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Photo printing

Totally new to this but having a go with the HP7100 printer. When I print to plain paper the result is good. Insert photo paper and I loose a lot of detail. Is there something I should do to let the printer know what paper I am using?

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,629 Forumite
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    tokai said:
    Totally new to this but having a go with the HP7100 printer. When I print to plain paper the result is good. Insert photo paper and I loose a lot of detail. Is there something I should do to let the printer know what paper I am using?


    Tell Windows you're printing on Photo paper when you go to print and whack the quality up.  Printing on plain paper is a different kettle of fish to printing on photo paper.
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 24,865 Forumite
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    In the manual (I assume you received one with the printer - if not download one) and go to page 28, Chapter 3, Print and see "To print from a computer" 4.  It advises adjusting paper type and quality.
  • tokai
    tokai Posts: 25 Forumite
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    Thanks for the reply. Could you please tell me how to do this?

  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,919 Forumite
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    tokai said:
    Thanks for the reply. Could you please tell me how to do this?

    Just download the manual as the post above yours suggests.
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