HP 8700 manual Welcome, Turn the color management features of the printer on or off

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Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 8700 series printer! With this new photo printer, you can print professional color and black-and-white photos to sell or display for generations.

This guide primarily provides details about specific printing tasks, including when printing from a computer. For more information about connecting the printer to a computer or printing from a computer, install the printer software and view the onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about installing the software, see the setup instructions that came in the box with the printer.

The HP Photosmart 8700 series has features that appeal to serious professional and advanced amateur photographers as well as to creative home users:

Professional and advanced amateur photographers

(Digital photography, fine arts)

●Turn the color management features of the printer on or off

●Use color management to ensure that what you see on the computer screen matches the photos printed on the HP Photosmart

●Use the color management features in concert with professional software such as Adobe® Photoshop® to produce high-quality, professional prints

For more information, see Using color management.

Creative home users

(Scrapbooking, arts and crafts, creative projects)

●Print borderless photos from the printer's control panel or from a computer

●Use the HP Image Zone software for creative projects

●Use special large-format templates for use in scrapbooking

For more information, see Exploring creative projects.

The printer comes with the following documentation:

●Quick Start booklet or Setup Guide: The HP Photosmart 8700 series printer comes with setup instructions that explain how to set up the printer and install the printer software. Which document you receive with the printer varies by country/ region.

●User's Guide: The HP Photosmart 8700 series User's Guide is the book you are reading. This book describes the basic features of the printer, explains how to use the printer without connecting a computer, and contains troubleshooting information.

●HP Photosmart Printer Help: The onscreen HP Photosmart Printer Help describes how to use the printer with a computer and contains software troubleshooting information.

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Contents HP Photosmart 8700 series Users Guide Regulatory model identification number VCVRA-0402 Safety informationCopyrights and trademarks TrademarksPage Page Contents Specifications Welcome Turn the color management features of the printer on or offPrinter parts Finding more informationFront of printer Paper trays Back of printerPrinter screen Control panelPrint menu structure Indicator lightsPrinter menu To navigate the printer menuSelect paper settings Network settingsChange the print quality To print Use this paper Getting ready to printLoading paper Choosing the right paperUsing specialty papers Supported paper sizes Loading your paperPaper type How to loadTray to load Use the correct print cartridges Inserting print cartridgesInsert the cartridges Align the cartridges When you are not using a print cartridgeChapter Computer To set print quality settingsIf you are using a Windows computer Basic printing from aChapter Using printer-based color management Using color managementColorsmart/sRGB Printer driver color mode settings Setting When to use itAdobe RGB or Adobe RGB To print using printer-based color management Setting When to use itIf you are using a Macintosh To print using application-based color management Using application-based color managementChoose Application Managed Colors in the Color pop-up menu Chapter A3+ Exploring creative projectsLarge-format templates Template Description SizeTo place photos in a template HP Image ZonePrinting a borderless photo from Windows Printing borderless photos from a computerPrinting a borderless photo from a Macintosh Chapter This lets you Connecting to other devicesPrinting photos without a Connection type and what you need Memory cardsInserting memory cards Printing photos from a memory cardConnection type and what you need Inserting a memory card Memory card slots Supported file formatsMemory card How to insert the memory card To print a photo index Deciding which photos to printSelecting a photo layout Removing a memory cardLayout Paper size photo size Layout Paper size photo size Deselect a photo Selecting photos to printIf you want to… Follow these steps Select a photoIf you want to… Problem How to correct itImproving photo quality Doing common printing tasks from a memory cardPrint a continuous range of photos Print all photos on the memory cardPrint camera-selected photos from a memory card Stop printing Using a PictBridge cameraUsing a Bluetooth camera Printing photos from a digital cameraPrinting from other Bluetooth devices Automatically cleaning the print cartridges Care and maintenanceCleaning and maintaining the printer Cleaning the outside of the printerTo clean the print cartridge contacts Manually cleaning the print cartridge contactsPrinting a test Aligning the print cartridges Updating the softwarePrinting a sample Downloading the software Windows Choose Hewlett-Packard Photosmart HP Photosmart UpdaterStoring the printer Maintaining the suppliesHandling photo paper Storing photo paperStoring the print cartridges Chapter Computer could not read the HP Photosmart CD TroubleshootingPrinter software installation problems System Requirements dialog box appears during installationComputer stops responding during software installation Printer hardware problemsStatus light is flashing amber or red Printer is plugged in but will not turn on Solution SolutionPrinter does not find the photos I stored on my memory card Printing is very slow Printing problemsPrinted pages are dropping off of the Out tray Colors are not printing satisfactorily Solution Document printed at an angle or is off-center SolutionPrintout is rippled or curled Print quality is poor Blank page came out of the printer SolutionPrinter ejects the paper when preparing to print Banner paper jams between the Main and Out traysPhoto is clipped when I print it Photos are not printing correctly SolutionPaper errors Error messagesError message Paper size mismatch Print cartridge errorsError message Cartridge failed Error message One or more cartridges are not compatible Error message One or more cartridges have failedError message One or more cartridges are low on ink Error message Cartridge service station is stuck Memory card errorsError message Top cover is open Error message Card is locked. Can not access card Error message Can not print photosError message No new photos on card Error message Card was removed. Job was cancelled. PressError message Camera selections Dpof file has error Error message Some camera-selected photos are not on cardNetwork errors Computer printing errorsError message Network not connected HP Customer Care by phone HP Customer CareChapter 1902 910 Additional warranty options Return to HP repair service North America onlyPlacing a call Networking basics Windows and Macintosh NetworkingInternet connection Recommended network configurationsEthernet connection on the back of the printer Installing the printer software on a Windows computerTo install the printer software Installing the printer software on a Macintosh Using the embedded web server System requirements SpecificationsStorage temperature range -30-65 C 22-149 F Category Print cartridges HP product Duration of limited warranty HP printer limited warranty statementAppendix c Index USB Hewlett-Packard Company Regulatory notices