User manual COMPAQ PHOTOSMART 230 BASICS GUIDE

[. . . ] 53 ii get started welcome 1 Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart printer!With your new, easy-to-use, compact photo printer you can: · · · Print beautiful photos from your digital camera's memory card without using a computer. Print a photo index page that shows all the photos on your digital camera's memory card. Print 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photos quickly and easily. You can also connect your printer to your computer to save your photos to the hard disk, enhance your photos, share your photos with friends and family via E-mail, and use your photos in creative projects. 1 Your new printer comes with the following documentation to help you get started and get the most out of your printer: · get started · Setup Guide -- Contains quick and easy instructions in poster format to help you set up your printer and install the printer software. [. . . ] Forcing the memory card too far into the printer may damage the memory card or the printer. Caution: Inserting the card any other way may damage the memory card or the printer. SmartMedia memory card slot SmartMedia memory card 28 insert a Memory Stick memory card Open the paper tray door. Insert the memory card into the bottom right memory card slot with the metal contacts facing down. Forcing the memory card too far into the printer may damage the memory card or the printer. Caution: use your printer with a digital camera Memory Stick memory card slot Memory Stick memory card Inserting the card any other way may damage the memory card or the printer. 29 use your printer with a digital camera decide which photos to print You can decide which photos to print by viewing the photos on the printer's LCD or by printing a photo index page. view photos on the LCD 1 2 Insert a memory card into the printer's memory card slot. Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to display on the LCD, then press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow to view the photos. Each time you press an arrow, a new photo appears on the LCD. print a photo index page 1 2 3 Insert a memory card into the printer's memory card slot. Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to display on the LCD, then press the MENU button on the printer's control panel. Press the DOWN arrow until Print Index Page appears highlighted on the LCD, then press the OK button. For more information on printing and saving photos from a memory card, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. 30 print photos from the control panel Printing photos from a memory card is as easy as inserting the memory card into the printer's memory card slot, selecting the photo you want to print, and pressing the PRINT button. Wait for the first photo stored on the memory card to appear on the LCD, then press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow until the photo you want to print appears in the LCD. To print more than one photo at a time, press the OK button to select each photo. 4 · · · · · Press the PRINT button. Viewing slide shows. use your printer with a digital camera See the HP Photosmart Printer Help for more information on: 31 use your printer with a digital camera print camera-selected photos If you have an HP direct-printing digital camera, you can use your printer to print cameraselected photos. select and print photos 1 Use your camera's Share menu to select the photos you want to print. For more information, see the documentation that came with your camera. Connect the camera to the USB port on the back of your printer using the special USB cable that came with your camera. When you connect the camera to the printer, the camera's Print Setup menu appears. Use this menu to: · Change the photos you have selected for printing. USB port USB cable 2 32 3 When you are ready to print, follow the instructions on your camera's LCD. To learn more about using camera-selected photos, see the documentation that came with your camera. 33 use your printer with a digital camera use your printer with a digital camera 34 troubleshooting · · All the cable connections between your printer and computer are secure. 3 Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This section offers tips and advice for addressing frequently asked questions. Before you begin, make sure: You are using the most recent version of the software. See the HP Photosmart Software Setup & Product Support booklet that came with your printer for contact information. The information in this chapter pertains to both Windows PC and Macintosh operating systems. 35 print a test page You can print a test page to check the print cartridge and to make sure the paper is loaded correctly. [. . . ] Make sure the photo paper is loaded with the glossy side up. Paper may not be loaded The photo printed at an angle or is off- correctly. The print cartridge may be running out of ink. troubleshooting You may not be using the best paper type for your output. You may be printing on the wrong side of the photo paper. 45 Problem Photos are not printing correctly. troubleshooting Possible cause You may not have loaded the photo paper correctly. Solution Load the photo paper with the glossy side up. [. . . ]