Photosmart C5280 Photo user settings problems

I reset my user settings on my Photosmart C5280 printer and now cant print photos at all help and thanks. I changed the automatic settings to try and print a 3x5 unsuccessfully. Now I can't print at all. How do I get them back to the settins the printer came with.
Also, are there online classes to teach me how to use the photosmart functions?

Hi,
You might try resetting the printer, this should set it back to factory settings. HEre is the link to the document on how to do this:
Performing a power reset
Let me know if this helps or not
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