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1 Welcome................................................................................................................3
Finding more information........................................................................................4
Printer parts............................................................................................................4
Printer menu...........................................................................................................7
2 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
3 Basic printing from a computer........................................................................17
4 Using color management...................................................................................19
Using printer-based color management................................................................19
Using application-based color management.........................................................22
5 Exploring creative projects................................................................................25
The large-format templates...................................................................................25
The HP Image Zone.............................................................................................26
Printing borderless photos from a computer.........................................................27
6 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
7 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 1