HP D7460 Photosmart Printer

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 18.2 x 19.7 inches ; 17.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SNP0RW
• Item model number: D7460
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,736 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 6, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The HP Photosmart D7460 inkjet printer with built-in Wi-Fi takes photo printing to the next level with its six-color ink process and HP Vivera Inks that produce stunning 4800 x 1200 dpi prints at speeds up to 34 ppm. It's also an Energy Star certified printer, so it's impact on the environment is minimal.

The HP Photosmart D7460 offers: Print speeds up to 34 ppm in black & white and 33 ppm in color Lab-quality prints using HP's six-color ink process An integrated 3.5 inch LCD touch-screen for easy operation Built-in 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi capabilities Direct printing via PictBridge or compatible memory cards

The versatile Photosmart D7460 offers a full-color touch screen. View larger.

Printing directly from memory cards is quick and easy.

Print Stunning Photos With Vivid Colors Fast
The D7460 uses HP's exclusive Vivera Inks, which are smudge-and-smear resistant and resist fading when using HP Advanced Photo Paper. This printer takes advantage of HP's six-color ink process to create lab-quality photos and laser-quality text up to 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution in full-color. It will also print perfect web pages with no cutoff edges, thanks to the HP Smart Web Printing functionality.

The D7460 inkjet printer is capable of producing high-quality black & white prints at speeds of up to 34 ppm and color prints as fast as 33 ppm. It will print lab-quality photos in as little as 10 seconds!

Wireless Networking Made Easy
Hp is a leader in wireless printing, and they make it easy to configure your wireless network. The D7460 features built-in 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi connectivity for linking compatible laptops and desktop computers to a single printer without having to use messy cables, and HP's step-by-step instructions will guide you through this simple process.

Direct Printing Via Memory Card and PictBridge
Got a PictBridge-enabled digital camera? Connect directly to the D7460 and use the full-color 3.5 inch touch-screen LCD display to print photos directly from your digital camera. For those who would rather print via memory card, the D7460 supports SD/MMC, CompactFlash, Memory Stick (Duo), and xD-Picture Card. When printing directly, the D7460 will print borderless panoramic photos as large as 8.5 x 24 inches.

Advanced Paper Handling
The D7460 is equipped with a 100-sheet input paper tray and an automated 4 x 6 inch photo tray that makes the process of printing photos easier than ever. HP's Auto Sense feature ensures that photo paper is put right-side-up which helps save paper and ink from being wasted otherwise.

Compatible with both Windows (including Vista) and Macintosh operating systems, the HP Photosmart D7460 inkjet measures 18.2 x 15.25 x 6.81 inches and weighs 17.6 pounds. It's backed by a 1-year limited warranty that includes phone support.

What's in the Box
HP Photosmart D7460 Printer, HP 02 Black Ink Cartridge (16 ml), HP 02 Cyan Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Magenta Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Yellow Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Light Cyan Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), HP 02 Light Magenta Ink Cartridge (4.5 ml), software CD, Setup Guide, Basics Guide, power supply, power cord.

Product Description

HP D7460 Photosmart Printer. Print lab quality photos and laser quality text in stunning 6 ink color with HP Vivera Inks. Make memories last print photos that resist fading for generations, using HP Premium Plus Photo Paper. Share smudge and smear resistant photos right from the printer when using HP Advanced Photo Paper. Share and print from network enabled notebooks and PCs, using built in wireless and Ethernet. Easily edit, print and share photos, using included HP Photosmart Essential Software. Edit, save, print and share all from an easy to use, 3.5 inch touchscreen. Printing photos from a variety of compatible memory cards is a snap, using built in card slots. Print photos without swapping paper the automated photo tray engages whenever you print photos. Touch the HP Red eye Removal button to easily remove red eye from your photos. Start HP Photosmart Express Software to effortlessly share, save and print photos. Start HP Photosmart Express Software to effortlessly share, save and print photos. Print with blazing speeds up to 34 black ppm and up to 33 color ppm plus print photos as fast as 10 seconds. Print economically replace only the cartridges that run out of ink with six individual inks. Print what you see HP Smart Web Printing ensures you get useable Web pages without cutoff edges. Ensure photos print on the right side of the paper with the right quality settings, using HP Auto Sens.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, fast prints everytime, September 12, 2007

By 

Kula (USA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: HP D7460 Photosmart Printer (Office Product)

I just got this printer today from Amazon and so far it has passed every test I have put it thorough.

