hp photosmart
1315
basics guide
control panel buttons
The following table is a quick reference guide to the buttons that appear on your printer’s control
panel.
Power
Select
Print
Save
Zoom
Email
Menu
Cancel
Rotate
Right, Center,
and Left soft
keys
Four-way arrows
(Up, Down, Left,
and Right)
contents
1 getting started ........................................................................................... 1
welcome .................................................................................................................. 1
viewing the onscreen user’s guide ........................................................................ 1
printer features ................................................................................................... 2
items you will need.................................................................................................... 3
cables ............................................................................................................... 3
memory cards .................................................................................................... 3
hp-designed inkjet paper ..................................................................................... 3
printer parts.............................................................................................................. 4
control panel ............................................................................................................ 6
2 printer basics............................................................................................. 7
loading paper .......................................................................................................... 7
loading paper in the IN tray ................................................................................ 8
loading photo paper in the photo tray................................................................... 9
installing or replacing the print cartridges................................................................... 10
understanding memory cards.................................................................................... 12
memory card types supported ............................................................................ 12
inserting a memory card.................................................................................... 13
reading the indicator lights ................................................................................ 15
understanding the LCD............................................................................................. 16
positioning the LCD........................................................................................... 16
using the select button ....................................................................................... 16
menu map ....................................................................................................... 17
understanding and adjusting the printer settings.......................................................... 18
setting the paper detection................................................................................. 18
setting the number of copies............................................................................... 19
setting the photo size ........................................................................................ 19
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deselecting an image ........................................................................................ 20
understanding the advanced features of your printer.................................................... 20
3 printing from the printer’s control panel ....................................................21
deciding which images to print ................................................................................. 22
viewing images on the color LCD........................................................................ 22
printing a photo index page............................................................................... 23
printing photos from the control panel ........................................................................ 24
printing individual or multiple photos................................................................... 24
printing more than one copy of a photo............................................................... 25
printing a continuous range of photos.................................................................. 26
printing all photos ............................................................................................. 27
printing photos at different sizes ......................................................................... 27
printing using a DPOF file .................................................................................. 28
printing files using infrared (IR) ........................................................................... 29
printing a test page........................................................................................... 29
4 getting creative with your printer ..............................................................31
sending email ......................................................................................................... 32
emailing from a Windows PC............................................................................. 32
emailing from a Macintosh................................................................................. 33
adding borders to your photos .................................................................................. 34
printing photo album pages...................................................................................... 36
cropping a photo .................................................................................................... 38
adjusting the photo brightness................................................................................... 39
changing the photo color effect ................................................................................. 40
improving the photo color......................................................................................... 41
making greeting cards and calendars ........................................................................ 42
5 troubleshooting........................................................................................43
important Windows PC information ........................................................................... 44
error messages........................................................................................................ 57
paper errors.................................................................................................... 57
auto-detect errors ............................................................................................. 58
print cartridge errors ........................................................................................ 58
memory card errors.......................................................................................... 58
email errors..................................................................................................... 61
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6 specifications........................................................................................... 63
system requirements ................................................................................................ 63
specifications.......................................................................................................... 64
index ......................................................................................................... 67
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getting started
1
welcome
Thank you for purchasing an HP PhotoSmart 1315 printer! Your new
printer prints everything from great quality color photos to quality black
and white text documents. Before you get started, be sure to set up your
printer—see the Setup Guide included with the printer for quick and easy
instructions.
This guide describes how to use your new printer. It includes a quick
reference to get you acquainted with your new printer and plenty of
detailed printing and troubleshooting information. If you do not find the
information you are looking for in this guide, use the Onscreen User’s
Guide.
viewing the
onscreen
user’s guide
Note:
You must have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® version 4.0 or later
installed to view the Onscreen User’s Guide. If you do not have
Acrobat Reader, you will be asked to install it from the HP
PhotoSmart CD before you can view the Onscreen User’s Guide.
After you have installed the HP PhotoSmart software on your computer, you
can view the Onscreen User’s Guide.
To view the Onscreen User’s Guide:
• Windows PC: From the Start menu, choose Programs, HP PhotoSmart,
Photo Printing, Tools and Information, View printer users guides.
• Macintosh: In the User Docs folder, select your language, then open
the file titled hp photosmart user guide.
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printer
features
Use your new HP PhotoSmart 1315 printer to:
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Print photos directly from a digital camera’s memory card without
using your computer. To start printing using your memory card, see
“printing photos from the control panel” on page 24.
Print high-quality documents and projects such as photo album
pages, greeting cards, iron-on transfers, or newsletters from a
computer. To start printing a document or project from your Windows
PC, see the Onscreen User’s Guide located on the HP printer software
CD.
Email your favorite photos to family and friends. To send your favorite
photos by email, see “sending email” on page 32.
View and print edited versions of your images using the printer’s
color LCD. To view and edit images on the LCD, see “getting creative
with your printer” on page 31.
View a slide show of all the images on your memory card. To view a
slide show of the images stored on your memory card, see the
Onscreen User’s Guide located on the HP printer software CD.
Use the printer’s control panel to add borders and greetings to the
images stored on your memory card. To add borders to your photos,
see “adding borders to your photos” on page 34.
Print files wirelessly from an infrared device such as a personal digital
assistant (PDA), laptop computer, or digital camera. To start printing
using infrared, see the Onscreen User’s Guide located on the HP
printer software CD.
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