HP PhotoSmart A646 User Manual

							User Guide
HP Photosmart A640 series
 
						

							Contents
1 HP Photosmart A640 series User Guide................................................................................5
2 Get started How do I?...................................................................................................................... ..............7
Find more information.......................................................................................................... .......7
The  Photosmart  at a glance......................................................................................................8
Control panel buttons and indicator li ghts..................................................................................9
The HP TouchSmart screen....................................................................................................... 9
Use the touch screen..........................................................................................................1 0
Use the stylus................................................................................................................. ....10
Photosmart Menu...............................................................................................................1 2
The touch screen frame......................................................................................................12
Thumbnail view and 1- up view...........................................................................................14
Photo icons.................................................................................................................... .....15
Setup Menu..................................................................................................................... .........15
How to use the Setup Menu...............................................................................................16
Setup menu options............................................................................................................1 7
3 Paper basics Choose the best paper for the job............................................................................................21
Load your paper................................................................................................................ .......21
4 Print from a Bluetooth device What you need for a Bluetoot h connection...............................................................................25
Connect the HP Photosmart A640 series to your Blue tooth device.........................................25
Print photos from a  Bluetooth device........................................................................................26
5 Print without a computer Print from a memory card....................................................................................................... ..27
Supported memory cards...................................................................................................28
Insert a memory card..........................................................................................................2 8
Print photos from a memory  card or USB device...............................................................29
Remove a memory card.....................................................................................................32
Save photos from a memory card to  another device................................................................32
Print from a PictBridge-cer tified camera or device...................................................................32
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							Get creative..............................................................................................................................33
Add frames..................................................................................................................... ....34
Add captions................................................................................................................... ....34
Draw on photos................................................................................................................. .36
Add clip art................................................................................................................... .......37
Use Design Gallery............................................................................................................. 37
Specialty printing projects ...................................................................................................3 8
Create albums..............................................................................................................39
Create Greeting Cards..................................................................................................41
Passport photos............................................................................................................42
Panoramic photos.............................................. ...........................................................42
Photo stickers...............................................................................................................43
Create Photo Layouts...................................................................................................44
Video Frame prints........................................................................\
...............................44
Enhance or edit your photos.................................................................................................... .45
Use Photo Fix.................................................................................................................. ...45
Crop a photo................................................................................................................... ....45
Remove red-eye from your phot os.....................................................................................46
Use Pet Eye Fix................................................................................................................ ..46
Adjust photo brightness....................... ...............................................................................46
Touch up a photo............................................................................................................... .46
Create and view sl ide shows.................................................................................................... 47
6 Print from a computer Printer software............................................................................................................... ..........49
Transfer photos to a computer.................................................................................................4 9
Enhance your photos.... ........................................................................................................ ....51
Change the print settings for the print job. ................................................................................52
Change the print quality......................................................................................................5 2
Change the paper type.......................................................................................................53
Change the paper size .......................................................................................................53
Print photos................................................................................................................... ...........54
Print borderless photos.......................................................................................................5 4
Print photos with a border........................... ........................................................................55
Print panoramic photos................................... ....................................................................56
Print on index cards and ot her small media.......................................................................57
7 Maintenance Align the print cartridge...................................................................................................... .......59
Clean the print cart ridge automatically.....................................................................................59
View estimated ink levels...................................................................................................... ...60
View printer status............................................................................................................ ..60
Insert or replace the print  cartridge.......................................................................................... .60
Get print cartridge orderi ng information....................................................................................62
Print a test page.............................................................................................................. .........63
Print a sample page............................................................................................................ ......63
Store the printer and print cartridge.......................................................................................... 63
Store the printer.............................................................................................................. ....63
Store the print cartridge...................................................................................................... 63
Remove ink from your skin and clothing...................................................................................64
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							8 TroubleshootingSoftware installation issues................................................................................................... ...65
The installation failed........................................................................................................ ..65
The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I connect the printer to a Windows
computer....................................................................................................................... ......66
The printer does not appear in Printers and Faxes (Windows only)...................................67
The installation did not start automatically..........................................................................67
Printing and hardwar e issues................................................................................................... 69
The printer is plugged  in, but it will not turn on...................................................................69
The printout did not appear................................................................................................71
The computer and prin ter lost communication...................................................................71
The printer would not print when it was connected to the computer with a USB cable
through another USB device..............................................................................................72
An Unknown device message appeared (Windows only)..................................................72
The document or photo did not print using the selected default print settings...................73
The printer did not print borderless photos.........................................................................74
Could not save photos from the computer  to the memory card..........................................74
A blank page came out of the printer....... ...........................................................................75
Parts of the printed document are mi ssing or are in the wrong place................................75
Print quality is  poor.......................................................................................................... ...75
Bluetooth printing problems.................................................................................................... ..76
My Bluetooth device cannot fi nd the printer.......................................................................76
9 Shop for ink supplies.............................................................................................................79
10 HP support and warranty Check the HP support Web si te first.........................................................................................81
HP support by phone... ......................................................................................................... ....81
Phone support period.........................................................................................................81
Placing a call................................................................................................................. ......82
After the phone suppor t period...........................................................................................82
Additional warranty options.................................................................................................... ..82
11 Specifications System requirements............................................................................................................ ....83
Printer specifications......................................................................................................... .......83
12 Regulatory and environmental information Regulatory notices............................................................................................................. .......85
Regulatory model identifica tion number.............................................................................85
FCC statement.................................................................................................................. ..86
VCCI (Class B) compliance statement for users in Japan..................................................86
Notice to users in  Japan about power cord........................................................................86
Notice to users in Korea.....................................................................................................87
LED indicator statement.....................................................................................................87
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							Environmental product stewardship program.........................................................\
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Eco-Tips....................................................................................................................... .......87
Paper use...................................................................................................................... .....88
Plastics....................................................................................................................... ........88
Material safety data sheets.................................................................................................88
Recycling program.............................................................................................................. 88
HP inkjet supplies recy cling program.................................................................................88
Power consumption............................................................................................................88
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union....90
Chemical Substances.........................................................................................................90
Toxic and hazardous substance table................................................................................91
EU Declaration of Conformity................................................................................................... 91
A Software installation ...............................................................................................................93
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							1 HP Photosmart A640 series UserGuide
Welcome to the  HP Photosmart A640 series  User Guide! For more information about
the  Photosmart  printer, see:
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Get started
•
Paper basics
•
Print without a computer
•
Print from a computer
•
Maintenance
•
Shop for ink supplies
•
HP support and warranty
•
Specifications
•
Regulatory and environmental information
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HP Photosmart A640 series User
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							Chapter 1
6HP Photosmart A640 series  User Guide
HP Photosmart A640 series User
Guide
 
