HP Photosmart 8150xi Photo Printer User Manual

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To try these features…

Follow these steps

Add a color effect
You can set the printer to
change the color effect applied
to a photo from

No effect

(default) to

Black & white

,

Sepia

, or

Antique

.

Photos printed in

Sepia

print

in brown tones and look
similar to photos produced in
the early 1900s. Photos
printed in

Antique

print in the

same brown tones, but with
some pale colors added to
give the appearance that they
are hand-colored.

1.

Press

Select Photos

or to display the

photo to which you want to add a color effect.

2.

Press

Menu

.

3.

Select

Edit

, then press

OK

.

4.

Select

Add color effect

, then press

OK

.

5.

Select a color effect, then press

OK

.

The photo appears on the printer screen with
the selected color effect applied. The effect
does not change the original photo. It only
affects printing.

Create borderless prints
You can set the printer to print
borderless photos.

➔ Turn the Layout dial to the One photo per

sheet, borderless icon.

Make sure to use photo paper. If you use plain
paper, the printer will override the borderless
setting and print with narrow white borders on all
sides to prevent paper jams.

Add the date and time to
your prints
You can print a stamp on the
front of your photos that
shows when the photo was
taken. This preference affects
all prints.

1.

Press

Menu

.

2.

Select

Preferences

, then press

OK

.

3.

Select

Date/time

, then press

OK

.

4.

Select one of the following date/time stamp
options:

Date/time

Date only

Off

5.

Press

OK

.

If you use a computer to modify the photo and
then save your changes, the original date and time
information are lost. Changes that you make to the
photo using the printer control panel do not affect
the date and time information.

Change the print quality
You can change the print
quality for photos. Best quality
is the default and produces
the highest quality photos.
Normal quality conserves ink
and prints faster.

To change the print quality to Normal for one
print job:
1.

Press

Menu

.

2.

Select

Tools

, then press

OK

.

3.

Select

Print quality

, then press

OK

.

4.

Select

Normal

, then press

OK

.

Print quality will revert to Best after the next print
job.

Chapter 3

(continued)

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HP Photosmart 8100 series

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