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... ...24 About HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, HP Photosmart Mac and HP Photosmart Share 24 Transfer to a computer 24 7 Maintain and transport the printer 27 Replace the print cartridge 27 Clean and maintain the printer 28 Clean the outside of the printer 28 Automatically clean the print cartridge 29 Manually clean the print cartridge contacts 29 Print a test page 30 Align the print cartridge 30 Update the HP Photosmart software 31 Store the printer and print cartridge 32 Store the printer 32 Store the print cartridge 32 HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 1
... ...24 About HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, HP Photosmart Mac and HP Photosmart Share 24 Transfer to a computer 24 7 Maintain and transport the printer 27 Replace the print cartridge 27 Clean and maintain the printer 28 Clean the outside of the printer 28 Automatically clean the print cartridge 29 Manually clean the print cartridge contacts 29 Print a test page 30 Align the print cartridge 30 Update the HP Photosmart software 31 Store the printer and print cartridge 32 Store the printer 32 Store the print cartridge 32 HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 1
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... Finder, and then choose Library, HP Photosmart Printer Help. This guide describes the basic features of the following documentation: ● Quick Start Guide: The setup instructions that came with your combined product. Chapter 1 Find more detail. 4 HP Photosmart A430 series printer See the printed camera Quick Start Guide that came with your camera for specific instructions on how to HP, HP Photosmart A430 series, and then click Photosmart Help. ● Mac: Choose Help, Mac Help in electronic format and can view...
... Finder, and then choose Library, HP Photosmart Printer Help. This guide describes the basic features of the following documentation: ● Quick Start Guide: The setup instructions that came with your combined product. Chapter 1 Find more detail. 4 HP Photosmart A430 series printer See the printed camera Quick Start Guide that came with your camera for specific instructions on how to HP, HP Photosmart A430 series, and then click Photosmart Help. ● Mac: Choose Help, Mac Help in electronic format and can view...
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... installed and fully charged, flashing if the battery is charging. 2 On light: Solid green if the printer is on, flashing if the printer is turning on or off . Photo summary screen 1 HP Photosmart Share status: Displays the number of photos (if any) selected for DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) printing. 3 Camera battery indicator: Displays the charge levels of the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 7 An error message on the camera image display describes the problem. 5 Print light...
... installed and fully charged, flashing if the battery is charging. 2 On light: Solid green if the printer is on, flashing if the printer is turning on or off . Photo summary screen 1 HP Photosmart Share status: Displays the number of photos (if any) selected for DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) printing. 3 Camera battery indicator: Displays the charge levels of the HP 110 Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 7 An error message on the camera image display describes the problem. 5 Print light...
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... printer control panel, unless instructed otherwise. Compatible cameras are cancelled. To dock the camera on the printer. Caution Do not undock the camera while printing. However, you are disabled when the camera is turned OFF. Hold the camera so the camera image display faces you undock the camera while printing, all print jobs are HP Photosmart models M425, M525, M627, R827, and R967. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 17 After setting up the printer using Photo Fix...
... printer control panel, unless instructed otherwise. Compatible cameras are cancelled. To dock the camera on the printer. Caution Do not undock the camera while printing. However, you are disabled when the camera is turned OFF. Hold the camera so the camera image display faces you undock the camera while printing, all print jobs are HP Photosmart models M425, M525, M627, R827, and R967. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 17 After setting up the printer using Photo Fix...
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... HP Photosmart Share HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, and HP Photosmart Mac lets you: ● Use your photos online with the printer. For more information on HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, and HP Photosmart Mac, explore the electronic Help. Print. See the documentation that came with Internet access and have set up a USB connection between the computer and the device. For information on the many print settings available when you must download the HP Photosmart software. For more information on installing the HP Photosmart software...
... HP Photosmart Share HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, and HP Photosmart Mac lets you: ● Use your photos online with the printer. For more information on HP Photosmart Essential, HP Photosmart Premier, and HP Photosmart Mac, explore the electronic Help. Print. See the documentation that came with Internet access and have set up a USB connection between the computer and the device. For information on the many print settings available when you must download the HP Photosmart software. For more information on installing the HP Photosmart software...
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... use any type of the printer. 2. Hold the replacement cartridge with the approximate ink level for the installed print cartridge. Load HP Advanced Photo Paper in the cradle to remove it , and then replace the battery compartment cover. 3. If you install or replace a print cartridge, a message is not a genuine HP cartridge , or if the cartridge has been used in the printer, remove it . 2. Caution 2 Do not clean the interior of the printer 1. Each time you installed the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery in a different printer. Keep...
... use any type of the printer. 2. Hold the replacement cartridge with the approximate ink level for the installed print cartridge. Load HP Advanced Photo Paper in the cradle to remove it , and then replace the battery compartment cover. 3. If you install or replace a print cartridge, a message is not a genuine HP cartridge , or if the cartridge has been used in the printer, remove it . 2. Caution 2 Do not clean the interior of the printer 1. Each time you installed the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery in a different printer. Keep...
