HP 8400 manual Welcome, See Getting creative

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Thank you for purchasing an HP Photosmart 8400 series printer! With this new photo printer you can print beautiful photos, save photos to a computer, and create fun and easy projects with or without a computer.

This guide primarily explains how to print without connecting a computer. To learn how to print from a computer, install the printer software and view the onscreen Help. For an overview of using a computer and the printer together, see Printing from a computer. For information about installing the software, see the Quick Start booklet.

Among other things, you'll learn how to:

Print borderless photos with colorful, customized frames.

See Getting creative.

Transform your photos into instant classics with black- and-white, sepia, and other color effects. See Getting creative.

Improve the quality of your photos by removing red-eye, brightening, and improving the contrast. See Improving photo quality.

The printer comes with the following documentation:

●Quick Start booklet: The HP Photosmart 8400 series Quick Start booklet explains how to set up the printer, install the printer software, and print your first photo.

●User's Guide: The HP Photosmart 8400 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 hardware 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 8400 series Users Guide Regulatory model identification number SDGOA-0403 Safety informationCopyrights and trademarks TrademarksPaper use Page Contents Customer Care See Getting creative WelcomePrinter parts Printer screen Power cord connectionRear access door Top coverMenu CancelSelect Photos ZoomMemory card light Indicator lights On lightFlashing green-the printer is busy printing Print layout lightsAccessory name Description Available accessoriesTop level Submenus/optionsAdditional submenus/options menu Printer menuTo navigate the printer menu Printer menu structureNetwork Top level Submenus/options Additional submenus/options MenuPress Navigation to Device addressPress Navigation CartridgesPreferences SmartFocus Paper detect To print Getting ready to printLoading paper Choosing the right paperLoading your paper Paper type How to loadTray to load Main input tray Inserting print cartridgesRemove the pink tape Do not touch here Use the correct print cartridgesAlign the cartridges Insert the cartridgesInserting a memory card When you are not using a print cartridgeInserting memory cards Supported file formatsMicrodrive Memory StickMultiMediaCard Removing a memory card Memory card Slot How to insert the memory cardComputer Printing photos without aStep Paper size Layout Photo size Selecting a photo layoutPress Select Photos Deciding which photos to printSelect the desired layout with Description Layout button To decide which photos to print, try one of these optionsIf you want to… Selecting photos to printFollow these steps Deselect all photos Select photos on a proof sheet Problem How to correct itImproving photo quality Deselect a photoTo try these features… ProblemGetting creative Add a color effect Add a decorative frameView a slide show Create borderless printsAdd the date and time to your prints Change the print qualityPrint multiple photos Printing photosPrinting photos from a memory card Print one photoPrint new photos Print more than one copy of a photoPrint all photos on the memory card Print a continuous range of photosPrint photos from video clips Print the photos you selected on a proof sheetPrint a video action print If you want to… Follow these stepsPrint camera-selected photos from a memory card To print photos from a… Printing photos from a digital cameraFollow these steps Press HP Instant Share Printing from HP Instant ShareTo print photos from a… Follow these steps If you want toThis lets you Connecting to other devicesGetting connected Connection type and what you needUSB connection Connecting through HP Instant ShareBluetooth Setting up HP Instant ShareTo use HP Instant Share network to send photos To use HP Instant Share USB to send photosTo use HP Instant Share network to receive photos Printing from a computer Software featureWhere to find information Share your images using HP Instant ShareOrganize your photos Creative projectsEdit and enhance your photos To update the printer software Macintosh To update the printer software WindowsSelect HP Photosmart Updater Chapter 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 Printing a sample Aligning the print cartridgesDownloading the software Macintosh Updating the softwareStoring the printer and print cartridges Downloading the software WindowsStoring photo paper Maintaining the quality of photo paperStoring the printer Storing the print cartridgesChapter On light is flashing red TroubleshootingPrinter hardware problems On light is flashing green but the printer is not printingPrinter is plugged in, but it will not turn on On light is flashing amberPrinting is very slow Printing problemsColors are not printing satisfactorily Printed pages are dropping off of the Out trayPrintout is rippled or curled Document printed at an angle or is off-centerBlank page came out of the printer Banner paper jams between the Main and Out traysPrint quality is poor Printer ejects the paper when preparing to printPhotos are not printing correctly Paper errors Error messagesError message Paper jam. Clear jam then press OK Error message Out of paper. Load paper then press OK Print cartridge errorsError message Cartridge failed HP Photosmart 8400 series Users Guide Error message Cartridge service station is stuck Error message One or more cartridges have failedError message One or more cartridges are not compatible Error message One or more cartridges are low on inkError message Top cover is open Memory card errorsError message Can not print photos Error message Some camera-selected photos are not on card Error message Card is locked. Can not access cardError message Card was removed. Job was cancelled. Press OK Error message Camera selections Dpof file has errorError message E-mail error. Unable to send Proof sheet errorsError message No new photos on card Error message Cannot display this photoComputer printing errors Error message HP Instant Share service not set up Network and HP Instant Share errorsError message Network not connected Error message Disconnected from serviceError message No destinations set up Error message No HP Instant Share collections foundCustomer Care by phone Customer CareChapter Placing a call Chapter Networking basics Windows and Macintosh NetworkingEthernet network without Internet access Recommended network configurationsInternet connection To connect the printer to the network Ethernet network with Internet access by dial-up modemIf the Printer Found screen appears, do this To install the printer softwareIf the printer is found, do this If the Check Cable Connection screen appears, do thisIf the printer is not found, do this To change a USB connected printer to a network connection To access the embedded web server homeTo print a detailed network configuration To access help for the embedded web serverTo view a summary of network settings Appendix a Specifications Image file formats Storage temperature range -30-65 C 22-149 FMedia specifications EnvironmentalMedia types EnvelopesCustom Transparencies and label sheetsPrint cartridges Power consumptionPower cord model number Paper tray capacity Main trayIndex Symbols/Numerics 9-up viewUSB Hewlett-Packard Company Regulatory notices