Chapter 4
To clean the printhead from the Toolbox (Mac OS X)
1.Click the HP Utility icon in the Dock.
NOTE: If HP Utility is not in the Dock, click the Spotlight icon on the right side of the menu bar, type HP Utility in the box, and then click the HP Utility entry.
2.Select Clean Printheads and then click Clean.
To clean the printhead from the embedded Web server
1.Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the main input tray.
2.Click the Settings tab, click Device Services in the left pane, select Clean Printheads from the
Align the printhead
The product automatically aligns the printhead during the initial setup.
You might want to use this feature when the printer status page shows streaking or white lines through any of the blocks of color or if you are having print quality issues with your printouts.
To align the printhead from the control panel
1.Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the main input tray.
2.Control panel: Press and hold 
(Power button), press 
(Resume button) three times, and release 
(Power button).
To align the printer from the Printer Toolbox
1.Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the main input tray.
2.In the HP Solution Center, click Settings.
3.In the Print Settings area, click Printer Toolbox.
NOTE: You can also open the Printer Toolbox from the Print Properties dialog box. In the Print Properties dialog box, click the Features tab, and then click Printer Services.
The Printer Toolbox appears.
4.Click the Device Services tab.
5.Click Align the Printer.
The product prints a test page, aligns the printhead, and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the page.
To align the printhead from the Toolbox (Mac OS X)
1.Click the HP Utility icon in the Dock.
NOTE: If HP Utility is not in the Dock, click the Spotlight icon on the right side of the menu bar, type HP Utility in the box, and then click the HP Utility entry.
2.Select Align and then click Align.
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