HP Photosmart 7900 HP Photosmart 7900 series - (English) Basics Guide - Page 51

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troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Solution Printing is very slow. (Continued from previous page.) You may have chosen Maximum dpi (Windows) or High Resolution (Macintosh). See the troubleshooting section of the HP Photosmart Printer Help for instructions on how to deselect Maximum dpi (Windows) or High Resolution (Macintosh). You may be printing in Inkbackup Printing Mode. The printer enters Ink-backup Printing Mode when one or two of the print cartridges is missing. Replace the missing print cartridge with a new print cartridge. For more information, see install or replace print cartridges on page 13. The printer does not print new photos on the memory card. There are no new photos on the memory card or the photos have already been printed from the printer's control panel. Select and print the desired photos. For more information, see print from a memory card on page 23. For more information about printing new photos, see the HP Photosmart Printer Help. Photo paper does not feed into the printer correctly. If you are trying to print on 4 x 6 inch (10 x 15 cm) paper, Hagaki cards, or L-size cards, the photo tray may not be engaged. Engage the photo tray by pushing the photo tray slider towards the printer until it stops. The photo paper guides may not be adjusted correctly. Make sure that the photo paper width guide and the photo paper length guide fit close to the edges of the paper without bending the paper. Your printer may be in an extremely high or low humidity environment. Try the following: • Insert the photo paper as far as it will go into the photo tray. • Load one sheet of photo paper at a time. The photo paper may be curled. If the photo paper is curled, place the paper in a plastic bag and gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl until the paper lies flat. If the problem persists, use photo paper that is not curled. basics guide 47

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basics guide
troubleshooting
47
Printing is very slow.
(Continued from previous
page.)
You may have chosen
Maximum dpi (Windows)
or
High Resolution (Macintosh).
See the troubleshooting section
of the HP Photosmart Printer
Help
for instructions on how to
deselect
Maximum dpi
(Windows)
or
High Resolution
(Macintosh).
You may be printing in Ink-
backup Printing Mode. The
printer enters Ink-backup
Printing Mode when one or
two of the print cartridges is
missing.
Replace the missing print
cartridge with a new print
cartridge. For more
information, see
install or
replace print cartridges
on
page 13.
The printer does not print new
photos on the memory card.
There are no new photos on
the memory card or the photos
have already been printed
from the printer’s control
panel.
Select and print the desired
photos. For more information,
see
print from a memory card
on page 23. For more
information about printing new
photos, see the HP Photosmart
Printer Help.
Photo paper does not feed into
the printer correctly.
If you are trying to print on 4 x
6 inch (10 x 15 cm) paper,
Hagaki cards, or L-size cards,
the photo tray may not be
engaged.
Engage the photo tray by
pushing the photo tray slider
towards the printer until it
stops.
The photo paper guides may
not be adjusted correctly.
Make sure that the photo
paper width guide and the
photo paper length guide fit
close to the edges of the paper
without bending the paper.
Your printer may be in an
extremely high or low humidity
environment.
Try the following:
Insert the photo paper as
far as it will go into the
photo tray.
Load one sheet of photo
paper at a time.
The photo paper may be
curled.
If the photo paper is curled,
place the paper in a plastic
bag and gently bend it in the
opposite direction of the curl
until the paper lies flat. If the
problem persists, use photo
paper that is not curled.
Problem
Possible cause
Solution