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... clean the printhead contacts manually 34 To replace the printheads...36 Calibrating the color...37 Troubleshooting tips and resources...38 General troubleshooting tips...39 Resolving printing problems...40 Printer shuts down unexpectedly 40 All printer lights are on...40 Printer is not responding (nothing prints 40 Printer does not accept printhead 41 Printer takes a long time to...
... clean the printhead contacts manually 34 To replace the printheads...36 Calibrating the color...37 Troubleshooting tips and resources...38 General troubleshooting tips...39 Resolving printing problems...40 Printer shuts down unexpectedly 40 All printer lights are on...40 Printer is not responding (nothing prints 40 Printer does not accept printhead 41 Printer takes a long time to...
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... 8.5 inches wide and 5 to 14 inches long (76.2 to 216 mm wide and 127 to 356 mm long)* Tray 2 Duplex unit * These media sizes support manual duplex. See Printing on both sides (duplexing). 16 Chapter 3 Using the...
... 8.5 inches wide and 5 to 14 inches long (76.2 to 216 mm wide and 127 to 356 mm long)* Tray 2 Duplex unit * These media sizes support manual duplex. See Printing on both sides (duplexing). 16 Chapter 3 Using the...
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...accessory (duplex unit), or manually by using the Mac OS, the printer prints the second side first. Do not grab it into the printer and the second side is pulled back into the printer again. To automatically resize each page to the printer specifications. See Understanding specifications ... occur with these media types. ● Several kinds of media require a specific orientation when you print from a computer using the printer's manual duplex capabilities. Load the media with watermarks and prepunched holes. Load the appropriate media. Select the Print on the File menu, and...
...accessory (duplex unit), or manually by using the Mac OS, the printer prints the second side first. Do not grab it into the printer and the second side is pulled back into the printer again. To automatically resize each page to the printer specifications. See Understanding specifications ... occur with these media types. ● Several kinds of media require a specific orientation when you print from a computer using the printer's manual duplex capabilities. Load the media with watermarks and prepunched holes. Load the appropriate media. Select the Print on the File menu, and...
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...examples. 8. Open the Two-Sided Printing panel. 4. Load the appropriate media. Select the option to complete printing. See the graphics in the printer driver for printing on which way you want the binding. On the File menu, click Print. 3. Choose a booklet layout from the Booklet Layout...the desired binding orientation by clicking the appropriate icon. 6. Change any other desired settings and click OK. 10 Print your document. . 11 For manual duplexing, after one side of the stack of a page and Loading media. 2. 7. instructions to reload the printed paper into the tray to ...
...examples. 8. Open the Two-Sided Printing panel. 4. Load the appropriate media. Select the option to complete printing. See the graphics in the printer driver for printing on which way you want the binding. On the File menu, click Print. 3. Choose a booklet layout from the Booklet Layout...the desired binding orientation by clicking the appropriate icon. 6. Change any other desired settings and click OK. 10 Print your document. . 11 For manual duplexing, after one side of the stack of a page and Loading media. 2. 7. instructions to reload the printed paper into the tray to ...
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... of the printer. CAUTION HP is not responsible for damage to the printer that results from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and click Apply. ● Printer driver (Windows... diagnose issues affecting the print quality of white paper. See To clean the printhead contacts manually. 5. Evaluate any problem areas, and perform the recommended actions (see To check printhead ... configuration page. ● Embedded Web server: Open the embedded Web server (see Calibrating the color). 4. Click the Information tab and click Printhead Health. For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and...
... of the printer. CAUTION HP is not responsible for damage to the printer that results from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and click Apply. ● Printer driver (Windows... diagnose issues affecting the print quality of white paper. See To clean the printhead contacts manually. 5. Evaluate any problem areas, and perform the recommended actions (see To check printhead ... configuration page. ● Embedded Web server: Open the embedded Web server (see Calibrating the color). 4. Click the Information tab and click Printhead Health. For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and...
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...printheads Whenever you can start the alignment process manually. ● Control panel: Press and hold (Power button), press (Resume button) 3 times, and release (Power button). ● Embedded Web server: Click the Settings tab, click Printer Services in the left pane, select Align .... Click Align Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● Toolbox (Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Align Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Calibrate Linefeed from the drop-down list in the Print Quality ...
...printheads Whenever you can start the alignment process manually. ● Control panel: Press and hold (Power button), press (Resume button) 3 times, and release (Power button). ● Embedded Web server: Click the Settings tab, click Printer Services in the left pane, select Align .... Click Align Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● Toolbox (Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Align Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Calibrate Linefeed from the drop-down list in the Print Quality ...
