HP 1315 manual Print quality problems

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hp photosmart 1315 color printer

print quality problems

Problem

Possible cause

Solution

The document printed

Paper may not be loaded

1 Make sure the paper is correctly

at an angle or is off-

correctly.

oriented in the paper tray.

center.

 

2 Make sure the paper guides fit snugly

 

 

 

 

against the paper.

 

 

 

Print quality is poor.

You may be running out of

• Print a test page to determine if you are

 

ink.

running out of ink and replace the print

 

 

cartridge if necessary.

 

 

 

 

You may not be using the

• Make sure you are using a paper type

 

best paper type for your

intended for the printer.

 

output.

• Choose paper that is specifically

 

 

 

 

designed for the output (photographs,

 

 

transparencies, etc.) rather than plain

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

You may be printing on the

Make sure the paper is loaded print side

 

wrong side of the paper.

down.

 

 

 

 

You may need to clean the

See the Onscreen User’s Guide for

 

print cartridges.

information about how to clean the print

 

 

cartridges.

 

 

 

Photos are not

You may not have inserted

Insert the photo paper print side down.

printing correctly.

the photo paper correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

The photo paper may not

1 Insert the photo paper as far as it will go

 

be inserted properly.

into the paper tray.

 

 

2 Make sure that the paper guides rest

 

 

snugly against the photo paper.

 

 

 

The print quality is

When the paper type is set

Windows PC

different if the paper

to Automatic, the print

• Select the appropriate paper type on the

type is set to

quality is automatically set

Automatic rather than

to Normal. When the

Setup tab of printer Properties, then

choose the desired print quality.

the specific paper

paper type is set to a

Macintosh

type.

specific paper type, the

• Select the appropriate paper type on the

 

default print quality may

 

be different.

Paper Type/Quality panel of the Print

 

 

dialog, then choose the desired print

 

 

quality.

 

 

 

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Contents Basics guide Control panel buttons Contents Printing from the printer’s control panel Iii Hp photosmart 1315 color printer Viewing the onscreen user’s guide Getting startedWelcome Printer features Items you will need Cables Memory cards Hp-designed inkjet paperPrinter parts SmartMedia/Memory Stick memory card slotsPower cord connection Control panel LCDPrinter basics Loading paperLoading paper in the in tray To load paper in the in trayLoading photo paper in the photo tray To load photo paper in the photo trayInstalling or replacing the print cartridges To install or replace print cartridgesDo not touch Plastic tapeink nozzles or the copper contacts Understanding memory cards Memory card types supportedInserting a memory card To insert a CompactFlash or IBM Microdrive memory card To insert a SmartMedia memory cardReading the indicator lights To insert a Memory StickPositioning the LCD Using the select button Understanding the LCDMenu map To change the paper detection Understanding and adjusting the printer settingsSetting the paper detection To set the photo size Setting the number of copies Setting the photo sizeTo select the number of copies for printing To deselect an image Understanding the advanced features of your printerDeselecting an image Printing from Printer’s control panel Viewing images on the color To view the images using the LCDDeciding which images to print Printing a photo index To print a photo indexTo print individual or multiple photos Printing photos from the control panelPrinting individual or multiple photos To print more than one copy of a photo Printing more than one copyPhoto To print a continuous range of images Printing a continuous rangePhotos To print all images on the memory card Printing all photosPrinting photos at different sizes To print your photos in different sizesTo print using a Dpof from the Basic menu Printing using a Dpof fileTo print using a Dpof file Printing files using infrared IR Printing a test To print a testHp photosmart 1315 color printer Getting creative with Your printer Emailing from a Windows PC To send photos via email using a Windows PCSending email To send images via email using your printer’s control panel Emailing from a MacintoshAdding borders to your photos To add borders to your photosHappy Holiday frames Printing photo album pages To print an albumSelect Album Format Small Medium Large Select photos Cropping a photo To crop and print a photoAdjusting the photo brightness To adjust the image brightnessChanging the photo color effect To print a photo in Black & White, Sepia, or AntiqueImproving the photo color To improve the color of a photoMaking greeting cards and calendars Troubleshooting5 Important Windows PC information Software problems Problem Possible cause SolutionProgram USB connection problems When I connect a You may not be using Remove the printer software and then Printer problems On nextYou may be trying to print Printer will not Printer may have Printing problems Or the OUT tray Printed, the printer may have already loaded Print quality problems Error messages Paper errorsMemory card errors Auto-detect errorsPrint cartridge errors Memory card Your CompactFlash, IBM Card Cannot print photos Email errors Or the emailing software Specifications6 System requirementsSpecifications Hp photosmart 1315 color printer Hp photosmart 1315 color printer Index LCD Hp photosmart 1315 color printer Hp photosmart 1315 color printer Page Hewlett-Packard Company
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