Borderless printing – HP 240 Series User Manual

Page 42

Advertising
background image

hp photosmart 240 series

chapter 5

38

1

Press the M

ENU

button on the printer’s control panel.

2

Press the S

ELECT

P

HOTOS

 button until Preferences is highlighted on the

printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button.

3

Press the S

ELECT

P

HOTOS

 button until Add date/time is highlighted on

the printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button.

4

Select from the following:
– Date/time if you want the date and time to print on the front of your

photos.

– Date only if you want the date to print on the front of your photos.
– Off if you do not want the date or time to print on the front of your

photos.

5

With your selection highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK

button.
Note: The date and time stamp will print on every photo until you turn off

the option.

The date format in the date and time stamp is controlled by the country/region

setting. For more information, see LCD screen language and country/region on

page 42.

borderless printing

You can set the printer to print your photos with or without white borders. When

you select borderless printing, photos print all the way to the edges of the paper

on three sides, and the fourth side prints with a 0.5 inch (12.5 mm) white border

that you can trim off. For truly borderless photos, use photo paper with a 0.5 inch

(12.5 mm) tear-off tab, such as HP premium plus photo paper.
The printer’s factory default setting for borderless printing is On. You can change

the default setting by following these steps:
1

Press the M

ENU

button on the printer’s control panel.

2

Press the S

ELECT

P

HOTOS

 button until Preferences is highlighted on the

printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button.

3

Press the S

ELECT

P

HOTOS

 button until Borderless is highlighted on the

printer’s LCD screen. Press the OK button.

4

Select from the following:
– On if you want to print borderless photos.
– Off if you want to print photos with a white border on all four sides.

5

With your selection highlighted on the printer’s LCD screen, press the OK

button.
Note: HP does not recommend printing borderless photos on plain paper.

For more information about recommended paper types, see recommended

paper on page 53.

Advertising