HP A610 Maintain the quality of photo paper, Transport the printer, Store the print cartridge

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Store the print cartridge

When you store or transport the printer, always leave the active print cartridge inside the printer. The printer stores the print cartridge in a protective cap during the power-down cycle.

Caution Make sure the printer completes its power-down cycle before you unplug the power cord or remove the internal battery. This allows the printer to store the print cartridge properly.

Follow these tips to help maintain HP print cartridges and ensure consistent print quality:

Keep all unused print cartridges in their original sealed packages until they are needed. Store print cartridges at room temperature (15–35° C or 59–95° F).

Do not remove the plastic tape covering the ink nozzles until you are ready to install the print cartridge in the printer. If the plastic tape has been removed from the print cartridge, do not attempt to reattach it. Reattaching the tape damages the print cartridge.

Maintain the quality of photo paper

For best results with photo paper, follow the guidelines in this section.

To store photo paper

Store the photo paper in its original packaging or in a resealable plastic bag.

Store the packaged photo paper on a flat, cool, and dry surface.

Return unused photo paper to the plastic bag. Paper left in the printer or exposed to the elements may curl.

To handle photo paper

Always hold photo paper by the edges to avoid fingerprints.

If the photo paper has curled edges, place it in its plastic storage bag and gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat.

Transport the printer

It is easy to transport and set up the printer almost anywhere. Take it with you on vacations and to family gatherings and social events to instantly print and share photos with family and friends.

To make it even easier to print on the go, you can purchase these accessories:

Optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery: Power the printer with a rechargeable optional HP Photosmart Internal Battery so you can print anywhere.

Carrying Case: Carry the printer and printing supplies together in this convenient HP Photosmart Carrying Case.

To transport the printer

1.Turn off the printer.

2.Remove the memory card from the memory card slot.

Note Do not remove the print cartridge when transporting the printer.

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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 adapterUse the printer menus HP Photosmart Carrying CaseTo use the printer menus 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 cardMemory card How to insert the memory card Microdrive MultiMediaCardSecure Digital 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 Creative projects Print panoramic photosTo create panoramic photos Stitch several photos together Print photo stickers Select any photoTo print panoramic photos Print passport photos Print CD/DVD labelsPrint frames from a video clip Perfect photos automatically using Photo Fix Improve the quality of your photosImprove the quality of your video clips Crop a photo Add frames to your photosApply color effects to your photos Mail or upload photos using HP Photosmart Share Add the date and time to your photosSet print quality 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 iPodChapter 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 printerMaintain the quality of photo paper Transport the printerStore 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 Printing problems Paper does not feed into the printer correctly SolutionPhoto printed at an angle or is off-center Solution No page came out of the printer Solution Paper jammed while printingBlank page came out of the printer Solution Printer ejected the paper when preparing to printPrint quality is poor Solution Bluetooth printing problems My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer SolutionPhotos will not print from an iPod 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