HP Pro B8300 manual Understanding digital photography technologies, PhotoREt printing

To print digital photographs

1.Load the photo paper:

●If you are loading a stack of photo paper, see Loading media in the input tray.

●If you are printing one or just a few sheets, you can use the front manual feed slot. If you are printing on thick paper and desire a straight paper path, you can use the rear manual feed slot. If you are using either manual feed slot, load paper in a later step.

●If you are printing 4 x 6 inch photos, you can use the input tray or rear manual feed slot.

2.Print your photographs. See Printing a document. Also see Guidelines for printing photographs.

3.If you are using the front or rear manual feed slot, see Printing with the front or rear manual feed slot for media loading instructions.

Understanding digital photography technologies

In addition to six-ink color printing, the printer software offers several features for printing digital photographs.

NOTE You can also access this feature from the Printing Shortcuts tab. Open the printer driver, click the Printing Shortcuts tab, and select the feature from the What do you want to do? drop-down list.

●PhotoREt printing

●4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

●Printing Exif Print-enhanced photographs

PhotoREt printing

PhotoREt offers the best combination of print speed and quality for your image.

To print with PhotoREt technology, select Best as the print quality on the Features tab in the printer driver. See Printing a document for instructions on changing settings in the printer driver.

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi* is the highest-quality resolution for this printer. When Maximum dpi is selected as the print quality, the tri-color print cartridge prints in the 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi mode.

To print with 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi, select Maximum dpi as the print quality on the Features tab in the printer driver. See Printing a document for instructions on changing settings in the printer driver.

*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting might temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space (400 MB or more) and will print slower. Photo cartridge, if present, further enhances the print quality.

Printing Exif Print-enhanced photographs

Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2) Print is an international digital imaging standard that simplifies digital photography and enhances printed photographs. When a photograph is taken with an Exif Print-enabled digital camera, Exif Print captures information such as exposure time, type of flash,

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