HP PhotoSmart A646 User Manual

							Control panel buttons and indicator lights
Figure 2-2 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 me mory 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.
4Bluetooth light : Solid if the Bluetooth radio is on.
The HP TouchSmart screen
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
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Photosmart Menu
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The touch screen 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 menu navigation or
selecting options in the touch screen frame. For more information, see 
The touch screen
frame. 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 .
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 us ing the touch screen keyboard, and for other creative tasks. For
more information, see 
Get creative .
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 2-3 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 Menu
The following options are available in the Photosmart menu when you insert a memory
card or touch the  Home icon on the touch screen frame.
1Bluetooth indicator light : Indicates whether bluetooth is on or off.
2Ink level: Indicates the amount of ink estimated to be remaining in the print cartridge.
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 (frames, caption, design galle ry, etc) for your photos, by selecting a photo
and touching  Effect.
5Bluetooth: Touch to search nearby Bluetooth device.
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 .
7Create: Lets you select a creative project (albums,  greeting cards, photo layouts, etc) for your
photos. For more information, see 
Get creative .
The touch screen frame
The touch screen frame borders the photo viewing area of the  HP TouchSmart
screen , and provides quick access to the navigational buttons.
NOTE: The touch screen frame buttons are visible only when the printer is turned
on and you have made a selection from the  Photosmart menu. Also, only the buttons
relevant to the current mode or task will be lit.
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							Figure 2-4 Touch screen frame
LabelDescription
1Home: Touch to access the  Photosmart 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 .
2. Touch  View and Print  on the Photosmart  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 .
2. Touch  View and Print  on the Photosmart  menu.
3. 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
X1
Print status: Indicates the photo is printing, and how many copies of
the photo will be printed.
2
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 touch 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
Setup Menu
The Setup Menu contains many options for changing print settings, aligning print
cartridges, and more.
This section contains the following topics:
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How to use the Setup Menu
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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 touch screen fr ame to return to the Photosmart menu, if
necessary.
2. Touch the  Setup icon on the  Photosmart  menu to open the Setup Menu.
1Setup icon
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							3.Touch a menu name to open the options under that menu. Options that are not
accessible are dimmed.
Touch the question mark icon for help on that screen.
Tools 
Preferences
Bluetooth
Help
Setup Menu
4.Touch an option to open it or to perform the operation it indicates.
5. To exit a menu, touch 
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Setup menu options
Tools
•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, and the estimated time remaining for the initiated print job.
• 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).
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							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 .
• Red Eye Removal : Touch to turn red eye removal to  On (default) or  Off. For more
information, see 
Remove red-eye from your photos .
• Print Quality : Touch to change the print quality. Choose between  Best (default),
Normal , or Fast Normal  print quality.
• Paper Type : Touch to change the type of paper on which to print. Choose
between  HP Advanced Photo  (default), HP Premium Photo , 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.
• 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 . 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.
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