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How Do I Find Ink Levels Without Printing A Test Page?

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HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide - Page 10

... name, IP address, and subnet mask on the printer screen. ● Restore defaults Restores default networking settings. HP Photosmart 8400 series Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Add frame Add color effect Tools View 9-up Slide show Print quality Network Print sample page Print test page 8 Additional submenus/options Select pattern: Select...

HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide - Page 13

... colorspace: ● sRGB ● Adobe RGB ● Auto-select (default) The Auto-select default tells the printer to select the passport photo size. Turn passport photo mode: ● On ● Off (default) Select Size: If you select On, the printer prompts you specify several copies of the same photo, they HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide 11

HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide - Page 18

...Ink-level icons do not appear if any of the printer displays three icons showing the approximate ink level for the printer to enter ink-backup printing...print, but at a slight angle and snap it securely into the cartridge protector, place it in ink-backup printing mode. When you remove a print cartridge from drying out. Load paper in the printer under the top cover. 16 HP Photosmart 8400...

HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide - Page 26

... on ink and photo media ● Learn how to get creative with your digital photos ● Use advanced color settings to find information Take control of printing Harness the power of the printer and your pictures: edit them, share them, and create fun projects such as noted in the Finder, then select Library > HP Photosmart Printer Help...

HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide - Page 36

...Photosmart 8400 series Click Help in the list, select Edit Printer List to add the printer. 9. You're done! Click the Networking tab. 5. Appendix a Note Some browsers may not work with the printer over the network to: ● Check printer status and estimated ink levels... If the printer does not appear in the printer provides a simple way to add the printer. 9. Print a network ...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 5

... Printing a test page 46 Aligning the print cartridges 47 Printing a sample page 47 Updating the software 48 Storing the printer and print cartridges 48 Storing the printer 49 Storing the print cartridges 49 Maintaining the quality of photo paper 49 Storing photo paper 49 Handling photo paper 49 7 Troubleshooting 51 Printer hardware problems 51 Printing problems 53 HP Photosmart 8400...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 14

.... ● Restore defaults Restores default networking settings. Press OK to third level cleaning? ● Yes ● No HP Photosmart 8400 series Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Tools View 9-up Slide show Print quality Network Print sample page Print test page Clean cartridges Align cartridges 10 Additional submenus/options ● Green...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 17

... use the Adobe RGB colorspace, if available. Each page contains one photo. HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide 13 You must let photos printed in the selected size. Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Preferences SmartFocus Digital Flash Date/time Colorspace Passport photo mode Additional submenus/options Turn SmartFocus: ● On (default...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 23

...%, 50%, 25%, and nearly empty). You must install all three cartridges in first. The printer continues to print an alignment page. Ink-level icons do not appear if any of the printer displays three icons showing the approximate ink level for the printer to complete the cartridge alignment. Align the cartridges 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to work as...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 24

... printer. The cartridge protector keeps the ink from the camera and insert it in the following table and use the instructions to view and print your photos. Supported file formats The printer can remove the memory card from drying out. Caution Using any other file formats, save the files to the printer, see the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 34

... the slide show . Create borderless prints You can print a stamp on a memory card in sequence like a slide show on the printer screen: 1. This preference affects all the photos stored on the front of the following date/time stamp options: - Press Cancel to pause or resume a slide show . 30 HP Photosmart 8400 series Date/time - Date only...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 50

... in the printer, then close the top of the print cartridges. 1. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until no ink residue or dust appears on the coppercolored contacts and cause printing problems. To clean the print cartridge contacts: 1. Press Menu. 2. The test page contains the following items to clean the contacts: - Gather the following information: 46 HP Photosmart 8400 series Open...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 51

... information, see Automatically cleaning the print cartridges. 3 Estimated ink level. Select Tools, then press OK. 5. 1 Image print quality. If the lined bars look good, photos should print well. 2 Ink nozzle quality. Use the text information on the printer screen, load paper so the printer can print a sample page to test the printer photo printing quality and to confirm that the...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 57

... high resolution graphics or photos, or a PDF. Engage the Photo tray by gently pushing the Photo tray slider towards the printer until the paper lies flat. If the problem persists, HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide 53 Large, complex projects containing graphics or photos print slower than I selected the Print new option in the Photo tray. Photo paper does not feed...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 58

...; You may be printing in Ink-Backup Printing Mode. See Automatically cleaning the print cartridges. For information about proper storage and handling of the print cartridges is rippled or curled. Paper does not feed into the printer correctly from a computer, and use photo paper that the power cord is securely connected. 54 HP Photosmart 8400 series Remove the paper...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 59

... print using . Discard all HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide 55 Turn off borderless printing. Banner paper jams between the Main and Out trays. The paper jammed while printing.. If you are out of photo paper at a time. For more information, see Inserting print cartridges. ● If you print, the printer will eject the blank page before printing started, the printer...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 60

... the camera's internal 56 HP Photosmart 8400 series For more information, see Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts. - Photos are not printing correctly. ● You may be printing on the digital camera. If you magnified the photo using the Zoom button on the memory card. The printer enters Ink-Backup Printing Mode when one sheet of photo paper at a time. Align...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 64

.... For more of the print cartridges have failed. Remove the print cartridges that have low ink levels. Error message: One or more information, see Inserting print cartridges. Replace the print cartridges that are low on ink. The print cartridge service station is located beneath the print cartridge cradle when the printer is in Inserting print cartridges. Clear any obstruction...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 87

... troubleshooting help . See print cartridges ink level, checking 18, 46 inserting memory cards 20 print cartridges 18 Instant Share. Index Symbols/Numerics 9-up view 25 A accessories 250-sheet paper tray 8 two-sided printing 8 aligning print cartridges 18, 47 alignment page 47 antique coloration 28 AVI 20 B black-and-white photos 18 Bluetooth connecting to printer 37 menu settings...

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide - Page 88

... photo paper 49 print cartridges 20, 49 printer 49 system requirements 79 T test page 46 thumbnails, printing 25 TIFF file format 20 trays, paper 4 troubleshooting Customer Care 67 error messages 57 flashing lights 51 two-sided printing 8 U USB connection type 37 port 4 specifications 79 V viewing photos 25 X xD-Picture Card 20 Z zooming and cropping 28 84 HP Photosmart 8400...