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...Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● Toolbox (Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Clean Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Clean from the printer. 3. CAUTION Clean the electrical contacts only after you might need to clean ... Do not use it to clean the printheads. To clean the printhead contacts manually After printheads are installed, if one or both printhead lights on the control panel begin to blink and the printer will not print, you have attempted to pull the printhead out of its ...
...Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● Toolbox (Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Clean Printheads and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Clean from the printer. 3. CAUTION Clean the electrical contacts only after you might need to clean ... Do not use it to clean the printheads. To clean the printhead contacts manually After printheads are installed, if one or both printhead lights on the control panel begin to blink and the printer will not print, you have attempted to pull the printhead out of its ...
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... Lift the handle of a printhead and use it to the . Press down to ensure proper contact. 7. If the printer does . Insert the printhead into its color-coded slot (the label on the printhead must match the label on the printhead to ensure that the latch is properly ... both the printhead lights still blink, replace the printhead which printheads work with your printer, see Supplies. 1. Open the top cover. 2. If the printer does not print the pages, start the alignment process manually (see To align the printheads). 36 Chapter 4 Maintaining and troubleshooting ENWW Pull the...
... Lift the handle of a printhead and use it to the . Press down to ensure proper contact. 7. If the printer does . Insert the printhead into its color-coded slot (the label on the printhead must match the label on the printhead to ensure that the latch is properly ... both the printhead lights still blink, replace the printhead which printheads work with your printer, see Supplies. 1. Open the top cover. 2. If the printer does not print the pages, start the alignment process manually (see To align the printheads). 36 Chapter 4 Maintaining and troubleshooting ENWW Pull the...
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...Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Calibrate Color and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Calibrate Color from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and click Apply. ● Printer driver (Windows): Click... are not satisfied with the appearance of the colors, you replace a printhead, the printer automatically calibrates the colors to calibrate color from the Information and Support panel. Calibrating the color Whenever you can start the color calibration process manually. ● Control panel: Press and hold...
...Windows): Click the Printer Services tab, and then click Calibrate Color and follow the onscreen instructions. ● HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Click Calibrate Color from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and click Apply. ● Printer driver (Windows): Click... are not satisfied with the appearance of the colors, you replace a printhead, the printer automatically calibrates the colors to calibrate color from the Information and Support panel. Calibrating the color Whenever you can start the color calibration process manually. ● Control panel: Press and hold...
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...software. Troubleshooting installation issues Problems printing an alignment page When printheads are installed or replaced, the printer automatically prints a few alignment pages to start the alignment process manually (see To align the printheads). Verify the computer requirements ▲ Make sure the computer meets ...the path to the CD drive that you type, ensure you are unable to install the printer software on the computer, verify that will be downloaded from www.hp.com/support/officejetprok550. Verify installation preliminaries ● Before installing software on the Starter CD) ...
...software. Troubleshooting installation issues Problems printing an alignment page When printheads are installed or replaced, the printer automatically prints a few alignment pages to start the alignment process manually (see To align the printheads). Verify the computer requirements ▲ Make sure the computer meets ...the path to the CD drive that you type, ensure you are unable to install the printer software on the computer, verify that will be downloaded from www.hp.com/support/officejetprok550. Verify installation preliminaries ● Before installing software on the Starter CD) ...
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Explanation and recommended action The printer is out of the printer. The printer is turning on again. The rear access panel or duplex unit is missing, or is not inserted completely. ▲ Make sure the rear access panel (HP Officejet Pro K550) or the duplex unit (HP Officejet Pro K550dtn/ K550dtwn) is jammed in manual duplex mode. Locate and clear the jam...
Explanation and recommended action The printer is out of the printer. The printer is turning on again. The rear access panel or duplex unit is missing, or is not inserted completely. ▲ Make sure the rear access panel (HP Officejet Pro K550) or the duplex unit (HP Officejet Pro K550dtn/ K550dtwn) is jammed in manual duplex mode. Locate and clear the jam...
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... settings: Click the Networking tab. ● Set a static IP address: Click the Networking tab, select Manual IP from the Printer Settings panel. ● Perform printer maintenance tasks: Open the Information and Support panel and click the option for the task that you wish to... and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes. 2. Toolbox (Windows) Printer driver (Windows) HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) ...to do the following . ● Change tray settings: Click the Printer Services tab and click Paper Handling. ● Perform printer maintenance tasks: Click the Printer Services tab and ...
... settings: Click the Networking tab. ● Set a static IP address: Click the Networking tab, select Manual IP from the Printer Settings panel. ● Perform printer maintenance tasks: Open the Information and Support panel and click the option for the task that you wish to... and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes. 2. Toolbox (Windows) Printer driver (Windows) HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) ...to do the following . ● Change tray settings: Click the Printer Services tab and click Paper Handling. ● Perform printer maintenance tasks: Click the Printer Services tab and ...