						

							2 Get started
This section provides introductory information about the HP Photosmart A640 series
printer. This section contains the following topics:
•
How do I?
•
Find more information
•
The Photosmart at a glance
•
Control panel buttons and indicator lights
•
The HP TouchSmart screen
•
Setup Menu
How do I?
Click any of the following links to get more information on how to perform creative and
common tasks using the Photosmart  printer and software.
•
Print borderless photos
•
Print photos with a border
•
Load your paper
•
Insert or replace the print cartridge
•
Transfer photos to a computer
Find more information
Your new HP Photosmart A640 series  printer comes with the following documentation:
Setup instructions: The setup instructions explain how to set up
the printer, install the  Photosmart software, and print a photo.
Read this document first. This doc ument may be called Quick Start
Guide or Setup Guide, dependi ng on your country/region,
language, or printer model.
?
Help from your device : Help is available from your device and
contains additional information on select topics.
Touch the question mark icon on the printer screen to get help on
the current task. You can also view Help topics in the Setup menu.
See 
How to use the Setup Menu  for information on accessing
these help topics.
www.hp.com/supportIf you have Internet access, you can get help and support from the
HP Web site. This Web site offers product documentation,
technical support, drivers, supplies, and ordering information.
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							The Photosmart at a glance
Figure 2-1 Front and rear views
LabelDescription
1Input tray: Load paper here. Open the output tray first. The input tray
opens automatically when you open the output tray.
2Input tray extension: Pull out to support paper.
3Paper-width guide: Move to the width of the current paper to position
the paper properly.
4Print cartridge door : Open to insert or remove the HP 110 Tri-color
Inkjet print cartridge.
5Output tray (open) : The printer deposits prints here. The input tray
opens automatically when you open the output tray.
6Memory card slots : Insert memory cards here.
7Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digi tal camera or a USB flash/
thumb drive here.
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.
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8 Get started
Get started