HP 7550 manual Print quality is poor

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Problem

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Print quality is poor.

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Possible cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

You may not be

 

Try the following:

using the best

 

• Make sure you are using a paper type

paper type for your

 

intended for the printer. Use HP-

output.

 

designed inkjet paper for best results.

 

 

For more information on paper types,

 

 

see specifications on page 53.

 

 

• Choose paper that is specifically

 

 

designed for the output (photographs,

 

 

transparencies, etc.) rather than plain

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may be

 

Make sure the paper is loaded with the

 

printing on the

 

side to be printed facing down.

wrong side of the

 

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may not have

 

Windows PC

 

selected the correct

 

• Make sure you have selected the

paper type in the

 

correct paper type on the Quality tab

printer software.

 

of the printer Properties dialog box.

 

 

Macintosh

 

 

• Make sure you have selected the

 

 

correct paper type on the Paper Type/

 

 

Quality panel in the Print dialog box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may need to

 

On the printer’s control panel, press the

 

clean the print

 

MENU button, press the DOWN arrow to

 

cartridges.

 

select Clean Print Cartridges, then press

 

 

 

the OK button.

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

Windows PC

 

 

 

• From the Device Services tab of the HP

 

 

 

Photosmart Toolbox, click Clean the

 

 

 

Print Cartridges.

 

 

 

Macintosh

 

 

 

• From the Clean panel in the HP Inkjet

 

 

 

Utility, click Clean.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Basics guide Page Contents Specifications Welcome Get startedPrinter parts BackFront Get started printer partsControl panel LEFT, RIGHT, UPIndicator lights Card slotsPaper information Load paper in the in trayLoad photo paper in the photo tray Get started paper informationPrint cartridge information Get started print cartridge information Use reserve modeInstall or replace the print cartridges Basics guide Use the control panel Get started use the control panelUse the indicator lights Menu map MenuPreferences Use your printer with a camera Print camera-selected photosSelect and print photos Print from a memory card Supported memory cardsInsert a memory card Use your printer with a camera print from a memory cardInsert a MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital memory card Decide which photos to print Insert a Memory Stick memory cardPrint photos from the control panel View photos on the LCDUse your printer with a computer Print from a Windows PCPrint from a software application Use the Windows PC taskbar icons Basics guideHp photosmart printer icon Use your printer with a computer print from a Windows PCBasics guide Use your printer with a computer print from a Macintosh Print from a MacintoshPrint from a software application OS X or OS Basics guide Windows PC connection problems TroubleshootingMacintosh connection problems Print a diagnostic Troubleshooting print a diagnosticUSB connection problems ProblemTroubleshooting USB connection problems Possible causeOn next From previous Product Support booklet Printer problems Troubleshooting printer problemsFrom previous From previous Problem Possible cause Solution Printing problems Troubleshooting printing problemsProblem Possible cause Solution No page came out of the printer Problem Possible cause Solution Problem Possible cause Solution See the specifications section of the Printer Problem Possible cause Solution Print quality is poor From previous Problem Possible cause Solution Photos are not printing correctly Problem Possible cause Solution Problem Possible cause Solution Basics guide Specifications System requirementsSpecifications Index IndexUSB connection problems 30-35Windows connection problems Page Page Page Hewlett-Packard Company
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