HP 8100 Series - Manual (Page 4)

Contents
1 Welcome ...............................................................................................................3
Printer parts ...........................................................................................................4
Available accessories ............................................................................................7
Printer menu ..........................................................................................................8
2 Getting ready to print ........................................................................................15
Loading paper ......................................................................................................15
Choosing the right paper ..............................................................................15
Loading your paper ....................................................................................... 16
Inserting print cartridges ......................................................................................17
Inserting memory cards .......................................................................................19
Supported file formats ..................................................................................20
Inserting a memory card ...............................................................................20
Removing a memory card ............................................................................22
3 Printing photos without a computer ................................................................23
Selecting a photo layout ......................................................................................24
Deciding which photos to print .............................................................................25
Selecting photos to print ......................................................................................27
Improving photo quality ........................................................................................ 28
Getting creative ...................................................................................................29
Printing photos .....................................................................................................31
Printing photos from a memory card ............................................................. 31
Printing photos from a digital camera ...........................................................35
4 Getting connected .............................................................................................37
Connecting to other devices ................................................................................37
Connecting through HP Instant Share .................................................................38
5 Printing from a computer ..................................................................................39
6 Care and maintenance ......................................................................................43
Cleaning and maintaining the printer ...................................................................43
Cleaning the outside of the printer ................................................................43
Automatically cleaning the print cartridges ...................................................43
Manually cleaning the print cartridge contacts ..............................................44
Printing a test page ....................................................................................... 44
Aligning the print cartridges ..........................................................................45
Printing a sample page .................................................................................45
Updating the software ..........................................................................................46
Storing the printer and print cartridges ................................................................. 46
Storing the printer .........................................................................................46
Storing the print cartridges ...........................................................................47
Maintaining the quality of photo paper .................................................................47
Storing photo paper ......................................................................................47
Handling photo paper ...................................................................................47
7 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................49
Printer hardware problems ..................................................................................49
Printing problems .................................................................................................51
Error messages ...................................................................................................55
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