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... not be confused with the marketing name (HP Photosmart A510 series) or product number (Q7020A). Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microdrive is a trademark of such marks by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Environmental statements For Environmental Stewardship...Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0508 For regulatory identification purposes, the product is VCVRA- 0508. Trademarks HP, the HP logo, and Photosmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company notices The information...
... not be confused with the marketing name (HP Photosmart A510 series) or product number (Q7020A). Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microdrive is a trademark of such marks by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Environmental statements For Environmental Stewardship...Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0508 For regulatory identification purposes, the product is VCVRA- 0508. Trademarks HP, the HP logo, and Photosmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company notices The information...
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...or upload your photos using HP Photosmart Share 24 6 Print from other devices 25 Print photos from a digital camera 25 Print photos from a Bluetooth device 25 Print photos from a computer 26 Print photos from an iPod 27 7 Maintain and transport the printer 29 Replace the print cartridge ... print cartridge contacts 32 Print a test page 32 Align the print cartridge 33 Store the printer and print cartridge 34 Store the printer 34 Store the print cartridge 35 Maintain the quality of photo paper 35 Transport the printer 35 8 Troubleshooting 37 HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 1
...or upload your photos using HP Photosmart Share 24 6 Print from other devices 25 Print photos from a digital camera 25 Print photos from a Bluetooth device 25 Print photos from a computer 26 Print photos from an iPod 27 7 Maintain and transport the printer 29 Replace the print cartridge ... print cartridge contacts 32 Print a test page 32 Align the print cartridge 33 Store the printer and print cartridge 34 Store the printer 34 Store the print cartridge 35 Maintain the quality of photo paper 35 Transport the printer 35 8 Troubleshooting 37 HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 1
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Printer hardware problems 37 Printing problems 40 Bluetooth printing problems 44 Error messages ...45 9 Specifications ...49 System requirements 49 Printer specifications 50 10 HP support ...53 Support process 53 HP support by phone 53 Phone support period 53 Placing a call 53 After the phone support period 54 Additional warranty options 54 HP Warranty ...55 A Install the software 57 B Printer menus...59 Printer menus ...59 Index...61 2 HP Photosmart A510 series
Printer hardware problems 37 Printing problems 40 Bluetooth printing problems 44 Error messages ...45 9 Specifications ...49 System requirements 49 Printer specifications 50 10 HP support ...53 Support process 53 HP support by phone 53 Phone support period 53 Placing a call 53 After the phone support period 54 Additional warranty options 54 HP Warranty ...55 A Install the software 57 B Printer menus...59 Printer menus ...59 Index...61 2 HP Photosmart A510 series
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... printed photos here. See Get photos from a memory card. Inside front of printer 1 Input tray: Load paper here. 2 Input tray extension: Pull out to support paper. 3 Paper-width guide: Move to the width of memory cards. 6... Power cord connection: Connect the power cord here. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 5 Rear of printer 1 USB port: Use this port to connect the printer to a computer or to position the paper properly. 4 Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digital camera, the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter, or an HP iPod. 5 Memory card slots: Insert memory cards into...
... printed photos here. See Get photos from a memory card. Inside front of printer 1 Input tray: Load paper here. 2 Input tray extension: Pull out to support paper. 3 Paper-width guide: Move to the width of memory cards. 6... Power cord connection: Connect the power cord here. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 5 Rear of printer 1 USB port: Use this port to connect the printer to a computer or to position the paper properly. 4 Camera port: Connect a PictBridge digital camera, the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter, or an HP iPod. 5 Memory card slots: Insert memory cards into...
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... tasks. 8 HP Photosmart A510 series Chapter 1 HP Photosmart Carrying Case The lightweight, durable HP Photosmart Carrying Case holds and protects everything needed for hassle-free printing on the front of the printer and lets you to change the printer defaults, provides maintenance and troubleshooting tools, and provides how-to information for printing. HP Bluetooth® Wireless Printer Adapter The HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter goes...
... tasks. 8 HP Photosmart A510 series Chapter 1 HP Photosmart Carrying Case The lightweight, durable HP Photosmart Carrying Case holds and protects everything needed for hassle-free printing on the front of the printer and lets you to change the printer defaults, provides maintenance and troubleshooting tools, and provides how-to information for printing. HP Bluetooth® Wireless Printer Adapter The HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter goes...
