HP Photosmart 7700 - Manual

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 2 find 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 Setup Guide contains quick and easy instructions to help you set up your pri...

basics guide get started 3 what’s in the box Your printer box contains the following items: Note: Some contents may vary by country and region. 1 The HP Photosmart 7700 Series printer 2 A photo paper storage bag 3 The HP Photosmart 7700 Series Setup Guide 4 TThe HP Photosmart 7700 Series Basics Guid...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 4 printer parts front back Photo tray slider Move this slider to engage or disengage the photo tray Photo tray Lift the paper catch to load photo paper in the photo tray LCD screen Use this screen to view your photos and menu options Out tray Remove this tray to l...

basics guide get started 5 control panel Tip: Press and hold a button to change its value rapidly. For example, press and hold the S ELECT P HOTOS button to move rapidly through the photos on a memory card. indicator lights S AVE Press this button to save photos from a memory card to your computer P...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 6 input bay menu structure Use this section to review options that are available from the main menu on your printer’s LCD screen. To access the menu options, press the M ENU button on the printer’s control panel.For more information about submenu options, see the ...

basics guide get started 7 paper information You can print on a wide variety of paper types and sizes, from index cards and photo paper to envelopes and transparencies. For best results, use paper designed specifically for your projects. For example, if you are printing a photo, be sure to print on ...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 8 Your printer supports the following paper tray accessories that you can purchase separately: – Automatic Two-Sided Printing Accessory (HP C8955A) for double-sided printing – 250-sheet plain paper tray (HP Q3447A), which holds a half ream of plain paper load pape...

basics guide get started 9 4 Adjust the paper width guide and the paper length guide to fit close to the edges of the paper without bending the paper. This adjustment helps the paper feed straight into the printer. 5 Lower the paper catch. 6 Pull out the photo tray slider until it stops. This action...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 10 5 Adjust the photo tray paper length guide and paper width guide to fit close to the edges of the paper without bending the paper. This adjustment helps the paper feed straight into the printer. 6 Lower the paper catch. 7 Push the photo tray slider forward unti...

basics guide get started 11 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. You can interchange the f...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 12 5 If you are replacing a print cartridge, slide out the old print cartridge and recycle or discard it. Note: For information about recycling print cartridges, go to www.hp.com/ recycle . 6 Take the new print cartridge out of its package. 7 Grasp the pink tab an...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 1 14 print cartridge storage The print cartridge protector is designed to keep your print cartridge from drying out when it is not being used. Whenever you remove a print cartridge from the printer, store it in the print cartridge protector that came with your print...

2 basics guide 15 set the defaults on your printer Your printer comes with default settings for features such as number of copies to print, photo size, language setting for the LCD screen, and other settings. You can change these settings to your preferences using the printer’s control panel. Note: ...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 2 16 set the number of copies By default, your printer prints one copy of each photo. You can set the printer to print up to 99 copies of each photo. This setting applies whenever you select photos and press the OK button to print them. You can override this setting...

basics guide set the defaults on your printer 17 Note: Combo prints five photos on one sheet—two photos at 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) and three photos at 2.5 x 3.25 inch (6 x 8 cm). The default size applies whenever you select photos and print them by pressing the OK button. You can override the defaul...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 2 18 set paper detection The printer automatically detects the paper size and type by scanning the paper in the In tray or the photo tray. You can set the printer to ask for the paper size and type each time you print by turning the paper detection sensor off. By de...

basics guide set the defaults on your printer 19 revert to the factory default settings If you made adjustments to the default settings, you can reset the printer to the original factory settings at any time. To revert to the factory default settings, follow these steps. Note: The language and count...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 2 20 set print quality When printing photos, you can change the print quality from the control panel. Best quality is the default print quality and produces the best quality prints. Normal quality conserves ink and prints faster. To change the print quality, follow ...

3 basics guide 21 print from a memory card It’s easy to print high-quality photos for yourself, family, and friends. If your digital camera uses a memory card to store photos, you can insert the memory card into the printer to print your photos. Messages on the printer’s LCD screen guide you through...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 22 supported file formats You can print certain file formats directly from the memory card. If your digital camera supports file formats that are not supported by your printer, you must first save the photos to your computer and then print them using a software ap...

basics guide print from a memory card 23 Note: If you have camera-selected photos stored on the memory card, a message appears on the LCD screen asking if you want to print the camera- selected photos. For more information, see print camera-selected photos on page 31 and unmark camera-selected photo...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 24 Secure Digital Bottom left slot • Label faces up and angled corner is on the right• Metal contacts face down SmartMedia Upper portion of the top right double slot • Angled corner is on the left, and if the label has an arrow, the arrow points toward the printer...

basics guide print from a memory card 25 remove a memory card Use the procedures in this section to safely remove the memory card from the printer’s memory card slot. Caution! Do not pull out the memory card while the memory card light is blinking. A blinking light means that the printer is accessin...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 26 decide which photos to print or to send via e-mail You can decide which photos to print or send via E-mail by viewing the photos on the printer's LCD screen, printing a photo index page, or by printing a proof sheet. You can view the photos on the printer’s LCD...

