HP A610 manual Paper basics, Choose and load paper, Choose the right paper, Load your paper

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3 Paper basics

Choose and load paper

Learn how to choose the right paper for your print job and how to load it into the input tray for printing.

Choose the right paper

Use HP Advanced Photo Paper. It is especially designed to work with the inks in your printer to create beautiful photos. Other photo papers will produce inferior results.

For a list of available HP-designed photo paper, or to purchase supplies, go to:

●www.hpshopping.com (U.S.)

●www.hp.com/eur/hpoptions (Europe)

●www.hp.com/jp/supply_inkjet (Japan)

●www.hp.com/paper (Asia/Pacific)

The printer is set by default to print the best quality photos on HP Advanced Photo Paper. If you print on a different type of paper, be sure to change the paper type from the printer menu. See To change the paper type.

Load your paper

Some supported paper sizes:

●10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inch) photo paper

●13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 inch) photo paper

●Index cards

●L-size cards

●Hagaki cards

HP Photosmart A610 series User Guide

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Contents HP Photosmart A610 series Page Copyrights and trademarks Hewlett-Packard Company noticesTrademarks Environmental statementsContents Manually clean the print cartridge contacts Welcome Find more information Printer partsFront of printer Rear of printerInput tray and inside front of printer Indicator lights Control panel Optional accessories Internal battery compartmentOptional HP Photosmart Internal Battery HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapterHP Photosmart Carrying Case Use the printer menusTo use the printer menus Photo printing overview Start-to-finish printingStep Choose and load paper Step Get photosStep Navigate through and view your photos Index Step Select photos to printStep Choose a photo layout Step Print photosPaper basics Choose and load paperChoose the right paper Load your paperTo load paper To change the paper typeMemory card CompactFlash How to insert the memory card Print from a memory cardGet photos from a memory card Insert a memory cardMultiMediaCard Memory card How to insert the memory card MicrodriveSecure Digital Navigate through and view your photos Remove a memory cardSelect multiple photos Choose a photo layoutPrint your photos To print a single photoTo print a group of selected photos To print a photo indexTo print camera-selected photos Print panoramic photos Creative projectsTo create panoramic photos Stitch several photos together Select any photo Print photo stickersTo print panoramic photos Print CD/DVD labels Print passport photosPrint frames from a video clip Improve the quality of your photos Perfect photos automatically using Photo FixImprove the quality of your video clips Add frames to your photos Crop a photoApply color effects to your photos Add the date and time to your photos Mail or upload photos using HP Photosmart ShareSet print quality View a slide show To view photos in a continuous slide showChapter Print from other devices Print photos from a digital cameraBefore you begin To print from a PictBridge cameraPrint photos from a Bluetooth device To print photos from a Bluetooth devicePrint photos from a computer To save photos from a memory card to the computerPrint photos from an iPod Click Transfer To print photos from a computer WindowsTo print photos from a computer Mac To import photos to an iPodChapter Maintain and transport the printer Replace the print cartridgeTo prepare the printer and cartridge Clean and maintain the printer Clean the outside of the printerAutomatically clean the print cartridge To clean the outside of the printerManually clean the print cartridge contacts To clean the print cartridge contactsPrint a test To print a testAlign the print cartridge To align the print cartridgeStore the printer and print cartridge Store the printerTransport the printer Maintain the quality of photo paperStore the print cartridge Chapter Troubleshooting Printer hardware problemsButtons on the control panel do not respond Printer is plugged in, but it will not turn on Solution Paper does not feed into the printer correctly Solution Printing problemsPhoto printed at an angle or is off-center Solution No page came out of the printer Solution Paper jammed while printingPrinter ejected the paper when preparing to print Blank page came out of the printer SolutionPrint quality is poor Solution My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer Solution Bluetooth printing problemsPhotos will not print from an iPod Error messages No page came out of the printerPrint quality is poor Photo printed with bordersError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Error message Cartridge service station is stuck Error message Photo is corruptedSpecifications PictBridge using front camera portSystem requirements Component Operating system ProcessorPrinter specifications International Category Specifications USB 2.0 high-speed support Video file formatsIf you have a problem, follow these steps HP supportSupport process HP support by phoneAdditional warranty options After the phone support periodHP Warranty HP product Duration of limited warrantyChapter Install the software Windows usersAppendix a Printer menus Printer menuTools Help Appendix B Index USB Screen icons