HP Photosmart A636 User Manual

							Cartridge
•Align cartridge: Touch to align the print cartridge, which ensures high print quality
prints. Do this if colors in the printouts are misaligned, or if the alignment page does
not print correctly when you install a new print cartridge.
•Clean cartridge: Touch to clean the print cartridge. After cleaning, you will be asked
if you want to continue to second-level cleaning (touch Yes or No), and if you touch
Yes another cleaning cycle is completed. Next you will be asked if you want to
continue to third-level cleaning (touch Yes or No).
Help
•Photo printing tips: Touch to read the top ten printing tips.
•Printer features: Touch to see information about printer features.
•Print from imaging devices: Touch to see information about printing from imaging
devices.
•Creative projects: Touch to see information about the Create aspects of the printer.
•Troubleshooting and maintenance: Touch to see information on troubleshooting
and maintenance.
•Printing from the computer: Touch to read how to print from your computer.
•Getting assistance: Touch to read how to obtain help with the printer.
Preferences
•Sound: Touch to change the sound volume to High, Medium (default), Low, or
Off.
•Print Preview: Touch to change the print preview to On (default) or Off. This will
provide a preview of the image when you touch Print. Touch Print again to print the
image.
•Photo Fix: Touch to turn Photo Fix enhancements On (default) or Off. For more
information, see “
Use Photo Fix” on page 47.
•Red Eye Removal: Touch to turn red eye removal to On (default) or Off. For more
information, see “
Remove red-eye from your photos” on page 47.
•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, Date only, or Off (default).
•Colorspace: Touch to choose a colorspace (a three-dimensional mathematical
model for organizing color). The colorspace you select affects the colors in your
printed photos. Select Adobe RGB, sRGB, or Auto-select (default). The Auto-
select default tells the printer to use the Adobe RGB colorspace, if available. The
printer defaults to sRGB if Adobe RGB is not available.
•Borderless: Touch to turn borderless printing On (default) or Off. When borderless
printing is turned off, all pages print with a narrow white border around the outside
edges of the paper.
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							•Software Install Mode: Touch to change the software install mode. Select On
(default), and the embedded HP quick connect software will automatically install when
you connect the printer to a computer with a USB cable. For more information, see
“
Software installation” on page 95. Select Off if you are using the printer with the
HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit or an HP Jet Direct box. Also select Off if you want
to connect the printer to your computer to transfer photos only, and do not want to
install the software and print from the computer to the printer.
•Enable Faster Browsing: Touch to change the mode between On (default) or Off.
•Demo Mode: Touch to turn Demo Mode On or Off (default). When Demo Mode is
on, the printer displays sample images a user can edit and print. If no interaction with
the demo takes place within two minutes, a slideshow starts with information about
printer features.
•Restore defaults: Touch to restore printer defaults: Yes or No (default). Touching
Yes restores the original factory preferences.
•Language: Touch to change the language used on the printer screen.
Optional accessories
There are several optional accessories available for the printer that enhance its portability
for printing anywhere, anytime. The appearance of the accessories may vary from what
is shown.
Figure 2-6 HP Photosmart Internal Battery
The HP Photosmart internal battery lets you take the printer with you wherever you go.
Figure 2-7 HP Bluetooth
® Wireless Printer Adapter
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							The HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter goes into the camera port on the front of the
printer, and lets you use Bluetooth wireless technology for printing.
Figure 2-8 HP Photosmart Carrying Case
The lightweight, durable HP Photosmart Carrying Case holds and protects everything
needed for hassle-free printing on the go.
To purchase accessories, go to:
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www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
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www.hpshopping.ca (Canada)
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www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe)
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www.hp.com (All other countries/regions)
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							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:
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www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
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www.hpshopping.ca (Canada)
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www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe)
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www.hp.com (All other countries/regions)
The printer is set by default to print the best quality photos on HP Advanced Photo Paper.
If you print on a different type of paper, be sure to change the paper type. For information
on changing the paper type in the printer menu, see “
Load your paper” on page 23. For
information on changing the paper type when printing from a computer, see “
Change the
print settings for the print job” on page 52.
Load your paper
Paper loading tips
• You can print photos on small media, such as 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) or 13 x 18 cm
(5 x 7 inch) photo paper, index cards, L-size cards, or Hagaki cards. Use plain paper,
such as index cards, only for drafts or when print quality is not important.
• Before loading paper, slide out the paper-width guide to make room for the paper.
After loading paper, set the paper width guide gently against the edge of the paper,
so that it guides the paper in straight.
• Load only one type and size of paper at a time. Do not mix paper types or sizes in
the input tray.
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							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.
To change the paper type
TIP:If you are printing on a paper type other than the recommended HP Advanced
Photo Paper, be sure to change the paper type setting to improve the results.
1.Touch the Setup icon to display the Setup Menu. For more information, see “Setup
Menu” on page 16.
2.Touch Preferences, and use the arrow keys to navigate to and touch Paper Type.
3.Select one of the following paper types:
•HP Advanced Photo Paper (default)
•HP Premium Photo Paper
•Other, Plain
•Other, Photo
If you are printing from a computer, change the paper type and other printer settings in
the print dialog box. For more information, see “
Print from a computer” on page 49 and
“
Change the print settings for the print job” on page 52.
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							You can select from a greater number of paper sizes when you print from a computer
than when you print without a computer. When you print without a computer, the printer
senses the paper size being used and scales the image to fit on the paper size being
used.
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							4 Print without a computer
This section contains the following topics:
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Print from a memory card
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Save photos from a memory card to another device
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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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Get creative
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Enhance or edit 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 requires
no computer and does not drain your digital cameras batteries.
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Supported memory cards
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Insert a memory card
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Print photos from a memory card
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Remove a memory card
LabelDescription
1xD-Picture Card
2Compact Flash I and II
3Memory Stick
4Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard (MMC)
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							Supported memory cards
The HP Photosmart printer can read a variety of memory cards. These cards are
manufactured by several vendors and are available in a variety of storage capacities.
• CompactFlash Type I and II
• MultiMediaCard
• Secure Digital
• Memory Sticks, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo
• xD-Picture Card
• miniSD Card with SD adapter
CAUTION:Using unsupported memory cards may damage the memory card and
the printer.
Insert a memory card
Find your memory card in the following table and use the instructions to insert the card
into the printer.
Memory cardHow to insert the memory card
CompactFlash•Front label faces up, and if the label has an arrow, the arrow points
toward the printer
•Edge with metal pinholes goes into the printer first
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 Stick PRO
Duo™ card, attach the adapter that came with the card before you
insert the card into the printer
xD-Picture Card•Curved side of card points toward you
•Metal contacts face down
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