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HP Photosmart 8400 Series User Manual

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Contents

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

Printer parts ...........................................................................................................4
Available accessories ............................................................................................8
Printer menu ..........................................................................................................9

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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

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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

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Getting connected .............................................................................................37

Connecting to other devices ................................................................................37
Connecting through HP Instant Share .................................................................38

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Printing from a computer ..................................................................................41

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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

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Troubleshooting ................................................................................................51

Printer hardware problems ..................................................................................51
Printing problems .................................................................................................53

HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide

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