HP 5440 User Guide - Page 79

Image is printed at an angle, Ink smears, Advanced, Document Options, Printer Features, Dry Time

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2. Reprint the photo. 3. If the lines still occur, perform a print quality calibration. Both a black and a tri-color print cartridge must be installed for print quality calibration. 4. Reprint the photo. Image is printed at an angle Verify that no problem exists with the source image. For example, if you are printing a scanned image, verify that the image was not crooked when it was scanned. If the problem is not caused by the source image, follow these steps: 1. Remove all paper from the In tray. 2. Load the paper correctly in the In tray. 3. Verify that the paper guide fits firmly against the edge of the paper. 4. Follow loading instructions for the paper type. Ink smears Follow these guidelines if ink smears appear on the back of the photos, or if the paper sticks together: ● Use an HP photo paper. ● Verify that the photo paper is not curled. If the photo paper is curled, place the paper in a plastic bag and gently bend it the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat. If the paper is not curled, then follow these steps: 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Click Document Options, and then click Printer Features. 4. Click Dry Time, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the Change button. A Dry Time slider appears. 5. Move the Dry Time slider toward More, and then click OK. 6. Click Ink Volume, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the Change button. An Ink Volume slider appears. 7. Move the Ink Volume slider toward Light, and then click OK. User's guide 77

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2.
Reprint the photo.
3.
If the lines still occur, perform a
print quality calibration
.
Both a black and a tri-color print cartridge must be installed for print quality
calibration.
4.
Reprint the photo.
Image is printed at an angle
Verify that no problem exists with the source image. For example, if you are printing a
scanned image, verify that the image was not crooked when it was scanned.
If the problem is not caused by the source image, follow these steps:
1.
Remove all paper from the In tray.
2.
Load the paper correctly in the In tray.
3.
Verify that the paper guide fits firmly against the edge of the paper.
4.
Follow loading instructions for the paper type.
Ink smears
Follow these guidelines if ink smears appear on the back of the photos, or if the paper
sticks together:
Use an HP photo paper.
Verify that the photo paper is not curled. If the photo paper is curled, place the
paper in a plastic bag and gently bend it the opposite direction of the curl until the
paper lies flat.
If the paper is not curled, then follow these steps:
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Click
Document Options
, and then click
Printer Features
.
4.
Click
Dry Time
, then select
Change
in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change
button. A
Dry Time
slider appears.
5.
Move the
Dry Time
slider toward
More
, and then click
OK
.
6.
Click
Ink Volume
, then select
Change
in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change
button. An
Ink Volume
slider appears.
7.
Move the
Ink Volume
slider toward
Light
, and then click
OK
.
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