HP Deskjet 5440 User Guide - (Macintosh) - Page 48

Set the auto-off feature, Align the print cartridges, Calibrate color, Calibrate print quality - cleaning

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Chapter 10 Set the auto-off feature Select the auto-off feature to automatically place the printer into idle mode after 30 minutes and to turn back on automatically when print jobs are sent to the printer. Selecting auto-off cancels the FEMP energy savings mode. Follow these steps to activate the auto-off feature: 1. Open the HP Printer Utility. 2. Select Power Management. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Align the print cartridges After installing a print cartridge, align the print cartridges to ensure the best print quality. To align print cartridges: 1. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray. 2. Open the HP Printer Utility. 3. Select Align. 4. Click the Align button, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Calibrate color Perform a color calibration if the colors in photos that are printed with the photo print cartridge consistently look incorrect. Before performing a color calibration, align the print cartridges, and then reprint the photo. If the color is still incorrect, perform a color calibration. Both a photo print cartridge and a tri-color print cartridge must be installed for color calibration. To calibrate color: 1. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray. 2. Verify that a photo print cartridge is installed in the printer. 3. Open the HP Printer Utility. 4. Select Calibrate Color. 5. Click the Calibrate button, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Calibrate print quality Perform a print quality calibration if light or dark horizontal lines appear in documents that are printed with the tri-color and black print cartridges. Before performing a print quality calibration, clean the print cartridges, and then reprint the document. If the lines still occur, perform a print quality calibration. Follow these steps to calibrate print quality: 1. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray. 2. Verify that both a black and a tri-color print cartridge are installed in the printer. 3. Open the HP Inkjet Utility. 4. Select the Calibrate Print Quality pane. 46 HP Deskjet 5400 series

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Set the auto-off feature
Select the auto-off feature to automatically place the printer into idle mode after 30
minutes and to turn back on automatically when print jobs are sent to the printer.
Selecting auto-off cancels the
FEMP
energy savings mode.
Follow these steps to activate the auto-off feature:
1.
Open the
HP Printer Utility
.
2.
Select
Power Management
.
3.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
Align the print cartridges
After installing a print cartridge, align the print cartridges to ensure the best print quality.
To align print cartridges:
1.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray.
2.
Open the
HP Printer Utility
.
3.
Select
Align
.
4.
Click the
Align
button, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Calibrate color
Perform a color calibration if the colors in photos that are printed with the
photo print
cartridge
consistently look incorrect.
Before performing a color calibration,
align the print cartridges
, and then reprint the
photo. If the color is still incorrect, perform a color calibration.
Both a photo print cartridge and a tri-color print cartridge must be installed for color
calibration.
To calibrate color:
1.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray.
2.
Verify that a photo print cartridge is installed in the printer.
3.
Open the
HP Printer Utility
.
4.
Select
Calibrate Color
.
5.
Click the
Calibrate
button, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Calibrate print quality
Perform a print quality calibration if light or dark horizontal lines appear in documents
that are printed with the tri-color and black print cartridges.
Before performing a print quality calibration,
clean the print cartridges
, and then reprint
the document. If the lines still occur, perform a print quality calibration.
Follow these steps to calibrate print quality:
1.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray.
2.
Verify that both a black and a tri-color
print cartridge
are installed in the printer.
3.
Open the
HP Inkjet Utility
.
4.
Select the
Calibrate Print Quality
pane.
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