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... saving using infrared care and maintenance using the hp photosmart toolbox (Windows PC) using the hp photosmart utility (Macintosh) cleaning the printer cleaning the outside of the printer cleaning the print cartridges troubleshooting important Windows PC ... messages specifications specifications connecting your printer to your computer connecting the printer to a power source connecting the printer to your Windows PC connecting the printer to your Macintosh installing the printer software upgrading the printer software hp photosmart 1215/1115 color printer basics guide basics guide P...
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Contents Chapter 4 Printing from a computer...39 Printing from your Windows PC ...40 Selecting the printer Properties ...41 Using the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon ...41 Using the HP Photo Printing software ...46 Printing from your Macintosh ...51 Using the Print dialog box ...53 Two-... from a memory card to your Macintosh ...64 Chapter 6 Care and maintenance ...67 Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) ...67 Using the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh) ...69 Cleaning the printer ...70 Materials you will need...70 Cleaning the print cartridges ...70 Cleaning the print cartridge cradle...72...
Contents Chapter 4 Printing from a computer...39 Printing from your Windows PC ...40 Selecting the printer Properties ...41 Using the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon ...41 Using the HP Photo Printing software ...46 Printing from your Macintosh ...51 Using the Print dialog box ...53 Two-... from a memory card to your Macintosh ...64 Chapter 6 Care and maintenance ...67 Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) ...67 Using the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh) ...69 Cleaning the printer ...70 Materials you will need...70 Cleaning the print cartridges ...70 Cleaning the print cartridge cradle...72...
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... as default print quality and automatic two-sided printing. Use the Features tab to change page settings such as color. Selecting the printer Properties Use the printer Properties to open the printer's Toolbox. Features - Advanced - The HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon appears at the end of copies to the factory defaults. Use the Services tab to create customized...
... as default print quality and automatic two-sided printing. Use the Features tab to change page settings such as color. Selecting the printer Properties Use the printer Properties to open the printer's Toolbox. Features - Advanced - The HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon appears at the end of copies to the factory defaults. Use the Services tab to create customized...
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... the default print settings dialog box Printing from the available options. 3. Note: If you print. www.hp.com/photosmart 43 OR • Right-click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon, then select Change Default Print Settings. The Default Print Settings dialog box displays. You can ...Open the Default Print Settings dialog box. • Click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. If you need more information on automatic two-sided printing see this message in the future, open the Toolbox, then from the Configuration tab, select Display Printer Settings Confirmation. 4. Click OK. To...
... the default print settings dialog box Printing from the available options. 3. Note: If you print. www.hp.com/photosmart 43 OR • Right-click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon, then select Change Default Print Settings. The Default Print Settings dialog box displays. You can ...Open the Default Print Settings dialog box. • Click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. If you need more information on automatic two-sided printing see this message in the future, open the Toolbox, then from the Configuration tab, select Display Printer Settings Confirmation. 4. Click OK. To...
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... box, click the Warning Information button. Display print cartridge warning messages Open the printer Properties dialog box Follow these steps... 1. The printer Properties dialog box displays. 2. At the bottom of the Toolbox. 1. Double-click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide To... Click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon to open the Default Print Settings dialog box. 2.
... box, click the Warning Information button. Display print cartridge warning messages Open the printer Properties dialog box Follow these steps... 1. The printer Properties dialog box displays. 2. At the bottom of the Toolbox. 1. Double-click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide To... Click the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon to open the Default Print Settings dialog box. 2.
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... the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. www.hp.com/photosmart 45 Printing from the menu. 3. If you want to the selected printer. 2. A check mark appears next to use a different printer, select the printer from your Windows PC To... If you need more information about the Toolbox, see "Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC)" on page 67. • Exit to display the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox.
... the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. www.hp.com/photosmart 45 Printing from the menu. 3. If you want to the selected printer. 2. A check mark appears next to use a different printer, select the printer from your Windows PC To... If you need more information about the Toolbox, see "Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC)" on page 67. • Exit to display the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox.
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... selected, then click Apply. 4. From your Windows PC Setting up the printer software for each software application. 3. Note: You only need to set up the printer software once. Two-sided printing from the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, HP PhotoSmart, 1215/1218, then HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series Toolbox. 2. Select the Configuration tab. 3. www.hp.com/photosmart Two-sided printing 55
... selected, then click Apply. 4. From your Windows PC Setting up the printer software for each software application. 3. Note: You only need to set up the printer software once. Two-sided printing from the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, HP PhotoSmart, 1215/1218, then HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series Toolbox. 2. Select the Configuration tab. 3. www.hp.com/photosmart Two-sided printing 55
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... your photos. • View estimated print cartridge ink levels. • Adjust the printer's configuration. Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) Use the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox to keep the printer clean and in good condition. Use the Toolbox to: • Open the User's Guide to see a portable document format (PDF...and dots are missing from your printer. How you open the Toolbox depends on the type of your printout. • Print a test page to check for clarity after cleaning or to verify that the printer can use the HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Toolbox to show how the print ...
