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							AInstall the software
The printer comes with optional software you can install on a computer.
After using the setup instructions that came in the box with the printer to set up the printer hardware,
use the instructions in this section to install the software.
Windows users
Mac users
Important: Do not connect the USB cable until
you are prompted.
1. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your
computers CD-ROM drive. If the Install
Wizard does not appear, locate the
Setup.exe file on the CD-ROM drive and
double-click it. It takes less than a minute
for the files to load.
2. Click Next and follow the onscreen
instructions.
3. When prompted, either accept the
Recommended option or select the
Custom option. If you select Custom,
deselect the software programs you dont
want to install. If you are not sure, you can
highlight the name of each program listed
to read a brief description of the program.
4. When prompted, connect one end of the
USB cable to the USB port on the back of
the printer, and connect the other end to
the USB port on your computer.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions until the
installation is finished. If you are prompted
to restart your computer, go ahead and do
so.1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the
USB port on the back of the printer, and
connect the other end to the USB port on
your computer.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your
computers CD-ROM drive.
3. On your desktop, double-click the
HP Photosmart CD icon.
4. Double-click the HP Installer icon, and
follow the instructions on each installation
screen to install the printer software.
5. When the Congratulations screen
appears, click OK.
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							Appendix A
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							BPrinter menus
The printer menus contain many features for viewing and printing photos, obtaining help, and more.
You highlight images by moving the highlighted border with the 4-way arrow button; you select
highlighted images by pressing the OK button. When you press the Print button, all selected images
will print.
Edit photos
●Get creative
–Frames: Select to add a decorative frame around the current photo.
–Clipart: Select to add clipart images to the current photo.
–Greetings: Select to add a greeting to the current photo.
–Add color effect: Choose from the following color effects: Black & white, Sepia,
Antique, or No effect (default).
●Improve image
–Auto enhance: Select an enhancement option to enhance the photo.
–
Crop: Select to crop the currently highlighted image. Press 
 or  to adjust the size
of the cropped area. Press the 4-way arrow button on the control panel to move the
cropped area. Press OK, and then press OK again to save a copy of the cropped photo
on the internal printer storage.
–
Photo brightness: Press 
 or  to move the slider and adjust the photo brightness.
●Specialty printing projects
–Panoramic photos: Select to turn panoramic printing On or Off (default). Select On to
print all selected photos with a 3:1 aspect ratio; load 10 x 30 cm (4 x 12 inches) paper
before printing. When a photo is selected, a green bounding box shows the area to be
printed. Select Off to print with a normal 3:2 aspect ratio.
–Photo stickers: Select to turn sticker printing On or Off (default). Select On to print 16
photos per page, and then load special sticker media. Select Off to print using one of the
normal layout options.
–Passport photos: Select to turn passport photo mode On or Off (default). A separate
page is printed for each selected photo (in the passport photo size that is chosen), and
each printed page contains the number of photos of the selected size that will fit on the
page.
–CD/DVD tattoo: Select to turn CD/DVD tattoo mode On or Off (default).
–Video action print: Select before printing a video frame.
Slide show
●Play selected photos: Select to play a slide show of the currently selected photos.
●Saved slide shows
–Play saved slide show: Select to play a previously saved slide show.
–Save selected as slide show: Select to save the selected photos as a slide show.
–Delete saved slide show: Select to delete a saved slide show.
●Playback controls
–Pause slide show: Select to pause the currently playing slide show.
–Resume slide show: Select to resume playing the current slide show.
–Exit slide show: Select to exit the currently playing slide show.
●Slide show preferences: Select to set slide show preferences. You can choose Loop,
Duration between images, Transitions, and Random.
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							Print options
●Change layout: Select this option to change the way that selected photos are laid out on a
printout. You can choose 1-up, 2-up, 4-up, or index page.
●Print status: Select to determine which page of your selected range of photos is currently
printing.
Organize & save
You can categorically organize your photos by keyword, and save your photos to various devices.
Save
●Save progress: Select to see how many images have been transferred, how many remain to
be transferred (x of y), and the approximate time remaining to transfer the rest. This option is
available only when saving to the printer.
●Cancel save: Select to cancel your save. This option is available only when saving to the
printer.
●To printer: Select to save photos from an inserted memory card or from a device connected
to the camera port to the internal printer storage.
●To memory card: Select to save photos from a device connected to the camera port on the
front of the printer or from the internal printer storage to an inserted memory card.
●To external: Select to save photos from an inserted memory card or the internal printer storage
to a device connected to the camera port on the front of the printer.
●To computer: Select to save photos from an inserted memory card or the internal printer
storage to a computer attached to the USB port on the back of the printer.
Keyword
You can assign keywords to each photo stored on the internal printer storage, and then later view
and sort your photos by keyword. For example, you can mark a group of photos as “vacation” photos
so that you can later identify your vacation snapshots. There are 10 different keywords available,
plus “Other.” The Keyword icon appears at the bottom of the printer screen to indicate that the
displayed photo has an assigned keyword. Appendix B
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							●Assign a keyword
–Favorite
–Vacations
–Holidays
–Birthdays
–Family
–Friends
–Pets
–Places
–Events
–School
–Other
●View photos by keyword
–All: Select to view all photos.
–Last save: Select to view photos that you last saved.
–Printed: Select to view all photos that have previously been printed.
–Viewed: Select to view photos that you have previously viewed most often.
–Favorite: Select to view photos assigned the Favorite keyword.
–Vacations: Select to view photos assigned the Vacations keyword.
–Holidays: Select to view photos assigned the Holidays keyword.
–Birthdays: Select to view photos assigned the Birthdays keyword.