First, I set it up through a wireless router and connected to my computers. Setting up the printer to the network is a breeze. You go into the touch screen and follow the prompts, select your network name and you are done.

Then I installed the software on the first of three computers. There was a problem at first of it not being able to find the computer on the network, but I realized my anti virus program was blocking access to it, so I disabled that and it found the printer and set it up. At first I couldn't get the printer to print, so I restarted my computer (it didn't prompt me to do that and it should have) and after that it worked. I printed a few test pictures and everything was great.

Then I got out my media card from my digital camera and printed a picture from that. I was able to see all the images very clearly and vividly on the touch screen and I adjusted the picture and cropped it, and it came out beautifully.

Next I set up the second computer and there was a small issue again with the firewalls and having to disable the anti virus program, but after that it restarted and worked. Another test print, this time a full page print came out nicely.

Lastly was the third computer which had a great deal of problems trying to install the software. An error message kept coming up after installing and reinstalling the program so I called tech support. Spent a whopping hour and twenty minutes on the phone with them, but got the problem fixed. This is the oldest of the three computers and the tech guy said some XP's have a problem with some of the drivers. What I eventually had to do was go into the control panel and install the printer manually without using the CD. Even though this took forever, I have noting but great things to say for HP's tech support. They even gave me a deal on ink cartridges, a whole set for $30 and 150 sheets of paper free. The ink runs about $50 for the set, and we all know how expensive photo paper is!

So then I did a few more test prints and checked the level of the inks, and they are still working fine. The picture quality is amazing when it is on `best' they are quality prints like what you get from photo machines and the ink dries in seconds. The printer doesn't take time at all to warm up, I had to unplug it several times while on the phone to tech support and each time it turned on and was ready to print right away. It is also very quiet when it prints, I was standing across the room and couldn't hear it. The speed of the printer is decent too, especially for documents.

The only thing that was annoying was that it took soooo long to install the software on the computers. And you have to keep on coming back and checking boxes, so you can't just walk away let it run. Also, I am not a fan of any of the programs it came with, the software runs extremely slow on all of the computers.

I am so happy I bought this printer; I was a little worried because I had not seen any reviews on it but decided to give it a chance anyway. I am very glad I did! The best feature by far is the wireless printing capabilities. I would recommend it to anyone who is in the market for a new printer.

**Update: I have had this printer for about 6 months now and I am still pretty happy with it, but there are a few things that I have noticed.
*Sometimes it wont connect to the router so it has to be restarted and warm up. This can take up to 5 minutes, and is VERY irritating when you are in a hurry.
*The pictures print dark sometimes and you have to adjust the color settings.
*All of the software that comes with it is HORRIBLE!! Sometimes when I turn on my computer, the install window will come up and it will say "please insert installation CD so your HP Photosmart can finish the installation." I either have to hit cancel about 10 times before it goes away or restart the computer when that doesn't work. Some of the software has to run all the time in order for the printer to be connected to the computer. If I want to open it to check the ink levels, or if I right click on it to close it, it makes my computer crash. I would really recommend installing the printer through control panel's add a printer. If you don't know how to do that, call HP for help (they are really helpful and nice) and ask them to walk you through it.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Perfect but a Keeper - Use advanced options with caution, January 27, 2008

By 

Hillbilly Joe "BoBo" (East Tennessee) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: HP D7460 Photosmart Printer (Office Product)

My need and experience with this product is limited to wired network connectivity with Windows XP, although the product has wireless network and USB capability. Photos printed were from a Canon 30D SLR camera.

General opinion--
After tweaking some settings in the printer properties, I am mostly satisfied for now with the photo printing results. Text printing looks great and photo printing better than most of my prior HP printers but still not as good as photo lab printing although I do have more control over how the results look than when using a lab. I think the photo printing is somewhat inferior to my old HP Photosmart 7550 printer before it broke, which is what this one is replacing.

