Nozzles not printing (Nozzles Out)
1If the diagonally stepped lines are broken in one or more steps it indicates that this specific nozzle(s) may be blocked and are not printing.
Nozzles misdirected
If all the stepped lines are visible in the pattern, then all the cartridge nozzles are printing. However the nozzles could still be misdirected, possibly due to some dried ink around the nozzles.
1In the top pattern, marked with numbers, if the diagonally stepped lines are not equally positioned in every step it indicates that this specific nozzle(s) may be misdirected.
Nozzles Problem 1: | Some cartridge nozzles, in any one color, are not | ||
| printing. | ||
Nozzles Problem 2: | Cartridge nozzles are misdirected in any one color. | ||
Corrective Action: | Try the following steps: | ||
| 1 | Prime the Cartridges and print the | |
|
| Print.Quality Plot again to see if there has been | |
|
| any improvement. | |
| 2 | If the error is still present, replace the failing | |
|
| cartridge and print the Print.Quality Plot again. | |
| 3 | If the error continues try the following: | |
|
| D | Replace the Trailing Cable ' page 8.8. |
|
| D | Replace the Carriage Assembly ' page 8.37. |
|
| D | Replace the Electronics Module ' page 8.13. |
Only replace one component at a time and check if the problem has gone before replacing another component Using this procedure you will be able to determine exactly which component failed
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers | Print Quality |