HP PhotoSmart 7260 User Manual
hp photosmart
7200 series
reference guide
hp photosmart 7200 series
contents
1 welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
what’s in the box?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
memory card slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
print cartridge information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
supported print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
install or replace print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
calibrate the print cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 print from a memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
supported memory cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
insert a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
use the hp photosmart 7200 series assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
print from a memory card using the control panel . . . . . . . . . . 13
print 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
print a photo collage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
print camera-selected photos using the control panel. . . . . . 14
3 installation troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 support and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
hp phone support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
printer specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
hardware services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
software services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
limited warranty statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
environmental statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
protecting the environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ozone production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
energy consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
paper use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
material safety data sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
recycling program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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regulatory statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
copyrights and trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
hp photosmart 7200 seriesii
welcome
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Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 7200 Series printer! With your new
photo printer, you can print beautiful photos, save photos to your computer, and
create fun and easy projects.
find more information
Your new printer comes with the following documentation to help you get started
and take full advantage of your printer’s capabilities:
• Setup Guide—The HP Photosmart 7200 Series Setup Guide contains quick
and easy instructions to help you set up your printer and install the printer
software.
• Reference Guide—The HP Photosmart 7200 Series Reference Guide is the
booklet you are reading. The Reference Guide provides an overview of
your printer, installation troubleshooting information, selected printer
specifications, warranty information, and support information.
• HP Photosmart Printer Help—The HP Photosmart Printer Help describes
how to use the more advanced features of your new printer. The Printer
Help includes information about printer care and maintenance, printing
and saving photos using your computer, advanced troubleshooting, and
error messages.
After you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software on your
computer, you can view and print the HP Photosmart Printer Help.
Note: If you are using a Windows
Photosmart Printer Help in Arabic, Croatian, Estonian, Hebrew, Latvian,
Lithuanian, or Slovak, insert the CD labeled “User’s Guide” that came in the
box with your printer.
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PC, and you want to install the HP
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.
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– Macintosh
select your language, then double-click the photosmart 7260.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.
reference guide 1
: Insert the HP Photosmart CD. In the User Docs folder,
chapter 1
what’s in the box?
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Your printer box contains the following items:
1 HP Photosmart 7200 Series printer
2 Photo paper storage bag
3 HP Photosmart 7200 Series Setup Guide
4 HP Photosmart 7200 Series Reference Guide
5 HP Photosmart CD (some countries or regions may have more than one
CD)
6 HP #57 tri-color print cartridge and HP #58 photo print cartridge
7 Print cartridge protector
8 Photo cassette
9 Power supply (may vary in appearance or have an additional power cord)
Note: Some contents may vary by country or region.
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printer overview
This section describes the front and back of your printer, the control panel, the
indicator lights, and the memory card slots.
front
welcome
back
Top cover
Lift this cover to access
the removable photo
cassette
Control panel
Use these buttons to
print or save photos
Rear access door
Remove this door to
clear a paper jam
Main cover
Lift this cover to extend the
paper trays and access
the print cartridges
In tray
Place paper or
envelopes in this tray
for printing
USB port
Use this port to
connect the
printer to your
computer
Out tray
Use this tray to catch
your printed photos
or documents
Power cord connection
Use this port to connect the
power cord included with
the printer
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control panel
C
ANCEL
Direct-printing port
Use this port to
connect a notebook
computer or an HP
direct-printing digital
camera to the printer
ON
S
AVE
PRINT 4 X 6 PHOTOS
PRINT PHOTO
OLLAGE
C
See the following table for a description of the button functions.
Button Description
ON
Press this button to turn the printer on or off.
SAVE
Press this button to save the contents of the memory card
to your computer.
PRINT 4 X 6 PHOTOS
Use this button to print 4 x 6 inch photos:
• Press this button to print all photos or all cameraselected photos on the memory card.
•Press and hold this button to print all photos on a
memory card that have not been previously printed
from the control panel.
• Press this button to continue printing after resolving a
printing error.
• Press this button to continue printing after reloading
paper.
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Button Description
indicator lights
welcome
PRINT PHOTO COLLAGE
Use this button to print photo collage pages:
Note: A photo collage prints four images on 4 x 6 inch
paper or nine images on 8.5 x 11 inch paper.
• Press this button to print all photos or all camera-
selected photos on the memory card on photo
collage pages.
•Press and hold this button to print on photo collage
pages all photos on a memory card that have not
been previously printed from the control panel.
• Press this button to continue printing after resolving a
printing error.
• Press this button to continue printing after reloading
paper.
CANCEL
Use this button to stop a process:
• Press this button to stop printing.
• Press this button to stop saving images from the
memory card to your computer.
• Press this button to skip printing camera-selected
photos on a memory card so you can print unmarked
photos.
Print cartridge status light
Green
A print cartridge is low on ink
Red
One of the print cartridges is not
installed correctly or has failed
Printer status light
Off
The printer is off
Green
The printer is on
Blinking (Green)
The printer is busy
Blinking (Red)
The printer requires attention
Memory card light
Off
There is no memory card
inserted
Green
The memory card is inserted
correctly
Blinking (Green)
Information is being
transmitted between the
memory card and the printer
or computer
Blinking (Red)
There is a problem with the
memory card or more than
one memory card is inserted
into a memory card slot
Blinking (Red then Green)
after pressing the P
button
There are no photos on the
memory card
RINT
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memory card slots
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Memory Stick
Sony
memory card slot
You ca n i n ser t a
supported Sony
Memory Stick
memory card into
this slot
MultiMediaCard™/Secure Digital™
memory card slot
You c a n insert a Mu l t i M e d iaCard
memory card or a Secure Digital
memory card into this slot
print cartridge information
Your HP Photosmart 7200 Series printer prints in color and in black and white.
HP provides a range of print cartridges so that you can choose the best print
cartridges for your project.
supported print cartridges
SmartMedia
Card
You c a n i n sert a
SmartMedia memory card
into the upper portion of
this slot or an xD-Picture
Card memory card into
the lower-right portion of
this slot
CompactFlash™/IBM® Microdrive
memory card slot
You can insert a CompactFlash or an
IBM Microdrive memory card into this
slot
™
™
/xD-Picture
memory card slot
Installing a print cartridge that is not in this table may invalidate your printer
warranty.
To print... Use these print cartridges...
Color or black and
white documents
HP #57 (C6657A)—Tri-color print cartridge
and
HP #56 (C6656A)—Black print cartridge
Color photos HP #57 (C6657A)—Tri-color print cartridge
and
HP #58 (C6658A)—Photo print cartridge
When you install a print cartridge, match the number on the print cartridge to
the number on the inside of the main cover. The printer holds two print cartridges
at a time.
Caution! Check that you are using the correct print cartridges. 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.
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