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......49 Transfer photos to a computer 49 Enhance your photos...51 Change the print settings for the print job 52 Change the print quality...52 Change the paper type...53 Change the paper size...53 Print photos...54 Print borderless photos...54 Print photos with a border 55 Print panoramic photos...56 Print on index cards and other small media 57 7 Maintenance Align the print cartridge...59 Clean the print cartridge automatically 59 View estimated ink levels...60 View printer status...60 Insert or replace the print cartridge 60 Get print cartridge ordering information 62 Print a test page...
......49 Transfer photos to a computer 49 Enhance your photos...51 Change the print settings for the print job 52 Change the print quality...52 Change the paper type...53 Change the paper size...53 Print photos...54 Print borderless photos...54 Print photos with a border 55 Print panoramic photos...56 Print on index cards and other small media 57 7 Maintenance Align the print cartridge...59 Clean the print cartridge automatically 59 View estimated ink levels...60 View printer status...60 Insert or replace the print cartridge 60 Get print cartridge ordering information 62 Print a test page...
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... (Windows only 72 The document or photo did not print using the selected default print settings 73 The printer did not print borderless photos 74 Could not save photos from the computer to the memory card 74 A blank page came out of the printer 75 Parts of the printed document are missing or are in the wrong place 75 Print quality is poor...75 Bluetooth printing problems...76 My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer 76 9 Shop for ink supplies...79 10 HP support...
... (Windows only 72 The document or photo did not print using the selected default print settings 73 The printer did not print borderless photos 74 Could not save photos from the computer to the memory card 74 A blank page came out of the printer 75 Parts of the printed document are missing or are in the wrong place 75 Print quality is poor...75 Bluetooth printing problems...76 My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer 76 9 Shop for ink supplies...79 10 HP support...
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... help and support from your paper • Insert or replace the print cartridge • Transfer photos to a computer Find more information • The Photosmart at a glance • Control panel buttons and indicator lights • The HP TouchSmart screen • Setup Menu How do I? • Find more information Your new HP Photosmart A640 series printer comes with the following documentation: Setup instructions: The setup instructions explain how to perform creative and common tasks using the Photosmart printer and software. • Print borderless photos • Print photos...
... help and support from your paper • Insert or replace the print cartridge • Transfer photos to a computer Find more information • The Photosmart at a glance • Control panel buttons and indicator lights • The HP TouchSmart screen • Setup Menu How do I? • Find more information Your new HP Photosmart A640 series printer comes with the following documentation: Setup instructions: The setup instructions explain how to perform creative and common tasks using the Photosmart printer and software. • Print borderless photos • Print photos...
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... Connect the power cord here. Print cartridge door: Open to carry the printer. Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digital camera or a USB flash/ thumb drive here. You can preview photos, make selections from the printer menu, and more from this screen. Handle: Extend to insert or remove the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. Chapter 2 The Photosmart at a glance Figure 2-1 Front and rear views Get started Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 Get started Description Input tray: Load paper here. Memory card slots: Insert memory cards here. The input tray opens automatically...
... Connect the power cord here. Print cartridge door: Open to carry the printer. Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digital camera or a USB flash/ thumb drive here. You can preview photos, make selections from the printer menu, and more from this screen. Handle: Extend to insert or remove the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. Chapter 2 The Photosmart at a glance Figure 2-1 Front and rear views Get started Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 Get started Description Input tray: Load paper here. Memory card slots: Insert memory cards here. The input tray opens automatically...
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... when a connected computer is communicating with the printer. • Use the touch screen • Use the stylus • Photosmart Menu • The touch screen frame • Thumbnail view and 1-up view • Photo icons The HP TouchSmart screen 9 Memory card and PictBridge light: This light flashes and then remains lit after a memory card is correctly inserted or when a supported device is required. Control panel buttons and indicator lights Figure 2-2 Control panel and indicator lights Get started Label...
