HP Photosmart Pro B8850 User Manual

							
User Guide
HP Photosmart Pro B8800
HP Photosmart Pro B8800 series
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HP Photosmart Pro B8800 series
HP Photosmart Pro B8800 series User Guide
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Contents
1WelcomeFind more information.......................................................................................................... .................................................2
Printer parts.................................................................................................................. ........................................................3
2 Basic printing Paper trays.................................................................................................................... .......................................................6
Choose the right paper or other media.......................................................................................... .......................................7
Print from the main tray....................................................................................................... .................................................8
Print from the specialty medi a tray (single-sheet feed)........................................................................ ..............................10
Print from a software program.................................................................................................. ..........................................12
Change print settings.......................................................................................................... ...............................................14
Set the default print settings................................................................................................. ..............................................16
Make the HP Photosmart Pro B880 0 series the default printer.................................................................... ......................17
3 Color management What is color management?...................................................................................................... .........................................18
Use the HP Photosmart Pro print plug-in for Adobe Photoshop
®(versions 7.0, CS, and  CS 2 only).................................18
Use application- based color management......................................................................................... ................................19
Use printer-based colo r management............................................................................................. ...................................20
4 Care and maintenance Leave the printer plugged in................................................................................................... ............................................21
Use the Toolbox (Windows) or HP Pr inter Utility (Mac).......................................................................... ............................21
Ink cartridge care............................................................................................................. ...................................................21
Clean the printer.............................................................................................................. ...................................................24
Align and calibrate the printer................................................................................................ .............................................25
Print a test page.............................................................................................................. ...................................................26
Print a sample page............................................................................................................ ...............................................26
Download printer software updates.............................................................................................. ......................................26
Uninstall the printer software................................................................................................. .............................................27
5 Troubleshooting and support Printer software installa tion problems......................................................................................... .......................................29
Printer hardware setu p problems................................................................................................ .......................................30
Printing problems.............................................................................................................. .................................................31
Error messages................................................................................................................. .................................................33
HP support..................................................................................................................... .....................................................36
Regulatory mode l identification number SDGOA-08 42.............................................................................. ........................36
Environmental statements....................................................................................................... ...........................................36
A Error states and indicator light behavior .......................................................................................................................37
B Specifications System requirements............................................................................................................ ..............................................39
Printer specifications............................ ............................................................................. .................................................39
Media specifications........................................................................................................... ................................................40
CHP Warranty ............................................................................................................................... .......................................41
Index ............................................................................................................................... .........................................................42
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1Welcome
Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart Pro B8800 series printer.
Designed especially for professional and serious amateur photographers, this printer yields rich, bright,
fade-resistant, and color-accurate photos, especially when used with HP Advanced Photo paper.
Find more information
The printer comes with the following documentation:
•Setup instructions : Read this document first. The setup instructions explain how to set up the printer and install
the HP Photosmart software. This document may be called  Quick Start Guide or Setup Guide  depending on
your country/region, language, or printer model.
• HP Photosmart software CD : The HP Photosmart software CD contains a detailed and animated Quick Start
Tutorial. The animated Quick Start Tutorial on the CD provides instructions for setting up the printer and installing
the software. The CD also contains the printer driver an d other essential software needed to operate the printer.
• User Guide : The User Guide  is the book you are reading. This book describes the basic features of the printer
and contains troubleshooting information.
• Onscreen Help : The onscreen He lp provides detailed in structions on using all  of the features of the
HP Photosmart. It provides complete printer  specifications and troubleshooting information.
After you have installed the HP Photosmart software on a computer, open and explore the onscreen Help:
◦ Windows : From the  Start menu, select  Programs or All Programs , point to HP, HP Photosmart Pro
B8800 series , and then click  HP Photosmart Printer Help .
◦ Mac : Select  Help, Mac Help  in the Finder, and then choose  Library, HP Product Help .
• HP Solution Center  (Windows only): The HP Solution Center provides information about all of your HP devices.
Visit the HP Solution Center to:
◦ Learn about the printer and its software, and view troubleshooting solutions, including informative  How Do
I?  animations
◦ Check printer status and access the pr inter Toolbox for maintenance utilities
◦ Update your printer software
◦ Change printer settings
◦ Order supplies
◦ Start HP Photosmart software
After you have installed the HP Photosmart software on a computer, open and explore the HP Solution Center.
◦ Right-click the  HP Digital Imaging Monitor  icon on the Windows taskbar, and then click  Launch/Show
HP Solution Center .
