HP DeskJet Ink Advantage Ultra 4800 User Guide - Page 87

Solve paper-feed problems, Cartridge issues, Identify whether a cartridge has a problem

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Solve paper-feed problems What kind of problem are you having? ● Paper is not picked up from the input tray - Make sure paper is loaded in the input tray. For more information, see Load media on page 12. - Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the paperwidth guide does not bend the paper in the input tray. - Make sure paper in the input tray is not curled. Uncurl paper by bending it in the opposite direction of the curl. ● Pages are skewing - Make sure the paper is loaded in the far-right side of the input tray and the paper-width guide is fit against the left side of the paper. - Load paper into the printer only when it is not printing. ● Multiple pages are being picked up - Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the paperwidth guide does not bend the paper in the input tray. - Make sure the input tray is not overloaded with paper. - Make sure the pieces of the loaded paper are not sticking together. - Use HP paper for optimum performance and efficiency. Cartridge issues Identify whether a cartridge has a problem To identify whether a cartridge has a problem, check the status of the Ink Alert light and the corresponding Ink Level icon. For more information, see Control panel error codes and status on page 90. If you get a cartridge problem message from the printer software or the HP Smart app that states at least one of the cartridges has a problem, do the following to identify whether a cartridge has a problem. 1. Remove the black cartridge and then close the cartridge access door. ● If the Ink Level icon for the tri-color cartridge blinks, the tri-color cartridge has a problem. ● If the Ink Level icon for the tri-color cartridge does not blink, the tri-color cartridge does not have a problem. 2. Install the black cartridge back in the printer, remove tri-color cartridge, and then close the cartridge access door. ● If the Ink Level icon for the black cartridge blinks, the black cartridge has a problem. ● If the Ink Level icon for the black cartridge does not blink, the black cartridge does not have a problem. ENWW Get help in this guide 81

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Solve paper-feed problems
What kind of problem are you having?
Paper is not picked up from the input tray
Make sure paper is loaded in the input tray. For more information, see
Load media
on page
12
.
Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the paper-
width guide does not bend the paper in the input tray.
Make sure paper in the input tray is not curled. Uncurl paper by bending it in the opposite direction
of the curl.
Pages are skewing
Make sure the paper is loaded in the far-right side of the input tray and the paper-width guide is fit
against the left side of the paper.
Load paper into the printer only when it is not printing.
Multiple pages are being picked up
Adjust the paper-width guide in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the paper-
width guide does not bend the paper in the input tray.
Make sure the input tray is not overloaded with paper.
Make sure the pieces of the loaded paper are not sticking together.
Use HP paper for optimum performance and efficiency.
Cartridge issues
Identify whether a cartridge has a problem
To identify whether a cartridge has a problem, check the status of the
Ink Alert
light and the corresponding
Ink Level
icon. For more information, see
Control panel error codes and status
on page
90
.
If you get a cartridge problem message from the printer software or the HP Smart app that states at least one
of the cartridges has a problem, do the following to identify whether a cartridge has a problem.
1.
Remove the black cartridge and then close the cartridge access door.
If the
Ink Level
icon for the tri-color cartridge blinks, the tri-color cartridge has a problem.
If the
Ink Level
icon for the tri-color cartridge does not blink, the tri-color cartridge does not have a
problem.
2.
Install the black cartridge back in the printer, remove tri-color cartridge, and then close the cartridge
access door.
If the
Ink Level
icon for the black cartridge blinks, the black cartridge has a problem.
If the
Ink Level
icon for the black cartridge does not blink, the black cartridge does not have a
problem.
ENWW
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