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HP Photosmart A440 series
Basics Guide
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HP Photosmart A440 series HP Photosmart A440 series Basics Guide English
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English Contents 1Welcome Find more information.................................................................................................................5 Printer parts................................................................................................................................6 2 Print basics Load paper.................................................................................................................................9 Dock your camera.......................
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1Welcome Thank you for your HP Photosmart purchase! This HP Photosmart A440 series is an innovative pairing of camera and printer in one easy-to-use device. The printer uses HP Real Life technologies, such as red-eye removal, to make it easy for you to get better prints with or without a computer. Find more information Your new HP Photosmart A440 series printer comes with the following documentation: • Quick Start Guide: The setup instructions that explain how to set up the printer and camera, a
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English Chapter 1 Printer parts Figure 1-1 Front view (closed) 1 Control panel: Control the basic functions of the printer from here. 2 Camera dock cover: Open this to dock the camera on the printer. 3 Output tray (closed): Open this to print or to connect a PictBridge-certified digital camera to the camera port on the front of the printer. Figure 1-2 Front view (open) 1 Input tray: Load paper here. Open the output tray first. The input tray opens automatically when you open the output tray. To
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Figure 1-3 Rear of printer 1 USB port: Connect the printer to a computer using the supplied USB cable here. 2 Power cord connection: Connect the power cord here. Figure 1-4 Control panel 1 On: Press to turn the printer on or off. If you have a camera docked on the printer, this button will turn the camera off/on also. 2 Photo Fix: Press to turn Photo Fix on or off. See “Enhance your photos” on page 13. 3 Cancel: Press to stop a print action. 4 Print: Press to print the current photo. Each additi
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English Chapter 1 Figure 1-5 Indicator lights 1 On light: Solid green if the printer is on, flashing if the printer is turning on or off. 2 Photo Fix light: Solid green if Photo Fix is turned on. 3 Print light: Solid green if the printer is ready to print, pulsing green if the printer is busy printing. 4 Status light: Flashing red if there is an error or if some user action is required. An error message on the camera image display describes the problem. 5 Camera batteries light: Solid green if t
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2 Print basics This section provides some basic information about paper and other media you can use with your printer. Load paper Use HP Advanced Photo Paper. It is especially designed to work with the inks in your printer to create beautiful photos. Other photo papers will produce inferior results. For a list of available HP-designed inkjet paper, or to purchase supplies, go to: • www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) • www.hpshopping.ca (Canada) • www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe) • www.hp.com (All other
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English Chapter 2 Dock your camera To print photos you have taken with the camera, dock the camera on the printer. Dock the camera only when it is turned OFF. CAUTION: Do not attempt to dock an incompatible camera on the printer. Docking an incompatible camera could damage the connector. Go to www.hp.com/support for a list of compatible HP cameras for the printer. CAUTION: Do not undock the camera while printing. If you undock the camera while printing, all print jobs are cancelled. NOTE: You ca
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Print from a docked camera Printing photos directly from the docked camera is the easiest and fastest way to turn your digital photos into outstanding prints. This section contains the following topics: View photos to print You can browse and print from the camera image display. You select the photos you want to print by using the printer control panel. Make sure the camera has photos in its internal memory or on an optional memory card in the camera, and make sure the camera is properly docked.
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English Chapter 2 Before printing from your computer, you must install the HP Photosmart software and connect the USB cable from the printer (using the USB port on the back) to your computer. NOTE: The USB 2.0 cable required for printing (mini Type B male to Type A male) from a computer might not be included in the box with the printer, so you might need to purchase it separately. Install the software and connect the USB cable Windows users Mac users Important: Do not connect the USB cable until
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3 Improve print quality Follow the guidelines in this chapter to ensure that your prints are always of the highest quality. Set print quality You can set the printer to print photos at a higher or lower level of quality. For the best quality photos, choose Best. This mode produces the highest quality photo, but is also a slightly slower print mode. If you want to print a photo quickly and are not concerned with obtaining the highest quality, choose the lower quality setting, Fast. To change the
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English Chapter 3 To prepare the printer and cartridge 1. Make sure the printer is on. 2. Open the print cartridge door of the printer. 3. Remove the bright pink tape from the cartridge. Figure 3-1 Remove the pink tape Figure 3-2 Do not touch here To insert the cartridge 1. If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and pull outward on the cartridge in the cradle to remove it. 2. Hold the replacement cartridge with the label on top. Slide the cartridge at a slight upward angle into the cradle s
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Automatically clean the print cartridge If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your prints, you may need to clean the print cartridge. Do not clean the cartridge more often than necessary, since cleaning uses up ink. To clean the print cartridge 1. Make sure a camera is in the camera dock. 2. Press Menu/OK, press to select Print Menu, and then press Menu/OK again. 3. Select Tools, and then press Menu/OK. 4. Select Clean cartridge, and then press Menu/OK. 5. When the printer finish
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English 4 Troubleshooting and support The HP Photosmart A440 series printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This section answers frequently asked questions about using the printer and printing without a computer. It contains information about the following topics: For troubleshooting information about using the HP Photosmart software and printing from a computer, see the electronic Help. For information about viewing the electronic Help, see “Find more information” on page 5. For inf
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Solution: • Wait for about a minute to see if the printer resets. • Undock and redock the camera. This often corrects the problem. • Turn the printer off, unplug the power cord, and then wait 30 seconds. Plug the power cord back in and then turn on the printer. • If the printer does not reset, and the control panel buttons still do not respond, go to www.hp.com/support or contact HP support. The printer is plugged in, but it will not turn on. Solution: • The printer may be plugged into a power s
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English Chapter 4 Printing problems Paper does not feed into the printer correctly, or the image printed at an angle or is off-center. Cause: • The paper may not be loaded correctly. • The print cartridge may need to be aligned. Solution: • The paper may not be loaded correctly. Reload the paper, making sure that the paper is correctly oriented in the input tray and that the paper-width guide fits close to the edge of the paper. For paper-loading instructions, see “Load paper” on page 9. • Align
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TIP: If you experience paper jams while printing, try loading one sheet of photo paper at a time. Insert the paper as far as it will go into the input tray. A blank page came out of the printer. Solution: • Check the ink-level icon on the camera image display. If the print cartridge is out of ink, replace it. For more information, see “Replace the print cartridge” on page 13. • You may have begun printing and then cancelled the process. If you cancelled the process before the photo started print
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English Chapter 4 Support process If you have a problem, follow these steps: 1. Check the documentation that came with the HP Photosmart. 2. Visit the HP online support Web site at www.hp.com/support. HP online support is available to all HP customers. It is the fastest source for up-to-date device information and expert assistance and includes the following features: • Fast access to qualified online support specialists • Software and driver updates for the HP Photosmart • Valuable HP Photosmar
