Streaks appear in a light portion of a printout | HP 3840 specs

HP Deskjet 3840 series printer User's Guide

Fading occurs near the edges of a printout

Install a photo print cartridge in the printer.

Streaks appear in a light portion of a printout

Install a photo print cartridge in the printer.

Image is printed at an angle

Follow these steps if the image is printed at an angle: 1. Remove all paper from the paper tray.

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HP 3840 manual Streaks appear in a light portion of a printout, Image is printed at an angle

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HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Hewlett-Packard company notices Terms and conventionsAcknowledgements Terms HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Special features Getting started Printer features Buttons and light Print Cancel button Power button and lightPaper trays Unfolding the paper traysPage Tray Out tray Folding the paper trays Print cartridges Replacing print cartridges Using print cartridgesEveryday printing Quality color photos Ink-backup mode output Ink-backup modeExiting ink-backup mode USB Connecting to the printer Printing photos Accessing the digital photography optionsEnhancing your photos Printing digital photographs Using the digital photography options Photo print cartridge Maximum dpi Installing the photo print cartridge Using color optionsUsing the photo print cartridge Storing the photo print cartridge Printing a black-and-white photo Printing black-and-white photos Printing a color photo in black and white Storing and handling photo paperStorage Borderless photos Saving money when printing photosHandling HP Everyday Photo Paper Printing Preparing to printPrint Quality Best or Maximum dpi Small photos with a white border Preparing to print Large photos with a white border Print Quality Best or Maximum dpi Mail Printing other documentsPrinting tips Printer software Print Quality Normal Letters Print Quality Normal or Best Documents Envelopes Brochures Print Quality Normal, Best, or Maximum dpi Greeting cards Transparencies Labels Preparing to print Index cards and other small media Iron-on transfers Page Printing tips Setting the page orderSave time Save money Printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper Printing collated copies Selecting a paper type Selecting a print quality Resizing a document Page Setup dialog box Print settingsPrinter software Print dialog box Opening Printer List Managing the printer Mac OS X 10.3 and later Adding a printer Click the Set Up Printers button. Printer List appears Managing the printer Mac OS X 10.2 and earlier Setting a default printerDeleting a printer Deleting a printer Setting a default printer Page Page Installing print cartridges MaintenancePrint cartridges Ink back-up mode Installation InstructionsPage Page Aligning print cartridges Automatically cleaning print cartridgesCalibrating color Gathering cleaning supplies Manually cleaning print cartridgesPreparing to clean Cleaning instructionsPage View estimated ink levels Printing a testRemoving ink from skin and clothing Maintaining print cartridges Storing print cartridges Displaying the HP Inkjet Toolbox Using the HP Inkjet ToolboxMac OS X version Double-clickHP Printer Selector HP Inkjet Toolbox panels Printer is not printing TroubleshootingVerify the following conditions Check the printer cable connection If the printer still does not print Paper jam Other paper problems Paper problemsPaper weight Printer prints on multiple sheets at once Streaks and missing lines Print quality is poorPrint is faded Blank pages print Document is misprinted Printout does not reflect selected print settingsText and images are misaligned Document is printed off-center or at an angle Photos are not printing correctly Check the printer settingsCheck the paper tray Colors are tinted or incorrect Part of the photograph is faded Borderless printing problemsFading occurs on the edges of a printout Image is printed at an angle Streaks appear in a light portion of a printoutFading occurs near the edges of a printout For small photo paper Printout has an unwanted borderFor small photo paper with a tear-off tab If an error message appears Power light is flashingWhat the flashing light means Document prints slowly Error messages An error message appears while the Power light is flashing If you continue to have problemsOut of paper message If the In tray is loaded Printer specifications SpecificationsEnvironmental statement Reduction and elimination Energy consumption Print cartridge recovery HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Paper supplies Supplies HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film HP Tri-Fold Brochure Paper, MatteHP Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Plus Photo Paper with tear-off tab HP Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, MatteHP Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy HP Premium Photo Paper, Matte with tear-off tab HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tabHP Premium Photo Paper, Matte HP Premium High Gloss Film HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss HP Everyday Photo Paper, Semi-gloss with tear-off tabHP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy HP Advanced Photo Paper, Glossy with tear-off tab USB cables Index Maintenance HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide HP Deskjet 3840 series printer Users Guide Cable part number