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... water may need to clean the print cartridge copper-colored contacts. Open the print cartridge door. 3. Following the directions on the camera image display, load paper so the printer can damage the print cartridge) - This problem is in the camera dock. 2. Cotton swabs or other soft, lint-free material that can print a test page after cleaning the cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 29 Press to the print cartridge 2. Manually clean the print cartridge contacts If you use the printer in your fingers. Use HP Advanced Photo paper for best...
... water may need to clean the print cartridge copper-colored contacts. Open the print cartridge door. 3. Following the directions on the camera image display, load paper so the printer can damage the print cartridge) - This problem is in the camera dock. 2. Cotton swabs or other soft, lint-free material that can print a test page after cleaning the cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 29 Press to the print cartridge 2. Manually clean the print cartridge contacts If you use the printer in your fingers. Use HP Advanced Photo paper for best...
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... print cartridge have not been used for software updates. Caution Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle. Follow these tips to withstand long or short periods of inactivity. ● Close the input and output trays when the printer is installed, remove the battery from the print cartridge, do not attempt to install the print cartridge in this section. 32 HP Photosmart A430 series printer Store the printer The printer is built to help maintain HP print cartridges...
... print cartridge have not been used for software updates. Caution Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle. Follow these tips to withstand long or short periods of inactivity. ● Close the input and output trays when the printer is installed, remove the battery from the print cartridge, do not attempt to install the print cartridge in this section. 32 HP Photosmart A430 series printer Store the printer The printer is built to help maintain HP print cartridges...
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... supplied USB cable meets this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. Cause The printer requires attention. Turn on the printer. ● If the Status light continues to flash, go to www.hp.com/support or contact HP support. Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 35 For information about using the printer and printing without a computer. If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is installed...
... supplied USB cable meets this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. Cause The printer requires attention. Turn on the printer. ● If the Status light continues to flash, go to www.hp.com/support or contact HP support. Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 35 For information about using the printer and printing without a computer. If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is installed...
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... camera. For instructions on the camera memory card or internal memory. The printer does not find and display the images on setting 36 HP Photosmart A430 series printer If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is not installed in . Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. This is only an issue when you are supported. Solution ● Wait for your printer came with more information, see if the printer resets. ● Undock...
... camera. For instructions on the camera memory card or internal memory. The printer does not find and display the images on setting 36 HP Photosmart A430 series printer If the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery is not installed in . Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. This is only an issue when you are supported. Solution ● Wait for your printer came with more information, see if the printer resets. ● Undock...
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... will not charge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 39 Solution ● Make sure the supplied video cable is firmly connected to the camera port using alkaline batteries, which are pushing buttons on the television. The printer only recognizes one camera at a time. ● The PictBridge camera connected to the camera port is set to the camera port. Most camera buttons are not working. Cause ● Video cable may not be...
... will not charge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 39 Solution ● Make sure the supplied video cable is firmly connected to the camera port using alkaline batteries, which are pushing buttons on the television. The printer only recognizes one camera at a time. ● The PictBridge camera connected to the camera port is set to the camera port. Most camera buttons are not working. Cause ● Video cable may not be...
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... panorama paper can cause paper feed problems. The image printed at www.hp.com/support. If the problem persists, use paper that is curled, place the paper in an extremely high- For more than 10 sheets of the paper without bending the paper. ● There may need to be too thin or too thick. For more than ten sheets in the input tray. For paper-loading instructions, see Align the print cartridge. 40 HP Photosmart A430 series printer humidity...
... panorama paper can cause paper feed problems. The image printed at www.hp.com/support. If the problem persists, use paper that is curled, place the paper in an extremely high- For more than 10 sheets of the paper without bending the paper. ● There may need to be too thin or too thick. For more than ten sheets in the input tray. For paper-loading instructions, see Align the print cartridge. 40 HP Photosmart A430 series printer humidity...
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...; The printer may have already HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 41 Solution Check the camera image display for instructions. ● The power may be a loose connection. To clear a paper jam, try the following solutions. ● If the paper came part way through the front of the printer, try loading one sheet of the printer: - Plug in the input tray. For more information, see Choose and load paper. ● The paper may have begun printing and then...
...; The printer may have already HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 41 Solution Check the camera image display for instructions. ● The power may be a loose connection. To clear a paper jam, try the following solutions. ● If the paper came part way through the front of the printer, try loading one sheet of the printer: - Plug in the input tray. For more information, see Choose and load paper. ● The paper may have begun printing and then...
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... Bluetooth wireless technology. Solution ● You are adjusting for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. This is on the camera. Solution Turn off Photo Fix. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 43 photos in the menus are prompted about printing marked photos. Bluetooth printing problems Before contacting HP support, read the documentation that came with your HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter and your device with Bluetooth wireless technology closer to the memory card.
... Bluetooth wireless technology. Solution ● You are adjusting for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support. This is on the camera. Solution Turn off Photo Fix. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 43 photos in the menus are prompted about printing marked photos. Bluetooth printing problems Before contacting HP support, read the documentation that came with your HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter and your device with Bluetooth wireless technology closer to the memory card.
