HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 User Guide - Page 130

Print Test Information and Support

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4. Check the paper type. For best print quality, use high quality HP paper, or papers that adhere to the ColorLok® standard. For more information, see Paper basics. Always make sure the paper you are printing on is flat. For best results when printing images, use HP Advanced Photo Paper. Store specialty paper in its original packaging inside a resealable plastic bag on a flat surface in a cool, dry place. When you are ready to print, remove only the paper you plan to use immediately. When you have finished printing, return any unused photo paper to the plastic bag. This prevents the photo paper from curling. 5. Align the printhead. To align the printhead from the software a. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray. b. Open HP Utility. NOTE: HP Utility is located in the HP folder in the Applications folder at the top level of the hard disk. c. Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window. d. Click Align. e. Click Align and follow the onscreen instructions. f. Click All Settings to return to the Information and Support pane. 6. Print a test page. To print a test page a. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray. b. Open HP Utility. NOTE: HP Utility is located in the HP folder in the Applications folder at the top level of the hard disk. c. Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window. d. Click Test Page. e. Click the Print Test Page button, and follow the onscreen instructions. 7. If the diagnostic page shows steaks or missing portions of the text or colored boxes, clean the printhead automatically. To automatically clean the printhead a. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the paper tray. b. Open HP Utility. NOTE: HP Utility is located in the HP folder in the Applications folder at the top level of the hard disk. c. Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window. d. Click Clean Printheads. 120 Chapter 10 Solve a problem ENWW

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4.
Check the paper type.
For best print quality, use high quality HP paper, or papers that adhere to the ColorLok® standard. For
more information, see
Paper basics.
Always make sure the paper you are printing on is
flat.
For best results when printing images, use HP
Advanced Photo Paper.
Store specialty paper in its original packaging inside a resealable plastic bag on a
flat
surface in a cool,
dry place. When you are ready to print, remove only the paper you plan to use immediately. When you
have
finished
printing, return any unused photo paper to the plastic bag. This prevents the photo paper
from curling.
5.
Align the printhead.
To align the printhead from the software
a.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray.
b.
Open HP Utility.
NOTE:
HP Utility is located in the
HP
folder in the
Applications
folder at the top level of the hard
disk.
c.
Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window.
d.
Click
Align
.
e.
Click
Align
and follow the onscreen instructions.
f.
Click
All Settings
to return to the
Information and Support
pane.
6.
Print a test page.
To print a test page
a.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray.
b.
Open HP Utility.
NOTE:
HP Utility is located in the
HP
folder in the
Applications
folder at the top level of the hard
disk.
c.
Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window.
d.
Click
Test Page
.
e.
Click the
Print Test Page
button, and follow the onscreen instructions.
7.
If the diagnostic page shows steaks or missing portions of the text or colored boxes, clean the printhead
automatically.
To automatically clean the printhead
a.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the paper tray.
b.
Open HP Utility.
NOTE:
HP Utility is located in the
HP
folder in the
Applications
folder at the top level of the hard
disk.
c.
Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window.
d.
Click
Clean Printheads
.
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Chapter 10
Solve a problem
ENWW