Printing photographs, Calibrating color, Printing photographs -4 – HP Deskjet 450 Mobile Printer series User Manual
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For Macintosh
1
Select the paper size, then click
OK
.
2
Open the
Paper Type/Quality
panel.
3
Select the paper type you are using. For example, if you are printing on HP
Glossy Greeting Card Paper, select this from the menu.
4
Change any other print settings if necessary, then click
OK
to print the
card(s).
Printing photographs
You can print photographs from your digital camera via a CompactFlash (CF)
card or from a software application, such as
HP Photo Printing Software
.
For media loading details, see
.
Calibrating color
Calibrate the color only when the tri-color (HP No. 57) and photo (HP No. 58)
print cartridges are installed together. The photo print cartridge is available for
purchase as an optional accessory (see
).
Calibrating color is only necessary when printed colors have visibly shifted
toward yellow, cyan or magenta, or there is a color tinge in the gray shades.
Prior to calibration, print a diagnostic page for color and check ink levels to
ensure that print cartridges are functioning properly.
For calibrating instructions, see
For information on replacing the black print cartridge with the photo print
cartridge, refer to
Replacing the print cartridges
. You need to align the print
cartridges for best possible print quality. For instructions, see
.
For Windows
1
Open the printer driver.
2
On the
Setup
tab, select the paper type you are using from the
Paper Type
menu. For example, if you are printing on HP Premium Plus Photo Paper,
select this from the menu.
3
Under
Print Quality
, click
Best
.
It is not necessary to calibrate the color when in single-cartridge printing mode
or when printing using the tri-color print cartridge in combination with the black
print cartridge. For more information on single-cartridge printing mode, see