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If the printout has an unwanted border, try the following solutions: • Align the print cartridges. • Open the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Features tab, and verify that the selected paper size matches both the paper size that the photo is formatted for and the size of the paper that is loaded in the printer. • Verify that no problem exists with the source image. For example, if you are printing a scanned image, verify that the image was not crooked when it was scanned. • Verify that the software application you are using supports borderless printing. Print quality is poor This section contains the following topics: • Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors • Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely • The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print • Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines • Printouts are faded or have dull colors • Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy • Printouts have vertical streaks • Printouts are slanted or skewed • Ink streaks on the back of the paper • Paper is not picked up from the input tray • The text edges are jagged Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors If your printout has one of the following print quality problems, try the solutions in this section for help. • Colors look slightly different than what you expected. For example, the colors in your graphic or photo look one way on your computer screen, but print out differently. • You expected to see one color in the printout, and a completely different color appeared. For example, magenta was replaced with cyan in your printout. • Colors run into each other, or look like they have been smeared on the page. The edges might have a feathering appearance instead of being sharp and defined. • Solution 1: HP recommends using genuine HP print cartridges • Solution 2: Check the paper loaded in the input tray • Solution 3: Check the paper type • Solution 4: Check to see if the product is in ink-backup mode • Solution 5: Check the print settings • Solution 6: Clean the print cartridges Solution 1: HP recommends using genuine HP print cartridges Solution: Check to see if your print cartridges are genuine HP print cartridges. Troubleshooting Print quality is poor 93

Section	Page
Contents	4
Welcome	8
Special features	10
Get started	11
The printer at a glance	11
Buttons and lights	12
Power button and light	13
Cancel button	13
Resume button and light	14
Print Cartridge Status lights	14
Paper tray	15
Unfold the paper tray	15
Use the paper tray	16
Fold the paper tray	17
Print cartridges	18
Replace print cartridges	18
Ink-backup mode	19
Ink-backup mode output	20
Exit ink-backup mode	20
Connect the printer	21
USB	21
Print photos	22
Print borderless photos	22
Print photos with a border	23
Print photos on plain paper	25
HP Real Life Technologies photo fix	26
Exif Print	26
Store and handle photo paper	27
Save money and ink when printing photos	27
Print other documents	29
Print e-mail	29
Print documents	30
Print letters	31
Print envelopes	32
Print postcards	33
Print index cards and other small media	33
Print labels	34
Print transparencies	35
Print brochures	36
Print greeting cards	37
Print booklets	37
Print posters	39
Print iron-on transfers	40
Printing tips	42
Print a test page	42
Printing shortcuts	42
Create printing shortcuts	43
Delete printing shortcuts	43
Set the page order	44
Fast/Economical printing	44
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper	45
Print in grayscale	45
Two-sided printing	46
General Everyday printing	46
Print preview	46
Set a custom paper size	47
Select a paper type	47
Change the print speed or quality	48
Print resolution	48
Maximum dpi	48
Resize a document	49
Bound two-sided documents	49
Print a Web page	50
Presentation printing	51
Printer software	52
Make the HP Deskjet the default printer	52
Set default print settings	52
Printer Properties dialog box	53
What's This? help	54
Download printer software updates	54
Maintenance	55
Install print cartridges	55
Choose the right print cartridges	55
Selection numbers	56
Printing with one print cartridge	56
Installation instructions	56
Align print cartridges	58
Automatically clean print cartridges	59
View estimated ink levels	59
Maintain the printer body	60
Remove ink from your skin and clothing	60
Manually clean print cartridges	60
Maintain print cartridges	61
Printer Toolbox	62
Shop for ink supplies	63
Troubleshooting	64
Error messages	64
Print cartridge error messages	64
Incorrect print cartridge or print cartridge missing	64
Print cartridge problem message	65
Print cartridge carriage is stuck	65
\	67
Out of paper	68
There was an error writing to USB port	68
Two-way communication cannot be established or Printer not responding	68
Installation problems	68
Printer lights are on or flashing	71
Power light is flashing	72
Resume light is flashing	72
Both Power and Resume lights are flashing	73
Print Cartridge Status lights are on or flashing	73
Printer does not print	74
Verify the following	74
Unable to print	74
If the printer still does not print	80
Document prints slowly	80
Print cartridge problems	81
Resolving print cartridge error messages	81
Print cartridge carriage is stalled	84
Paper problems	87
Paper jam	87
Out of paper	89
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once	93
Photos do not print correctly	93
Check the paper tray	93
Check the printer properties	93
Problems with borderless documents	94
Borderless printing guidelines	94
Image is printed at an angle	94
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo	95
Photo has an unwanted border	95
Print quality is poor	96
Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors	96
Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely	99
The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print	100
Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines	101
Printouts are faded or have dull colors	103
Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy	104
Printouts are slanted or skewed	105
Ink streaks on the back of the paper	105
Document is misprinted	107
If you continue to have problems	108
HP support	109
Ink cartridge warranty information	109
Support process	109
HP support by phone	109
Phone support period	110
Placing a call	110
After the phone support period	110
Technical information	111
Printer specifications	111
Notice to Windows 2000 users	111
Environmental product stewardship program	111
Paper use	112
Plastics	112
Material safety data sheets	112
Recycling program	112
HP inkjet supplies recycling program	112
Energy Star® notice	112
Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union	114
Regulatory notices	115
FCC statement	115
Notice to users in Korea	115
VCCI (Class B) compliance statement for users in Japan	116
Notice to users in Japan about the power cord	116
Toxic and hazardous substance table	116
HP Deskjet D2500 Printer series declaration of conformity	117

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If the printout has an unwanted border, try the following solutions:

•

Align the print cartridges

•

Open the

Printer Properties dialog box

, click the

Features

tab, and verify that the

selected paper size matches both the paper size that the photo is formatted for and

the size of the paper that is loaded in the printer.

•

Verify that no problem exists with the source image. For example, if you are printing

a scanned image, verify that the image was not crooked when it was scanned.

•

Verify that the software application you are using supports borderless printing.

Print quality is poor

This section contains the following topics:

•

Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors

•

Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely

•

The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print

•

Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines

•

Printouts are faded or have dull colors

•

Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy

•

Printouts have vertical streaks

•

Printouts are slanted or skewed

•

Ink streaks on the back of the paper

•

Paper is not picked up from the input tray

•

The text edges are jagged

Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors

If your printout has one of the following print quality problems, try the solutions in this

section for help.

•

Colors look slightly different than what you expected.

For example, the colors in your graphic or photo look one way on your computer

screen, but print out differently.

•

You expected to see one color in the printout, and a completely different color

appeared.

For example, magenta was replaced with cyan in your printout.

•

Colors run into each other, or look like they have been smeared on the page. The

edges might have a feathering appearance instead of being sharp and defined.

•

Solution 1: HP recommends using genuine HP print cartridges

•

Solution 2: Check the paper loaded in the input tray

•

Solution 3: Check the paper type

•

Solution 4: Check to see if the product is in ink-backup mode

•

Solution 5: Check the print settings

•

Solution 6: Clean the print cartridges

Solution 1: HP recommends using genuine HP print cartridges

Solution:

Check to see if your print cartridges are genuine HP print cartridges.

Print quality is poor

Troubleshooting