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Meaningless characters print If an interruption occurs to a job that is printing, the printer might not recognize the rest of the job. Cancel the print job and wait for the printer to return to the ready state. If the printer does not return to the ready state, cancel all jobs, and wait again. When the printer is ready, resend the job. If prompted by the computer to retry the job, click Cancel. Check cable connections If the printer and computer are connected with a USB or parallel cable, the problem may be due to a poor cable connection. Make sure the cable connections at both ends are secure. If the problem persists, turn off the printer, disconnect the cable from the printer, turn on the printer without connecting the cable, and delete any remaining jobs from the print spooler. When the Power light is on and not flashing, reconnect the cable. Check the document file The document file may be damaged. If you can print other documents from the same application, try printing a backup copy of your document, if available. Check the symbol set If you are using MS-DOS, use the HP DJCP to set the appropriate symbol set for the language of your document. See HP Deskjet Control Panel (HP DJCP). Ink is smearing Check print settings z When you print documents that use much ink, allow more time to dry before handling the printouts. This is especially true for transparencies. In the printer driver, select the Best print quality, also increase the ink drying time and reduce the ink saturation using the ink volume under the advanced features (Windows) or ink features (Mac OS) in the printer software. However, note that decreasing ink saturation might give printouts a "washed-out" quality. z Color documents that have rich, blended colors can wrinkle or smear when printed using the Best print quality. Try using the other print mode such as Draft to reduce ink, or use HP Premium Paper designed for printing vivid color documents. See Changing print settings. Check the media type Some types of media do not accept ink well, ink will dry more slowly and smearing may occur. See Selecting print media. Check the margin settings z If you are using a computer running Windows, make sure the Minimize margins option is not selected. See Changing print settings. z Increase the margins in your document. For more information, see the documentation included with your software application. 32 3 - Maintaining and troubleshooting ENWW

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3 - Maintaining and troubleshooting
ENWW
Meaningless characters print
If an interruption occurs to a job that is printing, the printer might not recognize the rest of
the job.
Cancel the print job and wait for the printer to return to the ready state. If the printer does not
return to the ready state, cancel all jobs, and wait again. When the printer is ready, resend the
job. If prompted by the computer to retry the job, click
Cancel
.
Check cable connections
If the printer and computer are connected with a USB or parallel cable, the problem may
be due to a poor cable connection.
Make sure the cable connections at both ends are secure. If the problem persists, turn off
the printer, disconnect the cable from the printer, turn on the printer without connecting the
cable, and delete any remaining jobs from the print spooler. When the Power light is on
and not flashing, reconnect the cable.
Check the document file
The document file may be damaged. If you can print other documents from the same
application, try printing a backup copy of your document, if available.
Check the symbol set
If you are using MS-DOS, use the HP DJCP to set the appropriate symbol set for the
language of your document. See
HP Deskjet Control Panel (HP DJCP)
.
Ink is smearing
Check print settings
When you print documents that use much ink, allow more time to dry before handling the
printouts. This is especially true for transparencies. In the printer driver, select the
Best
print quality, also increase the ink drying time and reduce the ink saturation using the
ink volume under the advanced features (Windows) or ink features (Mac OS) in the
printer software. However, note that decreasing ink saturation might give printouts a
“washed-out” quality.
Color documents that have rich, blended colors can wrinkle or smear when printed using
the
Best
print quality. Try using the other print mode such as
Draft
to reduce ink, or use
HP Premium Paper designed for printing vivid color documents. See
Changing print
settings
.
Check the media type
Some types of media do not accept ink well, ink will dry more slowly and smearing may
occur. See
Selecting print media
.
Check the margin settings
If you are using a computer running Windows, make sure the Minimize margins option is
not selected. See
Changing print settings
.
Increase the margins in your document. For more information, see the documentation
included with your software application.