HP (Hewlett-Packard) 320 series manual

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    HP Photosmar t 3 20 series R efer ence Guide English[...]

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    Copyrights and trademarks © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Notice The only warranties for HP products and services are se[...]

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    Contents 1 Welcome ....................... .................................. ................................ .......................3 Find more information....................... ........ ............................... ...............................3 What's in the box........... .............. .............. ............ ............ .....[...]

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    2 HP Photosmart 320 series[...]

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    1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 320 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 320 series Setup Guide explains how to set up the printer an[...]

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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 pa[...]

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    Rear of printer 1 USB port Use this port to connect the printer to a computer or to an HP direct-printing digital camera. 2 Power cord connection Connect the power cord here. Indicator lights 1 On light – Green: printer is on – Green and flashing: printer is busy – Red and flashing: printer requires attention 2 Memory Card light The light ind[...]

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    View photos and menus here. 6 Cancel Press to deselect photos, exit a menu, or stop an action. 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 sele[...]

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    Internal battery compartment 1 Cover of the battery compartment Open this cover on the bottom of the printer to insert the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery. 2 HP Photosmart Internal Battery (Model number: Q5599A) A fully-charged battery has sufficient charge to print approximately 75 photos. You must purchase the battery separately. 3 Intern[...]

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    A ccessory name Description HP Photosmart Automobile DC Adapter The HP Photosmart Automobile DC Adapter lets you plug into your automobile for backup power and to recharge an optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery inserted in the printer. (Model: Q3448A) HP Photosmart Carrying Case for Compact Printers The lightweight, durable HP Photosmart Carryi[...]

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    For a more detailed explanation of the options on the printer menu, see the HP Photosmart 320 series User Guide PDF available on the software CD that came with the printer. Printer menu structure Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Tools Print quality Print quality: ● Best (default) ● Normal Print sample page Print test[...]

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    Top level menu Submenus/options Additional submenus/ options Preferences Smart focus Smart focus: ● On (default) ● Off Digital flash Digital Flash: ● On ● Off (default) Date/time Date/time stamp: ● Date/time ● Date only ● Off (default) Colorspace Choose colorspace: ● Adobe RGB ● sRGB ● Auto-select (default) Borderless Turn borde[...]

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    Paper information You can print on photo paper, plain paper, or index cards. The printer supports the following paper types and sizes: Type Size Purpose Photo paper 10 x 15 cm with or without 1.25 cm tab (4 x 6 inch with or without 0.5 inch tab) Printing photos Index cards 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) Printing drafts, alignment pages, and test pages Hag[...]

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    Print cartridge information Your HP Photosmart 320 series printer can print color and black-and-white photos. HP provides different types of print cartridges so you can choose the best cartridge for your project. The cartridge number varies by country/region. Choose the correct cartridge number for your country/region. For optimum printing results,[...]

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    results from modifying or refilling HP cartridges is not covered by the HP w arranty. For best print quality, HP recommends that you install all retail print cartridges before the date stamped on the box. Insert or replace the print cartridge Remove the pink tape Do not touch here Prepare the printer and cartridge 1 Make sure the power is on and yo[...]

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    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 [...]

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    2 Printing with your new printer 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 read[...]

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    Step 2: Selecting photos Selecting a photo Caution Inserting a memory card incorrectly can damage the card and the printer. For more information on memory cards, see Inserting memory cards . 2 When the printer prompts you to choose a print page layout, use or to highlight the desired layout, then press OK . 3 Press or to scroll through the photos o[...]

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    Supported file formats The printer can recognize and print the following file formats directly from a memory card: JPEG, uncompressed TIFF, Motion JPEG AVI, Motion-JPEG QuickTime, and 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 mo[...]

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    Selecting photos You can select one or more photos to print using the printer control panel. Select a photo 1 Insert a memory card. 2 Press or to highlight the print photo layout you want to use, then press OK . 3 Press or to navigate to the photo you want to print. Tip To move quickly through the photos, press and hold or . 4 Press OK to select th[...]

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    To print camera-selected photos 1 Insert a memory card that contains camera-selected (DPOF) photos. 2 Select Yes when the printer asks you whether you want to print the camera- selected photos, then press OK . To print from a PictBridge camera 1 Turn on the PictBridge digital camera and select the photos you want to print. 2 Make sure the camera is[...]

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    Connection type and what you need What this lets you do printer with a USB cable, see the Setup Guide . ● A computer with Internet access (to use HP Instant Share). or organize them in the HP Image Zone software. ● Share photos through HP Instant Share. ● Print directly from an HP Photosmart direct-printing digital camera to the printer. For [...]

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    3 Installing the software The printer comes with optional software you can install on a computer. This software includes: The software includes: The software What it does The HP Photosmart printer driver Lets you print from applications on your computer to the HP Photosmart 320 series printer. Online help is included. The HP Image Zone software Let[...]

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    Chapter 3 22 HP Photosmart 320 series[...]

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    4 Support and warranty This section contains information about technical support and the printer warranty. HP Customer Care If you have a problem, follow these steps: 1 Check the documentation that came with the printer. – Setup Guide : The HP Photosmart 320 series Setup Guide explains how to set up the printer and print your first photo. – Use[...]

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    ● Messages displayed on the printer screen or on the computer monitor. ● Answers to the following questions: – Has the situation you are calling about happened before? Can you recreate the situation? – Did you install any new hardware or software on your computer around the time that the situation occurred? Limited warranty statement The li[...]

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    Chapter 4 26 HP Photosmart 320 series[...]

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    5 Specifications This section lists the minimum system requirements for installing the HP Photosmart printer software, and provides selected printer specifications. For a complete list of printer specifications and system requirements, see the onscreen Help. For information about viewing the onscreen Help, see Find more information . System require[...]

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    Category Specifications TIFF 24-bit RGB packbits interleaved TIFF 8-bit gray uncompressed/packbits TIFF 8-bit palette color uncompressed/packbits TIFF 1-bit uncompressed/packbits/1D Huffman Margins Borderless printing: Top 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) ; Bottom 12.5 mm (0.50 inch); Left/right 0.0 mm (0.0 inch) Bordered printing: Top 4 mm (0.16 inch); Bottom 12[...]

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    Category Specifications Printing: 11.4 W Idle: 5.67 W Off: 4.08 W Print cartridge 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, Rus[...]

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    Plastics Plastic parts over 24 grams (0.88 ounces) are marked according to international standards that enhance the ability to identify plastics for recycling purposes at the end of the printer life. Material safety data sheets Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) can be obtained from the HP website at www.hp.com/go/ msds . Customers without Internet[...]

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    Declaration of conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’s name and address: Hewlett-Packard Company, 16399 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA 92127-1899, USA Regulatory model number: SDGOA-0406 Declares that the product: Product name: Photosmart 320 series (Q3414A) Model number(s): Photosmart 325 (Q3414A) Power adapters:[...]