Problem

 

Possible cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(continued from

 

The print cartridges

 

Windows PC

previous page)

 

may not be

 

• Go to the Device Services tab of the HP

The document

 

properly

 

Photosmart Toolbox and click

printed at an angle

 

calibrated.

 

Calibrate the Printer.

or is off-center.

 

 

 

Macintosh

 

 

 

 

• Go to the Calibrate panel in the HP

 

 

 

 

Inkjet Utility and click Align.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print quality is poor.

 

You may be

 

Replace the missing print cartridge(s) with

 

(continued on next

 

printing in Reserve

 

a new one.

page)

 

Mode. The printer

 

 

 

 

 

enters Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

Mode when one or

 

 

 

 

 

two of the print

 

 

 

 

 

cartridges is

 

 

 

 

 

missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are printing in

 

Replace the missing print cartridges, or

 

 

 

Reserve Mode with

 

turn off borderless printing. For more

 

 

only the black print

 

information on printing in Reserve Mode,

 

 

cartridge installed

 

see use reserve mode on page 9.

 

 

and borderless

 

 

 

 

 

printing turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have

 

Press the ZOOM button one or more times

 

 

 

enlarged the photo

 

to reduce the magnification.

 

 

too much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The print cartridge

 

Print a diagnostic page.

 

 

 

may be running out

 

OR

 

 

 

of ink.

 

Windows PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Check the ink levels of the print

 

 

 

 

 

cartridges from the Estimated Ink Level

 

 

 

 

 

tab of the HP Photosmart Toolbox.

 

 

 

 

 

Macintosh

 

 

 

 

 

• Check the ink level status in the HP

 

 

 

 

 

Inkjet Utility.

 

 

 

 

 

If the print cartridge is running out of ink,

 

 

 

 

 

replace the print cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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