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HP 8700 User Manual

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Contents

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Welcome................................................................................................................3

Finding more information........................................................................................4
Printer parts............................................................................................................4
Printer menu...........................................................................................................7

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Getting ready to print...........................................................................................9

Loading paper.........................................................................................................9

Choosing the right paper.................................................................................9
Using specialty papers..................................................................................10
Loading your paper........................................................................................ 11

Inserting print cartridges.......................................................................................13

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Basic printing from a computer........................................................................17

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Using color management...................................................................................19

Using printer-based color management................................................................19
Using application-based color management.........................................................22

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Exploring creative projects................................................................................25

The large-format templates...................................................................................25
The HP Image Zone.............................................................................................26
Printing borderless photos from a computer.........................................................27

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Printing photos without a computer.................................................................29

Connecting to other devices.................................................................................29
Printing photos from a memory card.....................................................................30

Inserting memory cards.................................................................................30

Supported file formats............................................................................30
Inserting a memory card.........................................................................31
Saving photos to a computer from a memory card.................................32
Removing a memory card......................................................................33

Deciding which photos to print.......................................................................33
Selecting a photo layout................................................................................33
Selecting photos to print................................................................................36
Improving photo quality.................................................................................37
Doing common printing tasks from a memory card.......................................37

Printing photos from a digital camera...................................................................39

Using a PictBridge camera............................................................................39
Using a Bluetooth camera.............................................................................39

Printing from other Bluetooth devices...................................................................40

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Care and maintenance.......................................................................................41

Cleaning and maintaining the printer....................................................................41

Cleaning the outside of the printer.................................................................41
Automatically cleaning the print cartridges....................................................41
Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts...............................................42
Printing a test page........................................................................................ 42
Aligning the print cartridges...........................................................................43
Printing a sample page..................................................................................43

Updating the software...........................................................................................43
Storing the printer.................................................................................................44

HP Photosmart 8700 series User's Guide

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