HP PhotoSmart A717 User Manual

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Contents
1Welcome.................................................................................................................3
Find more information .............................................................................................4
Printer parts ............................................................................................................4
Optional accessories ..............................................................................................8
Use the printer...

Print photos from a digital camera ........................................................................35
Print photos from a Bluetooth device ...................................................................35
Print photos from a computer ...............................................................................36
Print photos from an iPod .....................................................................................37
7 Maintain and transport the...

1Welcome
Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart A710 series printer! This printer makes
home photo printing simple, convenient, and fun, and it produces high-quality color prints
you will be pleased to share with family and friends. With your printer, you can:
Take advantage of internal storage
See Save photos from a memory card to the internal
printer storage.View your photos on TV
See View a slide show on a
TV.
Apply Photo Fix techniques
See Perfect photos automatically using Photo Fix.
Get...

Find more information
The printer comes with the following documentation:
●Setup Guide: Read this guide first! It explains how to set up the printer and print
your first photo.
●User Guide: This is the book you are reading. This book describes the basic features
of the printer, explains how to use the printer without connecting it to a computer,
and contains hardware troubleshooting information. Appendix A contains
information on installing the printer software.
●Printer Help Menu: The Help menu on the...

Rear of printer
1TV cable connection: Connect the video cable here.
2USB port: Connect the printer to a computer or to an HP direct-printing digital camera here
using a USB cable.
3Power cord connection: Connect the power cord here.
Inside front of printer (input and output trays open)
1Input tray: Load paper here. The input tray opens automatically when you open the output
tray. See To load paper.
2Input tray extension: Pull out to support paper.
3Paper-width guide: Move to width of current paper to...

Indicator lights
1On light: This light is solid green if the printer is on, green and flashing if the printer is busy,
or red and flashing if the printer requires attention.
2Save photos to printer light: This light flashes green when saving photos to the internal
printer storage.
3Battery light: This light flashes if the optional battery is charging, or is solid if the battery is
fully charged. The light wont be on if there is no battery installed or if there is a battery installed
but the printer is...

Control panel
1On: Press this button to turn the printer on or off.
2Save: Press this button to open the Save menu.
3Zoom: Press the  button to increase the zoom level or to open a folder or album in 9–up view
mode. Press the 
 button to decrease the zoom level or to collapse a 9–up view to a folder or
album view.
4Photo Fix: The Photo Fix feature automatically improves your photos by adjusting the focus,
lighting, and brightening, and by removing red-eye. This feature is on by default; to turn it off,...