HP 7550 manual Problem Possible cause Solution

Problem	Possible cause	Solution
(continued from	If the printing	• Check that all the print cartridges are
previous page)	appears faded or	correctly installed and are not running
Print quality is poor.	dull, you may be	out of ink.
	printing in Reserve	• If you are printing in Reserve Mode,
	Mode. The printer	replace the missing print cartridge with
	enters Reserve	a new one.
	Mode when one of
	the print cartridges
	is missing.
	You may not have	Windows PC
	selected Best print	• Click Best on the Quality tab of the
	quality.	printer Properties dialog box.
		Macintosh
		• Click Best on the Paper Type/Quality
		panel in the Print dialog box.
	If the print is	Windows PC
	smeared, the	• Click Everyday or FastDraft, instead of
	selected print	Best or Normal, on the Quality tab of
	quality may be	the printer Properties dialog box.
	using too much ink	OR
	for the paper type.
		• Reduce the amount of ink by clicking
		Advanced Features from the Features
		tab of the printer Properties dialog box
		and using the Ink Volume slider.
		Macintosh
		• Click Everyday or FastDraft, instead of
		Best or Normal, on the Paper Type/
		Quality panel in the Print dialog box.
		OR
		• Reduce the amount of ink. On the
		Paper Type/Quality panel in the Print
		dialog box, select the Ink tab in the
		Print dialog box. Use the sliders to
		adjust the ink density.
Photos are not	You may not have	Load the photo paper with the side to be
printing correctly.	loaded the photo	printed facing down. If you are using
(continued on next	paper correctly.	tabbed paper, load the paper so the tab
page)		feeds in last.

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