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Print cartridge status light — When this light is
green, one of the print cartridges is low on ink. When this
light flashes red, one of the print cartridges has failed.
Memory card light — When this light is on, a memory
card is inserted in one of the memory card slots. When
this light flashes green, the computer is accessing the
memory card. When this light flashes red, there is an
error.
Printer status light — When this light is on, the printer
is on. When this light flashes green, the printer is busy.
When this light flashes red, the printer requires attention.
Note: For more detailed instructions or troubleshooting
information, see the HP Photosmart Basics Guide or
HP Photosmart Printer Help.
use an optional print cartridge
Be sure to purchase an HP #56 black print cartridge
separately.
• To print text documents faster and better, replace the
photo print cartridge in the right stall with an HP #56
black print cartridge.
• To go back to printing beautiful photos, remove the
black print cartridge and reinstall the HP #58 photo
print cartridge in the right stall.
Store the unused print cartridge in
the print cartridge protector in the
print cartridge storage area in your
printer.
install the hp photosmart
printer software
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Print cartridge
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Memory card light
Printer status light
Print cartridge protector
Windows PC
1. Be sure you have completed boxes 1 through 5. If your
computer is off, turn it on.
Important: Disable virus-checking software before you
install the printer software.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive. Wait for the
files to load. The following
dialog box appears:
3. Click Next, then follow the
onscreen instructions to
install the printer software.
Macintosh
1. Be sure you have completed boxes 1
through 5. If your computer is off, turn it on.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the HP Photosmart CD icon.
4. Double-click the HP Photosmart Install icon. Follow
the onscreen instructions to install the
printer software.
5. Continue with box 7 to connect the printer to your
computer.
Windows PC: Do not connect the printer to
your computer with the USB cable until
prompted by the installation software.
Macintosh: Do not connect the printer to
your computer with the USB cable until the
software installation has finished.
Note: For more detailed installation
instructions or troubleshooting information,
see the HP Photosmart Setup & Support
Reference Guide.
Note: If the dialog box does not appear, use
Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate your
CD-ROM drive, then double-click setup.exe. The
HP Photosmart printer dialog box appears.
4.
Continue with box 7 to connect the printer to your
computer.
connect the printer to your computer
1. Purchase a USB-compliant interface cable separately.
2. Plug one end of the USB cable into your computer’s USB
port.
3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on
the back of your printer.
Note: The USB port on the front of your printer is for
connecting a HP direct-printing digital camera or
notebook computer.
Important: Be sure the printer is connected directly to your
Windows PC. Installing the printer software when the
printer is connected to the Windows PC through a USB
hub can cause errors and prevent a successful installation.
4. Continue with step 5 to finish the software installation.
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Windows PC
5. After connecting the printer to your
computer, continue following the
onscreen instructions to finish
installing the HP Photosmart printer
software and the HP Photo &
Imaging software.
At the end of the installation, the
computer may restart. When the
update software window appears,
click Check Now or Close. When
the welcome window appears,
click where it says Click here to
print a sample page to verify that
the printer and computer are setup
and communicating properly.
Macintosh
5. OS X: After connecting the printer
to your computer, select the printer
in the Print dialog box. If the
printer does not appear in the list,
select Edit Printer List to add the
printer. See the HP Photosmart
Setup & Support Reference Guide
for more information.
OS 9: After connecting the printer
to your computer, select the printer
in the Chooser. See the HP
Photosmart Setup & Support
Reference Guide for more
information.
Macintosh
Windows PC