HP Photosmart

The HP PhotoSmart Photo Printer does not have any internal or resident fonts, nor are any fonts shipped with the printer. The printer uses fonts installed on Windows 95 and rasterizes them before sending them to the printer. For this reason, the printer does not support printing from DOS.

Manually Feeding Media

Use manual feed to print one sheet of paper at a time, or to print the second side of a double-sided page. To manually feed paper:
1. Pull out the OUT tray.
2. Open the manual feed door.
3. Place a sheet of paper into the manual feed slot, sliding it under the paper guide flaps.
4. Adjust the purple paper guide to fit close to the edge of the paper, without bending the paper.
5. Push the paper into the manual feed slot until you feel the rollers grab the paper.Depending on the paper size, the paper may need to go in part way, or all the way, before the rollers grab it. Use the right side of the manual feed slot to guide the paper as you feed it into the printer. The printer will feed the paper all the way in before it begins printing.
6. When you print, leave the OUT tray in the out (open) position, to catch the printed paper.

Loading Media

Load a stack of paper into the IN tray if you plan to print multiple photographs or pages. The IN tray holds up to 20 sheets of paper, depending on the type of paper you are using.

To load a stack of paper:
1. Remove the IN tray from the printer.
2. Place a stack of paper into the IN tray.

* The longer side of the paper touches the right edge of the IN tray, and the shorter side touches the outer edge of the IN tray (the edge with the handle).

* Be careful not to put too much paper in the printer (no more than 20 sheets of HP PhotoSmart Photographic paper). The stack should be below the top edge of the IN tray.

3. Adjust the paper guides to fit close to the edges of the paper, without bending the paper.

4. Place the IN tray back into the printer and push it all the way back in so that the handle rests in its designated spot.

5. When you print, leave the OUT tray in the out (open) position, to catch the paper.

Supported Media Types

HP papers come in various types. The HP PhotoSmart photo printer is designed to work with thicker, photo quality papers as well as standard papers. Always use HP PhotoSmart papers for the best results with your HP PhotoSmart Photo Printer. If you are not sure how your design will look, try using a sheet of plain paper through the manual feed slot to check for errors before printing on high-quality HP PhotoSmart paper. The following media has been specifically designed for printing with the HP PhotoSmart Photo Printer and HP PhotoSmart Photo Cartridges:
* HP PhotoSmart Glossy Photographic Paper
* HP PhotoSmart Matte Photographic Paper (available Fall 1997)
* HP PhotoSmart Photo Project Paper (available Fall 1997)

Supported Media Sizes

HP PhotoSmart Photo Printer supports from up to letter size (8.5 x 11 inches U.S.) or A4 (210 x 297 mm) to a 4 x 6 inch card.
U.S. Sizes
* 8.5-by-11 inch
regular (in several finishes)
scored (folds to 8.5-by-5.5 inch)
photo calendar kit
* 4-by-6 inch
- additional .5 inch tear-off tab
* 5.5-by-8.5 inch (available Fall 1997)
- scored (folds to 5.5-by-4.25 inch)

General Guidelines

- Load the paper print-side up.
- Load the paper in the portrait direction (long edge of the paper against the long edge of the IN tray)
- Load no more than 20 sheets into the IN tray.
- Load one kind and size at a time (do not mix paper types and sizes in the IN tray).
- Load pre-printed paper (such as letterhead) print-side up:
- If you are not sure of the correct orientation, you may want to print a test page on plain paper first.

Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart Messages

Light Indications
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The HP PhotoSmart Photo Printer has two lights that show the general status of the printer. Icons next to these lights help to indicate if the status is good (green) or bad (red). If the printer has an error, a message is displayed on your PC screen in the PhotoSmart Photo Printer Toolbox and will provide more information.

Light	Status	Problem	Solution
Green	Steady	Printer is ready to print	Print
Green	Blinking	Printer is busy warming up or shutting down, receiving data, printing, or waiting for the printed page to dry.	Wait
Red	Steady	User-correctable error condition: * cover is open * single sheet feed needed * out of paper * paper misfeed * output paper jam * wrong paper size loaded * wrong ink cartridge * photo cartridge improperly seated * photo cartridge missing * photo cartridge failed * temperature too high * input/output [I/O] print data from the PC not received (timed out) during print job [occurs after 20 seconds of no data]	Check the error message on the PhotoSmart Photo Printer Toolbox on your PC to find out how to correct the error.
Red	Blinking	This error requires the printer to be reset (powered on/off using the power button).	Check the error message on the computer screen for more information.
None	All lights off	No power to the printer	Check that both ends of the power cord are completely connected, the power outlet/strip is working and the printer is turned ON.
Both Red and Green	Blinking alternately	Firmware error has occurred	Turn off the printer and then turn it back on.
Both Red and Green	Blinking in unison	Self-test mode has been selected	Wait for the self-test to finish printing.