User manual COMPAQ PHOTOSMART A440 BASICS GUIDE

[. . . ] The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. [. . . ] Double-click the HP Installer icon, and follow the instructions on each installation screen to install the printer software. You need to transfer your photos to the computer before you can use them with HP Photosmart software. The electronic Help provides more information on the many print settings available when you print from a computer. To learn how to open the electronic Help, see "Find more information" on page 5. Follow the guidelines in this chapter to ensure that your prints are always of the highest quality. You can set the printer to print photos at a higher or lower level of quality. If you want to print a photo quickly and are not concerned with obtaining the highest quality, choose the lower quality setting, Fast. Photo Fix automatically enhances your photos using HP Real Life Technologies that: · Improve the dark areas of a photo without affecting the light areas of a photo. Photo Fix is on by default when you turn on the printer for the first time. If you want to print a photo without using the Photo Fix improvements, turn off Photo Fix. also , note that HP does not recommend modifying or refilling HP cartridges. Damage that results from modifying or refilling HP cartridges is not covered by the HP warranty. For best print quality, HP recommends that you install all retail print cartridges before the date stamped on the box. Figure 3-2 Do not touch here If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and pull outward on the cartridge in the cradle to remove it. The camera screen shows an icon with the approximate ink level for the installed print cartridge. No ink-level icon is displayed if the cartridge is not a genuine HP cartridge, or if the cartridge has been used in a different printer. Load HP Advanced Photo Paper in the input tray, press Menu/OK, and then follow the onscreen instructions to align the cartridge. NOTE: Ink from the cartridges is used in the printing process in a number of different ways, including in the initialization process, which prepares the device and cartridges for printing, and in printhead servicing, which keeps print nozzles clear and ink flowing smoothly. In addition, some residual ink is left in the cartridge after it is used. If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your prints, you may need to clean the print cartridge. Do not clean the cartridge more often than necessary, since cleaning uses up ink. When the printer finishes cleaning the cartridge and prints a test page, check the test page and select from the following options: · If the test page has white streaks or missing colors, the print cartridge needs to be cleaned again. [. . . ] For HP printer products, the use of a non-HP cartridge or a refilled cartridge does not affect either the warranty to the customer or any HP support contract with the customer. However, if printer failure or damage is attributable to the use of a non-HP or refilled cartridge or an expired ink cartridge, HP will charge its standard time and materials charges to service the printer for the particular failure or damage. If HP receives, during the applicable warranty period, notice of a defect in any product which is covered by HP's warranty, HP shall either repair or replace the product, at HP's option. If HP is unable to repair or replace, as applicable, a defective product which is covered by HP's warranty, HP shall, within a reasonable time after being notified of the defect, refund the purchase price for the product. [. . . ]