HP Photosmart 8400 Contents, Welcome, Troubleshooting, Getting connected, Care and maintenance, 2 Getting ready to print, 5 Printing from a computer

Contents

1	Welcome ...............................................................................................................	3
	Printer parts ...........................................................................................................	4
	Available accessories ............................................................................................	8
	Printer menu ..........................................................................................................	9
2 Getting ready to print ........................................................................................		15
	Loading paper ......................................................................................................	15
	Choosing the right paper ..............................................................................	15
	Loading your paper .......................................................................................	16
	Inserting print cartridges ......................................................................................	17
	Inserting memory cards .......................................................................................	20
	Supported file formats ..................................................................................	20
	Inserting a memory card ...............................................................................	20
	Removing a memory card ............................................................................	22
3 Printing photos without a computer ................................................................		23
	Selecting a photo layout ......................................................................................	24
	Deciding which photos to print .............................................................................	25
	Selecting photos to print ......................................................................................	26
	Improving photo quality ........................................................................................	27
	Getting creative ...................................................................................................	28
	Printing photos .....................................................................................................	31
	Printing photos from a memory card .............................................................	31
	Printing photos from a digital camera ...........................................................	35
	Printing from HP Instant Share .....................................................................	36
4	Getting connected .............................................................................................	37
	Connecting to other devices ................................................................................	37
	Connecting through HP Instant Share .................................................................	38
5 Printing from a computer ..................................................................................		41
6	Care and maintenance ......................................................................................	45
	Cleaning and maintaining the printer ...................................................................	45
	Cleaning the outside of the printer ................................................................	45
	Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ...................................................	45
	Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts ..............................................	46
	Printing a test page .......................................................................................	46
	Aligning the print cartridges ..........................................................................	47
	Printing a sample page .................................................................................	47
	Updating the software ..........................................................................................	48
	Storing the printer and print cartridges .................................................................	48
	Storing the printer .........................................................................................	49
	Storing the print cartridges ...........................................................................	49
	Maintaining the quality of photo paper .................................................................	49
	Storing photo paper ......................................................................................	49
	Handling photo paper ...................................................................................	49
7	Troubleshooting ................................................................................................	51
	Printer hardware problems ..................................................................................	51
	Printing problems .................................................................................................	53

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