Hp PHOTOSMART240 User Manual
hp photosmart
240 series
reference guide
reference guide
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1 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
front of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
back of the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
indicator lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
printer menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
printer menu structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
paper information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
load paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
print cartridge information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
install or replace the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
remove the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 print photos from a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
supported memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
insert a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
decide which photos to print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
view photos on the printer’s LCD screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
print a photo index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
select photos to print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
select a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
deselect a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
deselect all photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
print photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
print individual photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
print more than one copy of a photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
print different photo layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
print a continuous range of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
print all photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
print new photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
print borderless photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
print video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
print camera-selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
enhance your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
crop a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
adjust the photo brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
add frames to your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
change the photo color effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
change printer preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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solve printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
maintain your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
clean the print cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3 installation troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 support and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
hp support by phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
hardware services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
software services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
software updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
software distribution centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
limited warranty statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
regulatory notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
environmental statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
protecting the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
plastics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
material safety data sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
recycling program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
copyrights and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
hp photosmart 240 seriesii
welcome
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Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 240 Series printer! With your new,
compact photo printer, you can print beautiful photos quickly and easily with or
without a computer. Because it is portable and lightweight, you can even take
your printer with you on vacations and to family gatherings and social events to
instantly print and share photos with family and friends.
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Your new printer comes with the following documentation to help you get started
and get the most out of your printer:
• Setup Guide — The HP Photosmart Setup Guide contains quick and easy
instructions to help you set up your printer and print your first photo.
• Reference Guide — The HP Photosmart 240 Series Reference Guide is the
booklet you are reading. The Reference Guide provides an overview of
your printer, selected installation troubleshooting information, selected
printer specifications, warranty information, and support information.
• HP Photosmart Printer Help — The HP Photosmart Printer Help describes in
detail how to use each feature of your new printer. The Printer Help
includes information about printer care and maintenance, transporting
your printer, printing and saving photos using your computer, advanced
troubleshooting, and error messages.
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After you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software on your
computer, you can view and print the HP Photosmart Printer Help.
view the hp photosmart printer help
– Windows PC: From the Start menu, select Programs (in Windows XP,
select All Programs); Hewlett-Packard; Photosmart 140, 240, 7200,
7600, 7700, 7900 series; Photo & Imaging Director. From the Photo &
Imaging Director, click Help.
– Macintosh: Insert the HP Photosmart CD. In the User Docs folder, select
your language, then double-click the photosmart 240 series.html file.
print the hp photosmart printer help
– Windows PC: Click Print in the top navigation bar of the HP Photosmart
Printer Help window.
– Macintosh: Click in the frame you want to print. From the File menu,
select Print, or click Print in the top navigation bar of the browser.
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what’s in the box
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Your printer box contains the following items:
1 The HP Photosmart 240 Series printer
2 The HP Photosmart 240 Series Setup Guide
3 The HP Photosmart 240 Series Reference Guide
4 The HP Photosmart 240 Series printer software CD (some countries/regions
may have more than one CD)
5 Sample photo paper and index cards
6 The HP #57 tri-color print cartridge
7 A power supply (power supplies may vary in appearance or have an
additional power cord)
Note: Contents may vary by country and region.
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front of the printer
Paper tray door
Open this door to load paper
or insert a memory card
Memory card slots
For more information, see
insert a memory card on
page 12
Paper width guide
Adjust this guide to fit close
to the edge of the paper in
the paper tray
pane
Contro
For more information, see
control panel on page 5
Print cartridge door
Open this door to change
the print cartridge
Output guide
Load paper underneath
the output guide (printed
output will rest on top of
this guide)
Paper tray
Load paper in this tray
for printing
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back of the printer
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Rear paper slot
During printing, the printer
pushes the paper partially
through this slot and then pulls
it back through to the front of
the printer
Note: Place the printer on a flat, stable
surface with the back of the printer at least
10 inches (250 mm) away from any
obstruction to allow space for the paper to
move through the printer during printing.
Make sure the power cord and USB cable
do not block the rear paper path.
B port
U
Use this port to connect the
printer to your computer or
to an HP direct-printing
digital camera
Power cord connection
Use this port to connect the
power cord included with
the printer
indicator lights
On/Attention light
On (Green)
The power is on
Off
The printer is in
power-save mode
Blinking (Green)
The printer is busy
Blinking (Red)
The printer requires
attention
Memory car
On
The memory card is
inserted correctly
Off
No memory card is
inserted
Blinking
Information is being
transmitted between
the memory card and
the printer or computer
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control panel
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N
O
Press this button to turn on
the printer or put it into
power save mode
AVE
S
Press this button
to save photos
from a memory
card to your
computer
ENU
M
Press this button
to view the
printer menu
ZOOM +/ZOOM –
Press Zoom + to enter Zoom
mode, or press Zoom – to enter
9-up view mode and view nine
photos on the printer’s LCD
screen at a time
printer menu
LCD screen
Use this screen to view your
photos and menu options
S
ELECT PHOTOS
Use the arrows to
scroll through the
photos on a memory
card, scroll through
the menu options, or
position the crop box
RINT
P
Press this button to print
selected photos from a
memory card
OK
Press this button to
select the current
photo, to answer
questions on the LCD
screen, or to select
menu options
C
ANCEL
Press this button to
deselect photos, to
exit a menu, or to
stop an action you
have requested
COPIES
Press this button to
select the number
of copies you want
to print
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Press the MENU button on the printer’s control panel to access the printer menu.
