HP A610 manual Clean and maintain the printer, Clean the outside of the printer

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Each time you install or replace a print cartridge, a message appears on the printer screen asking you to load paper so the printer can align the cartridge. This ensures high- quality prints.

Load photo paper in the input tray, press OK, and then follow the onscreen instructions to align the cartridge.

Clean and maintain the printer

Keep the printer and print cartridge clean and well maintained using the simple procedures in this section.

Clean the outside of the printer

To clean the outside of the printer

1.Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the power cord from the back of the printer.

2.If you installed the optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery in the printer, remove it, and then replace the battery compartment cover.

3.Wipe the outside of the printer with a soft cloth that has been lightly moistened with water.

Caution 1 Do not use any type of cleaning solution. Household cleaners and detergents may damage the printer finish.

Caution 2 Do not clean the interior of the printer. Keep all fluids away from the interior.

Automatically clean the print cartridge

If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on the photos you print, the print cartridge may need to be cleaned. Do not clean the cartridge more often than necessary, since cleaning uses up ink.

To automatically clean the print cartridge

1.Press Menu.

2.Select Tools, and then press OK.

3.Select Clean cartridge, and then press OK.

4.Following the directions on the printer screen, load paper so the printer can print a test page after cleaning the cartridge. Use plain paper or index cards to conserve photo paper.

5.Press OK to begin cleaning the print cartridge.

6.When the printer finishes cleaning the cartridge and prints a test page, it asks whether you want to Continue to second level cleaning. Check the test page and select from the following options:

–If the test page has white streaks or missing colors, the print cartridge needs to be cleaned again. Select Yes, and then press OK.

–If the print quality of the test page looks good, select No, and then press OK.

You can clean the cartridge up to three times. Each successive cleaning is more thorough and uses more ink.

If you complete all three levels of cleaning using this procedure and you still notice white streaks or missing colors on the test page, you may need to replace the cartridge.

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Contents HP Photosmart A610 series Page Trademarks Copyrights and trademarksHewlett-Packard Company notices 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 HP Photosmart Internal Battery Optional accessoriesInternal battery compartment HP Bluetooth wireless printer adapterTo use the printer menus Use the printer menusHP Photosmart Carrying Case Step Choose and load paper Photo printing overviewStart-to-finish printing Step Get photosStep Choose a photo layout Step Navigate through and view your photosIndex Step Select photos to print Step Print photosChoose the right paper Paper basicsChoose and load paper Load your paperTo load paper To change the paper typeGet photos from a memory card Memory card CompactFlash How to insert the memory cardPrint from a memory card Insert a memory cardSecure Digital Memory card How to insert the memory card MicrodriveMultiMediaCard Navigate through and view your photos Remove a memory cardSelect multiple photos Choose a photo layoutTo print a group of selected photos Print your photosTo print a single photo 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 View a slide show To view photos in a continuous slide showChapter Before you begin Print from other devicesPrint photos from a digital camera To print from a PictBridge cameraPrint photos from a computer Print photos from a Bluetooth deviceTo print photos from a Bluetooth device To save photos from a memory card to the computerTo print photos from a computer Mac Print photos from an iPodClick Transfer To print photos from a computer Windows To import photos to an iPod Chapter Maintain and transport the printer Replace the print cartridgeTo prepare the printer and cartridge Automatically clean the print cartridge Clean and maintain the printerClean the outside of the printer To clean the outside of the printerPrint a test Manually clean the print cartridge contactsTo clean the print cartridge contacts To print a testAlign the print cartridge To align the print cartridgeStore the printer and print cartridge Store the printerStore the print cartridge Maintain the quality of photo paperTransport the printer Chapter Troubleshooting Printer hardware problemsButtons 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 No page came out of the printer Solution Paper jammed while printingPrint 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 Print quality is poor Error messagesNo page came out of the printer Photo printed with bordersError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Error message Cartridge service station is stuck Error message Photo is corruptedSystem requirements SpecificationsPictBridge using front camera port Component Operating system ProcessorPrinter specifications International Category Specifications USB 2.0 high-speed support Video file formatsSupport process If you have a problem, follow these stepsHP support 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