basics guide print from a memory card 27 3 Use the arrows on the S ELECT P HOTOS button to scroll through the photos. 4 Press the Z OOM + button to view the highlighted photo in normal view mode Note: At this point, you can enhance the photo, rotate the photo, or change the default settings for the ...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 28 print a proof sheet A proof sheet, which may be several pages long, shows thumbnail views of all the photos stored on the memory card. A proof sheet is different than a photo index page because it provides spaces for you to select photos to print, specify the n...

basics guide print from a memory card 29 Once the proof sheet has printed, you can mark the proof sheet to indicate the photos you want to print, the size of the photos, and the number of photo copies you want to print. You can then scan the proof sheet into the printer, and the printer will print t...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 30 select a photo Once you have decided which photos on your memory card you want to print, you can use the printer’s control panel to select those photos for printing. For more information, see decide which photos to print or to send via e-mail on page 26. 1 Inse...

basics guide print from a memory card 31 print unmarked photos on a memory card Unmarked digital photos are standard digital photos that you stored on the memory card but have not marked for printing. Not all digital cameras allow you to mark your photos for printing. 1 Insert a memory card into the...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 3 32 print new photos The P RINT N EW P HOTOS button allows you to print all photos on a memory card that have not previously been printed from the memory card.Each time you insert a memory card into the printer’s memory card slot and print photos using the printer’...

4 basics guide 33 print from the direct-printing port For quick and easy printing, your printer allows you to connect a notebook computer or an HP direct-printing digital camera to the direct-printing port located on the front of the printer.To print using the direct-printing port, you must first in...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 4 34 3 When you connect your digital camera to the printer, a Print Setup menu appears on the camera’s LCD screen. Use this menu to:– Change the photos you have selected for printing– Select the paper type– Select the paper size 4 When you are ready to print, follow...

basics guide print from the direct-printing port 35 connect your notebook computer to the direct-printing port For quick and easy printing, your printer allows you to connect a notebook computer to the direct-printing port located in the front of the printer. To print from your notebook computer: 1 ...

5 basics guide 37 print from your computer You can use your printer with Windows PC or Macintosh software applications that allow printing.If you already know how to use a printer with your computer, you are ready to begin printing as usual. If you are new to printing, or if you have questions, use ...

basics guide print from your computer 39 1 Open the photo in a software application and from the File menu, select Print . 2 On the Print dialog box, click Properties or Preferences to access the HP Photosmart Series printing properties. If the software application you are using does not have a Prop...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 5 40 hp photosmart printer icon Use the HP Photosmart printer icon in the Windows taskbar to open the HP Photosmart Series Properties dialog box, select a default printer, or open the HP Photosmart Series Toolbox.• When you click the printer icon, the printing prope...

basics guide print from your computer 41 hp photosmart memory card icon Use the HP Photosmart memory card icon to determine the status of your printer, access the files stored on your memory card, and display connection messages on your computer screen.The appearance of the icon tells you the status...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 5 42 print from your Macintosh Before you begin, make sure your printer is connected to your computer, the printer software that came in the box is installed, and there is paper in the printer. For more information about setup, see the HP Photosmart Setup Guide that...

6 basics guide 45 troubleshooting Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. This chapter answers frequently asked questions and contains information about the following topics:• hardware problems • printing problems • error messages For more troubleshooting information a...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 6 46 printing problems Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support . Note: HP recommends using a USB cable of less than 10 feet (3 meters) in length to minimize injected noise du...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 6 50 error messages Before contacting HP support, read this section for troubleshooting tips or go to the online support services at www.hp.com/support . Message Problem Solution P APER JAM . C LEAR JAM THEN PRESS OK. The paper jammed while printing. 1 Turn off the ...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 6 52 D ATA WAS NOT RECEIVED . ORN O RESPONSE FROM COMPUTER . The printer did not receive the data that the computer sent to it. Try the following:• Make sure the USB cable is securely attached to both the computer and the USB port on the back of the printer. • Verif...

7 basics guide 53 specifications This chapter lists recommended papers for your printer and provides selected printer specifications. Note: For a complete list of printer specifications and system requirements, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. recommended paper For a list of available HP-designed...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 7 54 printer specifications Connectivity, maximum HP JetDirect External Print Servers: 175x, 310x, 380x Connectivity, standard USB: Front and back ports Windows 98, 2000 Professional, ME, XP Home, and XP ProfessionalMac OS 9 v9.1 or later, OS X v10.1 through 10.2 Im...

basics guide specifications 55 Media sizes, standard Photo paper 3 x 3 inches to 8.5 x 14 inches (76 x 76 mm to 216 x 356 mm) Plain paper Letter, 8.5 x 11 inches (216 x 280 mm)Legal, 8.5 x 14 inches (216 x 356 mm)Executive, 7.5 x 10 inches (190 x 254 mm)A4, 8.27 x 11.7 inches (210 x 297 mm)A5, 5.8 x...

hp photosmart 7700 series chapter 7 56 Media types Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, and banner)EnvelopesTransparenciesLabelsCards (index, greeting, Hagaki, A6, L-size)Iron-on transfers Memory cards CompactFlash Type I and II IBM MicrodriveMultiMediaCardSecure DigitalSmartMediaSony Memory SticksxD-Pictur...

basics guide 57 index B borderless printing, 17 problems, 46 C camera-selected photos print, 31 unmark, 18 control panel, 5 copies set number of copies, 16 D default settings, 19 DPOF, 18 print camera-selected photos, 31 E error messages, 50 H hardware problems, 45 hp photosmart printer help print, ...

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