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Align printheads, Start, Print & Scan, Print, Maintain Your Printer, Device Services, Applications

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Align printheads Aligning the printheads can improve print quality. If you notice misaligned colors or lines in your printouts or on the print quality diagnostics page, you should perform an alignment. For more information about the print quality diagnostics page, see Improve print quality on page 54. To align the printheads (Windows) 1. Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray. 2. In the HP printer software (available from the Start menu), click Print & Scan at the top of the window. 3. In the Print section, click Maintain Your Printer to access the Toolbox. 4. In the Toolbox, click the Device Services tab, click the desired option, and then follow the onscreen instructions. To align the printheads (macOS) 1. Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray. 2. Open HP Utility. NOTE: HP Utility is located in the HP folder in the Applications folder. 3. Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window. 4. Click Align. 5. Click Align and follow the onscreen instructions. 6. Click All Settings to return to the Information and Support pane. 56 Chapter 4 Manage ink and printhead ENWW

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Align printheads
Aligning the printheads can improve print quality. If you notice misaligned colors or lines in your printouts or
on the print quality diagnostics page, you should perform an alignment. For more information about the print
quality diagnostics page, see
Improve print quality
on page
54
.
To align the printheads (Windows)
1.
Load Letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2.
In the HP printer software (available from the
Start
menu), click
Print & Scan
at the top of the window.
3.
In the
Print
section, click
Maintain Your Printer
to access the Toolbox.
4.
In the Toolbox, click the
Device Services
tab, click the desired option, and then follow the onscreen
instructions.
To align the printheads (macOS)
1.
Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the input tray.
2.
Open HP Utility.
NOTE:
HP Utility is located in the
HP
folder in the
Applications
folder.
3.
Select your printer from the list of devices at the left of the window.
4.
Click
Align
.
5.
Click
Align
and follow the onscreen instructions.
6.
Click
All Settings
to return to the
Information and Support
pane.
56
Chapter 4
Manage ink and printhead
ENWW