HP Photosmart 8050xi Printer - Manual (Page 4)

Contents
1 Welcome ...............................................................................................................3
Accessing the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help ............................................ 3
Printer parts ...........................................................................................................4
Printer menu ..........................................................................................................6
2 Getting ready to print ..........................................................................................9
Loading paper ........................................................................................................9
Choosing the right paper ................................................................................9
Printing from the control panel or a computer .................................................9
Loading your paper ....................................................................................... 10
Using print cartridges ...........................................................................................11
Purchasing replacement print cartridges ......................................................12
Print cartridge tips ......................................................................................... 12
Inserting and replacing the print cartridges ...................................................12
When you are not using a print cartridge ......................................................13
3 Printing without a computer .............................................................................15
Getting connected ...............................................................................................15
Printing photos from a memory card ....................................................................16
Inserting a memory card ...............................................................................16
Memory card types ................................................................................16
Supported file formats ...........................................................................17
Deciding which photos to print ......................................................................18
Selecting a photo layout ...............................................................................19
Selecting photos to print ...............................................................................20
Printing your photos ...................................................................................... 21
Removing a memory card ............................................................................24
Improving photo quality ................................................................................24
Getting creative ............................................................................................25
Printing photos from a digital camera ..................................................................27
Printing photos from other Bluetooth devices ......................................................28
Printing photos from an HP iPod .........................................................................29
4 Printing from a computer ..................................................................................31
Using creative options in the printer software ......................................................31
HP Image Zone ............................................................................................31
HP Image Zone Express ..............................................................................31
HP Instant Share ..........................................................................................32
5 Care and maintenance ......................................................................................33
Cleaning and maintaining the printer ...................................................................33
Cleaning the outside of the printer ................................................................33
Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ...................................................33
Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts ..............................................34
Printing a test page ....................................................................................... 34
Aligning the print cartridges ..........................................................................35
Printing a sample page .................................................................................35
Updating the software ..........................................................................................36
Storing the printer and print cartridges ................................................................. 36
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