... your photos. • View estimated print cartridge ink levels. • Adjust the printer's configuration. Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) Use the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox to keep the printer clean and in good condition. Use the Toolbox to: • Open the User's Guide to see a portable document format (PDF...and dots are missing from your printer. How you open the Toolbox depends on the type of your printout. • Print a test page to check for clarity after cleaning or to verify that the printer can use the HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Toolbox to show how the print ...
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Open the Toolbox using a Windows PC Follow these steps... • From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series, HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series Toolbox. OR • From the printer Properties, select the Services tab, then click Open the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. 68 www.hp.com/photosmart hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide To...
Open the Toolbox using a Windows PC Follow these steps... • From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series, HP PhotoSmart 1215/1218 Series Toolbox. OR • From the printer Properties, select the Services tab, then click Open the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. 68 www.hp.com/photosmart hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide To...
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.... To clean the print cartridges using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) or the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh). Make sure plain paper is loaded in the paper tray. When the LCD asks you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your prints, the print cartridges ...until the LCD asks if you need more information, see "Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC)" on page 67 or "Using the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh)" on page 69. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Cleaning the printer Materials you will need Before you begin, make sure you have the ...
.... To clean the print cartridges using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC) or the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh). Make sure plain paper is loaded in the paper tray. When the LCD asks you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your prints, the print cartridges ...until the LCD asks if you need more information, see "Using the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox (Windows PC)" on page 67 or "Using the HP PhotoSmart Utility (Macintosh)" on page 69. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Cleaning the printer Materials you will need Before you begin, make sure you have the ...
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...for the printer. • Choose paper that is specifically designed for the output (photographs, for example) rather than plain paper. Windows PC • Check the print cartridge status in the HP PhotoSmart Utility. Macintosh • Check the print cartridge status in the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. You ...loaded print side down. wrong side of the paper. 88 www.hp.com/photosmart If you are running out of ink. You may have incorrectly scaled text or graphics. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Problem Possible cause Solution Parts of the document are missing...
...for the printer. • Choose paper that is specifically designed for the output (photographs, for example) rather than plain paper. Windows PC • Check the print cartridge status in the HP PhotoSmart Utility. Macintosh • Check the print cartridge status in the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. You ...loaded print side down. wrong side of the paper. 88 www.hp.com/photosmart If you are running out of ink. You may have incorrectly scaled text or graphics. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Problem Possible cause Solution Parts of the document are missing...
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...Normal or Best instead of the HP PhotoSmart Utility and click Align. Macintosh • If printing appears faded or dull, click Normal or Best instead of the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox and click Calibrate the Printer. www.hp.com/photosmart 89 Macintosh • If the color and black ink are not lining ...up on the printed page, go to the Printer Services tab of Draft on the Setup tab. ...
...Normal or Best instead of the HP PhotoSmart Utility and click Align. Macintosh • If printing appears faded or dull, click Normal or Best instead of the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox and click Calibrate the Printer. www.hp.com/photosmart 89 Macintosh • If the color and black ink are not lining ...up on the printed page, go to the Printer Services tab of Draft on the Setup tab. ...
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... Module. From the Apple menu, select Chooser. 2. In the Duplex Unit field, select Installed. 4. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Automatic two-sided printing solutions Problem Possible cause Solution Windows PC In the Two-Sided Printing section of the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. 2. Windows PC In the Two-Sided Printing section of the Chooser window. 3. Macintosh In...
... Module. From the Apple menu, select Chooser. 2. In the Duplex Unit field, select Installed. 4. hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user's guide Automatic two-sided printing solutions Problem Possible cause Solution Windows PC In the Two-Sided Printing section of the HP PhotoSmart Toolbox. 2. Windows PC In the Two-Sided Printing section of the Chooser window. 3. Macintosh In...
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...memory card 30 posters 41, 53 previewing your document 41, 53 selecting photos 32 test page 17 using infrared 36 www.hp.com/photsmart Index Problems banner printing 92, 93 Properties, printer 41 R Regulatory notices 105 Requirements cables 3 Macintosh 112 memory cards 3 PC 110 REt 103 S Saving photos to ... infrared 27 Macintosh 69 PC 67 Specifications 103 System requirements Macintosh 112 PC 110 T Taskbar icon (Windows) 41 Test page, printing 17 Toolbox (PC) 67 Tools button 17 Troubleshooting 73 Two-sided printing selecting 54 setting up the software (Macintosh) 58 setting up the software (PC...
...memory card 30 posters 41, 53 previewing your document 41, 53 selecting photos 32 test page 17 using infrared 36 www.hp.com/photsmart Index Problems banner printing 92, 93 Properties, printer 41 R Regulatory notices 105 Requirements cables 3 Macintosh 112 memory cards 3 PC 110 REt 103 S Saving photos to ... infrared 27 Macintosh 69 PC 67 Specifications 103 System requirements Macintosh 112 PC 110 T Taskbar icon (Windows) 41 Test page, printing 17 Toolbox (PC) 67 Tools button 17 Troubleshooting 73 Two-sided printing selecting 54 setting up the software (Macintosh) 58 setting up the software (PC...