Print a photo
To print a single photo
1. Navigate through the photos on the inserted memory card.
2. Display the photo you want to print.
3. Press Print.
NOTE:
Remove red eye in photos
The HP Photosmart A520 series includes a red-eye reduction function that fixes that red-
eye effect that sometime occurs in flash photos. This feature is off by default when you
turn on the printer. If you want to print a photo using this feature, you can turn it
on by pressing the Red Eye button.
Connect to a computer
Printing from a computer gives you more options for printing your images. Before printing
from your computer, you must install the HP Photosmart software and connect the USB
cable from the printer (using the USB port on the back) to your computer.
NOTE:
included in the box with the printer, so you might need to purchase it separately.
Install the software and connect the USB cable
Windows users
Important: Do not connect a USB cable until
you are prompted.
1. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your
computer CD-ROM drive. If the Install
Wizard does not appear, locate the
setup.exe file on the CD-ROM drive and
double-click it. Wait several minutes while
the files load.
2. Click Next and follow the onscreen
instructions.
3. When prompted, connect one end of the
USB cable to the USB port on the back of
the printer, and connect the other end to the
USB port on your computer.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions until the
installation is finished and your computer
restarts.
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Troubleshooting and Support
To print additional copies of the current image, press Print again.
The USB 2.0 cable required for printing from a computer might not be
Mac users
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the
USB port on the back of the printer, and
connect the other end to the USB port on
your computer.
2. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your
computer's CD-ROM drive.
3. On your desktop, double-click the
HP Photosmart CD icon.
4. Double-click the HP Installer icon, and
follow the instructions on each installation
screen to install the printer software.
5. When the Congratulations screen appears,
click OK.
Print a photo
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