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Question posted by chascutting on March 7th, 2013

Hp 8600 Pro Plus Prints Faded Red

why does my HP 8600 Pro Plus prints faded red.  seems to print all other colors fine.  Just got the printer and it is using the original cartridges

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 7th, 2013 12:37 PM
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The ink catridges of your HP Officejet Pro 8600 may require to be cleaned. Faded and mixing of colors are some of the signs that you need to perform a maintenance on your printer. You have to use the application of HP installed. Usually, this application comes from the software CD of the machine. You should also read the user's manual below for additional information.

http://www.helpowl.com/manuals/HP/OfficejetPro8600/122352

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Tintin


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Getting Started Guide - Page 6

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Getting Started Guide - Page 25

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User Guide - Page 5

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