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Question posted by lrscrs on December 30th, 2013

Hp Officejet 6700 Premium Clean Printhead

Everytime I try to clean the printhead I get the error msg The printhead appears to be missing, not detected, incorrectly installed, or incompatible. Is the printhead on the HP 6700 model removable or serviceable? If not, how do I clean it periodically?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on December 31st, 2013 6:56 PM
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HP is notoriously bad at documenting errors. However, the steps at the following page may solve your problem:

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-fix-hp-printer-errors


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Getting Started Guide - Page 3

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Setup Poster - Page 1

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User Guide - Page 5

...for a mode 15 Change the printer settings 15 Find the printer model number 15 HP Digital Solutions...16 Scan to Computer...16 HP Digital Fax (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac 16 Select ... paper 23 Load custom-size media...24 Insert a memory device...24 Maintain the printer...25 Clean the scanner glass...25 Clean the exterior ...26 Clean the automatic document feeder 26 Update the printer...27 Turn ...
User Guide - Page 8

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User Guide - Page 14

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User Guide - Page 21

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User Guide - Page 77

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User Guide - Page 78

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User Guide - Page 87

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User Guide - Page 89

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User Guide - Page 92

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User Guide - Page 95

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User Guide - Page 96

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User Guide - Page 97

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User Guide - Page 122

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User Guide - Page 132

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User Guide - Page 153

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User Guide - Page 214

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User Guide - Page 220

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User Guide - Page 223

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