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HP Photosmart 8200 series User's Guide
English
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Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its on or trip over the power cord, Copyrights and trademarks proprietor and used by Hewlett- and where the power cord will © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Packard Company under license. not be damaged. Development Company, L.P. ● If the product does not operate PictBridge and the PictBridge logo are The information contained herein is normally, see the trademarks of the Camera & Imaging subject to change without notice. troubleshooting information in Products
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This HP product contains lead in the solder, which may require special handling at the end of its life. Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union: This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
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Contents 1 Welcome................................................................................................................3 Special features .....................................................................................................3 Accessing the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help ............................................4 Printer parts ...........................................................................................................4 Available accessories .......
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Printing a self test report ...............................................................................45 Aligning the printer ........................................................................................ 46 Printing a sample page .................................................................................46 Updating the software ..........................................................................................46 Storing and transporting the printer and ink cartridges
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Welcome 1 Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 8200 series printer! With this new photo printer you can print beautiful photos, save photos to a computer, and create fun and easy projects with or without a computer. This guide primarily explains how to print without connecting a computer. To learn how to print from a computer, install the printer software and view the onscreen Help. For an overview of using a computer and the printer together, see Printing from a computer. For infor
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Chapter 1 Accessing the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help After you have installed the HP Photosmart printer software on a computer, you can view the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help: ● Windows PC: From the Start menu, select Programs (in Windows XP, select All Programs) > HP > Photosmart 8200 series > Photosmart Help. ● Macintosh: Select Help > Mac Help in the Finder, then select Help Center > HP Image Zone Help > HP Photosmart Printer Help. Printer parts Front of printer 1 On: Pr
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Main and Output trays 1 Paper-width guide: Adjust this guide to fit close to the edge of the paper in the Main tray. 2 Output tray: Use this tray to catch your printouts. Remove this tray to access the Photo tray. 3 Output tray extender: Pull towards you to extend the Output tray to catch your printouts. 4 Main tray: Pull out this tray and load plain paper, transparencies, envelopes, or other media for printing. 5 Main tray release: Pull toward you to extend the Main tray. 6 Paper-length guide:
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Chapter 1 Control panel 1 On: Turn on the printer or put it into power save mode. 2 Instant Share: Send the currently selected photo(s) to the HP Instant Share function of the HP Image Zone software (when connected to a computer). 3 Photo tray: Select the correct tray for the next print job sent from the control panel. When the blue light is on, the printer selects paper from the Photo tray. When the light is off, the printer selects paper from the Main tray. 4 Layout: Select the print layout f
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Indicator lights 1 On light: Solid blue if the printer is on, otherwise it is off. 2 Photo tray light: When this light is on, the printer uses paper from the Photo tray. When this light is off, the printer uses paper from the Main tray. Press the button to select the desired tray. 3 Memory Card light: Solid blue if a memory card is inserted, flashes if the printer is accessing a memory card, off if no memory card is inserted or if more than one card is inserted. 4 Print light: Solid blue when th
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Chapter 1 (continued) Accessory name Description ® The HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapter goes into the camera port on the front of the printer. This adapter lets you use Bluetooth wireless technology for printing from many Bluetooth- enabled devices, including digital cameras, camera phones, and PDAs. For more information on printing with ® HP Bluetooth wireless printer this accessory, go to www.hp.com/go/ adapter bluetooth. 1 Insert the Bluetooth adapter into the front camera port Printer
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photo, they all appear on the same page (if enough space is available). Allow photos to dry for one week before laminating. ● Edit – Remove red-eye: Select to remove red eye from the photo displayed on the printer screen. – Photo brightness: Use the Navigation arrows to increase or decrease the photo brightness. – Add frame: Use the Navigation arrows to select a pattern and a color for a frame. – Add color effect: Use the Navigation arrows to select a color effect. The color effect does not affe
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Chapter 1 – Paper loading: Select to read paper loading instructions. – Paper jams: Select to see an animation of how to clear a paper jam. – Camera connect: Select to read instructions on how to connect a PictBridge camera to the printer. ● Preferences Note Some menu options may not be available in all printer models. – SmartFocus: Select On (default) or Off. This setting improves blurred photos. – Adaptive lighting: Select On (default) or Off. This setting improves lighting and contrast. – Dat
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Getting ready to print 2 This section contains information on the following: ● Loading paper ● Inserting ink cartridges ● Inserting memory cards Loading paper Learn how to choose the right paper for your print job and how to load it into the correct tray for printing. Choosing the right paper For a list of available HP inkjet paper or to purchase supplies, go to: ● www.hpshopping.com (U.S.) ● www.hp.com/go/supplies (Europe) ● www.hp.com/jp/supply_inkjet (Japan) ● www.hp.com/paper (Asia/Pacifi
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Chapter 2 (continued) To print Use this paper print settings. It resists water, smears, fingerprints, and humidity. This paper is marked on the nonprinting corners with this symbol: Everyday photos HP Everyday Photo Paper Use this paper for general photo printing. Text documents, draft versions, test HP Premium Inkjet Paper and alignment pages This paper is the ultimate coated paper for high-resolution printing. A smooth, matte finish makes it ideal for your highest-quality documents. For guidel
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(continued) Paper type How to load Tray to load 2. Slide the paper-width and paper-length guides to their outermost positions. 3. Load paper with the side to be printed facing down. Check that the stack of paper is no higher than the top of the paper- length guide. Load paper and adjust guides inward 4. Adjust the paper-width 1 Paper-width guide and paper-length guides 2 Paper-length guide inward until they stop at the edges of the paper. 5. Push in the Main tray all the way in. 6. Make sure the
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Chapter 2 (continued) Paper type How to load Tray to load Load paper and adjust guides inward 1 Paper-width guide 2 Paper-length guide Inserting ink cartridges The first time you set up and use your HP Photosmart printer, make sure to install the ink cartridges that were shipped with your printer. The ink in these ink cartridges is specially formulated to mix with the ink in the print head assembly. Purchasing replacement ink cartridges When purchasing replacement cartridges, refer to the cart
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Caution The ink supply may become pressurized. Inserting a foreign object into the ink supply could result in ink being expelled and coming in contact with persons or property. Ink cartridge 1 Do not insert objects into these holes Caution To prevent ink loss or spillage: leave the ink cartridges installed while transporting the printer, and avoid leaving used ink cartridge(s) out of the printer for extended lengths of time. Inserting or replacing the ink cartridges 1. Make sure the powe
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Chapter 2 3. If you are replacing a cartridge, remove the old cartridge by pulling it toward you out of its slot. Recycle the old cartridge. The HP Inkjet Supplies Recycling Program is available in many countries/regions and lets you recycle used ink cartridges free of charge. For more information, go to www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/ recycle/inkjet.html. 4. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging, and while holding it by the handle, slide the ink cartridge into the emp