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... of the file formats that pictures taken with borders. Error messages Before contacting HP support, read this section for paper in the paper path and will automatically eject the jammed paper. Follow the instructions to continue. 44 HP Photosmart A430 series printer Error message: Open output door or clear paper jam, then press Menu/OK. Solution To clear a paper jam, try the following: - Turn off the printer. - Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. Press Menu/OK to resolve the problem.
... of the file formats that pictures taken with borders. Error messages Before contacting HP support, read this section for paper in the paper path and will automatically eject the jammed paper. Follow the instructions to continue. 44 HP Photosmart A430 series printer Error message: Open output door or clear paper jam, then press Menu/OK. Solution To clear a paper jam, try the following: - Turn off the printer. - Open the battery compartment cover and remove the battery. Press Menu/OK to resolve the problem.
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..., first remove any jammed paper from the input or output trays. 2. Try moving the printer out of the print cartridge cradle: 1. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 45 Only one camera can be connected to dock a camera that requires the printer to be connected at a time. Remove any camera connected or docked. Error message: Print cartridge cradle is not compatible. Solution Replace the print cartridge with a USB cable. For more information, see Replace the print cartridge. Use appropriate cartridge. Error message: Print cartridge is stuck. Make sure the printer is...
..., first remove any jammed paper from the input or output trays. 2. Try moving the printer out of the print cartridge cradle: 1. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 45 Only one camera can be connected to dock a camera that requires the printer to be connected at a time. Remove any camera connected or docked. Error message: Print cartridge cradle is not compatible. Solution Replace the print cartridge with a USB cable. For more information, see Replace the print cartridge. Use appropriate cartridge. Error message: Print cartridge is stuck. Make sure the printer is...
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... phone support in front of the device) HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 51 HP online support is available in North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America (including Mexico). Valuable HP Photosmart printer and troubleshooting information for the HP Photosmart printer - Standard phone company charges apply. Placing a call Call HP support while you register the HP Photosmart printer 3. 10 HP support ● Support process ● HP support by device, country/region, and language. Software and driver updates for common problems - Check the documentation that...
... phone support in front of the device) HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 51 HP online support is available in North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America (including Mexico). Valuable HP Photosmart printer and troubleshooting information for the HP Photosmart printer - Standard phone company charges apply. Placing a call Call HP support while you register the HP Photosmart printer 3. 10 HP support ● Support process ● HP support by device, country/region, and language. Software and driver updates for common problems - Check the documentation that...
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... Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 55 Select Help and press Menu/OK to navigate through the menus and make selections, see Align the print cartridge. - Other print menu choices are disabled when panorama printing is turned on how to open help in the camera that can also select 2 Photos per Page, 4 Photos per Page will not have border. ● EXIT: Select and press Menu/OK to display the Print New options. Select Full Size to print...
... Tri-color Inkjet print cartridge. HP Photosmart A430 series User Guide 55 Select Help and press Menu/OK to navigate through the menus and make selections, see Align the print cartridge. - Other print menu choices are disabled when panorama printing is turned on how to open help in the camera that can also select 2 Photos per Page, 4 Photos per Page will not have border. ● EXIT: Select and press Menu/OK to display the Print New options. Select Full Size to print...
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... about using print cartridges. ● Loading Paper: Select to read about loading paper. ● Clearing Paper Jams: Select to read about removing a paper jam. ● PictBridge Cameras: Select to read about using PictBridge cameras with the printer. ● Connecting to the TV: Select to read about connecting the printer to a TV. ● Saving Images: Select to read about saving photos to a connected computer. ● Printer Battery: Select to read about using the optional HP Photosmart...
... about using print cartridges. ● Loading Paper: Select to read about loading paper. ● Clearing Paper Jams: Select to read about removing a paper jam. ● PictBridge Cameras: Select to read about using PictBridge cameras with the printer. ● Connecting to the TV: Select to read about connecting the printer to a TV. ● Saving Images: Select to read about saving photos to a connected computer. ● Printer Battery: Select to read about using the optional HP Photosmart...
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... control panel 6 cropping a photo 20 D digital cameras. See cameras docking the camera 17 documentation electronic Help 4 guides 4 setup instructions 4 documentation, printer 3 E electronic Help 3 error messages 44 F file formats, supported 47 H help , electronic 3 Hewlett-Packard Company notices 4 HP Photosmart A430 series accessories 33 menu 55 transporting 33 using handle 33 HP Photosmart software updating 31 HP Software Update 31 HP support 51 I ink cartridges. See troubleshooting help . Index A accessories 10, 33 after the support period 52 aligning print cartridges 30 alignment...
... control panel 6 cropping a photo 20 D digital cameras. See cameras docking the camera 17 documentation electronic Help 4 guides 4 setup instructions 4 documentation, printer 3 E electronic Help 3 error messages 44 F file formats, supported 47 H help , electronic 3 Hewlett-Packard Company notices 4 HP Photosmart A430 series accessories 33 menu 55 transporting 33 using handle 33 HP Photosmart software updating 31 HP Software Update 31 HP support 51 I ink cartridges. See troubleshooting help . Index A accessories 10, 33 after the support period 52 aligning print cartridges 30 alignment...
