HP Photosmart 240 HP Photosmart 240 series - (English) Reference Guide - Page 28

language 1 chapter 2 solve printing problems Your HP Photosmart printer is designed to be reliable and easy to use. For comprehensive troubleshooting information about printing photos, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the Printer Help, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 1. maintain your printer Your HP Photosmart printer requires very little maintenance. For information about cleaning, maintaining, storing, and transporting your printer and supplies, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. For information about viewing the Printer Help, see view the hp photosmart printer help on page 1. clean the print cartridge If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your photos, the print cartridge may need to be cleaned. 1 Press the MENU button on the printer's control panel. 2 Press the SELECT PHOTOS  button until Tools is highlighted on the printer's LCD screen. Press the OK button. 3 Press the SELECT PHOTOS  button until Clean cartridge is highlighted on the printer's LCD screen. Press the OK button. 4 When the printer's LCD screen prompts you to load plain paper, load paper in the paper tray and press the OK button. To conserve photo paper, use plain paper or index cards. For more information, see load paper on page 8. The message CLEANING PRINT CARTRIDGE... appears on the printer's LCD screen and the On/Attention light begins blinking. When the printer has finished cleaning the print cartridge, it prints a test page. 5 If the test page has streaks or missing colors, the print cartridge needs to be cleaned again. When the printer's LCD screen displays a message asking if you want to continue to a second level of cleaning, press the SELECT PHOTOS  button to highlight Yes on the printer's LCD screen, then press the OK button. If the print quality of the test page looks good, press the SELECT PHOTOS  button to highlight No, then press the OK button. You can clean the cartridge up to three times. Each successive cleaning is more thorough and uses more ink. 24 hp photosmart 240 series