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Question posted by ribsa on July 28th, 2013

Hp Officejet 8500a Will Not Align Printheads

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on October 19th, 2013 7:57 AM

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How to align print cartridges

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01369878

Continous error message "Press enter to align"

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00042820

What to do if alignment fails

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01654630

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 4

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 5

... the computer. 1. Disconnect the USB wireless setup cable when prompted. 6. Save any USB port on your HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device You must run the installation program from the Starter CD. On the CD menu, click Install Network/Wireless Device, and then follow the onscreen instructions. 5. When prompted, temporarily connect the USB wireless setup cable. 4. Disconnect...

Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 6

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 7

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 8

... your computer is connected to the same network as there might be able to use the HP device over the network. • If the HP device is connected to . Make sure the HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device is on the network • If the HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device supports Ethernet networking and is connected to an Ethernet network, check the two Ethernet indicator...

Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 9

... it. Check to see if the firewall software is online and ready If you continue to recognize the HP device. If you might need to reconfigure your firewall settings to allow the computer and HP Officejet/Officejet Pro device to communicate with the firewall turned off , you still encounter problems after configuring the firewall, go to Settings...

Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 10

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 11

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Wired/Wireless Networking Guide - Page 13

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 5

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 6

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 7

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 8

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 9

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Fax-Getting Started Guide - Page 12

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