HP 600 C2184A manual Printing System Problems, Causes and Solutions

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Printing System Problems, Causes and Solutions (Cont.)

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

The colors in the

The printer driver

Verify that your print cartridges are at room

printout do not

settings may not be

temperature and have plenty of ink, then try the

match the colors

correct for your

following:

on the host

monitor.

1. Verify that Complex Color Printing or Color

computer’s

 

 

Match option is selected in the Options menu of

monitor.

 

 

the Printer Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

2. Try a different dithering method. See the “User’s

 

 

Guide” for your printer for dithering

 

 

recommendations.

The printout

The printer driver

Verify the print cartridges are at room temperature,

contains faint or

settings, the pens,

and have plenty of ink. Verify that the print

fuzzy print.

or the selected

settings are appropriate for the media selected.

 

media may be

Make sure the correct print settings are selected in

 

faulty.

the printer driver. (The printer driver settings should

 

 

appear in the Installed Printers dialog box.)

 

 

 

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