Problems and solutions --

1. Used older HP Photo Plus Premium paper for photos. The printer did not detect this and printed as though on regular paper making the photo look extremely grainy. Solution was to create a printing shortcut in the printer properties specifying the paper type, size, etc. The shortcuts are more convenient than setting each parameter separately each time you print.

2. Even with the proper paper settings, the photos were still somewhat grainy and some had many horrible streaks running across them. When I selected preview in the printer properties, I noticed the streaks were in the preview. The solution was to turn off the Real Life Technology (RLT) in the printer properties. The RLT modifies the image after you send it to the printer in an attempt to improve its appearance. Depending on its setting it tries to improve focus, improve brightness, inprove contrast, increase sharpening, and increase color saturation. I had already adjusted the image to look good on the computer monitor. This additional adjustment pushed it over the edge, causing streaks, and trying to bring the otherwise (intentional) beautiful background blur into focus, which just made it grainy instead. Turning off the "RLT" in the printer properties for the same image fixed this problem in the preview and on the photo itself. You might want to use the RLT feature with caution if you purchase this product.

3. Even with RLT turned off, there were mild streaks and grain running orthoganal to the print direction near the leading edge of borderless print. HP FAQ on their web site suggests cleaning and if that does not work to simply print with a white border to avoid what they refer to as a defect. A brand new printer should not need cleaning but printing with a border fixed my problem, which was really not bad enough to be concerned about. It is just not quite as perfect as I would have liked or as I have had in the past.

4. Installation conflicted with my old HP Officejet 7310 printer resulting in a lockup. After a few hours of disconnecting printers and reinstalling old and new drivers, both printers are now working fine with the new software. Installation went very smoothly on pc's without these old drivers.

5. Photos appeared darker than on my computer monitor although my monitor had been calibrated by software for brightness, contrast, and color and also the monitor properly displays the photos without adjustment. I wanted to print photos straight from the camera using my pc without adjustment to the image. The solution was to use the handy customizable shortcuts in the printing properties color tab to increase brightness on photos only. After doing this, whether or not I modified the images on the pc, photos appear virtually identical on the print as they do on the computer monitor. It required about eight 4x6 test photo prints to obtain this calibration but the results are astounding. Once I make the picture look exactly the way I like on the computer monitor, I can now print with confidence that the printed photo will look the same. With these adjustments, most photos print at the proper brightness with no modifications by the pc. As mentioned above, this only works for me with "RLT" turned off. Only the brightness required adjustment. The color tones were spot-on with the monitor.

Overall, the printer is producing very good photos and page printing now that some of the advanced automatic features have been turned off and the brightness has been calibrated to the computer monitor.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Update to: okay for everyday pictures - can produce excellent pictures, February 5, 2008

By 

Larry T. Mach - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP D7460 Photosmart Printer (Office Product)

Since writing this review I have up graded my rating to 5.

After reading reviews I expected to get high quality color pictures. I have printed over 100 pictures with this printer and after comparing them to pictures printed at XXX-mart photo processing there was no comparison. Color quality and sharpness were observably inferior. Colors seem to have a brownish tint compared to crisp color of photos from XXX-mart. Along with the printer I purchased the best quality paper HP recommended for this printer, so the quality was not due to improper paper. I would suggest sampling the quality of prints before purchasing. The printer is very easy to use and the wireless feature is easy to set up and excellent for printing from my laptop. I love that feature. Just disappointed with the picture quality. I would say picures are ok for everyday, but, not suitable for framing.

I am updating an earlier review. I decided to try premium plus paper, HP's best photo paper. HP web site does not recommend this paper for this printer, but, I thought it was worth a shot. This change produced excellent crisp colors and the brownish haze produced by the advanced paper, which is the best quality HP recommends for this printer, was gone. I really like this printer now and rate it a 5, because it can produce quality pictures that are better than xxx-mart. Be sure to use premium plus paper for your best pictures.