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Question posted by hecakrj on October 17th, 2013

What Causes Black Dots And Streaks By An Inkjet Printer

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on December 19th, 2013 1:19 PM
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How to fix Vertical Bands, Lines, or Streaks in Copies, Faxes, or Scans https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Photosmart-C6100-All-in-One-Printer-series/1153695/model/1153698/document/c00899181

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Getting Started Guide - Page 22

...line. • Make sure you connect the printer to the line and listen for static or other devices and run the test again. If you do... not use this does not work, contact your country/region. • If you are using a Fax over IP service's support department. Connect the printer to an analog phone line and try to use for faxing, you can cause...
User Guide - Page 23

... quality, HP recommends using HP papers that appears on both sides for less smearing, bolder blacks, and vivid colors. HP Bright White Inkjet Paper HP Bright White Inkjet Paper delivers high-contrast colors and sharp text. Finding the printer model number In addition to the model name that are specifically designed for report covers...
User Guide - Page 24

... the ideal solution for casual photo printing. It is a high-quality multifunction paper made with any inkjet printer. Recommended papers for photo printing For the best print quality, HP recommends... is acid-free for longer lasting documents. It is heavyweight for less smearing, bolder blacks, and vivid colors. Depending on Transfers (for color fabrics or for copies, drafts, memos...
User Guide - Page 25

...; Load only one type of printing affordable, lab-quality photos with any inkjet printer. Your prints have been designed to the printer specifications. It is available in several sizes, including A4, 8.5 x 11... cm (5 x 7 inch), and two finishes - NOTE: At this paper with your HP printer. For more information, see Load media or Load an original in the automatic document feeder (ADF...
User Guide - Page 44

...click Print. 4. This creates smooth and natural shades of gray. • Black Ink Only: uses black ink to the Printer pop-up menu. 40 Print For more information, see Load media. 2. ... 1. b. To print the photo in black and white, click the Grayscale drop-down menu, and then select one of black dots, which might be called Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences. 5.
User Guide - Page 45

... of gray. • Black Print Cartridge Only: Uses black ink to print your photo in a grainy image. 8. For more information, see Insert a memory device. Touch View & Print. This creates smooth and natural shades of black dots, which might need to reformat existing documents to begin printing. To print the photo in the printer driver. b. If necessary...
User Guide - Page 68

... Monitor dialing allows you are ready to dial a number from the printer control panel 1. Follow any prompts that they hear fax tones. TIP... touch Start Black or Start Color. When you will hear fax tones from memory. TIP: If you can scan a black-and-white... inform the recipient that might start sending fax tones too soon and cause your PIN, touch (Speed Dial) to transmit the fax. 5. To...
User Guide - Page 72

... Black or Start Color. The printer continues to resend any unprinted faxes that prevents the printer from printing the faxes (for example, if the printer runs out of the faxes you have received while the printer...Off. Set up backup fax Depending on their fax machine. 5. Causes the printer to memory limitations. If an error condition occurs that is enabled and you turn off Backup...
User Guide - Page 94

...printer, see Replace the ink cartridges. NOTE: Ink from the printer control panel. If the black cartridge is depleted, blacks are prompted to avoid possible printing delays. Do not leave the ink cartridge outside of the printer... using these tools, see Understand the Printer Status Report). Print with one or more information, see HP inkjet supplies recycling program. Chapter 8 Related ...
User Guide - Page 104

... the printer is depleted, blacks are slower than Normal or ...Draft. This can operate with one or more information, see : Check the estimated ink levels Cause: The ink cartridges might have recently left outside of the printer for an extended period may lead to a high setting. For more cartridge slots empty for an extended period of the printer...
User Guide - Page 108

..., see : Check the estimated ink levels Cause: The ink cartridges might be smeared. This can operate with the print side facing down . • Make sure the paper lays flat in grayscale. When you have all cartridges installed at all times after the printer is depleted, blacks are loading glossy photo paper, load the...
User Guide - Page 115

... the sides of non-HP ink cartridges. For more information, see Change copy settings. Solve copy problems 111 Try cleaning the printer. For more information, see Maintain the printer. • Black dots or streaks Ink, glue, correction fluid, or an unwanted substance might not be suitable for the job. Check the setting and change it...
User Guide - Page 118

...405; Make sure you have connected the USB Device Cable to the correct port on the printer control panel, and then reload the remaining ...to the language used for the document you are using tiny dots of ink that the correct TWAIN source is better. 114 ... Also, make sure that you have selected an OCR language that can cause images in the automatic document feeder (ADF). Make sure that is a...
User Guide - Page 120

... correct resolution and color settings. ƕ The original image might be very light or dark or might be dirty. For more information, see Maintain the printer. • Black dots or streaks ƕ Ink, glue, correction fluid, or an unwanted substance might be on the original and are not a result of the...
User Guide - Page 153

...problems persist after you load paper. Touch Tools, and then select Clean Printhead. Click Printer Preferences, click Maintenance Tasks, and then click Clean Printheads. 3. Some noise might need ... can cause print quality problems. For more information, see Turn the printer off correctly can waste ink and shorten the life of cleaning if the print quality is streaked or ...
User Guide - Page 165

... device specifications Physical specifications Printer size (width x height x depth) • HP Officejet Pro 8600: 494 x 300 x 460 mm (19.4 x 11.8 x 18.1 inches) • HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus and HP Officejet Pro 8600 Premium...Wired 802.3 network (Ethernet) Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing Four ink cartridges (one each for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow) NOTE: Not all ink cartridges ...
User Guide - Page 166

...and memory specifications Printer processor ARM R4 Printer memory HP Officejet Pro 8600: 64 MB built-in RAM HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus and HP Officejet Pro 8600 Premium: 128 MB... or compatible processor; 233 MHz or higher; Duty cycle Up to ,000 pages per month Printer control-panel language support Language availability varies by country/region. Appendix A (continued) Feature Capacity...
User Guide - Page 175

...device specifications This section contains the following USB flash drives with the printer... cause the performance of the recommended maximums on a memory card might be slower than expected. Printer ...specifications 171 Supported memory card types • Secure Digital (SD), Mini SD, Micro SD • High Capacity Secure Digital • Memory Stick Pro Duo • Memory Stick Pro...
User Guide - Page 242

... only? Solutions: Replace the black ink cartridge. To temporarily replace black with printer preparation The printer clock has failed and ink preparation may have leaks, contact HP. For more information about how to install new cartridges, see Clean the printhead. If any sign of the Automatic Document Feeder to be caused by the cartridge, or...
User Guide - Page 244

... feeder clean 34 feeding problems, troubleshoot 34 A accessibility 3, 10 accessories installation 29 printer status report 148 turn on 44 broadcast faxing send 66 buttons, control panel 14 ... originals 23 automatic fax reduction 70 B backup fax 68 baud rate 79 black and white pages copy 59 fax 61 black dots or streaks, troubleshoot copies 111 scan 116 blank pages, troubleshoot copy 109 print 101 ...

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