... when a connected computer is communicating with the printer. • Use the touch screen • Use the stylus • Photosmart Menu • The touch screen frame • Thumbnail view and 1-up view • Photo icons The HP TouchSmart screen 9 Memory card and PictBridge light: This light flashes and then remains lit after a memory card is correctly inserted or when a supported device is required. Control panel buttons and indicator lights Figure 2-2 Control panel and indicator lights Get started Label...
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... the printer sets itself appropriately. • Date/Time: Touch to turn red eye removal to restore printer defaults: Yes or No (default). The colorspace you are printing on your printed photos. If no interaction with the demo takes place within two minutes, a slideshow starts with a narrow white border around the outside edges of the image when you connect the printer to change the language used on , the printer displays sample images a user can...
... the printer sets itself appropriately. • Date/Time: Touch to turn red eye removal to restore printer defaults: Yes or No (default). The colorspace you are printing on your printed photos. If no interaction with the demo takes place within two minutes, a slideshow starts with a narrow white border around the outside edges of the image when you connect the printer to change the language used on , the printer displays sample images a user can...
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... Level: Select Low (default) or High. Get started Setup Menu 19 The Low setting does not require users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology when they locate the printer. ◦ Device Address: Some devices with the printer. High requires users of other Bluetooth devices. This menu option shows the printer address. ◦ Visibility: Select Visible to all items in the Bluetooth menu to their default values. Bluetooth ◦ Bluetooth Radio: Select On to turn...
... Level: Select Low (default) or High. Get started Setup Menu 19 The Low setting does not require users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology when they locate the printer. ◦ Device Address: Some devices with the printer. High requires users of other Bluetooth devices. This menu option shows the printer address. ◦ Visibility: Select Visible to all items in the Bluetooth menu to their default values. Bluetooth ◦ Bluetooth Radio: Select On to turn...
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...) photo paper, panoramic photo paper (4 x 12 inch), index cards, L-size cards, or Hagaki cards. Paper basics Paper basics 21 After loading paper, set by default to print the best quality photos on changing the paper type in your printer to load it guides the paper in the input tray. Other photo papers might produce inferior results. Do not mix paper types or sizes in straight. • Load only one type and size of paper, be sure to make room for the paper. For information on HP Advanced Photo Paper...
...) photo paper, panoramic photo paper (4 x 12 inch), index cards, L-size cards, or Hagaki cards. Paper basics Paper basics 21 After loading paper, set by default to print the best quality photos on changing the paper type in your printer to load it guides the paper in the input tray. Other photo papers might produce inferior results. Do not mix paper types or sizes in straight. • Load only one type and size of paper, be sure to make room for the paper. For information on HP Advanced Photo Paper...
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... camera documentation for printing from a memory card to a computer, see Transfer photos to another device 1. The memory card/camera port light flashes while the camera establishes a connection to the camera port. 2. Load HP Advanced Photo Paper into the printer. 2. When prompted, remove the storage device. The procedure for more information about the USB configuration setting. Save photos from a memory card to a computer. Insert a memory card and connect a storage device to the printer, and then turns solid. A flashing light means the printer...
... camera documentation for printing from a memory card to a computer, see Transfer photos to another device 1. The memory card/camera port light flashes while the camera establishes a connection to the camera port. 2. Load HP Advanced Photo Paper into the printer. 2. When prompted, remove the storage device. The procedure for more information about the USB configuration setting. Save photos from a memory card to a computer. Insert a memory card and connect a storage device to the printer, and then turns solid. A flashing light means the printer...
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... change the amount and area of cropping. Touch Edit when viewing a photo in the following: • Use Photo Fix • Crop a photo • Remove red-eye from the photo. If you can turn off until you crop the current photo. Many digital cameras record images at a resolution below 100 dpi. Touch the Setup icon to print a photo without using the Preferences menu. Touch Off. To turn Photo Fix on using...
... change the amount and area of cropping. Touch Edit when viewing a photo in the following: • Use Photo Fix • Crop a photo • Remove red-eye from the photo. If you can turn off until you crop the current photo. Many digital cameras record images at a resolution below 100 dpi. Touch the Setup icon to print a photo without using the Preferences menu. Touch Off. To turn Photo Fix on using...