To navigate the printer menu:
•Press the S
ELECT PHOTOS or button to scroll through the menu options
displayed on the printer’s LCD screen.
•Press the OK button to open a menu or select an option.
•Press the C
ANCEL button to return to the previous menu.
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printer menu structure
Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/options
Change layout Select Layout:
• 1 photo
• 2 photos
• 4 photos
Print special Print all
Print range Select beginning of range:
Select end of range:
Print new
Print index
Enhance image Photo brightness (select –3 to +3; no change is 0)
Add frame Select pattern:
Select color:
Add color effect Choose color effect:
•Black & white
•Sepia
•Antique
• No effect (default)
Tools Slide show
Print quality Print quality:
Print test page
Clean cartridge Continue to second level cleaning?
Calibrate printer
Preferences After printing After printing, deselect all photos:
# of copies Set default number of copies:
• Best (default)
•Normal
Continue to third level cleaning?
•Always
•Never
•Ask (default)
(select 1 to 99; default is 1)
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Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/options
Preferences
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previous page)
Photo layout Set default photo layout:
•Ask (default)
•1 photo
• 2 photos
• 4 photos
Video print Set default video print frames:
• 9 per page (default)
•16 per page
•25 per page
Add date/time Date/time stamp:
• Date and time
• Date only
• Off (default)
Borderless Turn borderless printing:
•On (default)
•Off
Exif printing Turn Exif printing:
• On (default)
•Off
Improve contrast Turn improve contrast:
•On (default)
•Off
Extend colors Turn extend colors:
•On
• Off (default)
Camera selections Unmark camera selected photos:
•Always
•Never
•Ask (default)
Restore defaults Restore original factory preferences:
•Yes
•No
Language Select language:
Select country/region:
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For detailed information about each of the options listed in the printer menu, see
the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the Printer Help,
see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 1.
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paper information
Type Size Purpose
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Photo paper 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) Printing photos
You can print on photo paper, plain paper, or index cards. Your printer supports
the following paper types and sizes:
Photo paper with tab 4 x 6 inches with 0.5 inch tab (10 x
15 cm with 1.25 cm tab)
Index cards 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) Printing drafts, calibration pages,
Hagaki cards 4 x 5.5 inches (100 x 140 mm) Printing photos
A6 cards 4.13 x 5.8 inches (105 x 148 mm) Printing photos
L-size cards 3.5 x 5 inches (90 x 127 mm) Printing photos
L-size cards with tab 3.5 x 5 inches with 0.5 inch tab (90
x 127 mm with 12.5 mm tab)
Printing borderless photos
and test pages
Printing borderless photos
load paper
1 Open the paper tray door.
2 Place a stack of paper on the paper tray and slide it underneath the output
guide.
– The printer prints on the side of the paper that is facing up. If you are
using photo paper, load the paper with the glossy side up. If you are
using tabbed paper, load the paper into the paper tray so the tab
feeds into the printer first.
– Load 10 to 20 sheets of photo paper or index cards.
– Use one type and size of paper at
a time. Do not mix paper types or
sizes in the paper tray.
3 Move the paper width guide on the
paper tray to fit close to the left edge
of the paper without bending the
paper. This helps the paper feed
straight into the printer.
Tip: With paper other than HP
premium plus photo paper, you may
experience paper feeding or ejecting
problems. Try loading fewer sheets of
paper at a time and make sure the
edges of the paper stack are lined up.
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Output guidePaper width guide
print cartridge information
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Your HP Photosmart 240 Series printer can print color and black and white
photos. HP provides two types of print cartridges so you can choose the best print
cartridge for your project.
For the highest quality photos, follow these guidelines:
To print... Use...
Color photos HP #57 (C6657A) tri-color print cartridge
Black and white photos HP #59 (C9359A) photo gray print cartridge
(available Fall 2003)
Caution! Check that you are using the correct print cartridge. Also, note that
HP does not recommend modifying or refilling HP print cartridges. Damage
that results from modifying or refilling HP print cartridges is not covered by
HP’s warranty.
install or replace the print cartridge
1 If the printer is off, press the ON button on the printer’s control panel.
2 Take the new print cartridge out of its
package and pull the tab to remove
the plastic tape. Be sure to install the
print cartridge immediately after
removing the tape; ink nozzles
exposed longer than one minute may
dry out and cause printing problems
later. Once the tape is removed, do
not attempt to replace it.
Caution! Do not touch the ink nozzles
or the copper contacts on the print
cartridge. Touching these parts may
cause the print cartridge to fail.
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Ink nozzles
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3 Open the print cartridge door.
Note: For instructions on removing
a print cartridge, see remove the
print cartridge on page 10.
Note: The red On/Attention light
flashes when the print cartridge
door is open.
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