HP PhotoSmart A717 User Manual
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Copyrights and trademarks © 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Trademarks HP, the HP logo, and Photosmart are property of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The Secure Digital logo is a trademark of the SD Association. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. CompactFlash, CF, and the CF logo are trademarks of the CompactFlash Association (CFA). Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, and Memory Stick PRO Duo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microdrive is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG of Germany, and is licensed to the MMCA (MultiMediaCard Association). xD-Picture Card is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, and Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Mac, the Mac logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Hewlett- Packard Company is under license. PictBridge and the PictBridge logo are trademarks of the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).Other brands and their products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0607 For regulatory identification purposes, the product is assigned a Regulatory Model Number. The Regulatory Model Number for the product is VCVRA-0607. This regulatory number should not be confused with the marketing name (HP Photosmart A710 series) or product number (Q7100A). Environmental statements For Environmental Stewardship information, see the electronic Help.
Contents 1Welcome.................................................................................................................3 Find more information .............................................................................................4 Printer parts ............................................................................................................4 Optional accessories ..............................................................................................8 Use the printer menus ............................................................................................9 2 Photo printing overview......................................................................................11 Start-to-finish printing ...........................................................................................11 3 Paper basics........................................................................................................13 Choose and load paper ........................................................................................13 Choose the right paper ..................................................................................13 Load your paper ............................................................................................13 4 Print from a memory card or the internal printer storage...............................15 Get photos from a memory card ...........................................................................15 Insert a memory card ....................................................................................15 Remove a memory card ................................................................................17 Get photos from the internal printer storage .........................................................17 Save photos from a memory card to the internal printer storage ..................18 Navigate through and view your photos ...............................................................18 Select multiple photos ..........................................................................................20 Choose a photo layout .........................................................................................20 Print your photos ..................................................................................................21 5 Creative projects.................................................................................................23 Print panoramic photos ........................................................................................23 Print photo stickers ...............................................................................................25 Print passport photos ...........................................................................................25 Print CD/DVD labels .............................................................................................26 Print a selected frame from a video clip ...............................................................26 Improve the quality of your photos .......................................................................26 Perfect photos automatically using Photo Fix ...............................................26 Improve the quality of your video clips ..........................................................27 Crop a photo .........................................................................................................27 Add a decorative frame ........................................................................................28 Add clipart .............................................................................................................28 Add a greeting ......................................................................................................28 Add a color effect ..................................................................................................29 Add the date and time to your prints ....................................................................29 Set print quality .....................................................................................................29 Assign keywords and view photos in groups ........................................................30 Create and view slide shows ................................................................................30 View a slide show on a TV ...................................................................................30 Connect the printer to the TV ........................................................................31 Use the remote control ..................................................................................31 View a slide show on the TV .........................................................................33 E-mail or upload your photos using HP Photosmart Share ..................................33 6 Print from other devices.....................................................................................35 HP Photosmart A710 series User Guide 1
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 printer.....................................................................39 Replace the print cartridge ...................................................................................39 Clean and maintain the printer .............................................................................41 Clean the outside of the printer .....................................................................41 Automatically clean the print cartridge ..........................................................41 Manually clean the print cartridge contacts ...................................................42 Print a test page ............................................................................................42 Align the print cartridge .................................................................................43 Store the printer and print cartridge ......................................................................44 Store the printer .............................................................................................44 Store the print cartridge .................................................................................45 Maintain the quality of photo paper ......................................................................45 Transport the printer .............................................................................................45 