HP Deskjet 5650 Printer series - digital photography technologies

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digital photography technologies

The printer software offers several technical features for printing digital photgraphs.

PhotoREt

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

Exif Print

Six-ink printing

Color spaces

PhotoREt printing

PhotoREt offers the best combination of print speed and quality for your image.

Follow these steps to print with PhotoREt technology:

1. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2. Select the

Paper/Quality

tab.

3. Select

Best

from the

Print Quality

drop-down list.

4. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi

4800 x 1200 optimized dpi is the highest quality resolution for this printer. When 4800 x
1200 optimized dpi is selected in the printer driver, the tri-color printcartridge prints in the
4800 x 1200 optimized dpi mode. If a

photo print cartridge

is also installed, the print

quality is enhanced. A photo print cartridge may be purchased separately if it is not
included with your printer.

Follow these steps to print in 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi mode:

1. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2. Select the

Paper/Quality

tab.

3. Select the appropriate photo paper type from the

Paper Type

drop-down list.

4. Select

Maximum dpi

from the

Print Quality

drop-down list.

5. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

printing Exif Print-enhanced photographs

Exif Print (Exchangeable Image File Format 2.2) is an international digital imaging standard
that simplifies digital photography and enhances printed photographs. When a photograph

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is taken with an Exif Print-enabled digital camera, Exif Print captures information such as
exposure time, type of flash, and color saturation, and stores it in the image's file. The HP
Deskjet printer software then uses this information to automatically perform image specific
enhancements, resulting in outstanding photographs.

Printing Exif Print-enhanced photos requires:

A digital camera that supports Exif Print

Exif Print-enabled photo software

HP Deskjet printer software that supports Exif Print

Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP

Follow these steps to print Exif Print-enhanced photographs:

1. Open the file you want to print using Exif Print-enabled photo software.

2. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

3. Select the

Paper/Quality

tab.

4. Select the appropriate photo paper type from the

Type is

drop-down list.

5. Select

Normal

or

Best

from the

Print Quality

drop-down list.

6. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

The printer software automatically optimizes the printed image.

six-ink color printing

Use six-ink color printing to enhance the quality of photographs.

For six-ink color printing, a photo and a tri-color print cartridge must beinstalled. A

photo

print cartridge

may be purchased separately if it is not includedwith your product.

Follow these steps to print in six-ink color print mode:

1. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2. Select the

Paper/Quality

tab.

3. Select the appropriate photo paper type from the

Type is

drop-down list.

4. Select

Normal

,

Best

, or

Maximum dpi

from the

Print Quality

drop-down list.

5. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

color space

Color space defines the range of colors that can be printed. The printer software translates
the colors of your document from their current color space to the color space selected.

The following color spaces are available:

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sRGB/sYCC

Adobe RGB

sRGB/sYCC

sRGB/sYCC is an appropriate color space for most print jobs. It is used for most Web-based
documents and current imaging devices.

Follow these steps to use the sRGB/sYCC color space:

1. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2. Select the

Color

tab.

3. Select

sRGB/sYCC

from the

Color Space

drop-down list.

4. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

Adobe RGB

Adobe RGB is an emerging color space that offers more colors than sRGB/sYCC, but which
only works for images.

When printing from a professional application using Adobe RGB, turn off the color
management in the application and allow the printer software to manage the color space.

Follow these steps to use the Adobe RGB color space:

1. Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2. Select the

Paper/Quality

tab, the select the following:

An HP photo paper from the

Type is

drop-down list.

Best

or

Maximum dpi

from the

Print Quality

drop-down list.

3. Select the

Color

tab.

4. Select

Adobe RGB

from the

Color Space

drop-down list.

5. Select any other desired

print settings

, then click

OK

.

If the the Adobe RGB color space is used for an image which was created in another color
space, then printed colors may appear more vivid.