HP Photosmart C6300 User Guide - Page 163

Chapter 14 • 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 • The product prints slowly 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 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, or magenta was replaced with cyan in your printout. • Colors run into each other, or look like they are smeared on the page. The edges might have a feathering appearance instead of being sharp and defined. Try the following solutions if the colors appear wrong, inaccurate, or bleed into each other. • Solution 1: Make sure you are using genuine HP ink cartridges • Solution 2: Check the paper loaded in the input tray • Solution 3: Check the paper type • Solution 4: Check the ink levels • Solution 5: Check the print settings • Solution 6: Align the printer • Solution 7: Clean the printhead • Solution 8: Contact HP support Solution 1: Make sure you are using genuine HP ink cartridges Solution: Check to see if your ink cartridges are genuine HP ink cartridges. HP recommends that you use genuine HP ink cartridges. Genuine HP ink cartridges are designed and tested with HP printers to help you easily produce great results, time after time. NOTE: HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-HP supplies. Product service or repairs required as a result of using a non-HP supply will not be covered under warranty. If you believe you purchased genuine HP ink cartridges, go to: www.hp.com/go/anticounterfeit Cause: Non-HP ink cartridges were being used. If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution. 160 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting