4 Maintaining and troubleshooting

This section provides information about maintaining the printer and troubleshooting common printer problems, such as paper jams and poor quality printing.

•If you know you need to replace an ink cartridge or printhead, or clean the printheads, see Maintaining ink cartridges and printheads.

•If you know that the colors do not appear as they should, see Calibrating color.

•If you need to clear a jam, see Clearing jams.•If you have any other usage problem, see Starting troubleshooting.

•If you had trouble installing the printer, see Troubleshooting installation issues.

Maintaining ink cartridges and printheads

The ink cartridges should not require maintenance except for replacing them when the ink runs out. The printheads require very little maintenance.

Replacing ink cartridges

CAUTION: The ink in HP ink cartridges has been formulated to ensure superior print quality and compatibility with your printer. Damage to the printer that results from modifying or refilling the ink cartridges, or from using non-HP ink cartridges, is not covered under the warranty.

You do not have to replace all four ink cartridges when one runs out. Only replace the ink cartridge for the color that is low or out.

You can check the ink levels from the Toolbox. You can also check the printer control panel to see if an ink cartridge is low, as shown here.

The ink cartridge is low on ink when the Ink Cartridge light blinks, and one or more of the color indicator lights is on.

You can press the

(resume button) to continue

printing.

 

The ink cartridge is out of ink when the Ink Cartridge light, one or more of the color indicator lights, and the Resume light are on.

You must replace the ink cartridge to continue printing.and Maintaining troubleshooting

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