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Installing the Product with the USB Cable and Using the Driver Located in the Windows 7 Operating System

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Introduction
A full feature software and driver package for Windows 7 is not available for your product. However, the drivers for your HP product are already included in the new Windows 7 operating system! You do not need to download drivers to use the product.
With the basic driver, some of the buttons on the product do not function and some of the advanced product features are not available. However, using the workaround procedures in this document, you can still print from a software program. You can also import and view images on a memory card, if your product has a memory card slot.
Use the following instructions to install the basic driver in Windows 7, and then review the workaround procedures to use the available features for your product.
Install the product driver
When your new computer or operating system is up and running, connect the USB cable from the computer to the back of the HP product, and then press the Power button ( ) to turn it on.
Figure 1: Connect the USB cable to the HP product and the computer
Graphic: Connect the USB cable to the HP product and the computer
1 - Connect the USB cable to the back of the product
2 - Connect the USB cable to the computer
A Your devices are ready to use window might display on the screen. If the window displays and does not close automatically, click Close ( ), to close the window.
Windows 7 driver functionality
Note the following limited functionalities with an in-OS driver:
  • No access to HP Solution Center. You will not have access to HP Solution Center ( ). However, see the workarounds at the end of this document for ways to accomplish tasks as you did before.
  • Limited functionality in HP Toolbox. You can still access the HP Toolbox ( ) with the in-OS driver. However, the HP Toolbox functionality is limited. For example, you are unable to check estimated ink levels. See the workarounds at the end of this document for ways to accomplish some common HP Toolbox tasks.
  • Importing and viewing images on a memory card . If your product has a memory card slot, you can use the workaround at the end of this document to import and view images on a memory card.
  • Limited button functionality. If your HP product has buttons on the front panel, some of the buttons will not function as before. Following are examples of buttons that function and buttons that do not function with the in-OS driver:
    These buttons will still functionThese buttons will not function
    Power button ( )Photosmart Essentials button ( )
    Resume button ( )Print Photos button ( )
    Menu button ( )
    Cancel button ( )
Windows 7 driver workarounds
The driver in Windows 7 is sufficient for some HP Solution Center functions, some HP Tool Box tasks functions, printing from a software program, and importing and viewing images on a memory card.
NOTE: These workarounds only apply if you installed the product with the Windows 7 driver.
HP Solution Center
Use the following HP Solution Center workarounds when you install the product using the driver in Windows 7.
HP Solution Center
FunctionWorkaround
Access to the HP ToolboxFrom the program you are using to print:

  1. Click File , and then click Print .
  2. Click the button that opens the Properties dialog box:
    Depending on the software program, this button might be called Properties , Options , Printer Setup , Printer , or Preferences .
  3. Click the Features tab, and then click Printer Services . The HP Toolbox opens.
Shop for supplies onlineGo to HP SureSupply . To identify your cartridge in a language other than English, click the language link near the globe icon ( ) in the upper right corner of your browser.
Printer SettingsFrom the program you are using to print:

  1. Click File , and then click Print .
  2. Click the button that opens the Properties dialog box:
    Depending on the software program, this button might be called Properties , Options , Printer Setup , Printer , or Preferences .
    The Properties window opens, where you can change print settings for various print tasks.
HP Toolbox
Use the following HP Toolbox workarounds when you install the product using the driver in Windows 7.
HP Toolbox
FunctionWorkaround
Printing a self-test pageFor products with buttons on the control panel (the front of the printer), you can print a self-test page using those buttons.
Cleaning the cartridges or printheadsNone
Checking estimated ink levels
  • Print a self-test page through the buttons on the control panel
  • View the ink level indicators on the control panel, if there are any
Aligning the cartridgesNone
Print
Use these steps to print from a software program.
  1. Open the document to be printed in the software application in which it was created.
  2. Click File , and then click Print .
Import and view images on a memory card
If your product has a memory card slot, follow these steps to access images on a memory card.
  1. Insert the memory card into the appropriate memory card slot on the product.
    NOTE: If the memory card is already inserted, remove it, and then reinsert it.
  2. On the Autoplay window that opens, click Import Pictures , View Pictures , or Open folder to view files .
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions.


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