Troubleshooting
Problems with the printing quality
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Printing is faint
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639
Paper rubs against the Printhead
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639
The edges of the paper are dirty
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640
The surface of the paper is dirty
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641
The back side of the paper is dirty
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641
Printed colors are inaccurate
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641
Banding in
different
colors occurs
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642
Colors in printed images are uneven
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642
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs
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643
The contrast becomes uneven during printing
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643
The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction
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644
Images are printed crooked
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644
Documents are printed in monochrome
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644
Line thickness is not uniform
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644
Lines are misaligned
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645
Cannot print over a network
646
Cannot connect the printer to the network
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646
Cannot print over a TCP/IP network
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646
Cannot print over a Bonjour network
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646
Installation problems
647
The computer does not recognize the printer
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647
Removing Installed Printer Drivers
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647
HP-GL/2 problems
649
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
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649
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs
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649
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs
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649
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color)
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650
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
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650
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than
specified
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650
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is
specified
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650
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time
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650
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving)
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650
Other problems
651
The Ink Tank Cover has become detached from the printer
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651
The printer does not go on
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651
The printer takes time to start up
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651
If the Printer Makes a Strange Sound
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652
Messages advising to check the maintenance cartridge are not cleared
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652
The printer consumes a lot of ink
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652
Ink Level Detection
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652
Error Message
Error Message
655
Error Messages
656
Messages regarding paper
658
Paper mismatch
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658
MediaType Mismatch
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658
The paper is too small
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659
The paper is too small
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659
PaprWidth Mismatch
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660
Paper size not detected
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660
Insufficient
paper for job
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661
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