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Printing digital photographs
Enhanced color printing
Your printer uses six ink colors to enhance the quality of printed photographs. To obtain a list of
supported print cartridges for your printer, see
Supported print cartridges on page 19.
NOTE: You can print high-quality black-and-white photographs using a gray photo print cartridge,
combined with the tri-color print cartridge.
NOTE: After you install a new print cartridge, the printer will automatically align the print cartridges
and use one sheet of paper to print an alignment page. If you have higher-quality photo media
loaded in the input tray, you may want to load a sheet of plain paper before installing the new print
cartridge.
Guidelines for printing photographs
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For the best results when printing photographs and images, choose Best mode and select an
HP photo paper in the printer driver. Best mode uses HP's unique PhotoREt IV color-layering
technology and ColorSmart III color optimization technology to create realistic photo images,
vivid color output, and extremely sharp text. With PhotoREt IV, a greater range of colors, lighter
tones, and smoother gradations between tones can be achieved, ensuring the best photo and
image print quality.
Alternatively, select Maximum dpi, which provides up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi* for
optimum print quality. See
4800 x 1200 optimized dpi on page 42.
*Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi for color printing and 1200 input dpi. This setting might
temporarily use a large amount of hard disk space (400 MB or more) and will print slower. Photo
cartridge, if present, further enhances the print quality.
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To print borderless photographs, see
Printing borderless on page 44.
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It is recommended to remove each sheet of paper as it prints and set it aside to dry.
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If the printed colors visibly shift towards yellow, cyan or magenta, or there is a tinge of color in
the gray shades, you need to calibrate the color.
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Align the photo print cartridges for the best possible print quality. You do not need to align the
print cartridges every time you install a photo print cartridge, only when necessary. See
Aligning
the print cartridges on page 21.
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To store a print cartridge, see
Storing the print cartridges on page 23.
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Always hold photo paper by the edges. Fingerprints on photo paper reduce print quality.
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Photo paper should be flat before printing. If the corners of the photo paper curl more than
10 mm or (3/8 inch), flatten the paper by putting it in the resealable storage bag, then rolling the
bag on a table edge until the paper is flat.
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