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... photos from a storage device to a memory card. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is the selected printer. NOTE: The path to the Printer Properties dialog box can vary depending on the software program you are printing. Mac users a. Print from a memory card to another storage device 1. Windows users a. b. Choose the HP Real Life Technologies pane. 3. Remove either the storage device or the memory card and press Print to the other common problems To change the HP...
... photos from a storage device to a memory card. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is the selected printer. NOTE: The path to the Printer Properties dialog box can vary depending on the software program you are printing. Mac users a. Print from a memory card to another storage device 1. Windows users a. b. Choose the HP Real Life Technologies pane. 3. Remove either the storage device or the memory card and press Print to the other common problems To change the HP...
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...8226; Change the print quality • Change the paper type • Change the paper size Change the print quality Choose the print quality and speed to print. 2. Windows users a. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is the selected printer. In the Paper Type drop-down list, select the appropriate quality setting for your operating system. Mac users a. For most documents. • Fast Normal prints more slowly than the Normal setting. Open the file that you have loaded. 4. c. Print quality settings • Best provides the best balance between print quality and...
...8226; Change the print quality • Change the paper type • Change the paper size Change the print quality Choose the print quality and speed to print. 2. Windows users a. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is the selected printer. In the Paper Type drop-down list, select the appropriate quality setting for your operating system. Mac users a. For most documents. • Fast Normal prints more slowly than the Normal setting. Open the file that you have loaded. 4. c. Print quality settings • Best provides the best balance between print quality and...
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Load a sheet of the cartridge. For more information, see Setup Menu. 3. For more information, see Setup Menu. 2. Touch Tools to open the tools menu. 4. Touch the Setup icon to display the Setup menu. Unnecessary cleaning wastes ink and shortens the life of HP Advanced Photo Paper in the input tray. 2. Follow these steps to clean the cartridge automatically: To clean the print cartridge from the printer 1. Touch Align Cartridge and follow the prompts. Touch Clean Cartridge and follow the prompts. Indications...
Load a sheet of the cartridge. For more information, see Setup Menu. 3. For more information, see Setup Menu. 2. Touch Tools to open the tools menu. 4. Touch the Setup icon to display the Setup menu. Unnecessary cleaning wastes ink and shortens the life of HP Advanced Photo Paper in the input tray. 2. Follow these steps to clean the cartridge automatically: To clean the print cartridge from the printer 1. Touch Align Cartridge and follow the prompts. Touch Clean Cartridge and follow the prompts. Indications...
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... print cartridge installed in the cartridge: NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for generations,* using HP Advanced Photo Paper and Vivera Inks. 60 Maintenance Maintenance Touch the Setup icon to avoid possible printing delays. The printer status window displays information on the printer itself. Insert or replace the print cartridge Use the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge to the Photosmart menu, if necessary. 2. Touch Home on the touch screen frame to return to print black-and-white and color photos. NOTE: Ink from the cartridges...
... print cartridge installed in the cartridge: NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for generations,* using HP Advanced Photo Paper and Vivera Inks. 60 Maintenance Maintenance Touch the Setup icon to avoid possible printing delays. The printer status window displays information on the printer itself. Insert or replace the print cartridge Use the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge to the Photosmart menu, if necessary. 2. Touch Home on the touch screen frame to return to print black-and-white and color photos. NOTE: Ink from the cartridges...
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... software program you recycle used print cartridges free of the shopping links on the page. 62 Maintenance Maintenance b. Mac users ▲ Click the Supplies button. 3. Select Print from an application's File menu. 2. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is available in first. To view print cartridge ordering information and order cartridges online 1. Windows users a. Follow the onscreen instructions on top. The HP Inkjet Supplies Recycling Program is the selected printer. NOTE: The path to your computer and have connected...
