
hp photosmart 1215/1218 color printer user’s guide
ii www.hp.com/photosmart
Chapter 2 Getting to know your printer...........................................................................................................17
Adjusting printer settings ..................................................................................................................................................17
Printing a test page ......................................................................................................................................................17
Page size....................................................................................................................................................................17
Page layout .................................................................................................................................................................19
Photo cropping ............................................................................................................................................................20
Photo brightness...........................................................................................................................................................21
Photo color..................................................................................................................................................................22
Infrared (IR) type ..........................................................................................................................................................22
Factory default settings .................................................................................................................................................23
Understanding memory cards...............................................................................................................................................24
Types of memory cards .................................................................................................................................................24
Inserting a memory card ...............................................................................................................................................24
Understanding infrared ....................................................................................................................................................27
Supported devices........................................................................................................................................................27
Tips for using infrared...................................................................................................................................................28
Chapter 3 Printing directly from the printer......................................................................................................29
Printing from a memory card................................................................................................................................................30
Deciding which photos to print ......................................................................................................................................30
Choosing photos on the printer’s front panel .................................................................................................................32
Canceling a photo .......................................................................................................................................................34
Printing photos ..........................................................................................................................................................35
Printing files using infrared (IR) ..........................................................................................................................................36