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Chapter 2 • Photo Fix: Select to enhance your photos. ◦ On ◦ Off (default) • Red Eye Removal ◦ On (default) ◦ Off • Print quality: Select to change the print quality. Choose between Best, which produces the highest quality, Normal which uses less ink and prints faster, or Fast Normal. The default print quality depends on the paper type selected. • Paper type: Select to choose paper type. Select HP Advanced Photo Paper (default), HP Premium Photo Paper, Other, Plain or Other, Photo. • Borderless: Select to turn borderless printing On (default) or Off. When borderless printing is turned off, all pages print with a narrow white border around the outside edges of the paper. • Software Install Mode: Select On to enable the automatic installation of software. Select Off to disable the automatic installation of software. You might need to turn this off if you are using the printer with the HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit or HP Jet Direct boxes. • Demo: Select to put the printer into the demo mode. • Set Language: Select to change the language or country/region setting. Choose from Select language and Select country/region. The printer screen displays text in the language you choose. The menu lists paper sizes and other options specific to the chosen language. • Restore defaults: Select to restore printer defaults: Yes or No. Selecting Yes restores the original factory preferences. Help • Photo printing tips: Select to read tips that can help you obtain the best possible prints. • Printer features: Select to read about using the printer features. • Print from imaging devices: Select to read about printing from memory cards, PictBridge cameras, or USB flash/thumb drives. • Troubleshooting and maintenance: Select to read about troubleshooting and printer maintenance. • Getting assistance: Select to read how to obtain help with the printer. 12 Get started

Section	Page
Contents	3
HP Photosmart A530 series User Guide	7
Get started	9
How do I?	9
Find more information	9
The HP Photosmart at a glance	10
Control panel buttons and indicator lights	11
Printer menus	12
How to use the Printer menu	12
Printer menu options	13
Paper basics	15
Choose the best paper for the job	15
Load your paper	15
Print without a computer	17
Print from a memory card	17
Supported memory cards	17
Print photos from a memory card	18
Remove a memory card	19
Print from a PictBridge-certified camera or device	19
Print from a Bluetooth device	20
Creative options	21
Enhance your photos	21
Print from a computer	23
Printer software	23
Transfer photos to a computer	23
Enhance your photos	25
Change the print settings for the print job	26
Change the print quality	26
Change the paper type	27
Change the paper size	27
Print photos	28
Print borderless photos	28
Print photos with a border	29
Print postcards	30
Print panoramic photos	30
Print on index cards and other small media	31
HP Photosmart software	32
Maintenance	33
Align the print cartridge	33
Clean the print cartridge automatically	33
View estimated ink levels	34
Insert or replace the print cartridge	34
Remove ink from your skin and clothing	36
Print a test page	36
Print a sample page	36
Store the printer and print cartridge	36
Store the printer	36
Store the print cartridge	37
Troubleshooting	39
Software installation issues	39
The installation failed	39
The Found New Hardware Wizard appears when I connect the printer to a Windows computer.	40
The printer does not appear in Printers and Faxes (Windows only)	41
The installation did not start automatically	41
Printing and hardware issues	42
The printer is plugged in, but it will not turn on.	43
The printout did not appear	44
The computer and printer lost communication	44
The printer would not print when it was connected to the computer with a USB cable through another U ...	45
An Unknown device message appeared (Windows only)	46
The document or photo did not print using the selected default print settings	46
The printer did not print borderless photos	47
Could not save photos from the computer to the memory card	48
A blank page came out of the printer	48
Parts of the printed document are missing or are in the wrong place	48
Print quality is poor	48
Bluetooth printing problems	49
My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer.	50
Print quality is poor.	50
The photo printed with borders.	50
Device messages	51
Shop for ink supplies	55
HP support and warranty	57
Check the HP support Web site first	57
HP support by phone	57
Phone support period	57
Placing a call	58
After the phone support period	58
Additional warranty options	58
Specifications	59
System requirements	59
Printer specifications	59
Regulatory and environmental information	61
Regulatory notices	61
FCC statement	62
LED indicator statement	62
Noise emission statement for Germany	62
VCCI (Class B) compliance statement for users in Japan	63
Notice to users in Japan about power cord	63
Environmental product stewardship program	63
Paper use	63
Plastics	63
Material safety data sheets	63
Recycling program	64
HP inkjet supplies recycling program	64
Power consumption	64
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Households in the European Union	65
EU Declaration of Conformity	66

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•

Photo Fix

: Select to enhance your photos.

◦

Off (default)

•

Red Eye Removal

◦

On (default)

◦

Off

•

Print quality

: Select to change the print quality. Choose between

Best

, which

produces the highest quality,

Normal

which uses less ink and prints faster, or

Fast

Normal

. The default print quality depends on the paper type selected.

•

Paper type

: Select to choose paper type. Select

HP Advanced Photo Paper

(default),

HP Premium Photo Paper

Other, Plain

Other, Photo

•

Borderless

: Select to turn borderless printing

(default) or

Off

. When borderless

printing is turned off, all pages print with a narrow white border around the outside

edges of the paper.

•

Software Install Mode

: Select

to enable the automatic installation of software.

Select

Off

to disable the automatic installation of software. You might need to turn

this off if you are using the printer with the HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit or HP

Jet Direct boxes.

•

Demo

: Select to put the printer into the demo mode.

•

Set Language

: Select to change the language or country/region setting. Choose from

Select language

and

Select country/region

. The printer screen displays text in the

language you choose. The menu lists paper sizes and other options specific to the

chosen language.

•

Restore defaults

: Select to restore printer defaults:

Yes

. Selecting

Yes

restores the original factory preferences.

Help

•

Photo printing tips

: Select to read tips that can help you obtain the best possible

prints.

•

Printer features

: Select to read about using the printer features.

•

Print from imaging devices

: Select to read about printing from memory cards,

PictBridge cameras, or USB flash/thumb drives.

•

Troubleshooting and maintenance

: Select to read about troubleshooting and

printer maintenance.

•

Getting assistance

: Select to read how to obtain help with the printer.

Chapter 2

Get started