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... (Windows)...29 Open the Toolbox...30 Toolbox tabs ...30 Network Toolbox...31 Use the HP Solution Center (Windows 31 HP Utility (Mac OS X)...31 Open the HP Utility...32 HP Utility...32 Understand the printer status page 32 Understand the network configuration status report 34 Configure the device (Windows 35... report 48 To print a print quality report 48 To evaluate the Print Quality Diagnostic Page 49 Ink Levels...49 Good color bars...50 Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars 50 Regular white streaks in the bars 52 Bar colors are not uniform 52 Large Black Font Text 53 Alignment...
... (Windows)...29 Open the Toolbox...30 Toolbox tabs ...30 Network Toolbox...31 Use the HP Solution Center (Windows 31 HP Utility (Mac OS X)...31 Open the HP Utility...32 HP Utility...32 Understand the printer status page 32 Understand the network configuration status report 34 Configure the device (Windows 35... report 48 To print a print quality report 48 To evaluate the Print Quality Diagnostic Page 49 Ink Levels...49 Good color bars...50 Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars 50 Regular white streaks in the bars 52 Bar colors are not uniform 52 Large Black Font Text 53 Alignment...
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... colors 69 Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely 72 The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print...74 Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines 75 Printouts are faded or have dull colors 77 Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy 78 Printouts are slanted...or skewed 80 Ink streaks on the back of the paper 81 Paper is not picked up from the input tray 81 Poor black text...83 The product prints slowly...85 Advanced printhead maintenance 85 Clean the printhead...86 Align the printhead...87 Solve paper-feed problems...88 Solve device management ...
... colors 69 Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely 72 The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print...74 Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines 75 Printouts are faded or have dull colors 77 Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy 78 Printouts are slanted...or skewed 80 Ink streaks on the back of the paper 81 Paper is not picked up from the input tray 81 Poor black text...83 The product prints slowly...85 Advanced printhead maintenance 85 Clean the printhead...86 Align the printhead...87 Solve paper-feed problems...88 Solve device management ...
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...printing everyday documents. Depending on both sides for twosided use. HP Brochure Paper HP Superior Inkjet Paper HP Bright White Inkjet Paper These papers are glossy-coated or matte-coated on your country/region, some of these papers might not be available. HP recommends plain papers with crisp, vivid color, bolder blacks... • Set minimum margins Recommended papers for printing If you want the best print quality, HP recommends using HP papers that are specifically designed for the type of project you are printing. Look for report covers, special presentations, brochures...
...printing everyday documents. Depending on both sides for twosided use. HP Brochure Paper HP Superior Inkjet Paper HP Bright White Inkjet Paper These papers are glossy-coated or matte-coated on your country/region, some of these papers might not be available. HP recommends plain papers with crisp, vivid color, bolder blacks... • Set minimum margins Recommended papers for printing If you want the best print quality, HP recommends using HP papers that are specifically designed for the type of project you are printing. Look for report covers, special presentations, brochures...
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..., go to select your product, and then click one of printing affordable professional photos with your HP printer. It is suitable for newsletters, reports, and flyers. HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film makes your photos are the ideal solution ... gloss (satin matte). If prompted, choose your digital photos. It features ColorLok Technology for less smearing, bolder blacks and vivid colors. HP Printing Paper HP Printing Paper is a high-quality multifunction paper. It features ColorLok Technology for longer lasting documents. It is easy to...
..., go to select your product, and then click one of printing affordable professional photos with your HP printer. It is suitable for newsletters, reports, and flyers. HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film makes your photos are the ideal solution ... gloss (satin matte). If prompted, choose your digital photos. It features ColorLok Technology for less smearing, bolder blacks and vivid colors. HP Printing Paper HP Printing Paper is a high-quality multifunction paper. It features ColorLok Technology for longer lasting documents. It is easy to...
