
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							Thumbnail view and 1-up view
You can view photos on your memory card in thumbnail view or 1-up view.
AThumbnail view
B1-up view
1Arrow keys
2Number of photos selected
3Current photo number of the total number of photos present on the memory card
To view photos in thumbnail view
1.Insert a memory card. For more information, see “
Print from a memory card”
on page 27.
2.Touch Home on the quick touch frame to return to the Photosmart Express menu,
if necessary.
3.Touch View and Print on the Photosmart Express menu.
This will open the photos on your memory card in thumbnail view. Touch the arrow
keys to scroll through your photos.
To view photos in 1-up view
1.Insert a memory card. For more information, see “
Print from a memory card”
on page 27.
2.Touch Home on the quick touch frame to return to the Photosmart Express menu,
if necessary.
3.Touch View and Print on the Photosmart Express menu.
4.Touch any photo to view it in 1-up view.
Touch the arrow keys to scroll through your photos.
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							Photo icons
Photo icons appear on photos and video clips in thumbnail and 1-up views. Some icons
show the status of a photo or video clip. Others can affect the photo or video clip when
touched.
Table 2-1 Photo icons
Photo iconDescription
Print status: Indicates the photo is printing, and how many copies of
the photo will be printed.
Copies: Touch a photo in 1-up view to select it for printing and to
display the copies scroll bar. Touch the scroll bar to change the
number of copies to be printed.
Selection box: Appears on the photo or video frame selected for
printing.
Rotate: Touch in 1-up view to rotate the photo 90 degrees clockwise
for each press of the icon.
Red-eye: Indicates a photo in 1-up view that has red-eye removed.
The icon flashes on a photo undergoing red-eye removal.
Related topics
“
View estimated ink levels” on page 60
Setup Menu
The Setup Menu contains many options for changing print settings, aligning print
cartridges, and more.
This section contains the following topics:
•
How to use the Setup Menu
•
Setup menu options
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							How to use the Setup Menu
This section describes how to use the Setup Menu.
To use the setup menu
1.Touch Home on the quick touch frame to return to the Photosmart Express menu,
if necessary.
2.Touch the Setup icon on the Photosmart Express menu to open the Setup Menu,
and then touch the scroll arrows to navigate through the menus.
1Setup icon
3.Touch a menu name to open the options under that menu. Options that are not
accessible are dimmed. The current menu option is indicated by a check mark.
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1Menu name: The name of the current menu.
2Contextual help: Touch to access context-sensitive help for the
current screen or function.
3Menu scroll arrows: Touch to scroll through menus or menu
options.
4Menu option: The options available in the current menu.
4.Touch an option to open it or to perform the operation it indicates.
5.To exit a menu, touch 
.
Setup menu options
Tools
•Bluetooth
◦Device address: Some devices with Bluetooth wireless technology require you
to enter the address of the device they are trying to locate. This menu option
shows the printer address.
◦Device name: You can select a name for the printer that appears on other devices
with Bluetooth wireless technology when they locate the printer.
◦Passkey: When the Bluetooth Security level of the printer is set to High, you
must enter a passkey to make the printer available to other Bluetooth devices.
The default passkey is 0000.
◦Visibility: Select Visible to all (default) or Not visible. When Visibility is set to
Not visible, only devices that know the printer address can print to it.
◦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.
•Print Test Page
Touch to print a test page that contains information about the printer. The test page
helps in troubleshooting problems.
•Print Sample Page
Touch to print a sample page. The sample page is useful for checking the print quality
of the printer.
•Printer Status
Touch to see the status of the printer. The printer status window displays information
on the ink levels, battery status, and the estimated time remaining for the initiated
print job.
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