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Solve a problem
HP support
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Obtain electronic support
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HP support by phone
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Before you call
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Phone support period
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Telephone support numbers
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After the phone support period
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General troubleshooting tips and resources
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Solve printing problems
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The printer shuts down unexpectedly
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All printer lights are on or flashing
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The printer is not responding (nothing prints)
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Printer does not accept ink cartridge
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Printer takes a long time to print
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Blank or partial page printed
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Something on the page is missing or incorrect
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Placement of the text or graphics is wrong
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Poor print quality and unexpected printouts
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General tips
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Meaningless characters print
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Ink is smearing
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Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely
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Output is faded or dull colored
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Colors are printing as black and white
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Wrong colors are printing
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Printout shows bleeding colors
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Colors do not line up correctly
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Printouts have streaks or lines
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Advanced ink cartridge maintenance
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Clean the ink cartridge contacts
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Clean the area around the ink nozzles
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Replace the ink service module
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Solve paper-feed problems
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Media is not supported for the printer
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Media is not picked up
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Media is not coming out correctly
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Pages are skewing
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Multiple pages are being picked up
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Solve copy problems
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No copy came out
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Copies are blank
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Documents are missing or faded
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Size is reduced
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Copy quality is poor
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Copy defects are apparent
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The printer prints half a page, then ejects the paper
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Paper mismatch
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