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HP Photosmart 370 series Reference Guide
English
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Hewlett-Packard Company is under and where the power cord will Copyrights and trademarks license. not be damaged. © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard ● If the product does not operate PictBridge and the PictBridge logo are Development Company, L.P. normally, see the trademarks of the Camera & Imaging The information contained herein is troubleshooting information in Products Association (CIPA). subject to change without notice. the onscreen HP Photosmart Other brands and their products are Reproduc
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Contents 1 Welcome................................................................................................................2 Find more information.............................................................................................2 What's in the box....................................................................................................2 Printer overview......................................................................................................3 Available acc
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Welcome 1 Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 370 series printer! With your new, compact photo printer you can easily print beautiful photos with or without a computer. Find more information Your new printer comes with the following documentation: ● Setup Guide: The HP Photosmart 370 series Setup Guide explains how to set up the printer and print your first photo. ● User's Guide: The HP Photosmart 370 series User's Guide describes the basic features of the printer, explains how to use the
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Printer overview Front of printer 1 Control panel Control the basic functions of the printer from here. 2 Out tray (closed) Open this to print, insert a memory card, or connect a compatible digital camera. Inside front of printer 1 In tray Load paper here. 2 In tray extender Pull out to support paper. 3 Paper-width guide Move to width of current paper to position the paper properly. 4 Camera port Connect a PictBridge digital camera to this port or the optional HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapt
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Chapter 1 (continued) Indicator lights 1 Memory Card light The light indicates the memory card status. See Using memory cards. 2 On light – Green: printer is on – Green and flashing: printer is busy – Red and flashing: printer requires attention Control panel 1 Menu Press to access the printer menu. 2 Delete Press to delete the currently selected photo from a memory card. 3 Print Press to print selected photos from a memory card. 4 Cancel Press to deselect photos, exit a menu, or stop an action.
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(continued) Idle screen 1 Battery indicator Displays the charge level of the HP Photosmart Internal battery, if installed. 2 Ink level indicator Displays the ink level of the print cartridge. Select Photos screen 1 Selection box Displays a check mark if photo is selected. 2 Copies Displays number of copies to be printed of the current photo. 3 Index number Displays index number of current photo and total number of photos on the inserted memory card. Internal battery compartment 1 Cover of the ba
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Chapter 1 Available accessories There are several accessories available for the HP Photosmart 370 series printer that enhance its portability for printing anywhere, anytime. The appearance of the accessories may vary from what is shown. Accessory name Description The HP Photosmart Internal Battery lets you take the printer with you wherever you go. (Model: Q5599A) HP Photosmart Internal Battery The HP Photosmart Automobile DC Adapter lets you plug into your automobile for backup power and to rec
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Printer menu Press Menu on the printer control panel to access the printer menu. To navigate the printer menu: ● Press Select Photos or to scroll through the menu options displayed on the printer screen. Menu items that are not accessible are grayed out. ● Press OK to open a menu or select an option. ● Press Cancel to exit the current menu. Note You cannot access the printer menu while you are viewing photos in 9-up view mode on the printer screen. Press Zoom to exit 9-up view mode and return
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Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Print quality Print quality: ● Best (default) ● Normal Print test page Clean cartridge Continue to second level cleaning? ● Yes ● No Continue to third level cleaning? ● Yes ● No Align cartridge Bluetooth Device address Device address: The Bluetooth menu Device name (You can select a device options are needed if you name for the printer that equip the printer with the appears on other devic
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Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options know the device address can print to it. (You can set the Bluetooth-equipped printer to be visible or invisible to other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology by changing this accessibility option.) Security level Security Level: ● Low (The printer does not require users of other devices with Bluetooth wireless technology to enter the printer passkey) ● High Help Cartridges Print Cartridge Help:
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Chapter 1 Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options compatible digital camera to the printer) Preferences Smart focus Smart focus: ● On (default) ● Off Digital flash Digital Flash: ● On (default) ● Off Date/time Date/time stamp: ● Date/time ● Date only ● Off (default) Colorspace Choose colorspace: ● Adobe RGB ● sRGB ● Auto-select (default) Borderless Turn borderless printing: ● On ● Off (default) After printing After printing, deselect all ph
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Printer menu structure (continued) Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Demo state Turn demo state: ● On (default) ● Off Auto-save Turn auto-save: ● On (default) ● Off The default setting tells the printer to transfer all photos from a memory card to the computer, whenever you first insert a card. The printer must be connected to a computer where you have already installed the HP Photosmart software. Preview animation Turn preview animation: ● On (default) ● Off Video enh
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Chapter 1 (continued) Type Size Purpose Hagaki cards 100 x 140 mm (4 x 5.5 Printing photos inch) A6 cards 105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.8 Printing photos inch) L-size cards 90 x 127 mm with or Printing photos without 12.5 mm tab (3.5 x 5 inch with or without 0.5 inch tab) Load paper Paper type How to load 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 1 Open the In tray as inch) photo paper far as it will go. Index cards 2 Load up to 20 sheets L-size cards of paper with the print Hagaki cards side or glossy side facing towards yo
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Use the right print cartridge To print… Insert this print cartridge in the cartridge cradle Full-color photos Tri-color (7 ml) HP #95 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #135 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #343 (Western Europe), #855 (China, India) Tri-color (14 ml) HP #97 (North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific), #134 (Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa, Japan), #344 (Western Europe), #857 (China, India) Black and white photos Gray Photo HP #100 (wo
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Chapter 1 Insert or replace the print cartridge Prepare the printer and cartridge 1 Make sure the power is on and you have removed the cardboard from inside the printer. 2 Open the print cartridge access door of the printer. 3 Remove the bright pink tape from the cartridge. Remove the pink tape Do not touch here Insert the cartridge 1 If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and pull outward on the cartridge in the cradle to remove it. 2 Hold the replacement cartridge with the label on top. S
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Insert or replace the print cartridge (continued) Each time you install or replace a print cartridge, a message appears on the printer screen asking you to load plain paper so the printer can align the cartridge. This ensures high-quality prints. Align the cartridge 1 Load paper in the In tray and press OK. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to align the cartridge. See Align the cartridge. When you are not using a print cartridge Whenever you remove a print cartridge from the printer, store it i
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Printing with your new printer 2 It's easy to print high-quality photos for yourself, family, and friends. This section provides you with a quick start to printing, as well as detailed instructions on using memory cards, selecting photos, and more. Quick start Printing photos is as easy as 1-2-3! Here's how you do it. Step 1: Getting ready to print 1 Install the print cartridge. See Print cartridge information. a Unpack the print cartridge and remove the tape. Do not touch the copper-colored con
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(continued) Step 2: Selecting photos Caution Inserting a memory card incorrectly can damage the card and the printer. For more information on memory cards, see Inserting memory cards. 2 Press or to scroll through the Selecting a photo photos on the card. 3 Press OK to select a photo that you want to print. A check mark appears in the left corner of the photo on the printer screen. For more information about selecting photos, see Selecting photos. Step 3: Printing ➔ Press Print to print the sel
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Chapter 2 MPEG-1. If your digital camera saves photos and video clips in other file formats, save the files to your computer and print them using a software application. For more information, see the onscreen Help. Inserting memory cards After you take pictures with a digital camera, remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into the printer. Caution Do not pull out a memory card while the Memory Card light is flashing. Removing a card while it is being accessed can damage the printer