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... To print from a digital camera, you print directly from a digital camera, the printer uses the settings that came with Bluetooth wireless technology to the printer. To print from a PictBridge camera 1. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 25 Before you begin To print from a Bluetooth-enabled device, you want to and print photos stored on the back of...
... To print from a digital camera, you print directly from a digital camera, the printer uses the settings that came with Bluetooth wireless technology to the printer. To print from a PictBridge camera 1. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 25 Before you begin To print from a Bluetooth-enabled device, you want to and print photos stored on the back of...
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... access (to use them with the HP Photosmart software that is displayed whenever you can use HP Photosmart Share). Connect the printer to transfer your computer with a USB cable, see the documentation that came with the printer. Launch the HP Photosmart Premier, HP Photosmart Essential, or HP Photosmart Studio software program. 26 HP Photosmart A510 series Chapter 6 1 HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter To learn how to get to...
... access (to use them with the HP Photosmart software that is displayed whenever you can use HP Photosmart Share). Connect the printer to transfer your computer with a USB cable, see the documentation that came with the printer. Launch the HP Photosmart Premier, HP Photosmart Essential, or HP Photosmart Studio software program. 26 HP Photosmart A510 series Chapter 6 1 HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter To learn how to get to...
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... the correct print cartridge numbers or purchase enough HP 110 Tricolor Inkjet print cartridges before you go. 36 HP Photosmart A510 series Always carry the printer upright. Note Do not remove the print cartridge when transporting the printer. Remove any memory cards from the input and...lot of photos) ● Optional printer accessories you plan to use, such as the battery, or HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter ● If you are going to connect the printer to a computer, bring the USB cable and HP Photosmart printer software CD ● Printer User Guide (the book you are...
... the correct print cartridge numbers or purchase enough HP 110 Tricolor Inkjet print cartridges before you go. 36 HP Photosmart A510 series Always carry the printer upright. Note Do not remove the print cartridge when transporting the printer. Remove any memory cards from the input and...lot of photos) ● Optional printer accessories you plan to use, such as the battery, or HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter ● If you are going to connect the printer to a computer, bring the USB cable and HP Photosmart printer software CD ● Printer User Guide (the book you are...
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... about viewing the electronic Help, see the electronic Help. Printer hardware problems Before contacting HP support, read this section for instructions. Solution ● If the printer is turned on the battery. If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is installed in the printer, unplug the printer power cord. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 37 For information about 10 seconds...
... about viewing the electronic Help, see the electronic Help. Printer hardware problems Before contacting HP support, read this section for instructions. Solution ● If the printer is turned on the battery. If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is installed in the printer, unplug the printer power cord. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 37 For information about 10 seconds...
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... - Select Security level, and then press OK. - Solution The printer may not recognize the type of the file formats that the printer supports, see Specifications. 44 HP Photosmart A510 series The light on the front of the printer. Select Visible to High. Caution Do not pull out a memory card... then press OK. ● The passkey (PIN) that the device with Bluetooth wireless technology is using one) and your HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (if you are using for the printer is ready to receive data. ● Bluetooth Visibility may be set to all as follows: - For a list of...
... - Select Security level, and then press OK. - Solution The printer may not recognize the type of the file formats that the printer supports, see Specifications. 44 HP Photosmart A510 series The light on the front of the printer. Select Visible to High. Caution Do not pull out a memory card... then press OK. ● The passkey (PIN) that the device with Bluetooth wireless technology is using one) and your HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (if you are using for the printer is ready to receive data. ● Bluetooth Visibility may be set to all as follows: - For a list of...
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... the power cord. - Press OK to a higher resolution. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 45 The photo printed with Bluetooth wireless technology may be low resolution. Remove the paper from the back of the device, or go to produce a high-quality print. Turn on the printer screen. Solution Try the following error messages may not...
... the power cord. - Press OK to a higher resolution. HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 45 The photo printed with Bluetooth wireless technology may be low resolution. Remove the paper from the back of the device, or go to produce a high-quality print. Turn on the printer screen. Solution Try the following error messages may not...