NOTE:In this User Guide , printer software  refers to the HP Photosmart soft ware that comes on the CD with
the printer. The  printer driver is the part of the printer software that controls the printer.
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Printer parts
Front of printer
1Control panel and indicator lights: Use the buttons on the control panel to open the Toolbox on the computer, resume or
cancel print jobs, and respond to prompts on the computer scr een. View the lights to check the printer status. For more
information on the indicator lights, see 
Error states and indicator light behavior .
2Top door: Lift to gain access to the printheads and to clear paper jams.
3Specialty media tray  (closed): Lower to insert a singl e sheet of heavy media, such as ca rd stock or canvas. Use this tray
when you want media to be fed straight through the printer,  without being bent. Do not load media thicker than 0.7 mm, or
more than one sheet at a time.
4Main tray : Place a stack of plain paper or photo paper in this tray for printing.
5Output tray : Print jobs come out here. For easier access to the main tr ay, you can remove the output tray by sliding it towards
you.
6On button : Press to turn on the printer.
7Ink cartridge door : Press the raised bumps on the surface of the do or to open and insert or remove ink cartridges.
Back of printer
1Rear door: Remove this door to clear paper jams.
2Rear paper slot : Print jobs from the specialty media tray pass back  and forth through this slot before being ejected on the
output tray at the front of the printer. Check that there is  enough room behind the printer for the paper to pass back and fort h
through the slot without any obstructions.  When you are printing from the specialty media tray, the space behind the printer
should be equivalent to the length of paper you are printing on.
3Power cord connection : Use this port to connect the powe r cord included with the printer.
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4USB port: Use this port to connect the printer to a computer.
5Rear door releases : Press the two releases on either side of  the rear paper slot to remove the rear door.
Paper trays
1Main tray: Place a stack of photo paper, plain paper, or other non-rigi d media in this tray for printing. Load the media in
portrait orientation  and with the side to be printed facing down . Squeeze the main tray release to lengthen or shorten
the main tray, depending on the size of paper you are loading.
2Output tray : Print jobs come out here. For easier access to the ma in tray, remove this tray by pulling it out towards you.
3Specialty media tray (open): Insert a single sheet of heavy media, such as  card stock, in this tray. Media from this tray is
fed straight through the printer without being bent. Load the media  with the side to be printed facing up. Do not load media
thicker than 0.7mm. To learn how to use this tray, see 
Print from the specialty media tray (single-sheet feed) .
Main tray
1Paper-width guide: Adjust this guide to fit close to the left edge of the paper in the tray by pressing the button on the front
of the guide and sliding the guide across.
2Paper-size markings : Refer to these markings to guide you fo r loading paper in the correct orientation.
3Main tray extension: Extend the main tray to load larger sizes of paper.  Fully extended, the main tray can hold up to 33 x 48.3
cm (13 x 19 inch) paper.
4Main tray release : Squeeze this release and pull it towards you to exte nd or retract the main tray extension, or to remove
the tray from the printer.
5Paper stops : Align the paper against these stops so that  the paper feeds correctly into the printer.
6Paper-length guide: Adjust this guide to fit close to the end of the paper in the tray.
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Control panel
1Cancel: Press to stop the current print job, printhead alignment, or color calibration.
2Resume : The Resume  light flashes if the printer is out of  paper or there is a paper jam. Press the  Resume button to resume
printing after loading paper or clearing a paper jam. The  Resume light is solid amber when the specialty media tray is lowered.
Press the  Resume button to begin printing after loading media into the specialty media tray.
3Toolbox: Press once to open the printer Toolbox (Windows) or HP  Printer Utility (Mac) on the computer screen. The amber
Toolbox  light flashes slowly if the printer is  busy opening the Toolbox or HP Printer Utility.
4On: The  On light is solid blue when the printer is on. The  On light flashes slowly when the pr inter is busy, and flashes rapidly
when one or more printer doors are open.
5Ink cartridge lights : These eight lights indicate the status of each indivi dual ink cartridge. A solid light indicates that the
corresponding cartridge might be low on ink.  A flashing light indicates that the corresponding cartridge might be depleted of
ink, missing, damaged, or incompatible.
6Printhead light : The printhead light is solid amber when the printer is  busy servicing, aligning the printheads, or performing
color calibration. The printhead light flashes when a printhead is  missing, damaged, or incompatible. To show which of the
four printheads has a problem, two cartridge lights correspo nding to the colors that serve the affected printhead will also
flash.