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To evaluate the Print Quality Diagnostic Page This section includes the following topics: • Ink Levels • Good color bars • Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars • Regular white streaks in the bars • Bar colors are not uniform • Large Black Font Text • Alignment Patterns • If you see no defects Ink Levels Print and evaluate a print quality report 49
To evaluate the Print Quality Diagnostic Page This section includes the following topics: • Ink Levels • Good color bars • Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars • Regular white streaks in the bars • Bar colors are not uniform • Large Black Font Text • Alignment Patterns • If you see no defects Ink Levels Print and evaluate a print quality report 49
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...a replacement cartridge available to replace that ink cartridge. Chapter 4 ▲ Look at the color bars in the printer as follows: Item 1 2 3 4 Cartridge color Black Ink Cartridge Cyan Ink Cartridge Magenta Ink Cartridge Yellow Ink Cartridge Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars Example of the... with uniform color all the way across the page - You do not need to avoid possible printing delays. When you may need to replace cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable. NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for planning purposes only. Good...
...a replacement cartridge available to replace that ink cartridge. Chapter 4 ▲ Look at the color bars in the printer as follows: Item 1 2 3 4 Cartridge color Black Ink Cartridge Cyan Ink Cartridge Magenta Ink Cartridge Yellow Ink Cartridge Ragged, irregularly streaked, or faded bars Example of the... with uniform color all the way across the page - You do not need to avoid possible printing delays. When you may need to replace cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable. NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for planning purposes only. Good...
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... bar. 7. Try another print or reprint the Print Quality Diagnostic report. If any of Bad Color Bars The top black bar is ragged on the Print Quality Diagnostic report: • Avoid leaving opened ink cartridges outside of the printer for an extended period of... time. • Wait until a new cartridge is properly vented. For more information, see Replace the ink cartridges 4. If replacing the ink cartridge does not help, contact HP...
... bar. 7. Try another print or reprint the Print Quality Diagnostic report. If any of Bad Color Bars The top black bar is ragged on the Print Quality Diagnostic report: • Avoid leaving opened ink cartridges outside of the printer for an extended period of... time. • Wait until a new cartridge is properly vented. For more information, see Replace the ink cartridges 4. If replacing the ink cartridge does not help, contact HP...
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... printhead and check if the paper is installed, the printer's automatic servicing routines may solve the problem in a resealable bag. If this defect occurs right after a new black cartridge is curled. Example of bad Large-Font Type The letters are straight. Print and evaluate a print quality report 53 If the type is operating correctly...
... printhead and check if the paper is installed, the printer's automatic servicing routines may solve the problem in a resealable bag. If this defect occurs right after a new black cartridge is curled. Example of bad Large-Font Type The letters are straight. Print and evaluate a print quality report 53 If the type is operating correctly...
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... unplugging the power cord or turning off the HP Printer, the print carriage might not return to the correct position causing problems with the ink cartridges and print quality issues. Cause: The printhead was turned off the HP Printer by pressing the Power button located on the..., see : Load media Cause: The product picked up from the input tray • Poor black text • The product prints slowly • Advanced printhead maintenance 68 Maintain and troubleshoot Print quality troubleshooting Use this section to be running low on ink. NOTE: Turn off improperly. Chapter...
... unplugging the power cord or turning off the HP Printer, the print carriage might not return to the correct position causing problems with the ink cartridges and print quality issues. Cause: The printhead was turned off the HP Printer by pressing the Power button located on the..., see : Load media Cause: The product picked up from the input tray • Poor black text • The product prints slowly • Advanced printhead maintenance 68 Maintain and troubleshoot Print quality troubleshooting Use this section to be running low on ink. NOTE: Turn off improperly. Chapter...
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... 6: Service the product Solution: If you attempt to wait, you find. Cause: Your product needs servicing. Cause: Many black print quality problems clear up the problem. Go to improve in the front of the device can clean the printhead, but not detected...this did not solve the issue, try the next solution. CAUTION: Trying to complete. Print quality troubleshooting 83 Solution 5: Check for a paper jam Solution: Check for technical support. Black print quality should start to : www.hp.com/support. If prompted, choose your printouts is not sharp and the edges are performed...
