HP A610 manual Add the date and time to your photos, Set print quality

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4.Select Add Color Effect, and then press OK.

5.Use the 4–way arrow button to highlight the color effect you want to use, and then press OK.

The photo appears on the printer screen with the selected color effect applied. The effect does not change your original photo. It only affects printing.

Add the date and time to your photos

You can print a stamp on the front of your photos that shows when the photo was taken. This preference affects all prints.

To add the date and time

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Preferences, and then press OK.

3.Select Date/time, and then press OK.

4.Use the 4–way arrow button to highlight a date/time stamp option:

–Date/time

–Date only

–Off

5.Press OK.

Set print quality

You can set the printer to print photos at a higher or lower level of quality. For the best quality photos, choose Best. This mode produces the highest quality photos, but is also a slightly slower print mode. If you want to print a photo quickly, and are not concerned with obtaining the highest quality, choose a lower quality setting.

To change the print quality

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Tools, and then press OK.

3.Select Print Quality, and then press OK.

The current print quality setting has a check mark next to it.

4.Select a print quality, and then press OK.

E-mail or upload photos using HP Photosmart Share

Use HP Photosmart Share to share photos with friends and relatives using e-mail, online albums, or an online photo finishing service. The printer must be connected through a USB cable to a computer with Internet access and have all the HP software installed. If you try to use HP Photosmart Share and do not have all the required software installed or configured, a message prompts you through the required steps. See Install the software.

To use HP Photosmart Share to send photos

1.Insert a memory card that contains the photos you want to share.

2.Follow the prompts on your computer to save the photos to the computer.

3.Use the HP Photosmart Share features of the HP Photosmart Premier or HP Photosmart Studio software to share your photos with others.

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Contents HP Photosmart A610 series Page Hewlett-Packard Company notices Copyrights and trademarksTrademarks Environmental statementsContents Manually clean the print cartridge contacts Welcome Printer parts Find more informationRear of printer Front of printerInput tray and inside front of printer Indicator lights Control panel Internal battery compartment Optional accessoriesOptional HP Photosmart Internal Battery HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapterTo use the printer menus Use the printer menusHP Photosmart Carrying Case Start-to-finish printing Photo printing overviewStep Choose and load paper Step Get photosIndex Step Select photos to print Step Navigate through and view your photosStep Choose a photo layout Step Print photosChoose and load paper Paper basicsChoose the right paper Load your paperTo change the paper type To load paperPrint from a memory card Memory card CompactFlash How to insert the memory cardGet photos from a memory card Insert a memory cardSecure Digital Memory card How to insert the memory card MicrodriveMultiMediaCard Remove a memory card Navigate through and view your photosChoose a photo layout Select multiple photosTo print a single photo Print your photosTo print a group of selected photos To print a photo indexTo print camera-selected photos To create panoramic photos Stitch several photos together Creative projectsPrint panoramic photos To print panoramic photos Print photo stickersSelect any photo Print frames from a video clip Print passport photosPrint CD/DVD labels Improve the quality of your video clips Perfect photos automatically using Photo FixImprove the quality of your photos Apply color effects to your photos Crop a photoAdd frames to your photos Set print quality Mail or upload photos using HP Photosmart ShareAdd the date and time to your photos To view photos in a continuous slide show View a slide showChapter Print photos from a digital camera Print from other devicesBefore you begin To print from a PictBridge cameraTo print photos from a Bluetooth device Print photos from a Bluetooth devicePrint photos from a computer To save photos from a memory card to the computerClick Transfer To print photos from a computer Windows Print photos from an iPodTo print photos from a computer Mac To import photos to an iPodChapter Replace the print cartridge Maintain and transport the printerTo prepare the printer and cartridge Clean the outside of the printer Clean and maintain the printerAutomatically clean the print cartridge To clean the outside of the printerTo clean the print cartridge contacts Manually clean the print cartridge contactsPrint a test To print a testTo align the print cartridge Align the print cartridgeStore the printer Store the printer and print cartridgeStore the print cartridge Maintain the quality of photo paperTransport the printer Chapter Printer hardware problems TroubleshootingButtons on the control panel do not respond Printer is plugged in, but it will not turn on Solution Photo printed at an angle or is off-center Solution Printing problemsPaper does not feed into the printer correctly Solution Paper jammed while printing No page came out of the printer SolutionPrint quality is poor Solution Blank page came out of the printer SolutionPrinter ejected the paper when preparing to print Photos will not print from an iPod Bluetooth printing problemsMy Bluetooth device cannot find the printer Solution No page came out of the printer Error messagesPrint quality is poor Photo printed with bordersError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Error message Photo is corrupted Error message Cartridge service station is stuckPictBridge using front camera port SpecificationsSystem requirements Component Operating system ProcessorPrinter specifications International Video file formats Category Specifications USB 2.0 high-speed supportHP support If you have a problem, follow these stepsSupport process HP support by phoneAfter the phone support period Additional warranty optionsHP product Duration of limited warranty HP WarrantyChapter Windows users Install the softwareAppendix a Printer menu Printer menusTools Help Appendix B Index USB Screen icons