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2 Basic printing
This section explains how to load media in the paper trays, change printer settings, and print from your computer.
Paper trays
The printer has two trays for paper and other media:
•Main tray : The main tray can hold multiple sheets of media and automatically feed each sheet for printing. Only
thin, flexible media can be loaded into this tray, due to the bending that media is subject to as it passes through
the printer from this tray.
• Specialty media tray : The specialty media tray is designed primarily for thicker, less flexible media. Paper from
this tray is fed straight through the printer, without being bent. When you use this tray, check that there is clear
space behind the printer at least equal to the length of the media you are printing on. Load one sheet of media
at a time into this tray, and be sure that the media is no thicker than 0.7 mm.
Any media that can be used in the main tray can also be used in the specialty media tray. However, some of the
media types supported in the specialty media tray should not be loaded in the main tray.
TIP: Use the specialty media tray for small print jobs on  lightweight, flexible paper when you want to avoid
changing the paper stack in the main tray.
The table below summarizes the differences between the two media trays and provides guidelines for determining
which tray to use for a specific print job.
FeatureMain traySpecialty media tray
Paper feedMultiple sheetsSingle sheet
Paper pathCurved paper pathStraight-through paper path
MediaThin, flexibleThin and thick (not more than 0.7 mm)
Media orientationPrint-side DOWNPrint-side UP
Supported paper sizes7.6 x 12.7 cm to 33 x 48.3 cm
(3 x 5 inches to 13 x 19 inches)7.6 x 12.7 cm to 33 x 111.8 cm
(3 x 5 inches to 13 x 44 inches)
Use the following guidelines for determining which tray to load a particular type of media into:
MediaMain traySpecialty media tray
Photo, Inkjet, and Plain Papers
Examples: HP Advanced Photo paper,
HP Professional Satin Photo paper,
brochure, photo, inkjet, and plain papersRecommendedSupported
Digital Fine Art Papers 220 gsm
Examples: Canvas; Photo rag;
Watercolor paperNot supportedRecommended
Any media thicker than 0.7 mmNot supportedNot supported
NOTE: You do not need to remove media from the main tray before you use the specialty media tray.
See Choose the right paper or other media  for a description of specific paper types for use with this printer.
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Choose the right paper or other media
For a list of available HP inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to:
•
www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)
•
www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions  (Europe)
•
www.hp.com/jp/supply_inkjet  (Japan)
•
www.hp.com/paper  (Asia/Pacific)
NOTE:HP Premium and HP Premium Plus Photo papers are not supported with this printer.
To get the best and longest-lasting results from the printer, choose from these high quality papers.
To printUse this paper or media
High quality, long lasting prints and enlargementsHP Professional Satin Photo paper
HP Advanced Photo paper (This paper is available in several
finishes, including glossy and sa tin-matte/soft gloss. Not all
finishes are available in all countries/regions or in every paper
size.)
Color calibration and printhead alignmentHP Advanced Photo paper - Glossy
Casual photos from e-mail and the WebPlain paper
Text documents, draft versions, and test pagesPlain paper
Important:  Store paper in its original packaging or in a resealable plastic bag to prevent excessive curling, which
can prevent proper feeding. Do not leave media in the main tray when you are not printing, because the media can
curl when left  exposed to air.
Specialty media
The printer prints on a variety of HP and non-HP specialty media. Experiment with some of the types listed here for
special effects:
• HP Hahnemühle Smooth Fine Art Paper
• HP Hahnemühle Watercolor Paper
• HP Aquarella Art Paper
• HP Artist Matte Canvas
•Photo rag
Some media types may not be available in all countries/regions. Check with your local media provider.
WARNING!Do not load media thicker than 0.7 mm, as it can damage the printer.
Supported sizes
The HP Photosmart supports a wide range of paper sizes including:
Paper typeSize
Metric10 x 15 cm (with or without tab), Panorama 10 x 30 cm, 13 x 18 cm, A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, E
ImperialIndex card 3 x 5 to 5 x 8 inches, 3.5 x 5  to 12 x 12 inches, 4 x 6 inches (with or without tab), Panorama
4 x 10 inches to 4 x 12 inches, 13 x 19 inches (B+)
U.S.Letter, Legal, Executive, Tabloid
JapanL, 2L, Hagaki, Ofuku Hagaki
EnvelopesEnvelope No. 10, A2 envelope, C6 envelope, DL envelope
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