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• HP Photosmart 7550 Basics Guide
• HP Photosmart Software Setup & Product Support
booklet
• HP Photosmart Printer Help
• www.hp.com/support
• 208.323.2551 (U.S.)
Printed in USA 08/02 v1 • Printed on recycled paper
© 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
fun features
The HP Photosmart Printer Help tells you how to:
• Print photos directly from your digital camera’s
memory card without using your computer
• Save photos from a memory card to your
computer
• Print high-quality photos in a variety of sizes
• Get creative with cropping and color effects
• Print photo album pages and photo index pages
Windows PC
1. Be sure you have completed steps 1 through 4. If
your computer is off, turn it on.
Important: Do not connect the printer to your
computer until prompted. Disable virus-checking
software before you install the printer software.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive. The following dialog box appears.
3. Click Install hp photosmart printers software.
Follow the onscreen instructions to install the
printer software.
Note: If the dialog box does not appear, use
Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate your
CD-ROM drive, then double-click setup.exe. The
HP Photosmart printer dialog box appears. Click
Install hp photosmart printers software.
Important: Do not connect the printer to your
computer until prompted.
4.
Continue with step 6 to connect the printer to your
computer.
Macintosh
1. Be sure you have completed steps 1
through 4. If your computer is off, turn it on.
Important: Disable virus-checking software before
you install the printer software.
2. Continue with step 6 to connect the printer to your
computer.
5 install the hp photosmart printer software
Windows PC
Macintosh
Note: For more detailed instructions or troubleshooting
information, see the HP Photosmart Software Setup &
Product Support booklet.
Important: You must insert the HP Photosmart
CD to install the printer software.
7 finish installing the hp photosmart printer software
Windows PC
1. After connecting the printer to your computer, continue following the
onscreen instructions to finish installing the HP Photosmart Printer Software
and the HP Photo & Imaging Software.
2. At the end of the installation, the computer restarts. A welcome window
appears. Click where it says Click here to print a test page.
Macintosh
1. After connecting the printer to your computer, insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the HP Photosmart CD icon.
2. Double-click the HP Photosmart install icon. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the printer software.
1. Purchase a USB-compliant interface cable separately. The cable must
be less than 3 meters long.
2. Plug one end of the USB cable into your computer’s USB port.
3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of
your printer.
Note: Do not plug the USB cable into the camera port on the front of
your printer. That port is for your HP direct-printing digital camera.
Important: Be sure the printer is connected directly to your computer.
Installing the printer software when the printer is connected to the
computer through a USB hub can cause errors and prevent a successful
installation.
4. Continue with step 7 to finish the software installation.
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