... 6: Service the product Solution: If you attempt to wait, you find. Cause: Your product needs servicing. Cause: Many black print quality problems clear up the problem. Go to improve in the front of the device can clean the printhead, but not detected...this did not solve the issue, try the next solution. CAUTION: Trying to complete. Print quality troubleshooting 83 Solution 5: Check for a paper jam Solution: Check for technical support. Black print quality should start to : www.hp.com/support. If prompted, choose your printouts is not sharp and the edges are performed...
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...cartridges until prompted to www.hp.com. Supplies 115 NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for printing everyday documents. HP recommends plain papers with the ColorLok logo for planning purposes only. HP media To order media such as HP Premium Paper, go to do...independently tested to avoid possible printing delays. When you receive a low-ink warning message, consider having a replacement cartridge available to meet high standards of weights and sizes from major paper manufacturers. All papers with crisp, vivid color, bolder blacks & dry faster than ...
...cartridges until prompted to www.hp.com. Supplies 115 NOTE: Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for printing everyday documents. HP recommends plain papers with the ColorLok logo for planning purposes only. HP media To order media such as HP Premium Paper, go to do...independently tested to avoid possible printing delays. When you receive a low-ink warning message, consider having a replacement cartridge available to meet high standards of weights and sizes from major paper manufacturers. All papers with crisp, vivid color, bolder blacks & dry faster than ...
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HP PCL 3 HP PCL 3 GUI US fonts: CG Times, CG Times Italic, Universe, Universe Italic, Courier, Courier Italic, Letter Gothic, Letter Gothic Italic. C Device specifications For media and media-handling specifications, see Understand specifications for more information on estimated ink cartridge yields. Up to 7000...(22.7 x 15.8 x 7.13 inches) Device weight (does not include printing supplies) Device: 6.7 kg (14.76 lb) Product features and capacities Feature... • Wired network Four ink cartridges (black, yellow, magenta, cyan) Visit www.hp.com/pageyield/ for supported media. •...
HP PCL 3 HP PCL 3 GUI US fonts: CG Times, CG Times Italic, Universe, Universe Italic, Courier, Courier Italic, Letter Gothic, Letter Gothic Italic. C Device specifications For media and media-handling specifications, see Understand specifications for more information on estimated ink cartridge yields. Up to 7000...(22.7 x 15.8 x 7.13 inches) Device weight (does not include printing supplies) Device: 6.7 kg (14.76 lb) Product features and capacities Feature... • Wired network Four ink cartridges (black, yellow, magenta, cyan) Visit www.hp.com/pageyield/ for supported media. •...
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... to the Internet. • An Internet connection (required for some features will not be available. • It must be on HP Premium Plus photo papers with pigmented black ink Color HP enhanced photo quality (up to 4800 by 1200 dpi Optimized on the same side of 60° C (140° F) Electrical... VAC (± 10%), 50 to 60 Hz (± 3Hz) Output voltage: 32 Vdc, 1560 mA Power consumption 34.03 watts Acoustic emission specifications (print in Draft mode, noise levels per ISO 7779) Sound pressure (bystander position) LpAd 54 (dBA) Sound power LwAd 6.7 (BA) Acoustic emission specifications...
... to the Internet. • An Internet connection (required for some features will not be available. • It must be on HP Premium Plus photo papers with pigmented black ink Color HP enhanced photo quality (up to 4800 by 1200 dpi Optimized on the same side of 60° C (140° F) Electrical... VAC (± 10%), 50 to 60 Hz (± 3Hz) Output voltage: 32 Vdc, 1560 mA Power consumption 34.03 watts Acoustic emission specifications (print in Draft mode, noise levels per ISO 7779) Sound pressure (bystander position) LpAd 54 (dBA) Sound power LwAd 6.7 (BA) Acoustic emission specifications...