HP Photosmart 8400 Series - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
1 Welcome ...............................................................................................................3
Printer parts ...........................................................................................................4
Available accessories ............................................................................................8
Printer menu ..........................................................................................................9
2 Getting ready to print ........................................................................................15
Loading paper ......................................................................................................15
Choosing the right paper ..............................................................................15
Loading your paper ....................................................................................... 16
Inserting print cartridges ......................................................................................17
Inserting memory cards .......................................................................................20
Supported file formats ..................................................................................20
Inserting a memory card ...............................................................................20
Removing a memory card ............................................................................22
3 Printing photos without a computer ................................................................23
Selecting a photo layout ......................................................................................24
Deciding which photos to print .............................................................................25
Selecting photos to print ......................................................................................26
Improving photo quality ........................................................................................ 27
Getting creative ...................................................................................................28
Printing photos .....................................................................................................31
Printing photos from a memory card ............................................................. 31
Printing photos from a digital camera ...........................................................35
Printing from HP Instant Share .....................................................................36
4 Getting connected .............................................................................................37
Connecting to other devices ................................................................................37
Connecting through HP Instant Share .................................................................38
5 Printing from a computer ..................................................................................41
6 Care and maintenance ......................................................................................45
Cleaning and maintaining the printer ...................................................................45
Cleaning the outside of the printer ................................................................45
Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ...................................................45
Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts ..............................................46
Printing a test page ....................................................................................... 46
Aligning the print cartridges ..........................................................................47
Printing a sample page .................................................................................47
Updating the software ..........................................................................................48
Storing the printer and print cartridges ................................................................. 48
Storing the printer .........................................................................................49
Storing the print cartridges ...........................................................................49
Maintaining the quality of photo paper .................................................................49
Storing photo paper ......................................................................................49
Handling photo paper ...................................................................................49
7 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................51
Printer hardware problems ..................................................................................51
Printing problems .................................................................................................53
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