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Improve print quality, Print Quality Diagnostics

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Improve print quality You can print a diagnostics page to determine if cleaning or aligning the printheads is recommended to improve print quality. From the HP Smart app, you can also improve the print quality. For more information about the app, see Use the HP Smart app to print, scan, and troubleshoot on page 16. To print a print quality diagnostics page from the printer control panel 1. Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray. 2. Press (the Color Copy button), and (the Resume button) at the same time. To print a print quality diagnostics page from the HP printer software 1. Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray. 2. Complete the steps for your operating system: Windows: a. In the HP printer software (available from the Start menu), click Print & Scan at the top of the window. b. In the Print section, click Maintain Your Printer to access the Toolbox. c. In the Toolbox, click the Device Services tab, and then click Print Quality Diagnostics Page. Mac: a. In the Applications folder, open the HP folder, and then double-click HP Utility. b. In the All Settings section, click Print Quality Diagnostics, and then click Print. 54 Chapter 4 Manage ink and printhead ENWW

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Improve print quality
You can print a diagnostics page to determine if cleaning or aligning the printheads is recommended to
improve print quality.
From the HP Smart app, you can also improve the print quality. For more information about the app, see
Use
the HP Smart app to print, scan, and troubleshoot
on page
16
.
To print a print quality diagnostics page from the printer control panel
1.
Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2.
Press
(the Color Copy button), and
(the Resume button) at the same time.
To print a print quality diagnostics page from the HP printer software
1.
Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2.
Complete the steps for your operating system:
Windows:
a.
In the HP printer software (available from the
Start
menu), click
Print & Scan
at the top of the
window.
b.
In the
Print
section, click
Maintain Your Printer
to access the Toolbox.
c.
In the Toolbox, click the
Device Services
tab, and then click
Print Quality Diagnostics Page
.
Mac:
a.
In the
Applications
folder, open the
HP
folder, and then double-click
HP Utility
.
b.
In the
All Settings
section, click
Print Quality Diagnostics
, and then click
Print
.
54
Chapter 4
Manage ink and printhead
ENWW