8 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................47 Printer hardware problems ...................................................................................47 Printing problems ..................................................................................................50 Bluetooth printing problems ..................................................................................53 Error messages ....................................................................................................55 9 Specifications .....................................................................................................59 System requirements ............................................................................................59 Printer specifications ............................................................................................60 10 HP support ..........................................................................................................63 Support process ...................................................................................................63 HP support by phone ............................................................................................63 Phone support period ....................................................................................63 Placing a call .................................................................................................63 After the phone support period ......................................................................64 Additional warranty options ..................................................................................64 HP Warranty .........................................................................................................65 A Install the software..............................................................................................67 BPrinter menus......................................................................................................69 Edit photos ............................................................................................................69 Slide show ............................................................................................................69 Print options ..........................................................................................................70 Organize & save ...................................................................................................70 Save ..............................................................................................................70 Keyword ........................................................................................................70 Date correction ..............................................................................................71 Tools .....................................................................................................................72 Help ......................................................................................................................72 Preferences ..........................................................................................................72 Index............................................................................................................................75 2HP Photosmart A710 series
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 creative: add frames, greetings, clipart, and color effects See Creative projects. Print passport photos See Print passport photos. Print panoramas See Print panoramic photos. Print photo stickers See Print photo stickers. Print CD/DVD labels See Print CD/DVD labels. HP Photosmart A710 series User Guide 3
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 printer lets you read helpful printing tips and information about basic printer features right on the printer screen. For information on viewing the Help menu, see Use the printer menus. ●Electronic Help: The electronic Help describes how to use the printer with a computer and contains software troubleshooting information. After you have installed the printer software on your computer, you can view the electronic Help: ●Windows: From the Windows Start menu, click Programs or All Programs, point to HP, HP Photosmart A710 series, and then click Photosmart Help. ●Mac: Choose Help, Mac Help in the Finder, and then choose Library, HP Photosmart Printer Help. Printer parts This section gives an overview of the parts of your printer, and provides references to sections where the parts and functions are described in more detail. Front of printer (input and output trays closed) 1Control panel: Control the basic functions of the printer from here. 2Printer screen: View photos and menus here. The printer screen pops up automatically when you open the output tray. Raise or lower the screen to adjust the viewing angle. To manually raise the screen, place your finger under the indentation on the left side of the screen. Fold the screen flat to store or transport the printer. 3Printer handle: Make sure the printer screen is in the flat (closed) position, and then pull up the printer handle from the back to carry the printer upright. 4Output tray (closed): Open this to print, insert a memory card, connect a compatible digital camera, or connect an HP iPod. Chapter 1 4HP Photosmart A710 series
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 position the paper properly. 4Remote control infrared port: The printers remote control uses this port to communicate with the printer. See Connect the printer to the TV. 5Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digital camera, the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter, an iPod, or a USB flash/thumb drive here. See Print from other devices. 6Memory card slots: Insert memory cards into these slots. See Get photos from a memory card. 7Output tray (open): The printer deposits printed photos here. 8Print cartridge door: Open to insert or remove a print cartridge. HP Photosmart A710 series User Guide 5
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 not connected to AC power. For more information about the battery, refer to the instructions that came with the battery. 4Attention light: This light flashes red when an error occurs or the printer needs attention. See the printer screen for information and, if necessary, see Troubleshooting. 5Photo Fix light: This light indicates when the Photo Fix feature is on and working. See Perfect photos automatically using Photo Fix. 6Print light: This light is solid green if the printer is ready to print, or green and flashing if the printer is printing or processing information. 7Memory card light: This light flashes green if the printer is accessing the memory card, or is solid green if the printer has finished accessing the card and is ready to print. Chapter 1 6HP Photosmart A710 series
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, press this button. 5Delete: Press this button to delete the currently displayed or highlighted photo from a memory card or the internal printer storage. You can also delete the currently displayed photo, the highlighted photo in 9-up view, or all selected photos. For more information on selecting and deleting photos, see Select multiple photos. 6Menu: Press this button to open the printer Main menu. 7Rotate: Press this button to rotate the currently highlighted or displayed photo. 8Print: Press this button to print selected photos from a memory card or the internal printer storage. See Print from a memory card or the internal printer storage. 9Cancel: Press this button to go back to the previous menu, exit the menu entirely, or cancel printing. 10OK: Press this button to select a photo, menu, or menu option. 114-way arrow button: Use the arrows to scroll through photos or to navigate the printer menus. Press OK to select a photo, menu, or menu option. HP Photosmart A710 series User Guide 7