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9 Specifications This section lists the minimum system requirements for installing the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications. System requirements Component Operating system Processor RAM Free disk space Video display CD..., XP Home, XP Professional, and XP Professional x64 PictBridge: using front camera port Bluetooth: using optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (Windows XP only) USB 2.0 high-speed: Mac OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x PictBridge: using front camera port Microsoft Internet Explorer - 5.5 or later HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 49
9 Specifications This section lists the minimum system requirements for installing the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications. System requirements Component Operating system Processor RAM Free disk space Video display CD..., XP Home, XP Professional, and XP Professional x64 PictBridge: using front camera port Bluetooth: using optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (Windows XP only) USB 2.0 high-speed: Mac OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x PictBridge: using front camera port Microsoft Internet Explorer - 5.5 or later HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 49
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...size HP Photosmart A510 series Left/right 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) Bordered printing: Top 3 mm (0.12 inches); Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inch); Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inches); Chapter 9 Printer ...specifications Category Connectivity Environmental specifications Image file formats Margins Media sizes Media types 50 Specifications USB 2.0 high-speed: Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, XP Professional, and XP Professional x64; Mac OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x Bluetooth...color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Borderless printing: Top 0.0 mm (0.0 inch);
...size HP Photosmart A510 series Left/right 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) Bordered printing: Top 3 mm (0.12 inches); Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inch); Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inches); Chapter 9 Printer ...specifications Category Connectivity Environmental specifications Image file formats Margins Media sizes Media types 50 Specifications USB 2.0 high-speed: Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, XP Professional, and XP Professional x64; Mac OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x Bluetooth...color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Borderless printing: Top 0.0 mm (0.0 inch);
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...; Tools - Visibility: Select Visible to print 16 photos per page; HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 59 Select On to all selected photos with Bluetooth wireless technology require you to enter the address of the printer. - Other Print Options menu choices are trying to enter the printer passkey. Device address: Some devices with a 3:1 aspect ratio; Panoramic...
...; Tools - Visibility: Select Visible to print 16 photos per page; HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide 59 Select On to all selected photos with Bluetooth wireless technology require you to enter the address of the printer. - Other Print Options menu choices are trying to enter the printer passkey. Device address: Some devices with a 3:1 aspect ratio; Panoramic...
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...photo stickers 22 HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide photos e-mailing 24 improving quality 23 index 18 printing 19 red-eye removal 23 selecting for print 18 viewing 18 placing a call 53 print cartridges aligning 33 cleaning 31 cleaning contacts 32 storing 35 testing 32 printer accessories 7, 35... after the support period 54 aligning print cartridges 33 alignment page 33 automobile adapter 35 B batteries charge indicator 63 model 7 Bluetooth troubleshooting 44 wireless printer adapter 8 C calling HP support 53 cameras photos do not print 43 ports 4 types 25 carrying case model 8 transporting...
...photo stickers 22 HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide photos e-mailing 24 improving quality 23 index 18 printing 19 red-eye removal 23 selecting for print 18 viewing 18 placing a call 53 print cartridges aligning 33 cleaning 31 cleaning contacts 32 storing 35 testing 32 printer accessories 7, 35... after the support period 54 aligning print cartridges 33 alignment page 33 automobile adapter 35 B batteries charge indicator 63 model 7 Bluetooth troubleshooting 44 wireless printer adapter 8 C calling HP support 53 cameras photos do not print 43 ports 4 types 25 carrying case model 8 transporting...
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...photo paper 35 print cartridges 35 printer 34 support process 53 system requirements 49 T test page 32 thumbnails, printing 18 transporting printer 7, 35 trays, paper 4 Troubleshooting 37 troubleshooting Bluetooth 44 error messages 45 flashing lights 37 HP support 53 paper problems 40 ...quality problems 43 U USB ports 4 specifications 50 V video camera icon on printer screen 63 video clip print frames from 23 supported file formats 51 viewing photos 18 W warranty 55 X xD-Picture Card 15 62 HP Photosmart A510...
...photo paper 35 print cartridges 35 printer 34 support process 53 system requirements 49 T test page 32 thumbnails, printing 18 transporting printer 7, 35 trays, paper 4 Troubleshooting 37 troubleshooting Bluetooth 44 error messages 45 flashing lights 37 HP support 53 paper problems 40 ...quality problems 43 U USB ports 4 specifications 50 V video camera icon on printer screen 63 video clip print frames from 23 supported file formats 51 viewing photos 18 W warranty 55 X xD-Picture Card 15 62 HP Photosmart A510...