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1 Welcome

Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart A510 series printer! This printer makes home photo printing simple, convenient, and fun, and it produces high-quality color prints you will be pleased to share with family and friends. With your printer, you can:

	Apply Photo Fix techniques



		Get creative by printing photo
	See Perfect photos automatically using	Get creative by printing photo
	See Perfect photos automatically using	stickers.
	Photo Fix.
		See Print photo stickers

		Print panoramas
	Print passport photos	See Print panoramic photos.

See Print passport photos.

	Print borderless photos without using a	Transport your printer anywhere
	computer	Transport your printer anywhere
	computer
	See Print your photos.	See Optional accessories.
	See Print your photos.

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The printer comes with the following documentation:

●Setup Guide: Read this guide first! It explains how to set up the printer and print your first photo.

●User Guide: This is the book you are reading. This book describes the basic features of the printer, explains how to use the printer without connecting it to a computer, and contains hardware troubleshooting information. Appendix A contains information on installing the printer software.

HP Photosmart A510 series User Guide

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Contents User Guide Page Trademarks Copyrights and trademarks Hewlett-Packard Company notices Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0508Contents HP Photosmart A510 series Welcome Find more informationPrinter parts Front of printerRear of printer Inside front of printerIndicator lights Control panelOptional accessories Internal battery compartmentHP Photosmart Internal Battery HP Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter Use the printer menusHP Photosmart Carrying Case To use the printer menu Chapter Photo printing overview Start-to-finish printingStep Choose a photo layout 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 SmartMediaXD-Picture Card Memory card How to insert the memory card Memory StickRemove a memory card To remove a memory cardNavigate through and view your photos Select multiple photosTo choose a photo layout Choose a photo layoutPrint your photos To print a single photoTo print a photo index To print camera-selected photosCreative projects Print panoramic photosTo create panoramic photos Stitch several photos together To print panoramic photos Print photo stickersSelect any photo To print photo stickersPrint passport photos Perfect photos automatically using Photo FixPrint nine frames from a video clip To print nine frames from a video clipMail or upload your photos using HP Photosmart Share To turn off Photo Fix Press Photo FixTo use HP Photosmart Share to send photos Print photos from a Bluetooth device Print from other devicesPrint photos from a digital camera Print photos from a computer 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 printerManually clean the print cartridge contacts To clean the print cartridge contactsPrint a test Align the print cartridge To print a testTo align the print cartridge Store the printer and print cartridge Store the printerStore the print cartridge Maintain the quality of photo paperTransport the printer To store photo paperTo transport the printer Troubleshooting Printer hardware problemsOn light is flashing red On light is flashing amber Buttons on the control panel do not respondPrinter 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 SolutionPaper jammed while printing Blank page came out of the printer Solution Printer ejected the paper when preparing to printPrint quality is poor Solution When I print photos I see unexpected resultsPhotos will not print from an iPod Bluetooth printing problems My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer SolutionNo page came out of the printer Print quality is poor Error messagesError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Photo printed with bordersError message Cartridge service station is stuck Error message Photo is corruptedSolution Chapter Component Operating system Processor SpecificationsSystem requirements Mac minimumPrinter specifications Category Memory cards InternationalChapter Support 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 menusHelp Index USB Screen icons