Getting creative.....................................................................................................

27

 

Add a color effect...........................................................................................

27

 

Add the date and time to your prints..............................................................

27

 

Change the print quality.................................................................................

27

 

Crop a photo...................................................................................................

28

 

Print panoramic photos..................................................................................

28

4

Getting connected...............................................................................................

29

 

Connecting to other devices..................................................................................

29

 

Saving photos to a computer.................................................................................

31

 

Connecting through HP Photosmart Share...........................................................

31

5

Printing from a computer....................................................................................

33

 

Using creative options in the printer software.......................................................

33

 

HP Photosmart Premier (Windows users)......................................................

33

 

HP Photosmart Essential (Windows users)....................................................

33

 

HP Photosmart Studio (Macintosh Users)......................................................

34

 

HP Photosmart Share....................................................................................

34

 

Set print preferences.............................................................................................

34

 

Open the electronic help................................................................................

35

 

HP Real Life technologies features.......................................................................

35

6

Care and maintenance........................................................................................

37

 

Clean and maintain the printer..............................................................................

37

 

Clean the outside of the printer......................................................................

37

 

Aligning the printer.........................................................................................

37

 

Print a sample page.......................................................................................

37

 

Automatically clean the printhead..................................................................

38

 

Manually clean the ink cartridge contacts......................................................

38

 

Print a self test report.....................................................................................

39

 

Update the software..............................................................................................

40

 

Store and transport the printer and ink cartridges.................................................

41

 

Store and transport the printer.......................................................................

41

 

Store and transport the ink cartridges............................................................

41

 

Maintain the quality of photo paper.......................................................................

41

7

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................

43

 

Printer hardware problems....................................................................................

43

 

Printing problems...................................................................................................

44

 

Error messages.....................................................................................................

48

 

Paper errors...................................................................................................

48

 

Ink cartridge errors.........................................................................................

50

 

Memory card errors........................................................................................

53

 

Computer and connectivity printing errors.....................................................

56

8

HP support...........................................................................................................

57

 

Support process....................................................................................................

57

 

HP support by phone.............................................................................................

57

 

Phone support period.....................................................................................

57

 

Placing a call..................................................................................................

57

 

After the phone support period.......................................................................

58

A

Specifications......................................................................................................

59

 

System requirements.............................................................................................

59

 

Printer specifications.............................................................................................

59

B

HP Warranty.........................................................................................................

63

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HP Photosmart D7100 series