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hp photosmart 230

basics guide

get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

paper information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

print cartridge information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

use the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

use your printer with a digital camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

print from a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

print camera-selected photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

print a test page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

printer problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

printing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

contents

index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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welcome

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.

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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 — Contains quick and easy instructions in poster format to help you set up your printer and install the printer software.

• Basics Guide — Includes a quick reference guide to help you get acquainted with your new printer. Describes how to use the basic features of your printer and provides troubleshooting information.

• Software Setup & Product Support booklet — Explains how to install and set up the software that comes with your printer. Contains software troubleshooting information, describes how to get support from www.hp.com, and explains how to contact HP Support and Services.

• HP Photosmart Printer Help — Provides online support for using the more advanced features of your new printer. Includes information on printer care and maintenance as well as a section on advanced troubleshooting and error messages.

After you have installed the HP Photosmart 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, choose Programs, Hewlett-Packard, Photosmart

Printer 130, 230, 7150, 7345, 7350, 7550, and HP Photo & Imaging Director. From

the HP Photo & Imaging Director, click Help.

• Macintosh: Insert the CD that came with your printer. Click on the User Docs folder,

select your language, then click the photosmart 230.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: From the File menu, select Print, or click Print in the top navigation bar of

the browser.

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quick reference

Printing photos is easy! Load photo paper, install the print cartridge, insert a memory card containing photos, then...

Ready...

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Press the L R

arrow to

IGHT

EFT

navigate to each photo you want to print, then press the OK button to select it. Try it!

Tip: Press the U

arrow to view

OWN

selected photos only.

Arrow keys

OK button

Set...

Press the S

button

IZE

to change the printed size of each photo.

Press the C

OPIES

button to change the number of printed copies.

Print!

Press the P

RINT

button and enjoy your photos!

Tip: Press the M

ENU

button and scroll to print photo index pages, ranges of photos, or all photos at once.

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To print... Use this paper...

borderless photos glossy photo paper with tab

4 x 6.5 inch (10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab)

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photos with a border on the bottom edge

test and calibration pages

glossy photo paper without tab 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm)

plain index cards 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm)

There is a difference between

index cards

and

photo index pages

Index card = card-weight paper

Use plain 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) index cards to print test and calibration pages.

There is a difference between

You can print on these paper sizes:

• 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm)

• 4 x 6 inch with 0.5 in. tab (10 x 15 cm with 1.25 cm tab)

paper size

Photo index page = a print showing numbered “thumbnails” of the photos on your memory card.

Print a photo index page to help you select the photos you want to print.

and

photo size

You can print these photo sizes:

• 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm)

• Wallet

• Thumbnail

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printer parts

front

Control panel (for more information, see “control panel” on page 11)

Paper tray door

Print cartridge door

paper tray door open

CompactFlash memory card slot

MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital memory card slot

Memory card light

Paper width guide

SmartMedia memory card slot

Memory Stick memory card slot

Output guide

Paper tray

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back

USB port

Rear paper path

Power adapter connection

control panel

OPIES

Use this button to change the number of copies you want to print

OWER

Use this button to turn the printer on or off

OOM

Use this button to enlarge or crop a photo

EFT

, R

OWN

IGHT

, UP,

Use these arrows to navigate through the photos on a memory card and through menu options

LCD

View photos, menu options, and printer status messages in this window

Use this button to select the current photo, to answer LCD questions, to select menu options, or to crop an enlarged photo

IZE

Use this button to change the printed photo size

ENU

Use this button to access the menu options

RINT

Use this button to print selected photos from a memory card

AVE

Use this button to save photos from a memory card

ANCEL

Use this button to deselect photos, to exit a menu, or to stop printing or saving

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paper information

You can print color photos on 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) photo paper (with or without a tear-off tab), plain paper, or index cards. For best printing results, use HP Photo Paper. HP paper can be found at most computer and office supply stores or on the Web at:

www.hpshopping.com

•

www.hp-go-supplies.com

•

www. hp.com/paper

(U.S.)

(Europe)

(Asia Pacific)

Your printer supports the following paper types:

Name or type Size Use for

HP Premium Photo Paper

4 x 6 inch (with 0.5 inch tab) 10 x 15 cm (with 1.25 cm tab)

Medium- to high-resolution photos, snapshots, photo album prints, photos to archive, and borderless photos

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HP Photo Paper 4 x 6 inch (with 0.5 inch tab)

10 x 15 cm (with 1.25 cm tab)

Index cards 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) Print cartridge calibration pages,

Other brands of photo paper

4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) A6 (105 x 148.5 mm)

Photos to share with friends, snapshots to enclose with letters and cards, reprints, digital photography, and business photos

test pages, draft prints, children’s projects, and photo index pages (to conserve photo paper)

Photos and photo index pages

As it prints, the printer pulls the paper straight through the paper slot, out the back, and then through to the front again. Be sure the rear paper path of the printer is at least 10 inches away from any obstruction.

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Output guide

Paper width guide

load paper

1 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 paper into the paper tray so the

• Load 10 to 20 sheets of photo paper or index cards. For more information, see the loading instructions that come with your photo paper.

• Use one type and size of paper at a time. Do not mix paper types or sizes in the paper tray.

2 Move the paper width guide on the paper tray to fit close to the left edge of the paper

without bending the paper. This allows the paper to feed into the printer correctly so that your photos will print straight.

With papers other than HP Premium Photo Paper, you may experience paper feeding or ejecting problems. Try loading fewer sheets of paper and be sure the paper width guide fits close to the left edge of the paper without bending the paper.

glossy side up

tab feeds into the printer first

. If you are using tabbed paper, load the

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print cartridge information

The correct print cartridge for your printer is the HP #57 (C6657A) tri-color print cartridge.

Make sure you are using the correct print cartridge (HP #57). Damage to the printer or cartridge resulting from the modification or refilling of HP print cartridges is specifically excluded from HP warranty coverage.

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You can install and remove the print cartridge while the printer is on or off. When you insert a new print cartridge for the first time, the printer automatically prints a calibration page. If you remove the print cartridge and reinsert it, another calibration page will not print.

If the printer is off when you install a print cartridge, the calibration page prints when you turn the printer on.

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