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Note If you remove and reinstall the same print cartridge, the HP All-in-One will not prompt you to align the print cartridges. The HP All-in-One remembers the alignment values for that print cartridge, so you do not need to realign the print cartridges. To align newly installed print cartridges 1. Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray. The HP All-in-One prints a print cartridge alignment sheet. Note If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input tray, and then try the alignment again. If the alignment fails again, you might have a defective sensor or print cartridge. Contact HP Support. Go to www.hp.com/support. If prompted, choose your country/region, and then click Contact HP for information on calling for technical support. 2. Load the print cartridge alignment sheet on the left front corner of the glass with the top of the page to the left. 3. Press the Scan button. The HP All-in-One aligns the print cartridges. Recycle or discard the print cartridge alignment sheet. Clean the print cartridges Use this feature when the self-test report shows streaking, white lines through any of the lines of color or when a color is muddy after installing a print cartridge for the first time. Do not clean print cartridges unnecessarily, as this wastes ink and shortens the life of the ink nozzles. To clean the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Software 1. Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray. 2. In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then click Printer Toolbox. Note You can also open the Printer Toolbox from the Print Properties dialog box. In the Print Properties dialog box, click the Services tab, and then click Service this device. The Printer Toolbox appears. 3. Click the Device Services tab. 4. Click Clean the Print Cartridges. 5. Follow the prompts until you are satisfied with the quality of the output, and then click Done. If copy or print quality still seems poor after you clean the print cartridges, try cleaning the print cartridge contacts before replacing the affected print cartridge. Maintain the HP All-in-One User Guide 31

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Note
If you remove and reinstall the same print cartridge, the HP All-in-One
will not prompt you to align the print cartridges. The HP All-in-One remembers
the alignment values for that print cartridge, so you do not need to realign the
print cartridges.
To align newly installed print cartridges
1.
Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray.
The HP All-in-One prints a print cartridge alignment sheet.
Note
If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align
the print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper
into the input tray, and then try the alignment again.
If the alignment fails again, you might have a defective sensor or print
cartridge. Contact HP Support. Go to
www.hp.com/support
. If prompted,
choose your country/region, and then click
Contact HP
for information on
calling for technical support.
2.
Load the print cartridge alignment sheet on the left front corner of the glass with
the top of the page to the left.
3.
Press the
Scan
button.
The HP All-in-One aligns the print cartridges. Recycle or discard the print
cartridge alignment sheet.
Clean the print cartridges
Use this feature when the self-test report shows streaking, white lines through any of
the lines of color or when a color is muddy after installing a print cartridge for the first
time. Do not clean print cartridges unnecessarily, as this wastes ink and shortens the
life of the ink nozzles.
To clean the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Software
1.
Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2.
In the
HP Solution Center
, click
Settings
, point to
Print Settings
, and then click
Printer Toolbox
.
Note
You can also open the
Printer Toolbox
from the
Print Properties
dialog box. In the
Print Properties
dialog box, click the
Services
tab, and
then click
Service this device
.
The
Printer Toolbox
appears.
3.
Click the
Device Services
tab.
4.
Click
Clean the Print Cartridges
.
5.
Follow the prompts until you are satisfied with the quality of the output, and then
click
Done
.
If copy or print quality still seems poor after you clean the print cartridges, try
cleaning the print cartridge contacts before replacing the affected print cartridge.
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