–Family: Select to view photos assigned the Family keyword.
–Friends: Select to view photos assigned the Friends keyword.
–Pets: Select to view photos assigned the Pets keyword.
–Places: Select to view photos assigned the Places keyword.
–Events: Select to view photos assigned the Events keyword.
–School: Select to view photos assigned the School keyword.
–Other: Select to view photos assigned Other as the keyword.
–All keywords: Select to view all photos assigned keywords.
–Unassigned: Select to view photos that havent been assigned a keyword.
–Videos: Select to view videos.
●Remove assigned keyword
Select to remove assigned keywords from the selected photo or from all the photos in the
selected album.
Date correction
Select Date correction to change the date of the date/time stamp on the selected photos or currently
highlighted photo.
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							Tools
●Storage
–Available space: Select to view the remaining space on the internal printer storage.
–Delete images: Select to delete the currently highlighted photo or all selected photos.
–Reformat internal drive: Select to reformat the internal printer storage. All photos will be
permanently erased.
●Bluetooth
–Device address: Some devices with Bluetooth wireless technology require you to enter
the address of the device they are trying to locate. This menu option shows the printer
address.
–Device name: You can select a name for the printer that appears on other devices with
Bluetooth wireless technology when they locate the printer.
–Passkey: When the Bluetooth Security level of the printer is set to High, you must enter
a passkey to make the printer available to other Bluetooth devices. The default passkey
is 0000.
–Visibility: Select Visible to all (default) or Not visible. When Visibility is set to Not
visible, only devices that know the printer address can print to it.
–Security level: Select Low (default) or High. The Low setting does not require users of
other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology to enter the printer passkey. High
requires users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology to enter the printer
passkey.
–Reset Bluetooth options: Select to reset all items in the Bluetooth menu to their default
values.
●Photosmart Share (Instant Share): Select to share photos on an inserted memory card with
family and friends. The printer must be connected to a computer and the printer software must
be installed on the computer.
●Test & Sample Pages
–Print test page: Select to print a test page containing information about the printer that
can help in troubleshooting problems.
–Print sample page: Select to print a sample page useful for checking the print quality of
the printer.
–Print panoramic sample page: Select to print a sample page useful for checking
panoramic printing.
●Cartridge
–Cartridge status: Select to check the amount of ink remaining in the print cartridge.
–Align cartridge: Select 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: Select to clean the print cartridge. After cleaning, you will be asked if
you want to continue to second-level cleaning (choose Yes or No), and if you choose
Yes another cleaning cycle is completed. Next you will be asked if you want to continue
to third-level cleaning (choose Yes or No).
Help
Select Help to read information and tips about how to get help with connecting to a TV, using the
printers remote control, using Bluetooth, inserting memory cards, installing the print cartridge,
loading paper, fixing paper jams, and connecting cameras.
Preferences
●Slide show: Select to set the slide show options. Select Loop, Duration between images,
Transitions, or Random.
●Television: Select to set the TV options. Select an Aspect ratio and NTSC/PAL. Select to
display on a TV or Printer. Appendix B
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							●Print quality: Select to change the print quality. Choose between Best or Normal print quality.
●Paper type: Select to change the type of paper on which to print. Choose between
HP Advanced or HP Premium, or Other. 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: Select to show a date/time stamp on your printed photos. Select Date/time, Date
only, or Off (default).
●Colorspace: Select 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: Select 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.
●After printing: Select to change whether selected photos are deselected after printing:
Always (default), Never, or Ask each time.
●Restore defaults: Select to restore printer defaults: Yes or No (default). Selecting Yes restores
the original factory preferences.
●Language: Select to change the language used on the printer screen.
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							Appendix B
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							photo stickers 25
photos 21
test page 42
thumbnails 18
without computer 15
Q
quality
photo paper 45
photos 26
print 29
print test page 42
troubleshooting 52
Questions and Answers 47
R
red-eye removal 26
remote control 32
Removing a memory card 17
S
Secure Digital 15
SmartFocus 26
software, installing 67
Sony Memory Sticks. See
Memory Sticks
specifications 59
storing
photo paper 45
print cartridges 45
printer 44
support process 63
system requirements 59
T
test page 42
thumbnails, printing 18
transporting printer 8, 45
trays, paper 4
Troubleshooting 47
troubleshooting
Bluetooth 53
error messages 55
flashing lights 47
HP support 63
paper problems 50
quality problems 52
U
USB
port 4
specifications 60V
video camera
icon on printer screen
77
video clip
print a single frame from
26
supported file formats 62
viewing photos 18
W
warranty 65
X
xD-Picture Card 15
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							Printer screen icons
Icons on the printer screen provide information about the printer, such as the ink level of the print cartridge and the index number
of the current photo.
Battery indicator: Displays the charge level of the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery,
if installed.
A solidly-filled battery icon indicates a fully-charged battery. As the battery is used, the
battery icon indicates the approximate amount of charge by the amount of solid fill.
A lightning bolt icon shown on top of the battery icon indicates that a power supply is
connected and the battery is charging. An outlet icon is displayed when the battery is fully
charged, indicating that you can unplug the power cord and run the printer from the battery
if desired.
For more information about the battery, refer to the instructions that come with the battery.
Ink level indicator: Displays the ink level of the print cartridge.
Selection box: Displays a check mark if a photo is selected.
Copies: Displays the number of copies to be printed of the current photo.
Video camera: Appears only when there is a video clip displayed on the printer screen.
Index number: Displays the index number of the current photo and the total number of
photos on the inserted memory card.
Keyword: Indicates that the current photo or album has a keyword assigned to it.