... software program you recycle used print cartridges free of the shopping links on the page. 62 Maintenance Maintenance b. Mac users ▲ Click the Supplies button. 3. Select Print from an application's File menu. 2. Make sure the HP Photosmart A640 series is available in first. To view print cartridge ordering information and order cartridges online 1. Windows users a. Follow the onscreen instructions on top. The HP Inkjet Supplies Recycling Program is the selected printer. NOTE: The path to your computer and have connected...
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... the printer to display the Setup menu. Touch the Setup icon to store the print cartridges properly. Print a test page The information on a test page can be helpful if you need to make sure the paper is built to display the Setup menu. CAUTION: Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle. The printer stores the print cartridge in a place without temperature extremes. Print a sample page Print a sample page to test the printer photo printing quality and to contact HP support. For more information, see Setup Menu...
... the printer to display the Setup menu. Touch the Setup icon to store the print cartridges properly. Print a test page The information on a test page can be helpful if you need to make sure the paper is built to display the Setup menu. CAUTION: Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle. The printer stores the print cartridge in a place without temperature extremes. Print a sample page Print a sample page to test the printer photo printing quality and to contact HP support. For more information, see Setup Menu...
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...; Bluetooth printing problems Software installation issues This section contains the following topics: • The installation failed • The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I want to attach the printer to my computer to transfer photos only, but I have already successfully installed the software. • I connect the printer to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. b. Follow the onscreen instructions. Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to Programs > HP > HP Photosmart...
...; Bluetooth printing problems Software installation issues This section contains the following topics: • The installation failed • The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I want to attach the printer to my computer to transfer photos only, but I have already successfully installed the software. • I connect the printer to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. b. Follow the onscreen instructions. Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to Programs > HP > HP Photosmart...
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...; Solution 2: Make sure that the printer power cord is securely attached • Solution 4: Wait until USB hub is not busy and try the next solution. If this problem. Troubleshooting The printout did not appear Try the following solution for paper in the paper path and will automatically eject the jammed paper. • Touch OK to continue. Solution: Try the following section. The printer checks for...
...; Solution 2: Make sure that the printer power cord is securely attached • Solution 4: Wait until USB hub is not busy and try the next solution. If this problem. Troubleshooting The printout did not appear Try the following solution for paper in the paper path and will automatically eject the jammed paper. • Touch OK to continue. Solution: Try the following section. The printer checks for...
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... ink. If this problem. For more information, see Change the paper size. For more information, see Insert or replace the print cartridge. Use HPdesigned photo paper for best results when printing photos. Use HP Advanced Photo Paper for best results when printing photos. Cause: You may have selected an incorrect paper size. Printing and hardware issues 75 Replace the print cartridge if necessary. Parts of the printed document are missing or are using the best paper type for the printer. Solution 2: Use correct paper Solution: Make sure you have selected...
... ink. If this problem. For more information, see Change the paper size. For more information, see Insert or replace the print cartridge. Use HPdesigned photo paper for best results when printing photos. Use HP Advanced Photo Paper for best results when printing photos. Cause: You may have selected an incorrect paper size. Printing and hardware issues 75 Replace the print cartridge if necessary. Parts of the printed document are missing or are using the best paper type for the printer. Solution 2: Use correct paper Solution: Make sure you have selected...
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... Clean the print cartridge automatically. You do not need to clean the print cartridge. Chapter 8 Solution 3: Print on correct side of paper Solution: Make sure the paper is poor. • The photo printed with the side to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. • My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer. Solution 5: Replace print cartridge, if necessary Solution: Print a test page. NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for troubleshooting tips, or go to be printed facing up. Bluetooth printing problems Before contacting HP support, read...
... Clean the print cartridge automatically. You do not need to clean the print cartridge. Chapter 8 Solution 3: Print on correct side of paper Solution: Make sure the paper is poor. • The photo printed with the side to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. • My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer. Solution 5: Replace print cartridge, if necessary Solution: Print a test page. NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for troubleshooting tips, or go to be printed facing up. Bluetooth printing problems Before contacting HP support, read...
