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 |
HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide | 1 |
