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you plan to use immediately. When you have finished printing, return any unused photo paper to the plastic bag. This prevents the photo paper from curling.

For more information, see:

Select print media

Cause: The wrong kind of paper was loaded in the input tray.

If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.

Solution 5: Clean the printhead

Solution: If the previous solutions did not resolve the issue, try cleaning the printhead.

After cleaning the printhead, print a print quality report. Evaluate the print quality report to see if the print quality problem still exists.

For more information, see:

Printhead maintenance

Print and evaluate a print quality report

Cause: The printhead needed to be cleaned.

If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.

Solution 6: Contact HP support

Solution: Contact HP support for service.

Go to: www.hp.com/support.

If prompted, choose your country/region, and then click Contact HP for information on calling for technical support.

Cause: There was a problem with the printhead.

The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless print

Try the following solutions if your borderless print has a blurry band or line on the bottom of it.

NOTE: For this issue, there is not a problem with your ink supplies. Therefore, replacing the ink cartridges or printhead is not necessary.

Solution 1: Check the paper type

Solution 2: Use a higher print quality setting

Solution 3: Rotate the image

Solution 1: Check the paper type

Solution: HP recommends that you use HP papers or any other paper type that is appropriate for the printer.

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HP 6500A Plus - E710n manual Solution 5 Clean the printhead, Solution 6 Contact HP support, Solution 1 Check the paper type